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Drawings & Sketches

79,656 works

Pen and grey wash drawing of two seated robed men, one writing in a book and one holding a scroll and pen.

Two Figures of Evangelists Writing

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Pencil sketch of a reclining saint holding a cross, supported by two angelic figures in loose, faded strokes.

Reclining Figure of Saint Holding Cross, Supported by Two Angels (Death of the Magdalene?)

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Pencil drawing of a kneeling friar in a hooded habit holding the Christ Child, with a faint halo and hatched background.

Saint Anthony of Padua

Pedro Duque Cornejo, 1700-50

Pen and ink sketch of a kneeling winged angel with outstretched arms and loose hatched drapery.

Kneeling Angel With Hands Outstretched

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Pen and ink sketch of a standing draped woman holding a large oval medallion, dated ca. 1700-50.

Standing Female Figure with Large Medallion

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Sepia perspective drawing of a Vienna square with tall buildings, a tram stop pavilion, pedestrians and a winged statue in th

"Kaiserin Elisabeth-Platz. Pavillon der Haltestelle", Perspektivische Ansicht zum Generalregulierungsplan für Wien

Otto Wagner, 1892

Pen and ink study of a seated male nude with an extended arm, drawn on pale paper.

Seated Male Nude with Open Book

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Pen and ink sketch of a nude male figure tied to a tree, one arm raised, body turned in contrapposto.

Saint Sebastian (?) Tied to a Tree

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Pencil drawing of a standing nude male figure, Saint Sebastian, with raised arm and loincloth, on pale paper.

Saint Sebastian

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Pen and ink drawing of a robed standing figure with bowed head holding a tall cross over the shoulder.

Standing Figure Holding Cross

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Pen and ink drawing of a robed male saint with arms extended, standing on a stepped pedestal.

Male Saint (an Apostle?) Standing on a Pedestal with Arms Extended (recto); Standing or Kneeling Male Saint (verso)

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Pen and ink drawing of ten women standing in a row, each in different period dress and headwear, against hatched background.

Ten Women from Stralsund

Melchior Lorck, 1571

Grey wash drawing of a chariot with a man reading a scroll, a gesturing woman in white, and a distant city skyline.

De val van Messalina

Reinier Vinkeles, 1804

Grey wash drawing of a laurel-crowned seated ruler touching the crown of a kneeling man before a Roman-style architectural se

Nero's hoogmoed

Reinier Vinkeles, 1804

Grey wash drawing of a Roman emperor pointing at a bearded man beside columns, with a Latin inscription above a doorway.

Alexander Severus en Arabinus

Reinier Vinkeles, 1804

Grey wash drawing of a soldier raising a sword over a kneeling woman and a fallen man beside classical columns.

Het gezin van keizer Caius vermoord

Reinier Vinkeles, 1804

Grey-wash drawing of a woman and a kneeling man in a lamp-lit room, with a bound figure facing soldiers at a doorway.

Caracalla vermoordt zijn broer Geta in de slaapkamer van hun moeder

Reinier Vinkeles, 1804

Brown ink and wash drawing of a preaching figure above a crowd, with a seated woman and children in the foreground.

Saint John Preaching

Anthonie Blocklandt van Montfoort, 1575

Grey wash drawing of a bound man led by two armored Roman soldiers through a city street with a gate and tower.

Keizer Vitellius op weg naar zijn terechtstelling

Reinier Vinkeles, 1804

Pen and brown ink sketch of a standing bearded figure in a draped robe, with cross-hatched folds, on pale paper.

Standing Figure of an Evangelist

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Pen drawing of a parade armor backplate design with scrollwork, a winged figure, fighting soldiers and reclining women.

The Backplate of a Suit of Parade Armor

Etienne Delaune, 1557

Brown wash drawing of a standing female saint holding a palm frond and a wheel, in a flowing robe, within an arched frame.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Pencil sketch of a hilltop chapel with a pointed steeple, trees along the ridge, and a winding path below.

"Kalvarienberg bei Marburg" (Skizze)

Karl Wiener, 1934

Pen and ink drawing of eight women in period costumes with varied headdresses, standing in a row.

Eight Ladies in Ancient Costumes

Melchior Lorck, 1567

Pencil drawing of three crosses on a hill under radiating light, with dark cypress trees and a pale mound in the foreground.

Kalvarienberg

Karl Wiener, 1921

Pen and brown ink drawing of a classical villa garden with colonnades, rosette panels, palm and cypress trees, and small figu

A Party in a Roman Villa [recto]

Pencil and crayon drawing of a warship firing amid red flashes and dark smoke, with smaller ships on the right.

Kampf

Karl Wiener, 1921

Brown ink drawing of draped women and children beside a fountain basin, framed by scrolled architectural pilasters.

Women and Children at a Fountain

Red chalk drawing of Diana and Apollo above a heap of falling and dying figures, with Apollo drawing a bow.

Diana and Apollo Slaughtering the Children of Niobe

Pirro Ligorio, 1550

Pen and brown ink sketch of a haloed saint in a robe with small figures and cherubs below.

Saint Francis Borja

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1731-33

Pen and ink sketch of a haloed saint holding the infant Christ on clouds, with two putti at the base.

Male Saint (Stanisław Kostka?) standing on clouds supported by putti, holding infant Christ

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1731-33

Watercolor drawing of a river valley with villages, farmhouses, and snow-capped mountains under a pale sky.

Vallei van een rivier met dorpen en bergen

J.C. Zick, 1775