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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,707 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of a young girl climbing temple steps toward a robed priest, with onlookers and vaulted architectu

Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple

Valerio Castello, 1624-59

Brown ink and wash drawing of Judith and Holofernes, with a woman leaning over a reclining man in a shadowed setting.

Judith Decapitating Holofernes

Valerio Castello, 1624-59

Pen and gray wash drawing of a rococo corner ornament with scrolls, shells, flower-filled urns and foliage.

Design for the Corner of a Decoration (recto); Sketch of Monumental Building with Four Temple-Front Entrances (verso)

Jacques de Lajoüe, ca. 1730

Pen and watercolor drawing of a young hunter seated on a rock with dogs in a landscape with trees and a vessel.

Young Hunter with His Dogs in a Landscape

Giovanni Francesco Castiglione, 1641-1710

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd of animals including a lion, leopard, goats, cow, ostriches and birds.

A Congress of Animals

Giovanni Francesco Castiglione, 1641-1710

Drawing of God descending in clouds with putti, pointing at a kneeling man while women watch beside a classical ruin.

God the Father Appearing to Jacob

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1635-45

Pen and brown ink sketch of several nude male figures in dynamic poses, one figure pulling down another, with studies of head

Fantastic Subject: Five Nude Male Figures Punishing Another

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1609-64

Red chalk drawing of shepherds herding sheep and cattle past a tree trunk along a rocky path.

Pastoral Journey with Flocks and Herds at a Stream

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1660-64

Red chalk and wash drawing of a nude man gesturing among animals and figures, with a sketched ark at upper left.

Noah Entering the Ark

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1609-64

Brown and blue wash drawing of the Presentation in the Temple inside an ornate sculpted frame with cherubs and caryatids.

The Presentation in the Temple, with a Design for a Sculpted Frame

Jacob Jordaens, ca. 1630-35

Pen and brown wash drawing of a chaotic galley battle with broken masts, struggling figures and a distant fleet.

The Naval Battle of Meloria

Giovanni David, 1743-90

Pencil and wash drawing of a figure sketching outdoors beside gnarled trees, with a child, a dog and a distant town.

Landscape with an Artist Sketching

Mari ten Kate, n.d.

Watercolor of the domed Muiderpoort gatehouse beside a canal, with large trees, boats, a footbridge and a windmill.

The Muiderpoort, Amsterdam, seen from the Plantage

Hendrick Keun, 1771

Brown wash drawing of the Crucifixion with soldiers, a mounted rider, a fortified wall and mourners in the foreground.

Crucifixion

Thomas de Keyser, 1665

Pale watercolor of a hilltop town above cliffs and a calm lake, with a thatched hut and cypress trees.

Genzano and Lake Nemi

Joseph August Knip, early 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with a man beside a boathouse, moored boat, trees and a distant town.

River Landscape with a Man Standing by a Boathouse

Philips Koninck, mid-17th-late 17th century

Blue-grey wash drawing of a ceiling design with haloed female saints, a crowned figure, a dog, and draped curtains.

Design for a Ceiling showing the Virgin, Catherine, and Agnes

Matthais Wolcker, early to mid-18th century

Pen and wash sketch of three women and a child on a rooftop with birds, in an arched frame.

Three Women and a Child on a Roof

Ludwig Richter, 1820-84

Pen drawing of a mounted rider under trees above a lower scene of a rooster, hen, and woman carrying a bundle.

Two Designs for Illustration

Ludwig Richter, 1820-84

Pen and watercolor city view with a tall church tower, domes, a columned portico in front, and trees on the right.

View of Milan

Ludwig Richter, 1820-84

Red chalk drawing of a seated man in a robe reading at a desk beside bookshelves and stacked books.

The Immortal Author

Bernhard Rode, 1740-97

Pencil sketch of riverside buildings, a stone tower and a water mill wheel beside a river with trees behind.

Landscape with Mill and Buildings

Ludwig Richter, 1820-84

Ink and wash design with winged figures, an ox-drawn chariot in the clouds, and rococo scroll border above a distant landscap

Design for a Book Illustration

Franz Sigrist, late 18th century

Pencil sketch of three vignettes: a horseback rider over clouds, playful cherubs among foliage, and a seated figure under a t

Three Designs for Book Illustrations

Ludwig Richter, 1820-84

Hand-lettered German verse sheet with watercolor scrollwork border and vignettes of a goat, a pig, travelers and a devil.

Sheets of Verses: Priamel vom Schuldenbot

Johann Martin Usteri, late 18th-early 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a turbaned rider on a horse led by a cloaked man through a walled city street with onlookers.

Triumph of Mordecai

Hans Ulrich Fisch vom Stein I, early to mid-17th century

Pen and wash design with winged figures, a kneeling woman in prayer, cherubs, and a domed building within rococo scrollwork.

Design for Book Illustration

Franz Sigrist, late 18th century

Watercolor elevation of a neoclassical riding school side entrance with columns, pediment, arched windows and two mounted rid

Project for the Riding-School of the Horse Guards in Saint Petersburg: Elevation of the Side Entrance

Giacomo Quarenghi, 1744-1817

Architectural section drawing of a classical interior with columns, a central fireplace and mirror, and a vaulted niche below

Project for the Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe Selo (Section)

Giacomo Quarenghi, 1744-1817

Brown wash drawing of trees on a rocky riverbank, with two people in a rowboat on calm water and hills beyond.

Landscape

Hendrik Dirk Kruseman van Elten, n.d.