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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Pencil drawing of a mounted general meeting a cardinal at a stone city gate, with soldiers and onlookers nearby.

Illustration for a Book: Cardinal Receiving a General at a City Gate

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Grey wash drawing of hunters with bows and spears chasing deer, bears and boars toward a shrine in a wooded clearing.

Mexican Sacrifice to the God of Hunting

Bernard Picart, 1722

Brown ink and wash drawing of a goddess among clouds, warriors with torches, a lion, a reclining nude and a ship prow.

Cybele Prevents Turnus from Setting Fire to the Trojan Fleet by Transforming the Ships into Sea Goddesses

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a ruined tower, a herdsman driving cattle along a path, and trees in a hazy rural landscape.

Landscape

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1792

Red chalk drawing of a lunette with grid lines showing figures in an arched hall, a preacher on a pulpit and students.

Saint Benedict at the School in Rome

Andrea Lilli, ca. 1630-35

Ink and wash drawing of robed men before a barred prison window, with a crowd and walled town in the background.

Saint John the Baptist in Prison Sends His Disciples to Question Jesus

Ermenegildo Lodi, 1598-1616

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged Father Time with a scythe holding a reclining putto on clouds.

Time Seated, Clutching a Putto

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown wash drawing of a reclining winged figure beside a sundial and hourglass, with loose cloud shapes below.

Seated Figure of Time

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown ink and wash sketch of a bearded winged old man with a staff, a nude youth, and a reclining figure.

Time Seated, with Two Attendant Figures

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown wash drawing of three cows and a goat on a rocky ridge beneath a bare tree and a dark sky.

Cows and a Goat in a Landscape

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1774

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated satyr with pointed ears holding a garland, reclining with one leg extended.

Seated Satyr Holding a Garland

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pen and brown wash drawing with red chalk showing two seated satyrs and a child satyr in overlapping poses.

Two Seated Satyrs and a Child Satyr

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown ink wash sketch of two reclining women, a winged boy and a small child resting on clouds.

Two Women and a Winged Boy on Clouds

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown ink and wash sketch of two seated women and a boy resting on clouds, with pencil underdrawing visible.

Two Seated Women and a Boy on Clouds

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown wash drawing of two women gesturing upward beside a lion, with a putto among clouds below.

Two Women, a Lion, and a Putto on Clouds

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown wash sketch of two women, one holding an anchor, and a putto on clouds, drawn in ink over pencil.

Two Women, One Holding an Anchor, and a Putto on Clouds

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Ink and wash drawing of a winged figure, a reclining warrior with a sword, and a lion on a cloud.

Apotheosis of a Warrior

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pen and ink sketch sheet with several figure studies, including a reclining nude and draped standing figures on aged paper.

Figure Studies

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Black and white chalk drawing of an eagle with wings spread on blue-grey paper, talons visible at lower left.

An Eagle with Wings Spread

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown wash drawing of a centaur lifting a satyr onto its shoulder, with mountains and cypress trees behind.

Centaur Holding Up a Youthful Satyr

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Brown ink drawing of a centaur galloping off with a struggling nymph through a landscape with trees and a village.

A Centaur Abducting a Nymph

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Brown ink and wash drawing of a centaur holding a bow and raising a quiver, with cypress trees and hills behind.

Centaur Holding Up a Quiver

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Brown ink and wash drawing of a centaur pointing skyward as a satyr clings to its side, with mountains behind.

A Centaur and a Satyr

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Pen and wash drawing of a centaur embracing a satyress beside trees, with a cloud and distant water in the background.

Centaur Embracing a Satyress

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Brown ink and wash drawing of a centaur with a club and two satyrs in a wooded landscape.

Centaur with a Club, and Two Satyrs

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Brown wash drawing of a centaur rearing with a young satyr on its back, reaching toward a bow among trees.

Centaur with a Young Satyr

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Brown wash drawing of a satyr leading a centauress carrying a satyr child through a landscape with a distant town.

Satyr Leading a Centauress Who Holds a Satyr Child

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Brown wash drawing of a centaur carrying a struggling satyress across his back through a hilly landscape.

Back View of a Centaur Abducting a Satyress

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Brown ink and wash drawing of a centaur with a shield riding past two nude women beside trees and mountains.

Centaur with Shield and Two Satyresses

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804

Brown wash drawing of a turbaned man reclining with a horse, a standing figure under a tree, and a striped-clothed man at lef

An Oriental Chieftain Resting

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727-1804