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79,663 works

Illuminated miniature of Pentecost with crowned Mary at center, apostles around her, and a dove descending above on gold grou

Pentecost

Unknown artist, mid 13th century

Pen and wash drawing of baroque urn designs, arched niches with scrollwork, and a columned altar study on pale paper.

Studies for Coffee Urns, Arched-top Altars, and an Altar Project for the Baptistery of Florence Cathedral (recto); St…

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1652-1725

Illuminated manuscript page with a gilded wedding scene, historiated initials of a kiss and a woman, and dense text columns.

The Marriage; the Kiss of the Bride (initial P); the Bride Abandoned (initial D)

Nicolò da Bologna, 1350s

Pen and wash drawing of robed pilgrims travelling across a landscape, with a rider on horseback, dogs, and a cart.

Canterbury Pilgrims

Attributed to Thomas Stothard, c. 1807

Pen and wash elevation drawing of a two-tiered church facade with pilasters, pediment, central niche, and a red heraldic cros

Design for the Façade of Santi Faustino e Giovita, Rome

Carlo Fontana, 1652-1725

Pen and wash drawing of a palace facade with balconies and arches beside a large arcade in a street scene.

Street Scene with a Palace Façade and an Arcade

Fabrizio Galliari, 1707-94

Pen and grey wash drawing of a decorated wall design with an oval landscape medallion, putti, garlands, and reclining figures

Design Wall Elevation with Stucco and Painted Decorations

Luigi Garzi, 1708

Brown wash drawing of a cart on a road beside an inn, with a windmill and church spire in the distance.

Cart on Road Flanked by Inn and Windmill

Thomas Richard Colman Dibdin, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a man with a shield standing among draped female figures with halos, before a Gothic hilltop

Christian with the Shield of Faith, Taking Leave of His Companions

William Blake, 1824-1827

Pen and watercolor design for a ceiling with ornate scrollwork, medallions and a central scene of two figures in a landscape.

Design for a Ceiling with Decoration Related to Virgil's Sixth Canto

Felice Giani, 1778-1823

Pen and ink design for an ornate carved mirror frame over a mantel, with scrolls and a shell crest, dated 1742.

Design for a Carved Mirror Frame Surmounting a Mantle (Trumeau)

Domenico Silvestro Giannotti, 1742

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate urn with garland handles, putti and lion relief, and a fluted pedestal.

Design for a Vase (recto); Sketch of Small Vase (verso)

Jacques Francois Joseph Saly, ca. 1752

Brown ink drawing of rolling hills, a large tree, and two small seated figures resting on a hillside.

Two Figures Resting on Hillside near Two Trees

Possibly Franz Kobell, n.d.

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a symmetrical church façade with a pediment, columns, niche statues and central doorway

Design for a Church Façade

Giuseppe Jarmorini, 1732-1816

Pen and ink landscape drawing of a house among trees in a park, with a path and distant hills.

Landscape, House in Park

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell, n.d.

Pen and wash elevation of a drawing room with garlands, cherubs, urns and paneled doors in soft brown and blue tones.

Design for Decoration of a Drawing Room

Giovanni Battista Maderna, 1758-1803

Pen and wash design of a decorative border with winged putti, a garlanded urn, scrollwork and a meander pattern.

Design for One-Quarter of a Ceiling Decoration

Leonardo Marini, 1730-97

Pen and watercolor design of a palace interior with green drapery, gilded garlands, an oval frame and a console table.

Design for a Palace Interior

Leonardo Marini, 1730-97

Pen and wash architectural design of an arched altarpiece niche beneath a garlanded dome with rococo cartouches.

Architectural Design with an Altarpiece Framed in a Niche and Surmounted by a Dome

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 1755-1817

Ink and wash design for a Baroque altar in a niche with Corinthian columns, rococo frame and radiant emblem above.

Designs for an Altar in a Niche

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 1755-1817

Pen and wash drawing with four panels of putti working with heraldic shields, drapery and pedestals.

Four Sketches of Putti Hanging Coat of Arms

Carlo Marchionni, 1702-86

Pen and wash drawing of a trompe l'oeil ceiling with Corinthian columns, ornate vault moldings, eagles and figures opening to

Design for a Trompe L'Oeil Ceiling

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, ca. 1750-60

Pen and grey wash drawing of three rococo ornamental wall panels with scrollwork, an urn of flowers, and a cherub face.

Design for a Portable Screen

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1698-1765

Pen and grey wash design drawing of a rococo canopy with scrolled cornice, central finial and swagged drapery.

Design for a Canopy (recto). Design for an Armchair (verso)

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1698-1765

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a windswept tree on a hill with distant mountains and a small figure.

Panoramic Landscape

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell, 1766

Brown ink drawing of Saint Lawrence with a halo, holding a book and palm, standing beside a gridiron on a grid-ruled sheet.

Saint Lawrence

Bartolomeo Cesi, 1619

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate rococo palazzo interior with arched niches, draped curtains, and large mirrors.

Design for a Stage Set: Interior of a Palazzo Decorated with Large Mirrors and Console Tables

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1698-1765

Pen and grey wash design of a vaulted stage interior with a grand stairway, columns and a gallery.

Design for a Stage Set: Groin-Vaulted Stairway Leading to a Gallery with Another Stairway to a Second Story at Left (…

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1698-1765

Pencil drawing of a mansard-roofed city building with dormer windows, shop fronts and pedestrians on the street.

12., Arndtstraße 22

Maximilian Neubauer, 1903

Pen and gray wash drawing of a stage set with a staircase, balustrade, classical columns and a gallery of connected barrel va

Design for a Stage Sets: Anteroom with Stairs Leading to a Gallery Composed of a Series of Connected Barrel Vaults

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1698-1765

Pen and ink sketch of a weathered wooden shed, picket fence, and leafless trees in a dirt yard.

12., Arndtstraße 48

Maximilian Neubauer, 1903

Pencil sketch of a courtyard with rear building facades, a wooden picket fence, and wooden handcarts in the foreground.

12., Arndtstraße 48 - Hofansicht

Maximilian Neubauer, 1903