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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,446 works

Chalk drawing of a seated bearded man beside a jug, visited by a winged angel pointing away, with a sleeping figure below.

Elijah Visited by an Angel in the Wilderness (I Kings 19:4-8)

Jean-Baptiste Bénard, 18th century

Portrait of Madame Dugazon as Nina

Joseph Jean Bernard, 1788

Drawing of the Virgin ascending on clouds with angels, while a kneeling man gazes up beside a stone tomb.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Merry-Joseph Blondel, 1822

Graphite study of a bearded, bare-chested man with one arm raised high and fist clenched, on cream paper.

Bearded, bare-chested male figure, study for "The Horse Fair"

Rosa Bonheur, 1852-53

Head of a Young Girl in Profile

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin and Child on a crescent moon with putti and clouds around them.

Virgin and Child on Crescent Moon with Putti

Jusepe de Ribera, 1591-1652

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin, Christ Child, kneeling shepherd and angels abov

Adoration of the Shepherds

Jusepe de Ribera, 1645-50

Red chalk design for a circular medal showing a winged helmeted warrior with sword and shield above a shoreline.

Design for a Medal: Marine 1758

Edmé Bouchardon, 1758

Red chalk design for a circular medal showing two draped women beside a pedestal with scales of justice.

Design for a Medal

Edmé Bouchardon, ca. 1738

Red chalk design for a medal showing a seated helmeted female figure with a Latin inscription and the date 1740.

Design for a Medal: Bâtiments du Roy, 1740

Edmé Bouchardon, 18th century

Red chalk design for a circular token showing a woman in a chariot drawn by lions, with inscription and 1740 below.

Design for a jeton or a token: Maison de la Reine 1740

Edmé Bouchardon, 1740

Red chalk drawing of a circular medallion showing two putti riding a sea creature over waves, with Latin inscription and date

Design for a Token: Galères, 1740

Edmé Bouchardon, 1740

Red chalk design for a circular medal showing a winged figure holding two crowns, with Latin inscription below.

Design for medal commemorating the capture of Port Mahon

Edmé Bouchardon, 18th century

Red chalk drawing of a child holding a flowering vase, with a dog sniffing the ground below, within an oval frame.

The Sense of Smell

Edmé Bouchardon

Red chalk drawing of a fountain with three nude nymphs on top, lion heads on the pedestal, and dolphins at the base.

Fountain Surmounted by Three Nymphs

Edmé Bouchardon

Red chalk drawing of a helmeted female figure with a spear and a nude child at her side, in flowing drapery.

La Guerre

Edmé Bouchardon

Red chalk drawing of a winged cherub on clouds reaching toward flowers, with radiating lines behind, labeled Le Vent d'Orient

Le Vent d'Orient

Edmé Bouchardon

Red chalk sketch of a standing man extending his arm, with a cloth over his other arm, and a smaller figure study at left.

Study of a Valet Pouring Wine

François Lemoyne, ca. 1723

Pencil drawing of cupid restraining Father Time with a scythe, with cherubs and a reclining figure above a blank cartouche.

Design for a Frontispiece: Love Staying the Hand of Time

François Boucher

Ink and wash drawing of a standing man in a large cloak with a small naked figure perched on his head.

Man Wearing a Large Cloak and a Small Naked Man on His Head

Jusepe de Ribera, ca. 1637-40

Pen and gray wash drawing of a dying clergyman supported by an angel, with standing clergy and a bed in an oval composition.

A Dying Ecclesiastic Supported by an Angel

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1760-70

Red chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man, head bowed, hands crossed over his chest, with hatched shading.

Old Bearded Man in Three-Quarter View with Hands Crossed Over His Chest

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling nude saint resting his hand on a lion in a church interior with arches and a crucifix.

Saint Jerome and the Lion

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a bearded, haloed saint holding a tall staff with a scroll, draped in a flowing cloak.

Saint John the Baptist

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a frontispiece design with Mercury and Fame beside a globe, a trumpeting putto, and a blank cartouche

Design for a Frontispiece: Mercury and Fame

Francisco Rizi, 1650

Brown chalk drawing of a kneeling sculptor gazing at a nude woman stepping from a pedestal, with cherubs floating in clouds a

Pygmalion and Galatea

François Boucher

Sketch of a seated woman in a garden with an older figure leaning toward her and a cupid flying overhead.

Vertumnus and Pomona

François Boucher

Pen and wash drawing of a standing draped man carrying a bundle of rods on his shoulder, with two reclining figures below.

Standing Man Carrying Fasces and Arms

François Boucher

Grey wash drawing of a seated mother with cherubs, draped cloth, inscribed banners, candles and putti with music.

Diploma of the Freemasons of Bordeaux

François Boucher

Brown chalk drawing of a winged angel descending over classical figures and soldiers in an arched composition.

The Continence of Scipio

François Boucher