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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,015 works

Pen and wash drawing of a crowned emperor on a platform pointing to a cross in the sky, with soldiers and standards.

Vision of Constantine, copy after a drawing by Giacinto Gimignani

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a nude man in a twisting pose, carrying a heavy stone block against his chest.

Study of a Nude Man

Corrado Giaquinto, 1753

Brown chalk drawing with white highlights showing a seated bearded man embracing two children, surrounded by draped figures.

Christ and the Children

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a woman with curled hair and an ornate embroidered bodice, set within a faint oval outline.

Portrait of a Woman

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Ink and wash drawing of a mounted knight in plumed helmet cutting his cloak, beside a barefoot beggar with a staff and a hors

Saint Martin and the Beggar

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown ink sketch with wash of horsemen fighting, rearing horses and raised weapons, with faint inscriptions below.

Horsemen Fighting

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded old man in a cap leaning on a staff, arms crossed, in worn clothing.

Standing Old Man in Frontal View Leaning On a Staff

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Chalk drawing of a young man with curly hair in three-quarter view, looking over his shoulder, with red and white garments.

Portrait of a Young Man in Three-Quarter View Looking over His Left Shoulder

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of robed men gathered around a seated figure beneath a tree, with a distant town behind.

Joseph Sold by His Brothers

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures gathered around a mother and child beneath a classical column.

Adoration of the Kings

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Drawing of the Virgin and infant Christ resting with Saint Joseph and putti under rays of light.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a seated king addressing robed monks while armored soldiers stand nearby before classical architectur

Saint Benedict and King Totila

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash sketch of a crowded martyrdom scene with figures, columns and a standing figure in a niche.

Martyrdom of Saint Andrew

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man in robes with a pointing woman and helmeted soldiers behind him.

Peter Denying Christ, engraver's copy after a painting by Lorenzo Pasinelli

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of a nun on a deathbed with attendants and a dove of the Holy Spirit above, in a circular frame.

A Nun on Her Deathbed, the Holy Spirit Above

Giovanni Battista Lombardelli, 1532-87

Red chalk drawing of robed saints and figures among ruins, with a reclining nude and an angel in clouds above.

Scenes from the Life of Saint Anthony Abbot

Giovanni Battista Lombardelli, 1532-87

Engraving of a seated woman in a bonnet and silk gown beside a spinning wheel, a side table and books in an interior.

Domestic Pleasures

Louis Surugue, 1747

Engraving of a seated woman in a bonnet holding an open book beside a folding screen and candlestick.

The Moment of Meditation

Louis Surugue, 1747

Engraving of a schoolmistress guiding a small child writing letters at a wooden desk, in a dark interior setting.

The School Mistress

François Bernard Lépicié, 1747

Engraving of a washerwoman at a wooden tub, a boy blowing bubbles with a pipe, a cat, and a woman hanging laundry in a doorwa

The Washerwoman

Charles Nicolas Cochin I, 1739

Engraving of a young man in a tricorn hat building a house of cards at a table beside a window and curtain.

The House of Cards

Pierre Filloeul, n.d.

Engraving of a woman in a bonnet and shawl holding a steaming teacup beside a teapot on a table by a window.

Woman Having Tea

Pierre Filloeul, 1759

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling saint receiving a habit from a monk, with angels and the Virgin and Child above.

Saint Hyacinth Receiving the Dominican Habit

Aurelio Lomi, 1556-1622

Engraving of a seated governess brushing a hat while a young boy stands before her beside a racket and shuttlecock on the flo

The Governess

François Bernard Lépicié, 1739

Engraving of a seated man in a fur hat reading a book at a table with coins, quill, hourglass and glass flasks.

The Philosopher

François Bernard Lépicié, 1744

Engraving of a woman in a bonnet holding a market bag beside a kitchen chest, with bread, a jug and a figure in a doorway.

The Return from Market

François Bernard Lépicié, 1742

Engraving of a seated draftsman at a drawing board in a studio with a plaster bust, a palette, and a figure study on the wall

The Draftsman

Jean Jacques Flipart, 1757

Engraving of a seated woman in a white cap bending over sewing in her lap, with a basket and scissors beside her.

The Embroiderer

Jean Jacques Flipart, 1757

Engraved portrait of an older man in round spectacles and headscarf, inside an ornate frame with a name plaque below.

Self-Portrait

Juste Chevillet, after 1771

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a kneeling woman in a headscarf and apron, seen from behind, on brown paper.

Kneeling Milkmaid

Francesco Londonio, 1723-83