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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,957 works

Pen and ink drawing of the Holy Family with winged angels gathered around a seated woman and children.

The Holy Family with Attendant Angels

Pietro Testa, 1612-50

Brown wash drawing of men raising a crucified figure on a cross, with a ladder at left and kneeling workers below.

Elevation of the Cross

Alessandro Tiarini, 1577-1668

Pen and brown ink drawing of a crowd gathered around a standing figure seen from behind, with rapid loose contour lines.

Saint John the Baptist Baptizing the Multitude

Pellegrino Tibaldi, 1554-56

Watercolor drawing of a kneeling man gazing at a stag with a glowing cross, with a greyhound and horse nearby.

The Vision of Saint Eustace

Federico Zuccaro, 1542-1609

Chalk drawing of the Madonna holding the infant Christ, with Mary Magdalen kneeling beside them in an architectural niche.

Madonna and Child with Mary Magdalen

Joseph Heintz the Elder, late 16th-early 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with Saint Joseph, angels, and kneeling supplicants in an interior.

The Virgin and Child with Saint Joseph, Attendant Angels, and a Group of Supplicants

Federico Zuccaro, 1540/41-1609

Red and black chalk drawing of a winged warrior with scales beside a bearded monk in a dark habit.

Saint Michael and Saint Giovanni Gualberto (after Andrea del Sarto's Vallombrosa Altarpiece)

Federico Zuccaro, 1540/41-1609

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds above kneeling saints and angels, with a martyrdom scene behind.

The Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Peter, Saint Damasus, Saint Lawrence, and Saint Paul; the Martyrdom of Saint…

Federico Zuccaro, 1566-68

Red and black chalk sketch of a pointing young man beside a bishop in mitre and patterned cloak.

Saint John the Baptist and Saint Bernardo degli Uberti (after Andrea del Sarto's Vallombrosa Altarpiece)

Federico Zuccaro, 1540/41-1609

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man in a robe gesturing toward a bound nude figure on a balcony, with onlookers and steps b

Ecce Homo

Federico Zuccaro, 1540/41-1609

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing angel with clasped hands, with two cherubs partly visible at the edges.

A Standing Angel and two Cherubs

Federico Zuccaro, ca. 1566

Brown ink drawing on blue paper of a crowded banquet with seated guests, a grand staircase, columns, and servants.

The Wedding Feast at Cana (after Paolo Veronese)

Federico Zuccaro, 1540-1609

Engraving of an ornate octagonal obelisk surrounded by fireworks and scrolled flames, with an allegorical relief on its base.

Festival for Saint Placidus, Messina, August 2, 1589: Fireworks Obelisk

Filippo Gotho, 1591

Engraving of an ornate baroque altar structure with a crowned Virgin on clouds, angels, saints, and skulls.

Il Fuoco Trionfante...della Traslatione della Miracolo...La Madona Del Fuoco...li xx di Ottobre MDCXXXVI

Floriano dal Buono, 1637

Pen and ink study of a nude standing man beside a robed figure raising a bowl, on brown paper.

The Baptism of Christ

Moncalvo, 16th century

Red chalk and ink drawing of Saint John the Baptist before Herod and Herodias, with soldiers and an arched doorway behind.

Saint John the Baptist before Herod and Herodias

Morazzone, 16th century

Grey wash drawing of a bearded robed figure preaching to helmeted soldiers beneath trees and clouds.

Saint John the Baptist (?) Preaching to a Group of Soldiers

Giovanni Battista Trotti, 16th century

Engraved Nativity scene with the infant Christ in a basket, a crowd of adorants in a thatched stable, and an angel in clouds.

Nativity

Master IQV, ca. 1543

Grey graphite drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds above a robed saint and kneeling figures looking upward.

The Virgin Appearing to Saint Joseph Calasanctius

Marco Caprinozzi, 1711-78

Pen and ink drawing of a classical tabernacle design with columns, a crucifix above, two statues, and hanging lamps.

Design for a Tabernacle Surmounted by Christ on the Cross and Praying Figures (the Virgin and Saint John?)

Galeazzo Alessi, 1512-72

An Angel in Adoration

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Circular watercolor design for a cupola showing Christ, the Virgin, God the Father, angels, prophets and putti among clouds.

Design for a Cupola with Old and New Testament Figures

Pietro de Angelis, 1720-1804

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated, draped bearded male nude with one arm raised, on a pale sheet.

Study for Christ in The Entombment

Bartolomeo Neroni, 16th century

Brown wash drawing with white highlights showing a sword-bearing figure among robed onlookers in an architectural setting.

Left Third of a Martyrdom of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Antonio da Trento, 1508-ca. 1550

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Descent from the Cross, with mourners supporting Christ's body beneath a tall cross.

Descent from the Cross

Pasquale Ottino, 1615-16

Brown ink and wash drawing of two kneeling saints below angels holding up a reliquary among clouds.

Two Male Saints Kneeling with Angels Holding a Reliquary

Marcantonio Bassetti, 1586-1630

Brown wash drawing of a female figure with arms outstretched and face upturned, surrounded by a halo and drapery.

Study for the Ascension of the Virgin

Marco Pino, 16th century

Pen and wash drawing of a theatrical sacred interior with arches, columns, a staircase, statues and floating putti.

Design for a Theatrum Sacrum

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Scourging of Christ with soldiers flogging a bound figure beneath arches and columns.

Scourging of Christ

Aureliano Milani, 1700-1740

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bedchamber with a canopy bed, a bishop with crozier, and women working nearby.

St. Nicholas and the Three Daughters of the Poor Gentleman

Jan Swart van Groningen, 16th century