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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Bank- und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Schnitt GHJKLM

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1855

Pen and wash drawing of a face under an ornate shell headpiece with a large feathery plume, by Giovanni Battista Foggini.

View in 3/4 of a Design for a Headpiece Decorated with a Shell and Large Plume

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Grey wash drawing of an allegory with robed figures, a fluted column with a bust, floating putti and a globe.

An Allegory of Wisdom and the Arts

Franz Xavier Karl Palko, 1750

Watercolor elevation of an ornate interior wall with arched niches, heraldic shields, ironwork balustrade and coffered ceilin

Bank-und Börsegebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Saal, Aufriss der fensterlosen Längswand

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1855

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with Virgin, Christ child, angels and classical architecture.

The Adoration of the Shepherds (recto); Sketches (verso)

Maarten van Heemskerck, ca. 1532-37

Pen and wash drawing of a man carrying an elderly figure from a burning city, with a boy beside him and smoke rising behind.

Aeneas Carrying Anchises from Burning Troy

Gaspare Diziani, 1733

Watercolor architectural section of an ornate two-storey hall with arched windows, painted panels and chandeliers.

Bank-und Börsegebäude, Festsaal und Vorsaal, Längsschnitt gegen die Strauchgasse

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1855

Ink and wash drawing of Phaeton's chariot plunging downward with rearing horses while figures below raise their arms in alarm

The Fall of Phaeton

Gaspare Diziani, 1745

Ink drawing of an ornate Gothic hanging lantern with pencil architectural studies on an aged sheet of paper.

Bank-und Börsegebäude, Laterne

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1856

Watercolor portrait miniature of a woman with wavy hair shading her eyes, standing beside a leafy tree, in a dark wooden fram

Portrait miniature (Woman shading her eyes)

Brown wash drawing of a reclining sleeping man under a tree, a woman in a circle above, dogs and a distant landscape.

Diana and Endymion

Gaspare Diziani

Pencil and watercolor architectural elevation of an arcaded interior with a grand staircase and a clock above arched openings

Bank-und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Aufriss der Wand samt Arkadengang hinter der Haupttreppe

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1856

Brown ink drawing of a faun between draped nymphs, with a reclining figure at right and sketches at upper left.

Faun and Nymphs

possibly after Raymond de Lafage, n.d.

Drawing of an angel grasping an old man while a kneeling youth sits below in swirling clouds.

The Sacrifice of Isaac

Gaspare Diziani, 1755

Pen sketch of a rider on a rearing horse inside a scrolling ornamental cartouche with a pedestal below.

Design for an Equestrian Statue in a Cartouche (recto); Sketches for a Frieze with Sea-Shells and Floral Ornament (ve…

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Bank-und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Aufriss des Börsehofes mit Färbelungsplan, Wandprofil

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1858

Brown ink drawing of Rome with Saint Peter's dome, a stone arched bridge over the Tiber, and the round Castel Sant' Angelo.

View of Rome with the Dome of Saint Peter's and the Castel Sant' Angelo

Giuseppe Zocchi, 1744

Drawing of an ornate vase design with two eagle heads as handles, scrolling ornament and a fluted neck.

Design for Vase with Eagles

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Architectural wall design drawing with painted ochre and grey panels, carved moldings, and a patterned arched doorway on the

Bank-und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Banktrakt, Wandfärbelung

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1857

Charcoal study of a flat landscape with a winding path under dark clouds with bright cloud edges, dated 1914.

Luft- und Wolkenstudie

Gustav Kampmann, 1914

Red chalk drawing of a resting dromedary camel with its head turned left, lying on the ground with hatched shading.

A Dromedary

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1750

Pen and ink sketches of embroidery motifs on a page with dated labels, including floral sprigs, scrolls and garland designs.

Scrapbook of Designs for Embroidered Waistcoats

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, 1785

Watercolor elevation of a painted Gothic-style ceiling with vaulted arches, coffered panels, and a female figure on a column.

Bank-und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Deckengestaltung im großen Börsesaal (Laterne für Straßenbeleuchtung)

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1856

Pencil drawing of a young stag with antlers on a woodland path beside a wattle fence and trees.

A Splendid Young Stag before a Wattle Fence

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1736

Sketch of slender white birch trunks against blue-grey undergrowth on a grey paper ground.

Birken

Gustav Kampmann, 1889

Pen and ink drawing of a winged cherub with scrolling ornament forming a console or capital beneath an entablature.

Design for a Console or Capital with a Cherub

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pencil architectural drawing of a cast iron roof truss with column brackets and small detail studies on aged paper.

Bank-und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Details der gußeisernen Dachkonstruktion

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1856

The Rhinoceros "Miss Clara"

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1748

Pen and wash drawing of an ornamental niche top with a female bust, garland-bearing putti, scrolls and fluted pilasters.

Design for an Overdoor or the Top of a Niche with a Bust and Garland-bearing Putti

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Soft graphite drawing of a misty moorland with dark clouds above, shrubs in the foreground and a distant treeline.

Aufsteigende Nebel auf der Hornisgrinde

Gustav Kampmann, 1896

Architectural elevation drawing of an ornate double door, wrought iron arched grille and barred window with columns.

Bank-und Börsengebäude ("Palais Ferstel"), Eingang und Fenster der Börse in der Strauchgasse

Heinrich von Ferstel, 1856

Pen and wash drawing of an overdoor ornament with a bust, a reclining putto, a garland and scrolling cornice brackets.

Design for the Right Half of an Overdoor Decoration with a Bust

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725