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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,460 works

Red chalk drawing of a seated Madonna holding the Christ Child, with the infant Saint John at lower left and studies above.

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist; upper left, Study for the Right Arm of the Infant Saint Joh…

Raphael, ca. 1506-7

Sepia print of a woman warming children by a fire, with a dog at her feet in a domestic interior.

A Domestic Scene: Woman Warming Clothes and Children in Front of a Fire

Vincenzio Vangelisti, 1738? or 1744-98

Red chalk studies of nude infant figures with heads, arms and legs sketched in multiple poses on tinted paper.

Studies of the Christ Child

Raphael, 1513-14

Brown wash drawing of a veiled grieving woman beside the reclining body of Christ on a stone ledge, with a rock at left.

Pietà (recto); Madonna and two cherubs (verso)

Raphael, 16th century

Pen and ink drawing of a nude male figure seen from behind, with hatched musculature on a toned paper ground.

Male Figure Seen from Rear, after a drawing by Michelangelo

Raphael, 1508-1600

Two nude figures

Raphael, 16th century

Pen and ink drawing of robed bearded men walking in procession, one holding a long staff, within a ruled border.

Moses and Other Figures

Cesare Nebbia, 1570-80

Pen and ink study of a bearded robed man beside a nude figure, with sketched heads and hands at the upper right.

Creation of Eve

Vincenzo Tamagni, 1517-1520

Pen and brown ink sketch of a robed saint beneath a hovering angel among clouds, with studies of hands at left.

Saint Stephen Being Crowned by an Angel

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Wash drawing of a bearded Franciscan saint holding a crucifix, standing in an arched niche with a scalloped shell behind him.

Standing Franciscan Saint in a Niche

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 1650-1700

Loose pen and wash sketch of figures lowering a body from a cross, with draped mourners around it.

Descent from the Cross

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Drawing of a horse's head in brown wash with a green and red bridle ornament against a gray architectural background.

Horse's head

Raphael, 1500-50

Ink and wash drawing of a kneeling hunter beside a horse, facing a stag with a crucifix between its antlers in a forest.

The Vision of St. Hubert

Vittorio Amedeo Rapous, 1728-1800

Black chalk study of a reclining headless male nude over drapery, with a small blue sheet of a female figure pasted at lower

The Reclining Headless Body of Holofernes; Study of Female Semi-Nude Figure (on a small separate, unrelated sheet of…

Guido Reni, 1625-40

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man wearing a crown of thorns, gazing upward, on tan paper.

Ecce Homo

Guido Reni, 1575-1699

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin Mary rising with outstretched arms above three cherub heads, attributed to Guido Reni.

Assumption of the Virgin

Guido Reni, 1575-1642

Drawing of a woman's head tilted upward with a rapt gaze, in black and red chalk on grey paper.

The Head of a Woman Looking Up (Judith)

Guido Reni, 1625-26

Pen and blue wash drawing of the Madonna and Child in glory above rows of cherubs and kneeling angels in an arched frame.

Madonna and Child in Glory Adored by Angels

Bernardino Rodriguez, 1600-1650

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude muscular man with one arm raised high, kneeling and reaching down, on aged paper.

Nude Male Figure with Upraised Right Arm

Girolamo Romanino, 1550-60

Chalk drawing with white highlights of the Holy Family with two angels, an elderly man holding the infant Christ beside a sea

The Holy Family with Angels

Pomarancio, 1603-5

Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure raising a skull, with a reclining figure and sketched legs beside him.

Two Nudes Seen from Below (recto); Male Figure with Upraised Arm (verso)

Pomarancio, 1580-82

Pen and brown ink sketch of a floating robed figure in clouds above kneeling figures, with architecture at left.

An Apparition

Salvator Rosa, 1615-73

Pen and brown wash drawing of witches gathered around a fire beneath a winged demon and airborne figures.

Witches' Sabbath

Salvator Rosa, 1640-1649

Red chalk drawing of a bearded male figure reaching outward with one arm, seated on a ledge, on a light tan sheet.

Study for a Raising of Lazarus (recto); half-length study of bearded nude male figure, and a man and woman with donke…

Salvator Rosa, 1615-73

Pen and ink study of a twisting male nude with raised arm, with pencil sketches of legs and wings on aged paper.

Study for a Prometheus Bound (recto); slight sketch of head and shoulders of man in lead pencil (verso)

Salvator Rosa, 1615-73

Pen and brown wash drawing of a central standing woman, turbaned head studies, and two kneeling figures on paper.

Studies of Kneeling Figures

Salvator Rosa, 1615-73

Pen and brown ink sketch of two standing men gesturing, one in armour, on a pale paper sheet.

Two Standing Men Gesticulating

Salvator Rosa, 1615-73

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling bearded man with a staff beside a tree, a pig and a trough nearby, under a cloudy sky.

The Prodigal Son Kneeling Repentant among Swine

Salvator Rosa, 1615-73

Pen and brown ink sketch of a muscular man straining against a split tree trunk amid foliage, by Salvator Rosa.

Milo of Crotona

Salvator Rosa, 1615-73

Brown ink wash drawing of three figures gathered around a large globe, one standing nude leaning on it.

Three Figures around a globe

Salvator Rosa, 1615-73