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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Brown ink drawing of a colonnaded hall with allegorical figures, a river god, cherubs holding a portrait medallion, and schol

Design for a Thesis Print with an Allegory of Knowledge and Portrait of Cardinal Antonio Barberini the Younger (1607-…

Pietro da Cortona, ca. 1635

Red chalk study of a figure seen from behind with an outstretched arm and loose drapery, by Pietro da Cortona.

Study for the Allegory of Religion

Pietro da Cortona, 1629-39

Brown ink and wash sketch of a tangled group of figures with draped garments and a seated man at left.

Sea Battle

Pietro da Cortona, 1596-1669

Wash drawing of angels above a crowd and boat, one angel raising an illuminated cross, on three joined tan sheets.

Study for Angels Sealing the Foreheads of the Children of Israel in Saint Peter's Basilica

Pietro da Cortona, 1652

Black chalk drawing of a bearded God the Father with winged angels carrying Passion symbols among clouds.

God the Father with Angels Holding Symbols of the Passion

Pietro da Cortona, 1647-51

Graphite study of a seated youth seen from behind, turning his head, with curly hair, bare torso and draped legs.

Study of a Seated Youth for the Age of Gold

Pietro da Cortona, 1637

Pen and ink drawing of a seated woman in drapery leaning toward a nude infant, with trees behind them.

The Virgin and Child with Saint Martina

Pietro da Cortona, 1596-1669

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin Immaculate standing on a crescent moon, hands clasped, in flowing drapery on an arched sheet.

The Virgin Immaculate

Pietro da Cortona, 1596-1669

Pen and ink study sheet with ceiling ornament, cartouches, arches, and a central reclining female figure among putti.

Studies for a Ceiling (recto and verso)

Michel Corneille the Younger, ca. 1660-80

Black chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man in a cap, head turned upward, on grey paper.

Head of Pope Urban VIII (Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini) (recto); An Outstretched Arm (verso)

Pietro Locatelli, 1669-70

Gray wash drawing in an octagonal mount showing a seated woman and standing men in an interior with architecture.

Unidentified Subject

Placido Costanzi, 1702-59

Black and white chalk drawing of a bald cleric in a flowing cope, head raised, one arm extended, on grey paper.

Young Cleric in a Cope Holding a Book

Placido Costanzi, 1702-59

Pen and ink drawing of four winged putti holding a mitre, crosier, book, and candle, with handwritten labels.

Putti with a Mitre, Crosier Mace, Book, and Candle

Daniele Crespi, 1597-1630

Pen and brown ink drawing of three putti beside a small keyboard instrument on a ledge, in a horizontal frieze strip.

Putti with a Small Keyboard Instrument and Music Books

Daniele Crespi, 1597-1630

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a group of seated religious figures in a lunette-shaped composition.

Saint John the Baptist, Saint Benedict, King David, and Other Seated Figures

Daniele Crespi, 1597-1630

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a haloed standing saint in a buttoned cassock, one hand raised outward.

Saint Charles Borromeo

Giovanni Battista Crespi, 1575-1662

Red chalk drawing of a violent crowd of women and children under a bridge, with soldiers on horseback and flying cherubs abov

The Massacre of the Innocents

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, 1665-1747

Red chalk drawing of a seated child with geese, a ladder, and a woman peering from behind a brick wall.

Marcolfa Discovers BertoldinoTrying to Hatch Eggs (recto); Sketch of Bertoldino (verso)

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, 1709-10

Pen and brown ink sketch of a chariot in clouds, a reclining man on rocks, a dog, and landscape studies.

Endymion

Donato Creti, 1671-1749

Pen and ink sketch of draped mythological figures, with a seated woman holding an infant among standing women.

Thetis Dipping the Infant Achilles into the Waters of the Styx

Donato Creti, 1671-1749

Brown ink drawing of a bearded man gesturing before kneeling figures and a crowd near classical columns and steps.

Thanksgiving, for the Acquittal of Susanna (Daniel 13:63)

Baldassare Croce, 1553-1628

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Last Supper with Christ and the apostles gathered around a long table.

The Last Supper

Francesco Curia, 1565-1608

Pen and ink sketch of a kneeling woman before a standing man and a supplicant before an enthroned figure in an arched interio

Woman Kneeling before a Standing Man, and Supplicant Kneeling before an Enthroned Male Figure

Francesco Curia, 1565-1608

Pen and ink sheet with studies of standing and kneeling figures and small flying putti in varied poses.

Standing and Kneeling Figures, and Studies of Flying Putti

Francesco Curia, 1565-1608

Brown wash drawing of three haloed saints beneath cherubs on clouds, with a skull at their feet, in an arched frame.

Saint Louis of France, Saint Francis, and a Female Monastic Saint

Pietro Damini, 1592-1631

Red chalk drawing of a biblical scene with men in robes and turbans gathered around a youth, with distant figures and buildin

Joseph Sold by His Brethren

Giovanni Battista Discepoli, 1590-1660

Pen and wash drawing of allegorical figures, clouds, scales and a flag, a design for a ceiling in blue-gray tones.

Design for a Ceiling: Venice Receiving Homage

Gaspare Diziani, 1755-60

Pen and wash drawing of Saint Andrew's martyrdom on a cross, with soldiers, a mounted rider and cherubs with a palm above.

The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew (recto); Back of a Woman Wearing a Long Dress with a Ruff (verso)

Gaspare Diziani, 1689-1767

Ink and wash drawing of armored soldiers facing a family group seated before a draped tent, with banners behind.

The Family of Darius before Alexander (recto); Sketch of a Horse-Drawn Cart, and Studies of Male Heads and an Infant…

Gaspare Diziani, 1717

Grey wash drawing of a robed saint kneeling at an altar with smoke rising, two cherubs in clouds above.

Saint John Nepomucen Venerating a Crucifix

Gaspare Diziani, 1689-1767

Brown wash and red chalk sketch of the Virgin handing the Christ child to a kneeling bearded saint, with clouds and an angel.

The Virgin Entrusting the Christ Child to Saint Francis of Assisi

Gaspare Diziani, 1689-1767

Red and black chalk portrait drawing of a young girl wearing a coral bead necklace, set within an octagonal frame.

Portrait of the Artist's Daughter Agata Dolci

Carlo Dolci, 1676-80

Graphite drawing of robed figures, including kneeling women with a pitcher and a standing man in a mantle, study for a martyr

Portion of the Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia

Domenichino, 1581-1641

Black chalk drawing of a bearded man looking upward on blue-gray paper, with white highlights on hair and beard.

Head of a Bearded Man

Domenichino, 1620-30

Grey wash drawing with white highlights of a nude youth leaning on a long staff against a blue-grey background.

Standing Youth Leaning on a Long Staff (recto); Seated Man (verso)

Domenico Veneziano, 1440-60

Grey wash drawing with white highlights of a nude standing youth holding a club, on blue-tinted paper.

Standing Youth Holding a Club (recto); Temptation of Adam and Eve (verso)

Domenico Veneziano, 1440-60

Pen and wash drawing of a dead quail seen from below, wings spread and legs extended, with pink highlights on beak and feet.

A Dead Bird (Quail?) Seen from Below

Count Giorgio Durante, 1685-1755

Long-Tailed Bird Seen in Profile

Count Giorgio Durante, early 18th-mid 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a dead duck lying horizontally, head extended left, wings and feathers shaded in soft tones.

Dead Duck

Count Giorgio Durante, 1685-1755

Watercolor drawing of two hanging dead birds, a grey quail and a long-beaked barred bird, against a pale background.

Two Dead Birds (A Quail and a Long-Beaked Bird)

Count Giorgio Durante, 1705-55

Watercolor and ink drawing of two overlapping dead ducks, one with a green head and brown chest, on a cream ground.

Two Dead Ducks

Count Giorgio Durante, 1705-55

Ink and watercolor drawing of two dead birds with barred plumage and long bills lying overlapping on a pale ground.

Dead Birds

Count Giorgio Durante, 1685-1755

A Rat Seen in Profile

Count Giorgio Durante, 1685-1755

Bird, Perhaps an Egret, Seen in Profile with One Wing Lifted

Count Giorgio Durante, 1685-1755

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin and Child among angels above Saints Peter and Paul holding a key and a book.

Virgin and Child Appearing in a Glory of Angels to Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Jacopo da Empoli, 1551-1640

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling haloed saint gazing up at Christ and the Virgin among clouds and angels.

Christ and the Virgin Appearing to Saint Francis

Pietro Faccini, 1562-1602

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman in draped robes extending one arm, signed Faccini in the lower right.

Seated Female Figure

Pietro Faccini, 1562-1602

Red chalk drawing of a muscular male nude with raised arm, with a separate study of his head at upper right.

Male Nude with Left Arm Upraised, and a Further Study of His Head

Aniello Falcone, 1607-56

Red chalk drawing of harvest figures in an oval frame, with a draped woman and a shirtless man among wheat stalks.

Ruth and Boaz

Aniello Falcone, 1607-56

Pen and brown ink drawing of weathered Roman ruins with arched openings and a dirt path in the foreground.

Ruins of the Roman Arena at Pozzuoli

Aniello Falcone, 1607-56

Circular drawing of an imaginary landscape with classical ruins, a draped statue beside a fountain, and trees.

Imaginary Landscape with Classical Ruins; Fountain in Foreground

Carlo Fantaccini, 1700-50

Grey wash drawing of overgrown classical ruins with receding arches and a large tree, set in a circular vignette.

Imaginary Landscape with Classical Ruins

Carlo Fantaccini, 1700-50

Brown wash drawing on blue paper of a draped female figure holding a tablet and crown, with handwritten notes below.

Project for the Decoration of a Spandrel: Winged Female Figure Holding a Tablet and a Crown

Paolo Farinati, 1524-1606

Brown ink and wash drawing on blue paper of the Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Paul beneath a palm.

Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Paul

Paolo Farinati, 1524-1606

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded old man in a turban and robe, seated on a ledge holding a scroll.

Seated, Bearded Man Holding a Banderole

Paolo Farinati, 1524-1606

Pencil drawing of four haloed saints in flowing robes, one holding a book, before a faint architectural background.

Saints John the Evangelist, Paul, Peter, and Stephen

Ferraù Fenzoni, ca. 1590

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a winged angel in flowing drapery, head tilted, one arm raised.

Standing Angel Brandishing a Sword

Ferraù Fenzoni, ca. 1590

Ink sketch on blue paper of mourners lowering the dead Christ onto a stone slab, with studies of heads and drapery.

Lamentation over the Dead Christ at the Foot of the Cross (recto); Studies for the Burial of Christ (verso)

Ferraù Fenzoni, 1620-30

Brown and white wash drawing of the Virgin standing and holding the Christ Child on a blue-grey ground.

Standing Virgin Holding the Christ Child

Gaudenzio Ferrari, 1475-1546

Pen and ink drawing with white highlights of draped figures gathered around a table, one wearing a plumed helmet and holding

Achilles and the Daughters of Lycomedes

Gregorio de' Ferrari, 1647-1726

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornamental overdoor design with putti, a central mask, scrolls and a lion-mask vase.

Design for an Overdoor Decoration (recto); Rinceaux (verso)

Gregorio de' Ferrari, ca. 1670-90

Graphite sketch of the Virgin ascending on clouds, surrounded by angels and putti in an oval composition.

The Assumption of the Virgin (recto); Architectural Notations (verso)

Lorenzo de' Ferrari, 1680-1744

Pen and wash drawing of peasants loading hay onto a horse-drawn cart in an open field with haystacks.

Peasants Loading Hay

Hendrick Avercamp, 17th century

Sepia print of Saint Mary Magdalen with long wavy hair, draped in cloth, hands clasped and gazing upward in an oval frame.

Saint Mary Magdalen

Angelo Albanesi, January 15, 1779