Religious and Apostolic Themes

Drawings and studies of saints, religious figures, and biblical scenes, created by notable artists in the Italian Renaissance tradition.

Drawing, Church Triumphant over Falsehood; Paolo de Mattheis (Italian, 1662 - 1728); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and wash, black chalk on paper; 27 x 19.2 cm (10 5/8 x 7 9/16 in.)

Apotheosis of Four Martyred Saints (Four Crowned Martyrs) 17th century Antonio Cavallucci. Apotheosis of Four Martyred Saints (Four Crowned Martyrs) 342315

Study for the Death of Saint Peter Martyr. Circle of Giorgio Vasari; Italian, 1511-1574. Date: 1569-1573. Dimensions: 208 x 130 mm. Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Anonymous 16th-century artwork depicting the Helena robbery, framed like a tapestry, executed with feather and white highlights on paper with folds, showing warriors and written elements.

Lamentation. Artist: Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, Italian, ca. 1499-1546

Virgin and Child with TwoAngels. Artist: Hendrick de Clerck, Flemish, ca. 1570-1630

Design of Dead Christ Supported by Two Angels a Saint 1553-88 Marco Marchetti (Marco da Faenza) Italian. Design of Dead Christ Supported by Two Angels a Saint 344007

Ink and feather drawing by an anonymous artist showing three Parzen floating on clouds before palace architecture, a staircase with Ephesian Diana and children, Apollo on the left, and the Python snake, laved.

Adoration of the Shepherds, Pen and brown ink, brush and wash on cream laid paper, Virgin touches Child with left hand as figures look on. Shepherds visible on right, with cherubim overhead flying in the clouds. Architectural background at right., Italy, 18th century, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Drawing of two prophets and two sibyls, with one sibyl leaning toward a prophet holding a book, another prophet holding a board, and a seated sibyl, executed in red chalk.

Drawing, Church Triumphant over Falsehood; Paolo de Mattheis (Italian, 1662 - 1728); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and wash, black chalk on paper; 27 x 19.2 cm (10 5/8 x 7 9/16 in.)

The Entombment. Niccolo Ricciolini (Italian, 1687 - 1772)

Young woman kneeling for a general in his tent (scipio), François Le Maine (Manner of), 1698 - 1737 drawing paper. chalk the continence of Scipio: he restores a captive woman to her bridegroom Allucius, who kneels before him; the ransom offered by the bride's parents is given to Allucius as a wedding-gift

A drawing by Bartolomäus Spranger depicting the goddess Minerva crowning a young man, executed with drypoint and gray washes.

Red chalk and feather drawing by Guido Canlassi, also known as Cagnaccio, depicting Magdalena carried into the air by angels, gray-lavated.

Saint Barbara in Glory with Saints Nicholas and Jerome. Dated: second half 16th century. Dimensions: sheet: 42 x 28.2 cm (16 9/16 x 11 1/8 in.) support: 46.5 x 33.3 cm (18 5/16 x 13 1/8 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with brown and gray wash heightened with white on handmade rag paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Italian 16th Century.

Study for Ex-voto Picture 1597-1646 attributed to Ludovico Lana Italian. Study for Ex-voto Picture 339094

Entombment n.d. Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) Italian. Entombment 391584

Red chalk drawing on brownish paper from the 17th century depicting nine agitated figures under a tree with a young man interacting with a kneeling figure and Amor sleeping below, showing composition, gesture, and action.

The liberation of Peter from prison, Federico Panza, 1653 - 1703 drawing paper. chalk brush the angel leads Peter past the sleeping guards

Saint Jerome (). Dated: 16th century. Dimensions: overall: 29.9 x 19.4 cm (11 3/4 x 7 5/8 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with brown and peach wash squared with black chalk. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Netherlandish 16th Century.

Venus Receiving from Vulcan the Arms of Aeneas; Francesco Solimena (Italian (Neapolitan), 1657 - 1747); Italy; 1704; Pen and brown ink and brown wash over black chalk; 21 x 14.3 cm (8 1,4 x 5 5,8 in.)

Abraham van Diepenbeeck depicts Ulysses meeting Herakles in the underworld using black chalk, showing figures, gestures, and underworld environment on paper with vertical folds, wedge-shaped cuts, and brown spots.

Annunciation to Jozef in a dream, Carlo Innocenzo Carlone, 1696 - 1775 print Joseph is sleeping. In his dream an angel appears who announces his marriage to Mary. Maria stands on a globe. A snake with an apple wriggles around the globe. Engelen float around. print maker: Italyafter own design by: Italypublisher: Augsburg paper etching Joseph worrying about Mary's pregnancy; annunciation to Joseph in a dream (Matthew 1:19:25)

Illustration for a Book: Allegorical Scene of Coronation. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696-1770 Madrid). Dimensions: 2-3/4 x 5-7/8 in. (7.0 x 15.0 cm). Series/Portfolio: See Metropolitan Museum of Art acc. nos. 59.600.176 - 59.600.212. Date: 1696-1770. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Giuseppe Maria Rolli / 'Pietá'. Early XVIII century. Grey-brown wash, Black chalk, Ink on dark yellow paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Philipp Hieronymus Brinckmann depicted Holy Barbara using red chalk and red lavis techniques.

Denys Calvaert (Attributed to) / 'Woman wearing robes and a crown, carrying a scepter, accompanied by a child / Study for a composition of Noli me tangere'. XVI century. Wash, Pencil, Grey ink, Grey-brown ink on yellow laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Attendant Saints. Artist: Attributed to Antonio Gionima (Italian, Venice 1697-1732 Bologna). Dimensions: 10-5/16 x 7-3/8 in. (26.2 x 18.7 cm). Date: 1697-1732. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Flaying of Marsyas early 18th century François van Loo French. The Flaying of Marsyas 368848

Feder in brown with laved drawing by Giovanni Contarini showing a group of mythological women, highlighting posture, gesture, and arrangement.

Illustration of Joseph and Potiphar's wife with red chalk traces on gray-brown composition paper, bordered with red chalk and multiple black borders.

José del Castillo / 'Miriam, Sister of Moses'. Second half of the XVIII century. White chalk, Black chalk on grey paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Study for the Duel between Heraclius and Khosrau (recto); Sketches of Seated Figure (verso) 1582 Italy. Pen and brown ink, with brush and pale brown wash, with black chalk (recto) and black chalk (verso), on ivory laid paper . Niccolò Circignani, (Pomarancio)

Chalk and feather drawing by Francesco Mazzola depicting two armed men and two lions, with shields, showing action and interaction.

Ludovico Carracci illustrated a venue for the Holy Sacrament using metal pen, chalk, feather, and wash with blotchy effects, showing figures and interaction.

Visitation, Denys Calvaert, c. 1585 - c. 1595 drawing paper. paint (coating). chalk. ink pen / brush Visitation (possibly Joseph and/or Zacharias present) (Luke 1:39-56)

The Raising of Lazarus. Artist: Jacques Bellange (French, Bassigny () ca. 1575-1616 Nancy). Dimensions: 7 7/8 x 12 3/4 in. (20 x 32.4 cm). Date: ca. 1606-8. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Christ as Salvator Mundi, draughtsman: Bartolommeo (Fra), 1516 - 1517, prepared paper, h 267 mm × w 161 mm

Faith and Charity. Dated: 1728/1731. Dimensions: overall: 37 x 26.7 cm (14 9/16 x 10 1/2 in.). Medium: black chalk counterproof on oatmeal paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: François Boucher after Giovanni Battista Gaulli.

Saint Elisabeth of Portugal Giving Alms to the Poor. Artist: Daniel Gran (Austrian, Vienna 1694-1757 St. Pölten). Dimensions: sheet: 12 1/2 x 7 13/16 in. (31.8 x 19.8 cm). Date: 1710-57. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Follower of Giovanni Lanfranco, Ecstasy of a Saint Ecstasy of a Saint

Allegory of the Catholic Faith. Maratti, Carlo (1625-1713), draughtsman, cartoonist, Cortona, Pietro da (1596-1669), painter

Sebastiano Conca / 'The Dream of Saint Joseph'. Early XVIII century. Grey wash, Black chalk, Pencil on dark yellow paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Study for the Origin of the Rose Artist's working dates 1627-1713 Italy. Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, on tan laid paper, laid down on tan laid board . Carlo Maratti

The companions of Odysseus open the bag in which Aeolus had decided the Winden, Theodoor van Thulden, After Francesco Primaticcio, 1631 - 1633 drawing Design for a print. paper. ink pen / brush while Ulysses is asleep, his companions open the bag; contrary winds rush out. while Ulysses is asleep, his companions open the bag; contrary winds rush out

The Verification of the True Cross, c. 1590. Filippo Bellini (Italian, c. 1550-1603). Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over graphite; sheet: 28.6 x 19.7 cm (11 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.); secondary support: 29.7 x 21 cm (11 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.).

Allegory of painting with Prometheus, Mercury, Minerva and Pictura in an easel on which a painting, Anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1800 drawing Design for a wall carpet. Germany paper. pencil. ink pen / brush (story of) Mercury (Hermes)

Lot with His Daughters. 1555. Aldegrever, Heinrich, 1502-. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Scene with Woman and Child, and Beggar. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century. Dimensions: 9-7/16 x 7-1/16 in. (24 x 18 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fontainebleau, Primaticcio, Francesco, Italy, Ghisi, Giorgio, Ceiling paintings in the Galerie d'Ulysse at Fontainebleau, Three Muses and a Putto with a Lyre, stamped, Three Muses are sitting bent over a book. Above them floats a putto with a lyre., print, prints, height 205 mm, width 280 mm, Italian, 1520 - 1582-12-15, print maker, printmaker, 1530 - 1582, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), counterproof, counter pressure, Work conception, 1504-04-30 - 1570-09-14

Paintings, Anonymous, After Rafaël, 1550 - 1570 drawing Album "Maarten de Vos sketchbook", page 11r (12). Low Countries paper. ink. chalk pen

Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto Paying Homage to the Coat of Arms of Cardinal Borghese 1640-1645 Italy. Red chalk, with touches of stumping, on cream laid paper . Simone Cantarini

Johann Daniel Herz the Elder, Rococo Cartouche with Allegorical Figures Rococo Cartouche with Allegorical Figures

Saint Paul Surrounded by Disciples after His Lapidation at Lystra (Acts 14:20). Artist: Giovanni Guerra (Italian, Modena 1544-1618 Rome). Dimensions: 4 3/4 x 6 1/2in. (12 x 16.5cm). Date: 1590-1618. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The death of Ananias.

Flagellation. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 18th century. Dimensions: 9-5/8 x 8-5/8 in. (24.4 x 21.9 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Drawing by Jan van der Straet depicting the flight of Cloelia, executed in brown with white highlights and grid lines, using Leasts technique.

Two apostles and three angels, Giovanni Battista Vanni, After Correggio, 1609 - 1660 print Two apostles for and three naked figures (possibly angels) on a wall. paper etching angels. (single) apostle, unspecified

Italy, Sirani, Giovanni Andrea, Apollo flays Marsyas, verso - stamped, The satyr Marsyas is tied to a tree and is flayed alive by Apollo., print, prints, height 136 mm, width 194 mm, Italian, 1610-09-04 - 1670-05-21, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1670, paper, papier, etching, etchings, plaattoon

Assunta. Garzi, Luigi (1638-1721), draughtsman, cartoonist

Photo production of a drawing by Rafaël, De Kruis decline, Charles Thurston Thompson, After Rafaël, c. 1852 - in or before 1857 photograph Windsor Castle paper albumen print Christ is laid down ~ descent from the cross

Red chalk drawing by Giovanni Antonio Armano depicting the Holy Family with the young John playing with a dog, showing figures, gestures, and interactions; lower left corner missing.

Drawing by Taddeo Zuccaro depicting a group on a staircase with a crowned man under a canopy, a man with a skull, a kneeling bearded figure, and the Apostle Jakobus Major, executed in pen with washes and white highlights over three joined sheets.

The healing of a lame by a holy monk, draughtsman: Ciro Ferri, (possibly), 1644 - 1689, paper, pen, brush, h 133 mm × w 180 mm

Design for a title page with Apollo and De Muzen, Anonymous, c. 1725 drawing Northern Netherlands paper. chalk (story of) Apollo (Phoebus)

Sibyl Announcing the Birth of Christ to the Emperor Augustus. Artist: Bartolomeo Neroni (Il Riccio) (Italian, Siena 1505/15-1571 Siena). Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 8 1/16in. (26.6 x 20.4cm). Date: 1505-71. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Triumph of the Eucharist. Artist: After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577-1640 Antwerp); Anonymous, Flemish, 17th century. Dimensions: sheet: ca. 16 9/16 x 16 15/16 in. (42 x 43 cm). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Theodoor van Thulden (Flemish, 's-Hertogenbosch 1601-1609 's-Hertogenbosch). Date: mid-17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Robert Ango (After: Serodine, Giovanni) / 'The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist'. XVIII century. Red chalk on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Studies and Sketches for Figures: Standing Male Nude in Frontal View, Male Heads, Seated Monkey, and a Long-Beaked Bird (a Stork) (recto); Figure Studies: Back View of Standing Male and Female Heads, a Flying Long-Beaked Bird, etc. (verso). Artist: Agostino Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1557-1602 Parma). Dimensions: sheet: 10 11/16 x 7 3/4 in. (27.2 x 19.8 cm). Date: 1557-1602. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Nativity, 1650-57. Bartolomeo Biscaino (Italian, 1632-1657). Etching;

Africa. Artist: Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649-1700 Antwerp). Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/2 x 8 1/8in. (26.7 x 20.6cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Diana and Actaeon. Artist: Bartholomeus Spranger (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1546-1611 Prague). Dimensions: 16 1/4 x 12 5/8in. (41.3 x 32.1cm). Date: ca. 1580-1585.This drawing represents the story of Diana and Actaeon, as told in Ovid's Metamorphoses (Book III: 138-253). Perched atop a rocky outcropping at upper left, Actaeon looks down upon Diana, who is bathing in the company of nymphs in an enclosed wooded setting. As the bathers attempt to cover themselves, Diana splashes water at the intruder, who is being transformed into a stag as punishment. Although the function served by the drawing is not known for certain, it is likely to have been made as a study for a cabinet painting. The conception of this subject in vertical format is unusual and would be well suited for this purpose.Born in Antwerp, Spranger was summoned to Prague in 1580 by Emperor Rudolf II to serve as one of his most important court artists, assuming a role that may be described as that of chief painter. He had a wo

Venus in Her Sea Chariot Suckling Cupid; Alessandro Algardi (Italian, 1598 - 1654); about 1645; Black chalk, partially pricked for transfer; 30.3 x 44.8 cm (11 15,16 x 17 5,8 in.)

Man Protected by the Shield of Faith 1559 Maarten van Heemskerck Netherlandish Maarten van Heemskerck arrived in Rome in the early summer of 1532. He stayed about four or five years in Italy, primarily concentrating on drawing ruins, classical sculpture, landscapes, and city views. He also studied the works of contemporary Italian artists, especially Michelangelo and Giulio Romano. The present allegorical drawing was created after the artist's return to the Netherlands. It depicts Satan sitting on a rug decorated with the Seven Vices, and hurling burning arrows from atop a globe at a praying man. The personification of faith, a woman holding a cross and a Bible, protects the man by holding a shield above his head. Delicate hatching in pen and brown ink reveals the muscular forms of the figures of the devil and the praying man. The interest in their anatomy demonstrates the influence of Michelangelo and classical sculpture on Heemskerck's work. Like many of the artist's drawings, a prin

Female Allegorical Figure With Cherubs() 17th century Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century Italian. Female Allegorical Figure With Cherubs() 340092

Bathsheba at Her Bath, anonymous, after Laurent Cars, after Jean-François de Troy, after 1729 drawing Batseba (): Young, half -naked woman, lying back in a palace garden, is washed by a servant's feet. paper brush Bathsheba attended by servant(s)

Allegorical Portrait of the Four Eldest Children of the King and Queen of Bohemia. Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1590 - 1656)

Black and red chalk drawing by Abraham van Diepenbeeck depicting Ulysses and Penelope reunited, showing two figures, emotional interaction, and detailed composition on paper with small brown spot at the lower edge.

Angels in Glory. Dated: 1590. Dimensions: sheet: 27.7 × 18.6 cm (10 7/8 × 7 5/16 in.). Medium: black chalk, pen and brown ink, and brown wash heightened with white on laid paper; laid down. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jan Muller.

The Emperor Constantine Copronymous Burned by an Invisible Fire (recto); Studies of Sibyls and Angles (verso) ca. 1599-1610 Giovanni Baglione Italian. The Emperor Constantine Copronymous Burned by an Invisible Fire (recto); Studies of Sibyls and Angles (verso) 338119

Design for a title page with Apollo and the Muses, draughtsman: anonymous, draughtsman: Gerard de Lairesse, (rejected attribution), Northern Netherlands, c. 1725, paper, h 167 mm × w 190 mm

Design for a Corner of a Ceiling. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century. Dimensions: 7-3/16 x 8-3/16 in. (18.2 x 20.8 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Scene in the Clouds with Putto and Doves, Pietro da Cortona, Italian, 1596 - 1669, Red chalk on paper, Scene in the clouds with putto and doves., Italy, ca. 1632, Drawing, Drawing

Unidentified Subject (Two Falling Figures and Two Standing Women in a Landscape) attributed to Francesco Allegrini Italian 1624-63

Jacob Jordaens drawing depicting the child Jupiter being fed by the goat Amalthea, executed in brown pen and gray-brown wash over reddish areas, circa 1630.

Servants Filling Urns. Artist: Francisco Vieira de Mattos (Il Lusitano) (Portuguese, Lisbon 1699-1783 Lisbon). Dimensions: sheet: 7 15/16 x 5 5/16 in. (20.2 x 13.5 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Angels among clouds; Verso, Column and obeliska studies; Diepenbeeck, Abraham JANSZ. Van (1596-1675), Schwarz, Christoph (Ca 1548-1592); 1580-1675 (1580-00-00-1675-00-00);Albrecht von (1685-1748), Albrecht von (1685-1748)-collections, Library of the church of St. Mary Magdalena (Wrocław - Ante 1865, Library of the church of St. Mary Magdalena (Wrocław - Ante 1865) - collections, Ernst Wilhelm von (1712-1787), Ernst Wilhelm von (1712-1787) - collections, Hubrig, Magdalenaea (collection), Schlesisches Museum der Bildenden Künste (Wrocław - 1880-1945), Schlesisches Museum der Bildenden Künste (Wrocław - 1880-1945) - collection, Sebisch, Stadtbibliothek (Wrocław - 1865-1945) - collections, albums, "desseins originaux", angels (iconogr. .), Flemish drawings, German drawings

Ascension of Christ, Denys Calvaert, 1570 - 1580, draughtsman: Denys Calvaert, draughtsman: Francesco Salviati, (rejected attribution), 1570 - 1580, paper, h 522 mm × w 365 mm

The Choice of Hercules 17th century Anonymous, French, 17th century French. The Choice of Hercules 338781

Erminia and the Shepherds (a scene from Torquato Tasso's Gerusalemme Liberata) 1650-1700 Anonymous, Italian, 17th century Italian. Erminia and the Shepherds (a scene from Torquato Tasso's Gerusalemme Liberata) 340019

The Virgin Immaculate Appearing to Four Saints. Artist: Ciro Ferri (Italian, Rome 1634-1689 Rome). Dimensions: 10 3/4 x 8 9/16in. (27.3 x 21.8cm). Date: 1634-89.The monastic saints kneeling at the right of this composition may be Carmelites (possibly Saint Angelus of Jerusalem and Saint Mary Magdalen de' Pazzi), and the drawing could be a study for an oval relief. Ciro Ferri was responsible for the design of the choir of the church of Santa Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi in Florence, which he executed 1675-1701; however, no such composition occurs among the reliefs here. A black chalk drawing by Ferri in the Kunstmuseum, Düsseldorf (inv. vol. 2, g 2), is a study for the same oval relief: the figures are posed in the same way, but there is a greater expanse of landscape background seen beyond the balustrade. On a visit to the Museum, Jörg Merz (December 2004) tentatively proposed the attribution of the drawing to Pietro Lucatelli (ca. 1630- after 1690), a close pupil of Ciro Ferri. Museum:

Carlo Maratta drawing of Mary seated on clouds with the child on her lap, surrounded by angels and accompanied by two saints below, executed in red chalk.

Christ on the Way of the Cross, speaking to the women, Giacomo Cavedone, 1587 - 1660, draughtsman: Giacomo Cavedone, 1587 - 1660, paper, pen, brush, h 229 mm × w 358 mm

. Red and black chalk, on gray laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper

Zeger Jacob van Helmont drawing of the biblical fire victim of Elias, executed in red chalk with reddish wash, white heightening, and black chalk on gray-brown paper, with fold marks and surface discoloration.

Diana and Cupid, Crispijn van den Broeck (attributed to), 1534 - 1591, Design for a print., draughtsman: Crispijn van den Broeck, (attributed to), 1534 - 1591, paper, pen, brush, h 89 mm × w 119 mm

God the Father Watching His New Born Son., 1601 - 1700. Etchings., 10 7/16 x 7 3/4 in. (26.5 x 19.7 cm); Paper / Sheet 10 7/16 x 7 3/4 in. (26.5 x 19.7 cm). Cream laid

Point de lendemain. Félicien Victor Joseph Rops (Belgium, Namur, 1833-1898). Belgium, no date. Prints; etchings. Etching on mounted China () paper

Design for a Coffer. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 19th century. Dimensions: 7-1/2 x 16-1/2 in. Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Transfiguration, after Raphael. Artist: Biagio Pupini (Italian, born Bologna, active 1511-51). Dimensions: 15-3/4 x 10-7/8 in. (40.0 x 27.6 cm). Date: 1511-51. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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