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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,015 works

Dark wooden woodblock with carved scene of a horse, figures, a tree, and an ornamental title cartouche above.

Fragrance (Noa Noa), from Fragrance (Noa Noa), title block

Paul Gauguin, 1893-94

Watercolor sketch of an armored knight on horseback above fallen figures, with a nude woman reaching toward him.

Massacre de Nesle (1472)

Édouard Alexandre Odier, 19th century

Chalk drawing of a seated woman in a striped gown and wide hat, holding an open fan, on grey paper.

A Lady Holding a Fan

Michel Barthélémy Ollivier, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a monumental fountain with a seated classical statue, cherubs, rocks and trees.

Project for a Monumental Fountain

Augustin Pajou, 1767

Ink and wash drawing of a robed priest at a confessional with kneeling penitents in a church interior with pillars.

Le Grand Pénitencier

Augustin Pajou, n.d.

Brown chalk drawing of a classical tomb with a winged figure above, a seated bearded man at right, and standing figures at le

Washington's Tomb

Etienne Pallière, ca. 1799

Brown wash drawing of a bearded man gesturing to armored soldiers beside a chain in a stone guardhouse interior.

Messenger at the Door of a Guardhouse

Philippe Louis Parizeau, 1786

Study of a Nude Man Holding Bottles

Jean-Antoine Watteau, ca. 1715-16

Pen drawing of a robed bearded figure on a cloud among birds, ostriches, and fish in a landscape with rocks and trees.

The Creation of the Fish and the Birds

Johannes Wierix, mid-16th-early 17th century

Lithograph of a horseman on a rearing horse above a fallen turbaned man, with mountains and sketch studies below.

Combat of the Giaour and the Pasha

Eugène Delacroix, 1827

Etching of a woman with a vessel on her head, holding a curled stalk and a basket of vegetables, standing on a ground line.

Hortulana, from "Hortulanae"

Jacques Bellange, 1611

Pen and ink drawing of two seated allegorical women with a column and scales, flanked by putti and winged figures.

Fortitude and Justice

Hans Speckaert, before 1577

Pen and ink drawing of a nude goddess gesturing to an armored warrior beside classical columns and a fallen figure.

Goddess Inciting a Warrior

Francesco Albani, 1578-1660

Red chalk drawing of a standing allegorical female figure with raised arm, draped robe and staff, on a pedestal.

Allegorical Figure of Religion (recto); Study of a Griffon and of a Seated Figure (verso)

Cherubino Alberti, 1553-1615

Brown ink drawing of Venus reclining on a couch with cupids, a mirror, and attendants adjusting a pearl necklace.

Engraver's Copy After The Toilet of Venus

Francesco Albani, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a chaotic battle with mounted warriors, elephants, and fallen soldiers across an open plain.

The Battle of Trasimeno

Crispijn van den Broeck, 16th century

Brown ink drawing of a group of plumed horsemen and onlookers on horseback and on foot, with a standing soldier at left.

Group of Horsemen

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of standing draped women, a reclining nude figure in the foreground, and a distant landsc

The Death of Polyxena

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and ink sketch of allegorical figures, including a winged woman with a staff and reclining figures below.

Group of Five Allegorical Figures

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and ink sketch of a crowned queen greeting a robed king amid a crowd of standing courtiers and attendants.

King Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown wash drawing of a kneeling woman with men reaching toward her, with a ladder at the right edge.

The Death of Lucretia?

Francesco Allegrini

Brown wash drawing of a library with shelves of books, a seated scholar, and robed figures beneath draped curtains.

The Library of Pergamus Given to Cleopatra

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and ink wash drawing of robed figures and soldiers before a throne, with nude figures in the foreground.

The Judgment of Solomon

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of men carrying jars beside a horse and rider, with columns behind them.

Men Carrying Jars

Francesco Allegrini

Brown ink and wash drawing of men in period dress with crowns beside two saddled horses, double-ruled border.

Enthroned Warrior Distributing Crowns

Francesco Allegrini

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures around an altar and urn, with a kneeling figure and musicians, in a ritual scene.

Scene of Sacrifice

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown ink sketch of three nude male figures in varied poses on aged paper.

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (recto); Bearded Old Man Blessing Seen in Half-length (verso)

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown ink sketch of several robed figures in varied poses, seated, standing, and gesturing, across a horizontal sheet

Figures

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown ink drawing of a rider on a rearing horse with a fallen figure below and faint sketches above.

Horse and Rider

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and ink sketch of horsemen in a cavalry charge, with rearing horses and lances, touched with red chalk.

Cavalry Charge

Francesco Allegrini