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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Pen drawing of Christ carrying a cross through a crowd of soldiers, with a town and tower in the background.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Wolfgang Huber, 16th century

Brown wash drawing of a seated draped woman beside a classical urn under a weeping willow tree.

Female Figure Seated Beside an Urn

Angelica Kauffmann, 1800

Pen and grey wash drawing of a crowd in a city square with robed figures on steps before an arched building.

Virginius and Virginia (?)

Wilhelm von Kaulbach, 19th century

Pencil sketch of a young woman in half-figure, eyes closed, head tilted, with long braided hair on pale paper.

Half-figure of a Young Woman

Gustav Klimt, 1918

Pencil sketch of a reclining nude woman with one arm outstretched on cream paper.

Reclining Nude with Outstretched Left Arm

Gustav Klimt, 1903-1904

Pencil sketch of a standing nude woman with head tilted and arm raised, signed Gustav Klimt Nachlass in lower right.

Standing Nude

Gustav Klimt, 1906-07

Red chalk sketch of two reclining female nudes on tan paper, one resting her head on her hand.

Two Reclining Nudes

Gustav Klimt, 1905-1906

Red chalk drawing of an ornamental cartouche with cherubs, a trumpeting winged figure, and a globe, a study for a book plate.

Preparatory Study for Plate 34 in "Maisons de plaisance" Vol. II

Jacques-François Blondel, 18th century

Pencil sketch of two studies of female figures on tan paper, one reclining with eyes closed, one crouched below.

Two Studies for a Crouching Woman

Gustav Klimt, 1914-15

Pencil sketch of two nude women reclining and intertwined, with loose contour lines on cream paper.

Two Women Reclining

Gustav Klimt, ca. 1905-06

Pencil sketch of a reclining female nude with a raised arm and patterned drapery curling around her body.

Reclining Nude with Drapery

Gustav Klimt, ca. 1912-13

Pencil sketch of two intertwined reclining figures on tracing paper, with handwritten inscription at upper left.

The Lovers

Gustav Klimt, 1913

Pencil sketch of a reclining nude woman seen from behind, with loose drapery, on cream paper.

Reclining Nude with Drapery, Back View

Gustav Klimt, 1917-1918

Pencil sketch of a reclining nude female figure on tan paper, signed Gustav Klimt, with loose contour lines.

Reclining Nude

Gustav Klimt, ca. 1912-13

Red chalk drawing of a decorative arch with a flower basket, floral swags, a putto head, a bird, and trophy objects.

Preparatory Study for Plate 41 in "Maisons de plaisance," Vol. II

Jacques-François Blondel, 18th century

Pencil and white chalk study on blue paper of several women in top hats and long dresses, in multiple poses.

Studies of Horsewomen

Wilhelm von Kobell, late 18th-mid-19th century

Grey wash drawing of an ornamental rococo frame with scrollwork, shells, garlands and two cherubs at the corners.

Design for a Ceiling

Jean Bérain, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of Saint John the Baptist with a lamb in a wooded wilderness, within a circular format.

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Hans von Kulmbach, ca. 1510-15

Grey-toned sketch of musicians playing flute and cello beside a balustrade, with figures and trees behind them.

Recto: The Concert Verso: Seated Male Nude

Johann Liss, early 17th century

Brown wash drawing of Abraham raising a sword as a winged angel restrains him over a nude youth, Isaac.

The Sacrifice of Isaac

Johan Carl Loth, 17th century

White chalk drawing of two lily blossoms on a dark grey-green paper ground.

Floral Design

Antoine Berjon, n.d.

Pen and ink wash drawing of a crowded palace scene with draped figures around a central man and a table.

Solomon

Johan Carl Loth, 17th century

Grey-toned drawing of a spray of Canterbury bells with bell-shaped flowers and buds on a dark olive background.

Spray of Canterbury Bells

Antoine Berjon, n.d.

Blue wash drawing of a wooded landscape with large trees, a ruined stone wall, and a distant building under a pale sky.

Landscape

Isaak Major, early 17th century

Study sheet on grey paper with several white hollyhock blossoms, pink centers, yellow stamens, and a stem with buds.

White Hollyhocks

Antoine Berjon, n.d.

Pastel drawing of yellow daisies and a pink wild rose with green buds on a gray background.

Yellow Daisies and Pink Wild Rose

Antoine Berjon, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of Judith with a sword pointing skyward, a maidservant, and a severed head in a landscape.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Anton von Maron, 18th century-early 19th century

Pen and ink drawing of a kneeling haloed woman looking up at a haloed barefoot figure holding a cross, with lilies behind.

Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen

Master of the Drapery Studies, ca. 1490

Kneeling Female Figure

Master MZ, late 15th-early 16th century

Loose pen and ink sketch of the Holy Family with St. John the Baptist over a faint grid.

Holy Family with St. John the Baptist

Anton Raphael Mengs, mid-18th century

Charcoal drawing of a seated nude male figure with head bowed, one arm across his shoulder, on a rock.

Seated Nude Male

Anton Raphael Mengs, n.d.

Charcoal drawing of a seated bearded man looking up at a standing man holding beads, with a woman in a hat behind them.

Doctor and Patient

Adolph Menzel, 1899

Head of a Bearded Man

Adolph Menzel, 1884

Woman with a Crushed Velvet Hat

Adolph Menzel, 1894

Watercolor study of a butterfly, moth, strawberry, pea pod, currants, shells and a ladybug on pale paper.

Studies of Fruits, Insects and Shells

Georg Flegel, late 16th-mid-17th century

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated nude man gripping a staff, on blue paper.

Seated Male Nude Holding a Staff

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, mid-18th-late 18th century

Watercolor of a young woman resting on a stone wall beside a basket, with a hazy landscape and church spire behind her.

Returning Home

Johann Georg Meyer, 19th century

Pencil drawing of the Lamentation of Christ with mourning figures, cypress trees and a distant landscape.

The Lamentation

Johann Friedrich Overbeck, 1840-45

Sepia drawing of Christ gesturing to sleeping disciples in a rocky garden, with an angel appearing in a cave behind.

Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

Johann Friedrich Overbeck, 1848

Pen and gray wash drawing of a bearded saint presenting a young boy to the Virgin on clouds, with putti and columns.

Saint Stephen of Hungary Presenting his Son, Saint Emeric, to the Virgin

Franz Xavier Karl Palko, 1740-67

A Study of Two White Lilies

Antoine Berjon, n.d.

Ink drawing of a man adjusting an ornate cloth on a donkey-headed figure, with donkey heads and caricatured faces behind.

He Has Been Decorated (Y esta' Condecorado!)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Pen and ink drawing of two elderly women at a table with a skeletal figure behind them, with a Latin inscription below.

Dust to Dust (Et in pulverem reverteris)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Pen and ink drawing of two elderly women spinning thread, one holding a distaff, with the caption Bien lo hilan below.

They Spin Well (Bien lo hilan)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Pen and ink drawing of an elderly woman with a feathered headdress holding a mirror, a monkey behind her, and a skull at her

She Doesn't Recognize Herself (No se conoce)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink drawing of a kneeling man, a standing woman, and a skeletal figure in a skirt covered with skulls.

They'll Get Their Desserts (Buen pelo echará)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Brown ink and wash drawing of a stout man peering at a closed door as shadowy figures stand behind him.

His Excellency is Not at Home (No recibe in Excel)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Pen and wash drawing of nude nymphs bathing around Diana beside classical ruins, with a horned figure and dogs at right.

Diana and Actaeon

Georg Pecham, 1602

Pen and gray wash drawing in a circle: a woman in a robe by a canopy bed, a young man at a doorway, classical architecture.

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

Georg Pencz, 1510-50

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated nude figure leaning back on one arm, legs bent across the ground.

Study of a Nude Young Girl

August von Pettenkofen, 1838-89

Brown ink and wash drawing of shepherds adoring the Virgin and Christ Child in a rustic stable interior.

Adoration of the Shepards

Johann Daniel Preissler, late 17th-mid-18th century

Watercolor of a seated woman and child with a deer in a forest clearing, surrounded by birds and rabbits.

Genoveva

Ludwig Richter, 1872

Watercolor of a woman and children in a forest clearing, a bearded man with a staff pointing, and blue mountains beyond.

Rübezahl

Ludwig Richter, 1872

Brown ink drawing of stags resting in a forest landscape with trees on the left and a rocky cliff on the right.

Stags in a Landscape

Johann Elias Ridinger, early to mid-18th century

Drawing of a cow lying on the ground, head raised toward the viewer, in soft grey shading on blue-grey paper.

Study of a Cow

Johann Heinrich Roos, mid 17th-late 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a turbaned herdsman seated on rocks with goats, a child, and a dog beneath a tree.

Pastoral Scene: A Herdsman and His Family, with Goats

Philipp Peter Roos, late 17th-early 18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a chaotic crowd of figures struggling in a classical city square with arches.

Rape of the Sabines

Hans Rottenhammer, 1600

Grey wash drawing of Pygmalion gesturing toward a nude statue on a pedestal, with a cupid and classical columns.

Pygmalion

Joachim von Sandrart, 1662

Grey wash drawing of Saint Ignatius of Loyola kneeling among angels and allegorical figures beneath a radiant dove in an oval

Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Allegories of the Four Continents

Felix Anton Scheffler, 1715-60

Brown ink drawing of a crowned king on steps before arches, with robed figures gathered below and a tree at right.

King Herod Receiving the Three Magi

Martin Schongauer, second half 15th century

St. Matthew

Martin Schongauer, second half of the 15th century

Watercolor of a live horse in harness beside an abandoned cart, with dead horses on muddy ground under a grey sky.

Abandoned: Marshes of the Danube

Adolf Schreyer, before 1887

Pencil sketch of a man in a fur cap smoking a pipe, seated in a attic room with dogs, cats, and hanging laundry.

Der Hundefreund (The Dog's Friend)

Moritz von Schwind, mid-19th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a banquet with reclining guests, servants, draped curtains and urns in a classical interior.

Feast in the House of Simon

Melchior Steidl, 1699 or before