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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,957 works

Grey-ground drawing of the Nativity with the Virgin, infant Christ, kneeling and standing figures and angels above.

The Nativity

Louis Licherie de Beurie

Pen and grey wash drawing of the Virgin on clouds holding a scapular, with two cherubs above holding a star wreath.

Virgin Standing on Clouds Holding a Scapular in Her Left Hand

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, 1675-1741

Pen and ink sketch of a seated older woman with a child on her lap and a standing woman behind them.

Studies for an Education of the Virgin: Saint Anne Teaching the Virgin to Read

Sebastiano Ricci, 1659-1734

Pencil drawing of the Adoration of the Magi showing the Virgin and Child, kneeling kings, and an arched architectural backgro

The Adoration of the Magi

Francesco Zugno, 1709-87

Pencil drawing of two seated allegorical women flanking a blank oval cartouche, one holding a cross and one wearing a mitre.

Allegorical Figures of Religion and Venice Flanking an Empty Cartouche

Francesco Zugno, 1709-87

Pen and ink drawing of Christ healing at the Pool of Bethesda, with crowds, a circular pool, classical buildings and a descen

Christ Healing at the Pool of Bethesda

Lambert Lombard, 16th century

Red chalk drawing of the Madonna of Mercy with a cloak sheltering kneeling figures and angels above.

Madonna of Mercy

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk and brown wash sketch of angels carrying a saint upward through clouds.

Angels Carrying a Saint

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of robed figures and a mitred bishop joining hands beneath a curved arch, a religious marriage scene.

The Marriage of the Virgin (Lunette)

the Younger Giorgio Picchi, 1580-1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing haloed female saint in flowing drapery holding a palm frond.

Saint Apollonia of Alexandria

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of two veiled female saints among clouds, with a lamb and small cherub heads below.

Saint Agnes and a Female Saint

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of two women embracing in the Visitation, with draped robes and faint figures and architecture behind.

The Visitation

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of the Madonna and Child on clouds with angels, kneeling saints and a child below.

Madonna and Child with Saints

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash sketch of a martyrdom scene with figures around a grill, an angel above, and a column at right.

Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a reclining saint supported by an angel, with a head study and putti sketches above.

Saint in Ecstasy; Study of Saint's Head (recto); Sketches of Putti (verso)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and ink drawing of a standing male nude with one arm raised overhead, wrapped in loose drapery at the waist.

Nude Figure (Saint Sebastian?)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of winged angels and cherubs among clouds around a flaming heart in an oval ceiling design.

Adoration of the Burning Heart: Ceiling Design

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of the Madonna bending over the infant Christ, with draped cloth below, on toned paper.

Madonna and Child

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling saint holding the Christ Child, with the Virgin and cherubs in clouds above.

Saint Cajetan of Thiene Holding the Infant Jesus

Gaetano Zompini, 1730-40

Red chalk drawing of a winged angel leaning forward with one arm outstretched, drapery swirling around its legs.

An Angel

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown and blue wash drawing of a seated woman pointing beside a basket with an infant against rocky shadows.

The Finding of Moses

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and ink sketch of a kneeling female saint being executed, with onlookers, an executioner, angels, and a distant city.

Martyrdom of a Female Saint

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of figures lowering a body into a tomb, with a lantern and haloed mourners.

Entombment of Christ

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure with raised arms, with faint studies of legs at the left edge.

Saint Sebastian

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with a kneeling saint and a small angel at the right edge.

Saint Adoring the Madonna and Child

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk and ink drawing of a bearded saint with a halo reading an open book while seated.

Saint Reading

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink and wash sketch of two draped figures by a brick wall, one haloed, with a basket of bread at right.

Holy Family

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown and white drawing of a flying winged angel with drapery surrounded by small putti and reclining figures.

Angels and Putti

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of two bearded men seated in clouds beside a tree, one pointing upward, with a figure above.

Death of a Saint

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ washing the disciples' feet in a columned hall, with onlookers and a laid table.

Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century