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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and ink drawing of Christ carrying the cross among soldiers and onlookers before classical architecture, on an arched she

Christ Carrying the Cross

formerly attributed to Alessandro Maganza Anonymous, 17th century

Pen and ink sketch with red chalk of a crowd of figures on an arched sheet, depicting Christ Carrying the Cross.

Christ Carrying the Cross

formerly attributed to Alessandro Maganza Anonymous, late 16th century

Red chalk sketch of the Descent from the Cross, with figures on a ladder, a draped woman at right, and a crouching figure at

The Descent from the Cross (recto)

formerly attributed to Federico Barocci Anonymous, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude man being whipped at a column in a classical interior with onlookers.

The Flagellation

Daniele Crespi, c. 1629

Brown wash drawing of a figure with a stick on a path, beside a hill with trees and a small building.

Landscape along a Riverbank with a Figure

Alphonse Legros, 1905

Pen and ink sketch of robed figures on steps, one raising an arm, with a crowd of onlookers at right.

Figures on Steps (Studies for an Assumption of the Virgin)

Attributed to Carlo Maratta, late 17th century

Pen and brown ink study sheet with figures, a standing woman, a kneeling nude, a winged angel and smaller sketches.

A Sheet of Studies for the Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Palma il Giovane, late 16th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of two soldiers clasping arms beneath a winged figure holding a laurel wreath, with figure studies

Two Soldiers Crowned by Victory

Palma il Giovane, c. 1580

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated female figure in drapery holding an olive branch and a large shield.

Minerva Holding a Shield and Branch

Palma il Giovane, late 16th century

Red chalk sketch of rising winged and human figures on toned paper, study for an apotheosis composition.

Apotheosis of Saint George

Sebastiano Ricci, 1693/1694

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated man facing a standing woman holding a jar, by Sebastiano Ricci.

Christ and the Samaritan Woman

Sebastiano Ricci, 1718

Brown ink and wash sketch of several standing female figures in varied poses, studies by William Etty.

Studies for Joan of Arc

William Etty, 1843/1847

Pen and brown ink elevation drawing of a classical building with colonnade, statues in niches, and a domed clock tower.

Architectural Study

Giuseppe Valeriani, mid-18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a landscape with an arched stone bridge, a horseback rider, figures, trees, and distant villa b

Landscape with a Bridge

Francesco Zuccarelli, mid-18th century

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man in a robe speaking with a woman leaning over a round stone well under a swirling sky.

Rebecca at the Well

after Luca Cambiaso Anonymous, 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of armored horsemen fighting in a dense battle, with rearing horses and fallen soldiers.

A Battle on Horseback

Domenico Campagnola, 1510s

Pen and brown wash drawing of a crowned ruler on a throne with women and courtiers approaching in an arched hall.

Esther before Ahasuerus

Giovanni Guerra, late 16th century

Charcoal drawing of a woman washing at a woodland stream beside a fence and cottage, framed by tall trees.

Landscape with a Washerwoman

Adolph Menzel, c. 1890

Loose pencil sketch of a head with swirling hair and handwritten name inscriptions along the left edge.

Frank Burty Haviland

Amedeo Modigliani, 1915

Brown wash drawing of figures fishing in a river, with men wading and hauling a net, people in a rowboat, and trees on the ba

August: Fishing

Claude Simpol, c. 1700

Ink and wash drawing of soldiers, horses and a covered wagon on a road under windblown trees near a rocky outcrop.

Soldiers in a Windy Landscape

Jean-Baptiste Le Paon, 1770s?

Drawing of the Madonna holding the Christ Child seated before a stone ledge with a flower vase and a bird.

The Madonna and Child Seated before a Ledge

Thierry Bellange, c. 1630

Grey wash drawing of a man gesturing to two seated women on a rocky shore beneath a tree, with a dog and a boat.

A Man and Two Women on a Rocky Shore

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, c. 1765

Pencil design for a bookplate showing a woman riding a leaping deer under a tree, with lettering reading Elise Cateline Verha

Ontwerptekening voor het ex libris van Elise Cateline Verhagen

Otto Verhagen, 1929

Pencil design for a bookplate with a central scene of rocks and a tree, Latin mottoes, a ship and a coat of arms.

Ontwerptekening voor ex libris van J.M.L. Maduro

Otto Verhagen, 1930

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin on clouds surrounded by angels, saints and crowds of figures below.

The Virgin, Queen of Heaven

Circle of Francesco Vanni, early 17th century

Pencil sketch of two bearded men above Art Deco-style EX-LIBRIS lettering for a bookplate.

Ontwerptekening voor ex libris van Theo Bosloper

Otto Verhagen, 1930

Standing Musician

Circle of Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 1870

Portrait of a Man

Washington Allston, c. 1810

Watercolor of a dead yellow songbird lying on its side with blue wing feathers and loose feathers on a dark brown background.

Dead Bird

Robert Bolling Brandegee, c. 1867

Watercolor of a dead yellow-breasted bird on the ground among dry stems, with a hazy autumn landscape behind it.

Dead Yellow-breasted Bird in Autumn Landscape

Fidelia Bridges, 1870s

Watercolor of pink and white flowers and green leaves in a decorated pale pitcher on a tabletop.

Flowers in a Pitcher

Fidelia Bridges, 1870s