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Study for stained glass showing a blue-robed Christ rising above haloed angels, with apostles in brown robes gazing upward.

Ascension of Christ (Acts I, 1-9): study for stained-glass window

Edward Burne-Jones, ca. 1875-84

Pencil sketch of a seated woman holding a nude child on her lap, with loose drapery and background hatching.

Study of a woman and child

Joshua Reynolds, 1745-92

Black and red chalk drawing on blue paper of a boy's head above sketched figures, including a kneeling attendant and putti.

Study of Boy's Head; the Queen of Sheba Before Solomon

Antonio Vassilacchi, 1580-94

Youth with Right Arm Raised in a Shoulder-Length Portrayal (preparatory study for St. Sebastian)

Timoteo Viti, ca. 1515

Drawing of a standing youth in pleated armor holding a sword and a palm branch over his shoulder.

Standing Youth with Sword and Palm Branch

Antonio Vivarini, 15th century

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a nude male figure with raised arm seated on a cloud.

Christ Blessing

Giacomo Zoboli, 1681-1767

Etching of an allegorical female figure on a pedestal holding a cloth and a bundle of rods, with clouds behind and a caption

The Gift of Counsel

Johann Georg Bergmüller, ca. 1710-62

Etching of several hounds attacking a fox in a wooded landscape beside a large tree and a stream.

Fox Hunt

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1736

Brown-toned drawing of a tall carved Maya stela at Copán framed by jungle plants and palm trees.

Stela at Copán

Frederick Catherwood, 1843

Pencil drawing of a woman in classical dress beside a peacock, with a winged cherub holding a pendant above her.

Lavinia, Countess Spencer as Juno

Richard Cosway, ca. 1806

Pen and grey wash drawing of helmeted Minerva guiding a nude Cupid as he draws a bow, seated on a draped oval base.

Cupid and Minerva

Richard Cosway, 1788

Watercolor sketch of two seated women seen from behind, one in pink and one in black, beside a wooden chair and pedestal.

A Piano Lesson

David Cox, 1800-1859

Drawing of a flying angel with arms raised, draped robes, and white chalk highlights on blue-grey paper.

Flying Angel with Arms Upraised

Giovanni Mauro della Rovere, 1575-1640

Brown wash drawing of a swordsman stabbing a panther as armored warriors with spears and shields look on.

The Shipwrecked Alphone Rescues Lisamante from a Panther

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of the Virgin and Christ Child with Saint Joseph and angels among clouds.

Holy Family

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude seen from behind, twisting his torso, with draped cloth beneath him.

Back View of a Seated Male Nude

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Red chalk portrait of a man with curly hair, mustache and white collar, inscribed A. Sacchi, on a blue-grey mount.

Portrait of Cardinal Antonio Barberini the Younger

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Red chalk drawing of two male warriors, one standing with raised arms and one clinging to a tree, on toned paper.

Two Warriors, One Standing, The Other Clinging to a Tree

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Engraving of an old man embracing a young woman by a bed, with a winged cupid, a dog, and a tower in the background.

Ogni cosa vince l'oro

Agostino Carracci, ca. 1590-95

Engraving of Venus leaning on a tree beside a sleeping Cupid, with harvesters working in a landscape behind.

Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus

Agostino Carracci, 1599

Grey wash drawing of Christ ascending into cloudy sky while kneeling apostles gaze upward from a hilltop.

The Ascension of Christ

Ventura Salimbeni, 1568-1613

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude viewed from behind, head bowed, arm wrapped around bent knee.

Seated Male Nude

Francesco Salviati, 1510-63

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and a young John the Baptist in a tight group.

Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and John the Baptist

Francesco Salviati, ca. 1550

Pen and red chalk drawing of an allegorical scene with a muscular figure raising a sword above putti and clouds.

Allegory

Orazio Samacchini, 1532-77

Grey wash drawing of a symmetrical vault decoration with seated figures, putti, garlands and grotesque masks.

Study for the Decoration of a Vault

Orazio Samacchini, 1532-77

Pen and wash drawing of Saint Andrew with a transverse cross, book, and fish, standing in flowing robes with a halo.

Saint Andrew, Apostle, with Transverse Cross, Book, and Fish, (recto); Architectural sketch (verso)

Fabrizio Santafede, 1576-1623

Pen and ink sketch of the Virgin and Child with two angels above and two saints below, on a brownish sheet.

Virgin and Child with two angels appearing to two saints

Fabrizio Santafede, 1575-1623

Brown ink and wash drawing of the crucified Christ above kneeling robed figures beside classical arches.

St. Thomas Aquinas Presenting His Work to the Crucified Christ

Santi di Tito, ca. 1593

The Virgin in profile facing right reading to the infant Christ

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Etching of two haloed women embracing beside a stone wall and balustrade, with church domes in the background.

The Visitation

Jacopo Ciuccio, 1604