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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,446 works

Red chalk study sheet with draped kneeling and seated figures, drapery sketches, and a standing nude on tan paper.

Figural Studies

Marco Benefial, 1684-1764

Ink and wash drawing of a winged angel and a man locked in struggle, with clouds and a distant landscape behind them.

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel

Giulio Benso, 1601-68

Pen and wash drawing of two seated draped figures on a curved cornice below a rectangular framed panel, on an arched sheet.

Seated Figures of Saint Ursula and Saint Cecilia

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1598-1680

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded saint baptizing a kneeling man beneath columns, with onlookers and a dove above.

St. Peter Baptizing Cornelius (Acts 10: 44-48)

Laurent Pêcheux, n.d.

Graphite drawing of a woman's head with lowered eyes, hair bound by a headband, and soft shading on a pale sheet.

Head of an Angel

Alphonse-Henri Périn, ca. 1833

Pen and brown ink drawing of Christ speaking with two women in a vaulted interior, one seated at a table.

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

François Perrier, ca. 1640

Pen and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, kneeling kings, attendants, and a writing figure

The Adoration of the Magi

Nosadella, 1500-1571

Grisaille drawing of a winged woman with a scroll and a bearded old man beside an hourglass and open book.

Allegory of History, with Time

Vittorio Maria Bigari, 1761

Grey ink drawing of two women tending a wounded nude male figure beside a tree, with a third woman holding a tray.

Two Women Annointing the Wounds of Saint Sebastian (recto); Study of a Nude Male Figure (verso)

Giovanni Biliverti, 1585-1644

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Holy Family resting with an angel, the Virgin seated beside a bearded man with a staff.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Pen and wash drawing of a Gothic chapel interior with an altar, stained glass window, painted vault and three women at right.

Chapel in a Gothic Church (recto); Outline sketch of an oval form (verso)

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ornamental design with a caryatid figure, an eagle, putti, and scrolling acanthus ornament.

Ornamental Design with Caryatid Figure Standing on Stool and Holding a Bowl; Puttis on the Sides Hold Drapery and Sup…

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Pen and grey wash drawing of a standing woman in an ornate oriental-style robe, jeweled turban and flowing cloak.

Standing Figure in Oriental Costume

Sebastiano Bombelli, 1655-1719

Saint Bartholomew (recto); Study of Drapery and Two Hands (verso)

Carlo Bononi, 1569-1632

Red and black chalk drawing of an architectural niche with a standing male figure, a cherub atop a scrolled pediment, and an

Scheme for an Architectural Decoration with a Standing Male Figure in a Niche

Fabrizio Boschi, 1572-1642

Grey drawing of haloed Saint Matthew seated in an architectural niche with a book, accompanied by a winged angel.

Saint Matthew Seated in a Niche

Fabrizio Boschi, 1572-1642

Red chalk drawing of two draped female saints with kneeling followers and angels in clouds beneath an arched frame.

The Departure of Saint Paula and Saint Eustochium for the Holy Land

Giuseppe Bottani, 1740

Pen and wash drawing of a tomb design with an oval portrait medallion, a seated putto writing, a lion, and a scale bar.

Design for a Tomb

Pietro Bracci, 1700-1773

Brown ink drawing of a bound saint at a stake above flames, with executioners, onlookers and cherubs holding a wreath and pal

A Martyrdom

Serafino Brizzi, 1648-1737

Watercolor of a Venetian palace water entrance with an arched doorway, a moored gondola and leaded windows above the canal.

Portal of a Venetian Palace

Daniele Bucciarelli, 1839-1911

Pen and brown wash drawing of figures lowering a body from the cross with ladders and a draped cloth.

The Descent from the Cross

Gian Antonio Burrini, ca. 1720

Pen and ink landscape with figures, tall poplars and a garlanded tomb structure beneath a hatched sky.

Landscape with Figures near a Tomb

Gian Antonio Burrini, 1656-1727

Studies for a Scourging Soldier and the Head of Christ

Jacopo Bassano, ca. 1565

Young Man Standing in Profile Facing Left (recto); Sketch of Two Capitals (verso)

Francesco Bacchiacca, 1494-1557

Pen drawing of an unfinished choir book initial with robed figures approaching a gothic temple, framed by foliate scrollwork.

Unfinished Design for a Choir Book: Initial with Scene of Christ Entering the Temple

Lorenzo Monaco, 1408-11

Engraving of a seated woman nursing an infant in a room with a window view of a walled town and a checkered floor.

The Virgin at the Window

Barthel Beham, 1502-40

Bust of a Bearded Old Man, Profile to Right

Carletto Caliari, 1567-96

Woodcut title page showing the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, crowned by stars and angels, with rayed border and Latin he

Virgin on a Crescent, title page from Pelbartus de Temesvar's "Stellarium corone"

Daniel Hopfer, 1502

Woodcut of a Franciscan friar writing at a desk in a garden, with a bird overhead and four winged medallions in the corners.

The Franciscan, Pelbart of Temesvar, Studying in a Garden

Daniel Hopfer, 1502

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowned Virgin holding the Christ Child, with a serpent, angels, and clouds.

The Virgin Immaculate with the Christ Child

Giuseppe Cades, 1770