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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,460 works

Gray wash drawing of the Virgin rising on clouds above apostles at an open tomb, with angels and putti in light.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Francesco de Mura, 1751

Grey wash drawing of a haloed saint on steps before a crowd, with angels and cherubs in clouds above and a colonnade at right

The Vision of Saint Benedict

Francesco de Mura, 1740

Two Figures in an Architectural Setting: A Female Nude Seated in a Profile View and a Seated Male Nude in a Three-Qua…

Rosso Fiorentino

Graphite drawing of the crucified Christ with arms outstretched and a loincloth, on aged paper with faint ruling lines.

Christ on the Cross

Girolamo Muziano, 1590-1600

Red chalk drawing of a muscular male nude twisting upward with a raised arm, with a kneeling figure below.

Samson Slaying the Philistine, after Michelangelo (recto); Figure of Fury, after Rosso Fiorentino (verso)

Giovanni Battista Naldini, 1537-91

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of the dead Christ supported by three figures in a pietà composition.

The Dead Christ Supported by Three Figures

Giovanni Battista Naldini, 1537-91

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling bearded man in draped robes, arms outstretched and face turned upward, on aged paper.

Kneeling Male Figure with Outstretched Arms (recto); Semi-Nude Seated Male Figure seen from Behind (verso)

Giovanni Battista Naldini, 1537-91

Chalk drawing of a man in a dark monastic habit, gesturing with one hand, inside an oval frame with a blank scroll below.

Portrait of a Man in a Monastic Habit

Bartolommeo Nazari, 1699-1758

Grey chalk drawing of a man in a wig and jacket, shown in an oval cartouche with rococo scrollwork.

Portrait of a Man Wearing a Wig

Bartolommeo Nazari, 1699-1758

Black and white chalk drawing of a man in a dark cap and buttoned jacket, arms folded, within an oval vignette on grey paper.

Portrait of a Man in a Cap

Bartolommeo Nazari, 1699-1758

Pen and brown wash drawing of a crowned standing king in a draped cloak, framed by a decorative double border.

Standing Figure of a Warrior King

Cesare Nebbia, 1536-1614

Pen and ink sketch of a banquet with a seated warrior attended by servants carrying goblets and trays.

Banquet Scene: A Seated Warrior Attended by a Number of Servants (recto); Back View of a Standing Man in a Long Cloak…

Cesare Nebbia, 1536-1614

Watercolor of a standing officer in armor holding a pink banner, with a bow and arrows on his back.

An Officer of the Corps of Bowmen

William Alexander, 1797-1805

Pen drawing of a seated woman in a patterned gown beside a table with flowers, with a dark stylized border below.

Madame Réjane

Aubrey Beardsley, 1894

Ink drawing of a young woman in a pale gown among briars, flame-like lightning, and roses on a black ground.

Young Woman Surrounded by Briars, Lightning and Roses (Chapter Heading, "Le Morte d'Arthur," J. M. Dent 1893-94, Part…

Aubrey Beardsley, by May 30, 1893

Black and white border design with praying winged angels, poppies and tulips around a blank central panel.

Praying Angels and Poppies (Border Design for Thomas Malory, "Le Morte d'Arthur," J. M. Dent 1893-94, Part III, book…

Aubrey Beardsley, by May 30, 1893

Watercolor interior of a woman in a white gown and a kneeling man in blue, with a figure watching from a doorway.

The Proposal (recto); Unfinished drawing of a horse and rider (verso)

Richard Parkes Bonington, after 1820

Watercolor and pencil sketch of three women in traditional red-capped costumes with handwritten notes, by Edward Lear.

Peasant women from Ragusa

Edward Lear, 1866 (?)

Blake watercolor of a robed angel leading Eve to a reclining Adam beneath a grapevine.

Angel of the Divine Presence Bringing Eve to Adam (The Creation of Eve: "And She Shall be Called Woman) (recto); Sket…

William Blake, ca. 1803

Watercolor drawing of a towering nude angel raising one arm before a sunburst, holding an open book, feet in flame above the

Angel of the Revelation (Book of Revelation, chapter 10)

William Blake, ca. 1803-5

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin ascending over a sarcophagus, with angels in clouds and robed apostles below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Cesare Nebbia, 1536-1614

Pen and brown wash drawing of a sibyl pointing to angels above while a seated emperor and soldiers stand among classical colu

Sibyl Announcing the Birth of Christ to the Emperor Augustus

Bartolomeo Neroni, 1505-71

Pen and ink drawing of the Arch of Constantine in Rome with columns, reliefs, roundels and a Latin inscription.

Arch of Constantine, Rome

Bartolomeo Neroni, 1535-71

Brown ink and wash drawing of angel musicians playing an organ and lute, with cherubs on clouds above and below.

Group of Angel Musicians

Avanzino Nucci, 1551-1629

Oval drawing in ink and blue wash of the Virgin and Child with Saint Catherine, angels, musicians, and a column.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Avanzino Nucci, 1551-1629

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling saint interceding before Christ and the Virgin, with souls reaching up from below.

Saint Gregory the Great Interceding for Souls in Purgatory

Giovanni Odazzi, 1663-1731

Watercolor of a cobbled street leading to a Gothic cathedral with twin spires, flanked by old houses and pedestrians.

View of Bayeux

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1832

Watercolor of a village street with a Gothic church spire, a woman in a bonnet walking, and old houses under a cloudy sky.

View of Issy (A Street in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Seine)

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1820-74

Brown ink sketch of an angel with a flowering branch approaching a draped woman beside a carved lectern.

The Annunciation

Antonio Gionima, ca. 1731

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a winged putto with turned head, bent arm, and sketched legs.

Winged Putto Holding the Base of a Cross

Titian, 1477-1510