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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin Mary seated among apostles and onlookers at the Descent of the Holy Spirit.

Descent of the Holy Spirit

After Guido Reni, after 1607/08

Pencil sketch of a riverside with stone steps, an arched bridge, a classical building, and a figure fishing.

Wienfluss

Jakob Alt, 1822

Pencil sketch of a riverside city with an ornate street lamp, a tree, old buildings and a small boat on the water.

Wienfluss - Magdalenensteg (Skizzenbuchblatt)

Gustav Zafaurek, 1890

Black chalk and white highlight study of a nude youth with raised arms on blue paper, with leg and drapery sketches.

Study of a Youth for the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche

called Il Cigoli ( Ludovico Cardi, 1611/13

Watercolor of a river mill beside a stone arched bridge with pedestrians, a carriage, and a smoking chimney behind.

Wienfluss - Stubentormühle mit Teil der Stubentorbrücke

vermutlich: Franz Reinhold, 1884

Pen drawing of the Hietzinger Brücke pylon topped by a stone eagle, framed by green Art Nouveau borders against a teal sky.

Wienfluss-Regulierung: Hietzinger Brücke, Perspektive

Friedrich Ohmann, 1905

Watercolor floral textile design on squared point paper, with purple roses, peonies, and yellow and red foliage.

Mise-en-Carte (Point-Paper)

Designed for Nicolas Guerin et Ce, 1760s

Pen and blue wash drawing of the Radetzky bridge over the canal, with a tram, carriages, pedestrians and a moored boat.

Wienfluss-Regulierung: Radetzkybrücke, Perspektive

Friedrich Ohmann, 1903

Point-paper textile design on gridded paper with pink roses, chrysanthemums, and green leaves on yellow scalloped motifs.

Mise-en-Carte (Point-Paper)

Designed for Germain Frères, 1760s

Art Nouveau drawing of the Zollamtssteg bridgehead with stone tower, iron railing, steel truss and green decorative border.

Wienfluss-Regulierung: Zollamtssteg, Perspektivische Ansicht des linken Brückenkopfes

Friedrich Ohmann, 1905

Colored drawing of Christ surrounded by a jostling crowd of soldiers and tormentors, with a black cross and small religious s

Christ Among His Tormentors

Henri De Groux, 1894-98

Pencil drawing of a stone arched bridge over a river with lamp posts, buildings, a spire, and figures on the bank.

Wienfluss, Radetzybrücke

Rudolf von Alt, 1858

Pen and ink sketch of a nude bound figure surrounded by raised-arm executioners in a Flagellation scene.

The Flagellation of Christ

Attributed to Carlo Maratta, c. 1650-1700

Watercolor elevation of the Sears Building in Chicago with red brick, stone arches, and gothic pinnacles under a blue sky.

Sears Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation of Competition Drawing

Carter, Drake and Wight, c. 1873

Study of a Young Man's Head with Right Arm Outstretched

Edward Poynter, 1860

Color illustration of the Chocolat-Menier pavilion at the 1893 Chicago exposition, with a gold dome and crowds of visitors.

Chocolate-Menier Pavilion, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective View

Peter J. Weber, 1893

Wilhelm Alexander Wolfgang von Kobell (1766-1855), Maler

Johann Adam Klein, 1819

Watercolor of a rocky alpine valley with tall evergreen trees, boulders, and jagged peaks under a cloudy sky.

An Alpine Valley with Trees and Boulders

Gustave Doré, 1876

Muted watercolor landscape of wooded cliffs, a shallow river, a stone arched bridge, and small figures under misty grey sky.

Wooded Cliffs along a Riverbank

Johann Caspar Huber, 1796

Charcoal and chalk portrait of an elderly bearded man in round spectacles, dated 27 Dec. 1929, signed by Josef Engelhart.

Wilhelm Exner, Gründer des technischen Gewerbemuseums

Josef Engelhart, 1929

Standing Female Nude

Marie Mathieu, 1881

Watercolor of a bronze cannon on a green wooden carriage in a sandy bulwark, with planks, rope and fascines around it.

Cannon by a Bulwark

Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner, 1849

Ink drawing of a reclining nude woman with two horses and birds in a black-bordered vignette by Leo Gestel, 1931.

Venus Vignet voor boek 'L'art Hollandais contemporain' van Paul Fierens; liggend naakt met daarbij afgebeeld twee paa…

Leo Gestel, 1931

Pen sketch of three nude female figures standing close together, embracing, on a beige sheet of paper.

Drie gratiën (schets)

Leo Gestel, 1931

Ink sketch of bathing women on a beach with a seated nude, a gull above and wave lines in the background.

Baadsters (schets)

Leo Gestel, 1915

Drie koppen

Leo Gestel, 1928

Black and white drawing of a reclining nude woman with two horses, a winged figure, and sun over waves.

Liggende vrouw met twee paarden

Leo Gestel, 1931

Wilhelm Friedrich Schlotterbeck (1777-1819), Maler

Johann Adam Klein, 1817

Ink line sketch of a seated nude woman leaning back on one arm, drawn on cream paper mounted with tape.

Baadster (schets)

Leo Gestel, 1915

Ink design for a bookplate with two facing male profiles, EX LIBRIS above and J. SLAGTER below, on cream paper.

Ex libris voor J. Slagter (ontwerp)

Leo Gestel, 1935

Two facing illuminated title pages with blue and gold arabesque borders and Persian calligraphy in central panels.

Double Title Page of a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 16th century, c.1550

Black and red chalk drawing of a man with a mustache and tousled dark hair, looking directly at the viewer.

Self-portrait of Gianlorenzo Bernini

Gian Lorenzo Bernini