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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

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

Pen and brown ink sketch of several nude and draped figures in varied poses, copied after Michelangelo's Last Judgment.

Group of Figures Copied from Michelangelo's Last Judgment

Francesco Allegrini

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of four armored horsemen in battle, horses rearing and crowded together.

Four Horsemen in Battle

Francesco Allegrini

Brown ink wash drawing of a rearing horseman with raised sword facing a foot soldier brandishing a blade in battle.

Horsemen and Three Foot Soldiers in Battle

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown ink sketch of galloping and rearing horses with mounted riders in a cavalry engagement.

Cavalry Engagement (recto); Concert of Angels (verso)

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown ink sketch of turbaned horsemen with a raised staff and archers drawing bows on horseback.

Horsemen and Archers

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown ink sketch of soldiers, some on horseback and some striding with weapons, on an aged paper sheet.

Soldiers

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and ink sketch of struggling figures, including helmeted warriors and women, in a dynamic battle composition.

The Rape of the Sabines

Francesco Allegrini

Brown ink and wash drawing of figures and horsemen before a classical temple with columns and an arched colonnade.

Figures before a Palace or Temple

Francesco Allegrini

Drawing of the Judgment of Paris with three goddesses, a young shepherd, and a messenger in a wooded landscape with clouds.

The Judgment of Paris

Alessandro Allori, 1583