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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Ink drawing of a weary standing woman in a long coat and plaid skirt, smoking a cigarette, on cream paper.

Verfall (II)

Karl Wiener, 1926

Pencil portrait of a long-haired man with a white collar in an oval medallion within an ornate grey wash frame.

Self-Portrait

Onorio Marinari, 1627-1715

Pencil sketch of a darkened ruined city with gaunt figures in the foreground among rubble and bare trees under a dark sky.

"Verfinsterte Stadt" (Entwurf)

Karl Wiener, 1948

Pen and brown ink sketches of seated women with infants, arranged as studies for a religious scene on a bordered sheet.

Studies for the Education of the Virgin

Agostino Masucci, 1692-1758

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin appearing above a priest at an altar, with kneeling figures and angels among clouds.

The Virgin Appearing at Mass

Agostino Masucci, 1692-1758

Pencil studies of decorative border designs with wavy vine scrolls, leaves and berries on pale paper.

Studies for Border Designs

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890

Pen and ink study of the Virgin with angels, putti, a saint and kneeling woman, plus scrollwork and a city skyline sketch.

The Virgin Protectress of the City of Siena

Francesco Vanni, 1588

Colored pencil sketch of a red-robed figure with arms raised on clouds, surrounded by red and blue radiating rays.

Verklärung

Karl Wiener, 1921

Watercolor of a castle with a round crenellated tower above a river, trees, a stone bridge, and a small figure.

Caesar's Tower, Warwick Castle

William Callow, ca. 1850

Pencil drawing of a glowing skeleton with radiating light rays standing above a city skyline and horizontal clouds.

Verklärung

Karl Wiener, 1939

Standing Woman Looking to Left Background

Francesco Vanni, 1596-98

Brown drawing of a crowd cheering a mounted man with a white banner on a city street lined with townhouses.

"Verkündigung der Constitution und Aufmarsch der Nationalgarde am 15. März 1848" (auf der Wiedner Hauptstraße)

B. Bachmann-Hohmann, 1848

Pen and ink figure studies of robed clerics, Adam and Eve, and a reclining skeleton on a pale sheet.

Figure Studies: Standing and Kneeling Clerics and Religious, Adam and Eve, and a Reclining Skeleton

Francesco Vanni, ca. 1602

Colored pencil drawing of abandoned wicker and log shelters in a forest clearing, dated 1918.

"Verlassene Deckungen" (im Wald auf dem galizischen Kriegsschauplatz)

Karl Iwanitsch, 1918

Pen and brown wash drawing of a saint walking on water with angels above and kneeling figures and a city below.

Saint Hyacinth Walking on the Waters

Francesco Vanni, 1599

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling cardinal with rosary among haloed saints and an angel, with a city view behind.

Cardinal Paolo Sfondrato Kneeling Before Saint Cecilia, Accompanied by other Saints

Francesco Vanni, 1563-1610

Pen and wash drawing of a tall church tower beside townhouses, with small figures crossing a square under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op de Oude Kerk te Amsterdam

Jan Luyken, 1659

Watercolor of two crinoline-gowned women and a maid in an ornate interior with a gilt mirror, 1860.

Twee dames in crinoline met kamenier

Diederik Franciscus Jamin, 1860

Pen and watercolor drawing of tall trees along a street with a brick house at right and two walking figures.

Gezicht op de Plantagebuurt

Jacobus Kops, 1746

Colorful ink and watercolor drawing of a stylized sunset sky with diagonal bands, round green trees and hatched vertical shap

Verrückter Sonnenuntergang

Karl Wiener, 1921

Red chalk drawing of a half-length male nude, head tilted upward, arms behind his back, on pale paper.

Half-Figure of a Male Nude with Arms behind Back

Ottavio Vannini, 1585-1644

Pencil drawing of two wooden fishing boats on a sandy shore with a fishing net draped over one.

Fishing Boat on Shore

J. K. Rutter, c. 1878

Pen and graphite drawing of a haloed saint seated on a scrolled throne with candlesticks on either side.

Saint Peter Enthroned

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-73

Pencil design on tan paper with stylized flowers and swirling forms, partly highlighted in gold and silver leaf.

Versch. Blumen

Anton Heinrich Peschka, 1909

Brown and white ink drawing in a circle showing a standing robed man surrounded by seated and nude male figures.

Grand Duke Cosimo I of Tuscany Surrounded by his Artists

Giorgio Vasari, ca. 1556-62

Pen and wash drawing of a fountain design with reclining river gods, nymphs and a tiered stone pedestal.

Design for a Fountain with Rivergods and Nymphs

Giorgio Vasari, 1511-74

Brown ink drawing of a fountain with reclining river god, nymphs and rocks on a columned pedestal within an arched niche.

Design for a Fountain with River Gods and Nymphs

Giorgio Vasari, 1511-74

Brown ink drawing of a pointing bearded man addressing seated figures before a colonnade with statues, framed by Corinthian c

Saint Paul Speaking before King Agrippa (Acts 26)

Giorgio Vasari, 1573

Pen and ink drawing in a circle of a seated figure by a pedestal, with winged figures in clouds above and a lion below.

Allegory of Forgetfulness

Giorgio Vasari, ca. 1570

Circular pen and wash drawing of a woman embracing a sleeping youth, with winged putti above holding tablets, framed by a yel

Allegory of Sleep

Giorgio Vasari, ca. 1570

Elderly woman in a white cap knitting beside a window in a dim interior with a wooden chair and hearth.

Old Fisherwoman

Jozef Israëls, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bearded god receiving offerings from figures, with a goat, a reclining woman, and a distant c

The First Fruits of the Earth Offered to Saturn

Giorgio Vasari, 1555-56