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Pen and brown wash drawing of the Holy Family resting with an angel, the Virgin seated beside a bearded man with a staff.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures, armored soldiers, an altar and animals in an antique sacrificial scene.

Scene of Antique Sacrifice

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Pen and wash drawing of a Gothic chapel interior with an altar, stained glass window, painted vault and three women at right.

Chapel in a Gothic Church (recto); Outline sketch of an oval form (verso)

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ornamental design with a caryatid figure, an eagle, putti, and scrolling acanthus ornament.

Ornamental Design with Caryatid Figure Standing on Stool and Holding a Bowl; Puttis on the Sides Hold Drapery and Sup…

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman on horseback, a man gesturing beside her, and a dog with barrels in a landscape.

Man Assisting a Woman to Mount a Horse, with Two Other Figures and a Dog

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Pen and wash drawing in an oval frame showing figures in an interior with a barrel, hanging sausages, and a mouse on the floo

The Mock Visit of Ceremony

Faustino Bocchi, 1659-1742

Brown ink drawing of two crouching dwarfs playing dice with a dog at left, one holding a dice box.

Two Dwarfs Playing Dice, a Dog at Left (recto); Study of a Leg (verso)

Faustino Bocchi, 1659-1742

Etching of a harlequin seated in a columned studio, gesturing at a painter working at an easel while elegantly dressed onlook

Arlequin Mecontent de Son Peintre

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of a standing woman in an ornate oriental-style robe, jeweled turban and flowing cloak.

Standing Figure in Oriental Costume

Sebastiano Bombelli, 1655-1719

Saint Bartholomew (recto); Study of Drapery and Two Hands (verso)

Carlo Bononi, 1569-1632

Red and black chalk drawing of an architectural niche with a standing male figure, a cherub atop a scrolled pediment, and an

Scheme for an Architectural Decoration with a Standing Male Figure in a Niche

Fabrizio Boschi, 1572-1642

Grey drawing of haloed Saint Matthew seated in an architectural niche with a book, accompanied by a winged angel.

Saint Matthew Seated in a Niche

Fabrizio Boschi, 1572-1642

Brown ink drawing of a frieze of classical figures, soldiers and robed onlookers in a narrative row.

Scenes from Ancient History, after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Andrea Boscoli, 1560-1608

Brown ink drawing of a classical frieze with robed women, armored men, a kneeling figure and an ancient urn.

Scenes from Ancient History, after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Andrea Boscoli, 1580-1608

Red chalk drawing of two draped female saints with kneeling followers and angels in clouds beneath an arched frame.

The Departure of Saint Paula and Saint Eustochium for the Holy Land

Giuseppe Bottani, 1740

Pen and wash drawing of a tomb design with an oval portrait medallion, a seated putto writing, a lion, and a scale bar.

Design for a Tomb

Pietro Bracci, 1700-1773

Brown ink drawing of a bound saint at a stake above flames, with executioners, onlookers and cherubs holding a wreath and pal

A Martyrdom

Serafino Brizzi, 1648-1737

Watercolor of a Venetian palace water entrance with an arched doorway, a moored gondola and leaded windows above the canal.

Portal of a Venetian Palace

Daniele Bucciarelli, 1839-1911

Pen and brown wash drawing of figures lowering a body from the cross with ladders and a draped cloth.

The Descent from the Cross

Gian Antonio Burrini, ca. 1720

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

Studies for a Scourging Soldier and the Head of Christ

Jacopo Bassano, ca. 1565

Young Man Standing in Profile Facing Left (recto); Sketch of Two Capitals (verso)

Francesco Bacchiacca, 1494-1557

Pen drawing of an unfinished choir book initial with robed figures approaching a gothic temple, framed by foliate scrollwork.

Unfinished Design for a Choir Book: Initial with Scene of Christ Entering the Temple

Lorenzo Monaco, 1408-11

Engraving of a seated woman nursing an infant in a room with a window view of a walled town and a checkered floor.

The Virgin at the Window

Barthel Beham, 1502-40

Bust of a Bearded Old Man, Profile to Right

Carletto Caliari, 1567-96

Woodcut title page showing the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, crowned by stars and angels, with rayed border and Latin he

Virgin on a Crescent, title page from Pelbartus de Temesvar's "Stellarium corone"

Daniel Hopfer, 1502

Woodcut of a Franciscan friar writing at a desk in a garden, with a bird overhead and four winged medallions in the corners.

The Franciscan, Pelbart of Temesvar, Studying in a Garden

Daniel Hopfer, 1502

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowned Virgin holding the Christ Child, with a serpent, angels, and clouds.

The Virgin Immaculate with the Christ Child

Giuseppe Cades, 1770

Pen and brown wash drawing of a priest at an altar with a kneeling man and angels rising in clouds above.

Blessed Francis Venimbeni Celebrating Mass for souls in Purgatory

Giuseppe Cades, 1750-99