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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

680 works

Red chalk drawing in a circle of the Holy Family: kneeling Mary, seated Joseph, and the infant Christ on a cloth.

Holy Family in the Stable

Govert Flinck, mid-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

Grey wash drawing of the Colosseum cross-section with tiered seats and arches, topped by a laurel-crowned bust on a plinth.

A Reconstruction of the Colosseum in Cross-Section

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Engraving of a wild man with a leafy crown holding a club, resting on a shield with a leaping greyhound.

Shield with Greyhound Held by Wild Man

Martin Schongauer, 1470-1491

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

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

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

Project for a work table--measurements

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

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

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

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

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

Study for Uylenspiegel

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 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

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

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