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Drawings & Sketches

75,755 works

Pencil drawing of a crenellated tomb tower beside the Appian Way, with trees, rooftops, and a distant dome.

Via Appia Antica with the Tomb of Cecilia Metella

Ernst Fries, 1824

Black and white chalk drawing of a woman in a flowing gown raising one arm, beside a pedestal, on blue-grey paper.

Study of a Woman (Rodugune) Turned toward the Left

Charles-Antoine Coypel, about 1749

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing allegorical female figure holding a child, with the inscription Amicitia at her feet.

Allegorical Figure of Friendship (recto); Christ on the Cross (verso)

Juan del Castillo, about 1630-1650

Charcoal sketch of two men's heads and hands, one bearded in a wide hat, one resting his cheek on his hand, with loose figure

Four Studies of Heads Drawn over a Copy of Saint John the Evangelist by Correggio (recto); Three Studies of Men (verso)

Annibale Carracci, about 1585

Brown wash drawing of allegorical figures on clouds with ostriches and a spear-carrying figure below.

Allegory of Africa

Gregorio Guglielmi, 1765

Oval portrait drawing of a woman with powdered hair, a bow, and a dark fur collar over a patterned gown.

Portrait of a Young Woman with a Fur Collar

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1760s or early 1770s

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded elderly man in draped robes seated on a pedestal, gazing upward under an arch.

Prophet

Paul Troger, n.d.

Charcoal drawing of a bearded man with tousled hair gazing upward, sketched on tan paper.

Head of Saint Francis (recto); Studies of the Head of Saint Francis, Head of an Old Man, and Two Right Hands (verso)

Bernardo Strozzi, about 1610-1620

Pastel double portrait of a boy in a gold coat and a girl holding a flower basket, before a pale landscape.

Portrait of Joseph (1741-1786) and his Brother John Gulston (1750-1764)

Francis Cotes, 1754

Saint Paul

Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo, 1533

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate ship in a harbor beside a ruined obelisk, with rowboats and distant ruins.

A ship in a port near a ruined obelisk

Pierre Puget, about 1675-1680

Painted design sketch of an ornate fireplace overmantel with gilded scrolls, an oval cartouche, a crown and draped fabric.

Sketch for fireplace decoration

Lambert van Haven, 1630-1695

Red chalk drawing of an elderly woman in a white headscarf and frilled bonnet, head turned, gazing sideways with a serious ex

Study of the Head of an Old Woman

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, about 1772-1775

Red and black chalk drawing of a nude woman adjusting her hair beside a cupid holding a bow and quiver.

The Toilette of Venus

Joseph Heintz the Elder, 1594

Grey wash drawing of the Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with angels, saints, a column and a lagoon with sailboats.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with Saints and a Doge

Andrea Schiavone, about 1550-1553

Loose oil sketch of a young woman with tousled brown hair, dark jacket and blue neck ribbon, against a warm ground.

Study of a Girl's Head and Shoulders

James McNeill Whistler, 1896-97

Brown wash drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with the Christ Child and turbaned figures bringing offerings.

Adoration of the Magi

Jusepe de Ribera, about 1620

Black and red chalk drawing of a seated peasant man in a cap, leaning back and holding a pitcher, looking down.

A Seated Peasant Looking Down to the Right, Holding a Pitcher

Cornelis Dusart, about 1680s

Sepia drawing of a nude woman beside a horned figure and a coiled serpent, by Paul Gauguin, about 1899-1900.

Eve ['The Nightmare'] (recto); Eve ['The Nightmare'] (verso)

Paul Gauguin, about 1899-1900

Brown wash drawing of a bearded man kneeling over a stone ledge, his draped cloak rendered in light and shadow.

Man Kneeling, Facing Right (recto); Sketches of Figures (verso)

Jacob Jordaens, about 1630-1635

Pen and ink drawing of a standard bearer in plumed cap and ruffled sleeves holding a large flag on a pole.

A Standard Bearer

Sebald Beham, 1519

Pen and ink study of a draped cloth with deep folds and cross-hatched shadows on tan paper.

Study of a Hanging Drapery

Hans Brosamer, about 1530-1540

Brown wash drawing of armored men resting under a tree, with a winged figure hovering above and sketched studies around.

Iris appearing to Turnus; study of a Helmet (recto); Alternative design for the recto composition (verso)

Pier Francesco Mola, 1658-1659

Pen and brown ink drawing of a wooded road curving between tall trees and undergrowth, with a fence on the right.

A Wooded Road

Rembrandt van Rijn, about 1650

Sepia watercolor of mounted riders and pack mules on grassland beside a winding river, with wooded hills in the distance.

On the Head-Waters--Burgess Finding a Ford

Frederic Remington, ca. 1893

Botanical watercolor of a juniper branch with green foliage and pale blue berries on a cream background.

Juniper

Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1745

Red chalk drawing of a muscular figure with bowed head, bent arm and clenched hand, with sketched forms above.

An Angel Blowing a Trumpet (recto); The Virgin and Child with Kneeling Saints (verso)

Mattia Preti, about 1652

Pen and brown wash drawing of four men in theatrical costumes with plumed hats, ruffs and jackets, with a small head sketch a

Four Figures in Theatrical Costume

Claude Gillot, about 1710

Faint pencil sketch of a tall standing draped female figure with raised arms, preliminary study for a statue.

Statue of the Republic, Chicago, Illinois, Preliminary Sketch

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1891

Pencil and chalk drawing of a bearded older man in a draped robe leaning on a table, with faint grid lines.

Saint Joseph Leaning on a Table

Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, about 1650

Watercolor study of pink roses, a rosebud, a yellow oxeye daisy and a seed pod on a cream sheet.

A Sheet of Studies with French Roses and an Oxeye Daisy

Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, about 1570

Pen drawing in a roundel of a flutist and a drummer in feathered caps before a castle with a tower and moat.

A Flutist and Drummer Before a Moated Castle

Master of the Berlin Roundels, about 1515