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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,349 works

Watercolor elevation of a Gothic chapel nave with pointed arches, stained glass windows, and a patterned blue wall.

Elevation of Nave, Chapelle des Catéchismes, Ste Clothilde, Paris

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of an ornate arched wall niche with green, red and gold panels and a central rosette medallion.

Gallery Ceiling Design, Hôtel Cottier

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1867

Gouache design for a pastel ceiling with oval central medallion, floral bouquets, classical figures and gilded moldings.

Ceiling Design

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Drawing of a coffered ceiling design with red and gold arabesque panels and moulded geometric frames.

Design for Coffered Ceiling, Mme Païva's Chateau at Neudeck

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of a circular domed ceiling with green scrollwork, lion heads and gilded moldings framed by purple bands.

Design for Domed Ceiling for Mme Païva's Chateau at Neudeck

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, ca. 1877-84

Graphite drawing of a double acanthus fleuron with serrated leaves and scroll forms on cream paper.

Architectural Motif: Double Acanthus Fleuron

Georges Seurat, ca. 1875

Watercolor design for a vertical wall panel with a floral urn, songbirds, swags of foliage, and swan supports at the base.

Design for a Wall Panel

Henri Sallembier, n.d.

Pen and ink design drawing of a lidded vase with gadrooned base, garland swags and satyr masks, on pale paper.

Design for a Lidded Gadrooned Vase with Satyr Heads Holding Garlands

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate architectural alcove with carved figural supports, scrolled panels and an open archway.

Design for a Proscenium or Monumental Alcove

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate oval frame with scrolls and foliage, with red chalk marks.

Design for a Decorative Oval Frame (recto); Half sketch for a Decorative Oval Frame (verso)

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and ink design of an ornate frame topped with a fan-shaped shell motif and scrolled brackets, with an empty central panel

Design for a Frame Decorated with a Shell Motif

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and brown wash drawing of a female term figure with a flame-like headdress on a tapering pedestal under an arch.

Design for a Term shaped like a Winged Female Figure

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and brown ink design sheet showing a bowl with scrolled handles and dancing putti above an oval plate with a central meda

Two Views of a Design for a Shallow (Drinking?) Bowl wih Handles

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash drawing of a face under an ornate shell headpiece with a large feathery plume, by Giovanni Battista Foggini.

View in 3/4 of a Design for a Headpiece Decorated with a Shell and Large Plume

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Etching of a haloed bearded figure raising his hand before a crowd of sick and kneeling people in a town street.

Healing the Infirm (Jésus-Christ guérit plusieurs malades en Galilée)

Etching of Christ healing a paralytic lowered through a roof while a crowd watches, with a Latin caption below.

Healing the Paralytic (Jésus-Christ prouve en guérissant un paralytique, qu'il a le pouvoir de pardonner les péchés)

Pen sketch of a rider on a rearing horse inside a scrolling ornamental cartouche with a pedestal below.

Design for an Equestrian Statue in a Cartouche (recto); Sketches for a Frieze with Sea-Shells and Floral Ornament (ve…

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and ink sketches of embroidery motifs on a page with dated labels, including floral sprigs, scrolls and garland designs.

Scrapbook of Designs for Embroidered Waistcoats

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, 1785

Pen and ink drawing of a winged cherub with scrolling ornament forming a console or capital beneath an entablature.

Design for a Console or Capital with a Cherub

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash drawing of an overdoor ornament with a bust, a reclining putto, a garland and scrolling cornice brackets.

Design for the Right Half of an Overdoor Decoration with a Bust

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash design of a sculptural ornament with an eagle, large volutes and acanthus leaves on a yellow ground.

Design for a Sculptural Ornament With an Eagle, Volutes and Leaves

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1652-1725

Etching of tall trees framing a path leading to a distant domed building under a hazy sky.

Environs de Rome

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1866

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bacchanalian scene with a nude nymph, pouring attendants, playful putti, grapes and a classic

Bacchanalian Scene with Nymphs and Putti

Gérard de Lairesse, n.d.

Drawing of a woman in a white headscarf and shawl, shown half-length with gray wash and red chalk accents.

Half-figure of a Woman

Jacob Matham, 1605

Pen and brown ink drawing of a helmeted nude warrior with a shield and a small winged child reaching toward him.

Mars and Cupid (recto); Female Standing Figure with a Helmet and a Shield (Bellona?) (verso)

Andrea Schiavone, 1501-63

Sketches of Sculptured Decoration. Entablatures and a Frieze with Human, Animal and Floral Ornaments

Agostino Mitelli, mid-17th century

Pen and ink drawing with red chalk of an ornamental ceiling corner with pilasters, moldings, and scrolling cartouches.

Design for the Corner of a Decorated Ceiling

Agostino Mitelli, mid-17th century

Etching of a helmeted hero freeing a nude woman chained to rocks beside a sea monster, with a winged horse above.

Perseus Saving Andromeda

Giovanni David, 1775

Watercolor fire screen design with rose garlands, a shield-shaped frame, and a picnic still life of cards, bottles, fruit and

Design for a Firescreen with Picnic Scene and Playing Cards

Eugène Charpentier, Late 18th century

Watercolor firescreen design of a table with roses in a vase, teapot, books, and a blue floral garland border.

Design for a Firescreen with a Table with a Vase of Flowers, Books, and Teapot

Eugène Charpentier, late 18th century