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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,707 works

Pen and watercolor sketch by Delacroix showing several male heads, a standing figure, and loose color washes.

Studies of male heads and a standing male figure

Eugène Delacroix

Brown wash drawing of a woman at a swing with a group of elegantly dressed figures gathered in a shaded garden.

"The Swing," after Antoine Watteau (Les Agréements de l'été)

Eugène Delacroix, 1798-1863

Graphite sketch of a lion grappling with a tiger on rocky ground beside ferns.

A Lion and a Tiger, Fighting

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1854

Pen and ink studies of a nude athlete, a seated lyre player, a centaur, and seven putti on pale paper.

Studies for the decoration of the Library, Palais Bourbon, Paris: standing nude athlete; seated man with a lyre; cent…

Eugène Delacroix, 1798-1863

Black chalk and white highlight study of a seated draped figure with one raised arm on tan paper.

Study of Drapery

Jean-Baptiste Wicar, 1818

Grey-toned drawing of a standing male figure in flowing drapery, arm outstretched, with white chalk highlights and handwritte

Standing Draped Male Figure

Baldassare Franceschini

Brown ink and wash drawing of an oval ornamental cartouche with scrollwork and a central mythological scene of two figures.

Ornamental Design with Diana and Endymion in a Central Cartouche

Jacob Denys, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a skeleton Death seated on a canopied throne, with crowns and armor scattered at its feet.

Death on a Canopied Throne (Design for a Title Page)

Godfried Maes, late 17th century

Oval drawing of a reclining woman and standing male figures in a martyrdom scene, with grid lines and soft shading.

The Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia (Cartoon for a Fresco)

Domenichino, 1612-14

Pen and wash drawing of Father Time, a seated reader and a Roman ruin landscape with Latin inscriptions.

Study for Title Page to "Thesavrvs Antiqvitatvm Romanarvm", 1696

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a map of ancient Rome with labeled hills and monuments, beside an allegorical scene with a bust and seat

Map of Ancient Rome Illustrating Major Monuments and the Seven Hills

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Pen and grey wash drawing with two maps of ancient Rome, a river god, a she-wolf and twins, framed by stone.

Two Maps of Ancient Rome with a River God and Romulus and Remus

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Pen and grey wash drawing reconstructing the Circus Maximus with obelisks, above a view of Rome's ruins and three medallions.

Reconstruction of the Circus Maximus (above) and a View of the Site (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Drawing of the Mons Testaceus with pottery shards above and the Pyramid of Cestius with city walls and figures below.

View of the Mons Testaceus (above) and the Pyramid of Cestius (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Pen and wash drawing of a reconstructed Roman circus with obelisk above, and a landscape of ruins with figures and coins belo

Reconstruction of the Circus of Caracalla (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing of two Roman groundplans with a seated man holding a medallion portrait beside a vase.

Ichnographia (or groundplan) of the Arch of Septimius Severus (above) and the Curia Hostilia (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Brown ink and wash drawing of Roman baths reconstruction above and ruins with a domed church below.

A Reconstruction of the Thermae of Novitian (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing: upper reconstruction of the Theatre of Marcellus, lower view of its ruins with street figures and horse

Reconstruction of the Theatre of Marcellus (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing: a tiered reconstruction of Hadrian's Mausoleum above, and the Castel Sant'Angelo by a bridge below.

Reconstruction of the Mausoleum of Hadrian (above) and a View of the Castel S. Angelo (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Black chalk drawing of a standing young peasant boy in a hat and wooden shoes, leaning on a post, on grey paper.

A Standing Peasant Boy in Hat and Wooden Shoes

Constant Troyon, 1825-65

Pen and wash drawing of Samuel anointing a kneeling young harpist before soldiers and onlookers in a classical square.

Samuel Annointing David (recto); Sketch of two figures (verso)

Karel van Mander I, ca. 1591

Blue-grey drawn frontispiece with Latin inscription cartouche, Medici arms, flanking allegorical figures, and hunting animals

Design for a Frontispiece with the Medici Arms

called Stradanus Jan van der Straet, 16th century

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a seated nude woman and a standing draped figure, with an inscription above.

Allegory of Art

Peter Schmidt von Lichtenberg, 1609

Drawing of a bearded landsknecht soldier carrying a large barrel on his shoulder, with a sword at his hip, on reddish paper.

Landsknecht Carrying a Barrel

Georg Lemberger, late 15th-mid-16th century

Pen and wash drawing of a tiered Roman monument above a view of ruined classical architecture with figures in a landscape.

Reconstruction of the Monument to Septimius Severus (above), View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Pen and watercolor drawing of Roman baths reconstruction above and overgrown ruins below, with cherubs holding a title banner

Reconstruction of the Thermae Olympiadis (above) and View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing of a reconstructed Roman temple above, with ruins, allegorical figures and coins below.

A Reconstruction of the Aedes Concordiae (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of the Thermae of Titus reconstruction, Roman ruins, a bust of Vespasian and a bathing genius relief.

Reconstruction of the Thermae of Titus (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing of a reconstructed classical triumphal arch with columns and reliefs, above a street view and coins.

A Reconstruction of the Arch of Domitian (above) and View the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a reconstructed Temple of Janus above a view of Roman ruins, with allegorical figures and a statue.

A Reconstruction of the Temple of Janus (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704