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Drawings & Sketches

75,679 works

Watercolor of wind-bent palm trees on a grassy shore, with blue waves and a white lighthouse under a gray sky.

Palm Tree, Nassau

Winslow Homer, 1898

Watercolor of a man with an axe on his shoulder looking over a sunlit clearing with stumps and distant hills.

The Pioneer

Winslow Homer, 1900

Ink and wash drawing of a draftsman copying nude figures from a wall, with a column and jug beside him.

Taddeo in the Sistine Chapel Drawing Michelangelo's Last Judgment

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Pen and brown ink study of a crowd of seated and standing figures around architectural steps and blocks.

Christ Preaching in the Temple

Paolo Veronese, 1560s

Loose watercolor of a pale house with terracotta roof framed by trees and cypresses, with flowers in the foreground.

Ightham Mote, Kent

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, n.d.

Watercolor study of a young woman in a checked dress resting in a bentwood rocking chair, hand at her chin.

Young Woman in a Rocking Chair, study for the painting "The Last Evening"

Jacques Joseph Tissot, about 1873

Brown wash drawing of the Nativity with Mary and Joseph kneeling before the glowing infant Christ, an angel and cherubs above

The Nativity

Francesco Vanni, about 1600

Watercolor of turquoise surf breaking on dark rocks, with a steamship on the horizon under a grey sky and a lighthouse at lef

Shore and Surf, Nassau

Winslow Homer, 1899

Pen and wash drawing of a dead tree beside a stream, with a wooden bridge and a farmhouse on a hill.

Dead Tree by a Stream at the Foot of a Hill

Jacob van Ruisdael, about 1650-1660

Watercolor of a white sloop with billowing sails on choppy blue water, with a small rowboat and distant shoreline.

Sloop, Nassau

Winslow Homer, 1899

Architectural drawing of the Lena Passenger House showing elevations, cross section, ground plan, and dimensions on cream pap

Lena Passenger House, Lena, Illinois, Plan, Elevations, and Sections

James Nocquel, 1873

Watercolor of a curving country road with a man, a carriage, trees, and a stone tower under a cloudy sky.

Louveciennes, Route de Saint-Germain

Camille Pissarro, 1871

Pen and wash drawing of a thatched cottage among trees on a riverbank, with a small boat on the water.

A Cottage Hidden Among Trees on a Riverbank

Adriaen Hendriksz. Verboom, about 1658-1663

Haloed friar in yellow habit before brick wall, gesturing to kneeling donors while a figure holds a red flame.

St. Francis of Assisi with Donors in a Historiated Initial from an Unidentified Manuscript

Unknown artist, c. 1400

Small oil study of white surf breaking on a sandy beach, with a green sea and dark headland under a pale blue sky.

Study for Eagle Head, Manchester, Massachusetts

Winslow Homer, 1869 (?)

Gouache study of a helmeted armored man seen from behind, one arm raised, against a blue wash on brown paper.

Study for Perseus

Edward Burne-Jones, about 1882

Brown ink and wash drawing of tree trunks and branches rising through dense foliage in a woodland.

Trunks and Branches

Franz Innocenz Kobell, about 1797-1819

Watercolor of a weathered stone wall with red flowers, green shrubs, and a sailboat on the sea under a pale blue sky.

A Wall, Nassau

Winslow Homer, 1898

Drawing of Rome with St. Peter's dome on the right, a large tree in the left foreground, and a seated figure in a field.

An extensive view of Rome from the Orti della Pineta Sacchetti

Giovanni Battista Lusieri, 1780

Pencil sketch of two cows by a broken wooden fence with a tree at left and three small figures at top.

Landscape with Two Cows and a Broken Fence; Three Standing Figures (from McGuire Scrapbook)

Thomas F. Hoppin, 1841

Pen and grey wash drawing of a stained glass design with two heraldic coats of arms, a rearing horse, and architectural frami

Stained Glass Design with Two Coats of Arms (recto); Study of a Helm (verso)

Hans Jakob Plepp, about 1590-1595

Charcoal drawing of a river framed by trees, with a distant stone tower and reflections on the water.

Castle Overlooking a River

Maxime Lalanne, 1860s-1870s

Pencil drawing of a robed female saint holding a spear, standing in an arched niche between two pilasters.

Saint Standing in a Niche

Follower of Carolo Maratti, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate cartouche with a central scene of chariots and soldiers in a sea, and small medallions of fi

The Destruction of Pharaoh's Army and Other Scenes within a Cartouche

Etienne Delaune, about 1560-1570

Pen and ink sheet with several sketched studies of the Virgin and Child, seated and standing, plus cherub heads.

Studies of the Virgin and Child (recto); Virgin and Child Enthroned (verso)

Desiderio da Settignano, 1460s

Pen and brown ink study of struggling figures among classical columns and arches, with a seated woman and a fountain.

Study for the Rape of the Sabines

Circle of Jacopo Zanguidi, called Bertoia, 1564/74

Watercolor landscape of a winding river, flat fields, distant hills, and two figures on a path under a pale sky.

River Landscape

Philips Koninck, about 1675

Pen and wash drawing of a painter at an easel in a crowded arched studio with many figures around him.

Earthquake in an Artist's Studio

Pietro da Cortona, c. 1660

Watercolor of a brick tower and hilltop town beside a river, with moored sailing boats and figures in boats.

Villeneuve lez Avignon

William Callow, 1840

Oil sketch of a seated man in red and blue facing a woman in yellow at a stone well, with a hilly landscape behind.

Oil sketch for Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well

A. Dorph, 1888-1892

Brown and pink wash drawing of a kneeling woman in a draped robe with hands clasped in prayer, with blue cloth behind her.

Draped Female Figure at Prayer

Francesco Fontebasso, n.d.

Painting of a winged nude woman raising a red drape against a hazy, cloudy sky, with warm muted tones.

Fortune: A Study for "The Discoverer"

William Morris Hunt, 1878