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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,702 works

Pen and grey wash drawing of a woman with a child beside a sphere, compass and drafting tools, dated 1619.

Allegory of Sculpture

Johann Andreas Rauch, 1619

Ink and wash drawing of a seated goddess in a chariot pulled by lions, with attendants, satyrs and a basket of fruit.

The Triumph of Cybele, after Paolo Fiammingo's "Triumph of Earth"

Hans Friedrich Schorer, 1634

Brown wash drawing of a farmhouse beside a winding road, with large trees and a distant town under cloudy skies.

Landscape with Buildings and a Town in the Distance (recto); Study of a Building (verso)

Drawing of a haloed saint gesturing from a temple platform to a crowd on steps, with columns, trees and a distant city.

A Saint Addressing Figures from the Steps of a Temple

Antoine Caron, 1521-99

Grey wash drawing of a woman in a mantilla beside a man with a sword seen from behind, against a shadowed wall.

Maja and an officer; folio 22 (verso) from the Madrid Album "B"

Francisco Goya, 1795-97

Grey wash drawing of a woman hauling water from a well by pulley, with two women washing behind her.

Three women, one in the foreground drawing water from a well, two in the background washing; folio 45 (recto) from th…

Francisco Goya, 1795-97

Grey wash drawing of a young woman in a long dress looking down into a stone well beside a dark wall.

A young woman looking into a well; folio 46 (verso) from the Madrid Album "B"

Francisco Goya, 1795-97

Black chalk drawing of the Holy Family with two angels, Virgin Mary holding the Christ child, Saint Joseph behind.

The Holy Family with Two Angels

Alessandro Algardi, 1598-1654

Pastel and chalk study of an arch of green vines and white morning glory flowers over a dim garden path.

Arch of Morning Glories, Study for "A Basket of Flowers"

Eugène Delacroix, 1848-49

Pencil sketch of reclining and draped allegorical figures with the word JUSTICE lettered below, by Eugène Delacroix.

Study for an allegorical figure of Justice in the ceiling decoration of the Salon du Roi, Palais Bourbon (recto); stu…

Eugène Delacroix, 1833

Pencil sketches of a standing goat, a goat head, and horse heads on pale paper.

Studies of a Goat

Eugène Delacroix, 1798-1863

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of two crouching lions and several leaping animals in loose hatched lines.

Studies of Animals

Eugène Delacroix, 1810-63

Graphite sheet with sketches of a reclining draped figure and a smaller seated figure, by Eugène Delacroix.

Sheet of figure studies: two studies of a reclining figure, and a seated figure holding a lyre (?)

Eugène Delacroix

Studies of a Damned Man, for "The Barque of Dante"

Eugène Delacroix, 1822

Pen and ink sketch of a nude woman with a staff, a lion attacking a serpent, and winged figures in clouds above.

The Triumph of Genius over Envy

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1849-51

Grey wash drawing of a nude sea god seated on rocks, holding a trident, with a billowing cloak behind him.

Seated Triton

Perino del Vaga, 1545-47

Brown ink drawing of a dense battle scene with swordsmen, shields, and fallen warriors in a horizontal frieze.

Battle Scene

Lelio Orsi, 1531-87

Brown and white wash drawing of a seated man in a wig and frock coat pointing, with a faint rearing horse sketched behind him

The Sculptor Antoine Coysevox

Red chalk drawing of a martyrdom scene with a seized woman, crowd of soldiers, classical building and two cherubs above.

Scene of Martyrdom, after Giovanni Angelo Canini

Jean-Robert Ango

Pencil drawing of a crowned figure pointing at an infant held by a seated woman, with a bearded man and onlookers.

The Infant Moses before Pharaoh, after Giovanni Battista Ruggieri

Jean-Robert Ango

Bust of a Bearded Old Man

Watercolor interior of a palace room with chandelier, tapestry, white stove, red curtains and gilded chairs.

Room of Archduke Ludwig Victor in the Hofburg, Vienna

Franz Alt, 1861

Pen and wash drawing of a bishop with a crozier giving alms to a kneeling man in a columned interior with landscape.

Saintly Prelate Distributing Alms

Christoph Amberger, 1505-62

Graphite drawing of a man with a long curly wig and white collar, turned toward the viewer, on tan paper.

Portrait of Fleury

Georges-Edmond Dargouge

Pen and wash drawing of rococo ornamental designs with scrollwork, garlands, a sunburst medallion, and doves.

Design for the Decoration of a Ceiling

Claude Audran III

Red chalk drawing of a seated young woman in a headscarf and wrap, resting on a wooden stool with draped skirt.

Seated Young Woman

Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde, 17th century

Pen and ink drawing of a standing female saint with flowing hair holding a chalice and host, dated 1513.

St. Barbara with a Chalice and Host

Hans Baldung Grien, 1513

Pen and ink study of a seated bearded man in half-length, twisting torso, loose hatching and draped cloth.

Study of a Seated Nude, Bearded Man in Half-Length

the Elder Francisco de Herrera, 1610-54

Central watercolor of a busy Munich square with twin church towers, surrounded by fifteen small architectural city views on g

Fifteen Architectural Subjects: Views of Munich

Heinrich Adam, 1835

Pencil drawing of a young woman's head and shoulders, turned three-quarters, with hair coiled and braided under a band.

Bust of a Young Woman

Hans Baldung Grien, 1500-1545