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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Red chalk drawing of a muscular male nude seen from behind, arm raised high, holding a stone, with drapery at the hips.

Figure of a Man Throwing Stones (recto); Study of a Man (?) (verso)

Giuseppe Cesari, 1568-1640

Red chalk drawing of a standing figure advancing forward with draped cloth around the legs and torso.

Advancing Figure

Giuseppe Cesari, 1568-1640

Head of a Warrior

Giuseppe Cesari, 1597-1601

Red chalk drawing of a warrior in a plumed helmet glancing over his shoulder, with curling hair and a knotted cloak.

Bust of a Warrior Wearing a Plumed Helmet, Looking Toward Spectator Over His Right Shoulder (recto); Sketch of a Leg…

Camillo Procaccini, 1605-9

Red chalk drawing on grey paper of a standing draped woman with clasped hands and bowed head, in a decorative mount.

Standing Pregnant Woman (Study for the Pregnant Virgin Mary)

Bartolomeo Cesi, 1576-1629

Red chalk drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with Mary and the infant Christ, kneeling kings, angels, and a stable setting.

The Adoration of the Magi

Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari, 1654-1727

Engraved deathbed scene of an elderly man in a canopied bed, embraced by a richly dressed king amid courtiers and clergy.

The Death of Leonardo da Vinci

Joseph Théodore Richomme, ca. 1825

Brown wash drawing of soldiers tying a bearded man to an anchor by the sea, with a crowd and a classical dome on the right.

The Martyrdom of Saint Clement I, Pope

Agostino Ciampelli, 1596-97

Drawing of a reclining man in draped robes with bare feet, rendered in white highlights on blue paper.

Study for a Male Figure Lowered into a Grave (recto); Kneeling Female Figure in Profile to Left (verso)

Cigoli, 1607-13

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of three standing male figures in draped robes, with sketched heads.

Three Standing Male Figures (recto); Two Standing Male Figures (verso)

Romulo Cincinnato, 1502-93

Brown ink drawing of a standing nude figure raising a sword above a kneeling nude man on pale paper.

Beheading of a Kneeling Nude Man

Romulo Cincinnato, 1502-93

Brown ink study of a standing male nude with right arm extended, drawn with loose hatched strokes on pale paper.

Standing Male Figure with Right Arm Extended (recto); Seated Male Figure (verso)

Romulo Cincinnato, 1540-97

Pen and ink drawing of many winged angels seated on clouds, several playing musical instruments, with hatched shading.

Music-Making Angels Seated on Clouds

Andrea Commodi, ca. 1616

Black and red chalk drawing of a half-length cleric in a cap and layered robe, hands clasped at the chest.

Figure of a Cleric in Half-Length

Jacopo Confortini, 1600-1699

Red chalk drawing of a youth's head with tousled hair on a grey ground, torn fragment mounted on cream paper.

Alternate Study for the Head of a Youth (Formerly a Pentimento Pasted to 1975.131.21)

Jacopo Confortini, 1600-1699

Grey wash drawing of robed figures in a temple, with a mitred priest greeting a young girl at the steps.

The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple

Belisario Corenzio, 1590-1646

Pen and blue wash drawing of a mounted warrior with a baton directing soldiers, with horsemen and pikemen beside him.

Mounted Warrior with a Baton Giving Orders to His Troops

Belisario Corenzio, 1590-1646

Pen and blue wash drawing of a battle with mounted soldiers, swords raised, and fallen warriors on the ground.

Battle Scene

Belisario Corenzio, 1590-1646

Blue wash drawing of robed figures and armored guards in an arched interior, with a kneeling figure at lower left.

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery

Belisario Corenzio, 1590-1646

Etching of a massacre in a classical square with soldiers, fallen bodies, and three seated rulers watching from a raised plat

A Massacre by the Triumvirate

Claude Vignon, ca. 1624

Pencil drawing of a reclining male nude with upturned head and outstretched arm, with flowing drapery behind him.

A Wind God

Pietro da Cortona, 1669

Ink drawing of two muscular satyrs supporting an ornamental scroll and mask motif, framed by a gold border.

Satyrs Supporting an Ornamental Motif

Pietro da Cortona, 1596-1669

Pen and brown ink study of armored warriors with spears and seated figures, attributed to Pietro da Cortona, 1637.

Study for the Age of Bronze

Pietro da Cortona, 1637

Black chalk sketch of two intertwined figures with draped fabric and small head studies below.

Study of Two Figures for the Age of Gold

Pietro da Cortona, 1637

Pen and wash drawing of classical figures, putti and a tree in a columned garden, with a seated woman tending an urn.

The Triumph of Nature Over Art (design for an engraving of 'De Florum Cultura')

Pietro da Cortona, ca. 1633

Brown ink drawing of a colonnaded hall with allegorical figures, a river god, cherubs holding a portrait medallion, and schol

Design for a Thesis Print with an Allegory of Knowledge and Portrait of Cardinal Antonio Barberini the Younger (1607-…

Pietro da Cortona, ca. 1635

Red chalk study of a figure seen from behind with an outstretched arm and loose drapery, by Pietro da Cortona.

Study for the Allegory of Religion

Pietro da Cortona, 1629-39

Brown ink and wash sketch of a tangled group of figures with draped garments and a seated man at left.

Sea Battle

Pietro da Cortona, 1596-1669

Wash drawing of angels above a crowd and boat, one angel raising an illuminated cross, on three joined tan sheets.

Study for Angels Sealing the Foreheads of the Children of Israel in Saint Peter's Basilica

Pietro da Cortona, 1652

Graphite study of a seated youth seen from behind, turning his head, with curly hair, bare torso and draped legs.

Study of a Seated Youth for the Age of Gold

Pietro da Cortona, 1637