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Drawings & Sketches

79,543 works

Pastel drawing of a sleeping nude woman on orange drapery, watched by a bearded man peering from behind red curtains.

Jupiter and Antiope

Heinrich Dittmers, 1625-1677

Pen and brown wash drawing of a crowded church interior with columns, where figures gather around a central tomb.

Presentation of the Body of Saint Antoninus of Florence

Giovanni Battista Paggi, 1589/90

Watercolor of strawberry-blite plant with red berry clusters, pink clusters and green toothed leaves on cream paper.

Strawberry-Blite (Chenopodium capitatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of log buildings and figures in colorful clothing gathered by a doorway, with conifer trees behind.

The Three Crows Market, Sitka, 1889

Theodore J. Richardson, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing of two winged putti, a bending male figure, and an arm study on a light sheet.

Studies of a Figure Bending Over, Two Putti, and an Arm (recto); Rest on the Flight into Egypt (verso)

Cesare Rossetti, 1596/97

Pencil drawing of a clear stemmed glass with a knobbed stem and round foot on a cream background.

Glass

Lillian Causey, c. 1936

Watercolor of a purple monkey-flower with magenta blooms, yellow throats, green leaves and roots on cream paper.

Purple Monkey-Flower (Mimulus bigelovii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil drawing of a woman in a long gown with puffed sleeves and curled hair, shown standing with her back turned.

Lady Seen from Behind

Pieter Jansz. Quast

Biddende monnik, en profil

Carlo Maratta, 1635

Red chalk studies of an arm and draped cloth on blue-grey paper, with loose hatched shading.

Twee studies van een arm en een kleed

Carlo Maratta, 1635

Pen drawing of an ornate vase with scrolled handles and two bearded mask heads on the shoulders.

Vaas met mascarons op de schouders

Agostino Mitelli, 1619

Brown wash drawing of a central robed figure with a child at left, surrounded by a crowd of bearded men and onlookers.

Suffer the Little Children

Domenico Piola, 1690/1700

Drawing of two palm trees with white-highlighted fronds on grey-green paper, rising from uneven ground.

Two Palm Trees

Mattia Preti, 1661

Pencil and white heightened sketch of seated figures and angels on clouds on a grey-blue ground.

Twee zittende figuren en engelen op wolken

Mattia Preti, 1661

Red chalk drawing of a standing draped man in a cloak holding a staff, with the head turned to the side.

Studie van een gedrapeerde figuur

Matteo Rosselli, 1588

Watercolor of white Calochortus elegans flowers with yellow markings, buds, a seed pod, and long green leaves on a cream back

Pussy-ears (Calochortus elegans)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor and ink sketch of two reclining nude figures outdoors beneath a tree, with bold blue outlines and bright yellow wa

Nudes

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Brown wash drawing of a reclining shepherd resting on a rock beside a dog, with a second figure in the background.

Twee rustende herders

Salvator Rosa, 1636

Red chalk drawing of a standing draped male figure with one arm outstretched, on a pale sheet.

Staande figuur met uitgestrekte rechterarm

Matteo Rosselli, 1588

Pen and brown wash drawing of three revelers in costume and a gardener with a spade, by Sebastiaen Vrancx.

Three Revelers and a Gardner

Sebastiaen Vrancx

Grey-toned drawing with white highlights showing winged figures in clouds above a group of standing and kneeling men.

Johannes de Doper en de Levieten

Mattia Preti, 1661

Pencil sketch of a log cabin beside a tree, with figures near a lake and hills in the distance.

Lakeside View from Suolijärvi

Hjalmar Munsterhjelm, 1888

Brown wash drawing with Judith and Holofernes studies, an ornate cartouche, and sketches of putti and figures on one sheet.

Judith and Holofernes and Other Studies (recto); Diana and Endymion (verso)

Giuseppe Nicola Nasini, c. 1718

Grey wash drawing with white highlights of a preacher addressing a crowd, with angels and clouds in the sky above.

Johannes de Doper preekt in de woestijn

Mattia Preti, 1661

Brown ink drawing of a man with a wide-brimmed hat riding a horse at a trot.

Porträtt av en man till häst

Jan Martszen de Jonge

Watercolor of a wake-robin trillium with three green leaves and a dark maroon bud on a long stem.

Wake-Robin (Trillium sessile)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pen and wash drawing of cavalry in battle, with two rearing horses in front and riders clashing on the right.

Kavallerislag

Jan Martszen de Jonge

Red chalk drawing of the Presentation in the Temple with an elderly priest holding the infant, the Virgin, and attendant figu

The Presentation in the Temple

Girolamo da Santacroce, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded river god reclining with a lioness under a tree, with distant ruins in a landscape.

Flußgott Tiber mit Löwin, an der Quelle ruhend

Joseph Anton Koch, 1805

Pencil sketch of a forest edge framing a calm lake, with a manor house and small island visible across the water.

Näköala Haminalahden kartanon haasta

Magnus von Wright, 1854

Brown wash drawing of Christ praying in a garden as an angel offers a chalice, with sleeping apostles in the foreground.

Christ in the Olive Garden

After Jacopo Tintoretto, 1590/1600

Painting of a young woman with dark hair in a bun, wearing a loose blue dress against a pale background.

Portrait of a Girl

Alfred H. Maurer, 1920