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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,907 works

Hand-colored woodcut of Saint Christopher carrying the Christ child and Saint John the Baptist holding a lamb.

Saint Christopher and Saint John the Baptist

Jorg Glockendon, ca. 1480-90

Hand-colored woodcut of a haloed female saint holding a bowl of bread and wheat, against a red patterned background.

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Wolfgang, ca. 1470

Brown wash drawing of a seated pontiff receiving homage from kneeling figures and clergy, framed in an ornate cartouche with

The Clergy of Rome Paying Homage to St. Gregory after His Investiture

Carle Vanloo, 18th century

Hand-colored print of Christ beside a woman lowering a jug into a brick well, with a castle on the hills behind.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Master with the Cologne Arms, ca. 1460-70

Black and white print of Saint Gregory celebrating Mass at a Gothic altar, with a decorative floral border and medallions.

The Mass of Saint Gregory

Master of the Church Fathers' Border, late 15th century

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling figure held by a man amid a crowd, framed by a shield cartouche with two cherubs.

St. Gregory Reluctant to Accept His Election as Bishop of Rome

Carle Vanloo, 18th century

Woodcut print of two haloed saints under Gothic arches, one holding a lamb on a book, the other holding a chalice.

Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist

Master with the Cologne Arms, 15th century

Hand-colored woodcut of Saint Jerome removing a thorn from a lion's paw beside a lectern, with a crucifix and decorative bord

Saint Jerome in Penitence and as a Scholar Removing a Thorn from a Lion's Paw

Master of the Church Fathers' Border, ca. 1470-85

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man giving alms to a kneeling woman and child in a city street, within an arched frame.

St. Gregory Distributing His Worldly Goods to the Poor

Carle Vanloo, 18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple, with a priest, columns and kneeling mother.

Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple

Charles Mellin, ca. 1643

Virgin Mary on clouds gestures to Saint Joseph with a lily while a kneeling nun looks up, with cherubs above.

The Virgin Placing St. Teresa of Avila Under the Protection of St. Joseph

François Guillaume Ménageot, ca. 1787

Pen and brown ink drawing of a crowd in a interior, with a man lifting a reclining figure on the floor.

Saint Paul Restoring Eutychus to Life

Taddeo Zuccari, 1529-66

Brown and white wash drawing of a bearded man in robes gazing upward, holding an open book in an arched niche.

Saint Matthew

Domenico Beccafumi, 1538

Black-and-white woodcut of a crucified Christ figure with a halo, framed by tall decorative panels with carved motifs and mas

Christ on the Cross

Paul Gauguin, 1926

Circular chalk drawing of the Virgin and infant Christ with bearded onlookers leaning in, on a dark grey ground.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Hendrick Goltzius, 1600-1605

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds with kneeling saints and angels below, looking upward.

The Holy Family Appearing to St. Francis, St. Augustine, and St. Roch

Charles-Joseph Natoire, 18th century

Monochrome print of a standing woman holding a child on her shoulder before a dark arched background with a pale circle.

la Orana Maria

Paul Gauguin, 1894-95

Studies for the Archangel Gabriel (recto and verso)

Nicolas Mignard, ca. 1645

Pencil drawing of a bearded man with long hair and bare shoulders, facing forward on cream paper.

Head of Christ

Andre-Jacques-Victor Orsel, 1810-50

Grey ink drawing of the Nativity with kneeling Virgin, shepherds, angels and a donkey among classical ruins.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Aertgen van Leyden, early 16th-mid 16th century

Red chalk study of a kneeling winged angel raising one arm and pointing upward, with draped cloth and sketched wings.

Study for the Archangel Gabriel

Nicolas Mignard, 17th century

Black and white woodcut of the Virgin's death and assumption, with angels above and saints at a bedside, framed by a decorati

The Death, Assumption, and Crowning of the Virgin

Master of the Mountain-like Clouds, ca. 1470-85

Hand-colored woodcut of a bearded face with long hair, wearing a green thorn crown, on a gold ornamental background.

The Sudarium

Hans Schlaffer of Ulm, ca. 1470-75

Hand-colored woodcut of Saint Florian in armor with red cape, holding a bucket beside a burning town with a tower.

Saint Florian

Casper, ca. 1460

Pen and wash drawing of the enthroned Madonna and Child with two saints and a kneeling donor in an arched setting.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saint Basil the Great and Saint John the Baptist and Donor

Niccolò dell' Abate, 1540-50

Red chalk drawing of a standing allegorical female figure with raised arm, draped robe and staff, on a pedestal.

Allegorical Figure of Religion (recto); Study of a Griffon and of a Seated Figure (verso)

Cherubino Alberti, 1553-1615

Pen and brown ink sketch with wash of four flying winged angel figures in dynamic poses across a pale sheet.

Four Flying Angels (recto); Two Flying Figures (verso)

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin gazing at a sleeping infant in a cradle while a winged angel plays a lute.

Virgin and Child Adored by a Lute-Playing Angel

Jean-Jacques Feuchère, 1820-52

Brown wash drawing of an interior with a woman in a curtained bed, attendants, and seated figures in a doorway.

The Birth of Saint John the Baptist

Andrea del Sarto, 16th century

Pen and ink sketch with red chalk of an angel leading a procession of nude and draped figures across the page.

The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise (recto); Studies for the Same Composition (verso)

Francesco Allegrini