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Brown ink and wash drawing of a young man in a powdered wig and embroidered waistcoat, shown half-length.

Half-Length Study for a Portrait of a Young Man

Pietro Antonio Novelli, mid-18th-early 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of a Venetian campo with gondolas on a canal, a church facade, a scuola, and strolling figures.

Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Looking Toward the Scuola di San Marco

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Pen and wash drawing of classical ruins with a tall arch, columns, a statue on a pedestal and fallen stones beneath cloudy sk

Ruins, with a Statue on the Left

Giovanni Paolo Panini, ca. 1728

Pen and ink drawing of a robed figure with curly hair holding a book and raised pen, standing on a stone pedestal.

Saint John the Evangelist (?)

Pietro Antonio Novelli, before 1755

Grey wash drawing of gondolas and rowers near a ship and fortification on a lagoon, with a church on the shore.

The Island of Povegila, with British Naval Officers Embarking

Giacomo Guardi, before 1797 or 1814-15

Brown wash drawing of a Last Supper banquet with seated figures at a long table, columns, drapery, and a servant on steps.

The Last Supper

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, ca. 1705

Brown ink and wash drawing of a family group with a seated woman, children, a standing man in a cloak, and classical columns.

A Venetian Family Portrait Group

Pietro Antonio Novelli, after 1750

Grey wash drawing of a Venetian canal with gondolas, a bell tower, palazzi, and a small arched bridge in the distance.

The Rio dei Greci, with the Ponte della Pieta in the Distance

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Watercolor and pencil sketch of jagged, snow-streaked mountain peaks above a hazy valley with a village, dated 1885.

Mountainous Landscape in Italy : "Il Resegone"

Frank Randal, 1885

Pen and wash design for a trade card showing a doge under a parasol, a child, a ship, and a rococo frame.

Design for a Trade Card

Pietro Antonio Novelli, mid-18th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a Venetian lagoon harbor with sailboats, gondolas, a fortress tower and a church.

The Porto di Lido, with the Fortezza Sant'Andrea on the Left

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Pen and brown ink drawing of a ruined Roman street with tall walls, an arched gate, and small figures walking along the pavin

View through the Herculaneum Gate, Pompeii

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1778

Pen and brown wash drawing with white highlights of a standing woman in flowing drapery holding a fan.

Allegorical Figure of a Woman

Pietro Antonio Novelli, ca. 1745-55

Grey wash drawing of a church and convent with a bell tower on a Venetian lagoon, with gondolas and a sailboat in the water.

The Church and Convent of San Mattia di Murano

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Brown ink landscape drawing of a villa with a tower, sheep, a shepherd, and a large tree in the foreground.

The House of Marco Ricci in the Bellunese

Marco Ricci, 1726

Pen and grey wash drawing of a seated muscular male nude with drapery across his lap, against a shaded background.

A Seated Slave

Pietro Antonio Novelli, mid-18th-early 19th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a Venetian waterway with gondolas, brick houses, and a distant church tower on an island.

The Punta di San Giobbe, with the Island of San Secondo in the Distance

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Pen and brown wash study of six male heads, several wearing turbans or hoods, arranged across a sheet.

Seven Male Heads

Sebastiano Ricci, late 17th-mid-18th century

Brown ink wash drawing of a bearded monk showing a portable altar to a praying child, with a kneeling old woman at left.

A Bearded Monk Showing a Portable Altar to a Praying Child, with an Old Woman Kneeling

Pietro Antonio Novelli, mid-18th-early 19th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of San Pietro di Castello in Venice, with gondolas on the canal and a tall bell tower.

San Pietro di Castello

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Brown ink and wash drawing of soldiers in armor pulling apart two struggling men in a tangled, dynamic group.

Soldiers Trying to Prevent Two Men From Fighting

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1728-30

Man with an Elaborate Headdress, Facing Left

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, ca. 1755-60

Grey wash drawing of a Venetian lagoon with gondolas, sailboats, a church with bell tower and waterfront houses.

The Punta di Santa Marta, Opposite the Giudecca

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Brown wash drawing of soldiers with helmets and halberds around a monument, a skull, and a shield with a mask.

Soldiers Around a Monument

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1743-45

Brown wash drawing of the Holy Family resting under a palm tree, with angels, a donkey, and a truncated pyramid.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt (with a Truncated Pyramid on the Right)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, ca. 1770

Grey wash drawing of a lagoon with a church, a tall tree, gondolas, a sailboat, and a jetty under a pale sky.

The Island of L'Anconetta, on the Way to Mestre, with the Church of La Madonnetta

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Pen and brown wash drawing of allegorical figures with a child and draped women on clouds.

Two Allegorical Figures for a Ceiling

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1734

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of the Baptism of Christ, with angels above and two ducks in the water at lower right.

The Baptism of Christ (with Two Ducks in the Water at Lower Right)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, ca. 1770-90

Ink and wash drawing of a Venetian canal with gondolas, figures and an arched bridge between tall palazzi.

The Rio dei Mendicanti

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-25

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin and Child enthroned with Saint Sebastian and kneeling saints beneath classical colum

Virgin and Child with Saint John of the Cross (?), Saint Sebastian, and Saint Peter of Alcantara

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1731-35