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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Brown and white wash drawing of Christ with Martha and Mary in a vaulted interior, with disciples and cherubs above.

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42)

Paolo Gerolamo Piola, ca. 1700

Pencil study of damned figures, demons and a serpent in clouds and flames, with a gilt border, after Michelangelo's Last Judg

Last Judgment, after Michelangelo

Tommaso Piroli, 1752-1824

Brown ink and wash drawing of a deathbed scene with mourners, a kneeling monk, and a small landscape at right.

The death of Saint Alexis Falconieri at Monte Senario

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Red chalk drawing of a standing bearded monk in a hooded habit holding a staff and book, by Bernardino Poccetti.

Standing Dominican or Servite Holding a Book and Staff (recto); Study of two warriors (verso)

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed saint gesturing to two women before a crowd on steps under an arch.

Saint Philip Benizi Converting Two Wicked Women at the City of Todi

Bernardino Poccetti, 1608-9

Red chalk drawing of draped female figures above a crowd of onlookers gathered around an altar.

Figure Studies: Woman holding a Shield, a Dancing Female, and a Priest Supported at an Altar before a Group of Onlookers

Bernardino Poccetti, 1612

Pen and ink design for a ceiling with rococo scrollwork, a fan vault, garlands, a medallion and a central classical figure wi

Design for One Half of a Ceiling with Elaborate Medaillons and Figures

Donato Giuseppe Frisoni, 1709-30

Black chalk drawing on blue paper of a seated bearded man with a crown, arm outstretched, draped in heavy robes.

Seated Crowned Male Figure Holding a Book or Scroll (recto); Seated Nude Boy (verso)

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Red chalk and wash sketch of a seated woman with an infant, a draped figure, and a standing nude child.

The Holy Family with Attendant Putti

Cesare Pollino, 1560-1630

Pen and brown wash drawing of draped figures in a festival procession, some carrying a vessel and garlands.

Festival Procession

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1499-1543

Brown ink drawing of robed figures, a laurel-crowned man holding an infant, a flaming altar, and a classical rotunda behind.

Roman Scene

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1499-1543

Pen and brown wash drawing of a dense crowd of struggling men and draped women in a dynamic horizontal composition.

Rape of the Sabines

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1499-1543

Brown wash drawing of robed figures and a kneeling man holding a tablet beside a child and an ornate vase.

Historical Scene

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1499-1543

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing Roman-style soldier with plumed helmet, raised shield and fur-edged cloak.

Soldier

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1499-1543

Brown ink and wash drawing of soldiers attacking a brick city wall beside a column, with huddled figures in the foreground.

Sack of a City

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1499-1543

Torn brown and grey wash drawing of a crowd of robed figures in procession, attributed to Polidoro da Caravaggio.

Roman Procession

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1499-1543

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling woman with bowed head, draped garments and one arm extended.

Kneeling Woman

Mattia Preti, 17th century

Sepia drawing of a woman washing a seated man's feet at a banquet, with servants pouring water and guests at a table behind.

Mary Magdalen Washing Christ's Feet

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated robed figure bowed over a book on a grey-toned sheet.

Seated Doctor of the Church Reading (Saint Ambrose or Saint Gregory)

Palma il Giovane, 1600

Pen and wash drawing of a bishop baptizing a kneeling woman at a font while onlookers watch.

Scene of a Baptism of a Woman by a Bishop with Onlookers

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of a ceiling corner with reclining putti, a shield, a laurel wreath, banners and a cornice.

Design for a Corner of a Ceiling

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a martyred female saint with an angel bearing a palm above, surrounded by executioners and fallen figur

Martyrdom of Saint Ursula? Saint Paula?

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated architect with a compass conversing with three men in a columned room.

Architect in His Study Holding a Compass and Conversing with Three Men

Agostino Tassi, 17th century

Pen and brown ink landscape with a classical ruin, a large tree, and small figures in the foreground.

Figures in a Landscape with Classical Ruins (recto); Six Figure Studies (verso)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and blue wash drawing of a processional float design with angels, skeletons, and allegorical figures on a tiered base.

Design for a Processional Float

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen drawing of an ornamental letter B with acanthus scrolls, nude figures, a bull's head and a goat on blue paper.

Design for an Ornamental Initial: B

Teodoro della Porta, 1567-1638

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hilly landscape with figures on a ridge path, framed by trees and flying birds.

Landscape with Figures Crossing a Bridge (recto); Study of a Nude Male, Study of Legs, Study of Head in Profile to th…

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of robed figures gathered on a hillside beneath a tent, with a central figure gesturing toward kneeling men

The Contest of Elijah and the Prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel (I Kings 18: 20-46)

Stefano Pozzi, 1720-68

Red chalk drawing of a seated bishop in a mitre with three attendant figures gazing upward on tinted paper.

Seated Bishop with Arms Extended and Three Attendant Figures (recto); Head of a Lion and Perspective Diagrams (verso)

Mattia Preti, 1613-99

Red chalk drawing of mythological figures, a bearded seated man and draped woman, with helmeted warriors above, in a spandrel

Apple of Discord Thrown by Eris at the Marriage of Peleus and Thetis: Study for Fresco in the Hall of Henri II at Fou…

Francesco Primaticcio, 1504-70