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Watercolor

16,693 works

Pen drawing of bearded Pythagoras in a hooded robe beside a flowering bean plant labeled Fabe, on a grassy mound.

"Do Not Eat Beans" [fol. 25 recto]

Unknown artist, 1512/1514

Pen and brown ink drawing of a group of figures surrounding a central man in a pointed-eared hood, early 16th century.

"Do Not Wear a Tight-Fitting Ring" [fol. 23 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen drawing of a feathered-capped figure gesturing beside a nude child holding a long sword over rocky ground.

"Turn aside the Sharp Sword" [fol. 44 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen drawing of a fool in a donkey-eared hood tipping a basket of flowers into a trough for three pigs.

A Fool Feeding Flowers to Swine [fol. 42 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen drawing of a jester with bells on his cap pouring red liquid from a chamber pot, standing on a hatched mound.

"Do Not Put Food in a Chamber Pot" [fol. 24 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen and watercolor drawing of a man in a red hood feeding meat to a lion in an octagonal pit with other lions.

"Feed Not Things That Have Sharp Claws" [fol. 38 recto]

Unknown artist, 1512/1514

Colored drawing of a man raising a sword toward a face-like sun, with a second figure in a patterned cloak beside a building.

"Speak Not Against the Sun" and "Do Not Make Water Facing the Sun" [fol. 39 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Brown ink and watercolor drawing of tall cypress trees with swirling foliage, a small building and hills at left.

Cypresses

Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Colored drawing of an allegorical scene with kneeling figures, a seated ruler on a throne, a woman holding a red heart, and a

The Calumny of Apelles [fol. 6 recto]

Unknown artist, 1512/1514

Pen drawing of a winged figure with a sphere on a column, a woman in a tower niche, and a man pointing, with Latin text.

The Statue of Opportunity, a Passer-by, and Remorse [fol. 8r]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen drawing of a winged statue with a mirror and globe atop a turreted building, with a man passing by and Latin text.

The Statue of Opportunity and the Passer-by [fol. 8 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen and ink drawing with hand coloring of allegorical figures with Latin scrolls, a crucifixion, and an enthroned ruler on a

"Obliterate the Trace of the Pot in the Ashes" [fol. 32 verso / 33 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen and ink allegorical drawing of a house, skeleton, dragon, raven, and chariots labeled Saturnus and Mars across two pages.

"Do Not Turn Back When You Arrive at the End" [fol. 26 verso / 27 recto]

Unknown artist, 1512/1514

Pen and watercolor drawing of a standing woman with long hair in a pink cloak and grey gown, with faint inscriptions.

Personification of Friendship (Amicitia) [fol. 2 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen and ink drawing: a kneeling figure holds a basin as a standing man releases a red stream into it, labeled Dilectio.

"Do Not Make Water on Clippings from Nails or Hair" [fol. 30 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Watercolor of a woman in a headscarf standing in a farmyard with chickens, milk cans, and a farmhouse porch behind her.

A Sick Chicken

Winslow Homer, 1874

Watercolor of a boy seated on a tree branch and a girl in gray reaching up toward him beside a rail fence.

On the Fence

Winslow Homer, 1878

Watercolor of a woman and child holding hands on a wooden stile beside a fence, with leafy branches overhead.

On the Stile

Winslow Homer, 1878

Painted landscape of a sunlit pasture with a large tree, resting sheep in the foreground, and grazing flocks on rolling hills

Warm Afternoon

Winslow Homer, 1878

Watercolor of a woman in a brown dress seated on a grassy hill beside a red farmhouse and trees under a cloudy sky.

The Green Hill

Winslow Homer, 1878

Watercolor of a white thatched hut with children in its doorway, a palm tree, banana plants and a rooster in sandy ground.

Native hut at Nassau

Winslow Homer, 1885

Watercolor of a woman in a polka-dot dress gathering eggs in a barn beside barrels, with a rooster on the straw floor.

Fresh Eggs

Winslow Homer, 1874

Oval watercolor portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a dark coat and striped cravat, on a gray mat.

Portrait of the Artist's Father

Friedrich Wilhelm Moritz

Double page of Persian calligraphy framed by a blue border with gold-painted animals, dragons, a phoenix and trees.

The Illuminated Border of Animals, double page from a copy of the Gulistan of Sa'di

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 16th century

Pen and watercolor sketch of a rocky headland with windswept cypress trees and surf, labeled Point Lobos.

Point Lobos, California

Samuel Colman, probably 1886

Pen and wash drawing of a bound woman on a platform before a domed building, with mounted soldiers and a crowd in the street.

Olindo and Sophronia Saved by Clorinda

Jean-Pierre Norblin

Watercolor of a woman reclining on a divan with a hookah while a servant in a red fez stands beside her.

Oriental Woman with a Waterpipe

Master VCD, probably 1845

Watercolor of two winged cherubs lifting a palm frond near a seated nude woman with flowers and arrows in a landscape.

Eros and Anteros with Psyche Looking at Them

Johannes Riepenhausen, 1810-60

Watercolor of a waterfall flowing through a steep rocky ravine with trees, and buildings on a distant ledge under blue sky.

View of a Waterfall through a Ravine

Attributed to Achille-Etna Michallon

Brown ink and wash sheet of many studies of birds, including hawks, ducks and waders, with handwritten notes.

Studies of Birds (recto); Village Scene with Skaters (verso)

Albert Flamen, mid-17th century

Pastel drawing of a harlequin in a multicolored diamond costume leaning on a stick beside a crouched figure and green foliage

Harlequin

Edgar Degas, 1885

Grey wash drawing of sheep in a barn beside a wooden manger, with a hanging lantern and straw on the floor.

Sheep in a Manger

Charles Émile Jacque