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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,208 works

Blake watercolor of a robed angel leading Eve to a reclining Adam beneath a grapevine.

Angel of the Divine Presence Bringing Eve to Adam (The Creation of Eve: "And She Shall be Called Woman) (recto); Sket…

William Blake, ca. 1803

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated muscular figure with one knee raised, on blue-grey paper.

Reclining Female Nude Figure

Domenico Tintoretto, 1560-1635

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling bearded man in draped robes, arms outstretched and face turned upward, on aged paper.

Kneeling Male Figure with Outstretched Arms (recto); Semi-Nude Seated Male Figure seen from Behind (verso)

Giovanni Battista Naldini, 1537-91

Pen and ink drawing of four draped female figures on pedestals, arms raised overhead, over a faint grid.

Four Canephori

Carlo Urbino, 1510-85

Red chalk drawing of a crowd of figures in ancient dress around a platform, with banners and spears behind them.

Scene from Ancient History (recto); Leg and Arm of a Nude Male Figure (verso)

Nicola Marcola, 1738-70

Red chalk drawing of a half-length male nude, head tilted upward, arms behind his back, on pale paper.

Half-Figure of a Male Nude with Arms behind Back

Ottavio Vannini, 1585-1644

Pen and wash drawing of a fountain design with reclining river gods, nymphs and a tiered stone pedestal.

Design for a Fountain with Rivergods and Nymphs

Giorgio Vasari, 1511-74

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude seen from behind, twisting his torso, with draped cloth beneath him.

Back View of a Seated Male Nude

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude viewed from behind, head bowed, arm wrapped around bent knee.

Seated Male Nude

Francesco Salviati, 1510-63

Brown ink drawing of a fountain with reclining river god, nymphs and rocks on a columned pedestal within an arched niche.

Design for a Fountain with River Gods and Nymphs

Giorgio Vasari, 1511-74

Red chalk drawing of a nude man reclining on rocks while draped figures gesture toward him beside a tree.

The Drunkenness of Noah

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Pen and red chalk drawing of an allegorical scene with a muscular figure raising a sword above putti and clouds.

Allegory

Orazio Samacchini, 1532-77

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bearded god receiving offerings from figures, with a goat, a reclining woman, and a distant c

The First Fruits of the Earth Offered to Saturn

Giorgio Vasari, 1555-56

Engraving of a satyr approaching a sleeping nude woman, with two crabs hanging from a rope near a herm and a tree.

A satyr discovering a sleeping woman; two crabs hanging from a rope which is strung between a term and a tree

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornamental design with a coat of arms, nude figures, putti and scrollwork around a tablet.

Ornamental Motif Surmounted by a Coat of Arms

Leonardo Scaglia, 1640-50

Engraving of an allegory with a seated woman holding scales, a nude figure with a caduceus, putti, and a globe.

Allegory of the Psalm of David

Agostino Carracci, 1579

Red chalk drawing of Susanna seated by a fountain as two elders lean over a balustrade behind her under a tree.

Susanna and the Elders

Laurent Cars, 18th century

Engraving of a ram sacrifice: a naked man leads a ram to a flaming altar as a hooded priest and young attendant look on.

The Sacrifice of a Ram; naked man at right guiding a ram towards an altar pyre, hooded priest at left with a young at…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of Cupid tugging a satyr's hair while two nude women embrace under a tree, with a hilly landscape behind.

Omnia Vincit Amor

Agostino Carracci, 1599

Pen and gray wash study of a seated prophetess with angels in clouds above and warriors and a horse below.

The Prophetess Deborah Ordering Barak to Take Arms against Sisera

Francesco Solimena, 1728-33

Engraving of seated giant Polyphemus watching Galatea on a shell pulled by dolphins, with Cupid flying above.

Galatea escaping Polyphemus; he is seated on a rock holding a staff and pipes and looking towards Galatea at right ri…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of Orpheus and Eurydice embracing amid flames and smoke, with a lyre on the ground.

Orpheus and Eurydice

Agostino Carracci, ca. 1590-95

Etching of nude Fortune on a globe emptying a coin purse, with a putto among clouds behind him.

Fortune standing with one foot on a globe and emptying a purse of coins

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1635-36

Pencil study of a nude male figure in a running pose on tinted paper, signed Pietro Testa.

Nude Youth Running (recto); Standing Draped Old Man with Left Hand Upraised (verso)

Pietro Testa, 1612-50

Pen and wash study of a tapering Last Judgment scene with saints above, angels in clouds, and damned nude figures and demons

Scene from the Last Judgment, Study for the Fresco Decoration of One of the Segments of the Cupola of the Cathedral o…

Federico Zuccaro, 1576-79

Etching of a nude youth on a globe pouring coins from a purse, with a winged putto and clouds behind him.

Fortune standing on a globe emptying a purse of coins

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1635-36

Pen and ink drawing of skeletons and kneeling penitents around an altar with candles, tombstones and putti.

Allegory of Penance and Death

Pietro Testa, 1612-50

Red chalk sketch of a standing nude child with raised arm, surrounded by draped women and figures on clouds.

Standing Nude Child Surrounded by Women and Children

Antonio da Correggio, 1489-1534

Etching of Fortune on a globe with a winged putto, emptying a purse of coins among clouds.

Fortune standing on a globe and emptying a purse of coins

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1635-36

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman surrounded by nude infants in a wooded landscape.

A Seated Female Figure Surrounded by Nude Infants

Pietro Testa, 1612-50