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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Brown wash drawing of a haloed saint watching as a man smashes a statue on a pedestal while angels descend above.

Saint Benedict Orders the Destruction of Idols at Montecassino

Gaspare Serenario, 1694-1759

Engraving of three winged angels seated at a table with Abraham bending toward them while a woman watches from a doorway.

The Three Angels Visiting Abraham, from "The Story of Abraham"

Pen and ink drawing of a seated youth raising his hand before robed men on a platform beneath curtains.

Jesus Disputing with the Doctors in the Temple (Luke 2:46-47)

Ercole Setti, 16th century

Brown ink drawing of Christ riding a donkey into Jerusalem as a crowd gathers, with a figure spreading a cloak on the road.

The Entrance of Christ into Jerusalem

Ercole Setti, 16th century

Pen and ink drawing of a row of standing figures in robes and armor, some holding scrolls, arranged in a frieze.

Vendor of Horoscopes

Ercole Setti, 16th century

Drawing of a smiling bearded man with long wavy hair and a draped garment, in black chalk with red tints on toned paper.

Bust of a Bearded Figure

Andrea Solario, 1515-24

Watercolor drawing of a couple in period dress seen from behind, with a small white dog and a flower vase beside them.

Young Couple Seen From Behind

Hippolyte-Omer Ballue, mid-19th century

Pen drawing of a dancer in an ornate costume with grotesque masks on the skirt, arms outstretched, and curled hair.

Male Actor in Ballet Costume

Jean Bérain, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in an ornate ballet costume with a feathered headdress and embroidered gown, arms outstretched

Female Actor in Ballet Costume

Jean Bérain, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a shirtless bearded man holding a sword beside a severed head on the floor.

Man with Sword

Charles-Albert Arnoux Bertall, 19th century

Watercolor costume design of a young man in a grey patterned tunic and blue hose, pointing left, titled Orlando.

Costume Design for "Orlando"

Charles Bianchini, 1889

Watercolor costume design of an elderly man in a black robe, purple cloak, velvet cap, and holding a cane, dated 1889.

Costume for Sir Olivier McText [a]; Descriptive Sheet of Accessories [b]

Charles Bianchini, 1889

Watercolor costume design of a cavalier in blue and burgundy with a feathered cap and sword.

Costume Design for a Cavalier (?) in Blue and Burgundy with Feathered Cap and Sword

Charles Bianchini, n.d.

Watercolor costume design of a standing woman in a blue dress with green trim, flowers in her hair, and a net pouch at her wa

Costume Design for "Andrey" [a]; Descriptive sheet of Accessories [b]

Charles Bianchini, 1889

Watercolor costume design of a woman in a patterned lilac dress holding a trailing garland of pink flowers.

Costume Design for a Maiden Draped in White

Charles Bianchini, n.d.

Watercolor costume design of a standing man in brown tunic, green cape and hose, with a feathered hat and boots.

Costume Design for "Touchstone" [a]; Descriptive Sheet of Costume and Accessories [b]

Charles Bianchini, 1889

Watercolor costume design of a standing man in a medieval tunic, blue sleeves, pink hose and laced boots, holding a sword.

Design for Man's "Medieval" Costume

Charles Bianchini, n.d.

Watercolor costume design of an armored officer in a plumed helmet, green tunic with white cross, and sword, dated 1889.

Costume Design for "Officiers du duc Frédéric" [a]; Descriptive Sheet of Costume Accessories [b]

Charles Bianchini, 1889

Watercolor costume design of a figure with a flower wreath, yellow tunic, blue scrolled sash, and bouquet.

Costume for a Youth in Yellow and Blue

Charles Bianchini, n.d.

Watercolor costume design of a villager playing an oboe, in lavender jacket, striped breeches and straw hat with flowers.

Costume Design for "4 Villageois jouant au hautbois" [a]; Descriptive Sheet of Costume Accessories [b]

Charles Bianchini, n.d.

Watercolor costume design of a man named Adam in a long green coat, fur cap, red boots and belt, by Charles Bianchini, 1889.

Costume Design for "Adam"

Charles Bianchini, 1889

Woman Dressed in Blue

John Lewis Brown, 19th century

Watercolor design for a round plate showing cyclamen flowers and mottled leaves within a fluted rim and geometric border.

Design for a Plate with Cyclamens

Amédée de Caranza, ca. 1877-85

Red chalk drawing of Susanna seated by a fountain as two elders lean over a balustrade behind her under a tree.

Susanna and the Elders

Laurent Cars, 18th century

Painted ornamental frieze with floral garlands, a central oval portrait of a woman with a basket, and scrollwork.

Design for a Tapestry Seat of a Sofa

Charles-Antoine Coypel, 1721

Etching of Saint Jerome kneeling in a wilderness with a halo, a lion, an open book and a cross beside him.

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Annibale Carracci, ca. 1591

Pen and ink drawing of a seated man in a long coat and cap playing flute beside a music stand, with handwritten dedication.

Flutist

Charles Édouard Delort, 1880

Pencil and brown wash sketch of a standing man in a tricorn hat and fur-trimmed coat, shown in three-quarter view.

Man Standing in Three-Quarter View Facing Left

Francesco Zuccarelli, 1702-88

Brown ink and wash drawing of five women in classical dress grouped among rocks and trees in a landscape.

Five Young Women in a Landscape

Francesco Zuccarelli, 1702-88

Pen and wash drawing of kneeling figures praying before a burning altar, with a bearded figure in clouds above.

The Sacrifice of Noah

Lazzaro Baldi, 1642-1703