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14,981 works

Pen and brown wash drawing of a town with a fortified bridge, a tall tower, and buildings with arched openings.

View of a Town with a Fortified Bridge

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1757-59

Grey wash drawing of a Venetian lagoon with gondolas, sailboats, a church with bell tower and waterfront houses.

The Punta di Santa Marta, Opposite the Giudecca

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Brown ink and wash drawing of a blindfolded Cupid carried through the sky by seven winged putti, with birds.

Cupid Blindfolded, Carried Through the Sky by Seven Winged Putti

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, ca. 1770-90

Brown ink and wash sketch of several seated Punchinelli figures in tall hats and loose costumes, overlapping in a group.

A Group of Punchinelli Seated

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1760

Grey wash drawing of a lagoon with a church, a tall tree, gondolas, a sailboat, and a jetty under a pale sky.

The Island of L'Anconetta, on the Way to Mestre, with the Church of La Madonnetta

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Brown ink and wash drawing of blindfolded Cupid on a cloud with two putti, birds flying above and waves below.

Cupid Blindfolded, on a Cloud Supported by Two Attendant Putti

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, ca. 1770-90

Watercolor landscape with trees, a white house with a red roof, distant hills, and rippling water in soft pastel tones.

Mediterranean Landscape with a White House

Henri-Edmond Cross, 1900-1905

Ink and wash drawing of a Venetian canal with gondolas, figures and an arched bridge between tall palazzi.

The Rio dei Mendicanti

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-25

Pen and brown wash drawing of a blindfolded Cupid among clouds with several attendant putti and a garland.

Cupid Blindfolded in the Clouds, with Five Attendant Putti

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, ca. 1770-90

Loose watercolor and pencil study of a park promenade with large trees and small strolling figures in blue and green tones.

Study for 'Le Ranelagh'

Henri-Edmond Cross, 1899

Grey wash drawing of a church on a lagoon island with cypress trees, gondolas, and sailboats in the foreground.

The Island of the Beata Vergine del Rosario

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Wash drawing of a frieze with allegorical figures, reclining women, a winged figure and an old man, in gray and gold-brown in

Frieze of Allegorical Figures

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, after 1770

Pen and brown ink sketch of robed figures gathered around a tomb, with a nude man beside a horse and a reclining dog.

Figures in Antique Dress Grouped About a Pagan Tomb

Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo, mid-18th century

Grey wash drawing of a church and bell tower on an island with gondolas and boats on the lagoon.

The Island of San Francesco del Deserto

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Brown ink and wash drawing of Actaeon as a stag with antlers, lying on the ground and attacked by one of his hounds.

Actaeon, Changed into a Stag, Attacked by One of His Own Hounds

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, late 18th century

Brown ink wash drawing of robed philosophers teaching seated pupils beside an antique sarcophagus, with a dog and open book.

Philosophers Instructing Pupils by an Antique Sarcophagus

Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo, mid-18th century

Grey wash drawing of the domed Church of the Redentore across a Venetian canal with gondolas and a sailboat.

The Church of the Redentore from the Giudecca Canal

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Pen and brown wash drawing of a satyr family with goat legs in a wild landscape, with a basket and pipe on the ground.

Satyr Family in a Wild Landscape

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, ca. 1771-91

Pen and wash drawing of a lagoon with sailing boats, gondolas, and church towers under a cloudy sky.

View of Mazzorbo

Francesco Tironi, late 18th century

Grey wash drawing of San Giorgio Maggiore church and bell tower across Venetian lagoon with gondolas and boats.

The Island of San Giorgio Maggiore

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Brown ink and wash drawing of satyrs carrying baskets of food past a hut, with a dog and a distant shoreline.

Satyrs Carrying Baskets of Provision for Their Families

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, ca. 1771-91

Ink and wash drawing of a church and villa beside a busy canal with gondolas, sailing boats and figures under cloudy sky.

View of the Island of San Giacomo in Paludo

Francesco Tironi, late 18th century

Grey wash drawing of the Zitelle church domed facade on the Giudecca, with gondolas and sailboats on the canal.

The Church of the Zitelle on the Giudecca

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Brown ink and wash drawing of a centaur embracing a nymph in a wild landscape with trees and distant mountains.

Centaur Embracing Nymph in a Wild Landscape

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, ca. 1771-91

Pen and wash drawing of a classical landscape with a hilltop town, umbrella pine, travelers on a road, and sailboats at sea.

Classical Landscape: A Town and a Mountain by the Coast

Francesco Zuccarelli, early-late 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a church with tall bell tower on a lagoon island, with gondolas and sailboats in the foreground.

The Island of the Beata Vergine delle Grazie

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Brown ink and wash drawing of a centaur with a bow riding beside a satyr gesturing toward a city wall.

Satyr Leading a Centaur, Who Carries a Club, Bow and Quiver, Outside the Walls of a City

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, ca. 1771-91

Pastoral drawing of a rider, two figures and a dog before a ruined stone arch, with trees and distant hills.

Landscape with Ruined Architecture

School of Zuccarelli, mid-18th-mid-19th century

Grey wash drawing of a Venetian canal with gondolas, an arched bridge, palazzi and a church bell tower.

View of Murano

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Brown wash drawing of a page leading a saddled horse on a hillside, with a dog and a church dome in the distance.

Landscape with a Horse Held by a Page

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, after 1770