Historical Religious Scenes

Various artistic interpretations of religious gatherings and biblical stories, featuring figures in detailed compositions, using dark tones and expressive lines.

Studies of figures in the Petrarch and Cicero illustrations by Hans Weiditz, Studies of figures, draughtsman: Peter Paul Rubens, draughtsman: Anthony van Dyck, draughtsman: Eugène Delacroix, (rejected attribution), 1587 - 1640, paper, pen, h 319 mm × w 202 mm

Congregation in a Temple. Artist: Fortunato Duranti (Italian, 1787-1863). Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 10 9/16in. (19.1 x 26.8cm). Date: 1787-1863. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Isaac's Reception of Rebecca 1660s Gerbrand van den Eeckhout Dutch. Isaac's Reception of Rebecca 370736

A black chalk drawing by Andries Both depicting seven ragged men in front of a house wall, one having hair cut, on primed white parchment.

Lead handle and brown laved drawing by Carl Skreta depicting elements related to a philosophical yard journey, showing compositional and figure traces.

Elijah Visited by An Angel in the Dessert, Rembrandt van Rijn (School of), c. 1650 - c. 1660 drawing Amsterdam paper. ink. pencil pen / brush Elijah and the angel; Elijah on Mount Horeb (1 Kings 19:1-18). trunked animals: elephant

Frans Wouters depicts the adoration of the kings in a sketch using black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue-gray paper, showing figures and composition with brown spots.

Studies of figures in the Petrarch and Cicero illustrations by Hans Weiditz, Studies of figures, draughtsman: Peter Paul Rubens, draughtsman: Anthony van Dyck, draughtsman: Eugène Delacroix, (rejected attribution), 1587 - 1640, paper, pen, h 319 mm × w 202 mm

Christ among the Doctors ca. 1652 Nicolaes Maes Dutch. Christ among the Doctors. School of Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). ca. 1652. Pen and brush and brown ink.. Drawings

Study for a stained glass project: stage of the life of Saint Benoît. (Dummy title)

Anonymous study sheet includes a caricature of an old woman kneeling to the left offering a wedding ring to an old man with a cap, and six male study heads, drawn in ink and feather.

Raising of the Daughter of Jairus, Jan Victors (attributed to), c. 1635 - c. 1638 drawing Amsterdam paper. ink pen / brush raising of the daughter of Jairus, who is lying in bed (Matthew 9:18-19, 9:23-26; Mark 5:21-24, 5:35-43; Luke 8:40-42, 8:49-56)

Study for an Engraving of "Songs in the Opera of Flora" ca. 1737 Hubert François Gravelot French. Study for an Engraving of "Songs in the Opera of Flora" 335457

A red chalk drawing by Baldassare Franceschini showing two medallions with variations depicting figures for an 'Adoration of the Kings'.

A man cap of a cap sitting in front of a table on which a girl is based Constantine Guys (1802-1892). A man wearing a cap sitting in front of a table on which a girl relies. Drawing.

Introduction of Christianity to Poland; Gierdziejewski, Ignacy (1826-1860); 1853 (1853-00-00-1860-00-00);Dobrawa (Czech princess, wife of Mieszko I, Prince of Poland - Ca 935-977), Jan III Sobieski (Polish King - 1629-1696), Jan III Sobieski (Polish King - 1629-1696) - iconography, Lekszycki, Franciszek ( 1668), Leszycki, Franciszek ( -1668) - iconography, Mieszko I (Prince of Poland - Ca 935-992), Mieszko I (Polish Prince - Ca 935-992) - iconography, Polonia (personification), Stanisław (Saint - Saint - Ca 1030-1079), Stanisław (Saint - Ca 1030-1079) - iconography, Stwosz, Wit (Ca 1448-1533) - iconography, Slavs, Society of Encouragement of Fine Arts (Warsaw - 1860-1940), Society of Encouragement of Fine Arts ( Warsaw - 1860-1940) - collection, 10th century (history), allegories, artists, bishops, clergy, Polish history, painters, pagan, Poland (culture), Polish drawings, sculptors, introduction of Christianity, ruler

Study sheet with composition study and figures. Among other things a study of a kneeling woman. Page 71 from a sketchbook with 72 pages.

Esther, Ahasverus and Haman meal.

Sketch magazine with interior with women and children, Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836 - 1896 drawing Sketch magazine with interior with women and children. Verso: woman at a cradle. paper. pencil family life. interior of the house

Studies of Two Men, James Bruce, 1730-1794, British, undated, Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 8 7/8 × 12 5/8 inches (22.5 × 32.1 cm)

ATALIA DISCULATING ABOUT THE BOG WITH HIS WINE (according to Jose Aparicio) Normand, Charles (1765 1840), APARICCIO

Drawing school where the lined model is drawn.

Urban Scene with Draped Figure, Putti, and Woman Carrying Basket. Additional figures in sunken midground and background. Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper. Date: 1820-1850. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

De Besnijdenis, Giovanni Francesco Bezzi, 1550 - 1571 drawing paper. ink. chalk pen / brush circumcision of the Christ-child by the priest in the temple (Luke 2:21)

Marktscène.

A chalk and feather drawing by Alessandro Maganza depicting a martyr scene in an alley before a palazzo, with people on horseback and on foot and spectators in the building, including balconies and windows.

Joseph in Prison Interpreting the Dreams of Pharaohs Butler and Baker.

Egbert van Heemskerck depicts a host house room with singing attendants, drawn in red chalk, showing restored defects, corner trimming, and minor pollution on the paper.

Saint Geneviève interceding for the people of Paris afflicted by ergotism. Etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1820, after G.-F. Doyen, ca. 1820.

Feather and ink drawing by Francesco la Marra depicting the martyrdom of a saint, showing figure, gesture, and narrative composition.

Feather and laved sketches by Jacopo Palma depicting the adoration of the shepherds, with two distinct compositions.

Study of a group of people, draughtsman: Johannes Jacobus Bertelman, 1831 - 1899, paper, h 38 mm × w 50 mm

Bliżej Kultury Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 1669), H. Kleinmann & Co Haarlem

A Seated Female Figure Surrounded by Nude Infants 1612-50 Pietro Testa Italian. A Seated Female Figure Surrounded by Nude Infants 341602

Hablot Knight Browne, 1815-1882, British, The Hero of 100 Portraits, undated. Graphite, pen and brown ink and gray gouache on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes / 'Its no use crying out'. 1812 - 1814. Red chalk on grey laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

The Discovery of the True Cross. Artist: Moncalvo (Guglielmo Caccia) (Italian, Montabone 1568-1625 Moncalvo). Dimensions: sheet: 6 1/2 x 8 7/16 in. (16.5 x 21.4 cm). Date: 1568-1625. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Christ Disputing with the Doctors A Sketch Made 1652 Holland. Etching and drypoint on cream laid paper . Rembrandt van Rijn

Urban Scene with Supplicant Figures and Monument. Pen and ink, graphite on paper. Date: 1820-1850. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Study of an assembly of people (p.58 from the album). Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875). Study of an assembly of people (p.58 from the album). Drawing between 1870 and 1875.

Feather drawing attributed to Pietro Liberi depicting the education of Bacchus, created between 1614 and 1687.

Anonymous depiction of Judas returning the silverlings, executed in brown ink (Feder) around 1650.

John Bull bog'd in France , Horses, Carriages & coaches, Wetlands, John Bull Symbolic character. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

The Husband-Confessor ca. 1770 Jean Honoré Fragonard French The salacious Tales of Jean de La Fontaine enjoyed great popularity in eighteenth-century France. Fragonard illustrated them in various series and versions over many years. While a few were eventually engraved, his drawings, which perfectly capture the gallantry and humor of the well-known stories, also appealed to collectors. This delicate drawing illustrates one of the famous Tales of Jean de La Fontaine. In a careful technique, emphasizing legibility over spontaneity, Fragonard describes an elegant salon. The knight Artus returns from war to find his wife surrounded by admirers, his expression far from pleased.. The Husband-Confessor. Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732-1806 Paris). ca. 1770. Brown wash over light black chalk underdrawing. Drawings

Sheet of Studies recto and verso. Dimensions: overall: 20 x 32.2 cm (7 7/8 x 12 11/16 in.). Medium: graphite. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JOHN FLAXMAN.

. Pen and black ink, heightened with white chalk, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer and perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper . Hubert François Gravelot

Vincenzo Camuccini, Psyche Received on Mount Olympus Psyche Received on Mount Olympus

Decoration project, mythological scene: Jupiter surrounded by Vulcain, Junon, Hab� and Iris

Portrait of K. Klinkenberg, painting in a landscape surrounded by figures. .

Concerto Coalitionale June 17, 1785 James Sayers British. Concerto Coalitionale 398528

Figure Studies (recto); Figures Along a Canal and on a Bridge; to the right, a Curtain and a Stool () (verso) 1712-93 Francesco Guardi Italian. Figure Studies (recto); Figures Along a Canal and on a Bridge; to the right, a Curtain and a Stool () (verso) 338930

David Receiving the News of Uriah's Death, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1650 drawing Amsterdam paper. deck paint. ink pen / brush Joab's messenger reports Uriah's death to David

Alphonse Legros, Spring (Le printemps) Spring (Le printemps)

Arthur-Joseph Guéniot (1866-1951). Arab sitting (with recovery) and two women: one veiled, the other bearing a burden. Graphite pencil. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Drawing, 19th XIXth 19th 19th 19th 19th century, 20th XXth XX 20th 20th 20th century

Two standing figures.

Smokkelingen at the King, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing Pleading. king

19th-century brown ink sketches by an anonymous artist showing a throne scene and a group of figures in oriental costumes over pencil.

The Marriage Procession of Psyche, study for a fresco in the Castel SantAngelo (r); heavily draped figures (v). Artist: Pietro Buonaccorsi, called Perino del Vaga, Italian, 1501-1547

Sjöstrand, Carl Eneas, work, Sketch for a play or illustration, 1866/67, drawing, 20.5 cm x 33.5 cm

Traquenards politiques , Kings, Fictitious characters, Louis Philippe, King of the French, 1773-1850, Macaire, Robert. Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs

Drawing of Saint Pauls conversion, executed with brown pen and lavated technique, showing Paul on the ground, figures, and landscape elements, dated around 1509.

Three artists in a seventeenth-century interior, draughtsman: Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, 1835 - 1891, paper, h 128 mm × w 200 mm

Job on a Dunghill, Tried by hisFriends. Artist: Jacques de Gheyn II, Dutch, 1565-1629

Circe changes the men of Odysseus to Zwijnen, c. 1701 Circe, seated with a staff and cup in hand, looks down on the soldiers with boar heads. In the background a building with a classic façade. Leaf 45 Recto from a sketchbook with 63 sheets. paper. pencil Circe, seated with a staff and cup in hand, looks down on the soldiers with boar heads. In the background a building with a classic façade. Leaf 45 Recto from a sketchbook with 63 sheets. paper. pencil

Anonymous chalk and feather drawing from the second half of the 17th century depicts the running of a hippoma and Atalante.

Gray and light brown ink drawing by Johann Georg Wagner depicting the resurrection of Lazarus, showing figures, gestures, and spatial composition around 1758.

Study of an Interior Scene, with Roman Soldiers, Robert Smirke, 1752-1845, British, and / or Mary Smirke, 1779-1853, British, undated, Pen and black ink and gray ink, over graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige, laid paper, mounted on, thick, smooth, brown, wove paper, Sheet: 7 9/16 × 9 1/2 inches (19.2 × 24.1 cm) and Mount: 10 1/16 × 14 3/8 inches (25.6 × 36.5 cm)

Study for the decor of the church Saint-Germain-des-Pr�s: Five apostles on the right (front) / an apostle (verso)

Album Drawing, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, undated, Graphite and pen and ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 8 3/4 × 6 1/2 inches (22.2 × 16.5 cm) and Binding: 8 3/4 inches (22.2 cm)

Mr. Brzezan fighting with a Tatar - illustration for Jan Bielecki" by Juliusz Słowacki; verso: fragment of the poem and sketches of the figures from recto. Malczewski, Jacek (1854-1929), draughtsman, cartoonist

A drawing by Johann Friedrich Carl Constantin Schröter depicting a figure-rich auction scene, executed in pencil and brown pen around 1830-1832, showing multiple human figures and interactions.

Children for a house, Anonymous, 1700 - 1800 print A group of children for a house. There are adults behind the lower door. Netherlands paper etching

Figure Studies (recto); Figures Along a Canal and on a Bridge; to the right, a Curtain and a Stool () (verso). Artist: Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venice 1712-1793 Venice). Dimensions: 7 11/16 x 10 1/16in. (19.5 x 25.6cm). Date: 1712-93. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Job on the Mesthoop, surrounded by his friends, Domenico Tintoretto, 1570 - 1635 drawing paper. oil paint (paint) brush / brush Job on the dunghill (Job 2:7-13)

Opera show, in the foreground the orchestra with conductor, Jan Weissenbruch, 1832 - 1880 drawing paper. pencil. chalk opera

Friendship hunts the recovers who are disturbing the painter in his studio (workshop of artists revolution period)

Banditti of Kurdistan Assisting Georgians in Surprising and Carrying off Circassian Women, Sir George Hayter, 1792-1871, British, 1827, Pen and brown ink, graphite, and brown wash, squared and numbered for transfer on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper, Sheet: 22 1/2 × 32 5/8 inches (57.2 × 82.9 cm), battle, historical subject, horse (animal)

Obverse and Revese: Sacred and Profane Love, Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, Pen and bistre ink, brush and wash on paper, Left, the Virgin is seated beside the youthful Christ, who has His back turned toward the spectator. Right, a seated man embraces a nude woman, who attempts to repulse him. Verso: similar composition, with placement of figures reversed., Rome, Italy, 1820-1850, Drawing, Drawing

The Banquet Scene, George Romney, 1734-1802, British, ca. 1792, Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 5 1/2 x 8 3/16 inches (14 x 20.8 cm), bench, cloak, dress, figure study, ghosts, literary theme, Macbeth, Act III, Scene IV, men, plays by William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Macbeth, theater, women

Army November 5, 1787 Thomas Rowlandson. Army. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). November 5, 1787. Etching. John Harris (British, ca. 1740-1812). Prints

Procession at Memphis. Artist: Charles Nicolas Cochin II (French, Paris 1715-1790 Paris); Michel François Dandré-Bardon (French, Aix-en-Provence 1700-1783 Paris). Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 7 in. (22.6 x 17.8 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sketches of two seated figures and a landscape with people on horseback. In the context at the top two seated figures and in the frame down and landscape with people on horseback.

Allegorical show.

Allegorie sur l'Erection de la Statue de Louis XV (Allegory on the Establishment of a. Dated: c. 1763. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin.

Sketches of Classical or Biblical Figures. Artist: Rodolphe Bresdin (French, Montrelais 1822-1885 Sèvres). Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (15.9 x 12.1 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Drawing, Designs for a Church Wall; Francesco Manno (Italian, 1754 - 1831); Italy; brush and gray wash, pen and brown ink, black chalk on paper

Classical Scene with Figures and Monuments, Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash on paper, Classical Scene with Figures and Monuments. Large figure at center right appears to preside over the gathering, while figure at lower center appears to be begging or punished., Rome, Italy, 1820-1850, Drawing, Drawing

Party scene, Gerard ter Borch (I), 1612 drawing Zwolle (Possible) paper. ink. chalk brush

Stone chalk and brush drawing by Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich around 1732 depicting the three angels at Lot, showing figures, wings, gestures, and spatial composition in dark gray.

Design for a book illustration, Man is brought up by two gentlemen in plain clothes., draughtsman: Herman Frederik Carel ten Kate, 1832 - 1891, paper, brush, h 76 mm × w 57 mm

The guest of Belsassar, Jan Harmensz. Muller, After 1588 - 1595 drawing Design for a print. paper. paint (coating). ink pen / brush during Belshazzar's banquet a hand appears and writes on the wall (MENE, MENE, TEKEL and PARSIN (UPHARSIN)); King Belshazzar is frightened

Company in an interior, Nicolaas van der Worm, After Christina Chalon, 1772 - 1828 print A group of people of different ages have gathered around a table in a simple interior. A few of them hold a jug or a pipe. Leiden paper etching communal rooms. family group, especially parents with their child(ren)

Compositiestudies, Maria Magdalena in Figuren, c. 1650 - c. 1799 Page 57 from a sketchbook with 72 pages. Italy (possibly) paper. pencil. ink pen / brush the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge. anatomy (non-medical)

Judgment of Solomon, in or after c. 1660 - 1667 drawing Zwolle paper. chalk. ink brush

Allegorical Scene. Artist: Theodoor van Thulden (Flemish, 's-Hertogenbosch 1601-1609 's-Hertogenbosch). Dimensions: 4 15/16 x 7 5/16 in. (12.5 x 18.5 cm). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Anonymous, Flemish, 17th century. Date: 1685. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Maarten van Heemskerck (1498-1574), Joseph Tyder Pharaohs Drem & Josef Fortaeller Jakob Sine Doem, Either 1539 or 1552

Drawing, Ceiling Design, Alexander and the Family of Darius, the Clemency of Alexander, Sala di Alessandro, Palazzo Naldi, Faenza; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758-1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk with unruled border in pen and brown on white laid paper; 18.4 x 24.8 cm (7 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.) dims. vary Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

Soldiers who are served, Pieter Fransz de Grebber (Possible), 1605 - 1653 drawing paper. chalk .

Peter Paul Rubens chalk drawing depicting three women and four men in Burgundian costume around 1622-1625, showing figures, attire, and posture, partially copied from a miniature.

Ekman, Robert Wilhelm, Scene in the yard of a country inn, tusiveeraus, drawing, 13 cm x 18.5 cm

Study for an Engraving of "Songs in the Opera of Flora" ca. 1737 Hubert François Gravelot French. Study for an Engraving of "Songs in the Opera of Flora" 335499

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