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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Oil study of a dark-haired man with lowered eyes and a slight smile, in a dark jacket and bow tie, against a brown background

Study for the Referee in "Taking the Count"

Thomas Eakins, 1890

Pen and watercolor drawing of a man in a suit reading a newspaper in a room with red curtains and columns.

Zeitungsleser

Karl Wiener, 1921

Brown ink drawing of the church and bell tower on San Clemente island, with gondolas and sailboats on the lagoon.

The Island of San Clemente

Francesco Guardi and Giacomo Guardi

Watercolor of a roadside column topped by a pietà statue under a golden canopy and cross, set on grass with hills behind.

Zellerndorf an der Strasse n. Platt

Ludwig Hofbauer, 1904

Brown ink drawing of a church with tall bell tower on a lagoon island, with gondolas and a sailboat in the water.

The Island of Madonna della Grazia

Francesco Guardi and Giacomo Guardi

Loose oil sketch of the Virgin ascending on clouds among angels, with kneeling figures below in reddish-brown tones.

Sketch for "The Assumption of the Virgin" (for St. James, Zbraslav, near Prague)?

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, c. 1744

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a young child in a frilled bonnet looking upward, with white highlights on the face and collar.

Head of a Child

Unknown artist, 1720/1740

Colored pencil abstract drawing with jagged zigzag lines, angular planes and a radiating circle in bright red, yellow and blu

Zerissenheit

Karl Wiener, 1928

Brown ink and wash drawing of foreshortened flying figures with billowing drapery, a study for a ceiling fresco.

Drawing for a Ceiling Fresco

Follower of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Pen and ink drawing of a church interior with a crowd of clergy below and heavenly figures and a dove in the clouds above.

The Council of Trent with Saint Thomas Vanquishing the Heretics

Biagio Falcieri, 1680

Brown wash drawing of the Holy Family in a skiff with two angels, one winged figure at the bow and another soaring above.

The Flight into Egypt with the Holy Family and Two Angels in a Skiff

Giustino Menescardi

Dim studio sketch of a nude figure seen from behind on a pedestal, with a shadowed second figure at left.

Study for "William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River"

Thomas Eakins, 1900

Oval drawn portrait of a man with curly hair, lace collar and patterned jacket, signed by Carl Gustav von Amling, 1690.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Carl Gustav von Amling, 1690

Brown ink and wash drawing of a three-faced Trinity holding a globe on clouds, with a kneeling haloed woman looking up.

Blessed Maria Vittoria Fornari's Vision of the Trinity

Domenico Piola, 1670

Pencil drawing of two destroyed tanks on a dark horizon beneath a sun with radiating rays, signed KW 1942.

"Zerschossene Panzer"; aus: "Die 150 Blätter"

Karl Wiener, 1942

Brown ink drawing of a bearded satyr with a goat, surrounded by putti, a woman, and a dog in a wooded setting.

A Satyr Entertaining His Family

Domenico Piola, 1690

Oval pencil portrait of a smiling woman in a tall bonnet, curled hair, ruffled collar and pearl necklace.

Portrait of a Woman

Richard Cosway, 1790s

Black and red chalk drawing of two studies of a violinist, one raising a bow and one holding a violin, both wearing hats.

Two Studies of a Violinist Tuning His Instrument

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1717/1718

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd in period dress gathered before a classical building with a balcony and a soldier at right.

Parade (A Theatrical Procession in Paris)

Attributed to Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Drawing of a black spiky-crowned figure striding over rows of colorful buildings under a red sky.

"Zerstörung", Graz

Karl Wiener, 1924

Chalk drawing of a young boy with curly hair in a gray jacket and white collar, hand resting on his chest.

Portrait of a Young Boy

Catherine Lusurier

Brown ink drawing of a kneeling man being baptized by a robed figure, with standing men, a carriage, and a dog.

Baptism of the Eunuch.

Lambert Lombard, 1550

A Young Man

Unknown artist, 16th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a rider taming a rearing horse beside trees, with a crouching figure at lower left.

Alexander the Great and Bucephalus

Taddeo Zuccari, 1553

Study of a Girl's Head

Thomas Eakins, 1860

Pencil sketch of Rio harbor with a fortified shore, anchored sailing ships and small boats on calm water.

Rio

John B. Dale, 1838

Colored pencil drawing of sharp angular red, blue and purple shapes with diagonal striped bands, titled Zorn.

Zorn

Karl Wiener, 1923

Brown ink drawing of large trees in a woodland clearing with a stone bench and distant hills under a pale sky.

The Big Trees

Alphonse Legros

Pen and brown wash drawing of mountain torrents flooding a hilltop town with towers, spires and small figures.

Mountain Torrents Flooding a City

Antonio Basoli, 1839

Brown ink and wash drawing of a cavern with a shaft of light, rocky walls, small figures on a path, and an arched cave entran

Entrance to the Bowels of the Earth

Antonio Basoli, 1839

Brown wash drawing of a dark cave with a bright opening above and a small figure holding a candle at lower right.

Scene in a Cave

George Cumberland

Pen and brown ink drawing of a riverbank with trees, a cottage, and a figure beside the water.

Bank of a River

Alphonse Legros