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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Grey wash drawing of the dead Christ reclining with a haloed head while a woman with long hair holds his foot.

The Dead Christ Mourned by the Magdalen Who Venerates the Wounds on His Feet

Fortunato Duranti, 1787-1863

Pencil elevation drawing of a Gothic facade with pointed gable, rose window and pinnacled towers on tracing paper.

1., Schottenring 7, Detailplan vom Sühnhaus - Aufriss des Mittelrisalites

Friedrich von Schmidt, 1884

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate altar with an oval cartouche, scrolled brackets, and a decorative frieze.

Design for an Altar

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-1773

Pencil drawing of a coffered wooden ceiling plan with rosettes, plus an enlarged cornice moulding detail, on yellowed paper.

1., Schottenring 7, Detailplan zum Holzplafond im Sühnhaus

Friedrich von Schmidt, 1884

Pen and ink architectural design sheet showing church interior elevations with arched niches, pilasters, and ornamental pedim

Design for a Church Interior

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-1773

Grey wash allegory showing four officers beside a PAX pedestal, a winged figure with laurel above, and a battle relief.

Allegorie op de Slag bij Waterloo, 1815

Adrianus Gerardus van Schoone, 1817

Grey wash drawing of a city gate with a tower and drawbridge over a canal, with a rowing boat and figures in the foreground.

Poort te Ijsselstein

Haatje Pieters Oosterhuis, 1794

Loose sketch of a jockey in pale clothing riding a brown horse, drawn in ochre, teal and charcoal on cream paper.

Jockey

Edgar Degas, c. 1898

Two dancers in feathered costumes and striped pleated skirts, one holding a fan, drawn in pen and watercolor on paper.

Drawing of Two 'Americans' for Ballet de la Douairière de Billebahaut

Daniel Rabel, 1626

Pen and wash drawing of an oval cartouche hung from a ribbon, with garlands, a tassel and classical moldings.

Design for Oval Cartouche

Gautier d'Agoty, 18th century

Study: Woman with a Jar

Pierre Victor Galland, 1887

Pen and wash elevation drawing of a classical interior with a vaulted ceiling, pilasters, painted panels and an arched centra

Design for an Architectural Interior

Pierre Nicolas Ransonnette, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a ruined stone courtyard with trees, arched doorways and figures in 19th-century dress walking near a dog.

Baden-Baden

Christian Grabau, n.d.

Pencil design drawing of a rococo ceiling with scrollwork cartouches, floral garlands, and sketched putti in the center.

Design for Ceiling

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Pencil design drawing of an ornate ceiling with scrolling motifs, a central medallion, a putto and a balustrade below.

Designs for Ceiling

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Watercolor of a Gothic gateway and garden, with a man reading alone on a bench under willow trees.

Solitude at Strawberry Hill

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1822

Medieval manuscript page with Latin chant text, square notation on red staff lines, and a blue decorated initial S.

The Triumph of the Church

Unknown artist, second half 13th century

Gilded medieval panel of Christ and the Virgin enthroned above rows of haloed saints, framed by ornate roundels and angels.

Christ and the Virgin Enthroned with Forty Saints

Master of the Dominican Effigies, c. 1340

Circular pen drawing of a haloed bearded saint with a staff and a church model, framed by scrolled foliate ornament.

Saint Sebald Carrying the Model of His Church in Nuremberg

Sebald Beham, c. 1521

Architectural drawing of a coffered ceiling plan with rosettes, geometric panels and ornamental cornice details.

1., Schottenring 7, Detailplan zum Plafond im Sühnhaus

Friedrich von Schmidt, 1884

Pen and ink elevation drawing of an ornate paneled wall with fluted pilasters, urn-topped doors and a moulded frieze.

Design for Wall Panelling

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Grey wash drawing of Amphitrite in a shell chariot surrounded by tritons, nymphs, and cherubs on the sea.

Triumph of Amphitrite

François-Alexandre Verdier, n.d.

Architectural elevation drawing of Gothic spires, a column with capitals, and a dormer window with dimension annotations.

1., Schottenring 7, Detailplan zum Sühnhaus - Aufriss der Dachzone

Friedrich von Schmidt, 1884

Ceiling design in watercolor showing a golden sunburst with a face at center, blue sky, clouds, and a flower-garland border.

Designs for Ceilings with Central Sunburst

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Pencil architectural drawing of Gothic spires, finials and tracery details on tracing paper, Vienna, 1884.

1., Schottenring 7, Detailplan zum Sühnhaus - Dachbekrönung der Seitenrisalite

Friedrich von Schmidt, 1884

Watercolor ceiling design with soft clouds, two small birds, and a lattice border entwined with vines and purple flowers.

Designs for Ceilings with Clouds and Birds

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Watercolor design of an arched doorway with double doors, painted floral swags, and a blue classical medallion above.

Designs for Arched Doorway

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Ink and wash drawing of a classical colonnade with a seated woman, mourners, and armored warriors in a sacrificial scene.

Sacrifice of Jeptha's Daughter

François Boitard, n.d.

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a central rosette, blue arabesque panels, and layered floral and geometric borders.

Design for Ceiling with Plant and Arabesque Decoration

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Pen and brown ink sketch of an elderly bearded man in a skullcap reading a large book on a lectern.

Jan Cornelisz Sylvius, the Preacher

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1644/1645

Pencil and red chalk drawing of figures behind a balustrade with garlands, a flower urn, and a mandolin, by Cornelis Holsteyn

Personen op een balustrade met festoenen

Cornelis Holsteyn, 1633

Pencil architectural sketch on tracing paper of a gothic spire with ornamental details and smaller tower studies.

1., Schottenring 7, Detailplan zum Sühnhaus - Dachreiter

Friedrich von Schmidt, 1884