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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,707 works

Ink and wash drawing of a robed priest at a confessional with kneeling penitents in a church interior with pillars.

Le Grand Pénitencier

Augustin Pajou, n.d.

Brown chalk drawing of a classical tomb with a winged figure above, a seated bearded man at right, and standing figures at le

Washington's Tomb

Etienne Pallière, ca. 1799

Brown wash drawing of a bearded man gesturing to armored soldiers beside a chain in a stone guardhouse interior.

Messenger at the Door of a Guardhouse

Philippe Louis Parizeau, 1786

Study of a Nude Man Holding Bottles

Jean-Antoine Watteau, ca. 1715-16

Grey ink drawing of the Nativity with kneeling Virgin, shepherds, angels and a donkey among classical ruins.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Aertgen van Leyden, early 16th-mid 16th century

Pen drawing of a robed bearded figure on a cloud among birds, ostriches, and fish in a landscape with rocks and trees.

The Creation of the Fish and the Birds

Johannes Wierix, mid-16th-early 17th century

Pen and ink drawing of two seated allegorical women with a column and scales, flanked by putti and winged figures.

Fortitude and Justice

Hans Speckaert, before 1577

Pen and wash drawing of the enthroned Madonna and Child with two saints and a kneeling donor in an arched setting.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saint Basil the Great and Saint John the Baptist and Donor

Niccolò dell' Abate, 1540-50

Pen and brown ink drawing of robed figures in a landscape with an obelisk and ruined arched architecture.

Standing and Seated Figures in a Landscape with an Obelisk

Giovanni Battista Pittoni the Elder, 1520-83

Pen and ink drawing of a nude goddess gesturing to an armored warrior beside classical columns and a fallen figure.

Goddess Inciting a Warrior

Francesco Albani, 1578-1660

Red chalk drawing of a standing allegorical female figure with raised arm, draped robe and staff, on a pedestal.

Allegorical Figure of Religion (recto); Study of a Griffon and of a Seated Figure (verso)

Cherubino Alberti, 1553-1615

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude seen from behind, with a smaller figure study below and faint sketched outlines.

Two Studies of a Seated Male Nude Seen from the Back

Cherubino Alberti, 1596-1602

Pen and brown wash drawing of Diana bathing with nymphs in a forest, a hunter and dogs in the foreground.

Diana Bathing

Francesco Albani, 1578-1660

Brown ink drawing of Venus reclining on a couch with cupids, a mirror, and attendants adjusting a pearl necklace.

Engraver's Copy After The Toilet of Venus

Francesco Albani, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a chaotic battle with mounted warriors, elephants, and fallen soldiers across an open plain.

The Battle of Trasimeno

Crispijn van den Broeck, 16th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornate covered vase with a dove on top, two putti holding stars, and a fluted base.

Design for a Covered Vase with the Arms of the Aldobrandini and Pamphilj Families

Alessandro Algardi, ca. 1647

Red-brown drawing of a chaotic battle with rearing horses, armored riders, fallen soldiers and raised spears.

Battle Scene

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown ink sketch of several nude and draped figures in varied poses, copied after Michelangelo's Last Judgment.

Group of Figures Copied from Michelangelo's Last Judgment

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown ink sketch with wash of four flying winged angel figures in dynamic poses across a pale sheet.

Four Flying Angels (recto); Two Flying Figures (verso)

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown ink sketch of draped standing figures, some holding instruments, arranged in two processional groups across a p

Procession of Musicians

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and ink sketch with red chalk of an angel leading a procession of nude and draped figures across the page.

The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise (recto); Studies for the Same Composition (verso)

Francesco Allegrini

Brown ink drawing of a group of plumed horsemen and onlookers on horseback and on foot, with a standing soldier at left.

Group of Horsemen

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of standing draped women, a reclining nude figure in the foreground, and a distant landsc

The Death of Polyxena

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and ink sketch of allegorical figures, including a winged woman with a staff and reclining figures below.

Group of Five Allegorical Figures

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and ink sketch of a crowned queen greeting a robed king amid a crowd of standing courtiers and attendants.

King Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown wash drawing of a kneeling woman with men reaching toward her, with a ladder at the right edge.

The Death of Lucretia?

Francesco Allegrini

Brown wash drawing of a library with shelves of books, a seated scholar, and robed figures beneath draped curtains.

The Library of Pergamus Given to Cleopatra

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and ink wash drawing of robed figures and soldiers before a throne, with nude figures in the foreground.

The Judgment of Solomon

Francesco Allegrini

Brown wash drawing of a ruined columned temple with a cart, oxen, and figures in a landscape setting.

Landscape with a Ruined Temple

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of men carrying jars beside a horse and rider, with columns behind them.

Men Carrying Jars

Francesco Allegrini