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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

4,814 works

Brown ink drawing of a bound saint at a stake above flames, with executioners, onlookers and cherubs holding a wreath and pal

A Martyrdom

Serafino Brizzi, 1648-1737

Pen and ink drawing of armed soldiers and horses fighting on a bridge, with a shielded warrior facing a crowd of spearmen.

Horatius Cocles Defending the Bridge

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Pen and brown ink drawing of a mounted warrior beside a fallen bearded king, with armored soldiers and an elephant.

Alexander and Porus

Vincenzo Camuccini, 1795-1844

Pencil drawing of an eagle attacking a bound, reclining nude male figure on a rocky ledge.

Prometheus (or Tityus)

Vincenzo Camuccini, 1795-1844

Pen and brown ink drawing of an arched building, balcony with figures, tower with equestrian statue, and cypress trees.

Fanciful Landscape (Landscape with Villa Building and Equestrian Monument)

Canaletto, 1697-1768

Pen and ink sketch of a reclining male nude beside cattle and a horse under trees, with loose foliage strokes.

Unidentified Subject: Reclining Nude Male Figure and Cattle

Giovanni Angelo Canini, 1615-66

Pen and ink study of a standing male nude, bearded male heads, a seated monkey and a long-beaked bird on paper.

Studies and Sketches for Figures: Standing Male Nude in Frontal View, Male Heads, Seated Monkey, and a Long-Beaked Bi…

Agostino Carracci, 1557-1602

Etching of a fireworks spectacle with a round tower, central equestrian statue, and allegorical figures, shooting sparks skyw

The Round Tower Ruptured to Reveal the Statue of the King of the Romans

Claude Lorrain, 1637

Grey wash drawing of a woman bending over two children beside a fireplace, with a cat on the floor.

A Domestic Scene

Annibale Carracci, 1582-84

Brown ink and wash drawing of animals and figures gathered before a large structure under a cloudy sky.

Animals and Figures before the Ark

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1660-64

Brown wash drawing of nomads herding sheep and an ox with a woman and children riding on its back beneath trees.

Pastoral Scene: Nomads with Sheep and Cattle

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1609-64

Ink and wash drawing of a seated man with a goat, dog, lute and sheet music, with sketched figures on a rock.

Study of Animals and Figures

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1609-64

Engraving of the Nativity: Virgin kneeling by the infant Christ in a stable with ox and donkey, Joseph standing, angels above

The Nativity, from "Life of the Virgin and Christ"

Francesco Rosselli, 1490-1500

Engraving of three winged putti with an ostrich, framed by a large garland of fruit, flowers and ribbons.

Three putti before a large garland, the one in the middle rides an ostrich, from a series of tapestries made for Leo X

Master of the Die, ca. 1530-40

Engraved ornamental design of two spoons with carved handles, a medallion portrait, rosettes, and a dog whistle, dated 1539.

Design for Two Spoons and a Dog Whistle

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1539

Pen and blue wash drawing of a mounted warrior with a baton directing soldiers, with horsemen and pikemen beside him.

Mounted Warrior with a Baton Giving Orders to His Troops

Belisario Corenzio, 1590-1646

Pen and blue wash drawing of a battle with mounted soldiers, swords raised, and fallen warriors on the ground.

Battle Scene

Belisario Corenzio, 1590-1646

Red chalk drawing of a seated child with geese, a ladder, and a woman peering from behind a brick wall.

Marcolfa Discovers BertoldinoTrying to Hatch Eggs (recto); Sketch of Bertoldino (verso)

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, 1709-10

Pen and brown ink sketch of a chariot in clouds, a reclining man on rocks, a dog, and landscape studies.

Endymion

Donato Creti, 1671-1749

Pen and wash drawing of Saint Andrew's martyrdom on a cross, with soldiers, a mounted rider and cherubs with a palm above.

The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew (recto); Back of a Woman Wearing a Long Dress with a Ruff (verso)

Gaspare Diziani, 1689-1767

Ink and wash drawing of armored soldiers facing a family group seated before a draped tent, with banners behind.

The Family of Darius before Alexander (recto); Sketch of a Horse-Drawn Cart, and Studies of Male Heads and an Infant…

Gaspare Diziani, 1717

Pen and wash drawing of a dead quail seen from below, wings spread and legs extended, with pink highlights on beak and feet.

A Dead Bird (Quail?) Seen from Below

Count Giorgio Durante, 1685-1755

Long-Tailed Bird Seen in Profile

Count Giorgio Durante, early 18th-mid 18th century

Watercolor drawing of two hanging dead birds, a grey quail and a long-beaked barred bird, against a pale background.

Two Dead Birds (A Quail and a Long-Beaked Bird)

Count Giorgio Durante, 1705-55

Ink and watercolor drawing of two dead birds with barred plumage and long bills lying overlapping on a pale ground.

Dead Birds

Count Giorgio Durante, 1685-1755

Bird, Perhaps an Egret, Seen in Profile with One Wing Lifted

Count Giorgio Durante, 1685-1755

Brown ink and wash drawing on blue paper of the Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Paul beneath a palm.

Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Paul

Paolo Farinati, 1524-1606

Pen and wash drawing of peasants loading hay onto a horse-drawn cart in an open field with haystacks.

Peasants Loading Hay

Hendrick Avercamp, 17th century

Engraving of Pride with a woman holding a mirror beside a peacock, amid grotesque creatures and fantastical domed buildings.

Pride (Superbia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins"

Pieter van der Heyden, 1558

Engraving of a chaotic room filled with grotesque demons and tumbling creatures, with robed onlookers at a doorway on the rig

The Fall of the Magician

Pieter van der Heyden, 1565