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Pencil and wash sketch of rocks, a bent tree, and a ruined wall in a landscape on tan paper.

The Bode Valley with Rocks and Trees; verso: Landscape Studies

Carl Blechen, 1800-1840

Watercolor of a Gothic church portal with a pointed arch, a pine tree, a stone tomb and a wet courtyard under a yellow sky.

A Portal of a Church

Ernst Ferdinand Oehme, 1820s

Watercolor of a postilion riding with harnessed horses through a snowy landscape, with two figures in blue in the foreground.

Postilion on Horse in a Winter Landscape

Wilhelm von Kobell, ca. 1798

Pen and ink drawing of a large tree, a stream and bridge, and a village with a church on rolling hills.

Southern German Landscape

Otto Friedrich Magnus Count Baudissin, 1800-1865

Watercolor of a pastoral landscape with shepherds and sheep framed by an archway, with castle ruins on distant hills.

The Four Castles of Neckarsteinach

Carl Philipp Fohr, 1800-1818

Pen drawing of a wooded landscape with a Bacchic procession of satyrs, maenads and a centaur, with a distant hilltop temple.

The Triumph of Bacchus

Joseph Anton Koch, 18th-19th century

Watercolor village scene with a stone cottage, a woman at the door, two walking figures on a dirt road, and rolling hills.

Village Scene with Figures

Jan van Ravenswaay, 19th century

Watercolor and ink landscape of a multi-tiered waterfall over rocks, framed by pine trees and steep mountain slopes.

Landscape with a Waterfall

Johann Christoph Rist, 1816

Calm lake reflecting a steep forested shore, with rocks in the foreground and hazy mountain peaks in the distance.

Wooded Shore at the King's Lake (Königssee)

Johann Heinrich Schilbach, first half 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of a waterfall and river in a forested mountain valley, with pine trees, small figures and distant peaks

Mountainous Landscape with a River

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1835/37

Grey wash drawing of snowy mountains above cliffs with two waterfalls falling into a green valley.

Foggy Landscape in the Apennine; verso: Sketch of Landscape

Carl Wagner, early 19th-mid-19th century

Watercolor of a large oak beside birches, with deer grazing near a fence and path, and a conifer forest beyond.

Wooded Landscape with Stag

Carl August Lebschee, 1800-1877

Pen and ink drawing of a standing young man with curly hair in a draped robe, shown barefoot on a grey-blue sheet.

Study of a Male Figure

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1849

Waist-Length Portrait of a Man Wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, in Profile Facing Left

Guercino, 1620s

Red chalk and ink drawing of clergy and onlookers at a ceremony, with a procession and classical buildings in the background.

The Consecration of the Site of a Church in Rome by a Pope ("The Miracle of Saint Mary of the Snows"?)

Giovanni Lanfranco, n.d.

Brown wash drawing on blue paper of a shepherd with a crook pointing while a seated nude male looks up on rocky ground.

A Shepherd Addressing a Seated Male Nude

Alessandro Magnasco, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a barefoot elderly friar in a hooded robe, seen from behind, with white highlights.

Standing Pilgrim Friar

Alessandro Magnasco, ca. 1705-20

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of many robed figures, poets and musicians gathered beside a classical building on an arc

An Allegory of Learning

Parrasio Micheli, ca. 1565

Brown ink drawing of a clergyman blessing a book before a seated assembly in a grand interior with a raised throne.

An Ecclesiastic (Pope?) Blessing a Book before the Sacred College

Cesare Nebbia, 1580-90

Pen and red chalk drawing of Christ and a woman at a stone well, with trees and an urn in a landscape setting.

Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well

Giuseppe Passeri, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of Christ gesturing to a kneeling centurion while soldiers with spears stand nearby.

Christ and the Centurion (recto); Figure Waving to Departing Ship (verso)

Giuseppe Passeri, 1665-1714

Pen and brown wash drawing of two women embracing on steps, with onlookers, a donkey, and architecture in the background.

The Visitation

Bernardino Poccetti, ca. 1599-1610

Brown wash drawing of Christ standing and gesturing to a kneeling Mary Magdalen beneath a tree in a landscape.

Christ Appearing to Saint Mary Magdalen ("Noli Me Tangere")

Jacopo Bassano, ca. 1560

Pen and ink drawing of a draped female figure pointing to a crescent moon with two infants beside her and a tree.

Classical Female Figure (Diana or Venus) with Two Infants

Francesco Primaticcio, ca. 1539-42

Pen and brown ink sketch of a winged infant riding a crouching horse, holding its reins, on a pale sheet.

Winged Infant Riding a Crouching Horse

Giulio Romano, n.d.

A Lion in Profile Facing to the Left ("Leo")

Giulio Romano, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of several figures: a man with a staff and dog, a seated woman, a standing woman with a rosary, and othe

Studies for Standing and Seated Figures

Salvator Rosa, 1634-45

Brown wash drawing with red chalk showing two draped seated male figures within triangular spandrel shapes.

Two Seated Male Figures Within Spandrels

Andrea Schiavone, 16th century

Pen and wash design for a semi-dome with framed scenes, garlands carried by putti, and a classical architectural order below.

Design for the Decoration of the Semi-Dome of a Church Apse

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1545-55

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man leading a blind friar with a walking stick, on aged paper.

A Man Leading a Blind Friar (recto); Incidental Sketches (not by the artist; verso)

Jusepe de Ribera, 17th century