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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Ground floor plan of a museum design with labeled halls, a central axis, curved entrance ramps and a forecourt.

Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum auf der Schmelz ("Opus=IV"), Grundriss Hochparterre

Otto Wagner, 1912

Illuminated initial A showing the Virgin Mary ascending between two angels while apostles kneel around an open tomb below.

The Assumption of the Virgin in a Historiated Initial "A" from an Antiphonary

Unknown artist, 15th century

Ink floor plan of a museum basement with courtyards, labelled storage rooms and wings, drawn on tan paper.

Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum auf der Schmelz ("Opus=IV"), Grundriss Tiefparterre

Otto Wagner, 1912

Illuminated initial showing a bearded prophet with a halo, holding a scroll, framed by blue and red ornament on gold.

Prophet in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Gradual

Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci, 1392/99

Architectural elevation drawing of a symmetrical museum facade with a central portal, sculpted figures and lettering reading

Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum auf der Schmelz ("Opus=IV"), Hauptfassade

Otto Wagner, 1912

Medieval prayerbook page with a decorated gold and blue initial G, blackletter text and leafy floral borders.

Illuminated Initial "G" from a Prayerbook

Unknown artist, 15th century

Colored site plan of a Vienna city district showing a cross-shaped museum building, formal gardens and a street grid, 1912.

Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum auf der Schmelz ("Opus=IV"), Lageplan

Otto Wagner, 1912

Medieval manuscript page with Latin text, a blue and gold decorated initial, and green and blue foliate borders.

Illuminated Initial "H" from a Psalter or Breviary

German or Southern Netherlandish, c. 1450s

Dark painting of a winged angel wrestling a man beneath a large twisted tree in an arched forest scene.

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel

Eugène Delacroix, 1850

Architectural calculation plan of the Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum by Otto Wagner, 1912, with floor layout and dimension ta

Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum auf der Schmelz ("Opus=IV"), Rechnungsplan

Otto Wagner, 1912

Illuminated initial E showing three haloed women in a landscape with gold sunburst sky, framed by green foliage and gilt deco

The Three Marys at the Tomb in a Historiated Initial "E" from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 1470/80

Illuminated initial P with a haloed friar in grey habit holding a crucifix, surrounded by gold and blue foliate border.

Saint Francis in a Historiated Initial "P"

Unknown artist, 1375/99

Illuminated manuscript page with a painted saint in a gold initial, square chant notation and a floral border.

Saint Peter in a Historiated Initial "E" from a Gradual

Unknown artist, 15th century

Miniature of Christ's body being laid in a stone sarcophagus, mourners around it, a medieval city behind, c. 1480.

The Entombment (Stabat Mater Prayer), from a Book of Hours

circle of Jean Colombe, c. 1480

Architectural cross-section drawing of the Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum competition design, labelled Schnitt A-B, with tier

Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum auf der Schmelz ("Opus=IV"), Schnitt A-B

Otto Wagner, 1912

Architectural section drawing of the Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum competition design by Otto Wagner, 1912, with dimensions

Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum auf der Schmelz ("Opus=IV"), Schnitt C-D

Otto Wagner, 1912

Architectural section drawing of a long multi-storey museum facade with a central tower, labeled Schnitt E-F, by Otto Wagner,

Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum auf der Schmelz ("Opus=IV"), Schnitt E-F

Otto Wagner, 1912

Pen and grey wash drawing of three men with a sack and barrel beside a thatched cottage in a rural setting.

Drie mannen in een landschap bij een liggende ton en een zak

Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt, 1756

Ink and wash elevation drawing of the side facade of Otto Wagner's 1912 design for the Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum.

Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum auf der Schmelz ("Opus=IV"), Seitenfassade

Otto Wagner, 1912

Architectural site plan of the Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum competition entry 'Opus=IV' showing buildings, gardens and stre

Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum auf der Schmelz ("Opus=IV"), Situationsplan

Otto Wagner, 1912

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a red plumed hat and red cloak with a gold cross, against a dark background.

Sketch for The Knight with the Falcon, known as "The Crusader"

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1659-1661

Architectural ground plan of a museum reception building by Otto Wagner, drawn in ink on tan paper with a scale bar.

Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum, Engerer Wettbewerb, Empfangsbau, Grundriss

Otto Wagner, 1902

Pencil and colour perspective drawing of a grand city square with classical buildings, a domed church and an equestrian statu

Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum, Engerer Wettbewerb, Perspektive

Friedrich Schachner, 1902

Architectural elevation drawing of the side facade of the Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum by Otto Wagner, 1902.

Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum, Engerer Wettbewerb, Seitenfassade

Otto Wagner, 1902

Architectural ground-floor plan of the Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum by Otto Wagner, 1902, with labeled halls on tan paper.

Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum, Engerer Wettbwerb, Hochparterre, Grundriss

Otto Wagner, 1902

Architectural drawing with a site plan of irregular building outlines and a height comparison elevation with red annotations

Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum, Vergleich der Gesimshöhe mit jener der Karlskirche, Situationsplan

Otto Wagner, 1903

Watercolor drawing of a woman with a toddler at a doorway, a boy beside her, and an old man with a cane approaching.

Bedelaar ontvangt een aalmoes van een dame

Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1782

Black chalk drawing of a seated male nude seen from behind, gripping a stone block, with hatched shading behind him.

Zittend mannelijk naakt, op de rug gezien

Pieter Pietersz. Barbiers, 1759

Brown wash drawing of a decayed gatehouse, wooden bridge, and figures fishing from a boat on a stream.

Vervallen poortgebouw met brug

Bartholomeus Barbiers, 1784

Grey wash drawing of two thatched farmhouses, a church tower, a tree, and a farmer with a hoe on a path.

Landschap met twee boerderij en een kerktoren

Pieter Pietersz. Barbiers, 1759

Brown ink drawing of a large oak beside a waterfall over a wooden sluice, with a thatched cottage and two figures on a path.

Landschap met watervalletje onder twee grote bomen

Pieter Pietersz. Barbiers, 1759

Ink and wash drawing of a monumental museum facade with glass canopy, sculpted towers, a carriage and a large tree in the for

Kaiser Franz Josef Stadtmuseum, Vorkonkurrenzprojekt, Ansicht von der Canovagasse

Otto Wagner, 1901