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Drawings & Sketches

76,167 works

Brown wash drawing of satyrs, a satyress and putti on a spandrel beneath a fruit garland, on blue-grey paper.

Study for Spandrel Decoration with Satyress, Satyrs, and Putti (recto); Head of Putto (verso)

Paolo Farinati, c. 1588

Pen and wash drawing of clergy in procession beside an arched bridge, with marching soldiers and cavalry on a hill.

Pope Visiting Construction Site of a Bridge

Possibly attributed to Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of an oval spandrel with mythological figures flanked by a bearded man and a seated youth in scrollwork.

Spandrel with Rape of Orytheia Flanked by Hercules and Omphale

Possibly after Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Loose graphite sketch of a robed standing figure beside a winged figure and faint architectural lines.

Unidentified Biblical Scene (recto); Sketches (verso)

Possibly Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated female saint with flower wreath beside a crucifix, rocky landscape behind her.

Saint Dorothy Praying in Desert

probably after Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Pencil drawing of crumbling stone arches and a wall with an arched window, overgrown with vines and scattered rubble.

Ruins

Mary Altha Nims, c. 1840

Pen and brown wash drawing of worshippers and an oracle before a many-breasted statue on a pedestal, with candelabra overhead

Oracle and Worshippers before the Statue of Artemis of Ephesus

Follower of Battista Franco, called Il Semolei, n.d.

Kneeling Man Approaching Another Figure

Attributed to or after Pier Leone Ghezzi, n.d.

Pen and wash street scene with trees and building on left; pencil sketch of a robed figure raising an arm by an altar on righ

A king kneeling before an altar. Street scene

Dankvart Dreyer, 1844

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded god with an eagle on clouds beside a winged youth in a hat.

Jupiter and Mercury in the Clouds

Possibly Giacinto Gimignani, n.d.

Pastel winter scene of a river winding between melting snowbanks, with dark evergreens reflected in the water.

Melting Snow

Frits Thaulow, 1887

Grayscale drawing of a harbor with sailboats, a paddle steamer, a stone pier, and a rowboat with figures.

Harbor Scene

Mary Altha Nims, 1850s or 60s

Sepia and white-highlighted drapery study showing a heaped cloth with soft folds against a shaded background.

Draperies

Andrea Carlo Lucchesi, c. 1877

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged figures and a nude figure in a landscape with trees and ruins.

Mythological Scene

Possibly a follower of Pietro da Cortona, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd with soldiers, women, children and a dog beside a column and a banner reading SPQR.

Triumphs of Julius Caesar: Canvas No. VII

after Andrea Mantegna, 18th century

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman holding balance scales and a sword, gazing upward.

Justice

Attributed to Edme Bouchardon, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated Madonna holding the Christ child, with loose drapery lines on a cream sheet.

Madonna and Child

Possbily after Carlo Maratti, n.d.

Soft grey drawing of a gothic stone church with crenellated towers and pointed windows beside a bare tree.

A Gothic Church by Moonlight

Mary Altha Nims, 1840

Woman's Profile to Right

Style of Camillo Procaccini, n.d.

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a nude bound man flanked by two figures, with head studies above.

Study for the Flagellation of Christ

called Palma il Giovane Jacopo Negretti, c. 1602

Red chalk sketch of multiple figures around a pool, with standing, kneeling and reclining studies on pale paper.

The Miraculous Pool at Bethesda

Possibly Andrea Celesti, n.d.

Painted coral dahlia with a yellow center on a green stem with serrated leaves, on a cream background.

Dahlia

Mary Altha Nims, 1800s

Brown ink and wash drawing of ruined Roman arches, a stone sarcophagus, a standing woman and small figures among vegetation.

Roman Ruins and Two Figures

Attributed to Giovanni Paolo Pannini, n.d.

Pen and ink sketches of five ornate column capitals and bases on aged paper, with scrolls and fluted shafts.

Sketches of Corinthian Capitals

Possibly after Giovanni Paolo Pannini, n.d.

Profile Head of a Soldier with Helmet

Attributed to Gabriele Caliari, 1588/96

Pen and wash drawing of winged St. Michael with a spear standing over a writhing devil on a tinted paper.

St. Michael Archangel and the Devil

After Guido Reni, n.d.

Watercolor of cows resting on a sandy beach beside cliffs and calm sea under a hazy sky.

Landscape

Thomas Francis Wainwright, 1885

Charcoal landscape of dark trees beside a small reflective pond under a pale sky.

Landscape with a Pond

Jean-Jacques Henner, c. 1879

Watercolor of a white magnolia flower with yellow stamens and three large green leaves on a cream background.

Magnolia

Mary Altha Nims, 1800s

Red chalk drawing of a curly-haired youth in loose drapery, head turned upward, one hand raised.

Half-length Draped Figure

Guido Reni, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of four men in a forest with sloping hillside and tall trees.

Four Men in Forest

Style of Salvator Rosa, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of an angel above a man lifting a slab, with skulls and bones below in an oval composition.

Resurrection of the Dead

Marcantonio Bassetti, 1600/10