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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,707 works

Drawing of a circumcision scene under arched colonnades, with a seated man holding an infant and figures in red and blue robe

The Circumcision

Leonaert Bramer, 1611-74

Pencil drawing of a standing woman beside seated women and onlookers before classical columns and a statue.

Preparation for Sacrifice

Leonaert Bramer, early to mid-17th century

Brown wash drawing of ruined Roman arches and overgrown walls with small figures on a grassy slope.

Colosseum

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, early 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a waterfall cascading past rocky cliffs and stone houses on a hilltop town.

View of Tivoli

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, early 17th century

Ink and wash drawing of ruined arched stone walls with trees above and a small figure walking a dog on a path.

Roman View

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, early 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a city view with a church, obelisk and a road with figures leading to a gateway.

View of St. John Lateran, Rome

Gillis van Coninxloo, after 1589

Pen and wash landscape with a winding river, trees, a hilltop castle, distant mountains and a town on a rocky slope.

Landscape

Gillis van Coninxloo, late 16th, early 17th century

Black and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a muscular nude man seen from the waist up, gazing upward.

Seated Female Nude (recto); Standing Male Nude (verso)

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, probably between 1810-20

Brown ink and wash drawing of sailing boats and figures on calm water with distant trees on the shore.

River Scene

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 16th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of sailing and rowing boats on water beside a village of gabled houses and trees.

Boats and Houses

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 16th century

Pen and wash drawing of a Dutch landscape with windmills, horse carts, pigs and travelers on a road.

Dutch Landscape with Windmills

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 17th century

Ink and wash drawing of a hay wagon pulled by two horses with peasants, women with rakes, and a dog on a country road.

Peasants and Hay Wagon on a Country Road

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1580-1625

Pen and brown wash drawing of ruined ancient arched walls and fallen blocks with plants, with hills in the distance.

View of the Temples of Venus and of Diana in Baia from the South

Jan Brueghel the Elder, ca. 1594

Pen and brown ink drawing of a village street with thatched cottages, gabled houses, trees, and a small walking figure.

Village View

The Master of the Small Landscapes, 1555-60

Pen and ink drawing of a standing monk gesturing toward a kneeling figure and flying figures in the sky.

Already They Are Going (Ya se van)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink drawing of a bearded man with a walking stick and branch, with four stooped figures climbing a hill behind him.

He Leaves Them in Good Shape (Buenos los deja)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink and wash drawing of a funeral scene with a suspended draped body, skulls, and hooded mourners under a dark stone arch.

A Funeral with Honors (Valientes exequias)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Brown wash drawing of a man with a stag head in embroidered coat, a seated figure, a bull, and winged insects.

Birds of a Feather (Entre los suyos)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink drawing of a seated nude man with grimacing faces and raised arms looming behind him in shadow.

He Will Not Laugh (Y el no se rie)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Pen and wash drawing of an elderly woman in a gown reading a book, with a skeleton holding a glass behind her.

At Last She Sees Clearly (Ya ve claro)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Brown wash drawing of hooded women kneeling and praying with a rosary in a shadowed church interior.

They Centainly Can Use It (Bien lo han menester)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Brown ink drawing of a crowned singer holding sheet music on a stage, with caricatured faces peering from behind a curtain.

The Last Song (El aria final)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Pen drawing of a skeleton and two men drinking at a table in a dark tavern, with a tankard raised in a toast.

Having a Good Time (Se regodean)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink drawing of a robed figure with an animal head reading at a lectern before a crowd of caricatured faces.

Ex Cathedra (Ex Catedra)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Brown ink drawing of an old man leaning over a young woman with a feathered hat, a man gesturing at right beside a table.

Human Ailments (Achaques humanos)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink and wash drawing of a seated man with a bull's head, attended by two women working on its horns.

They are Polishing Him Up (Y se las pulen)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink drawing of a winged figure with a spear above chained men and a crowd, with a Spanish caption below.

Long Live the Chains! (Vivan las caenas [cadenas])

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink drawing of a strutting turkey on a hillside, surrounded by caricatured human faces.

They Strut About Elegantly (Lindamente se pavonean)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink drawing of grotesque falling figures and small elves tumbling together, with the caption Llueven duendes below.

It's Raining Elves (Llueven duendes)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink drawing of a woman combing a seated balding man's hair, with the caption Trabajo perdido below.

Lost Labor (Trabajo perdido)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45