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33,907 works

Etching of the Holy Family with young Saint John the Baptist reaching toward the infant Christ beneath a draped canopy.

Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist kissing the infant Christ's hand, copy in reverse after Cantarini

Simone Cantarini, ca.1642 or after

Etching of the Holy Family with infant John the Baptist kissing the Christ child's hand under a drape.

Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist kissing the infant Christ's hand

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1642

Pen and ink architectural drawing of a chapel altar elevation with Corinthian pilasters, a shield cartouche, and a plan below

Project for a Chapel in the Church of San Ciriaco, Ancona

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-1773

Etching of the Madonna holding the Christ child on clouds, with angels and a radiant halo around her head.

Madonna and Child seated on clouds and surrounded by angels

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1639

Etching of the Madonna seated on clouds holding the Christ Child, with a halo and angels, after Simone Cantarini.

Madonna and Child seated on clouds and surrounded by angels, copy in reverse after Cantarini

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1639 or after

Etching of Saint John the Baptist seated beside a tree in a wooded landscape, holding a bowl, with a reed cross and animal sk

Saint John the Baptist in the desert, copy in reverse after Cantarini

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1637-39 or after

Etching of Saint Sebastian, nude and pierced by arrows, tied to a tree while a cherub holding a palm descends above.

Saint Sebastian pierced with arrows and tied to a tree, copy after Cantarini

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1639 or after

Etching of the Madonna seated with the infant Christ on her lap, a bird above and a curtain at left.

Madonna and Child with a bird, copy in reverse

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1635-36 or after

Pen and wash drawing of Jupiter and Juno reclining on a draped bed under a canopy with cherubs and classical columns.

Jupiter and Juno: Study for the 'Furti di Giove' Tapestries

Perino del Vaga, 1532

Mrs. Robinson as Perdita

Richard Cosway, ca. 1779

Pencil architectural elevation of an altar with arched niche, Corinthian columns, scrolled pediment and radiant sunburst.

Design for the high altar of the Gesù Nuovo, Naples

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-1773

Etching of a shepherd with a flute pointing outward, two children beside him, under gnarled trees in a landscape.

Shepherd holding a flute and two other figures in a landscape

Salvator Rosa, ca. 1660-61

Pencil architectural sketch of a wall with a doorway, pilasters, and a cartouche, with smaller studies at left.

Architectural Sketch for the design of a Wall with Doorway, with two smaller sketches for the design of windows or do…

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-1773

Etching of a tree over a rocky slope with a small seated figure resting on a ledge.

Landscape with a figure seated on a rock

Salvator Rosa, ca. 1640

Etching of a bearded penitent man praying on a rock in a wooded wilderness, with hatched shading.

Praying male penitent in the wilderness

Salvator Rosa, ca. 1640

Etching study of three ox skulls, two horse skulls, and a bearded grotesque head on a pale sheet.

Three ox skulls, two horse skulls, and a grotesque head, study for "Democritus in Meditation"

Salvator Rosa, 1662

Etching of two ox skulls with curved horns and a partial third skull below, drawn in fine hatched lines.

Two ox skulls and a portion of a third, study for "Democritus in Meditation"

Salvator Rosa, 1662

Etching of three human skulls shown from different angles, with cast shadows, by Salvator Rosa.

Three human skulls, study for "Democritus in Meditation"

Salvator Rosa, 1662

Pen drawing of an oval ballroom ceiling with coffered panels, a central allegorical medallion, and figures in clouds.

Ceiling of Ballroom decorated for the Marriage of the King of Naples to the Archduchess of Austria

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-1773

Pen and wash cross section of a theater with tiered boxes and a stage set showing a classical street with columns and an obel

Transverse Section of the Small Theater at the Palace of Caserta, with a View of a Stage Design

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-1773

Pen and wash architectural drawing of a theater plan with a radiating ornamental ceiling and a scale bar in palms.

Projection of Ceiling Over Plan of the Small Theater in the Palace at Caserta

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-1773

Brown ink drawing of a crowd of onlookers beside faint sketches of a crucified figure, attributed to Giovanni Battista Spinel

The Martydrom of St. Andrew

Giovanni Battista Spinelli, 1630-60

Charcoal drawing of Christ falling under the cross, with soldiers, a horse, and kneeling women around him.

Christ Falls under the Cross

Girolamo Starace, 1730-94

Brown ink and wash drawing of Poseidon with trident and rearing horse facing Athena in armor, with gods above and a city belo

The Contest Between Athena and Poseidon for the Possession of Athens

Cesare Nebbia, 1570s

Architectural section drawing of a theater interior with tiered balconies, columns, and a decorated dome, with a scale bar be

Longitudinal Section of the Small Theater in the Palace at Caserta

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-1773

Black chalk drawing on grey paper of a curly-haired monk in a hooded robe, looking up, with a book and raised hand.

Half-Length Study of a Monk Holding a Book and a Long Implement

Bernardo Strozzi, ca. 1637-40

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man in an oval frame with foliage, Latin inscription cartouche, and open book below.

Portrait of Francesco Albani

Sempronio Subissati, 1680-1758

Red chalk drawing of a bearded priest in a two-horned tiara with upraised arms and a flowing robe.

Priest with Upraised Arms Wearing a Two-Horned Tiara

Tanzio da Varallo, 1575-1633

Brown ink and wash drawing of a rocky coast with a winged horse, two figures, a tall tree, and distant hills under a pale sky

Perseus and the Origin of Coral

Claude Lorrain, 1671

Head of a Man

Tanzio da Varallo, 1575-1633