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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,015 works

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

Chalk head study of a bearded man turned to the upper left, with white highlights on blue-grey paper.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Upper Left

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Black chalk sketch of a bearded man's head turned to the upper right, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Upper Right

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Black chalk drawing of a woman's head turned left, with a headscarf and loose curls, on pale blue paper.

Head of a Woman (recto); Head of a Child, Study of Children's Forearms (verso)

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Brown wash drawing of the Circumcision with an infant, priest, attendants and angels within an ornate architectural frame.

The Circumcision

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Engraving of harvesters reaping wheat under a bright sun, with a village and church tower on a hill behind them.

Summer (Aestas), from "The Seasons"

Pieter van der Heyden, 1570

Engraving of a seated woman counting coins in a fiery landscape with demons and greedy figures, from The Seven Deadly Sins, 1

Avarice (Avaritia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins"

Pieter van der Heyden, 1558

Engraving of Pride with a woman holding a mirror beside a peacock, amid grotesque creatures and fantastical domed buildings.

Pride (Superbia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins"

Pieter van der Heyden, 1558

Engraving of a reclining figure labeled Desidia surrounded by snails, a donkey, and grotesque creatures in a crowded landscap

Sloth (Desidia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins"

Pieter van der Heyden, 1558

Engraving of a rustic wedding procession in a forest, with a bride carrying a pot, a sword-wielding man, and a house behind t

The Dirty Bride or the Marriage of Mopsus and Nisa

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1570

Engraving of sleeping men in a fantastical landscape with roast pig, pastries, a pie-roofed house and a distant city.

The Land of Cockaigne

Pieter van der Heyden, after 1570?

Engraving of an allegorical scene labeled Invidia, with a seated woman, monsters, a bird, pigs, a canal, and a city.

Envy (Invidia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins"

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1558