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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Holy Family resting with an angel, the Virgin seated beside a bearded man with a staff.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures, armored soldiers, an altar and animals in an antique sacrificial scene.

Scene of Antique Sacrifice

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Pen and wash drawing of a Gothic chapel interior with an altar, stained glass window, painted vault and three women at right.

Chapel in a Gothic Church (recto); Outline sketch of an oval form (verso)

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ornamental design with a caryatid figure, an eagle, putti, and scrolling acanthus ornament.

Ornamental Design with Caryatid Figure Standing on Stool and Holding a Bowl; Puttis on the Sides Hold Drapery and Sup…

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman on horseback, a man gesturing beside her, and a dog with barrels in a landscape.

Man Assisting a Woman to Mount a Horse, with Two Other Figures and a Dog

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Pen and wash drawing in an oval frame showing figures in an interior with a barrel, hanging sausages, and a mouse on the floo

The Mock Visit of Ceremony

Faustino Bocchi, 1659-1742

Brown ink drawing of two crouching dwarfs playing dice with a dog at left, one holding a dice box.

Two Dwarfs Playing Dice, a Dog at Left (recto); Study of a Leg (verso)

Faustino Bocchi, 1659-1742

Etching of a harlequin seated in a columned studio, gesturing at a painter working at an easel while elegantly dressed onlook

Arlequin Mecontent de Son Peintre

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of a standing woman in an ornate oriental-style robe, jeweled turban and flowing cloak.

Standing Figure in Oriental Costume

Sebastiano Bombelli, 1655-1719

Red and black chalk drawing of an architectural niche with a standing male figure, a cherub atop a scrolled pediment, and an

Scheme for an Architectural Decoration with a Standing Male Figure in a Niche

Fabrizio Boschi, 1572-1642

Brown ink drawing of a frieze of classical figures, soldiers and robed onlookers in a narrative row.

Scenes from Ancient History, after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Andrea Boscoli, 1560-1608

Brown ink drawing of a classical frieze with robed women, armored men, a kneeling figure and an ancient urn.

Scenes from Ancient History, after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Andrea Boscoli, 1580-1608

Red chalk drawing of two draped female saints with kneeling followers and angels in clouds beneath an arched frame.

The Departure of Saint Paula and Saint Eustochium for the Holy Land

Giuseppe Bottani, 1740

Pen and wash drawing of a tomb design with an oval portrait medallion, a seated putto writing, a lion, and a scale bar.

Design for a Tomb

Pietro Bracci, 1700-1773

Brown ink drawing of a bound saint at a stake above flames, with executioners, onlookers and cherubs holding a wreath and pal

A Martyrdom

Serafino Brizzi, 1648-1737

Pen and brown ink drawing of a river valley with trees, rocky mountains, and small figures in the foreground.

River Landscape near Narni

Giovanni Battista Busiri, 1698-1757

Studies for a Scourging Soldier and the Head of Christ

Jacopo Bassano, ca. 1565

Young Man Standing in Profile Facing Left (recto); Sketch of Two Capitals (verso)

Francesco Bacchiacca, 1494-1557

Pen drawing of an unfinished choir book initial with robed figures approaching a gothic temple, framed by foliate scrollwork.

Unfinished Design for a Choir Book: Initial with Scene of Christ Entering the Temple

Lorenzo Monaco, 1408-11

Bust of a Bearded Old Man, Profile to Right

Carletto Caliari, 1567-96

Brown ink and wash drawing of two draped women flanking an urn, with winged figure and caryatid ornaments in a frieze.

Design for a Frieze with Two Women Flanking an Urn

Giuseppe Cades, ca. 1775-85

Pen and ink sketch of a robed saint gazing up at an angel above two nude figures on clouds, with chains on the ground.

The Vision of Saint John of Matha

Giacinto Calandrucci, 1646-1707

Portrait Head of a Man

Oresto Caldini, 1800-1900

Pen and brown ink drawing of three seated women on a stone bench, spinning and holding thread, as the Three Fates.

The Three Fates

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Pen and wash drawing of a monument with a tomb base, winged figures rising through clouds toward radiating light.

Design for a Monument

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 18th century

Pen and ink sketch of Christ speaking with a woman at a well, with radiating light lines and rough studies.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Pen and ink drawing of armed soldiers and horses fighting on a bridge, with a shielded warrior facing a crowd of spearmen.

Horatius Cocles Defending the Bridge

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Pen and ink sketch of three walking men in hats and cloaks, with swords, shaded by diagonal hatching on pale paper.

The Way to Emmaus

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Pen drawing of a seated woman with goats beside a leaning tree, a hilltop town with a tower, and two riders on a path.

Landscape with an Old Woman Holding a Spindle

Domenico Campagnola, 1500-1564

Bearded Old Man Seated with Left Arm Extented

Bernardino Campi, 1522-91