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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,313 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of an angel with a lily approaching the Virgin beside classical columns.

The Annunciation

Francesco Curia, 1565-1608

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin in clouds above seven robed men kneeling and gesturing toward her under a tree.

The Virgin Bringing the Habit to the Seven Founding Fathers of the Servite Order

Donato Creti, 1671-1749

Red chalk drawing of a woman holding a horse's bridle while a child points at the horse.

Marcolfa Persuades Cacasenno to Mount a Horse

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, 1685-1747

Brown ink drawing of a man in an oval laurel frame, with enlarged flea and mite illustrations and a name cartouche below.

The Dutch Microscopist Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1734-1802

Brown ink and wash sketch of a colonnaded arcade with arches, vaulted ceiling and small figures near the steps.

The Arcade of the Libreria, Looking Toward San Giorgio Maggiore

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Pen and ink drawing of a grand staircase seen through a tall archway, with columns, an obelisk, and small figures.

Architectural Capriccio: Grand Staircase Seen through an Archway

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Ink and wash drawing of the domed facade of the Basilica of San Marco with small figures in the piazza below.

View of Piazza with Basilica of San Marco

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Pen and ink caricature of four 18th-century men in wigs and coats, one gesturing toward a small dome-topped architectural mod

The Marquis de Vandières, Abbé Jean-Bernard Le Blanc, Germain Soufflot, and Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the Younger

Pier Leone Ghezzi, ca. 1750

Pen and wash drawing of a grand arched staircase with classical columns, statues and small figures climbing the steps.

The Staircase of the Giants, Ducal Palace, Venice

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Watercolor still life of a flower bouquet in a silver urn with peaches, plums, a butterfly and a fly on a table.

Flowers in a Silver Caster, Fruit in the Foreground

Jacques-André Portail, 18th century

Ink and wash architectural study of a vaulted interior with classical columns, ornate ceiling and small figures.

Architectural Study (recto); Separate Sheet with Architectural Drawing (verso)

Filippo Juvarra, 1676-1736

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child in an oval with angels and clouds, attributed to Francesco Guardi.

The Virgin and Child Holding Scapulars

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Ink and wash drawing of a three-masted frigate under sail on rough sea, with a small boat and figure on rocks.

A Frigate at Sea

Pierre Puget, 17th century

Charcoal drawing on tan paper of draped clothing, a hat and a parasol arranged on a chair with white highlights.

Still Life with Hat, Parasol, and Clothes on a Chair

Georges Seurat, 1887

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a female figure with arms outstretched and face raised, draped in flowing cloth on gray p

St. Louis in Glory

Simon Vouet, ca. 1640-41

Man Seated at a Keyboard Instrument

François-André Vincent, 1774

Caricature of the Artist's Younger Brother Marie-Alexandre-François

François-André Vincent, 1776

Pen and brown ink drawing of a large gnarled tree with twisting trunk and dense foliage on tan paper.

A Large Tree

Salvator Rosa, 1615-73

Red chalk drawing of the Annunciation: an angel and draped Virgin with a dove and clouds above.

The Annunciation

Camillo Procaccini, 1616-18

Brown wash sketch of a woman seated on a scallop shell, twisting with billowing drapery and hair swirling around her.

Studies of a Reclined Woman on a Seashell, for the Triumph of Galatea (recto and verso)

Paolo de Matteis, ca. 1692

Brown ink and wash drawing of three nude men in twisting poses with studies of arms and legs, by Paolo Pagani.

Studies of Three Naked Men, a Right Arm and a Nude Figure Supported by Another (recto); Studies of a Figure with Left…

Paolo Pagani, 1700-1710

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling old man seen from behind, bending forward toward the upper left.

Old Man Kneeling Facing Upper Left

Salvator Rosa, 1615-73

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin mourning the dead Christ across her lap, with a cross and ladder behind them.

The Virgin Lamenting over the Dead Christ

Pietro Testa, 1612-50

Pen and wash drawing of a robed deacon led by armed men through an arched architectural space toward martyrdom.

A Deacon Led to Martyrdom

Giovanni Mauro della Rovere, 1575-1640

Red and black chalk portrait drawing of an elderly bald man with a beard, turned three-quarters, with an inscription below.

Portrait of a Man: Francesco Albani ?

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Pen and gray wash drawing of Jupiter with an eagle and putti among clouds within an oval composition.

Jupiter with his Eagle (recto)

Francesco Solimena, 1657-1747

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing soldier in doublet and breeches holding a tall halberd upright.

Soldier with Halberd

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of studies for a circular composition of bathing nymphs around a central figure, with reclining figures.

Studies for a Circular Composition of Diana and Her Nymphs Bathing (recto); Studies for the Same Composition (verso)

Taddeo Zuccari, 1529-66

Pencil sketch of a seated figure and a standing figure beside a table, loosely drawn in light grey lines.

Study of two figures: one seated, the other standing (recto). Study of a head looking upwards (verso)

George Romney, ca. 1777

Brown ink and wash costume design of a horned demon figure with an outstretched arm, beside a crowned devil head.

Costume Design for a Demon (Señor Remon), for a performance held during the celebration of the wedding of Marie-Louis…

Charles de La Traverse, ca. 1764