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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,015 works

Red chalk study sheet with draped kneeling and seated figures, drapery sketches, and a standing nude on tan paper.

Figural Studies

Marco Benefial, 1684-1764

Ink and wash drawing of a winged angel and a man locked in struggle, with clouds and a distant landscape behind them.

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel

Giulio Benso, 1601-68

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded saint baptizing a kneeling man beneath columns, with onlookers and a dove above.

St. Peter Baptizing Cornelius (Acts 10: 44-48)

Laurent Pêcheux, n.d.

Pencil sketch sheet with several figure studies: a kneeling draped figure, a seated bearded man, a clenched hand, and head st

Figure Studies

Alphonse-Henri Périn, 1810-74

Pen and brown ink drawing of Christ speaking with two women in a vaulted interior, one seated at a table.

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

François Perrier, ca. 1640

Pen and brown wash drawing of embracing female figures, some holding musical scores, with sketched heads behind them.

Embracing Female Figures, Some Holding Musical Scores

Girolamo Mirola, 1570-73

Grey ink drawing of two women tending a wounded nude male figure beside a tree, with a third woman holding a tray.

Two Women Annointing the Wounds of Saint Sebastian (recto); Study of a Nude Male Figure (verso)

Giovanni Biliverti, 1585-1644

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Holy Family resting with an angel, the Virgin seated beside a bearded man with a staff.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures, armored soldiers, an altar and animals in an antique sacrificial scene.

Scene of Antique Sacrifice

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman on horseback, a man gesturing beside her, and a dog with barrels in a landscape.

Man Assisting a Woman to Mount a Horse, with Two Other Figures and a Dog

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Pen and wash drawing in an oval frame showing figures in an interior with a barrel, hanging sausages, and a mouse on the floo

The Mock Visit of Ceremony

Faustino Bocchi, 1659-1742

Brown ink drawing of two crouching dwarfs playing dice with a dog at left, one holding a dice box.

Two Dwarfs Playing Dice, a Dog at Left (recto); Study of a Leg (verso)

Faustino Bocchi, 1659-1742

Etching of a harlequin seated in a columned studio, gesturing at a painter working at an easel while elegantly dressed onlook

Arlequin Mecontent de Son Peintre

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of a standing woman in an ornate oriental-style robe, jeweled turban and flowing cloak.

Standing Figure in Oriental Costume

Sebastiano Bombelli, 1655-1719

Red and black chalk drawing of an architectural niche with a standing male figure, a cherub atop a scrolled pediment, and an

Scheme for an Architectural Decoration with a Standing Male Figure in a Niche

Fabrizio Boschi, 1572-1642

Brown ink drawing of a frieze of classical figures, soldiers and robed onlookers in a narrative row.

Scenes from Ancient History, after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Andrea Boscoli, 1560-1608

Brown ink drawing of a classical frieze with robed women, armored men, a kneeling figure and an ancient urn.

Scenes from Ancient History, after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Andrea Boscoli, 1580-1608

Red chalk drawing of two draped female saints with kneeling followers and angels in clouds beneath an arched frame.

The Departure of Saint Paula and Saint Eustochium for the Holy Land

Giuseppe Bottani, 1740

Pen and wash drawing of a tomb design with an oval portrait medallion, a seated putto writing, a lion, and a scale bar.

Design for a Tomb

Pietro Bracci, 1700-1773

Brown ink drawing of a bound saint at a stake above flames, with executioners, onlookers and cherubs holding a wreath and pal

A Martyrdom

Serafino Brizzi, 1648-1737

Pen and brown ink drawing of a river valley with trees, rocky mountains, and small figures in the foreground.

River Landscape near Narni

Giovanni Battista Busiri, 1698-1757

Studies for a Scourging Soldier and the Head of Christ

Jacopo Bassano, ca. 1565

Young Man Standing in Profile Facing Left (recto); Sketch of Two Capitals (verso)

Francesco Bacchiacca, 1494-1557

Bust of a Bearded Old Man, Profile to Right

Carletto Caliari, 1567-96

Brown ink and wash drawing of two draped women flanking an urn, with winged figure and caryatid ornaments in a frieze.

Design for a Frieze with Two Women Flanking an Urn

Giuseppe Cades, ca. 1775-85

Pen and ink sketch of a robed saint gazing up at an angel above two nude figures on clouds, with chains on the ground.

The Vision of Saint John of Matha

Giacinto Calandrucci, 1646-1707

Portrait Head of a Man

Oresto Caldini, 1800-1900

Pen and brown ink drawing of three seated women on a stone bench, spinning and holding thread, as the Three Fates.

The Three Fates

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Pen and ink sketch of Christ speaking with a woman at a well, with radiating light lines and rough studies.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Pen and ink drawing of armed soldiers and horses fighting on a bridge, with a shielded warrior facing a crowd of spearmen.

Horatius Cocles Defending the Bridge

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85