Figures and Character Studies

A series of sketches focusing on human figures in various poses and expressions, highlighting elements of emotion, spirituality, and narrative in art.

Cross-Carriage, draughtsman: anonymous, after: anonymous, draughtsman: Southern Netherlands, after: Antwerp, c. 1535 - c. 1545, paper, pen, brush, h 235 mm × w 338 mm

Pencil study by Johann Hans Reinhard von Marées from 1873/74 examining preliminary aspects of a lifestyle theme, focusing on figure arrangement and composition.

Performances of sarcophages and antique images, anonymous, c. 1550 - c. 1570 drawing Album "Maarten de Vos sketchbook", page 5v (12) Low Countries paper. ink. chalk pen

Red chalk drawing by Ippolito Scarsella depicting a resting figure during flight, emphasizing posture and drapery.

The Fates, Male and Female Nude, Two Studies of the Lovers, 1865 Artist: Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Art Movement, Pre-Raphaelite, Drawing, Chalk, Love, Works on Paper

Study sheet with water-bearing figures climbing stairs, draughtsman: anonymous, Italy, 1500 - 1599, paper, pen, h 248 mm × w 197 mm

A Martyrdom, Pen and ink on blue paper, A man hangs by his hands. Two men in front of him seem to remove his intestines, while two onlookers are in the background. On the back a sketch: its continuation is on the back of -1914. Black crayon: a bishop sits upon clouds, surrounded by monks. At the right part of a structure from which men seem to look on in front of it seemingly a kettle (too much is cut away to be precise)., Italy, 1760-1780, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Leaping Rider.

Sketch of a Swordsman Standing Over His Defeated Opponent verso. Dated: c. 1780/1785. Dimensions: overall (approximate): 36.4 x 24.9 cm (14 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.). Medium: graphite. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William Blake.

Naked men in different lying, sitting and walking positions, 1658- 1728 Page 28 Verso from a sketchbook with 33 sheets. paper. ink. pencil pen the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa). sitting figure. lying figure

Andrea Mantegna (1432-1506), "Bakkanal with Sil�n", 2nd Half of 15th Century

Four sketches of composition with several characters Narcisse Diaz de la Pena (1807-1876). Four sketches of composition to several characters. Graphite pencil on paper.

Father, Son, and Donkey. Dated: c. 1859. Dimensions: sheet: 8.4 × 5.1 cm (3 5/16 × 2 in.). Medium: graphite on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Elihu Vedder.

Drawing, The Infant John in the Wilderness accompanied by Angels above; Virgin and Child with Saint Catherine and Saint Barbara below; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523-1605); Engraved by Rafael Sadeler I (Flemish, 1560/61 - 1628/32), Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, ca. 1560 - 1618), Cornelis Galle I; Netherlands; pen and brown ink, brush and wash on laid paper; 14.7 × 9.8 cm (5 13/16 × 3 7/8 in.)

A Warrior on Horseback second quarter 15th century The Veneto This study for a warrior on horseback has formerly been attributed to the Venetian artist, Michele Giambono, due to the general resemblance of the subject to the masters fresco of the equestrian figure of San Crisogono (San Trovaso, Venice). However, given the differences of pose and style, the relationship is too generic to ascribe the two works to the same hand. It appears instead that both Giambonos painted equestrian figure and this study were independently modeled on the same source: the ancient bronze horses of the Basilica of San Marco in Venice. The horses stance, with its raised front right leg, and head angled toward the right, as well as some anatomical details, recall the second horse from the left in the Venice group. The San Marco horses were a significant source of inspiration for equestrian imagery in the Renaissance, and artists who were not directly familiar with them may have known prototypes in the for

A pen and pencil drawing by Daniel Gran titled 'Immediately', depicting figures in a narrative composition with gesture and spatial arrangement.

Black chalk drawing by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1888, showing a group of trees with a city view in the background and a central coat of arms, part of a draft for 'Inter Artes et Naturam'.

Design for a ceiling painting, Giovanni Battista Castello (attributed to), c. 1575 - c. 1600 drawing The ellipse with lying Juno, Hercules a Ceres. Florence (possibly) paper. chalk pen

A Group of Figures with a Woman and Two Pages, c. 1713, Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, Italian (Venice), Italian (Venice), 1675-1741, 7 7/8 x 6 3/16 in. (20 x 15.72 cm) (image), Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on cream laid paper, backed with Japan, Italy, 18th century

Five floating angels. Five angels of which three bear the papal tiara.

Coronation of the Virgin. Dimensions: overall: 19.7 x 15.9 cm (7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Denys Calvaert.

Two dancing women. Draughtsman: Thomas Cool. Dating: 1861 - 1904. Measurements: h 71 mm × w 63 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

A Sheet of Sketches - Theatrical Studies, Theodor von Holst, 1810-1844, British, undated, Graphite with brown wash and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper, Sheet: 6 7/8 × 7 inches (17.5 × 17.8 cm), Costumes, figure study, lovers, men, play, theater, women

Two studies of figures. Gheyn, Jacob de II (1565-1629), draughtsman, cartoonist

Drawing by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Il Guercino) of the Holy Family seated on the floor during the Flight into Egypt, executed with ink and feather on an oval format.

One is directed toward right with the head turned toward the other who is in a diagonal direction behind his back. Date: 1725-1754. Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and brown and gray watercolor, brush and white gouache on paper, mounted. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso), 1792. Benjamin West (American, 1738-1820). Black crayon; sheet: 32.3 x 40.7 cm (12 11/16 x 16 in.).

Don Quixote, James Ensor, circa 1870-1880, drawing, Belgian Art

Sketch, Classical Scene with Hermes and Other Figures. Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper. Date: 1820-1850. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Study sheet with men's head; Study magazine with head of Christ. Study magazine with the head of a cow, a face and a portrait and profil from a man with beard.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), the negro giving a handful of hay to a horse (A. de Vesme 283; Dutuit 205) ( Main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

'Fountain with the River God and a Triton'. France, Before 1715. Dimensions: 27,3x20 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Gilles-Marie Oppenort (after).

Two Flying Putti 17th century Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century Italian. Two Flying Putti 340175

Five Nude Infants in Various Poses ca. 1500 Circle of Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) Italian Among the studies of children on this sheet, the figure portrayed seated upon a tree stump may represent the Christ Child, while the child holding a book may portray the infant Saint John. Although the subject remains unidentifiable, the tree stump, and the new branch which grows from it, are references to the Old and New Testament and were frequent symbols of rebirth and resurrection. This carefully executed drawing has long been associated with the circles of Perugino and his most gifted pupil, Raphael.. Five Nude Infants in Various Poses 459475

Drawing, Study for "Charity," St. Bartholomew's Church, New York, NY; Francis Augustus Lathrop (American, 1849 - 1909); USA; brush and watercolor, graphite on paper; 19.1 × 25.4 cm (7 1/2 in. × 10 in.); 1914-38-8

Sketch by Antoni Viladomat. Museum: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC), Barcelona, SPAIN.

Two standing and two kneeling naked men. Leaf 23 Verso from a sketchbook with 33 sheets.

Portions of the nothern frieze of the Parthenon. (British Museum.); portions of the western frieze of the Parthenon. (British Museum.). Knight, Charles, 1791-1873. Prints, Illustrations. 1858. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Art, Industrial arts, Friezes (Entablature components), Relief (Sculpture), Greek, Parthenon (Athens, Greece), Elgin marbles

The Bathers, Les Baigneurs”, the large plate. Artist: Paul Cézanne, French, 1839-1906

Sketches of a Standing Saint (Michael) Holding a Sword (recto); Sketches of Figures and Heads (verso). Italian, Milanese; Late 16th century. Date: 1550-1560. Dimensions: 145 x 115 mm. Pen and brown ink, with a traces of red chalk (recto) and pen and brown ink (verso), on buff laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Unknown Lombard.

A drawing by Polidoro Caldara da Caravaggio depicting a full figure with legs overturned to the left, holding a book in the left hand, executed in reddish tones on brownish paper.

DESASTRES DE LA GUERRA (1810-1815) - DESASTRE Nº 76 -EL BUITRE CARNIVORO - DIBUJO PREPARATORIO. Author: FRANCISCO DE GOYA. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-DIBUJOS. MADRID. SPAIN.

Three Studies of a Gentleman Made 1710-1711 France. Red chalk on ivory laid paper . Jean Antoine Watteau

Saint Luke Painting the Virgin 1750-60 Georg Anton Urlaub German. Saint Luke Painting the Virgin. Georg Anton Urlaub (German, Thüngersheim 1713-1759 Würzburg). 1750-60. Pen and brush in brown ink heightened with white on gray-blue paper.. Drawings

Apollo on the Sun Chariot. Pen and brown ink over preliminary drawing in red chalk. Author: GUIDO RENI.

Maria Met Kind and Johannes de Doper, Guercino, 1601 - 1616 drawing Madonna, halfway, at a table. prepared paper. ink pen / brush Madonna accompanied by saint(s)

Sketches of Heads, Eyes, Ear, and Mouth 1600-1611 Italy. Pen and brown ink, on ivory laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper . Jacopo Palma Il Giovane

Studies of Imaginary Woodland Creatures and Other Figures. Artist: Moritz von Schwind (Austrian, Vienna 1804-1871 Munich). Dimensions: sheet: 8 3/8 x 14 3/16 in. (21.3 x 36 cm). Date: mid-19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Two Roman Busts, Red crayon, brush and wash on paper, A male and female bust in the antique style. Later added charcoal border., Italy, late 18th century, classicism, Drawing, Drawing

Sketch sheet with moving figures, Cubist view, Moving figures, draughtsman: Luca Cambiaso, (manner of), 1540 - 1620, paper, pen, brush, h 265 mm × w 200 mm

Sailors Maneuvering a Cannon, Possibly a Study for "The Death of Sir John More at Corunna" ca. 1810 John Singleton Copley American. Sailors Maneuvering a Cannon, Possibly a Study for "The Death of Sir John More at Corunna" 10536

Woman and Child (MCB 86) Pierre Puis de Chavannes (1824-1898). Woman and child (MCB 86). Black Stone, White Enhanced on paper put to blue pencil tile, glued on cardboard.

Sheet of Studies recto and verso. Dimensions: overall (approximate): 11 x 9.7 cm (4 5/16 x 3 13/16 in.). Medium: graphite. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JOHN FLAXMAN.

Cybele on Chariot Drawn by Lions. John Vanderbank; English, 1686-1739. Date: 1738-1739. Dimensions: 222 × 180 mm. Pen and brown ink, on cream laid paper, laid down on card. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

A sketch sheet by Rudolf Weyr containing multiple pencil drawings, including studies of figures, forms, and compositional elements.

Page from Albrecht Dürer's 'The Ring and Fencing Book' (1512), executed in ink with light watercolor, depicting fencing positions and movements.

Five Grotesque Heads, 1750-1800. Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, 1734-1802). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over black chalk; sheet: 29.5 x 20.2 cm (11 5/8 x 7 15/16 in.).

Young Man with Bow and Arrow 1832 François Jacques Fleischbein German. Young Man with Bow and Arrow 372891

Two Youths' Heads by Procaccini, Camillo (1561-1629) Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona ca 1590 Sanduine and chalk on paper 20x27,2 Italy, Parmese School Mannerism Genre Graphic arts

Drawing by Giovanni Mannozzi depicting three male figures with headgear in conversation, with a fourth partially indicated, executed in red chalk.

Two Putti. Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (called Il Guercino) (Italy, Cento, 1591-1666). Italy, 16th-17th century. Drawings. Black chalk

Two Roman soldiers, Abraham BLOTELING, After Gerard de Lairesse, 1652 - 1690 print Bests of two Roman warriors, with helmet on, one of which is screaming. Amsterdam paper etching the soldier; the soldier's life. crying, shouting

Procession (left-hand portion of border below Sacrifice of Isaac, inlaid-marble pavement, Siena Cathedral) 1520-50 After Domenico Beccafumi Italian. Procession (left-hand portion of border below Sacrifice of Isaac, inlaid-marble pavement, Siena Cathedral) 342090

Plate 9: five heads, two young women at left, a bearded man at upper right, a young woman and a bearded man at bottom right, from 'The Book for Learning to Draw' (Livre pour apprendre à dessiner) ca. 1649 Stefano della Bella Italian. Plate 9: five heads, two young women at left, a bearded man at upper right, a young woman and a bearded man at bottom right, from 'The Book for Learning to Draw' (Livre pour apprendre à dessiner) 412325

Rhine, Rembrandt van, The sow, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, Rembrandt f 1643, lower right, height 144 mm, width 184 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1643 - 1643, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, drypoint, dry needle, Work conception, after own design by

Antonio del Castillo Saavedra Attributed to / 'Study of six heads of bearded elders'. XVII century. Reed pen on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Two studies of St Lawrence drawings, works on paper

Study sheet with drawing examples: figures, animals etc., after 1608 - Before 1660 print Second print from a series of drawing examples of unknown size. Study magazine with women's and men's heads: in the middle of the self-portrait of Dürer. On the left a bullet fish and a fantasy animal on a walrus. In the middle of two dogs. paper etching / engraving dog. swimming mammals: walrus - fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri'. bony fishes: pufferfish

John Flaxman (British, 1755 - 1826), Three Seated Female Figures, graphite

Studies for Harvesters Resting Jean-François Millet (French, 1814-1875). Studies for Harvesters Resting, n.d. Conté crayon on wove paper, Uneven: 7 1/2 x 11 5/8 in. (19.1 x 29.5 cm). This drawing is a lively example of an artist thinking on paperexperimenting with position and gesture, and even turning the paper upside down to work on it from another direction. It is one of more than fifty preparatory drawings Jean-François Millet made for the large painting Harvesters Resting, 1853, which recasts the biblical story of Ruth and Boaz with the rural workers of the Barbizon region who were this Realist artist’s primary subject. On the left a quickly sketched Ruth wears heavy clogs, while the figure of Boaz is depicted twicedressed and nudedemonstrating Millet’s academic training and thorough understanding of anatomy. In the biblical story, the poor gleaner Ruth marries the wealthy landowner Boaz, but here, Boaz is dressed as a nineteenth-century métayer, a sharecropper who oversaw far

Caricatures of Clerics and Priests. Dated: 1640s or 1650s(). Dimensions: sheet: 14.1 x 18.6 cm (5 9/16 x 7 5/16 in.), irregularly torn and repaired. Medium: pen and brown ink on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pier Francesco Mola.

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