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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Engraving of three nude women embracing before palm fronds in an arched niche, with fountains on pedestals at each side.

The Three Graces, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Watercolor design of an ornate rococo interior corner with gilded scrollwork, flower garlands, and molding framing an empty f

Design for Hall Ceiling, Hôtel de Trévise

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Architectural line drawing of a coffered ceiling with a central oval medallion, rosettes, and putti in the corners.

Design for Trompe L'Oeil Ceiling for Dining Room, Hôtel de Trévise

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1850-1910

Colored drawing of a Pompeian-style wall paneling design with framed panels, rosette medallion and leaf frieze.

Pompeiian Design for Paneling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Engraving of a nude young man pointing toward sunbeams beside a tree, and an old man reclining in grass at right.

An old man reclining on the ground at right; at left a naked younger man standing pointing toward the sun with and le…

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1510-27

Watercolor design of a Pompeian doorway with green curtain, paneled door, and a niche holding a classical statue.

Pompeiian Design for Doorway and Wall with Curtain (possibly for Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Engraving of three nude women embracing before palm trees and fountains in an arched frame, after Marcantonio Raimondi.

The Three Graces, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500-1534

Engraving of a lion hunt with armored men, horses, lions and a reclining nude woman beneath trees, with Latin text below.

The Lion Hunt, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500-1534

Three engravings on one sheet: a pensive seated woman under an angel vision, a woman with a child, and a reclining nursing mo

Vision of St. Helena [Pensive Woman]

Marcantonio Raimondi, n.d.

Engraving of the Annunciation: a winged angel kneels before the Virgin in an arched interior, with a dove above and a landsca

Modern impression of the Adoration of the Magi who approach the Christ Child held by the Virgin

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500-1534

Engraved bacchanal frieze with satyrs, revelers, a reclining woman, and a statue of Priapus among trees and curtains.

A Bacchanal; Silenus supported by two bacchants in the center, at left a female satyr reclining on a bed and another…

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1510-13

Engraving of a Roman triumph with a nude hero on armor, a woman holding a laurel wreath, soldiers and classical architecture.

The triumph of a Roman Emperor; a young naked hero stands at center on a pile of armor; a woman at right holds aloft…

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1510

Engraving of Saint Lawrence on a gridiron over a fire, with nude executioners, robed onlookers and arcaded architecture.

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, after Bandinelli

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1520

Pen and grey wash drawing of a rococo mirror stand with scrolling ornament, a cherub and a stepped base.

Two Alternative Designs for a Mirror Stand

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1698-1765

Pen and wash drawing of rococo mirror frames, candle sconces and a scroll bracket on pale paper.

Designs for Mirror Frames and Sconces

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1698-1765

Watercolor and ink design of a Rococo interior with putti on the ceiling, urns, arched doors and painted panels.

Design for an Opera Set, a Congress of Cupids

Carlo Zucchi the Younger, 18th century

Pen and wash design for a rococo mirror frame with putti, a female figure, a sphinx, and scrollwork around an empty central p

Design for Mirror Frame

Giovanni Battista Natali III, ca. 1720-40

Pen and brown ink drawing of two winged children holding an empty oval within an ornate frame with gryphon supports.

Drawing for a Memorial Tablet: Two Winged Children Holding an Empty Oval in a Frame with Gryphons

Federico Zuccaro, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of two rococo mirror frame designs with scrolling ornament and a scale bar along the bottom.

Two Alternative Designs for a Mirror or Screen with Family Coat of Arms

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1698-1765

Pen and brown ink drawing of a Roman emperor in armor receiving a petition from an older man, with a seated attendant.

Drawing of a Roman Emperor Receiving a Petition

Federico Zuccaro, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of two theatrical costume designs, a man in puffed doublet and a woman in a gathered gown.

Drawings for Two Masquerade or Ballet Costumes ('Sospiri' and 'Baci')

Giovanni Battista Paggi, 1554-1627

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated bearded warrior in armor with a draped woman offering a laurel wreath.

Seated Warrior Between Two Figures

Giambattista Zelotti, 1546-78

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate Baroque interior with coffered ceiling, arched doorways, columns, and statues in niches.

Design for a Stage Set, Showing Right Half Only

Prospero Zanichelli, 1698-1772

Pen and wash study of a crowd of struggling figures beneath a colonnaded building, marked with a squaring grid.

Study for a Massacre of the Innocents

Domenico Passignano, 1580-1636

Pen and ink architectural drawing of an entrance portal with plan views above and paired pilasters with ornate capitals below

Entrance Portal: Plan and Elevation, Each Pier Consisting of Two Pilasters

Antonio Visentini, 1688-1782

Pen and ink drawing of a monument with a standing Madonna and Child, two putti, and a tiered base in an arched niche.

Design for a Wall Tomb or Monument (Recto); Smaller Variant Version with Half Length Madonna & Child on Crescent Moon…

Giovanni Francesco Penni, 1496-1528

Design for an Urn with Garland of Vegetables and Fruit and Medallion with Profile of a Caesar

Giovanni Francesco Penni, 1496-1528

Pen and brown ink drawing of three architectural ornament friezes with rococo scrollwork, putti, and sea creatures.

Drawing for Engraving in Raccolta di Vari Schizzi, Venice, after Angelo Rosis

Antonio Visentini, ca. 1747

Pen and wash elevation of a colonnade of six Ionic columns on a rusticated stone base with a dentil cornice.

Ionic Colonnade (6 Columns) on Rusticated Base

Antonio Visentini, 1688-1782

Pen and ink architectural drawing of a barrel-vaulted chapel with Corinthian columns, coffered ceiling and two putti above.

Design for an Elaborate Barrel-Vaulted Chapel

Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi, 1481-1536