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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,003 works

Pen and ink drawing of a vertical grotesque ornament panel with a seated cat, two birds, scrolls and a mask.

Candelabra Grotesque with a Cat

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink frieze design with grotesque figures, mythical beasts, scrollwork and ornamental vases on pale paper.

Design for a Frieze with Grotesques

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pencil sketch of a priest giving communion to a dying man while other clergy kneel among plague victims on the ground.

St. Charles Borromeo Giving Communion to the Plague-Stricken

Charles Le Brun, 17th century

Engraved battle scene with warriors, shields, a nude female rider on a rearing horse, and fallen soldiers.

Battle of Amazons

Léon Davent, 1547

Pencil study of a draped male figure seen from behind, holding a staff, with signature Henri Lehmann below.

Back View of a Draped Male Figure Holding a Staff

Henri Lehmann, March 24, 1859

Pen and wash drawing of an 18th-century tea party with musicians, seated guests in powdered wigs, and a dog in the foreground

Tea Party at the Prince de Conti's

Henry Bonaventure Monnier, mid-19th century

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 brown ink sketch of draped standing figures, some holding instruments, arranged in two processional groups across a p

Procession of Musicians

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and ink sketch of a crowned queen greeting a robed king amid a crowd of standing courtiers and attendants.

King Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown ink sketch of several horses in varied poses, including rearing, trotting and standing.

Horses

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and ink drawing of six horses in varied poses, including rearing and standing, framed by a double ruled border.

Six Horses

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown ink sketch of several robed figures in varied poses, seated, standing, and gesturing, across a horizontal sheet

Figures

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown ink sketch of soldiers, some on horseback and some striding with weapons, on an aged paper sheet.

Soldiers

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and ink sketch of struggling figures, including helmeted warriors and women, in a dynamic battle composition.

The Rape of the Sabines

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and wash drawing of a helmeted commander gesturing to armored soldiers with spears, with horsemen and tents behind.

Design for a Narrative Frieze: A Commander Addressing His Troops

Alessandro Allori, 1535-1607

Drawing of a seated nude young man playing a harp inside an oval niche, in chalk on blue paper with a grid.

The Young David Playing the Harp

Michelangelo Anselmi, ca. 1548-50

Pen and ink drawing of a standing woman in a feathered headdress and ornate gown, framed by scrollwork on grey paper.

Standing Woman

Lucas Cranach the Elder, ca. 1505-10

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

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

Pen and brown ink drawing of three seated women on a stone bench, spinning and holding thread, as the Three Fates.

The Three Fates

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Red chalk drawing of a standing nude man with curly hair, one hand on his hip, turned slightly to the right.

Standing Nude Man (Bacchus)

Giuseppe Cesari, ca. 1590-1600

Black chalk drawing of a nude young male's lower torso and legs with feet, shaded on a light paper background.

Study for Lower Part of Torso and Legs of a Young Boy

Pomarancio, 1568-1640

Red chalk drawing of a muscular male nude seen from behind, arm raised high, holding a stone, with drapery at the hips.

Figure of a Man Throwing Stones (recto); Study of a Man (?) (verso)

Giuseppe Cesari, 1568-1640

Red chalk drawing of a standing figure advancing forward with draped cloth around the legs and torso.

Advancing Figure

Giuseppe Cesari, 1568-1640

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of three standing male figures in draped robes, with sketched heads.

Three Standing Male Figures (recto); Two Standing Male Figures (verso)

Romulo Cincinnato, 1502-93

Wash drawing of angels above a crowd and boat, one angel raising an illuminated cross, on three joined tan sheets.

Study for Angels Sealing the Foreheads of the Children of Israel in Saint Peter's Basilica

Pietro da Cortona, 1652

Pen and brown ink drawing of three putti beside a small keyboard instrument on a ledge, in a horizontal frieze strip.

Putti with a Small Keyboard Instrument and Music Books

Daniele Crespi, 1597-1630

Grey wash drawing with white highlights of a nude standing youth holding a club, on blue-tinted paper.

Standing Youth Holding a Club (recto); Temptation of Adam and Eve (verso)

Domenico Veneziano, 1440-60

Grey wash drawing of a dead duck lying horizontally, head extended left, wings and feathers shaded in soft tones.

Dead Duck

Count Giorgio Durante, 1685-1755