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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Grey wash drawing of a winged angel pointing at a bearded seated man beside a jug and bread in a forest.

Elia en de engel

Matthijs Balen, 1729

Grey wash drawing of a woman gazing upward beside an open book and a candle in a holder, dated 1722.

Vrouw met boek bij kaarslicht

Matthijs Balen, 1722

Pen and wash drawing of a plumed-hat youth in puffed breeches reaching upward, mounted on a pale blue-grey card mat.

Boy Chasing a Butterfly

Guercino, 1591-1666

Ink and wash drawing of the Denial of Peter, with a rooster on a rococo frame and figures before an arched courtyard.

Denial of Peter

Gottfried Bernhard Göz

Brown wash drawing of a reclining figure, a standing figure, and a seated woman beside an easel under a cloudy sky.

Ornament sketches

Martin Johann Schmidt

Pen and ink sketch of a kneeling saint and seated bearded man looking up at a blank panel held by two flying angels.

Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Louis of France Venerating an Image of the Virgin

Guercino, ca. 1618

Pen and brown ink drawing of a frowning man with shoulder-length hair and a loose shirt, in half-length within a ruled border

Portrait of Morose Man in Half-Length

Guercino, 1591-1666

Red chalk drawing of two seated figures, one winged-helmeted, beside a cow in a landscape with trees.

Mercure and Argus

Pen and brown ink sketch of grotesque demons, a terrified figure and a scaly beast above swirling flames.

A Diablerie

Guercino, 1591-1666

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Last Supper with Christ and apostles at a long table in an arched interior.

The Last Supper

Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo

Pen and ink sketch of four nude putti on clouds, one holding a bow, above a faint landscape with a tower.

Four Putti with Bow and Arrows on Clouds above a Landscape with a Tower

Guercino, 1610-66

Pen and ink sketch of a muscular male torso with a raised arm and hand, with faint grid lines and studies of limbs.

Man Stabbing Himself

Guercino, 1591-1666

Brown wash drawing of a haloed figure with outstretched arms healing a reclining sick man, with angels in clouds above.

Christus heilt die Kranken

Pen and ink landscape drawing of a farmhouse, large trees, small figures on a path and seated figures in the foreground.

Landscape with Figures and a Farm House

Pen and brown ink landscape with figures, round fortified towers, a dog, and hills beyond a pond.

Landscape with Figures and Fortifications

Pen and ink landscape drawing of a windswept tree, two figures, and a two-arched bridge over a river.

Landscape with Figures and a Two-Arched Bridge

Guercino, 1591-1666

Portrait of a Scholar

Guercino, 1591-1666

Hand-colored drawing of three women in period dress with a drum, sword, shield, helmet and flag beneath a tree.

The Iron Age (L'Age de fer)

Nicolas Arnoult, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a martyrdom scene with kneeling figures, a radiant heavenly vision, and angels among clouds.

Martyrium eines Jesuiten

Pen and brown ink drawing of an elderly bearded man writing at a desk beside open books and a leafy branch.

Saint Jerome Writing

Guercino, 1591-1666

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling praying figure surrounded by robed men beneath trees, with a domed building at right

Saint Paul Surrounded by Disciples after His Lapidation at Lystra (Acts 14:20)

Giovanni Guerra, 1590-1618

Charcoal drawing of a bearded man in a top hat and overcoat holding a walking stick, on tan paper with handwritten inscriptio

Portrait of Édouard Manet

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1867/1880

Brown ink drawing of an ornamental wall design with allegorical women, a striped heraldic shield, and scrolled frames above a

Design for a Wall Decoration over an Arched Doorway with Grimani Arms

Bernardino India, 1528-90

Grey wash drawing of a haloed saint dying in a shelter, angels above, a ship in the distance, rococo frame.

Der Tod des Heiligen Franz Xaver

Gottfried Eichler the Younger

Watercolor of an Italian courtyard with women working at a wooden sieve beneath a stone archway, a child seated nearby.

Italian Courtyard and Figures

Cavaliere Pio Joris, 1843-1921

Pen and ink drawing of Abraham receiving three winged angels at a table in an arched interior, with a kneeling figure in fron

Abraham Entertaining the Three Angels (Genesis 18:1-15) (recto); A Couple Embracing, and Other (verso)

Francesco Lamarra, 1710-80

Brown wash drawing of God the Father above clouds with allegorical female figures and a nude youth below.

Allegory of Religion (God the Father above, Faith, Hope, and Charity below)

Ludovico Lana, 1597-1646

Decorative carpet design with symmetrical stylized flowers and leaves in blue, green, yellow and red within a framed border.

Ontwerp voor een kleed

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pen drawing of an elderly bearded man in a fur hat between two women in flowing gowns on toned paper.

Alter Mann mit Frau und Schleppenträger

Hans von Kulmbach

Pen and wash study of winged angels holding a blank cartouche, with a veiled Madonna and cherubs above and kneeling figures b

Study for Ex-voto Picture

Ludovico Lana, 1597-1646

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man in flowing drapery, head raised, one arm across his chest, legs in motion.

Male Figure Running

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1582-1647

Pen and wash drawing of a crowded martyrdom scene with a nude central figure and gesturing onlookers.

The Martyrdom of the Apostle Thomas

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1638-46