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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Pen and ink drawing of Abraham receiving three winged angels at a table in an arched interior, with a kneeling figure in fron

Abraham Entertaining the Three Angels (Genesis 18:1-15) (recto); A Couple Embracing, and Other (verso)

Francesco Lamarra, 1710-80

Brown wash drawing of God the Father above clouds with allegorical female figures and a nude youth below.

Allegory of Religion (God the Father above, Faith, Hope, and Charity below)

Ludovico Lana, 1597-1646

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man in flowing drapery, head raised, one arm across his chest, legs in motion.

Male Figure Running

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1582-1647

Pen and wash drawing of a crowded martyrdom scene with a nude central figure and gesturing onlookers.

The Martyrdom of the Apostle Thomas

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1638-46

Grey-wash drawing of a wall decoration design with figures, putti, ornamental cartouches and two landscape scenes.

Design for a Wall Decoration with the Sacrifice of Abraham and the Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1582-1647

Harper's Magazine Christmas 1898 cover: a bright star with rays over three robed figures on a dark plain.

Harper's Magazine, Christmas

Harvey Ellis, 1898

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated bearded man in draped robes, one hand raised, on grey paper.

Seated Draped Male Figure (recto); Rough Studies of Putti (verso)

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1582-1647

Brown ink drawing of Saint Catherine kneeling in a city square among crowds, with an arch, obelisk, and angels above.

Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Bernardino Lanino, 1512-83

Grey wash drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with kneeling king, Virgin and Child, horses and attendants.

The Adoration of the Magi

Bernardino Lanino, 1553

Pen and wash drawing of a draped bearded man standing in a niche beside an urn, framed by ornamental scrollwork borders.

Draped Male Figure Standing in a Niche

Gregorio Lazzarini, 1655-1730

Head of a Man in Profile Facing to the Left

Leonardo da Vinci, 1490-94

Brown ink drawing of a lavish interior with crowned figures, a banquet table of coins and gold vessels, and a woman with a mi

Allegory of Wealth, Lust and Stupidity

Joos van Winghe, late 16th century

Pen drawing of a panoramic mountain landscape with village, estuary, windmills and Christ with figures in the foreground.

Panoramic Mountainous Estuary Landscape, with Christ and the Woman of Canaan

Lucas Gassel, mid-16th century

Italian Farmer

Pierre Louis Dubourcq, mid-19th century

Red chalk study of a standing woman in a hooded cloak with an extended arm, on cream paper.

Study for "M. de Pourceaugnac"

Jean-Baptiste Pater, early 18th century

Pencil and watercolor study sheet showing a boat, figures in Dutch dress, and a stone gateway with trees and a church spire.

Study Sheet with Figures and Landscapes at Arnemuiden (near Middelburg, The Netherlands)

Pierre Louis Dubourcq, mid-19th century

Charcoal drawing of a seated bearded man in a robe reading an open book, with a sketched head beside him.

Seated Male Figure with the Head of an Onlooker (recto); Standing Male Figure in a Monk's Habit (verso)

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Interior of a rustic cottage with an old man eating beside a brick fireplace, bundled sticks and baskets nearby.

The Woodcutter's Breakfast (The Faggot Gatherer's Meal)

William Henry Hunt, ca. 1832-34 (?)

Pen drawing of seated goddess Cybele flanked by three attendants with garlands, wheat sheaves and an altar in a lunette.

Cybele and Three Attendants

Antoine Léonard Du Pasquier, 1801 or 1802

Red chalk drawing of figures around a table in a kitchen interior, with a woman leaning over and a seated man beside her.

Paté d'Anguille

Nicolas Lancret, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a woman and child on stairs beside a birdcage, a dog, and a hooded figure under a porch.

Woman and Child on Stairs

Pierre Lélu, n.d.

Chalk drawing of a barefoot man in draped clothing pulling back a curtain with one arm, on gray paper.

Man Pulling a Curtain Aside

Étienne Parrocel, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of an ornamental frieze with scrolling foliage, grotesque figures, and an empty oval cartouche.

Ornamental Frieze

Lelio Orsi, 1511-87

The Head of a Woman in Profile Facing Left

Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, 1490-1500

Engraving of women and a lute player gathered in a garden with flying cupids overhead and a classical column at right.

The Garden of Love (left block)

Christoffel Jegher, 1630s

Black and white chalk portrait of a man with curly hair and a wide collar, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Portrait of Giovanni Battista Rossa

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1610-30

Chalk drawing of a man with a mustache and fur-trimmed collar, shown in three-quarter bust view on grey paper.

Portrait of Piermarino Bernabò

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1618

Pen and brown wash drawing of women handling draped cloth beneath arches and columns, with a dog at lower left.

A Domestic Scene

Pirro Ligorio, 1513-83

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Descent from the Cross, with men on ladders lowering Christ and mourners below.

The Descent from the Cross with Saint Francis and Another Friar

Jacopo Ligozzi, 1619

Brown ink drawing of a huge beech tree with the Madonna and Child in its branches and three friars below.

The Beech Tree of the Madonna at La Verna

Jacopo Ligozzi, 1605-7