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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Red chalk drawing of a battle scene with armored warriors, a chariot, and fallen nude figures on the ground.

Ulysses and His Companions Fighting the Cicones Before the City of Ismaros, Study for a Destroyed Fresco in the Galer…

Francesco Primaticcio, 1555-60

Brown wash drawing of Saint Joseph's death, with a woman in a veil, a supporting figure, and angels in clouds above.

The Death of Saint Joseph

Niccolò Ricciolini, 1739

Oval wash drawing of a youth standing among seated bearded elders in a temple interior, with two veiled women behind.

The Virgin and Saint Joseph find Jesus Disputing with the Doctors in the Temple

Camillo Procaccini, 1555-1629

Brown wash drawing of a soldier and crowd gathered around a kneeling female saint on a raised platform under a beam of light.

Martyrdom of a Female Saint (Agnes?)

Camillo Procaccini, 1605-9

Red chalk drawing of Saint Francis kneeling over a dead youth as robed onlookers gather beside a column.

Saint Francis of Assisi Resuscitating a Dead Youth

Camillo Procaccini, 1555-1629

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of seated women, a standing draped figure, a horse head and an infant in an architectural

The Birth of Saint Francis of Assisi

Camillo Procaccini, 1555-1629

Charcoal and white chalk study on blue paper of a seated draped woman with figures behind her, with grid lines visible.

Study for the Pietà

Giulio Cesare Procaccini, 1604

Drawing of a seated king judging a dispute as a soldier raises a sword over a child, with women and courtiers around.

The Judgment of Solomon, after Raphael

Biagio Pupini, 1511-51

Brown wash drawing of seated men at a long table with standing and kneeling figures in an architectural interior.

Penitent Woman Anointing the Feet of Christ at the Table of Simon the Pharisee (Luke 7:36-50)

Biagio Pupini, 1511-51

Grey wash drawing of the Transfiguration with Christ in glory above and a crowd of gesturing figures below.

The Transfiguration, after Raphael

Biagio Pupini, 1511-51

Pen and ink design sketch of an ornate fountain with a Madonna and Child, winged figures, a lion, and a monkey on the cornice

Design Fragment for the Left Side of the 'Fonte Gaia' in Siena

Jacopo della Quercia, 1415-16

Sepia print of a woman warming children by a fire, with a dog at her feet in a domestic interior.

A Domestic Scene: Woman Warming Clothes and Children in Front of a Fire

Vincenzio Vangelisti, 1738? or 1744-98

Pen drawing of the Judgment of Paris with a seated youth offering an apple to three nude goddesses, a cupid, dog, and peacock

Judgment of Paris, after Raphael

Raphael, 1520-1600

Ink and wash drawing of St. Paul preaching to a crowd in a classical colonnaded setting with a rotunda and statue.

St. Paul preaching at Athens (Copy of Raphael's tapestry, reversed)

Raphael, 16th century

Pen and ink drawing of robed bearded men walking in procession, one holding a long staff, within a ruled border.

Moses and Other Figures

Cesare Nebbia, 1570-80

Brown ink drawing of a helmeted warrior raising his arm before a crowd with spears in front of city walls.

Gideon Gathering His Army, Scene from the Book of Judges

Étienne Parrocel, 18th century

Wash drawing of a bearded Franciscan saint holding a crucifix, standing in an arched niche with a scalloped shell behind him.

Standing Franciscan Saint in a Niche

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 1650-1700

Loose pen and wash sketch of figures lowering a body from a cross, with draped mourners around it.

Descent from the Cross

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Faded fragment of a woman's head with dark braided hair over a pink and yellow headdress, with grey swirling clouds behind.

Tapestry Cartoon Fragment: The Top of Woman's Head with Hair Braided over a Cloth Headdress

Raphael, 1500-50

Fragment of a tapestry cartoon showing an outstretched hand, a winged figure's body, and a feathered wing in muted colors.

Fragment of a Tapestry Cartoon: Outstretched Hand, Body of a Seraph, and a Wing

Raphael, 1500-1550

Watercolor fragment of a laced buskin on a foot, blue drapery, a green plant, and a Greek key border.

Fragment of a Tapestry Cartoon: Foot in a Buskin, Drapery, and a Plant

Raphael, 1500-50

Brown wash drawing of swirling fire tongues and a radiating halo, a fragment of a Descent of the Holy Spirit cartoon.

Head of an Apostle Surrounded by a Tongue of Fire and a Nimbus: Fragment of a Cartoon for a Descent of the Holy Spirit

Raphael, 1500-50

Drawing of a woman's head tilted upward with a rapt gaze, in black and red chalk on grey paper.

The Head of a Woman Looking Up (Judith)

Guido Reni, 1625-26

Drawing of Saint Peter crucified upside down, with kneeling executioners and faint red chalk figure studies around him.

The Martyrdom of Saint Peter

Giovanni Battista Ricci, 1557-1627

Ink and wash drawing of five men in ceremonial robes, with two attendants holding up a long train.

A Doge of Venice with a Cardinal, a Councillor and Servants Bearing the Train

Bernardino Rodriguez, 1600-1650

Brown ink and wash drawing of allegorical figures with a muscular man, a seated woman, a lion, and winged cherubs.

Allegorical Figures: Force, Hercules Strangling the Hydra, Plenty, and Fame

Bernardino Rodriguez, 1600-1650

Pen and brown ink drawing of five figures making music beside a harp, arranged in a horizontal frieze within a framed border.

Five Music-Making Figures

Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, 1610-62

Pen and ink drawing with blue wash of six figures making music in a horizontal frieze, including a seated child.

Six Music-Making Figures

Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, 1610-62

Pen and wash drawing of Aeneas and the Sibyl walking toward a cave, with a cherub above and a domed temple at right.

Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl Entering the Infernal Regions

Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, 1610-62

Pen and wash design for a lunette with a central coat of arms flanked by two seated female figures, over a grid.

Design for a Lunette Decoration: Coat of Arms Flanked by Seated Allegorical Figures (recto and verso)

Pomarancio, 1553-1626