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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,446 works

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling saint receiving a habit from a monk, with angels and the Virgin and Child above.

Saint Hyacinth Receiving the Dominican Habit

Aurelio Lomi, 1556-1622

Engraving of a seated governess brushing a hat while a young boy stands before her beside a racket and shuttlecock on the flo

The Governess

François Bernard Lépicié, 1739

Engraving of a seated man in a fur hat reading a book at a table with coins, quill, hourglass and glass flasks.

The Philosopher

François Bernard Lépicié, 1744

Engraving of a woman in a bonnet holding a market bag beside a kitchen chest, with bread, a jug and a figure in a doorway.

The Return from Market

François Bernard Lépicié, 1742

Engraving of a seated draftsman at a drawing board in a studio with a plaster bust, a palette, and a figure study on the wall

The Draftsman

Jean Jacques Flipart, 1757

Engraving of a seated woman in a white cap bending over sewing in her lap, with a basket and scissors beside her.

The Embroiderer

Jean Jacques Flipart, 1757

Engraved portrait of an older man in round spectacles and headscarf, inside an ornate frame with a name plaque below.

Self-Portrait

Juste Chevillet, after 1771

Grey wash drawing of two draped nymphs flanking a central mask above a garland and ornamental frieze design.

Design for a Door-Knocker (?) With Two Nymphs

Giacomo Rossi, 18th century

Head of a Bearded Man

Lorenzo Lotto, 1516-17

Ink and wash drawing of a baroque altar with a radiant sunburst, angel figures, curtains and candelabra.

Framed Design for an Altar

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1710-20

Red chalk drawing of Bacchus and Ariadne with a reclining woman, a standing man, putti and trees on grey paper.

Bacchus and Ariadne

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a nude man seen from behind, standing beside a flowing cloak over rocky ground.

Nude Figure with Cloak, seen from rear

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and ink and red chalk sketch of a standing man, a woman reaching upward, and a crowd of figures in the background.

Scene of Celebration with Dancing and Music-Making (Jephtha and his Daughter?)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, ca. 1680-1720

Brown ink and wash studies of male figures holding tablets in oval frames, captioned as studies for the Moses in Parma.

Nine Studies of the Moses in Santa Maria della Steccata, Parma (recto); Nine Studies for the Eve in Santa Maria della…

Parmigianino, 1503-40

Ink and wash drawing of a memorial interior with a central inscribed pyramid, skeletons, flags, crowns, and a skull and cross

Memorial Decoration for the Interior of a Building to Honor the Deceased Ernst Ludwig, 1725

Alessandro Rossini, 1702-36

Pen and watercolor design of a reliquary supported by four nude male figures, with putti holding a crosier and mitre on top.

Design for a Gold and Silver Bishop's Reliquary

Luigi Valadier, late 18th century

Red chalk drawing of a muscular nude man with one arm raised, with a partial torso and arm study at right.

Study of Nude Figure in Front View Looking Upward; Study of Torso and Left Arm

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a woman with auburn hair holding a branch, with a vase of pale flowers beside her.

Jane Morris: Study for "Mariana"

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1868

Red chalk drawing of a child's head with wavy hair and large eyes, turned slightly to one side, on a light paper ground.

Child's Head

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red and black chalk drawing of a seated nude male figure with bowed head, draped cloth and crossed feet.

The Dead Christ

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of the risen Christ rising above a tomb, with sleeping soldier studies in the lower corners.

The Resurrection of Christ

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds above a kneeling monk receiving a rosary from a robed figure.

Saint Dominic Giving the Rosary to Pope Pius V

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink drawing of shepherds adoring the infant Christ in a stable, with a sheep and an ox nearby.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Giovanni Battista Paggi, 1554-1627

Pen and ink figure studies with red chalk head of a child, showing groups of figures, seated men and an old man.

Figure Studies: The Arrest of Christ?, Christ and the Canaanite Woman, Seated Male Figures, and Head of a Child (rect…

Palma il Giovane, 1548-1628

Pen and brown ink sheet of figure studies: a robed woman, bearded male heads, a seated nude, and sketched cloud forms.

Figure Studies: Seated Female Holding a Book, Two Heads of Bearded Men, Seated Male Nude, and Four Sketches for Chris…

Palma il Giovane, 1548-1628

Pen and wash drawing of overlapping muscular male nudes with studies of arms, shoulders, hands and legs.

Studies of Arms, Shoulders and Hands

Giacomo Franco, 1548-1628

Brown wash drawing of a standing man in eighteenth-century dress lifting a tricorne hat overhead.

Man Shading His Face with a Tricorne

Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1691-1765

Pen and brown ink sheet with many figure studies, reclining, flying and draped figures, by Paolo Veronese, c. 1570-75.

Studies for The Allegories of Love

Paolo Veronese, 1570-75

Grey wash drawing of a preacher gesturing to a seated crowd beneath tall Corinthian columns and an arched vault.

Saint Paul Preaching in Athens

Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1733

Pen and wash drawing of a tomb design with a Madonna and Child in a garland arch, reclining figure, and cherubs.

Design for the Tomb of a Youth

Parmigianino, 1524-25