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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Watercolor drawing of a black numbered target surrounded by a painting woman, cherub on cloud, bats and a gazing man.

Decorated target

Wilhelm Steinhausen, 1878

Graphite drawing of a reclining saint attended by kneeling figures, with angels in clouds above under an arched frame.

The Death of Saint Francis Xavier

Ciro Ferri, 1674-79

Watercolor of a dirt path along a lake shore beneath tall gnarled trees with autumn foliage and a hazy distant treeline.

Seeufer mit hohen Bäumen

Red chalk drawing of a winged putto flying diagonally, one arm extended, with Ciro Ferri's inscription at lower right.

Flying Putto

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Black chalk drawing of a woman's head turned left, with a headscarf and loose curls, on pale blue paper.

Head of a Woman (recto); Head of a Child, Study of Children's Forearms (verso)

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Brustbild des Johann Adam Hiller im Profil nach rechts

Heinrich Füger

Brown wash drawing of the Circumcision with an infant, priest, attendants and angels within an ornate architectural frame.

The Circumcision

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Charcoal study of a Madonna holding a child, with a red chalk sketch and a bearded man in a cap below on grey paper.

Studienblatt mit einer Madonna mit dem Kind und dem Johannesknaben, dazu ein bärtiger Mann mit Mütze

Heinrich Füger

Watercolor elevation of a Gothic Revival library and chapel with twin towers and a large traceried window.

Library and Chapel, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1838-39

Watercolor interior: a veiled woman playing a lute on a couch, a man at an open door, and a figure behind red curtains.

Gitarre spielende Dame, auf ihren Liebhaber wartend

Johann Heinrich Ramberg

Pen sketch study sheet showing a Madonna and child, folk dancers, a guitarist, dogs and deer on beige paper.

Studienblatt: Madonna und Kind, Szenen aus dem italienischen Volksleben, Hunde und Hirsche

Adolf Schrödter

Brown-toned drawing of a sailing boat on a calm lake beside a large tree on the right shore, with hills in the distance.

Segelboot auf dem Bodensee bei Mainau

Max Josef Wagenbauer, 1818

Watercolor of a chained man seated on the floor of a vaulted stone prison cell, lit by a barred window.

Man in prison

Johann Adam Ackermann, 1833

Brown wash drawing of bearded God the Father raising his right hand in blessing, with radiating light and an open book.

God the Father with His Right Hand Raised in Blessing

Girolamo dai Libri

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a woman sewing on a garden terrace with potted plants, a dog, and gabled houses behind.

Frau auf einer Terrasse nähend

Minna Elisabeth Roberth

Mother with child

Jakob Fürchtegott Dielmann, 1858

Brown wash and red chalk study of clouds with angels, cherubs and saints arranged around a glowing heavenly centre.

Study for a Ceiling Decoration: Coronation of the Virgin (recto); Female Head (verso)

Giacinto Brandi, 1680

Pen and grey wash drawing of a wide river with grazing cattle, a thatched cottage and small boats under a cloudy sky.

De Rijn bij Rhenen

Jan Hulswit, 1776

Pen and watercolor drawing of Kasteel Marquette with a round tower, turrets, wooden fence and two walking figures.

Kasteel Marquette

Jan Hulswit, 1776

Red chalk drawing of a male nude torso with raised arms, shaded to show muscles of the chest and abdomen.

Male Nude Torso with Raised Arms

Parmigianino, ca. 1522-24

Pen and watercolour drawing of gnarled trees arching over a grassy path beside a wooden fence in a woodland.

Bosgezicht

Jan Hulswit, 1776

Pen and watercolor drawing of thatched farm buildings, a wooden footbridge over a ditch, and two figures under a cloudy sky.

Op de Amstelveense Weg

Jan Hulswit, 1776

Watercolor portrait of a man with curly hair in a green uniform coat with yellow collar and gold epaulette.

Portret van E.W.G. Bagelaar

Gerrit Jacobus Geusendam, 1781

Pencil drawing of a windmill on a grassy embankment above a canal, with a farmhouse, a rowing boat and bare trees.

Bij de Tolsteegpoort te Utrecht

Jan Hulswit, 1809

Sketch of a seated woman in a patterned Japanese-style robe holding a fan, with colored pencil accents on tan paper.

Zittende vrouw in Japanse kleding

Leo Gestel, 1891

Watercolor of a woman in white drapery throwing flowers from a bouquet among clouds in an oval frame.

Meisje strooiend met bloemen

jonkvrouw Elisabeth Kemper, 1820

Red chalk drawing of a seated female figure in drapery with loose hatching, head turned downward, by Parmigianino.

Seated Goddess Diana (recto); Studies of a Nude Male Torso Seen from the Rear, and a leg (verso)

Parmigianino, ca. 1522

Brown wash drawing of a vast chestnut tree sheltering a stretched cloth canopy and small figures working on the ground below.

View of the Famous Chestnut Tree of Mount Etna, called Centum Cavalli

Claude Louis Châtelet, 1784

Pen drawing of two women in classical dress with high sashes, one with an arm around the other's shoulder.

Twee meisjes in klassieke dracht

jonkvrouw Catharina Kemper, 1815

Pen and watercolour drawing of a veiled woman with two nude children, one holding a cross-topped staff, 1821.

Maria met Christus en Johannes de Doper als kinderen

jonkvrouw Elisabeth Kemper, 1821

Grayscale wash drawing of the Virgin Mary looking upward while holding the infant Christ on her lap.

Maria met kind

jonkvrouw Catharina Kemper, 1824

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin walking right, carrying the Christ Child, with loose flowing drapery. Parmigianino.

The Virgin Walking to the Right Carrying the Christ Child

Parmigianino, 1503-40