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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate ceiling design with putti, scrolling cartouches, coffered bands and a female figure.

Project for a Rectangular Ceiling with Papal Coat of Arms (recto); Design for a Courtyard (verso)

Giovanni Alberti, 1558-1601

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornate coffered ceiling with putti, garlands, and a classical figure medallion.

Design for a Ceiling Decoration

Giocondo Albertolli, 1742-1839

Grey graphite drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds above a robed saint and kneeling figures looking upward.

The Virgin Appearing to Saint Joseph Calasanctius

Marco Caprinozzi, 1711-78

Pen and ink drawing of a classical tabernacle design with columns, a crucifix above, two statues, and hanging lamps.

Design for a Tabernacle Surmounted by Christ on the Cross and Praying Figures (the Virgin and Saint John?)

Galeazzo Alessi, 1512-72

Pen drawing of a polygonal tabernacle with columns, obelisks, a pediment, and a tiered upper structure topped by a finial.

Design for an Polygonal Tabernacle, with Obelisks and a Pediment Surmounted by Three Figures Supporting a Tempietto-l…

Galeazzo Alessi, 1512-72

An Angel in Adoration

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornamental border with foliage and putti on blue paper, centre left blank.

Design for Ornamental Border with Foliage, Putti and a Lion's Head

Alessandro Allori, 1535-1607

Pen and ink sketch of two men walking a path with sticks, a dog lying nearby, and trees behind a fence.

Anticipation (for Punch, or the London Charivari, October 23, 1876)

Charles Samuel Keene, 1876

Pen and brown ink sketch of two women in an interior, one standing by a door and one seated near a fireplace.

Two Nursemaids

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870-1891

Pen and grey wash drawing of two clergymen conversing at a counter in an interior, with a third figure at left.

A Vicar and a Curate

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870-1891

Circular watercolor design for a cupola showing Christ, the Virgin, God the Father, angels, prophets and putti among clouds.

Design for a Cupola with Old and New Testament Figures

Pietro de Angelis, 1720-1804

Pen and ink ceiling design with a woman in a chariot and putti inside a coffered border surrounded by scrolling ornament.

Design for a Ceiling with a Woman (Aurora?) in a Chariot and Putti (Recto). Design for an Ornamental Frieze (Verso)

Marco dell'Angolo del Moro, 1537-86

Portrait of Tommaso Salini

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1620

Grey wash drawing of a turbaned rider on an elephant below archers and shield-bearing soldiers on a tower.

Battle Scene with Soldiers Mounted on an Elephant

Giulio Romano, 1550-1650

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated, draped bearded male nude with one arm raised, on a pale sheet.

Study for Christ in The Entombment

Bartolomeo Neroni, 16th century

Pen and brown ink sketch of five male heads and shoulders overlapping, one young figure in front, others bearded behind.

Group of Five Male Figures in Half-length

Stefano Della Bella, 1640-50

Three portraits possibly representing Camillo Graffico, Ercole Pedemonte and Antonio Carone

Ottavio Mario Leoni, ca. 1620-30

Brown ink and wash drawing of workers lifting stone blocks at a construction site while two men study a plan at right.

Building

Cesare Nebbia, 1536-1614

Caricature of men in hats leaning at a gallery rail, scrutinizing a painting on the wall, from Daumier's Le Public du Salon.

Artists Examining the Work of a Rival (Artistes en train d'examiner le tableau d'un rival), from Le Public du Salon,…

Honoré Daumier, May 14, 1852

Brown wash drawing with white highlights showing a sword-bearing figure among robed onlookers in an architectural setting.

Left Third of a Martyrdom of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Antonio da Trento, 1508-ca. 1550

Ink and wash drawing of four neoclassical side tables, each with a circular top design and front elevation.

Designs for Four Decorated Tables

Antonio Asprucci, 1723-1808

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man with bowed head reading a paper inscribed with ECCE DOMINUS.

Man Reading

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash design of a classical stage set with colonnades, a fountain, statues, and putti carrying garlands in the sky.

Design for a Stage Set: Semi-Circular Colonnaded Building, a Bridge Surmounted by a Tempietto, a Fountain in the Fore…

Antonio Basoli, 1774-1843

Brown wash drawing of a crowded banquet in a colonnaded hall with courtiers, turbaned figures and servants.

The Banquet of Ahasuerus and Esther

Aurelio Lomi, 1600-17

Ink and wash architectural drawing of an ornate papal throne with canopy, columns and statues, with a ground plan below.

Elevation and Ground Plan for a Papal Throne

Antonio Basoli, 1841

Red chalk drawing of a young woman's head, eyes lowered, with curly hair drawn in flowing strokes.

The Head of a Young Woman

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 1605-1680

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Descent from the Cross, with mourners supporting Christ's body beneath a tall cross.

Descent from the Cross

Pasquale Ottino, 1615-16

Brown ink and wash drawing of two kneeling saints below angels holding up a reliquary among clouds.

Two Male Saints Kneeling with Angels Holding a Reliquary

Marcantonio Bassetti, 1586-1630

Pen and ink drawing of a tall tiered funeral catafalque with columns, skeletons, statues, and a spire.

Design for the Catafalque of a Prince

Pier Francesco Battistelli, ca. 1610-25

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated vestal virgin holding a flaming lamp, gazing upward, with Latin inscription below.

Vestal Virgin

Giovanni Guerra, 16th century

Red chalk landscape drawing of a hillside with a church tower, trees, a low wall and soft clouds.

Landscape

Giovanni di Lorenzo Larciani, 16th century

Pen and wash drawing of three men and a dog on a hill overlooking a walled city and distant sea with ships.

Three Men and a Dog on a Hill

Ercole Bazicaluva, 1600-1638

Pen and ink landscape with a large gnarled tree, a figure with a plaque, an arched bridge and a hilltop town.

Framed Landscape with a View of Castel Durante with a Figure Holding an Inscribed Plaque in the Foreground

Ercole Bazicaluva, 1600-38

Procession of Six Horsemen in Profile View Facing Left

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Pen sketch of a loaded wagon with spoked wheels and horses, a small standing figure at lower left, on pale paper.

A Loaded Wagon and Several Human Figures

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ornate griffin-shaped sleigh with scrolled body, pulled by a sketched horse.

Design for A Sleigh in the Form of a Griffin, Drawn by a Horse

Stefano Della Bella, 1630-64

Pen drawing of five grotesque heads and bearded masks entwined with curling foliage and ornamental scrolls.

Plate 4: five grotesque heads, from "Friezes, foliage, and grotesques" (Frises, feuillages et grotesques)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1642-43

Pen drawing of an ornamental vignette with a grotesque mask, two birds, scrolls and a banner reading Alph: Grecum.

Design for a Vignette Accompanying a Publication on the Greek Alphabet

Stefano Della Bella, 1630-64

Red chalk drawing of a horse's head in a bridle, with a flowing mane, by Baldassarre Franceschini, ca. 1650.

Study for a Horse's Head

Baldassare Franceschini, ca. 1650

Ink and wash drawing of a grand classical interior with stone stairs, tall columns, and vaulted arches in strong light.

Framed Design for a Stage Set

Mauro Berti, 1772-1842

Pen drawing of an ornamental cartouche with two winged cherubs, fruit garlands and grotesque masks around an empty oval.

Design for a Cartouche with a Variant

Carlo Bianconi, 1752-1802

Pencil drawing of an empty shield cartouche with a lion's head, a curved band above, and a fruit garland below.

Design for a Cartouche with a Lion's Head and Nimbus

Carlo Bianconi, 1752-1802

Etching of a tall double spruce in the foreground, with mountains, a winding road, and a distant town under cloudy skies.

Landscape with a Double Spruce in the Foreground

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1521

Brown wash drawing of a female figure with arms outstretched and face upturned, surrounded by a halo and drapery.

Study for the Ascension of the Virgin

Marco Pino, 16th century

Ink drawing of two stacked ornamental masks: a winged Medusa head with snakes below and a bearded satyr face above.

Design for Two Masks Shaped as Satyr and a Winged Medusa Head

Carlo Bianconi, 1752-1802

Brown ink drawing of a Roman triumph: a bearded man in a chariot drawn by horses, with soldiers and a winged figure above.

Roman Triumph

Taddeo Zuccari, 16th century

Pen and ink sketch of an ornate palace interior with columns, balustrades, arches and a vaulted ceiling.

Sketch of a Palace Interior

Antonio Galli Bibiena, 1700-74

Pen and wash drawing of a theatrical sacred interior with arches, columns, a staircase, statues and floating putti.

Design for a Theatrum Sacrum

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and wash drawing of a classical stage set with arched colonnades, coffered ceilings, busts and armored figures.

Design for a Stage Set

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and wash ground plan of a catafalque with circular colonnade and square center, with an elevation drawing above.

Ground Plan of the Catafalque for Anna Cristina, Wife of Carlo Emanuele II of Savoy

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Architectural drawing of an ornate domed funerary catafalque with columns, obelisks, candelabra and sculpted figures, in grey

Elevation and Section of the Catafalque for Anna Cristina, Wife of Carlo Emanuele III of Savoy

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Red chalk drawing of heavy draped cloth with soft hatched shading on an octagonal sheet.

Study of Drapery (Probably After the Antique)

Domenico Beccafumi, 1520-40

Pen and brown ink drawing of a crowded procession of robed and nude figures in a horizontal frieze.

Procession (left-hand portion of border below Sacrifice of Isaac, inlaid-marble pavement, Siena Cathedral)

Domenico Beccafumi, 1520-50

Pencil drawing of an ornate oval cartouche with a grotesque mask, fruit garlands, and acanthus leaves around an empty panel.

Design for a Cartouche for the "Raccolta di Cartelle Pubblicate per uso della Gioventù Studiosa"

Sebastiano Cavina, ca. 1797

Pen and ink design for an ornamental cartouche with an empty oval center, a bearded mask, scrolls and fruit garlands.

Design for a Cartouche for the "Raccolta di Cartelle Pubblicate per uso della Gioventù Studiosa"

Sebastiano Cavina, ca. 1796

Watercolor landscape of cows wading in a brook among tall trees, with a distant town and hills beyond.

Landscape with Cows in a Brook

Felix Meyer, 1698

Ink and wash drawing of a satyr and satyress with goat legs holding up a large urn above a crouching hound.

Design for a Sculpture consisting of a Satyr and Satyress holding a Vase

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash drawing of a satyr and satyress balancing an ornate vase on their heads, with scrolled pedestal below.

Satyr and Satyress Seated on a Pedestal Supporting a Vase

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Scourging of Christ with soldiers flogging a bound figure beneath arches and columns.

Scourging of Christ

Aureliano Milani, 1700-1740

Red and black chalk drawing of a nude male figure seen from behind, leaning forward with drapery sketched in the background.

Nude Male Figure, Rear View

Giovanni da San Giovanni, 18th century

Black chalk study of a seated nude male figure with a sketched head above, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Studies of a Seated Nude Male Figure

Giulio Cesare Procaccini, ca. 1602-05

Pen drawing of brigands sorting loot by a treasure chest beneath a rocky cliff and tree.

Brigands: Design for an Engraving

Domenico Maria Fratta, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a crowned female figure with a scepter and a peacock beside her, in a ruled border.

Juno

Palma il Giovane, 16th century

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a young man in a hat looking over a river toward a pier and trees at dusk.

Young Man on a Riverbank

Umberto Boccioni, 1902