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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Pen and wash drawing of a tomb design with an oval portrait medallion, a seated putto writing, a lion, and a scale bar.

Design for a Tomb

Pietro Bracci, 1700-1773

Nocturno

Karl Wiener, 1925

Brown ink drawing of a bound saint at a stake above flames, with executioners, onlookers and cherubs holding a wreath and pal

A Martyrdom

Serafino Brizzi, 1648-1737

Watercolor of a Venetian palace water entrance with an arched doorway, a moored gondola and leaded windows above the canal.

Portal of a Venetian Palace

Daniele Bucciarelli, 1839-1911

Pen and brown wash drawing of figures lowering a body from the cross with ladders and a draped cloth.

The Descent from the Cross

Gian Antonio Burrini, ca. 1720

Ink drawing with dense cross-hatching, white zigzag lines, and a dark angular shape above curved hills, with a handwritten no

Not

Karl Wiener, 1921

Pen and ink landscape with figures, tall poplars and a garlanded tomb structure beneath a hatched sky.

Landscape with Figures near a Tomb

Gian Antonio Burrini, 1656-1727

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a boy's head in three-quarter view, looking toward the viewer, on grey paper.

Knabenkopf, Dreiviertelansicht

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Pen and brown ink drawing of a river valley with trees, rocky mountains, and small figures in the foreground.

River Landscape near Narni

Giovanni Battista Busiri, 1698-1757

Studies for a Scourging Soldier and the Head of Christ

Jacopo Bassano, ca. 1565

Pen drawing of two silhouetted figures sitting close together under hatched hills and horizontal sky lines, labelled November

November

Karl Wiener, 1920

Young Man Standing in Profile Facing Left (recto); Sketch of Two Capitals (verso)

Francesco Bacchiacca, 1494-1557

Pen and watercolour drawing of a busy river harbour with sailing ships, rowing boats, workers, and a hull under construction

Fluß mit vielen Schiffen und einer Werft

Thomas Rowlandson

Pen drawing of an unfinished choir book initial with robed figures approaching a gothic temple, framed by foliate scrollwork.

Unfinished Design for a Choir Book: Initial with Scene of Christ Entering the Temple

Lorenzo Monaco, 1408-11

Watercolor landscape of rolling hills, a winding road with a rider and dogs, and blue mountains under clouds.

Gezicht op Grootvadersbosch

Johannes Schumacher, 1776

Watercolor of a brick townhouse with a stepped gable, a horse-drawn carriage and pedestrians in the street.

Gezicht op de Nieuwe Doelenstraat 12-14 voor de afbraak

Pieter Dupont, 1888

Sepia and blue wash drawing of a windmill, round gate towers and a seated figure on a dike beside a canal.

Gezicht op de Muiderpoort

Jan Spaan, 1736

Watercolor cityscape of a brick corner building with awnings, barrels, a horse and figures in 18th-century dress.

Gezicht op de hoek van de Vijgendam, gezien naar de Waag

Reinier Vinkeles, 1792

Watercolor and pen drawing of a brick gabled house with ornate scrollwork facade, framed by bare trees and neighboring buildi

Gezicht op een gevel, mogelijk Damrak 98

Johan Adolph Rust, 1838

Watercolor of a canal with windmills, houses and a white footbridge under a pink evening sky, framed by two trees.

Gezicht op het Singel bij de Raampoort

Johan Martinus Anthon Rieke, 1861

Watercolor landscape of a mountain valley with ox wagons on a winding road, palm trees, and layered clouds above.

Gezicht op Langkloof

Johannes Schumacher, 1776

Watercolor landscape of a green valley with winding road, travelers with wagons, and blue mountains under clouds.

Attakwaskloof

Johannes Schumacher, 1776

Watercolor of rear house facades, chimneys and rooftops in Amsterdam, with a windmill and distant buildings under a cloudy sk

Gezicht op enkele achtergevels van huizen buiten de Zaagmolenpoort

Albert Martin, 1837

Bust of a Bearded Old Man, Profile to Right

Carletto Caliari, 1567-96

Watercolor of a wide river through green plains toward blue mountains, with whitewashed buildings and palms in the foreground

De Gourtis Rivier bij Jacobus Botha

Johannes Schumacher, 1776

Watercolor landscape of blue mountains behind green rolling hills and a winding pink road under a pale cloudy sky.

Het Gaukagebergte

Johannes Schumacher, 1776

Watercolor of a canal with gabled townhouses, a large tree, pedestrians and a horse cart under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op de bocht van de Herengracht, gezien in de richting van de Nieuwe Spiegelstraat en Vijzelstraat

Jan de Beijer, 1713

Watercolor of a tree-lined canal with brick townhouses and an ornate rooftop, by Jan de Beijer, 1756.

Gezicht op de bocht van de Herengracht

Jan de Beijer, 1756

Watercolor of a tree-lined Amsterdam canal with townhouses, a carriage, and a man in a red coat on the quay.

Gezicht op de bocht van de Herengracht, gezien in de richting van de Nieuwe Spiegelstraat

Jan de Beijer, 1713

Pencil and wash drawing of a river landscape with a large tree, a small cottage, figures by the water and birds in the sky.

River landscape

Anthonie Waterloo

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowned Virgin holding the Christ Child, with a serpent, angels, and clouds.

The Virgin Immaculate with the Christ Child

Giuseppe Cades, 1770

Grey wash drawing of a winged angel wrestling a bearded robed man on a rocky hillside under a stormy sky.

Jakob ringt mit dem Engel

Gregorio Guglielmi, 1760