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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Watercolor of an ancient carved sarcophagus used as a fountain, with a water spout and masks on a stone wall.

Oude sarcofaag als fontein in Messina

Louis Ducros, 1778

Watercolor of misty Venetian canal with gondolas and standing gondoliers, pale blue sky and faint distant boats.

Gondolas, Grand Canal, Venice

Robert Frederick Blum, n.d.

Drawing of a coffered ceiling design with red and gold arabesque panels and moulded geometric frames.

Design for Coffered Ceiling, Mme Païva's Chateau at Neudeck

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

Watercolor of a harbor quay with pale buildings, a sailing boat, a domed tower at right and hazy hills behind.

Gedeelte van de kade van Messina, gezien vanaf uiterste punt van kasteel San Salvatore

Louis Ducros, 1778

Watercolor panorama of a harbor with waterfront buildings, moored boats, a stone fortress wall, and hazy mountains behind.

Gezicht op de achterzijde van kasteel San Salvatore en Messina vanuit de haven

Louis Ducros, 1778

Watercolor sketch of a windblown woman in a yellow headscarf walking, with two women in traditional dress behind her.

Eerste Sicileenen die de reizigers zien

Louis Ducros, 1778

Watercolor design of a circular domed ceiling with green scrollwork, lion heads and gilded moldings framed by purple bands.

Design for Domed Ceiling for Mme Païva's Chateau at Neudeck

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, ca. 1877-84

Grey watercolor of two men working inside a wooden room, one pounding paddy with a pestle and one sweeping grain near a barre

Pestling the Paddy

Robert Frederick Blum, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a seated bearded man in draped robes, hands clasped, on an arched tinted sheet.

Christ in the Garden

Attributed to Giovanni Stefano Marucelli, n.d.

Graphite drawing of a double acanthus fleuron with serrated leaves and scroll forms on cream paper.

Architectural Motif: Double Acanthus Fleuron

Georges Seurat, ca. 1875

Graphite study of four architectural rinceaux with scrolling leaves, flowers and berries on cream paper.

Architectural Motifs: Four Rinceaux

Georges Seurat, ca. 1875

Brown wash drawing of a bearded man pointing away as a woman and child stand beside a tree and stone arch with a dog.

Abraham Sending Away Hagar and Ishmael

John Hamilton Mortimer, n.d.

Watercolor design for a vertical wall panel with a floral urn, songbirds, swags of foliage, and swan supports at the base.

Design for a Wall Panel

Henri Sallembier, n.d.

Pencil architectural drawing of a stone balustrade and two staircase railings with ornate iron scrollwork panels.

Balustrade und 2 Stiegengeländer mit Eisengitter

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1875

Pen and ink design drawing of a lidded vase with gadrooned base, garland swags and satyr masks, on pale paper.

Design for a Lidded Gadrooned Vase with Satyr Heads Holding Garlands

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Architectural elevation drawing of a stone facade with arched windows, columns, balustrade and arcaded ground floor in brown

Bank- und Börsegebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Aufriss der Fassade zur Freyung

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1855

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate architectural alcove with carved figural supports, scrolled panels and an open archway.

Design for a Proscenium or Monumental Alcove

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Architectural elevation drawing of a facade with tiered arched windows, brick patterning, and circular relief medallions in o

Bank- und Börsegebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Teilaufriss der Fassade zur Herrengasse,, Variante mit Sichtziegelverkleidung

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1855

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate oval frame with scrolls and foliage, with red chalk marks.

Design for a Decorative Oval Frame (recto); Half sketch for a Decorative Oval Frame (verso)

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Ink elevation drawing of a multi-story building facade with arched windows and cornice, labeled Façade gegen die Freyung.

Bank- und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Aufriss der Fassade zur Freyung

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1855

Pen and ink design of an ornate frame topped with a fan-shaped shell motif and scrolled brackets, with an empty central panel

Design for a Frame Decorated with a Shell Motif

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Ink and wash floor plan of the first storey of a bank and stock exchange building, with rooms, staircases and a hexagonal cou

Bank- und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Grundriss - 1. Stock

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1855

Donkey

Pieter Jacobsz. van Laer, 17th century

Colored architectural floor plan of the second storey of the Palais Ferstel bank building, with German room labels.

Bank- und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Grundriss - 2. Stock

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1855

Sepia pen and wash drawing of mourners lowering a shrouded body into a stone tomb, with a fainting woman at right.

The Entombment, after Mantegna

Rembrandt van Rijn, 17th century

Pen and ink design sketch of an ornate arched proscenium or alcove with figural supports and drapery.

Design for a Proscenium or Alcove

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Watercolor ground floor plan of an L-shaped building with blue courtyards and labeled rooms, by Heinrich von Ferstel, 1855.

Bank- und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Grundriss - Erdgeschoß

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1855

Pen and brown wash drawing of a female term figure with a flame-like headdress on a tapering pedestal under an arch.

Design for a Term shaped like a Winged Female Figure

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Colour-coded architectural floor plan of a mezzanine level with angled wings, labelled rooms and a scale bar on paper.

Bank- und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Grundriss - Mezzanin

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1855

Pen and brown ink design sheet showing a bowl with scrolled handles and dancing putti above an oval plate with a central meda

Two Views of a Design for a Shallow (Drinking?) Bowl wih Handles

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Watercolour architectural sections of a building showing two profiles with arcades, vaulted halls and painted walls, on a gre

Bank- und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Schnitt AB und CD

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1855

Pen and ink design drawing of an arched entrance portal with paired columns, volute brackets and a heavy entablature.

Design for an Entrance Portal

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725