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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,714 works

Grey wash drawing of a seated bearded man speaking to a woman at a stone well beneath a large tree.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Nicholas Verkolje, early 18th century

Pen drawing of a crowned seated figure mocked by soldiers in feathered hats, one holding a staff above his head.

The Mocking of Christ

Pieter Jansz. Quast, 1640

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with rocks, trees, fishermen in a boat, sailing boats and a hilltop building.

Landscape with Fishermen

Maerten de Cock, ca. 1588-1661

Grey wash drawing of herdsmen, cattle, sheep and dogs by a fountain beside a classical statue and overgrown stone architectur

Landscape with Herdsmen, Sheep and Cows Around a Fountain

Pieter Bout, n.d.

Grayscale drawing of a Delft market square with a tall Gothic church tower, gabled houses, carriage, and pedestrians.

Marketplace of Delft with the Nieuwekerk

Gerrit Toorenburgh, 18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Last Supper, with apostles seated at a candlelit table in a columned interior.

The Last Supper

Claes Moeyaert, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of three cloaked travelers walking in a landscape, one pointing toward distant buildings on the right.

The Road to Emmaus

Claes Moeyaert, 17th century

Pencil drawing of rocky cliffs overgrown with bushes and trees, with a small figure and distant landscape at left.

Rocks Overgrown with Bushes

François van Knibbergen, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of figures beneath a draped canopy at an outdoor tavern, with a cart and barrels at right.

Figures in an Outdoor Tavern

Jan Asselijn, 1635-52

Brown wash drawing of a standing man in a cloak gesturing beside a reclining figure under a tree, with small figures in a dis

St. John the Baptist Pointing to Christ

Willem van Oordt, 17th century

Ink and wash drawing of a helmeted warrior and veiled woman in a rocky cave, gesturing toward figures and a dog.

Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld

Arnold Houbraken, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of Noah raising his arm before a burning altar while his family kneels, with a rainbow over the ark.

The Sacrifice of Noah

Gerard Hoet, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of the Annunciation: the Virgin Mary at a lectern receives a lily from a winged angel amid clouds a

The Annunciation

Gabriel Hornstain, 1639

Pen and grey wash drawing of nude women in a forest clearing, one embracing a goat-headed satyr, with children nearby.

Women Bathing in a Wood, Surprised by a Satyr

Balthasar Katzenberger, 1580-1627

Drapery Study for a Standing Male Figure in Profile Facing Left

Fra' Bartolomeo, 1512-17

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing woman in a fur stole and pearls beside an architectural niche.

Standing Female Figure and Ornamental Framework

Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli, ca. 1547-53

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a kneeling bearded saint gazing up at angels among clouds.

The Vision of Saint William of Aquitaine

Giovanni Angelo Canini, late 1650s

Head of a Bearded Man Wearing a Hood in Profile Facing Left

Giuseppe Cesari, 1636-38

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing male figure in a long robe and tall crown, holding a sword, over a faint grid.

Standing Male Figure Holding a Sword (King Otto of Hungary; recto); Sketch of Standing Male Figure (verso)

Cigoli, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing with white highlights of a house with a dovecote among trees, a path with two figures, and boats on the s

A House with a Dovecote and Trees by the Sea

Gherardo Cibo, 16th century

Pencil sketch of a Holy Family group with two flying angels above, drawn on pale paper.

Holy Family with Two Flying Angels

Baldassare Franceschini, ca. 1640

Pen and ink sketch of the Virgin crowned in clouds above rows of angels playing instruments and holding banners.

Coronation of the Virgin with the Heavenly Hosts

Baldassare Franceschini, 17th century

Brown ink sketch of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin and infant Christ, kneeling figures, and a column.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Pietro da Cortona, 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of workers digging and building a stone wall, with an axe-wielding man and mountains behind.

Men Digging and Constructing a Wall

Pietro da Cortona, 17th century

Ink and wash drawing of Christ kneeling in Gethsemane, an angel above him, a cross and fence in a stormy landscape.

Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

Gaspare Diziani, 18th century

Pen and ink caricature of two men in period coats facing each other, one smiling broadly, one with a stern expression.

Marco and Carlo: Caricature of Two Men Standing Face to Face

Pier Leone Ghezzi, 1674-1755

Watercolor landscape with a large tree, waterfall, figures and cows on a hillside path under a cloudy sky.

The Morning

Johann Georg Wagner, 1732-67

Grey-wash drawing of a waterfall beneath a large flowering tree, with three figures on a path and conifers in the distance.

Landscape with Waterfall

Friedrich Wilhelm Gmelin, 18th-early 19th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a crowned saint with a halo holding a church model, wearing a fur-trimmed cloak and armor.

Saint Henry (Emperor Henry II)

Joseph von Führich, 1800-1876

Pencil sketch of a tall fractured rock cliff above a pool, with boulders and shrubs in the foreground.

Rocks in the Bode Valley; verso: Small Landscape Studies

Carl Blechen, 1800-1840