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Brown ink and wash drawing of a veiled woman praying with clasped hands, gazing upward, standing on a crescent.

The Virgin Immaculate

Guercino, ca. 1656

Half-Figure of a Nude Man Facing Right

Guercino, 1640's

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a bearded old man with raised right arm, with sketched studies around him.

Seated Old Man with Right Arm Upraised (Tithonus) (recto); Seated Nude Youth (figure of Day) (verso)

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman with curled hair and a small winged child reaching toward her.

Saint Cecilia Playing the Organ

Guercino, 1650s

Pen and wash drawing of a plumed-hat youth in puffed breeches reaching upward, mounted on a pale blue-grey card mat.

Boy Chasing a Butterfly

Guercino, 1591-1666

Pen and ink sketch of a kneeling saint and seated bearded man looking up at a blank panel held by two flying angels.

Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Louis of France Venerating an Image of the Virgin

Guercino, ca. 1618

Pen and brown ink drawing of a frowning man with shoulder-length hair and a loose shirt, in half-length within a ruled border

Portrait of Morose Man in Half-Length

Guercino, 1591-1666

Pen and brown ink sketch of grotesque demons, a terrified figure and a scaly beast above swirling flames.

A Diablerie

Guercino, 1591-1666

Pen and ink sketch of four nude putti on clouds, one holding a bow, above a faint landscape with a tower.

Four Putti with Bow and Arrows on Clouds above a Landscape with a Tower

Guercino, 1610-66

Pen and ink sketch of a muscular male torso with a raised arm and hand, with faint grid lines and studies of limbs.

Man Stabbing Himself

Guercino, 1591-1666

Pen and ink landscape drawing of a farmhouse, large trees, small figures on a path and seated figures in the foreground.

Landscape with Figures and a Farm House

Pen and brown ink landscape with figures, round fortified towers, a dog, and hills beyond a pond.

Landscape with Figures and Fortifications

Pen and ink landscape drawing of a windswept tree, two figures, and a two-arched bridge over a river.

Landscape with Figures and a Two-Arched Bridge

Guercino, 1591-1666

Portrait of a Scholar

Guercino, 1591-1666

Hand-colored drawing of three women in period dress with a drum, sword, shield, helmet and flag beneath a tree.

The Iron Age (L'Age de fer)

Nicolas Arnoult, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of an elderly bearded man writing at a desk beside open books and a leafy branch.

Saint Jerome Writing

Guercino, 1591-1666

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling praying figure surrounded by robed men beneath trees, with a domed building at right

Saint Paul Surrounded by Disciples after His Lapidation at Lystra (Acts 14:20)

Giovanni Guerra, 1590-1618

Brown ink drawing of an ornamental wall design with allegorical women, a striped heraldic shield, and scrolled frames above a

Design for a Wall Decoration over an Arched Doorway with Grimani Arms

Bernardino India, 1528-90

Watercolor of an Italian courtyard with women working at a wooden sieve beneath a stone archway, a child seated nearby.

Italian Courtyard and Figures

Cavaliere Pio Joris, 1843-1921

Pen and ink drawing of Abraham receiving three winged angels at a table in an arched interior, with a kneeling figure in fron

Abraham Entertaining the Three Angels (Genesis 18:1-15) (recto); A Couple Embracing, and Other (verso)

Francesco Lamarra, 1710-80

Brown wash drawing of God the Father above clouds with allegorical female figures and a nude youth below.

Allegory of Religion (God the Father above, Faith, Hope, and Charity below)

Ludovico Lana, 1597-1646

Pen and wash study of winged angels holding a blank cartouche, with a veiled Madonna and cherubs above and kneeling figures b

Study for Ex-voto Picture

Ludovico Lana, 1597-1646

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man in flowing drapery, head raised, one arm across his chest, legs in motion.

Male Figure Running

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1582-1647

Pen and wash drawing of a crowded martyrdom scene with a nude central figure and gesturing onlookers.

The Martyrdom of the Apostle Thomas

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1638-46

Red chalk drawing of two seated robed figures and playful putti on clouds within a triangular outline.

Seated Apostles and Putti

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1637-38

Grey-wash drawing of a wall decoration design with figures, putti, ornamental cartouches and two landscape scenes.

Design for a Wall Decoration with the Sacrifice of Abraham and the Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1582-1647

Harper's Magazine Christmas 1898 cover: a bright star with rays over three robed figures on a dark plain.

Harper's Magazine, Christmas

Harvey Ellis, 1898

Red chalk drawing of playful nude putti and a young satyr among sketched clouds and foliage on a pale sheet.

Putti and a Young Satyr at Play

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1582-1647

Pen and ink sketch of a priest at an altar beneath a ball of fire, with kneeling worshippers looking up in a church.

The Miraculous Mass of Saint Martin of Tours with the Apparition of a Ball of Fire above His Head

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1602-47

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated bearded man in draped robes, one hand raised, on grey paper.

Seated Draped Male Figure (recto); Rough Studies of Putti (verso)

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1582-1647