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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,431 works

Circular drawing of a reclining river god holding a cornucopia, with a crocodile and the words Trésor Royal 1748.

Design for a Token: Trésor Royal 1748

Edmé Bouchardon, 1748

Charcoal sketch of several nude figures intertwined in a circle, with soft gray shading against a dark background.

Sketch for "Jesus the Son of Man"

Kahlil Gibran, 1923

Brown wash drawing of a harbor with masted ships, rowboats with figures, and a ruined tower on the shore.

View of Civitavecchia

Claude Lorrain, 17th century

Red chalk design for a circular token showing a seated youth playing a lyre beside stone blocks, inscribed BÂTIMENS DU ROY 17

Design for a Token: Bâtiments du Roi, 1748

Edmé Bouchardon, 1748

Pen and ink sketch of a seated bare-chested man holding a tall staff beside rocks, with a hatched landscape behind him.

John the Baptist with a Lamb in the Wilderness

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Brown ink and wash drawing of a harbor with masted ships, a rowboat with one figure, and towers on the shore.

A Port Scene

Claude Lorrain, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a nude boy kneeling with both arms raised toward the upper right.

Seated Nude Boy

Edmé Bouchardon

Brown ink sketch of a bearded man's head turned three-quarters, with wavy hair and loose shoulder lines.

Head of Christ

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Etching of a woman resting her cheek on her hand, wearing a lace collar and bow, with hair in a bun.

Portrait of Madame Frédéric Villot

Eugène Delacroix, 1833

Red chalk study of Zephyr and Flora with intertwined figures in an oval, overlaid with a squared transfer grid.

Zephyr and Flora

Pencil and wash sketch of the Annunciation: a seated veiled woman at left and a winged angel with raised arm at right.

The Annunciation (Angel Approaching From the Right)

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Pencil drawing of a work table plan with handwritten centimetre measurements and blue annotations along the lower edge.

Project for a work table--measurements

Graphite sketch of a robed bearded figure with arms outstretched, seated on clouds and gazing upward.

Study for Christ as Mediator

Pen and ink sketch of a kneeling winged angel with outstretched arms and loose hatched drapery.

Kneeling Angel With Hands Outstretched

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Pencil sketch of three riders on horseback with a rough architectural background and handwritten French notes on the page.

Three figures on horseback with indications at right

Circular engraving of a sorceress offering a cup to a man beside a ship, with serpents and ornate architecture around them.

Circe Giving a Drink to Ulysses's Companions

Antonio Fantuzzi, 1540-45

Pen and ink sketch of a winged angel holding a palm frond, seated on clouds, with hatched shading.

Angel with Palm Seated on Clouds

Pedro Duque Cornejo, 1700-50

Pencil sketch of a reclining man beside an older man in a hat, with handwritten notes in the upper right corner.

Study for Uylenspiegel

Circular red engraving of winged Fortune offering a cup to an armored, crowned prince beside classical columns and a wheel.

Fortune Making a Prince Drink

Antonio Fantuzzi, ca. 1543

Pen and brown ink sketch of a winged angel seated on clouds, head turned, one arm raised behind.

Angel Seated on Clouds

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Sketch of the Virgin and Christ child with sheep and angels, and a sleeping shepherd in the foreground.

Shepherds Dreaming of the Flight into Egypt

Jean-Baptiste Deshays, 18th century

Engraving of an armored man taking leave of a seated woman, with spear-bearing figures in a background interior.

A Man Saying his Farewells to a Woman

Antonio Fantuzzi, 1540-45

Engraving of classical figures tending a garden beside a herm, an arched gateway, a lattice fence and a large tree.

The Garden of Pomona

Léon Davent, ca. 1540-45

Red and black chalk drawing of a bowed, nude male torso leaning forward on grey paper.

Half Figure of a Man, Nude to the Waist

Jean-Baptiste Deshays, 18th century

Etched landscape of clouds over a river, stone bridge, hilltop village and windmill, with figures in the foreground.

A Burst of Sunlight

Charles-François Daubigny, 1860

Drawing of a seated pope handing over a tiara to clergy, with a putto on steps below, in an oval composition.

Saint Celestine V Renouncing the Papacy, after Mattia Preti

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1761

Bust of a Man in Profile to Left

Jacques Gamelin, n.d.

Etching of several men sleeping in a dim boat cabin, with lamps overhead and reeds visible through an opening.

Sleeping on Board the Boat

Charles-François Daubigny, 1861

Monochrome circular portrait drawing of a young man with curly hair, white cravat and dark coat, set against a landscape.

Portrait of a Young Man

Fulchran Jean Harriet, 1802

Chalk drawing of a bearded shirtless man leaning on a crutch with one arm raised high, on grey paper.

Man Leaning on a Crutch with Left Arm Raised

Alexandre Hesse, 19th century

Graphite study of a seated man in a frock coat and waistcoat, looking forward with hands resting on his knees.

Study for the Portrait of Louis-François Bertin (1766-1841)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, n.d.

Engraving of Europa seated on a bull with two women attending, one holding a flower garland, in fine hatched lines.

The Rape of Europa

Léon Davent, ca. 1542-45

Etching of a black hat and guitar neck resting on folded cloth against a pale background.

Hat and Guitar. Cover design for "Eaux-fortes par Edouard Manet," an album of fourteen etchings

Édouard Manet, 1862

Pen and ink drawing of a female grotesque and a winged harpy among scrolls, foliage and tassels, with faint mask sketches.

Female grotesque and harpy (recto); fantastical creatures and masks (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Engraving of a nude woman looking at a sleeping muscular man with a winged Cupid, armor and a sword on the floor, and a fox.

Venus Finding Mars Asleep

Léon Davent, ca. 1545

Pencil drawing of a helmeted goddess reaching toward a kneeling huntress within an oval frame over a grid.

Design for a Medallion: Huntress Kneeling before an Armed Goddess

Eustache Le Sueur, 17th century

Brown ink and wash design for a ceiling with a central medallion of putti, trumpets and clouds, surrounded by ornamental scro

Design for the Decoration of a Ceiling an Allegory of Victory

Daniel Marot the Elder, n.d.

Circular engraving of an allegorical nude woman with skeleton, torch, winged archer and animals including stag, boar and peli

Lust, from the "Seven Deadly Sins"

Léon Davent, ca. 1550-55

Black-and-white print of Tahitian figures around a large tree and idol, with kneeling women and stylized flowers in the foreg

The Day of God

Paul Gauguin, 1894-95

Watercolor of a woman in a straw hat holding a blue parasol, seated near a bench in a park with green trees.

A Woman Seated at a Bench on the Avenue du Bois

Berthe Morisot, 1885

Pen and brown wash drawing of a vaulted arcade with columns leading to a staircase, with a seated figure at lower right.

Staircase in the Palazzo Barberini, Palestrina

Charles-Joseph Natoire, mid-18th century

Circular chalk drawing of the Virgin and infant Christ with bearded onlookers leaning in, on a dark grey ground.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Hendrick Goltzius, 1600-1605

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a reclining man attended by grieving women and mourners under an arch.

The Emperor Constantine Copronymous Burned by an Invisible Fire (recto); Studies of Sibyls and Angles (verso)

Giovanni Baglione, ca. 1599-1610

Red chalk drawing on a gridded sheet of a seated nude woman with two putti, one kneeling holding a bowl, by Poppi.

Study for a Virgin and Child with Two Angels (recto); Two Studies of Hands (verso)

Poppi, 1544-97

Circular study of a heavenly scene with a saint and the Virgin before the Trinity, surrounded by angels, clouds, and bishops.

Monastic Saint Presented to the Holy Trinity by the Virgin, Study for a Circular Ceiling Decoration

Lazzaro Baldi, 1622-1703

Circular drawing of a fantasy ruined classical colonnade with arches, a central statue, two lions, and small figures among ru

Architectural fantasy

Jean Henri Alexandre Pernet, late 18th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a plumed knight in armor aiming a long lance horizontally.

Knight with Lance

Baccio del Bianco, 1604-56

Pen and wash drawing in an oval frame showing figures in an interior with a barrel, hanging sausages, and a mouse on the floo

The Mock Visit of Ceremony

Faustino Bocchi, 1659-1742

Red chalk sketch of the Virgin and Child with a kneeling saint, showing drapery and hand studies on cream paper.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

Simone Cantarini, 1612-48

Pen and wash drawing of a festival arch with columns, an obelisk with a radiant top, and cherubs and figures.

Fireworks Display for the Convalescence of Louis XV

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1726

Brown wash drawing of Saint Lucy in glory with angels, putti, clouds and a dove in a circular composition.

Saint Lucy in Glory

Carlo Carlone, 1686-1775

Drawing of a youth in armor with separate studies of his helmeted head, a helmet, and a foot on blue paper.

Studies of a Seated Youth in Armor

Vittore Carpaccio, ca. 1505

Red chalk drawing of a seated male figure seen from behind, turned right, with muscular back and extended arm.

Seated Youth Facing Right, Seen from the Back

Annibale Carracci, 1560-1609

Charcoal drawing of a bearded man's head turned to the upper right, with curly hair and shoulder outline.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Upper Right (recto); Head of an Old Man and a Drapery Study (verso)

Giacomo Cavedone, 1577-1660

Youth Gazing Upwards in Profile

Francesco Montelatici, 1621-61

Circular brown ink drawing of a drunken Silenus held by satyrs, framed by grapevines and putti picking grapes.

The Drunken SiIenus: Design for the "Tazza Farnese"

Annibale Carracci, 1599-1600

Brown ink drawing of a standing nude figure raising a sword above a kneeling nude man on pale paper.

Beheading of a Kneeling Nude Man

Romulo Cincinnato, 1502-93

Ink drawing of two muscular satyrs supporting an ornamental scroll and mask motif, framed by a gold border.

Satyrs Supporting an Ornamental Motif

Pietro da Cortona, 1596-1669

Engraving of a drunken Silenus reclining with satyrs, framed by a circular wreath of grapevines and two putti.

The Drunken Silenus

Annibale Carracci, 1560-1609

Gray wash drawing in an octagonal mount showing a seated woman and standing men in an interior with architecture.

Unidentified Subject

Placido Costanzi, 1702-59

Graphite study of a seated youth seen from behind, turning his head, with curly hair, bare torso and draped legs.

Study of a Seated Youth for the Age of Gold

Pietro da Cortona, 1637

Pen and ink drawing of four winged putti holding a mitre, crosier, book, and candle, with handwritten labels.

Putti with a Mitre, Crosier Mace, Book, and Candle

Daniele Crespi, 1597-1630

Circular drawing of an imaginary landscape with classical ruins, a draped statue beside a fountain, and trees.

Imaginary Landscape with Classical Ruins; Fountain in Foreground

Carlo Fantaccini, 1700-50

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded old man in a turban and robe, seated on a ledge holding a scroll.

Seated, Bearded Man Holding a Banderole

Paolo Farinati, 1524-1606