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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,459 works

Pen and wash drawing of a dove at centre surrounded by a flower garland held up by winged infant angels.

The Holy Spirit Surrounded by a Wreath of Flowers Held up by Infant Angels

Giovanni Battista Merano, 1632-98

Brown ink and wash drawing of two men, one in a turban and draped robe, the other bearded and leaning toward him.

Two Men Seen Three- Quarter Length

Salvator Rosa, 1615-73

Pen and watercolor drawing of a seated woman nursing an infant, a praying man in a hat, a palm tree, and a donkey at sunset.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt (The Repose of the Holy Family in Egypt)

William Blake, 1806

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a group of reclining nude women, with curly hair, overlapping in a tangle of bodies.

Group of Six Reclining Nude Women (Nymphs Bathing) (recto); Sketch of a Leg (verso)

Taddeo Zuccari, 1529-66

Pen and wash drawing of two officers meeting before soldiers, flags and a city gateway, in a circular composition.

Captain de Bours handing over the Keys to the Citadel of Antwerp to the Estates General

Maerten de Vos, mid-16th-early 17th century

Ink drawing of an ornate wall elevation with a semicircular window, scrolled ornament and a shell niche with a head.

Design for the Upper Half of a Wall Elevation with a Semicircular Window

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Watercolor of a cobbled courtyard with timber-framed houses, carved balconies, and figures in period dress.

Courtyard of House at no. 29, Rue de la Tannerie, Abbeville, Somme, France; said to be from the reign of François I

Lewis John Wood, 1865

Pen and wash perspective drawing of a cradle with scrolled feet, ring handle, and finials on a plain ground.

Perspectival Drawing of a Cradle

Peter Flötner, 1500-1546

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a dark cap, head turned, with a sketched hand raised at left.

Sketch of Joseph Guichard

Félix Bracquemond, 1853

Circular drawing of Christ preaching in an arcaded synagogue, with a crowd and figures bringing forward a woman at right.

Christ Preaching in the Synagogue, with the Pharisees Bringing the Woman Taken in Adultery

Dirck Vellert, 1523 (?)

Circular brown wash drawing of Venus above Vulcan at a forge, with hammering workers, cupids and scattered armor.

Venus at the Forge of Vulcan (recto); Sketches with Two Putti (verso)

Sebastiano Conca, ca. 1716-18

Pen and brown wash drawing of Neptune with trident in a sea chariot drawn by sea horses above a shell-shaped fountain base.

Design for a Fountain with Neptune in his Chariot

Francesco Fontebasso, ca. 1740-60

Engraving of robed men and a boy beside a spread patterned coat and a dog, with a hilly landscape behind.

Joseph's Coat, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Ford Madox Brown, 1864-81

Engraving of a chaotic battle with a chariot, fallen soldiers, archers on a rock, and ships by the sea under the sun.

The Sun and the Moon Stand Still, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Henry Hugh Armstead, 1881

Pencil design for a medal showing a rooster, sunburst, crown, laurel wreath and the words FRANCE and Charte de 1830.

Design for the Medal to Commemorate the Charter of 1830

Henri-Baron de Triqueti, 1830

Pen and wash drawing of a classical interior with a canopied throne, colonnades, a fountain, and crowded figures in the foreg

The Martyrdom of St. Catherine of Alexandria

Carlo Portelli, 1560-70

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a embroidered-collar coat painting at an easel, holding brushes and a palette.

Portrait of the Painter Ditlev Martens at Work Behind and Easel; verso: An Artist Sketching

Wilhelm Bendz, ca. 1820-24

Engraving of the Nativity with the Virgin, Saint Joseph, kneeling shepherds, two angels and a lamb in an octagonal frame.

The adoration of the shepherds who kneel together at right before the infant Christ, the Virgin and Saint Joseph at l…

François de Poilly, ca. 1655-93

Watercolor design of a classical chimney piece with Venus in a shell, dolphins, two figures, and lion masks.

Design for a Chimney piece decorated with figures of Venus and Cupid

Emil Wolff, ca. 1835-50