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18,181 works

Pen and wash drawing of a robed woman with outstretched arms surrounded by cherubs and clouds, with a town below.

Virgin in Glory with Angels

Aurelio Lomi, 1556-1622

Woodcut of the Virgin seated in a classical interior holding the Christ Child, with a window view of a landscape behind.

The Virgin and Child

the elder Hans Burgkmair, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint Rolandus with a halo, holding a sword in an ornate arched doorway with a town behind him.

Saint Rolandus, from Saints Connected with the House of Habsburg

Leonhard Beck, 1516

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling saint receiving a habit from a monk, with angels and the Virgin and Child above.

Saint Hyacinth Receiving the Dominican Habit

Aurelio Lomi, 1556-1622

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

The Island of Madonna della Grazia

Francesco Guardi

Pen and wash sketch of a bearded saint with a cross, a Madonna and child, angels, and several head studies.

Study for a Nativity, Bearded Male Saint, and Head Studies (recto); Two Head Studies (verso)

Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss, 1750-1815

Pen and brown ink drawing of a crowd of bearded men and onlookers in an arched composition, one figure pointing downward.

Raising of Lazarus

Lorenzo Lotto, 1480-1556

Grey wash drawing of the dead Christ reclining on a stone ledge while a mourning figure leans beside him near a cross.

The Dead Christ Mourned by the Magdalen Who Venerates His Side Wound

Fortunato Duranti, 1787-1863

Pen and ink drawing of Saint Andrew bound to an X-shaped cross with a crowd of onlookers and a dog below.

Martydom of Saint Andrew (recto); Head of a Woman (verso)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink and wash studies of male figures holding tablets in oval frames, captioned as studies for the Moses in Parma.

Nine Studies of the Moses in Santa Maria della Steccata, Parma (recto); Nine Studies for the Eve in Santa Maria della…

Parmigianino, 1503-40

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark gown and white collar, within an ornate oval frame above a heraldic coat of arms.

Benjamin Woodroffe, R.R.S., Canon of Christ Church, Oxford

Brown wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with angels and two kneeling saints in clouds.

Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red and black chalk drawing of a seated nude male figure with bowed head, draped cloth and crossed feet.

The Dead Christ

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pencil sketch of a standing winged angel in a flowing robe with a star halo, with smaller head studies and stars at right.

Study of an angel (for stained glass? for a ceiling?)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Red chalk drawing of the risen Christ rising above a tomb, with sleeping soldier studies in the lower corners.

The Resurrection of Christ

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds above a kneeling monk receiving a rosary from a robed figure.

Saint Dominic Giving the Rosary to Pope Pius V

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Etching of a haloed bearded figure reclining in a rocky tomb with a sleeping child, an angel with a palm above.

The Bodies of Saints Peter and Paul in the Same Sepulcher

Claude Vignon, 1620

Wash drawing of two robed saints in clouds, with a cherub holding a papal tiara below and a crozier at right.

Two Saints (Pope and Bishop?)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pencil drawing of robed prophets and saints seated on clouds with cherubs, a harp, and tablets, framed by pilasters.

Prophets and Saints in Glory, after Bernardino Poccetti

Santi Pacini, 1735-90

Brown ink drawing of shepherds adoring the infant Christ in a stable, with a sheep and an ox nearby.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Giovanni Battista Paggi, 1554-1627

Pen and brown ink sketches of horsemen on horseback and a foreshortened nude figure on aged paper.

Studies of Horsemen and Study of a Figure for a Deposition (recto); Sketch for an Entablature (verso)

Palma il Giovane, 1548-1628

Head of Christ, in Three-Quarter Profile, to Right

Possibly Giovanni Antonio Guardi, n.d.

Pen and ink figure studies with red chalk head of a child, showing groups of figures, seated men and an old man.

Figure Studies: The Arrest of Christ?, Christ and the Canaanite Woman, Seated Male Figures, and Head of a Child (rect…

Palma il Giovane, 1548-1628

Pen and ink sketch of Christ at a table with a kneeling woman at his feet and onlookers in an interior setting.

Penitent Woman Anointing the Feet of Christ at the Table of Simon the Pharisee

Palma il Giovane, 1548-1628

Pen and brown ink sheet of figure studies: a robed woman, bearded male heads, a seated nude, and sketched cloud forms.

Figure Studies: Seated Female Holding a Book, Two Heads of Bearded Men, Seated Male Nude, and Four Sketches for Chris…

Palma il Giovane, 1548-1628

Grey wash drawing of a preacher gesturing to a seated crowd beneath tall Corinthian columns and an arched vault.

Saint Paul Preaching in Athens

Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1733

Pen and wash drawing of a tomb design with a Madonna and Child in a garland arch, reclining figure, and cherubs.

Design for the Tomb of a Youth

Parmigianino, 1524-25

Brown chalk drawing of the Madonna embracing the Christ child, with white highlights on drapery and figures.

Madonna and Child (recto); Head and Bust of Saint John the Evangelist (verso)

Parmigianino, 1503-40

Pen and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin and Child, shepherds, and angels in clouds.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Parmigianino, 1524-27

Brown ink drawing of a bearded bishop saint in a tall mitre, head turned down, one hand raised to his chest.

Bishop Saint in Bust-Length (Cartoon for an Altarpiece)

Parmigianino, 1529-30

Pen and ink drawing of a curly-haired figure with one arm raised, wrapped in shaded drapery, by Bartolomeo Passarotti.

An Angel

Bartolomeo Passarotti, 1529-92

Pen and wash drawing of a martyrdom scene with a saint in an arched frame, crowds below, a heavenly angel above, and small fi

The Martyrdom of St. Catherine

Tiburzio Passarotti, 1577