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Pen and ink sketch of the Virgin and Child in clouds above a standing man holding a staff, with rough architecture behind.

Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Paul

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Pen and ink sketch sheet with seated figures, a child, and two flying draped figures in loose studies.

Studies of a Group of Seated Figures and of a Flying Figure

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Pen and brown wash sketch of a reclining river god with a goat head, beside a heraldic shield and emblem studies.

Reclining River God, a Goat's Head, and Studies of Heraldic Emblems (recto); Cavalier Standing on a Globe Supported b…

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Pen and ink sketch of several bending and standing male figures in loose drapery, with faint pencil studies behind.

Standing Figure and Figures Bending Over

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Pen and brown ink sketch of two nude male figures, one seated and bowed, one reclining with raised arm.

Two Nude Male Figures, One Seated and One Reclining

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Pen and brown wash drawing of Abraham raising a sword over Isaac on an altar as an angel intervenes, with a ram and tree at r

Abraham about to Sacrifice Isaac

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Pen and brown wash drawing of God the Father appearing in clouds above a kneeling man in a rocky landscape with trees.

God the Father Appearing to a Kneeling Figure

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Pen and ink sketch with grey wash of a nude woman riding on the back of a triton with a curling fish tail.

Nude Female Riding on a Triton's Back

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

The Baptism of Christ (recto); Kneeling Figure (?) in a Landscape (verso)

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Pen and brown ink sketch of a crouching man and a standing man on a rocky ground, with loose wash shading.

A Crouching Man Defecating and a Standing Man Urinating

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Loose brown ink sketch of a charioteer leaning forward while driving a horse-drawn chariot across a pale sheet.

Charioteer

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Pen and brown ink sketch of a striding male figure with one arm outstretched, with faint ornament below.

Male Figure Running (recto); Three Pen Studies of Male Heads (verso)

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Two Standing Men

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Pen and brown ink figure studies of four men, two standing and two seated, one with an arm raised, on a light sheet.

Figure Studies: Two Standing and Two Seated Men

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Black chalk drawing on blue paper of a standing nude putto beside a sketch of a helmeted head.

Standing Nude Putto and Study of a Helmeted Head

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Pen and ink sketch of a seated figure receiving an object from a smaller turbaned figure beside him.

Seated Figure Receiving an Object Presented by a Smaller Figure

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Brown ink and wash study of three robed figures above and a saddled horse with a small figure below.

Sheet of Studies: Three Figures Above, Studies of Horses Below

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Pen and wash study of a saddled horse above, with a standing man and a reclining man sketched in brown wash below.

Sheet of Studies: A Horse Above, a Seated Man and a Reclining Man Below

Domenico Gargiulo, 1612-75

Brown ink and wash drawing of women finding a child on a riverbank beneath a tree, with a distant hilltop town.

The Finding of Moses

Luigi Garzi, 1638-1721

Black chalk drawing of a reclining male nude seen from behind, resting on an urn, with one arm raised, on grey paper.

Reclining River God

Luigi Garzi, 1638-1721

Red and white chalk study on blue paper showing female heads, hands with a bracelet, and two sketched doves.

Sheet of Studies: Heads, Hands, and Doves

Luigi Garzi, 1638-1721

Brown ink drawing of a bishop before a kneeling man under arches, with cherubs above and onlookers around.

Saint Francis Renouncing His Worldly Goods

Luigi Garzi, 1696-97

Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed woman on clouds holding a chalice and a cross, with a cherub below.

Allegorical Figure of Faith

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, 1672

Ink and grey wash drawing of Christ offering the host to a kneeling veiled abbess, surrounded by angels and putti on clouds.

Christ Giving the Host to a Holy Abbess

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, 1690

Pen and wash drawing of the Immaculate Conception with God above in light rays, Mary on a globe, and saints among clouds.

Allegory of the Immaculate Conception

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, 1639-1709

Pen and wash drawing of Christ giving the host to a kneeling abbess, surrounded by putti and angels on clouds.

Christ Giving the Host to a Holy Abbess (after Gaulli)

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, 1639-1709

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman looking up at a winged figure holding a medallion, with a putto studying archite

Allegorical Homage to an Architect (?)

Alessandro Gherardini, 1655-1723

Pen and wash drawing of two winged cherubs on clouds flanking a blank frame under an arch, with handwritten inscription below

Angels Supporting a Frame

Pier Leone Ghezzi, 1674-1755

Abbé Jean-Antoine Nollet

Pier Leone Ghezzi, 1674-1755

Luigi Vanvitelli

Pier Leone Ghezzi, 1674-1755

Pen and ink drawing of a man in period dress reading a book beside ancient ruins and a pyramid monument.

Joseph Henry of Straffan, Co. Kildare

Pier Leone Ghezzi, 1744-51

Grey ink wash caricature of a standing man in a pointed hat and cloak, inscribed L'Abbate Folinghi celebre Poeta.

A Caricature of L'Abbate Folinghi

Pier Leone Ghezzi, 1674-1755

Pen drawing of a standing robed saint holding a book, with a small head study and faint notes on aged paper.

Standing Figure of Saint Stephen and the Head of Another Figure Within the Framing Outlines of a Rectangle, Crude Ske…

Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1492-94

Brown ink drawing of a seated woman painting a nude model at an easel beside a classical bust.

An Artist and His Model

Felice Giani, 1778-1823

Brown wash drawing of Saint Joseph presented to the Holy Trinity, with the Virgin, angels and putti among clouds.

Saint Joseph Presented by the Virgin to the Holy Trinity

Corrado Giaquinto, ca. 1735

Pencil sketch of a plumed, cloaked standing figure turned toward a group of seated and standing figures.

Aeneas and Siblyl

Corrado Giaquinto, 1703-66

Pen and wash drawing of mounted cavaliers with a torch-bearer entering a town, and seated women with a child in the foregroun

Military Cavaliers Entering Town Accompanied by a Turbaned Torch-bearer. In the foreground: Two Seated Women and a Ch…

Corrado Giaquinto, 1703-66

Pen and wash drawing of a chaotic crowd scene with soldiers grappling with women, kneeling figures, and onlookers before a co

The Rape of the Sabines

Giacinto Gimignani, 1606-81

Grey wash drawing with white highlights of Christ's arrest: a robed figure surrounded by soldiers, a torch, and a city bridge

The Arrest of Christ

Niccolò Giolfino, ca. 1545-46

Brown wash drawing of a banquet with seated diners, servants with vessels, and a wall inscription in an architectural hall.

The Feast of Belshazzar

Antonio Gionima, 1697-1732

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child enthroned with saints and angels holding a garland above.

The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Attendant Saints

Antonio Gionima, 1697-1732

Pencil sketch of a bishop saint with crozier ascending on clouds, surrounded by putti and radiating light lines.

Ascension of a Bishop Saint

Luca Giordano, 1634-1705

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with angels in the clouds above soldiers on a hillside with a distant walled cit

The Virgin Intervening during a Siege of Madrid

Luca Giordano, ca. 1699

Brown ink and wash drawing of a chariot drawn by lions among clouds, with winged figures and armored men.

The Triumph of Cybele

Luca Giordano, ca. 1697

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man with a staff among kneeling and gathering figures, including women and children.

Moses Striking the Rock

Luca Giordano, 1634-1705

Pen and ink drawing of men carrying a woman by a rocky shore, with sea creatures, cherubs and winged figures in the sky.

The Abduction of Helen

Luca Giordano, 1634-1705

Pen and ink sketch of a reclining semi-nude man surrounded by soldiers and onlookers in a landscape.

Fragment of a Composition with a Reclining Semi-Nude Man Surrounded by Soldiers and Other Onlookers in a Landscape

Luca Giordano, 1634-1705

Brown wash drawing of a seated ruler receiving a kneeling man before courtiers, with a nude figure and sword at right.

The Painter Rewarded

Luca Giordano, 1634-1705

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling saint received by Christ and the Virgin amid clouds and putti.

Saint Anne Received in Heaven by Christ and the Virgin

Luca Giordano, 1634-1705

Red chalk drawing of a nude putto bending a bow inside an arched niche above a pedestal.

Putto Bending a Bow

Giorgione, 1477/78-1510

Watercolor drawing of a rusty-breasted bird perched on a vine of blue grapes, with a second bird at lower left.

Bird Eating Grapes (recto); Tigress (verso)

Giovanni da Udine, 1487-1564

Pen and brown ink sketch sheet of ornamental scrolls, acanthus leaves, a winged putto, and grotesque decorative motifs.

Sketchbook Sheet of Ornamental Studies, (recto and verso)

Giovanni da Udine, 1487-1564

Pen and ink drawing of ornamental designs with winged griffins, putti, scrolls and drapery on aged paper.

Sheet of Figure Studies, Probably after the Antique (recto); Ornamental Designs (verso)

Girolamo da Carpi, 1501-56

Pen and brown ink drawing of three muscular men carrying large urns, sketched with hatched shading.

Soldiers Carrying Urns

Girolamo da Carpi, 1501-56

Pen and brown ink drawing of a dense battle with armored soldiers, horsemen, banners and fallen figures in a hilly landscape.

Copy after the Fresco with the Battle of Constantine in the Vatican Palace

Giulio Romano, 1499-1546

Pen and wash design of a casket with acanthus scrolls and a central eagle on a moulded base, mounted in a decorative border.

Design for a Casket with the Gonzaga Eagle

Giulio Romano, ca. 1527-46

Pen and wash drawing of bearded Saint Andrew with an X-shaped cross among clouds, flanked by two winged angels.

Apparition of Saint Andrew in Glory

Giulio Romano, 1499-1546

Brown ink and wash drawing of the god Neptune nude, standing on a dolphin and holding a trident with a drape.

Neptune Holding a Trident and Standing on a Dolphin

Giulio Romano, 1499-1546

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child above two seated female saints, one holding a sword, with a small child beside them

The Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Agatha and Saint Lucy

Nicola Grassi, 1682-1750

Red chalk drawing of several nude male figures in twisting poses, one leaning over another, by Nicola Grassi.

Studies of Nude Men

Nicola Grassi, 1682-1750

Drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, a kneeling king, and turbaned attendants in graphite and chal

Adoration of the Magi

Ercole Graziani the Younger, 1688-1765

Pen and ink landscape drawing of a stone bridge over a river, two seated figures in the foreground, and large trees framing t

Landscape with a Bridge and Two Figures

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?, 1606-80

Watercolor landscape with a blue mountain, a hillside village, a leaning tree, and fishermen hauling a boat on rocks.

Landscape with Fishermen

Théodore Géricault, 1818

Red chalk drawing of a reclining female nude with arms outstretched and hands studies on tan paper.

Study for Boreas Abducting Oreithyia

François-André Vincent, ca. 1782