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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Brown wash drawing of a haloed woman on an ornate chariot pulled by a winged bull, with a dove and procession of robed figure

Allegory of the Triumph of the Church

called Stradanus Jan van der Straet, 16th century

Brown ink drawing of a reclining woman in a hammock with a standing navigator, ships, an anteater, and the word America.

Allegory of America

called Stradanus Jan van der Straet, ca. 1587-89

Pen and grey wash drawing of a bishop saint with crozier above clouds and putti, with a city and smoking volcano below.

Saint Januarius Saving Naples from an Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Verso: Small sketch of similar scene

Anton Domenico Gabbiani, 1724

Grey ink and wash architectural section of a two-storied hall with an arched entrance, balcony balustrade and vaulted ceiling

Design for a Stage Set: Design in Section of a Two-Storied Entrance Hall (Recto). Elevation Design for a Monumental E…

Giovanni Battista Galliani, 1794

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate rococo mace design with two seated female figures, putti, and a tiara at its top.

Design for a Mace

Giovanni Giardini, 1646-1722

Black chalk portrait drawing of a woman with curled hair, feathered headdress and drop earring on blue-grey paper.

Portrait of a Woman

Ottavio Mario Leoni, n.d.

Gray wash drawing of a rococo design with acanthus scrolls, a reclining laurel-crowned woman, sleeping children, and a rooste

Design for Rear Decoration of a Coach

Agostino Letterini, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of ornamental panels with interlaced knotwork, scrolling foliage and stylized flowers in grey wash.

Design for Panels (Textile?) Decorated with Moresque and Knotwork Ornament

Master F, ca. 1525-40

Pen and ink sketches of a funeral monument, niche, helmet, entablature, and a draped female statue on paper.

Sketches of a Funeral Monument, a Niche with Statues, a Helmet in the Shape of a Human Head, an Entablature and a Fem…

Michelangelo, n.d.

Pencil drawing of floral scrollwork ornaments on the left and a half cartouche with laurel and a lion on the right.

Left Part of the Drawing: Floral Ornaments; Right Part of the Drawing: Half Cartouche Decorated with Leaves, Arms and…

Agostino Mitelli, mid-17th century

Engraved auricular cartouche with grotesque figures, putti, a lion mask and fruit garlands within a strapwork frame.

Auricular Cartouche with Figures within a Strapwork Frame, from "Veederley Veranderinghe van grotissen ende Compertim…

Cornelis Floris II, 1556

Drawing of an angel restraining an old bearded man above a blindfolded young man on an altar beside a tree.

The Sacrifice of Isaac

Willem van Mieris, 1694

Pen and brown wash design for an arched sepulchral monument with statues above and a bas relief panel below, dated 1826.

Design for a Sepulchral Monument Divided in Two Parts with Bas Relief Surmounted by Statues and Foliate Decoration Below

Guiseppe Colignon, 1826

Watercolor cross-section of a majolica kiln with labeled chambers, a worker feeding firewood, and hills in the background.

Section of a Kiln for the Production of Majolika

Pietro Bandiera, ca. 1796

Grey wash drawing of an ornamental oval cartouche with banners, drums, leaves and a crown, with an empty central field.

Design for Cartouche with Banners, Drums, Leaves and a Woman's Head with Tiara

Carlo Bianconi, 1732-1802

Pen and wash drawing combining a floor plan and an ornate elevation of a tiered catafalque with statues and urns.

Half Elevation and Half Plan for a Catafalque for Maximilian, Elector of Bavaria, probably Maximilian II Emanuel (166…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Grey wash drawing of an elaborate baroque catafalque with an obelisk, candelabra, flaming urns and standing figures.

Elevation for a Catafalque Surmounted by an Obelisk

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and wash elevation drawing of an ornate catafalque topped by an obelisk, with putti and female figures among scrolls.

Elevation for a Catafalque Surmounted by Squat Obelisk, Decorated with Statues of Putti and Female Figures

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen drawing of a tall tiered catafalque with scrolled ornament, a central cartouche, and standing figures on the base.

Elevation of a Catafalque: the Central Part Comprised of a Series of Steps to Top; with Statues and Central Cartouche…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen drawing of two stage set designs: a domed pavilion with fountain above and a spiral-columned arch with military trophies

Designs for Components of Stage Sets: at Bottom: Spiral and Wreathed-Colonnaded Pavillion with Central Arch Surmounte…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and ink study of a bearded man in a draped robe beside a sketch of a classical head on brown paper.

A Bearded Man, Standing, and a Classical Head

Eugène Delacroix, 1815-63

Etching of a rooster standing on a dunghill with hens and chicks, a jewel in the dirt, and a farmyard scene behind.

The Cock and the Precious Stone, from Aesop's Fables

Francis Barlow, ca. 1760

Grey wash and pen drawing of a palace interior with a staircase, statues on pedestals and ornate arched pediments.

Sketch of a Palace's Interior's Foreshortening with Stairs, Statues and Ornaments

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Pen and grey wash drawing of two chained male atlantes supporting a cornice above an eagle, with draped fabric.

Design for a Decorated Console with Two Slaves on Top of an Eagle

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1782-1844

Pen and ink drawing of a helmeted warrior stripping armor from a fallen soldier among rocks, with a sword and shield nearby.

Stripping the Slain

John Hamilton Mortimer, ca. 1773

Black and white woodcut by Paul Gauguin titled Le Sourire, showing a seated woman, a bird, and stylized faces with carved let

Le Sourire

Paul Gauguin, 1899

Pen and grey wash drawing of six ornamental designs with urns, scrolls, garlands and a laurel wreath in rectangular panels.

Six Designs for the Decoration of Rectangular Reliefs

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1782-1844

Ink and wash drawing of an ornate rococo frame enclosing a scene of a seated woman, a standing man, and a cherub above.

Design for a Sculptured Frame with Garlands and Statues and a Painting of Two Human Figures with Puttis inside the Frame

Carlo Borrelli, 1776

Brown ink drawing of a central cuirass and helmet flanked by two ornate classical vases with relief figures.

Trophy with Two Vases and a Cuirass

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Pen and brown ink sketch of a bearded man with raised arm standing over a fallen figure on the ground.

Study of Two Male Figures Fighting

Luca Cambiaso, mid-16th century