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Drawings & Sketches

79,659 works

Pen and wash drawing of an allegorical summer harvest scene with a glowing heavenly figure, reapers, and rococo scrollwork fr

Die Verherrlichung des Sommers mit dem heiligen Hieronymus

Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner

Pen and ink sketch of a head in a feathered hat on a sheet covered with handwritten figures and scroll flourishes.

A head with feather hat

Hieronymus Hess

Oil sketch of a man in a hat kneeling to bind a bundle of golden straw, with loose brushwork on an ochre background.

Study of a Sheaf Binder

Štefan Polkoráb, 1918

Bildnis des Malers Johann Erdmann Hummel als Stipendiat in Rom

Feodor Iwanowitsch Kalmück

Ink and pencil sketch of a seated woman in a jacket, turned three-quarter view, on tan paper, titled Self portrait.

Self portrait

Gertrud Kauders, 1919

Pen and wash drawing of the enthroned Madonna and Child with two saints and a kneeling donor in an arched setting.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saint Basil the Great and Saint John the Baptist and Donor

Niccolò dell' Abate, 1540-50

Ink and wash drawing of large trees beside a pond with bathers in the water and cattle grazing at right.

Baumpartie am Wasser mit Badenden im großen Garten zu Dresden

Watercolor of a man in a riding coat and boots walking a greyhound, with an elephant and riders in a park behind him.

Mr. H.... Commissionnaire général des ménageries/et équitations & c. à Vienne

Johann Christian Schoeller, 1840

Pen and brown ink drawing of robed figures in a landscape with an obelisk and ruined arched architecture.

Standing and Seated Figures in a Landscape with an Obelisk

Giovanni Battista Pittoni the Elder, 1520-83

Pen and watercolor drawing of Saint George seated on clouds with sword and banner, a putto, a dragon, and flower roundel.

Der Heilige Georg mit Schwert und Fahne, auf Wolken thronend

Alessandro Tiarini

Pen and ink drawing of a nude goddess gesturing to an armored warrior beside classical columns and a fallen figure.

Goddess Inciting a Warrior

Francesco Albani, 1578-1660

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded man holding a globe within an architectural frieze with scroll ornaments.

Die Darstellung Gottvaters auf einem Sprenggiebel

Gaspar de Crayer

Red chalk drawing of a standing allegorical female figure with raised arm, draped robe and staff, on a pedestal.

Allegorical Figure of Religion (recto); Study of a Griffon and of a Seated Figure (verso)

Cherubino Alberti, 1553-1615

Pen and wash sketch of nude figures and putti arranged in a circle around an empty central disc, by Rubens.

Entwurf zu einem Fayenceteller mit dionysischen Szenen

Peter Paul Rubens

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude seen from behind, with a smaller figure study below and faint sketched outlines.

Two Studies of a Seated Male Nude Seen from the Back

Cherubino Alberti, 1596-1602

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures gathered in a columned interior with arches and draped curtains.

Holy orders

Andrea Camassei

Pen and brown wash drawing of Diana bathing with nymphs in a forest, a hunter and dogs in the foreground.

Diana Bathing

Francesco Albani, 1578-1660

Grey wash watercolor of a river gorge with snowy mountains, rocky cliffs and trees, with a bird flying above.

The lower gorge, Copland River

George Sturtevant, 1893

Brown ink drawing of Venus reclining on a couch with cupids, a mirror, and attendants adjusting a pearl necklace.

Engraver's Copy After The Toilet of Venus

Francesco Albani, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a chaotic battle with mounted warriors, elephants, and fallen soldiers across an open plain.

The Battle of Trasimeno

Crispijn van den Broeck, 16th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of a winged figure on clouds holding a torch toward a reclining man beside a wall.

Ungedeutete Darstellung: Eine auf Wolken herabschwebende männliche Gestalt versengt mit seiner lodernden Fackel einen…

Pencil drawing of weary helmeted soldiers with rifles walking under a crescent moon before a ruined city skyline.

"Müde" (Entwurf)

Karl Wiener, 1943

Frieze-like drawing in white highlights on brown paper of men abducting struggling draped women in a dynamic group.

Der Raub der Sabinerinnen

Moritz von Schwind, 1842

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornate covered vase with a dove on top, two putti holding stars, and a fluted base.

Design for a Covered Vase with the Arms of the Aldobrandini and Pamphilj Families

Alessandro Algardi, ca. 1647

Watercolour of a winding river valley with cliffs, native trees and cabbage trees under a cloudy sky.

Upper Rangitikei

Nicholas Chevalier, 1868

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling woman before a group of bearded men, with classical ruins and dogs in the background.

Christus und die blutflüssige Frau

Maarten van Heemskerck

Red-brown drawing of a chaotic battle with rearing horses, armored riders, fallen soldiers and raised spears.

Battle Scene

Francesco Allegrini

Red chalk study of two arms, one hand gripping a sword hilt and the other hand open above it.

Hands of Horatius from The Oath of the Horatii

Jean Baptiste Debret, 1785/90

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a village with a ruined tower, thatched houses, hills, figures and grazing animals.

Landschaft mit Getreidefeldern und weidenden Kühen vor einem Dorf

Domenico Campagnola

Black ink drawing of a multi-storey mill with a gabled roof, spruce trees and an outdoor staircase, signed K. W.

Mühle

Karl Wiener, 1922

Pen and wash drawing of an armoured archangel with a sword standing over a fallen dragon amid winged angels and clouds.

War in Heaven

Pastel portrait of a young woman with auburn hair in a white blouse with a bow, against a green background.

Etude

James Nairn, 1898