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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Pen and blue wash drawing of two kneeling and two standing draped figures, one holding a long staff, by Nicola Maria Rossi.

Two Kneeling and Two Standing Figures

Nicola Maria Rossi, 1690-1758

Bust of a Woman with an Elaborate Coiffure

Rosso Fiorentino, 1530-37

Pen and ink drawing with red chalk of an allegorical title page with an enthroned figure, putti, an eagle and an empty cartou

Design for a Title Page

Giovanni Maria Luffoli, 1665-1707

Brown ink drawing of the Holy Family with infant Baptist, Saint Elizabeth, and an angel on a light ground.

The Holy Family with the Infant Baptist, Saint Elizabeth, and an Attendant Angel

Aurelio Luini, 1550-60

Pen and brown wash drawing of Saint Lawrence on a grill, surrounded by executioners, a mounted soldier and a crowd.

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Aurelio Luini, 1580s-early 1590s

Watercolor drawing of a standing young woman in traditional Neapolitan dress with red bodice, green apron and dark headscarf.

Young Woman Standing in Traditional Neapolitan Dress

Giovanni Battista Lusieri, 1755-1821

Engraving of a seated woman grasping a young man's cloak beside a canopied bed with heavy draped curtains.

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, from "The Story of Joseph"

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1532

Drawing of the Resurrection of Christ in a lunette, with soldiers below and kneeling saints at either side.

Design for a Frescoed Altarpiece of The Resurrection

Maso da San Friano, ca. 1560-71

Watercolor drawing of a barefoot peasant in white clothing riding a grey donkey against a pale background.

Peasant on a Donkey

Giovanni Battista Lusieri, ca. 1783-87

Pen and ink drawing of the Nativity with angels adoring the Christ Child in a manger, cherubs in clouds above.

The Christ Child Adored by Angels

Gottfried de Wedig, late 16th-mid-17th century

Pen drawing of a classical landscape with hunters, a large tree, a round temple on a hill, and a flock of sheep.

Classical Landscape with Hunters in the Foreground

Giovanni Battista Lusieri, 1755-1821

Pencil drawing of herdsmen driving cattle and goats past a river, arched bridge, and large trees.

Classical Landscape with Herdsmen in the Foreground

Giovanni Battista Lusieri, 1755-1821

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling saint before an executioner with a sword, angels and clouds above.

The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara

Martin Johann Schmidt, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a reclining man on thorns gazing up at winged cherub heads among clouds.

Saint Benedict on a Bed of Thorns

Benedetto Luti, 1666-1724

Watercolor landscape of a sandy path with wooden posts, trees, and cottages under a cloudy sky.

View of Kensington Gardens, London

John Linnell, 1812

Drawing of clergy in red robes and a kneeling figure in a city square with crowds, guards, and classical architecture.

Pius V and the Ambassador of the King of Poland

Benedetto Luti, ca. 1712

Red chalk drawing of a man with a curled wig and open white collar, facing forward with a calm expression.

Portrait of a Man

Benedetto Luti, 1666-1724

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude male figure with one arm raised high and legs crossed, gazing upward.

Seated Nude Male Figure (recto); Seated Figure (verso)

Benedetto Luti, 1666-1724

Pen and gray wash drawing of a robed woman with a stork in a circular landscape with a tree and a building.

An Allegory of Chastity

Hans Ulrich Franck, 1600-75

Pen and ink study of nude figures in a rescue scene, with surrounding figure sketches and onlookers along the bottom edge.

The Rescue of a Drowned Man (recto); Study of a Horse (verso)

Théodore Géricault, ca. 1817-18

Pen and ink design of rococo scrollwork, flower garlands and putti with faint pencil guidelines on laid paper.

Design for a Ceiling Decoration with Putti and Garland Motifs

Donato Giuseppe Frisoni, 1709-20

Brown ink drawing of Saint Lucy beside oxen, with three holy figures in clouds above in an arched composition.

The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy (Her Last Communion before Being Dragged by Oxen)

Giovanni Battista Maganza il Giovane, 1556-1630

Brown ink and wash drawing of a warrior thrusting his hand into a brazier before a seated king, with soldiers watching.

Gaius Mucius Scaevola Thrusting His Right Hand into Fire

Marco Marcola, 1740-93

Drawing of robed men in a ceremonial scene, a kneeling figure before a seated man in a tall headdress, with red chalk accents

The Emperor Frederick Barbarossa Submitting to Pope Alexander III in the Presence of a Doge

Pietro Malombra, 1556-1618

Brown ink wash drawing of a haloed woman holding a nursing infant, with sketched cherub heads in the upper right corner.

Studies for a Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Rutilio di Lorenzo Manetti, 1571-1639

Pen and ink drawing of a horizontal rinceau frieze with scrolling leaves and blossoms, mounted with ruled borders.

Design of Rinceaux

Andrea Mantegna, 1470-1510

Brown ink drawing of a seated curly-haired man in draped cloth holding a long staff, with a standing figure and column beside

Seated Man Holding a Club or Other Implement (recto); Two Heads of Grotesque Men in Profile (verso)

Andrea Mantegna, 1484-1500

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude man on a pedestal, head bowed, one arm across his chest, on blue-grey paper.

Nude Male Figure

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a woman with raised arm and draped garment, gripping an object in her other hand.

Jael Slaying Sisera

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Pen and ink sketch of Christ enthroned on clouds with two kneeling female saints flanking him, one below each side.

The Virgin and Saint Rosalia Interceding with Christ

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713