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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,957 works

Pen and brown ink sheet of figure studies: a robed woman, bearded male heads, a seated nude, and sketched cloud forms.

Figure Studies: Seated Female Holding a Book, Two Heads of Bearded Men, Seated Male Nude, and Four Sketches for Chris…

Palma il Giovane, 1548-1628

Grey wash drawing of a preacher gesturing to a seated crowd beneath tall Corinthian columns and an arched vault.

Saint Paul Preaching in Athens

Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1733

Pen and wash drawing of a tomb design with a Madonna and Child in a garland arch, reclining figure, and cherubs.

Design for the Tomb of a Youth

Parmigianino, 1524-25

Brown chalk drawing of the Madonna embracing the Christ child, with white highlights on drapery and figures.

Madonna and Child (recto); Head and Bust of Saint John the Evangelist (verso)

Parmigianino, 1503-40

Pen and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin and Child, shepherds, and angels in clouds.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Parmigianino, 1524-27

Brown ink drawing of a bearded bishop saint in a tall mitre, head turned down, one hand raised to his chest.

Bishop Saint in Bust-Length (Cartoon for an Altarpiece)

Parmigianino, 1529-30

Pen and ink drawing of a curly-haired figure with one arm raised, wrapped in shaded drapery, by Bartolomeo Passarotti.

An Angel

Bartolomeo Passarotti, 1529-92

Pen and wash drawing of a martyrdom scene with a saint in an arched frame, crowds below, a heavenly angel above, and small fi

The Martyrdom of St. Catherine

Tiburzio Passarotti, 1577

Red chalk drawing with white highlights of the Nativity: the Virgin holds the infant Christ in a manger, with angels above.

The Nativity

Giuseppe Passeri, 1654-1714

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Judgment of Solomon with a seated king, a raised sword, and a kneeling woman.

The Judgment of Solomon

Giuseppe Passeri, 1654-1714

Pen and wash drawing of three archangels among clouds, one holding scales and one a sword, with a small putto at lower right.

The Archangels Gabriel, Michael and Raphael (recto); sketches of figures (verso)

Giuseppe Passeri, 1654-1714

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, surrounded by clouds and angels in a glowing sky.

The Virgin Immaculate with the Christ Child in Glory (recto); Rinaldo and Armida (verso)

Giuseppe Passeri, 1654-1714

Brown wash drawing of a saint ascending in clouds toward a cross with angels, while a veiled woman lies on a bed below.

The Ecstasy of the Blessed Giacinta Marescotti

Giuseppe Passeri, 1674-1714

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child enthroned among saints and angels beneath a draped canopy.

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saint Anthony Abbot, Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint Julian the Hospitaler, Saint Roch…

Perino del Vaga, 1522-23

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of two saints at a classical temple gate healing a seated cripple with a staff.

Saints Peter and John Healing a Cripple at the Gate of the Temple

Perino del Vaga, 1501-47

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Presentation of the Virgin climbing temple steps, with Abraham and Isaac in the upper trian

Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple (below), Abraham about to Sacrifice Isaac (above)

Perino del Vaga, 1520

Pen and ink drawing of two robed saints healing a crippled man beneath a classical arched niche with columns.

Saint Peter and Saint John Healing a Cripple at the Gate of the Temple

Perino del Vaga, 1534-47

Drawing of two heads in brown wash with white highlights: a young man with wavy hair and a bearded older man, both gazing upw

Heads of Two Saints

Pietro Perugino, 1495-1510

Pen and brown ink drawing of two standing angels with haloes and flowing drapery, attributed to Perugino.

Two Figures of Angels Standing

Pietro Perugino, 1490-1505

Brown ink drawing of a bearded, seated saint with a halo holding a tall cross, draped in a loose robe.

Saint Philip Seated, Holding a Book and a Cross

Francesco Pesellino, 1422-57

Drawing of the Virgin and Child with infant John the Baptist, Saint Elizabeth, a kneeling bishop, and angels in an arched int

The Virgin and Child with the Infant Baptist, Saint Elizabeth, a Kneeling Prelate, and Three Attendant Angels

Francesco Pinna, 1595-1632

Brown wash drawing of bearded Saint Jerome with halo seated on rock beside a skull and open book, with a tree behind him.

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Domenico Piola, 1627-1703

Brown and white wash drawing of Christ with Martha and Mary in a vaulted interior, with disciples and cherubs above.

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42)

Paolo Gerolamo Piola, ca. 1700

Brown ink and wash drawing of a deathbed scene with mourners, a kneeling monk, and a small landscape at right.

The death of Saint Alexis Falconieri at Monte Senario

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed saint gesturing to two women before a crowd on steps under an arch.

Saint Philip Benizi Converting Two Wicked Women at the City of Todi

Bernardino Poccetti, 1608-9

Red chalk drawing of the Assumption of the Virgin with a pencil grid, showing the Virgin rising among angels and robed figure

The Assumption of the Virgin

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Pen and brown wash drawing of St. Catherine's martyrdom with spiked wheels, angels above, and falling figures below.

The Martyrdom of St. Catherine of Alexandria

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Pen and wash drawing of a church interior with a kneeling saint before an altar and groups of onlookers in the nave.

Saint Antoninus Kneeling before the Crucifix in Orsanmichele, Florence

Bernardino Poccetti, 1600-1605

Engraving of the Flight into Egypt with Joseph, Mary and infant Christ, a donkey, hovering angels and putti.

The Flight into Egypt

Felice Polanzani, 1720-(?)

Pen and ink study of an enthroned figure and standing attendants beneath draped canopies and columns.

Studies for an Altarpiece with the Virgin Enthroned, Attended by Four Saints (recto); Various Figure Studies, Some Po…

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1530-35