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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,907 works

Pencil sketch of a reclining saint holding a cross, supported by two angelic figures in loose, faded strokes.

Reclining Figure of Saint Holding Cross, Supported by Two Angels (Death of the Magdalene?)

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Engraving of the Pietà with grieving figures and angels inside an ornate border of scrollwork and fruit garlands.

Pietà in an Ornamental Frame

Jean Mignon, 1535-55

Engraving of a seated woman in drapery gesturing toward two children on a bed, with a tower and pyramid in the distance.

Seated woman with two children (Virgin with Christ and St John the Baptist?)

Léon Davent, 1540

Pencil drawing of a kneeling friar in a hooded habit holding the Christ Child, with a faint halo and hatched background.

Saint Anthony of Padua

Pedro Duque Cornejo, 1700-50

Engraving of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Christ child, kneeling king, attendants, horses and classical arch

Adoration of the Magi

Jean Mignon, ca. 1545

Red chalk drawing of two robed saints embracing before a building, with angels in clouds above and a dog below.

Saint Francis Meeting Saint Dominic

Francisco Vieira de Mattos, 1699-1783

Pen and ink sketch of a kneeling winged angel with outstretched arms and loose hatched drapery.

Kneeling Angel With Hands Outstretched

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Engraving of Abraham restrained by an angel as he prepares to sacrifice Isaac on a wood altar in a forest.

Abraham Sacrificing Isaac

Jean Mignon, 1535-55

Red chalk drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with kneeling figures at a stable and angels above.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Francisco Vieira de Mattos, 1699-1783

Pen and ink sketch of a nude male figure tied to a tree, one arm raised, body turned in contrapposto.

Saint Sebastian (?) Tied to a Tree

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Engraving of St. John the Baptist preaching to a crowd of men, women and children in a wooded desert landscape.

St. John Preaching in the Desert

Jean Mignon, 1535-55

Red chalk drawing of a priest offering communion from a chalice to a kneeling, emaciated Mary Magdalen beside a skull.

The Last Communion of St. Mary Magdalen, after Benedetto Luti

Louis Jean Jacques Durameau, ca. 1761-64

Pencil drawing of a standing nude male figure, Saint Sebastian, with raised arm and loincloth, on pale paper.

Saint Sebastian

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Engraving of Christ's body being lowered from the cross by mourners, framed by an ornate border of masks and fruit garlands.

Christ's Deposition from the Cross

Jean Mignon, ca. 1544

Saint Agatha

Paul Flandrin, 19th century

Pen and ink drawing of a robed male saint with arms extended, standing on a stepped pedestal.

Male Saint (an Apostle?) Standing on a Pedestal with Arms Extended (recto); Standing or Kneeling Male Saint (verso)

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Engraving of figures carrying a nude body toward a tomb beneath rocks, framed by an ornate border of fruit and foliage.

The Entombment of Christ

Jean Mignon, 1535-55

Drawing of a seated pope handing over a tiara to clergy, with a putto on steps below, in an oval composition.

Saint Celestine V Renouncing the Papacy, after Mattia Preti

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1761

Pen and brown ink sketch of a standing bearded figure in a draped robe, with cross-hatched folds, on pale paper.

Standing Figure of an Evangelist

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Engraving of the Lamentation over Christ with mourners around the reclined body, a ladder and skull, in an ornate fruit-and-f

The Lamentation over Christ

Jean Mignon, 1535-55

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling friar with a rosary, gazing at angels in clouds, beside a cherub and a column.

St. Paschal Baylon Adoring the Blessed Sacrament

Claude François, 17th century

Pen and brown ink sketch of a haloed saint in a robe with small figures and cherubs below.

Saint Francis Borja

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1731-33

Brown wash drawing of the Crucifixion with Christ center, two thieves, mourners at the base and soldiers on horseback.

The Crucifixion of Christ

Hans Speckaert, before 1577

Drawing of a haloed bearded saint in flowing robes writing on a tablet, graphite and white chalk on tan paper.

Saint Matthew

Camille-Auguste Gastine, 1835-67

Pen and ink sketch of a haloed saint holding the infant Christ on clouds, with two putti at the base.

Male Saint (Stanisław Kostka?) standing on clouds supported by putti, holding infant Christ

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1731-33

Etching of Christ with a crown of thorns, hands bound, holding a reed, against a hatched dark background.

Ecce Homo (Christ with the Reed)

Eugène Delacroix, 1833

Grey-toned drawing of a veiled standing woman with a halo, one hand on her chest and a sprig in the other hand.

Mater Dolorosa

Camille-Auguste Gastine, 1835-67

Pen and ink sketch of a winged angel holding a palm frond, seated on clouds, with hatched shading.

Angel with Palm Seated on Clouds

Pedro Duque Cornejo, 1700-50

Graphite and white chalk drawing on blue paper of the Baptism of Christ, with a standing figure, a kneeling figure, and angel

The Baptism of Christ

Noël Hallé, 18th century

Grey wash drawing of Saint Peter's dome silhouetted over Rome's rooftops beneath stormy clouds and slanting rain.

Saint Peter's Seen From the Pincio, Rome

Henri Harpignies, 1856