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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Brown monochrome drawing of a kneeling robed martyr attacked by a dagger-wielding man, with flying putti above.

Death of Saint Peter Martyr

Felice Torelli, 1667-1748

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin appearing to a bearded Saint Jerome, with angels and sketched heads around him.

The Virgin Appearing to Saint Jerome (recto); Head of a Young Woman with Braided Hair

Flaminio Torre, 1621-61

Pen and ink design drawing of a tall ornate candlestick with nude figures, scrollwork, and a portrait medallion on the base.

Design for a Candlestick

Pietro Torrigiano, 1472-1528

Pen and wash drawing of the Nativity with the Christ Child, Holy Family, ox, donkey, angels and rabbits in a stable.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Trometta, ca. 1565

Watercolor of an older woman ironing at a table while a girl sews on a stool in a rustic cottage interior.

Interior with Woman Ironing and Sewing Child

Albert Neuhuys, 1854

Watercolor of a woman nursing an infant beside a hearth with a cooking pot over the fire and a basket nearby.

Mother Nursing her Child by the Fireplace

Albert Neuhuys, 1854

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Circumcision of Jesus, with a kneeling Virgin, a priest at an altar and onlookers in a temp

The Circumcision of Jesus

Giovanni Battista Trotti, 1555-1619

Watercolor drawing of a seated woman in a headscarf holding a sleeping infant in a dim interior.

Nordic Madonna

Albert Neuhuys, 1854

Pen and ink drawing of a kneeling woman in draped robes with an outstretched arm, on squared grid paper.

Woman Kneeling Facing Left (recto); Seated Woman Facing Right (verso)

Giovanni Battista Trotti, 1555-1619

Abstract watercolor and ink drawing of overlapping colorful shapes on pink, with handwritten title Variation below.

Variation

Karl Wiener, 1921

Watercolor border design with a green leafy branch and red berries over pink and cream panels between ochre bands.

Study for a Border Design

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man pointing to a monstrance on an altar, with a group of men and a column.

A Male Saint Followed by a Group of Men, Pointing to a Monstrance on an Altar

Giovanni Battista Trotti, 1555-1619

Ink line drawing of a standing woman seen from behind, arm extended to the left, with faint pencil studies beneath.

Staande vrouw, naar buiten kijkend

Rik Wouters, 1915

Ink sketch of a woman with bent head and raised hands, seen from behind, on cream paper with faint pencil underdrawing.

Zich kappende vrouw, op de rug gezien

Rik Wouters, 1915

Pen and ink sketch studies of a woman seated at a desk, one figure bent over writing, with a handwritten note above.

Studies van een vrouw die een brief schrijft

Rik Wouters, 1892

Pen and ink sketch of three women, one seated stirring a bowl and one standing at right, with quick loose lines.

Studies van een vrouw die in een kom roert

Rik Wouters, 1892

Brown ink drawing of the Virgin Mary on a globe with angels and God the Father above, and Adam and Eve with a serpent below.

Allegory of the Immaculate Conception with the Fall of Man

Alessandro Turchi, 1578-1649

Ink sketch of a pine forest with tall trunks and two small walking figures on a path below.

Dennenbos, met twee wandelende dames

Rik Wouters, 1892

Dark wash sketch of a seated figure with a bent head and limbs drawn in broad strokes on pale paper.

Schets van een zittende figuur

Rik Wouters, 1892

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling female martyr under a raised sword, with soldiers, descending angels and architecture.

Martyrdom of Two Female Saints

Cosimo Ulivelli, 1625-1704

Red chalk drawing of allegorical figures, a winged woman reaching toward a seated woman beside an architectural pedestal.

Truth Removing the Blinders from the Eyes of Ignorance (recto); Designs for Frames (verso)

Cosimo Ulivelli, 1625-1704

Pen and ink drawing of King Solomon in a niche beside the Visitation, with two haloed women embracing before columns.

The Visitation of the Virgin to Saint Elizabeth; King Solomon in a Niche at Left

Carlo Urbino, 1510-85

Pen and ink drawing of four draped female figures on pedestals, arms raised overhead, over a faint grid.

Four Canephori

Carlo Urbino, 1510-85

Red chalk and ink drawing of a crowned king and queen enthroned under a canopy, with courtiers and columns flanking the stage

The Coronation of Esther

Carlo Urbino, 1510-85

Brown wash drawing of Christ crowning a kneeling woman as cherubs and a dove of the Holy Spirit gather in the clouds above.

The Coronation of the Virgin

Francesco Vanni, 1605

Sketch in red chalk and wash of Christ kneeling to wash a disciple's feet while a group of haloed onlookers watches.

Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet

Francesco Vanni, 1583-1610

Watercolor study of symmetrical laurel sprays with pink berries on a brown ground, with a scroll border at the right edge.

Study for a Border Design [recto]

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890

Red chalk drawing of a crowd of figures in ancient dress around a platform, with banners and spears behind them.

Scene from Ancient History (recto); Leg and Arm of a Nude Male Figure (verso)

Nicola Marcola, 1738-70

Head of a Man Wearing a Helmet, Looking to Upper Left (recto); Two Sketches, Arms and Hands (verso)

Francesco di Maria, 1623-90

Pencil drawing of a relief frieze with a reclining figure on a cart, centaurs, musicians, dancers, and lions.

Bas Relief with Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne

Attributed to Leandro Ricci, n.d.

Hand-colored drawing of a standing woman in a blue coat, checkered skirt and green heels, holding a cigarette.

Verfall (I)

Karl Wiener, 1926

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds with two angels above a bearded man and a kneeling woman.

A Male and a Female Saint (Joseph of Aramathea? and Saint Catherine of Siena? Adoring the Virgin and Child in Glory (…

Francesco di Maria, 1623-90