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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and grey wash drawing of a mythological scene in a circle under a large tree, flanked by figures on clouds.

Birth of Adonis

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, 1775/1785

Pen drawing of workmen building and carving stone sculptures, including an eagle, in a forest clearing with two observers.

Der Bau der Gloriette in Schönbrunn

Friedrich August Brand, 1775

Red chalk and wash drawing of a kneeling bishop in mitre and robes reading a book at a lectern.

Seated Bishop

Abraham Bloemaert, c. 1620 - 1630

Pencil sketch of a small chapel facade with a bell tower, pointed arch doorway, tracery window and round window.

Chapel

Pen and ink drawing of a walled town with towers beneath mountains, with hills and trees in the foreground.

View of Fondi

Attributed to Anonymous Fabriczy, second half 16th century

Pencil sketch of a sunken road curving between hillside banks and trees toward a distant village tower.

Hohlweg, auf eine Ortschaft zuführend

Watercolor of a seated harpist playing in a tavern with an arched doorway, a standing waiter, and a beer mug.

Der blinde Harfenist Paul Oprawil (1817 - 1900) im Metkeller "Zum Süßen Löchel"

Johann Michael Kupfer, 1898

Brown ink and wash drawing of Saint Lawrence on a grill surrounded by executioners and crowds, with angels above in an arched

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Luca Cambiaso, 1581

Pencil sketch of a domed building with smoke over rooftops, pedestrians and a horse carriage in a city street.

Der Brand des Hauses Wien IV., Technikerstraße 5

Arpád Schmidhammer, 1881

Brown ink drawing of Galatea in a shell chariot drawn by dolphins, with cupids above and sea figures around her.

The Triumph of Galatea

Girolamo da Treviso the Younger, 1535

Pencil sketch of a river landscape with a hill topped by a ruin, a small rowboat on calm water, and shoreline trees.

Landscape of the Middle Rhine

Pen and wash drawing of an allegorical ceiling design with a winged figure above a chariot and horses in clouds.

Design for a Ceiling with an Allegorical Subject

James Thornhill, ca. 1713

Pencil sketch of a row of old houses with steep roofs, chimneys, and a half-timbered facade at right.

Row of houses

Pencil sketch of a meadow with a winding path, tall trees on the left, shrubs and a small standing figure.

Wiesenlandschaft mit Bäumen

Pencil sketch of fragmentary tree branches and leaves hanging from the top edge of a pale yellow sheet.

Zweige eines Baumes (Fragment)

Pencil sketch of grapevine branches and leaves over a wooden rail, with faint buildings and landscape behind.

Vine tendril

Pencil sketch of a Gothic church choir with pointed windows, a low wall, and trees in a churchyard.

Chor einer gotischen Kirche und Kirchhof

Graphite pencil anatomical study sheet with multiple figure fragments and handwritten notes in the upper margin.

Studies van vulva's

Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg, 1850

Pencil study of a woman's lower body with raised legs, drawn in light hatched lines on cream paper.

Studie van het onderlichaam van een vrouw met opgetrokken benen

Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg, 1812

Pencil studies on paper of a woman's figure, one upper study with raised arm and one lower study of reclining limbs.

Studies van een vrouw

Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg, 1812

Pencil figure study of a standing nude woman seen from the front, arms at her sides, on cream paper.

Studie van een naakte vrouw

Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg, 1860

Pencil study on cream paper of a female lower body with thighs and genital area, with faint preparatory lines above.

Studie van een vulva

Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg, 1812

Pencil study of a standing nude woman with head bowed, with a fragmentary figure sketch to the right.

Studie van een naakte vrouw

Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg, 1856

Pencil study of a sleeping nude woman seated on the edge of a bed, head resting on her arm, with light shading.

Studie van een slapende vrouw op de rand van een bed

Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg, 1857

Pencil drawing of two women, one bare-shouldered with a beaded necklace, with a small plant sketch and handwritten notes on a

Afrikaanse vrouwen

Frederik Lambertus Geerling, 1838

Pencil sketch of a coastal fort with crenellated walls, flags, and trees on a rocky hill, drawn on rotated paper.

Fort St. Sebastiaan in Ghana

Frederik Lambertus Geerling, 1838

Pencil sketch sheet with a portrait of a man, a seated figure, mounted riders, a cow and a rower in a boat.

Schetsblad

Frederik Lambertus Geerling, 1846

Graphite drawing of a nude woman kneeling, leaning on one arm, with her hair in a bun, on cream paper.

Studie van een naakte vrouw

Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg, 1812

Pencil study of a nude young girl standing with hands pressed together in prayer, face turned upward.

Studie van een naakt meisje met gevouwen handen

Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg, 1850

Pencil sketch of a peasant girl in a bonnet with folded arms, drawn loosely on pale paper.

Bauernmädchen mit verschränkten Armen

Pencil sketch of draped fabric folds of a dress with a hand and arm visible on the right, on cream paper.

Studie van een jurk

Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg, 1812

Pen and wash drawing of a nude saint on a gridiron over flames, with an angel descending above a crowd and a horse.

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Daniel Seiter, 1685