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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Chalk drawing of a man in a curled periwig and cravat, hand on chest, turned toward the viewer on grey paper.

Zelfportret van Norbert van Bloemen

Norbert van Bloemen, 1690

Red chalk drawing of a smiling standing man in a tricorn hat and long buttoned coat, full length.

Portret van de kunstenaar Adam Silo, ten voeten uit

Norbert van Bloemen, 1694

Brown ink and wash drawing of a warrior thrusting his hand into a brazier before a seated king, with soldiers watching.

Gaius Mucius Scaevola Thrusting His Right Hand into Fire

Marco Marcola, 1740-93

Pencil study of a left hand resting on a chair armrest, drawn on grey paper.

Studie van een linkerhand op een stoelleuning

Gaspar de Crayer, 1594

Tuinvaas met deksel

Jan Claudius de Cock, 1699

Kop van een man met opstaande kraag, in profiel naar links

Gaspar de Crayer, 1594

Drawing of a young man with long wavy hair and a white collar, rendered in black and red chalk.

Portret van een jonge magistraat

Jan Cossiers, 1610

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Pantheon in Rome with a fountain, carriages and pedestrians in a busy square.

Gezicht op het Pantheon te Rome

Liévin Cruyl, 1650

Panoramic pen drawing of Genoa with a domed church, dense rooftops, harbor ships and hills in the distance.

Gezicht op Genua

Liévin Cruyl, 1650

Portret van Lucas van Uden

Anthony van Dyck, 1627

Pencil portrait of a bearded older man in a ruff collar and buttoned doublet, seated and looking to the upper right.

Portret van de schilder Adam van Noort

Anthony van Dyck, 1627

Etched fan leaf design with cherubs holding garlands, swans, a classical hunting scene, and a central medallion face.

Fan leaves, first half of the set "Desseins d'Eventails et Ecrans"

Nicolas Pierre Loir

Graphite portrait drawing of an older bearded man in a dark doublet and white collar, hand resting on a draped cloak.

Portret van Willem de Vos

Anthony van Dyck, 1627

Brown ink wash drawing of a haloed woman holding a nursing infant, with sketched cherub heads in the upper right corner.

Studies for a Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Rutilio di Lorenzo Manetti, 1571-1639

Historical topographic map of Vienna and its surroundings, with the city highlighted in red and pink and the Danube in blue.

"Topographische Karte von Wien's Umgebungen auf 4 Meilen im Umkreise." (mit Einzeichnungen des Donauregulierungs- und…

Pen and ink drawing of a horizontal rinceau frieze with scrolling leaves and blossoms, mounted with ruled borders.

Design of Rinceaux

Andrea Mantegna, 1470-1510

Pale sunlit street in Seville with small figures, a horse and cart, and tall buildings on either side.

Street in Seville

Charles Conder, 1905

Brown ink drawing of a seated curly-haired man in draped cloth holding a long staff, with a standing figure and column beside

Seated Man Holding a Club or Other Implement (recto); Two Heads of Grotesque Men in Profile (verso)

Andrea Mantegna, 1484-1500

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude man on a pedestal, head bowed, one arm across his chest, on blue-grey paper.

Nude Male Figure

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a woman with raised arm and draped garment, gripping an object in her other hand.

Jael Slaying Sisera

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Pen and ink sketch of Christ enthroned on clouds with two kneeling female saints flanking him, one below each side.

The Virgin and Saint Rosalia Interceding with Christ

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Brown ink and wash drawing on blue paper of two women and a winged figure in an allegorical composition.

Virtue Crowned by Honor

Carlo Maratti, 1670-76

Red chalk drawing of a seated female nude, head bowed, one arm resting on a cushion, on a tan sheet.

Seated Female Nude

Antonio Pichler, 1769

Red chalk drawing of a crowned seated female figure in an architectural niche with putti and radiating light lines.

Seated Allegorical Figure of Divine Wisdom

Carlo Maratti, 1674-77

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a cap, flanked by a sword, axe, and crowned helmet, with a lion below.

Portrait of Olivier de Clisson (1336-1407)

Alexis Loir, 1710

Pen and ink drawing with red chalk of a woman in drapery beside a severed bearded head within a curved frame.

Judith Holding up the Head of Holofernes

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Red chalk study of the Virgin Immaculate above four male saints, including a bishop in a mitre, with sketched angels.

The Virgin Immaculate and Four Male Saints (Study for The Dispute over the Immaculate Conception)

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Black chalk and white highlight portrait of a woman in a dark dress, lace collar and patterned headdress.

Portret van Jacoba van Beieren

Bernardus Gerardus ten Berge, 1845

Chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man in a pleated ruff collar and dark cloak with a chain necklace.

Portret van Floris van Schagen

Bernardus Gerardus ten Berge, 1845

Ink drawing of a dark archway with two skulls at its base and bats flying overhead, titled Tor des Todes.

Tor des Todes

Karl Wiener, 1921

Heads of Horses and Unicorns

Follower of Leonardo da Vinci

Pen drawing of a man in a long coat pointing at perspective diagrams on a board, titled Examen in de Perspectief, 1879.

Examen in de Perspectief

jonkheer Victor Eugène Louis de Stuers, 1879