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Drawing of the Column of Marcus Aurelius seen through a decorated Roman arch, with palazzo buildings and a fountain in the sq

View of the Column of Marcus Aurelius

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing with an architectural elevation above and classical ruins, urn and draped figures below.

A Reconstruction of the Castellum Aquiae Martiae (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Brown ink drawing of a reconstructed circular mausoleum with obelisks above, and its ruins below beside a seated female figur

A Reconstruction of the Mausoleum of Augustus (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a reconstructed Roman bath complex above and ruins of the Thermae of Nero with an arch below.

A Reconstruction of the Thermae of Nero (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Pen and wash drawing reconstructing the Arch of Gallienus, with two figures below gesturing at a framed view of the ruins.

A Reconstruction of the Arch of Gallienus (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Brown ink and wash drawing of an obelisk in a Roman piazza before an arched gate, with putti and a papal coat of arms below.

A Reconstruction of a View of the Obelisk at the Entrance of the Via Flaminia

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Engraving of Saint Sebastian tied to a tree, pierced by arrows, as archers and crossbowmen aim at him.

Saint Sebastian

Master of the Playing Cards, 15th century

Portrait of Edgar Degas, wearing a hat

Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin, 1876

Engraving of two haloed women greeting each other in a rocky landscape, with a walled town and towers on the hills behind.

The Visitation

Master ES, 15th century

Engraving of a couple in a garden, the woman wearing a flower crown and the man holding a falcon beside a wooden fence.

Pair of Lovers on a Grassy Bench

Master ES, 15th century

Engraving of a woman with a flower crown holding a banner pole beside a knight in armor with a helmet and shield.

The Knight and the Lady

Master ES, 15th century

Grey and brown wash drawing of a Roman triumphal arch with a chariot group and riders atop, flanked by medallions.

A Reconstruction of the Arch of Septimius Severus

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of Roman ruins and houses on a hillside, with horsemen on a road and a cherub on a pedestal at left.

View of the Ruins of the Palatine Hill

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a draped woman holding a medallion showing a fountain, beside an obelisk fountain with carved reliefs.

Female Figure Holding a Coin and Image of a Fountain

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of the Colosseum cross-section with tiered seats and arches, topped by a laurel-crowned bust on a plinth.

A Reconstruction of the Colosseum in Cross-Section

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Pen and grey wash drawing of a classical frame with a statue, bust, Roman coins, and Latin inscriptions on a banner.

Adumbration of Capitoline Hill

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing of a tall date palm with a Latin banner, with a haloed rider on a donkey and a crowd in a hillside lands

Christ's Entry Into Jerusalem

Jan Goeree, 1696-1704

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, Mary and a haloed companion at left, and soldiers at right.

Crucifixion

Martin Schongauer, ca. 1475-85

Grey wash drawing of a male saint with upturned face, holding a staff and wrapped in a heavy draped cloak.

Male Saint with Staff, Half-Figure

the Younger Francisco Herrera, 1640

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ center, two thieves on crosses, mourning women kneeling and soldiers at right.

The Crucifixion

Master I. A. M. of Zwolle, 15th century

Engraving of the Annunciation: an angel with wings kneels before a kneeling Virgin in a tiled Gothic bedroom.

The Annunciation

Master FVB, late 15th century

Engraving of a man and woman embracing cheek to cheek, she in a striped headdress, he in a tasseled cap.

The Lovers

Master bxg, 15th century

Engraving of a woman playing a harp and a man playing a lute in a columned interior with a hanging candle chandelier.

Lute Player and Harpist, from Scenes of Daily Life

Israhel van Meckenem, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of an ornamental title page with spring and autumn allegorical figures flanking a blank panel, crown, cheru

Drawing for the title page to the 'Descrpción de las honras' (related to the death of Philip IV)

Sebastián de Herrera-Barnuevo, 1666

Pen and brown wash drawing of a woman in a headscarf leaning on a ledge, holding drapery over a basket of fruit and flowers.

Female Personification of Summer or Abundance

Sebastián de Herrera-Barnuevo, 1619-71

Brown wash drawing of a nude figure seen from behind among swirling, struggling figures in a dark, dramatic composition.

The Chastisement of Luxury

Eugenio Lucas, 1817-70

Loose watercolor of turbaned figures resting in the shadow of a stone archway, with red and blue robes in the foreground.

Arabs Resting

Eugenio Lucas, 1817-70

Engraving of a man in a feathered hat standing beside a seated woman on a canopied bed in a furnished interior.

Couple Seated on a Bed, from Scenes of Daily Life

Israhel van Meckenem, n.d.

Engraving of an elderly bearded man in a large folded turban, shown in three-quarter view against a plain background.

Head of an Elderly Man with a Long Beard and Turban

Israhel van Meckenem, n.d.

Engraving of two haloed saints under a Gothic arch, one holding a large book and one reading a small book, with a Latin scrol

Saints Thomas and James the Lesser, from The Apostles

Israhel van Meckenem, n.d.