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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,446 works

Drawing of a feathered female figure with bow and arrows, cherubs above, laborers on a hill, and a ship at sea.

Allegory of America

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, mid-17th-late 17th century

Sepia wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a large tree, a rock outcrop, and two seated figures in foliage.

Mercury Lulling Argus to Sleep in a Landscape

Jan de Bisschop, mid 17th century

Brown wash drawing of two bearded men in dark cloaks, one with a lace collar, lit strongly against a dark ground.

Portrait of Two Men

Jan de Bisschop, mid 17th century

Drawing of crowned Christ standing between two figures holding a cloth, in brown ink and wash on tan paper.

Ecce Homo

Abraham Bloemaert, late 16th-mid-17th century

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling woman with arms raised and face upturned, draped in flowing robes.

Kneeling Female Figure with Upraised Arms

Abraham Bloemaert, late 16th-mid-17th century

Engraving of Emperor Maximilian II in armor among allegorical figures and angels beneath clouds, framed by ornate scrollwork.

The Apotheosis of Emperor Maximilian II

Jost Amman, 16th century

Red chalk drawing of a headless draped figure with crossed arms and a voluminous robe, highlighted in white.

Study of a Headless Draped Figure with Arms Crossed; verso: Figure of a Man in a Voluminous robe, Seen from Behind

Abraham Bloemaert, late 16th-mid-17th century

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of the Virgin ascending through clouds while two foreground figures gesture upward.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, ca. 1816-19

Watercolor of a church side aisle with white columns, vaulted ceilings, a chandelier and small figures on a stone floor.

Vaulted Side Aisle of a Church, with Figures

Johannes Bosboom, 19th century

Grey wash drawing of a rocky valley with leaning trees, cliffs on the right, and a small figure on a path.

Rocky Landscape

Jan Both, mid-17th century

Ink and wash landscape of a mounted herdsman under trees, with cattle, an arched bridge, and a distant city.

Landscape with a Mounted Herdsman and Cows, a City in the Background

Jan Both, 17th century

Ink and wash drawing on blue paper of a bearded man among a woman and soldiers before a portico, with gamblers at right.

St. Peter Recognized by a Servant Girl

Leonaert Bramer, 1611-74

Brown wash drawing of ruined Roman arches and overgrown walls with small figures on a grassy slope.

Colosseum

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, early 17th century

Ink and wash drawing of ruined arched stone walls with trees above and a small figure walking a dog on a path.

Roman View

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, early 17th century

Black and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a muscular nude man seen from the waist up, gazing upward.

Seated Female Nude (recto); Standing Male Nude (verso)

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, probably between 1810-20

Pen and brown wash drawing of ruined ancient arched walls and fallen blocks with plants, with hills in the distance.

View of the Temples of Venus and of Diana in Baia from the South

Jan Brueghel the Elder, ca. 1594

Pen and ink drawing of a standing monk gesturing toward a kneeling figure and flying figures in the sky.

Already They Are Going (Ya se van)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink drawing of a bearded man with a walking stick and branch, with four stooped figures climbing a hill behind him.

He Leaves Them in Good Shape (Buenos los deja)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink and wash drawing of a funeral scene with a suspended draped body, skulls, and hooded mourners under a dark stone arch.

A Funeral with Honors (Valientes exequias)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Brown wash drawing of a man with a stag head in embroidered coat, a seated figure, a bull, and winged insects.

Birds of a Feather (Entre los suyos)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink drawing of a seated nude man with grimacing faces and raised arms looming behind him in shadow.

He Will Not Laugh (Y el no se rie)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Pen and wash drawing of an elderly woman in a gown reading a book, with a skeleton holding a glass behind her.

At Last She Sees Clearly (Ya ve claro)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Brown wash drawing of hooded women kneeling and praying with a rosary in a shadowed church interior.

They Centainly Can Use It (Bien lo han menester)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Brown ink drawing of a crowned singer holding sheet music on a stage, with caricatured faces peering from behind a curtain.

The Last Song (El aria final)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Pen drawing of a skeleton and two men drinking at a table in a dark tavern, with a tankard raised in a toast.

Having a Good Time (Se regodean)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink drawing of a robed figure with an animal head reading at a lectern before a crowd of caricatured faces.

Ex Cathedra (Ex Catedra)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Brown ink drawing of an old man leaning over a young woman with a feathered hat, a man gesturing at right beside a table.

Human Ailments (Achaques humanos)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink and wash drawing of a seated man with a bull's head, attended by two women working on its horns.

They are Polishing Him Up (Y se las pulen)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink drawing of a winged figure with a spear above chained men and a crowd, with a Spanish caption below.

Long Live the Chains! (Vivan las caenas [cadenas])

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink drawing of a strutting turkey on a hillside, surrounded by caricatured human faces.

They Strut About Elegantly (Lindamente se pavonean)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45