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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,695 works

Black and white chalk drawing of a young man asleep in a chair, head tilted back, draped in loose robes.

Youth Sleeping in a Chair

François-André Vincent, ca. 1771-72

Landscape with a circular temple on a rocky hill, a tree at left, a distant town, and two figures on a path below.

Landscape with Figures

Pierre Antoine Patel the Younger, 1693

Brown wash drawing of an ornate vase with a winged finial, flanked by figures, resting on a carved console bracket.

Design for a Vase and Supporting Console

Augustin Pajou, n.d.

Sepia wash drawing of a village with a church steeple in an alpine valley, with a winding river and mountains behind.

Village in an Alpine Valley

Victor-Jean Nicolle, n.d.

Grey-blue wash drawing of a fox and hedgehog in a landscape with hilltop buildings and rocky cliffs.

The Fox, the Flies, and the Hedgehog, from La Fontaine's "Fables", XII, 13

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1733

Blue wash drawing of a sleeping man with bow and arrows beneath a tree, with clouds, a winged figure and a standing woman abo

The Dream of an Inhabitant of Mogul, from La Fontaine's "Fables", XI, 4

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1732

Brown wash drawing of chained prisoners led up stone steps by armored soldiers with spears, figures in foreground gesturing.

Prisoners Led Out of a Dungeon

Philippe Louis Parizeau, ca. 1786

Red chalk drawing of a woman with a basket beside a small child in a cap holding a bundle of herbs.

Menghina Coming from the Garden Meets Cacasenno

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, 1665-1747

Drawing of a bull beside a tree with a grazing deer in the foreground and a distant landscape on grey paper.

Acheloüs Transformed into a Bull

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1732

Pen and wash drawing with four figure studies: a woman carrying a basket, a woman lifting a vase, a seated woman, and an arm

Figure Studies: Woman Carrying a Basket; Woman Carrying a Vase, and Woman Seated at a Table

Francesco Curia, 1565-1608

Brown ink and wash sketch of a warrior on horseback with standing draped figures and veiled women studies.

Figure Studies: Warrior on Horseback, and Groups of Standing Female Figures

Francesco Curia, 1565-1608

Brown ink and wash drawing of an angel with a lily approaching the Virgin beside classical columns.

The Annunciation

Francesco Curia, 1565-1608

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin in clouds above seven robed men kneeling and gesturing toward her under a tree.

The Virgin Bringing the Habit to the Seven Founding Fathers of the Servite Order

Donato Creti, 1671-1749

Pen and ink sketch of a standing male nude, a seated figure, and head studies on aged paper.

Standing and Seated Figures

Francesco Curia, 1565-1608

Red chalk drawing of a woman holding a horse's bridle while a child points at the horse.

Marcolfa Persuades Cacasenno to Mount a Horse

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, 1685-1747

Pen and ink sketch of a crowned female allegorical figure seated on a cloud, surrounded by putti and study lines.

Allegorical Figure of Painting

Cesare Dandini, 1596-1656

Pen and ink sketch sheet with a seated Madonna and child, dancing children, nude figures and drapery studies.

Figure Studies: The Holy Family, a Running or Dancing Child, Drapery Studies

Francesco Curia, 1565-1608

Brown ink drawing of a man in an oval laurel frame, with enlarged flea and mite illustrations and a name cartouche below.

The Dutch Microscopist Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1734-1802

Brown ink and wash sketch of a colonnaded arcade with arches, vaulted ceiling and small figures near the steps.

The Arcade of the Libreria, Looking Toward San Giorgio Maggiore

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Pen and ink design sketch of mythological figures including Neptune, Europa, putti and sea creatures on aged paper.

Design for a Ceiling Decoration with Neptune and Allegories of the Four Continents

Pietro Dandini, 1646-1712

Pen and ink drawing of a grand staircase seen through a tall archway, with columns, an obelisk, and small figures.

Architectural Capriccio: Grand Staircase Seen through an Archway

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Brown wash drawing of a rider leaping into a chasm while onlookers in classical dress react beside columns.

Marcus Curtius Leaping into the Chasm (recto); Study of a Seated Crowned Female Figure (verso)

Luigi Garzi, 1638-1721

Ink and wash drawing of the domed facade of the Basilica of San Marco with small figures in the piazza below.

View of Piazza with Basilica of San Marco

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Pen and ink caricature of four 18th-century men in wigs and coats, one gesturing toward a small dome-topped architectural mod

The Marquis de Vandières, Abbé Jean-Bernard Le Blanc, Germain Soufflot, and Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the Younger

Pier Leone Ghezzi, ca. 1750

Pencil sketch of hooded monks with torches and a crucifix leading a procession beside nearly nude flagellants.

Illustration for a Book: Procession of Monks and Flagellants

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pen and wash drawing of a grand arched staircase with classical columns, statues and small figures climbing the steps.

The Staircase of the Giants, Ducal Palace, Venice

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Watercolor still life of a flower bouquet in a silver urn with peaches, plums, a butterfly and a fly on a table.

Flowers in a Silver Caster, Fruit in the Foreground

Jacques-André Portail, 18th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of a columned Venetian building facade with figures and awnings in a square.

The Fenice Theater in Venice (recto); Fragment of a Larger Drawing Representing Part of a Column and a Cornice (verso)

Francesco Guardi, 1712-1835

Ink and wash architectural study of a vaulted interior with classical columns, ornate ceiling and small figures.

Architectural Study (recto); Separate Sheet with Architectural Drawing (verso)

Filippo Juvarra, 1676-1736

Pen and wash drawing of an ornately decorated warship with carved stern and flying putti above, on a calm sea.

Design for the decoration of a Warship

Pierre Puget, 17th century