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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

686 works

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

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

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

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

Chalk head study of a bearded man turned to the upper left, with white highlights on blue-grey paper.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Upper Left

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Pen and wash drawing of a curly-haired man in a cloak riding a rearing horse, with red chalk curls at upper right.

Man on Horseback, Study of a Man's Head (recto); Head of a Young Woman (verso)

Marcello Fogolino, 1483-1548

Red chalk drawing of a crowned woman with a unicorn and two putti in an arched niche.

Allegorical Figure of Purity with a Unicorn and Two Putti (recto); Study of the Same Figures (verso)

Baldassare Franceschini, 1642

Circular pen and ink drawing of a stoning scene with a man throwing stones at seated elders before a walled city.

The Stoning of the Elders

Pseudo-Aert Ortkens, 16th century

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of the Virgin and Child enthroned with saints, one a bishop with a crosier.

The Virgin and Child with Saints

Girolamo da Treviso, 1498-1544

Loose brown ink sketch of a charioteer leaning forward while driving a horse-drawn chariot across a pale sheet.

Charioteer

Domenico Gargiulo, 1609/10-?1675

Brown ink and wash drawing of women finding a child on a riverbank beneath a tree, with a distant hilltop town.

The Finding of Moses

Luigi Garzi, 1638-1721

Watercolor landscape with a blue mountain, a hillside village, a leaning tree, and fishermen hauling a boat on rocks.

Landscape with Fishermen

Théodore Géricault, 1818

Pen and ink sketch of two studies of a kneeling male figure in flowing drapery, one facing left and one seen from behind.

Two Studies of a Kneeling Male Figure (recto); Handwritten letter (verso)

Guercino, ca. 1652

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child with saints and infant children, by Jacopo da Pontormo, 1514-22.

Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth, the Infant Baptist, Saint Anthony of Padua, and a Female Martyr

Pontormo, 1514-22

Red chalk drawing of women gathered around a flower-crowned white bull, with cupids and an eagle above and a ruined column in

The Rape of Europa

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, 18th century

Half-Figure of a Nude Man Facing Right

Guercino, 1640's

Brown ink and wash drawing of a reclining woman lifted by three nude putti in swirling poses.

Woman Transported by Three Putti

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown wash drawing of a nude man bound to a cross as robed figures surround him under a cloudy sky.

Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew, after Mattia Preti

François-André Vincent, ca. 1774

Pencil drawing of a seated pope receiving a kneeling man on a stepped dais, with two standing clergy under an arch.

Angelo Maria Querini Created Cardinal by Benedict XIII

Francesco Zugno, 1709-87

Brown wash drawing of a river god with an oar, a draped woman, and a standing nude boy on pale paper.

River God with an Oar, Woman Holding a Serpent, and a Standing Nude Boy

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Red chalk sketch of a bull head, sheep heads, and two human figures on a pale sheet.

Studies of Animal Heads and Figures

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Circular sketch of a crowned seated woman, a bishop, a mother with infant, and putti on steps.

Nobility Presenting an Infant to Venice

Francesco Zugno, 1709-87

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman with a sceptre and a winged putto climbing on her shoulder, figures on clouds.

Seated Woman with a Winged Putto

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown ink and wash sketch of winged figures and putti among clouds, with a figure riding a large bird.

Studies of Figures on Clouds

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Engraving of a schoolmistress guiding a small child writing letters at a wooden desk, in a dark interior setting.

The School Mistress

François Bernard Lépicié, 1747

Pen and brown wash drawing of an winged old man holding a nude woman, with a putto standing at right.

Time Holding a Nude Woman, a Putto at Right

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Black chalk drawing with red accents of a reclining child asleep on a ledge, one arm raised overhead, draped cloth at the hip

Reclining Figure

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a kneeling woman in a headscarf and apron, seen from behind, on brown paper.

Kneeling Milkmaid

Francesco Londonio, 1723-83

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated river god with a standing female attendant holding a staff, with a reclining figure be

Seated River God and Standing Female Attendant

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770