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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Pencil drawing of a nude male gladiator kneeling on a pedestal, one arm extended outward, after a classical sculpture.

Kneeling Gladiator

Vincenzo Camuccini, 1795-1844

Pencil drawing of an eagle attacking a bound, reclining nude male figure on a rocky ledge.

Prometheus (or Tityus)

Vincenzo Camuccini, 1795-1844

Brown ink drawing of a standing man in a cap and long coat holding a pipe to his mouth.

Man Smoking a Pipe (recto); Standing Man and Two Studies of His Head (verso)

Canaletto, 1697-1768

Pen and brown ink drawing of an arched building, balcony with figures, tower with equestrian statue, and cypress trees.

Fanciful Landscape (Landscape with Villa Building and Equestrian Monument)

Canaletto, 1697-1768

Pen and brown wash drawing of a winged sleeping putto lying on draped cloth over a stone plinth, ca. 1630.

Copy after a Sculpture of the Sleeping Eros Based on an Antique Model (from Cassiano dal Pozzo's 'Paper Museum')

Giovanni Angelo Canini, ca. 1630

Pen and ink drawing with red chalk of soldiers raising a sword over a figure, with a walled city and smoke behind.

Scene of Martyrdom

Giovanni Angelo Canini, 1615-66

Pen and ink sketch of a reclining male nude beside cattle and a horse under trees, with loose foliage strokes.

Unidentified Subject: Reclining Nude Male Figure and Cattle

Giovanni Angelo Canini, 1615-66

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child appearing to a kneeling friar and a seated hermit among clouds.

The Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Anthony of Padua and a Hermit

Giovanni Angelo Canini, 1615-66

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling young man, cherubs in a tree, and a winged figure on a rock, with an ACADEMIA banner.

Design for a Frontispiece; Allegorical Composition with a Young Man Kneeling before a Tree

Giovanni Angelo Canini, 1615-66

Pen and ink drawing of a stone farmhouse with a thatched roof, a tall tree at right, and three small figures in the foregroun

Three Figures by a Rustic Dwelling

Remigio Cantagallina, 1582-1656

Pen and ink drawing of a farmhouse, well, and large tree in a rural landscape with a bell tower at left.

Landscape with a Farm House and a Bell Tower

Remigio Cantagallina, 1582-1656

Red chalk drawing of a youth with curly hair and his right arm extended diagonally across the sheet.

Half-Figure of a Youth with His Right Arm Raised

Simone Cantarini, 1612-48

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Christ child with angels around them, by Simone Cantarini.

The Holy Family with Angels Bearing Symbols of the Passion

Simone Cantarini, 1612-48

Red chalk sketch of the Virgin and Child with a kneeling saint, showing drapery and hand studies on cream paper.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

Simone Cantarini, 1612-48

Pen and ink sketch of the Holy Trinity in glory: three seated figures on clouds, a dove above, and two angels.

The Holy Trinity in Glory

Simone Cantarini, 1612-48

Red chalk drawing of a saint's execution with soldiers and an angel in clouds above, within an arched frame.

The Decapitation of a Male Saint

Carlo Carlone, 1686-1775

Head of Christ

Jacob Matham, late 16th-early 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a festival arch with columns, an obelisk with a radiant top, and cherubs and figures.

Fireworks Display for the Convalescence of Louis XV

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1726

Brown wash drawing of Saint Lucy in glory with angels, putti, clouds and a dove in a circular composition.

Saint Lucy in Glory

Carlo Carlone, 1686-1775

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures and a seated woman with child beneath draped fabric, with faint grid lines.

Old Testament Scene

Giovanni Andrea Carlone, 1639-97

Pen and wash drawing of two muscular male figures and a putto within a pendentive, with draped cloth around the lower figure.

Two Partially Draped Male Figures in a Pendentive

Giovanni Battista Carlone, 1603-84

Grey wash drawing of Adam digging with a spade while Eve sits with two infants beside a tree.

Adam and Eve after Their Expulsion with the Infants Cain and Abel

Giovanni Andrea Carlone, 1639-97

Drawing of a youth in armor with separate studies of his helmeted head, a helmet, and a foot on blue paper.

Studies of a Seated Youth in Armor

Vittore Carpaccio, ca. 1505

Red chalk sketch of a standing nude figure with putti and a man's head in studies.

(R.)Figure Studies: Standing Nude Figure, Putti, and a Man's Head (V.) Figure Studies: A Flying and a Standing Man

Giulio Carpioni, 1613-78

Red chalk figure studies of standing draped men, a falling nude figure at lower left, and small groups of figures at lower ri

Figure Studies: Men Standing by a Large Vase, a Falling Nude Figure, and Other Figures

Giulio Carpioni, 1613-78

Pen and ink study of a standing male nude, bearded male heads, a seated monkey and a long-beaked bird on paper.

Studies and Sketches for Figures: Standing Male Nude in Frontal View, Male Heads, Seated Monkey, and a Long-Beaked Bi…

Agostino Carracci, 1557-1602

Pen and brown ink sheet of overlapping figure studies: nudes, cherubs, sea creatures and classical heads.

Figure Studies for Various Female and Male Figures (recto); Threes Amors in the Garden of Venus (verso)

Agostino Carracci, 1600-02

Red chalk drawing of an older woman with braided hair and high collar, gazing forward with a faint smile.

Bust-Length Portrait of a Woman (recto); Bust-Length Study of a Girl (verso)

Agostino Carracci, 1577-1602

Red chalk drawing of a seated male figure seen from behind, turned right, with muscular back and extended arm.

Seated Youth Facing Right, Seen from the Back

Annibale Carracci, 1560-1609

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude youth seen from behind, turned left, with draped cloth beneath him.

Back View of a Seated Nude Youth Facing Left

Annibale Carracci, 1560-1609

Etching of a fireworks spectacle with a round tower, central equestrian statue, and allegorical figures, shooting sparks skyw

The Round Tower Ruptured to Reveal the Statue of the King of the Romans

Claude Lorrain, 1637

Brown ink and wash drawing of a sleeping man beneath a large tree, with a distant village and hills in the landscape.

Landscape with Jacob Sleeping

Annibale Carracci, 1560-1609

Black chalk and white highlight study of a youthful figure with outstretched arm and draped cloth on blue paper.

Study for an Angel (recto); Study of a Cushion (verso)

Annibale Carracci, 1600-1602

Red chalk drawing of two winged putti embracing within an arched frame, by Annibale Carracci.

Anteros Victorious

Annibale Carracci, 1560-1609

Pen and brown ink drawing of Perseus with Minerva and a winged figure in a rocky landscape within a lunette.

Perseus Beheading Medusa (recto); Studies of a Child and Ornament Sketches (verso)

Annibale Carracci, 1560-1609

Black chalk study of a muscular male nude with one arm raised, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Triton Sounding a Conch Shell

Annibale Carracci, ca. 1597-1602

Black chalk study of a muscular male nude crawling on hands and knees, with an arm reaching forward, on grey paper.

Crawling Male Figure (Study for Cacus)

Annibale Carracci, 1593

Grey wash drawing of a woman bending over two children beside a fireplace, with a cat on the floor.

A Domestic Scene

Annibale Carracci, 1582-84

Red chalk sketch of two children's heads and arms, with a boy leaning on his arm and hand studies at left.

Studies of a Boy and a Girl (recto); Studies of Legs (verso)

Annibale Carracci, 1560-1609

Circular brown ink drawing of a drunken Silenus held by satyrs, framed by grapevines and putti picking grapes.

The Drunken SiIenus: Design for the "Tazza Farnese"

Annibale Carracci, 1599-1600

Red chalk drawing of a robed bearded man with outstretched arms, with separate studies of hands on pale paper.

Studies for a Figure of Saint Francis Kneeling in a Three-Quarter View and for His Hands (recto); Studies for a Figur…

Annibale Carracci, 1583-85

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated woman in drapery beside a city gate with figures on a path in the distance.

The Virgin and Child Resting Outside a City Gate

Annibale Carracci, 1560-1609

Engraving of a drunken Silenus reclining with satyrs, framed by a circular wreath of grapevines and two putti.

The Drunken Silenus

Annibale Carracci, 1560-1609

Head of a Woman Looking to Upper Left

Annibale Carracci, 1590-1600

Pen and ink drawing of a kneeling old man surrounded by robed figures, with faint sketches and grid lines on tan paper.

The Last Communion of Saint Jerome

Ludovico Carracci, 1555-1619

Brown wash drawing of an armored rider on a rearing horse, with a fallen nude figure beneath the hooves.

Study for the Equestrian Monument to Francesco Sforza

Antonio del Pollaiuolo, 1480

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ speaking with the Woman of Samaria at a well, with onlookers and a column behind.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Annibale Carracci, 1560-1609

Red and black chalk drawing of Hercules and Omphale, a seated bearded man gesturing beside a nude woman before classical colu

Hercules and Omphale

Annibale Carracci, 1560-1609

Charcoal sketch on blue paper of a bearded old man in a headcloth with folded hands, beside a bare tree branch.

Study of an Old Man

Giacomo Cavedone, 1577-1660

Brown ink and wash drawing of animals and figures gathered before a large structure under a cloudy sky.

Animals and Figures before the Ark

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1660-64

Red chalk and blue wash drawing of the Madonna and Child surrounded by angels and putti on clouds.

Nativity with Angels

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1609-64

Portrait of a Man

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1755-65

Brown wash drawing of nomads herding sheep and an ox with a woman and children riding on its back beneath trees.

Pastoral Scene: Nomads with Sheep and Cattle

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1609-64

Brown wash drawing of shepherds driving a flock of sheep past a laden mule and a palm tree under a cloudy sky.

Pastoral Scene: Shepherds and Their Flock

Michel Corneille the Younger, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of a seated man with a goat, dog, lute and sheet music, with sketched figures on a rock.

Study of Animals and Figures

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1609-64

Brown wash drawing of two seated bearded men, one looking upward wrapped in a red-brown mantle, with white highlights on the

Two Seated Bearded Male Figures

Sigismondo Caula, 1637-1713

Profile Head of a Youth Looking to Upper Left, and Study of Clasped Hands

Giacomo Cavedone, 1577-1660

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with two bearded male saints with halos, on clouds.

The Virgin and Child with Two Male Saints

Giacomo Cavedone, 1577-1660

Black chalk drawing of a kneeling youth in loose drapery, arm extended left, on blue-grey paper.

Kneeling Youth Facing Left

Giacomo Cavedone, 1577-1660

Charcoal drawing of a bearded man's head turned to the upper right, with curly hair and shoulder outline.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Upper Right (recto); Head of an Old Man and a Drapery Study (verso)

Giacomo Cavedone, 1577-1660

Painted study of an elderly bearded man with white hair, head bowed, against a dark brown background.

Head of a Bearded Man (Nicodemus)

Giacomo Cavedone, 1577-1660

Pen and wash drawing of seated Diana gesturing toward a satyr, with winged cherubs under a tree.

Diana and Satyr

Filippo Cavori, 1800-(?)

Watercolor of an arcaded courtyard with a cherub fountain, carved columns, and an armored guard beside a doorway.

Courtyard of the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

S. Cecchi, 19th century

Watercolor of a Florentine courtyard with an arcaded loggia, stone staircase, lion sculpture and carved heraldic reliefs on t

View of the Bargello Courtyard in Florence

S. Cecchi, 19th century