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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,907 works

Brown ink and wash study of an emperor carrying a cross amid horsemen, soldiers and crowds, framed by a scrolled cartouche.

Study for Emperor Heraclius Carrying the Cross into Jerusalem

Gregorio de' Ferrari, 1647-1726

Pencil sketch of Christ driving money changers from a temple, with a whip raised over a fleeing crowd.

Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple

Lorenzo de' Ferrari, 1700-44

Grey wash drawing of robed saints and music-making angels among clouds in heavenly glory.

Prophets, Patriarchs, Saints, and Music-Making Angels in Glory

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, 1639-1709

Brown wash drawing of Elijah resting in the wilderness beside a jug as an angel flies down through clouds above.

Elijah Visited by an Angel in the Wilderness (1 Kings 19:4-8)

Alessandro Magnasco, 1687-1749

Brown wash drawing of a ceiling design with a radiating Jesus monogram, clouds, angels and allegorical figures.

Ceiling Design with the Glorification of the Name of Jesus (recto); Aurora and Cephalus (verso)

Lorenzo de' Ferrari, 1680-1744

Pen and wash drawing of Christ and the Virgin Mary joining hands in heaven, surrounded by angels and clouds.

Christ Receiving the Virgin into Heaven

Giovanni Battista Paggi, 1554-1627

Brown wash drawing of Moses raising his staff as Egyptian chariots and horses are swept into the sea while a crowd watches.

Moses and the Chosen People Behold the Drowning of the Egyptian Army in the Red Sea

Domenico Piola, 1627-1703

Red chalk drawing of a bishop with a crozier raising his hand before a tub holding three children, with rays of light behind.

Saint Nicholas of Bari Resuscitating Three Children Discovered in a Tub of Brine

Giovanni Agostino Ratti, 1699-1795

Black chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man with curly hair pointing to his temple, resting a hand on a book.

Saint Peter

Bernardo Strozzi, 1581-1644

Pen and brown ink drawing of mourning women beside a tomb, with cypress trees, a lion and a flaming urn.

Landscape with a Memorial Scene

Ennemond Alexandre Petitot, ca. 1760-80

Etching of three putti holding a framed bust of a laureled man, with columns, an inscribed tablet and a distant city beyond.

Title page: Homage to Mantegna, from "The Story of Saints James and Christopher in the Eremitani Chapel"

Giovanni David, 1776

Red chalk drawing in a circle of the Holy Family: kneeling Mary, seated Joseph, and the infant Christ on a cloth.

Holy Family in the Stable

Govert Flinck, mid-17th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of a figure driving crowds from a colonnaded temple, with a fallen table and arching gestures.

Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple

Frans Floris, 1530-70

Etching of Saint James healing a blind man beneath a coffered arch, with soldiers and onlookers in a city street.

Saint James Cures a Blind Man, from "The Story of Saints James and Christopher in the Eremitani Chapel"

Giovanni David, 1776

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Last Supper with Christ and apostles at a table, servants, and draped curtains in an interi

The Last Supper

Nicolaas van der Horst, early to mid-17th century

Etching of Saint Paul's Cathedral south elevation with tall spire, Latin inscriptions in cartouche and laurel wreath, by Holl

Saint Paul's from the South Showing the Spire (Ecclesiae Paulinae Prospectus...), from "The History of St. Paul's Cat…

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1657

Etching of Saint James's martyrdom: an executioner with a club, mounted soldiers, and a ruined arch in a hilly landscape.

The Martyrdom of Saint James, from "The Story of Saints James and Christopher in the Eremitani Chapel"

Giovanni David, 1776

Oval drawing of a reclining woman and standing male figures in a martyrdom scene, with grid lines and soft shading.

The Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia (Cartoon for a Fresco)

Domenichino, 1612-14

Engraved south view of St. Paul's Cathedral in London with its tower, nave roof, and ornamental title cartouches.

Saint Paul's, South side (Ecclesiae Cathedralis St. Pauli, A Meridi Prospectus), from "The History of St. Paul's Cath…

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1658

Engraving of a martyrdom in an arcaded courtyard with armored soldiers, a headless body and a severed head on the pavement.

The Martyrdom of Saint Christopher, from "The Story of Saints James and Christopher in the Eremitani Chapel"

Giovanni David, 1776

Pen and gray wash drawing of an obelisk before a church facade with towers, with Egyptian statues and cherubs below.

A View of the Obelisk and Saint John in Lateran (above) and a View of an Egyptian Site (?) (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Engraving of Saint Sebastian tied to a tree, pierced by arrows, as archers and crossbowmen aim at him.

Saint Sebastian

Master of the Playing Cards, 15th century

Etching of Saint Christopher bound at right as archers take aim beneath a pergola, with a tower in the distance.

The Martyrdom of Saint Christopher, "Secondo Quadro"

Giovanni David, 1776

Black and white engraving of the Virgin and Christ Child with haloes, a crown above, an open book, and flowers in the foregro

Virgin with a Bird on a Grassy Bank

Master ES, mid-15th century

Engraving of a bearded old man surrounded by grotesque winged demons and hybrid monsters attacking him.

Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons

Martin Schongauer, 1470-74

Etching of a seated woman in a headscarf with a curly-haired child reaching up to touch her face.

Virgin and Child

Giovanni David, 1776

Ink and wash drawing of a tall date palm with a Latin banner, with a haloed rider on a donkey and a crowd in a hillside lands

Christ's Entry Into Jerusalem

Jan Goeree, 1696-1704

Engraving of the Virgin and Christ child on a donkey led by Joseph, with angels offering fruit beneath palm trees.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Martin Schongauer, ca. 1470-1474

Etching of Saint Sebastian bound to a tree, with figures tending to him by lantern light and tools in the foreground.

Saint Sebastian

Giovanni David, 1770-90

Grey wash drawing of a male saint with upturned face, holding a staff and wrapped in a heavy draped cloak.

Male Saint with Staff, Half-Figure

the Younger Francisco Herrera, 1640