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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and ink drawing of three crouching nude figure studies seen from different angles on a pale sheet.

Three Views of a Crouching Venus

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Ink drawing of a woman with a tall piled hairstyle and flowing gown beside a stylized tree on a black hill.

Woman with Elaborate Coiffure

imitator of Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, 1892/98

Colored architectural design of a Gothic altar chapel with pointed windows, scrollwork, a heraldic crest, and paneled walls.

Design for an Altar Chapel, Farnborough, England

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1880-86

Colored site plan of exhibition halls near Karlsplatz in Vienna, with shaded zones, street names and tree-lined park areas.

Ausstellungshallen des Bundes österreichischer Künstler am Karlsplatz, Situationsplan

Otto Wagner, 1912

Woman Against Striped Wallpaper

imitator of Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, 1892/98

Pen and ink design of seven vertical arabesque panels with scrolls, urns, cherubs, and classical motifs on paper.

Design for Seven Vertical Panels of Arabesque Decoration, Farnsborough, England

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1880-86

Line drawing of a garden exhibition display with pavilion screens, potted plants, cypress trees, and figures of a boy and wom

Ausstellungsobjekt der k. u. k. Hofgartendirektion auf der Weltausstellung in Paris, Ansicht

Otto Wagner, 1900

Head of the river god Arno

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Watercolor design of an upper wall with heraldic eagle shields, gilded crowns, draped swags, and decorative friezes.

Design for Upper Wall Decoration, Farnborough, England

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1880-86

Pencil sketch of tall trees framing a bay with hills and a small boat on the water, labelled Pigeon Bay.

Pigeon Bay

Nicholas Chevalier, 1866

Architectural drawing of a tiered monument with a gilded statue, shown in elevation and perspective with flags and trees.

Austria-Denkmal am Schottenring, Seitenansicht und Perspektive

Otto Wagner, 1915

Pen and brown ink study of several horse legs and hooves with cross-hatched muscle detail on aged paper.

Horse legs from the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Watercolor design of a radiating decorative dome interior with gilded rosettes, scrollwork panels, and winged beasts.

Design for the Interior Cupola of a Domed Chapel, Farnborough, England

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1880-86

Architectural cross-section drawing of Franz Josefs Kai with a monument, trees, and underground canal plan, 1915.

Austria-Denkmal am Schottenring, Silhouette

Otto Wagner, 1915

Red chalk drawing of cattle and sheep with a horseback shepherd and a seated shepherdess beneath a tree in a landscape.

Cattle and Sheep with Shepherds and Shepherdess

Abraham Begeyn, n.d.

Three views of a Venus statuette

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Pencil and wash design for a grand stairway with classical columns, painted panels, a seated woman and a peacock.

Ceiling and Cove Designs for Stairway, Hôtel Rothschild, Vienna

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1850-1910

Colored site plan of the Schottenring tram stop area in Vienna, showing planted zones, a fountain, quay and Austriaplatz junc

Austria-Denkmal am Schottenring, Situationsplan

Otto Wagner, 1915

Red chalk drawing of an elephant fountain with curled trunk, grape relief, and studies of a reclining figure.

Elephant fountain in Villa Madama, figure from the ceiling of the Sistina

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Architectural drawing of a monument with a gilded statue on top, flanked by lamp posts and trees, with a floor plan below.

Austria-Denkmal am Schottenring, Vorderansicht und Grundriss

Otto Wagner, 1915

Brown ink and wash drawing of ruined classical arches and vaults with small figures and an obelisk beneath clouds.

Crossing pillar of St. Peter's Basilica and northern transept of the old basilica

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Brown wash drawing of ornate ceiling and cove designs with classical figures, putti, garlands and architectural panels.

Ceiling and Cove Designs, Hôtel Rothschild, Vienna

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pencil sketch of a tiered fountain with a statue on top and figures on its middle level, with faint buildings behind.

Austriabrunnen (Rückseite: Figurenstudie)

Rudolf von Alt, 1850

Composite drawing sheet of ornamental ceiling and cove sketches, with a painted putto and flower urn, scrolls, and tile patte

Fifteen Sketches for Ceiling and Cove Designs, Hôtel Rothschild, Vienna

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pen drawing of a tall obelisk beside a round domed building and arched stone houses, with small figures on the ground.

Vatican obelisk in front of Santa Maria della Febbre

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Watercolor elevation of a decorated gallery wall with arched windows, blue and red panels, and floral motifs.

Plan and Elevation of Gallery, Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1875-79

Pen and ink drawing of Roman ruins with arches and a broken pier, with the Colosseum visible in the distance.

View from Domus Severiana to the Colosseum

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Circular pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a nude woman offering a wreath to a bearded man with a staff.

Florentia crowns Cosimo I enthroned on clouds

Giorgio Vasari, 1511

Colored architectural site plan of a Vienna avenue with building blocks, green gardens and tree rows, by Friedrich Ohmann, 19

Avenue Hofburg - Rathaus, Situationsplan

Friedrich Ohmann, 1919

Watercolor elevation of a Gothic chapel nave with pointed arches, stained glass windows, and a patterned blue wall.

Elevation of Nave, Chapelle des Catéchismes, Ste Clothilde, Paris

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pencil sketch of two sailing boats on water in a sketchbook, with a larger two-masted ship and a smaller sailboat.

Sketch of boats in A Wellington sketchbook

Petrus van der Velden, 1905

Pen and brown wash drawing of a tree-lined avenue with an equestrian statue leading toward a distant city tower.

Avenue Hofburg - Rathaus. Blick von der Hofburg gegen das Rathaus

Friedrich Ohmann, 1919