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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,460 works

Brown monochrome drawing of a kneeling robed martyr attacked by a dagger-wielding man, with flying putti above.

Death of Saint Peter Martyr

Felice Torelli, 1667-1748

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin appearing to a bearded Saint Jerome, with angels and sketched heads around him.

The Virgin Appearing to Saint Jerome (recto); Head of a Young Woman with Braided Hair

Flaminio Torre, 1621-61

Pen and ink design drawing of a tall ornate candlestick with nude figures, scrollwork, and a portrait medallion on the base.

Design for a Candlestick

Pietro Torrigiano, 1472-1528

Pen and wash drawing of the Nativity with the Christ Child, Holy Family, ox, donkey, angels and rabbits in a stable.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Trometta, ca. 1565

Pen and ink drawing of four draped female saints below three angels with palms and crowns among clouds.

Saint Cecilia, Saint Mary Magdalen, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, and Saint Agnes, Angels with Palm Branches and Cro…

Panfilo Nuvolone, ca. 1609

Brown ink drawing of the Virgin Mary on a globe with angels and God the Father above, and Adam and Eve with a serpent below.

Allegory of the Immaculate Conception with the Fall of Man

Alessandro Turchi, 1578-1649

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling female martyr under a raised sword, with soldiers, descending angels and architecture.

Martyrdom of Two Female Saints

Cosimo Ulivelli, 1625-1704

Red chalk drawing of allegorical figures, a winged woman reaching toward a seated woman beside an architectural pedestal.

Truth Removing the Blinders from the Eyes of Ignorance (recto); Designs for Frames (verso)

Cosimo Ulivelli, 1625-1704

Brown wash drawing of Christ crowning a kneeling woman as cherubs and a dove of the Holy Spirit gather in the clouds above.

The Coronation of the Virgin

Francesco Vanni, 1605

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds with two angels above a bearded man and a kneeling woman.

A Male and a Female Saint (Joseph of Aramathea? and Saint Catherine of Siena? Adoring the Virgin and Child in Glory (…

Francesco di Maria, 1623-90

Pencil portrait of a long-haired man with a white collar in an oval medallion within an ornate grey wash frame.

Self-Portrait

Onorio Marinari, 1627-1715

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin appearing above a priest at an altar, with kneeling figures and angels among clouds.

The Virgin Appearing at Mass

Agostino Masucci, 1692-1758

Watercolor of a castle with a round crenellated tower above a river, trees, a stone bridge, and a small figure.

Caesar's Tower, Warwick Castle

William Callow, ca. 1850

Standing Woman Looking to Left Background

Francesco Vanni, 1596-98

Red and black chalk drawing of a man's head tilted down with closed eyes and a hand at his neck.

Head of a Man with Closed Eyes

Francesco Vanni, 1563-1610

Pen and brown wash drawing of a saint walking on water with angels above and kneeling figures and a city below.

Saint Hyacinth Walking on the Waters

Francesco Vanni, 1599

Red chalk drawing of a half-length male nude, head tilted upward, arms behind his back, on pale paper.

Half-Figure of a Male Nude with Arms behind Back

Ottavio Vannini, 1585-1644

Pen and graphite drawing of a haloed saint seated on a scrolled throne with candlesticks on either side.

Saint Peter Enthroned

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-73

Pen and wash drawing of a fountain design with reclining river gods, nymphs and a tiered stone pedestal.

Design for a Fountain with Rivergods and Nymphs

Giorgio Vasari, 1511-74

Brown ink drawing of a fountain with reclining river god, nymphs and rocks on a columned pedestal within an arched niche.

Design for a Fountain with River Gods and Nymphs

Giorgio Vasari, 1511-74

Brown ink drawing of a pointing bearded man addressing seated figures before a colonnade with statues, framed by Corinthian c

Saint Paul Speaking before King Agrippa (Acts 26)

Giorgio Vasari, 1573

Brown ink and wash drawing of Judith beheading Holofernes on a bed, with a maidservant and a winged figure beside them.

Judith Decapitating Holofernes

Giorgio Vasari, 1511-74

Brown ink and wash drawing of an eagle carrying a winged youth above men in ancient dress gazing upward.

The Abduction of Ganymede

Giorgio Vasari, 1511-74

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded standing saint holding a book and keys, gesturing with one arm, in a flowing robe.

Standing Figure of Saint Peter Holding Book and Keys

Giovanni de' Vecchi, 1536/7-1615

Pen and brown wash drawing of a biblical court scene with figures before a king in an arched hall.

Esther and Mordecai before King Ahasuerus (Esther 8:1- 12)

Giovanni de' Vecchi, 1536/7-1615

Pen and grey wash drawing of a man in a long coat and wig walking forward, holding a hat at his side.

Figure of a Man, the Lawyer

Henry William Bunbury, ca. 1790

Pencil sketch of an arched wayside shrine with a cross, a covered cart and figures on a road, near Seville, 1886.

Wayside Temple Near Seville

John Bagnold Burgess, 1886

Drawing of a nude woman bathing in a round pool while two draped figures hold a cloth screen among trees.

Bath of Venus

Edward Burne-Jones, 1890s

Pencil drawing of a draped woman with blossom beside a flowering tree, a ram, and crocuses at her feet.

The Month of March

Edward Burne-Jones, ca. 1866

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of several armed men holding large shields and spears, standing close together on brown paper

Armed Men

Edward Burne-Jones, 1855-98