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Drawings & Sketches

79,656 works

Pencil sketches of ornamental designs on blocks, with diamond panels, chevron hatching and small figure motifs.

Ornamentontwerpen op blokken

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876

Pen and ink sketch of a lean dog with head lowered, hatched shading, and the inscription Cholera Nostras above.

Cholera Nostras

August Allebé, 1909

Grey wash drawing of a harbor with a sailing ship, crates and barrels, and a central oval monogram cartouche.

Design for a Vignette: Harbor Scene

Charles Percier

Pencil sketch of Christ driving money changers from a temple, with a whip raised over a fleeing crowd.

Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple

Lorenzo de' Ferrari, 1700-44

Grey wash drawing of a memorial urn in an arched niche above a pedestal with an inscription tablet and garland relief.

Monument voor Hendrik Wester in de Martinikerk in Groningen

Gerrit Lamberts, 1823

Pencil drawing on lined paper with inscriptions and a faint oval medallion sketch of a figure.

Portret van Jan van Scorel door Anthonis Mor

jonkheer Barthold Willem Floris van Riemsdijk, 1860

Handwritten Dutch manuscript describing a panel portrait's condition, with two pencil sketches of coats of arms at the bottom

Beschrijving van het materiaal en de conditie van het portret van Jan van Scorel naar Anthonis Mor

jonkheer Barthold Willem Floris van Riemsdijk, 1860

Brown ink drawing of the Holy Kinship with the Virgin and Christ Child, an angel with fruit, and surrounding women and childr

De Heilige Maagschap

Crispijn van den Broeck, 1576

Ink and wash drawing of Neptune with a trident, spiked crown, and oval medallion showing horses and a chariot.

Design for Neptune with an Oval Medallion

Charles Percier

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated allegorical woman with putti, a helmeted figure and a lion in a circular composition.

Study of Justice Dispensing Rewards to the Arts (recto); Study of a Lunette and Spandrel (verso)

Lorenzo de' Ferrari, 1680-1744

Vignette with Two Portrait Medallions

Charles Percier

Pen and ink drawing of a rococo ornamental design with scrolls, a cornucopia of flowers, and hanging garlands.

Design for a Ceiling Decoration (recto); Daphne Pursued by Apollo (verso)

Lorenzo de' Ferrari, 1680-1744

Brown wash drawing of a draped female allegory beside a sailing ship, cargo crates, barrels and a harbor with a tower.

Allegory of Shipping

Charles Percier

Watercolor drawing with purple looping clouds, a wavy red ribbon on yellow, and a small red stylized face at the bottom.

"Inspiration", Graz

Karl Wiener, 1924

Brown wash drawing of a ceiling design with a radiating Jesus monogram, clouds, angels and allegorical figures.

Ceiling Design with the Glorification of the Name of Jesus (recto); Aurora and Cephalus (verso)

Lorenzo de' Ferrari, 1680-1744

Brown ink drawing of allegorical figures with scales, a shield, a flute player, a trumpet and a putto.

Allegorical Composition: Music and Justice with the Spinola Arms

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, 1639-1709

Grey wash drawing of robed saints and music-making angels among clouds in heavenly glory.

Prophets, Patriarchs, Saints, and Music-Making Angels in Glory

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, 1639-1709

Brown wash drawing of Elijah resting in the wilderness beside a jug as an angel flies down through clouds above.

Elijah Visited by an Angel in the Wilderness (1 Kings 19:4-8)

Alessandro Magnasco, 1687-1749

Medieval painted Crucifixion with Christ on the cross flanked by a grieving Virgin in blue and a saint in green.

The Crucifixion

Unknown artist, c. 1430

Pen and wash drawing of Christ and the Virgin Mary joining hands in heaven, surrounded by angels and clouds.

Christ Receiving the Virgin into Heaven

Giovanni Battista Paggi, 1554-1627

Brown wash drawing of Moses raising his staff as Egyptian chariots and horses are swept into the sea while a crowd watches.

Moses and the Chosen People Behold the Drowning of the Egyptian Army in the Red Sea

Domenico Piola, 1627-1703

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of four robed figures on rocky ground against a blue-grey sky.

Scene with Four Figures of Monks Discoursing

Paolo Gerolamo Piola, 1666-1724

Painted drawing of an enthroned haloed saint holding a book, with attendant figures in arched bays and decorative borders.

Saint Augustine

after Anonymous Anonymous, 19th century

Medieval manuscript page with square musical notes on red staff lines and gothic script text, with pale decorative border.

Birth of John the Baptist

Nicolò da Bologna, late 14th century

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate tabernacle design with a cross, winged figures, cherubs, and animals at its base.

Design for a Tabernacle

Pierre Puget, ca. 1650-60

Illuminated page of the Nativity with angels, shepherds, sheep, and a gold-leaf border, in red, blue, and gold.

The Nativity with the Annunciation to the Shepherds

Master of the Dominican Effigies, c. 1340

Red chalk drawing of a bishop with a crozier raising his hand before a tub holding three children, with rays of light behind.

Saint Nicholas of Bari Resuscitating Three Children Discovered in a Tub of Brine

Giovanni Agostino Ratti, 1699-1795

Illuminated manuscript initial showing a seated bearded saint in a papal tiara holding a key, on gold ground with blue and re

Saint Peter Enthroned

Lippo Vanni, 1345/1350

Black chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man with curly hair pointing to his temple, resting a hand on a book.

Saint Peter

Bernardo Strozzi, 1581-1644

Pen and grey wash drawing of a standing female allegorical figure with a serpent and spear in a niche.

Study for Allegorical Figure of Prudence

Perino del Vaga, 1501-47

Manuscript fragment with square chant notes on red staff lines, black gothic text, and a cut-out decorative border.

Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion

Unknown artist, third quarter 15th century

Watercolor architectural drawing of a grand ministry mansion garden facade above a sectional cutaway, dated 1853.

Project for a Headquarters of a War Ministry

Wagner, 1853