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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Brown wash drawing of the abduction of Helen with a helmeted man, a veiled woman, attendants, dogs and flying cherubs.

Abduction of Helen

After Guido Reni, after 1627

Brown wash drawing of mounted hunters with spears chasing a lion beside a large tree, with faint grid lines.

The Lion Hunt

Vicencio Carducho

Grey wash drawing of the Last Supper with haloed figures at a long table, servants in foreground, and a radiant light above.

Last Supper

After Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto, n.d.

Pencil and wash drawing of a woman holding a flag on a barricade, with men in uniform and civilians around her, 1848.

Frau beim Barrikadenbau am 26. Mai 1848

Franz Ruß d. Ä., 1848

Drawing of Palermo harbor with Monte Pellegrino behind, boats on the water, and figures on rocks in the foreground.

View of the City and Harbor of Palermo with a View of Monte Pellegrino

Adrien Manglard, n.d.

Sepia drawing of a saint clothing poor figures among classical ruins and columns, with a large tree at left.

A Saint Clothing the Poor Among the Ruins of an Earthquake

Attributed to Edme Bouchardon

Pencil sketch of a woman in a fur collar and hat, head turned toward the viewer, on cream paper.

Frau im Pelz (Ida Roessler)

Egon Schiele, 1912

Pen and brown wash drawing of gesturing men, a horse, and classical columns, with a putto at lower left.

Fragment of a Composition with People Gesturing and Horses in the Background

After Pietro Buonaccorsi, called Perino del Vaga, n.d.

Two pen and brown wash studies of standing bearded robed male figures, one with a halo, on paper.

Standing Prophet or Apostle

After Pellegrino Tibaldi, 1545/50

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded tempter offering a stone to a seated long-haired figure beneath a rocky cave.

The Temptation of Christ in the Desert

Felipe Gomez de Valencia, probably 1676

Pencil and crayon sketch of a woman's face under a large outlined hat on lined paper.

Frau mit Hut

fraglich: Egon Schiele, 1909

Brown ink drawing of nude warriors battling centaurs, with a woman carried in the center and a temple in the distance.

Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs

After Enea Vico, n.d.

Architectural elevation of a fireplace with swag and rosette decoration set within paneled walls and a dentil cornice.

Design for a Chimneypiece in the Garden Hall, Manresa House, Roehampton, Surrey

Sir William Chambers, ca. 1760

Pencil sketch of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat, puffed sleeves and long skirt, on cream paper.

Frau mit Hut (Entwurf)

Karl Wiener, 1941

Red chalk drawing of young Bacchus holding a goblet beside a goat and panther, with an urn and column behind.

Young Bacchus with Goat and Panther

Unknown artist, n.d.

Wash drawing of a rocky cove with tree-topped cliff, rowing boats with figures, and sailing ships on calm water.

Figures in Rowing Boats in a Rocky Cove, Sailing Ships Beyond

Allart van Everdingen

Pencil sketch of a woman in long skirt carrying a large basket on her head, seen from behind.

Frau mit Korb am Kopf vom Rücken gesehen

Hans Gasser, 1845

Brown ink drawing of a shepherd at a well with sheep, a standing woman with a jar, and figures under large trees.

Jacob and Rachel at the Well

After Marcantonio Franceschini, n.d.

Pencil and red watercolor drawing of a woman seen from behind in a red skirt and red hat on brown paper.

Frau mit rotem Rock

Egon Schiele, 1909

Brown ink and wash drawing of a frieze-like procession of robed figures, with a mounted rider at left and women and children.

Sabines Crossing the River Tiber to Attend the Roman Games

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin Mary ascending on clouds with cherubs and angels around her, highlighted in white.

Assumption of the Virgin

After Domenico Maria Canuti, n.d.

Oval graphite portrait of a woman with center-parted dark hair, ruffled dark dress and white collar, signed Gustav Klimt 1877

Frau Taglang (?)

Gustav Klimt, 1877

Grey wash drawing of a seated bare-chested man touching the chin of a kneeling elderly woman in an interior with a pitcher.

Odysseus and Eurycleia

Possibly Andrea Appiani the elder, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man with flowing hair and beard, shown in three-quarter view with deep shadows around the eyes

Death of Adonis

Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, after, c. 1530

Pencil sketch of a standing nude woman seen from behind, wearing stockings and gloves, dated 1890.

Frauenakt mit Strümpfen und Handschuhen

Josef Engelhart, 1890

Sepia drawing of a pope seated in a classical hall blessing a procession, with a mounted emperor and soldiers at right.

Pope Sylvester Blessing the Emperor Constantine

After Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, n.d.

Frauenbildnis

Karl Wiener, 1943

Portrait of Woman in Profile

After Sir Joshua Reynolds, n.d.

Red and graphite drawing of Mary Magdalene reclining, arm raised, with a skull and draped cloth beside her.

Mary Magdalene

After Claude Mellan, n.d.

Ink drawing of a stylized standing woman with a dark bob, patterned bodice and stippled long skirt, arms outstretched.

Frauenfigur

Karl Wiener, 1933

Red chalk drawing of nude figures carrying an old man beside columns, with a kneeling woman raising her arms.

Fire in the Borgo (recto); Slight Sketch of the Fire in the Borgo (verso)

Ottaviano Dandini, 1726/1750

Charcoal drawing of a dirt path climbing a hillside past trees and shrubs under a cloudy sky, on tan paper.

Landschap te Hilversum

Johannes Gijsbert Vogel, 1890