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Drawings & Sketches

79,494 works

Crayon drawing with a red border showing a dark storm sky above abstract rectangular blocks in muted colors.

Gewitter

Karl Wiener, 1923

Grey wash drawing in oval format showing a radiant monstrance among clouds and angels, with allegorical figures and a globe b

Veneration of the Eucharist by the Peoples of the World (Allegories of the Four Continents)

Gottfried Bernhard Göz, 1720-74

Brown ink drawing of a grieving woman in a veil holding the nude body of a man across her lap, a Pietà composition.

Pietà

Giovanni Bellini, 1465

Pencil sketch on pale paper of two draught horses, one harnessed, and a small group of figures with horses.

Twee schetsen van trekpaarden

Willem Antonie van Deventer, 1834

Pencil drawing of a domed Egyptian-style tomb interior with columns, hieroglyphs, a large statue and small figures.

Stage Design, Sepulchral Building in Egyptian Style

Mauro Antonio Tesi

Moonlit river scene with a covered boat, a woman inside, two men on the bank, a crescent moon and a distant house.

‘The Weesper Boat Pulling in at Buiten Amstel’

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Night street scene with figures gathered beneath an illuminated star-shaped lantern, drawn in light pigment on dark brown pap

Een heerlijke mis (dagboek, 4 januari 1808)

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Night drawing of a glowing obelisk above a row of lanterns on a quay, reflected in water, with small figures and flags.

‘De illuminatie op den hooge sluis ter gelegenheid der geboorte van de jonge prins’

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pen and watercolor sketch of a masked ball with costumed dancers below and spectators on a balcony above.

Bal masqué in de Zwanenburgerstraat (dagboek, 26 maart)

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Brown wash drawing of a crowded Amsterdam square with a tall decorated pole, a town hall with flags, and soldiers.

Gezicht op de Dam tijdens het Alliantie feest

Daniël Kerkhoff, 1795

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate altar design with columns, sculpted figures, a relief panel and a winged angel statue.

Design for an Altar

Filippo Marchionni, 1800

Colored drawing of a woman in a polka dot blouse and blue skirt leaning forward under a dark stormy sky.

"Gewitter"; aus: "Die 150 Blätter"

Karl Wiener, 1940

Study for the Head of the Infant Christ at the Breast of the Virgin

Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, 1490

Graphite drawing of a crowned woman on a horse with flying putti, figures below, and a wheelbarrow of tools in the foreground

Allegory of Europe, from the Four Continents

Gottfried Bernhard Göz, 1728-74

Brown ink and wash drawing of a lidded urn supported by two draped female figures on a scrolled pedestal.

Antique Carved Marble Candelabra Base

Andrea di Lione, 1642/44 or 1647/51

Pen and wash drawing of a town hall facade on a busy cobbled square with crowds, horses and a church beside it.

Gezicht op het Stadhuis op de Dam

Hendrik Spilman, 1731

Pencil sketch of the Franconia Range with a snow-capped peak rising above rolling hills on pale paper.

Franconia Range Lafayette with Snow from Jefferson Hill

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Pen and brown wash drawing of two oval medallions, one showing a standing figure and one showing seated Minerva with an owl a

Minerva, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink drawing of robed onlookers, an armored man, and a reclining nude figure under a draped canopy.

Saint Anthony of Padua and the Miracle of the Miser's Heart

Antonio Lombardo, 1501

Pencil drawing of a crowned woman riding a lion under a parasol, with feathered figures and palm trees in the landscape.

Allegory of Africa

Gottfried Bernhard Göz, 1728-74

Drawing of allegorical figures on clouds with a robed figure ascending above, in brown ink and red chalk.

Allegory of the Elevation of Cardinal Deacon Oddone Colonna to the Papal Chair as Pope Martin V

Benedetto Luti, 1700

Brown ink and wash drawing of a waterfall plunging through a rocky gorge, with small figures below and buildings on the cliff

The Siren's Grotto at Tivoli

Felice Giani, 1800

Black and red chalk drawing of a standing soldier in period dress holding a ramrod, with a sword at his side.

Soldier Loading His Gun

Carlo Marchionni, 1710

Pencil sketch of a seated ruler on a throne watching a procession of spearmen and horses, with onlookers at lower left.

A Procession

Ambroise Dubois, c. 1610

Sepia drawing of a hilly landscape with a distant town, with a shepherd and grazing sheep and goats in the foreground.

View of Marino in the Alban Hills

Jacob Philipp Hackert, ca. 1770-1807

Pen and brown wash drawing of two designs for a bedroom alcove wall with draped curtains, columns, and figures.

Designs for Bedroom Alcove Walls

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and brown wash drawing of a candelabrum on a column, supported by two winged sphinx figures on pedestals.

Design for Arabesque in Candelabra Form, Probably for the Red Room in the Palazzo Altieri, Rome

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Black and white chalk study of a muscular nude man raising a club overhead, on tan paper.

Hercules Raising his Club: Study for “Hercules and Cacus”

François Lemoyne, 1717

Brown ink drawing of a large spreading tree with two small figures on a path and a distant town at left.

A Large Tree at Albano

Jacob Philipp Hackert, 1782

Pencil landscape drawing of a valley with a steep rocky bank, pine trees, boulders, and distant hills and water.

From Cozzens, West Point, Looking South

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Christ Child with saints in clouds, an angel pouring from a vase toward souls below.

The Virgin and Saint Joseph with Saint Anthony of Padua Seated in the Heavens Interceding for the Souls in Purgatory,…

Pietro Antonio de' Pietri, 1690/1710

Brown wash drawing of a rocky hill with pines, wooden houses, a church spire, and figures on a path under a cloudy sky.

View of Svenarum in the Province of Småland, Sweden

Jacob Philipp Hackert, ca. 1764