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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of armored soldiers, a rearing horse, and a prostrate man held down beside a tent.

Scene from Ancient History or Mythology: Theseus Punishing Procrustes (?)

Giuseppe Piattoli, 1785-1807

Pen and brown wash drawing of a banquet hall with a seated man beneath a hanging sword, servants, guards and a dog.

The Sword of Damocles

Giuseppe Piattoli, 1785-1807

Pen and brown wash drawing of a man offering a cup to a seated woman in classical dress, with a slumped figure beside her.

Death of a Roman Matron

Bartolomeo Pinelli, 1781-1835

Brown ink and wash drawing of muscular Vulcan working at an anvil in a forge, with assistants and a winged cupid watching.

Venus and Cupid in Vulcan's Forge

Domenico Piola, 1627-1703

Brown ink and wash drawing of putti with painting easel, brushes and drapery, representing the arts.

Putti with the Attributes of the Arts

Domenico Piola, 1627-1703

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude archer aiming at a draped statue while a seated figure and crowd look on.

Male Figure with a Bow and Arrow Shooting at a Statue of a Woman with a Ball on her Head

Domenico Piola, 1627-1703

Brown wash drawing of a wooded landscape with two figures by a river, tall trees on the right and a willow on the left.

Wooded Landscape with Two Figures

Domenico Piola, 1627-1703

Brown and white wash drawing of Christ with Martha and Mary in a vaulted interior, with disciples and cherubs above.

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42)

Paolo Gerolamo Piola, ca. 1700

Brown ink and wash drawing of a deathbed scene with mourners, a kneeling monk, and a small landscape at right.

The death of Saint Alexis Falconieri at Monte Senario

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed saint gesturing to two women before a crowd on steps under an arch.

Saint Philip Benizi Converting Two Wicked Women at the City of Todi

Bernardino Poccetti, 1608-9

Pen and ink design for a ceiling with rococo scrollwork, a fan vault, garlands, a medallion and a central classical figure wi

Design for One Half of a Ceiling with Elaborate Medaillons and Figures

Donato Giuseppe Frisoni, 1709-30

Pen and brown wash drawing of St. Catherine's martyrdom with spiked wheels, angels above, and falling figures below.

The Martyrdom of St. Catherine of Alexandria

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Pen and wash drawing of a church interior with a kneeling saint before an altar and groups of onlookers in the nave.

Saint Antoninus Kneeling before the Crucifix in Orsanmichele, Florence

Bernardino Poccetti, 1600-1605

Pen and ink study of an enthroned figure and standing attendants beneath draped canopies and columns.

Studies for an Altarpiece with the Virgin Enthroned, Attended by Four Saints (recto); Various Figure Studies, Some Po…

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1530-35

Red chalk drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with kneeling figures, angels in clouds and a vaulted stable setting.

Adoration of the Magi

Cesare Pollino, 1560-1630

Red chalk and brown wash drawing of the Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and a young John the Baptist.

The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant Baptist

Cesare Pollino, 1560-1630

Red chalk and wash sketch of a seated woman with an infant, a draped figure, and a standing nude child.

The Holy Family with Attendant Putti

Cesare Pollino, 1560-1630

Pen and brown ink drawing of an angel beside a sleeping soldier and seated guards in an arched prison setting.

St. Peter Delivered from Prison

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1499-1543

Pen and brown wash drawing of draped figures in a festival procession, some carrying a vessel and garlands.

Festival Procession

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1499-1543

Pen and brown wash drawing of a dense crowd of struggling men and draped women in a dynamic horizontal composition.

Rape of the Sabines

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1499-1543

Brown wash drawing of robed figures and a kneeling man holding a tablet beside a child and an ornate vase.

Historical Scene

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1499-1543

Torn brown and grey wash drawing of a crowd of robed figures in procession, attributed to Polidoro da Caravaggio.

Roman Procession

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1499-1543

Pen and ink drawing of reclining nymphs, a satyr, a standing nude woman and putti among clouds.

Nymphs, Satyr? and Putti

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Sepia drawing of a woman washing a seated man's feet at a banquet, with servants pouring water and guests at a table behind.

Mary Magdalen Washing Christ's Feet

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a bishop baptizing a kneeling woman at a font while onlookers watch.

Scene of a Baptism of a Woman by a Bishop with Onlookers

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of a ceiling corner with reclining putti, a shield, a laurel wreath, banners and a cornice.

Design for a Corner of a Ceiling

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink wash drawing of a seated nude woman with drapery and a small winged Cupid beside her, on a mounted sheet.

Venus Leaving the Bath, and Cupid

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and ink sketch of witches gathered around a walnut tree, with nude and draped female figures in a row.

The Witches at the Walnut Tree of Benevento

Guglielmo della Porta, 1534-77

Pen and ink drawing of a crowded banquet of gods, with reclining figures on a couch and nude figures gathered around.

The Banquet of the Gods

Guglielmo della Porta, 1534-77

Pen and brown ink landscape with a classical ruin, a large tree, and small figures in the foreground.

Figures in a Landscape with Classical Ruins (recto); Six Figure Studies (verso)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century