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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,957 works

Charcoal drawing of a seated figure in heavy draped cloth, head and upper body sketched lightly on pale paper.

Drapery Study for Sainte Clotilde (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clot…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Red chalk and white highlight study of a kneeling robed figure with arms outstretched, plus two hand studies above, on grey p

Sainte Clotilde (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Acolyte with Open Book (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Black chalk study of a standing draped soldier holding a spear and shield, with white highlights on tan paper.

Soldier (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drapery study on gray paper showing folded cloth draped over a shoulder.

Drapery Study for Soldier (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Pa…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk study of a robed standing man gazing upward with one arm outstretched on toned paper.

Saint Remi (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

a. Hands of Saint Remi (lower register); b. Head of Saint Clotilde (upper register); c. Head of Saint Clotilde (lower…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Red chalk study on grey paper of two kneeling bishops in draped robes, with haloed heads and white highlights.

Two Bishops (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Drawing of a seated bishop in a draped robe, sketched in graphite and white chalk on grey paper.

Bishop (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drapery study of a seated, cloaked figure on grey paper.

Drapery Study for a Bishop (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Pa…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Chalk drawing on gray paper of a kneeling bishop seen from behind, with a flowing robe and red-lined vestment.

Drapery Study for a Bishop (lower register); verso: Sketch of a sleeve; (studies for wall paintings in the Chapel of…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Red and white chalk study of a kneeling cleric raising one hand and gazing upward, holding a book, on grey paper.

Cleric (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Monk (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Drapery study in black chalk and white highlights on gray paper, showing a monk's robe folding in long vertical folds.

Drapery Study for a Monk (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Pari…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Monk (lower register); verso: Drapery Study for a Bishop (lower register); (studies for wall paintings in the Chapel…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drapery study of a cleric's sleeve and hand holding a book on blue-gray paper.

Drapery Study for a Cleric (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Pa…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a standing cleric in a flowing robe, studied on grey paper.

Drapery Study for a Cleric (lower register); verso: Sleeve of a Cleric; (studies for wall paintings in the Chapel of…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Black chalk study of a standing cleric in a long robe pointing left, with a small figure sketched at lower right.

Cleric (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858); black ch…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a robed cleric with outstretched arms, with a separate study of a hand above.

Cleric with Raised Arms (lower register?; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Pari…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Black and white chalk drawing of a robed cleric with hands joined in prayer, seen from behind on grey paper.

Cleric with Joined Hands (lower register?); verso: (same figure); (studies for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Red chalk and white highlight drapery study of a figure with faint graphite sketches of a soldier behind it.

Drapery Study for Sainte-Clotilde (upper register); verso: Standing Soldier; (studies for wall paintings in the Chape…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Red chalk drapery study of two standing robed figures, one holding a book, on a pale sheet of paper.

Drapery Study for Sainte-Clotilde (upper register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Cloti…

Isidore Pils, 1830-75

Angel (upper register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Pencil sketch of a road leading to a spired church, with bare trees, a low wall and handwritten color notes.

All Saints Church, Upper Norwood seen from the north side of Beulah Hill

Camille Pissarro, second half 19th century

Red and black chalk studies on toned paper of a bearded man looking upward, raised hands, and a draped standing figure.

Studies for "The Conversion of the Jailer before Saint Paul and Silas"

Nicolas de Plattemontagne, 1666

Pen and wash drawing of a vaulted classical portico with tall columns, small figures at left, and a bright doorway opening.

Figures in the portico of the church of Saint Genevieve, Paris

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1776-79

Black chalk and white highlight sketch of robed figures tending an infant before classical columns on blue-grey paper.

St. Benedict Resuscitating an Infant

Pierre Subleyras, ca. 1745

Blue-grey drawing with white highlights of Christ ascending among angels while robed apostles look up toward him.

The Ascension of Christ (recto); Head of a Bearded Man Looking Down (verso)

Pierre Charles Trémolières, ca. 1737

Brown wash drawing of a nude man bound to a cross as robed figures surround him under a cloudy sky.

Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew, after Mattia Preti

François-André Vincent, ca. 1774

Brown wash drawing of the Annunciation with an angel, seated Virgin, dove and cherubs in clouds within an arched frame.

The Annunciation

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, 1695-1741