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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Grey wash design for a ceiling with allegorical figures, putti and draped forms framing an open central sky.

Design for a Ceiling: Allegories of the Four Continents

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, 1725

Pencil drawing of two seated allegorical women flanking a blank oval cartouche, one holding a cross and one wearing a mitre.

Allegorical Figures of Religion and Venice Flanking an Empty Cartouche

Francesco Zugno, 1709-87

Brown wash drawing of a landscape with a large tree, a hilltop town, an arched bridge, and travelers on a path.

Landscape with a Town in the Distance

Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder, 1680-1767

Brown wash drawing of a river town with a bell tower, a stone bridge, riders on a road and a large tree in the foreground.

Landscape with a Town by a River

Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder, 1680-1767

Pen and ink drawing of Christ healing at the Pool of Bethesda, with crowds, a circular pool, classical buildings and a descen

Christ Healing at the Pool of Bethesda

Lambert Lombard, 16th century

Engraving of nude male warriors fighting with swords and bows among trees, with fallen figures in the foreground.

Battle of the Nude Men

Antonio del Pollaiuolo, ca. 1470-90

Red chalk drawing of four studies of heads in varied poses, including a hooded figure and profiles, on pale paper.

Studies of Four Heads

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of robed figures and a mitred bishop joining hands beneath a curved arch, a religious marriage scene.

The Marriage of the Virgin (Lunette)

the Younger Giorgio Picchi, 1580-1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of a veiled woman seated holding a reclining body across her lap, a Pietà composition.

Pietà (recto); Sketches of Kneeling Figures, Putto (verso)

Domenico Mondo, 1760-1806

Brown ink and wash drawing of a herdsman with cattle on a road below a fortified hilltop town and a large tree.

Landscape with Herdsman

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a reclining river god with draped figures and trees in a landscape setting.

Figures and a River God

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of the Madonna and Child on clouds with angels, kneeling saints and a child below.

Madonna and Child with Saints

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of a nude youth kneeling on the left and a draped standing man on the right, with an inscription above.

Two Figures: Nude Youth on One Knee, Man Standing with Left Foot Raised

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a cloaked man tending a wounded nude figure beside a horse under trees.

The Good Samaritan

Gaspare Diziani, 1689-1767

Pen and brown ink drawing of a mythological chariot with winged horses, a flying cupid, and a reclining figure on clouds.

Aurora and Cephalus: Engraver's study after decoration in the Galleria Farnese, Rome

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of winged angels and cherubs among clouds around a flaming heart in an oval ceiling design.

Adoration of the Burning Heart: Ceiling Design

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of wind-bent trees, a hillside with small figures, a distant town, and a sailboat.

Landscape with Figures

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of a bearded man embracing a young boy, with another small figure and sketched hands.

Man and Boys

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a bearded reclining river god seen from behind, with two smaller head studies on the sheet.

Study from a Statue of a River God

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and ink landscape drawing of figures crossing a stone arch bridge, with a sailboat, trees and distant hills.

Landscape With Figures Crossing a Bridge

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a river landscape with a horseback rider, two beggars, a woman, an arched stone bridge and hills.

River Landscape with Two Mendicants and Other Figures

Giuseppe Zaïs, 1709-84

Brown ink landscape drawing with a round tower, figures on a bridge, a tree at left and distant hills.

Landscape with Round Tower and Figures Crossing a Bridge

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing lyre player, a seated woman, and a reclining animal in a landscape.

Scene with Apollo? Orpheus?

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a wooded valley with a stream, a stone bridge, and a standing figure at right.

Landscape with Figure Standing on a Bridge

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink drawing of a landscape with a rocky outcrop, a standing figure, clouds, and a reflective water surface.

Landscape

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of two seated figures resting among cattle, a dog and sleeping sheep.

Figures with Cattle

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a ruined arch beside trees and a calm lake under a pale sky.

Landscape with Ruins

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of draped female figures, a child, and a seated figure among trees, with studies of heads above.

Diana and Attendants?

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of sleeping Endymion with a dog, as Diana floats on a cloud above with a cupid below.

Diana Visiting the Sleeping Endymion

Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1729-1804

Satirical watercolor of an artist painting an elderly woman's portrait while powdered-wig gentlemen look on.

Satirical drawing: Artist Painting an Old Lady's Portrait

Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1729-1804