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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,446 works

Pen and wash drawing of a dead quail seen from below, wings spread and legs extended, with pink highlights on beak and feet.

A Dead Bird (Quail?) Seen from Below

Count Giorgio Durante, 1685-1755

Watercolor drawing of two hanging dead birds, a grey quail and a long-beaked barred bird, against a pale background.

Two Dead Birds (A Quail and a Long-Beaked Bird)

Count Giorgio Durante, 1705-55

Bird, Perhaps an Egret, Seen in Profile with One Wing Lifted

Count Giorgio Durante, 1685-1755

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin and Child among angels above Saints Peter and Paul holding a key and a book.

Virgin and Child Appearing in a Glory of Angels to Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Jacopo da Empoli, 1551-1640

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling haloed saint gazing up at Christ and the Virgin among clouds and angels.

Christ and the Virgin Appearing to Saint Francis

Pietro Faccini, 1562-1602

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman in draped robes extending one arm, signed Faccini in the lower right.

Seated Female Figure

Pietro Faccini, 1562-1602

Red chalk drawing of a muscular male nude with raised arm, with a separate study of his head at upper right.

Male Nude with Left Arm Upraised, and a Further Study of His Head

Aniello Falcone, 1607-56

Red chalk drawing of harvest figures in an oval frame, with a draped woman and a shirtless man among wheat stalks.

Ruth and Boaz

Aniello Falcone, 1607-56

Brown wash drawing on blue paper of a draped female figure holding a tablet and crown, with handwritten notes below.

Project for the Decoration of a Spandrel: Winged Female Figure Holding a Tablet and a Crown

Paolo Farinati, 1524-1606

Brown ink and wash drawing on blue paper of the Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Paul beneath a palm.

Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Paul

Paolo Farinati, 1524-1606

Pencil drawing of four haloed saints in flowing robes, one holding a book, before a faint architectural background.

Saints John the Evangelist, Paul, Peter, and Stephen

Ferraù Fenzoni, ca. 1590

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a winged angel in flowing drapery, head tilted, one arm raised.

Standing Angel Brandishing a Sword

Ferraù Fenzoni, ca. 1590

Brown and white wash drawing of the Virgin standing and holding the Christ Child on a blue-grey ground.

Standing Virgin Holding the Christ Child

Gaudenzio Ferrari, 1475-1546

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornamental overdoor design with putti, a central mask, scrolls and a lion-mask vase.

Design for an Overdoor Decoration (recto); Rinceaux (verso)

Gregorio de' Ferrari, ca. 1670-90

Graphite sketch of the Virgin ascending on clouds, surrounded by angels and putti in an oval composition.

The Assumption of the Virgin (recto); Architectural Notations (verso)

Lorenzo de' Ferrari, 1680-1744

Sepia print of Saint Mary Magdalen with long wavy hair, draped in cloth, hands clasped and gazing upward in an oval frame.

Saint Mary Magdalen

Angelo Albanesi, January 15, 1779

Brown wash drawing of the Annunciation: an angel with lilies speaks to a seated Virgin at a lectern beneath a dove and cherub

The Annunciation

Pietro Melchiorre Ferrari, 1735-87

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin ascending on clouds in radiant light, with cherubs, saints and a dragon below.

The Ascension of the Virgin

Gregorio de' Ferrari, 1667-1726

Brown wash drawing of the Circumcision with a priest, the Virgin, attendants and cherubs around an altar.

The Circumcision, Study for an Engraving

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Graphite sketch on squared paper of the Virgin in clouds above four saints in an oval composition.

The Virgin Immaculate Appearing to Four Saints

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Engraving of two ornate knife designs with sculpted handles, one topped by an eagle and one by a nude figure.

Design for Two Knife Handles

Cherubino Alberti, 1553-1615

Black chalk sketch of a bearded man's head turned to the upper right, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Upper Right

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Drawing of the Last Supper with apostles around a table under an arch, framed by ornamental architectural borders.

The Last Supper

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Pen and wash drawing of an altar with two kneeling winged angels supporting a crucifix, flanked by two small putti.

Design for an Altar with Kneeling Angels Supporting a Crucifix

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Graphite drawing of a reclining saint attended by kneeling figures, with angels in clouds above under an arched frame.

The Death of Saint Francis Xavier

Ciro Ferri, 1674-79

Brown wash drawing of the Circumcision with an infant, priest, attendants and angels within an ornate architectural frame.

The Circumcision

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Watercolor elevation of a Gothic Revival library and chapel with twin towers and a large traceried window.

Library and Chapel, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1838-39

Brown wash and red chalk study of clouds with angels, cherubs and saints arranged around a glowing heavenly centre.

Study for a Ceiling Decoration: Coronation of the Virgin (recto); Female Head (verso)

Giacinto Brandi, 1680

Red chalk drawing of a male nude torso with raised arms, shaded to show muscles of the chest and abdomen.

Male Nude Torso with Raised Arms

Parmigianino, ca. 1522-24

Red chalk drawing of a seated female figure in drapery with loose hatching, head turned downward, by Parmigianino.

Seated Goddess Diana (recto); Studies of a Nude Male Torso Seen from the Rear, and a leg (verso)

Parmigianino, ca. 1522