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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,245 works

Dark wooden woodblock with carved scene of a horse, figures, a tree, and an ornamental title cartouche above.

Fragrance (Noa Noa), from Fragrance (Noa Noa), title block

Paul Gauguin, 1893-94

Grey wash drawing of a shaded garden path leading to a trellis gate between tall trees and hedges.

View in the Gardens of Arcueil

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1744

Brown wash drawing of a monumental fountain with a seated classical statue, cherubs, rocks and trees.

Project for a Monumental Fountain

Augustin Pajou, 1767

Pen drawing of a robed bearded figure on a cloud among birds, ostriches, and fish in a landscape with rocks and trees.

The Creation of the Fish and the Birds

Johannes Wierix, mid-16th-early 17th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of Diana bathing with nymphs in a forest, a hunter and dogs in the foreground.

Diana Bathing

Francesco Albani, 1578-1660

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of trees, buildings, a stone bridge, and small figures on winding paths.

Landscape (Wooded Approach to a Town)

Fra' Bartolomeo, ca. 1508

Grey wash drawing of shepherds and sheep in a hilly landscape, with an angel appearing in the sky above.

The Annunciation to the Shepherds

Jacopo Bassano, 1510-92

Ink drawing of two riders on a rearing horse, a sword-carrying soldier walking left, and sketched trees in the background.

Two Figures on Horseback, a Soldier Walking Behind

Stefano Della Bella, 17th century

Pen and ink landscape with figures, tall poplars and a garlanded tomb structure beneath a hatched sky.

Landscape with Figures near a Tomb

Gian Antonio Burrini, 1656-1727

Pen and brown ink drawing of a river valley with trees, rocky mountains, and small figures in the foreground.

River Landscape near Narni

Giovanni Battista Busiri, 1698-1757

Pencil drawing of farm buildings and a water mill beside a stream, with wooded hills rising behind them.

Farm Buildings with Water Mill

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a coastal landscape with ships in a harbor, ruined city buildings, rocky cliffs, and clouds.

Imaginary Coastal Landscape with Ruins

Domenico Campagnola, 1500-1564

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling young man, cherubs in a tree, and a winged figure on a rock, with an ACADEMIA banner.

Design for a Frontispiece; Allegorical Composition with a Young Man Kneeling before a Tree

Giovanni Angelo Canini, 1615-66

Pen and ink drawing of a stone farmhouse with a thatched roof, a tall tree at right, and three small figures in the foregroun

Three Figures by a Rustic Dwelling

Remigio Cantagallina, 1582-1656

Pen and ink drawing of a farmhouse, well, and large tree in a rural landscape with a bell tower at left.

Landscape with a Farm House and a Bell Tower

Remigio Cantagallina, 1582-1656

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ speaking with the Woman of Samaria at a well, with onlookers and a column behind.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Annibale Carracci, 1560-1609

Brown wash drawing of nomads herding sheep and an ox with a woman and children riding on its back beneath trees.

Pastoral Scene: Nomads with Sheep and Cattle

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1609-64

Pen and wash drawing of seated Diana gesturing toward a satyr, with winged cherubs under a tree.

Diana and Satyr

Filippo Cavori, 1800-(?)

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded figure in robes presenting a woman to a sleeping man beneath a tree.

The Creation of Eve

Étienne Parrocel, 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of classical figures, putti and a tree in a columned garden, with a seated woman tending an urn.

The Triumph of Nature Over Art (design for an engraving of 'De Florum Cultura')

Pietro da Cortona, ca. 1633

Gray wash drawing of a mountain under clouds with sunbeams, trees and a wooden fence in the foreground.

Landscape with Mountains in the Distance

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Etching of a lake framed by dense forest trees, with distant spires and birds flying across the sky.

La Lac au Milieu de la Forêt (The Lake in the Middle of the Forest)

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1849

Red chalk sketch of a seated muscular figure beneath a tree with tangled branches, Hercules in the Hesperides garden.

Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides

Baldassare Franceschini, 1612-56

Pen and watercolor drawing of a tree-lined country road with a horse-drawn carriage, pedestrians, and a cloudy sky.

The Amstelveen Road from Amsterdam towards Amstelveen

Johann Edler Goll van Franckenstein, mid-18th-late 18th century

Circular pen and ink drawing of a stoning scene with a man throwing stones at seated elders before a walled city.

The Stoning of the Elders

Pseudo-Aert Ortkens, 16th century

Pen and wash drawing of a herdsman leading a donkey past sheep resting beneath a large tree.

A Herdsman with a Donkey

Jacob Van Der Does, 1658

Pen and wash drawing of Saint Lawrence beside a grill, with a putto holding a palm frond and cherubs in a tree.

Saint Lawrence Standing and Holding the Grill, Instrument of His Martyrdom

Marcantonio Franceschini, ca. 1715

Brown ink and wash drawing of women finding a child on a riverbank beneath a tree, with a distant hilltop town.

The Finding of Moses

Luigi Garzi, 1638-1721

Pen and ink landscape drawing of trees, low farm buildings, walls and towers beneath a pale sky.

Landscape Study: Surburbs of Rome

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?, 1606-80

Pen and wash drawing of a lagoon with an obelisk, a pine tree, small figures on the shore, and sailboats in the distance.

Lagoon Capriccio with an Obelisk

Francesco Guardi, ca. 1750-70