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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

4,796 works

Pen and ink drawing with framed scenes of the Prodigal Son, a shepherd with pigs, feasting figures, and ornate architectural

The Prodigal Son

Daniel Lindtmayer, late 16th-early 17th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a heraldic coat of arms with lions, columns, putti, and two seated allegorical women.

Design for a Stained Glass Window

Christoph Murer, 1608

Red chalk drawing of figures resting under a tree with a musician, while a farmer leads a cow across fields.

April (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Pen and ink drawing of Joseph being sold to merchants, framed by ornate cartouches, putti and classical columns.

Joseph Sold by His Brothers into Egypt

Daniel Lindtmayer, 1574

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded haloed St. Paul holding a sword, with small figures and a town in the background.

St. Paul

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a harvest scene with seated figures under a tree, reapers in a field, and a distant village.

August (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Pen and wash drawing of a fluted ornamental urn with a ram's head and leaf handles on a pedestal, with a small sketch below.

Study for Plate 7 of Bouchardon's "Second livre de vases"

Edmé Bouchardon, 18th century

Pen and ink drawing of a shepherd beside a large tree, with cattle grazing in a rolling landscape and a distant town.

Shepherd in a Landscape

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Red chalk drawing of peasants working near a dog and farmhouse in a rural landscape with clouds above.

December (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Engraving of the Last Supper with Christ at a long table among apostles, a spaniel at lower right, under a coffered ceiling.

The Last Supper, with a Spaniel

Giovanni Pietro da Birago, ca. 1500

Watercolor seascape of sailing boats on a river with seven figures, a dog and woven baskets on the grassy bank.

Seascape with Seven Figures and a Dog

Nicolaas Aartman, 1728-93

Red chalk drawing of a domestic interior with figures by a fireplace and a street scene with a bridge outside.

January (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Pen and wash drawing of a ferryboat with passengers and a white horse crossing a river toward a distant town.

The Ferryboat

Hendrick Avercamp, 17th century

Watercolor drawing of sailing boats on a waterway with figures and baskets on the shore under a cloudy sky.

Seascape with Six Figures in the Foreground

Nicolaas Aartman, 1728-93

Red chalk drawing of a hunched beggar with a staff and dog beside a tree, with grazing cattle and a distant town.

A Beggar Playing a Flute

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a young girl in a draped dress with a boy and a dog beside her.

Young Girl with a Boy and a Dog

François Boucher, 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a shepherd with sheep crossing a stream, resting men and horses under a tree, and a distant town.

Landscape with Resting Cavaliers and a Shepherd with his Flock

Nicolaas Aartman, 1728-93

Watercolor of a peasant leading a white horse past large oak trees, with a dog and thatched cottage in the distance.

A Peasant Leading his Horse on the Outskirts of a Wood

Pieter Barbiers II, 1761-1842

Pencil sketch of a young woman in a wide hat riding an ox led by a man, with companions resting under a tree.

Peasant Girl Riding an Ox with Companions

François Boucher, 18th century

Pen and brown ink sketch of two birds fighting in a barnyard, with a dog, trees, and smaller birds around them.

Barnyard Scene: two birds fighting (recto) Studies of Birds(verso)

Anthonie van Borssom, mid-17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a Dutch landscape with windmills, horse carts, pigs and travelers on a road.

Dutch Landscape with Windmills

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a man with a stag head in embroidered coat, a seated figure, a bull, and winged insects.

Birds of a Feather (Entre los suyos)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Pen and ink drawing of a temple interior with a priest, a lamb on an altar, and a crowd of robed men.

Joachim's Offering Refused

Jan Wellens de Cock, early 16th century

Ink and wash drawing of a hay wagon pulled by two horses with peasants, women with rakes, and a dog on a country road.

Peasants and Hay Wagon on a Country Road

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1580-1625

Ink drawing of a nude woman riding a owl-like creature with grotesque figures in a dark night sky.

Flying and Other Excesses (Volando y otros excesos)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Pen and ink drawing of a crowded battle scene with horsemen, a rearing horse, winged figures in clouds, and a distant city.

Conversion of St. Paul

Pieter Coecke van Aelst, 1538 (?)

Pen and grey wash drawing of a covered urn with bird-head handles on an ornate acanthus-leaf pedestal with claw feet.

Covered Vase on a Three-Footed Pedestal

Jacques Androuet, 1510-84

Ink drawing of a man leaning over a ledge gazing into a mirror showing grotesque faces, with onlookers behind him.

He Looks and Doesn't Recognize Himself (Se mira y no se ve)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Pen and ink design for a door knocker with a ram's head, scrolled arms, two lion heads and a small dog on an octagonal sheet.

Design for Door Knocker

Etienne Delaune, 16th century

Etching of a veiled woman in black walking past a church with a small white dog beside her.

The Zendale, or the woman returning from church, from "Divers Portraits"

Giovanni David, 1775