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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Pencil sketch of an amusement park with rides, tents and small figures under a cloudy sky, by Anton Heinrich Peschka.

Vergnügungspark (?) (Blatt aus: Skizzenbuch Erster Weltkrieg)

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1920

Pencil sketch of armed soldiers and civilians in a city street, with rifles raised and onlookers in dresses and top hats.

Verhaftung von Angehörigen der Nationalgarde, der Akademischen Legion und der Mobilgarde am 31. Oktober 1848

B. Bachmann-Hohmann, 1849

Grey wash drawing of a crowd of men in top hats around a carriage and horse under a gas lamp at night.

Verkauf der Extraausgaben der Zeitungen mit der Nachricht vom Tod des Kronprinzen Rudolf am 30. Jänner 1889

Theodor Breidwiser, 1889

Ink and wash drawing of a crowd cheering a mounted rider in a plaza before baroque buildings, with hats and flags raised.

Verkündigung der neuen Zugeständnisse am 15. Mai 1848 auf dem Michaelerplatz

Carl Anton Goebel, 1848

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman cradling a sleeping infant, with a kneeling man and child and sketched architecture behin

Rest on the Flight Into Egypt

Attributed to Giulio Cesare Procaccini, c. 1600

Pen and ink sketches of a griffin, grotesque heads and a bent leg on paper, attributed to Agostino Carracci.

Four Sketches: Griffin, Grotesque Head, Head of Satyr, Bent Leg

Attributed to Agostino Carracci, 1590/94

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Virgin, Christ Child, infant John the Baptist, an older man, a lamb and a basket.

Holy Family with Saint Anne and Infant Saint John the Baptist

Attributed to Paolo Gerolamo Piola, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded saint in a flowing robe holding a book, with a crucifix raised at upper left.

A Standing Saint with a Crucifix and a Book

Francisco Herrera II, 1660s

Two ink drawings of an ornate grand foyer with draped curtains, columns, a statue, chandeliers, and a heraldic crest.

Two Views of a Grand Foyer

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Virgin and Child with a bearded saint at left and a kneeling female saint at right under a c

Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome and Catherine

Attributed to Pietro Faccini, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of a male torso with arms raised overhead and head turned upward, on tan paper.

A Male Herm

Domenico Maria Canuti, c. 1669

Watercolor design for ceiling decoration with circular rosettes, a diamond lattice, and ornate scrolled borders in gold, pink

A design for the painted decoration of a ceiling or walls

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design for a painted vaulted ceiling with floral garlands, scrolling foliage, a griffin and a bird.

Designs for the painted decoration of a vaulted ceiling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Drawing of an older bearded cardinal in a wide clerical hat and white collar, rendered in chalk and graphite.

Bust of Cardinal de la Rochefoucault

Daniel Dumonstier, 1624

Watercolor botanical illustration of a Veronica agrestis plant with blue flowers and roots on cream paper.

Veronica agrestis - Acker-Ehrenpreis

Alfred Franck, 1843

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin ascending on clouds with angels while onlookers gesture upward below a stone terrace.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Possibly Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto, n.d.

Drawing of a painted ceiling design with red and green panels, interlaced strapwork, scrolling rinceaux and grey moldings.

Design for the decoration of a ceiling in strapwork and rinceaux

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor of a tall Veronica plant with a dense purple flower spike and serrated green leaves on cream paper.

Veronica orchidea - Aehriger Ehrenpreis

Alfred Franck, 1842

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of four women and a child grouped together on blue-grey paper, gazing upward.

Group of Four Women and Child

After Domenichino, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man's head with flowing hair, turned three-quarters, with deep shadows around the eyes.

Head of God the Father

Attributed to Daniele Ricciarelli, called Daniele da Volterra, n.d.

Pen and brown wash sketch of a crowded assembly hall with chandeliers, a raised stage with seated men, and a dense audience.

Versammlung der Gesellschaft deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte in Wien: Hauptsitzung am 16. September 1856

Philipp Felix Kanitz, 1856

Watercolor design for a painted ceiling with scrollwork cartouche, Greek key borders and floral roundels in pink, blue and go

Design for the painted decoration of a ceiling in with strapwork and rinceaux

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pen sketch of a bacchanalian procession with satyrs playing pipes, putti, and reclining figures on pale paper.

Bacchante

after Pietro Testa, 1642/44

Pencil sketches on brown paper showing several nude figure compositions, a small portrait study, and handwritten German notes

Verschiedene Entwurfsskizzen (verschiedene Kompositionen mit Akten)

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1909

Red chalk drawing of two bearded male figures with muscular torsos supporting heavy loads on their heads, signed J. Goujon.

Atlantis

Jean Goujon, n.d.

Design drawing for a painted ceiling with scrollwork, star bursts and filigree in lilac, cream and turquoise within a brown f

Design for the painted decoration of a ceiling with bursts and filagree

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a central blue and white chinoiserie scene of a pagoda and palm tree, framed by gilded m

Design for the decoration of a ceiling with a Chinese blue and white design

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil drawing of a standing draped woman holding a trumpet and flowers, looking over her shoulder, on a pale sheet.

Standing Draped Female Figure Carrying Trumpet, Flowers

Circle of Girolamo Sellari, called Girolamo da Carpi, n.d.

Ornamental ceiling design with blue central panel, mauve scrollwork, gilded frame and corner urns on ochre ground.

Design for the decoration of a ceiling with urns, swags, and portrait medallions in the four corners

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil and watercolor designs for a ceiling border and a wall with climbing vines, floral motifs and small animal scenes.

Designs for the ceiling and wall of a room decorated with waterbirds and flowering vines

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pen and wash drawing of a muscular figure pulling down a collapsing classical temple onto a crowd below.

Death of Samson

Probably Italian, n.d.

Watercolor design for a rinceaux ceiling with lavender scrolls, central rosette and brown moulded border on blue-green paper.

Design for the decoration of a ceiling in rinceaux

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97