Renaissance and Baroque Sketches

Artistic sketches in various styles, depicting biblical scenes, mythological figures, and intricate designs from the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Centaur and Lapith; Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, 1504 - 1570); Italy; about 1540; Red chalk; 21.7 x 27.8 cm (8 9,16 x 10 15,16 in.)

Angel Appearing to Saint Francis of Assisi, with Saint John the Baptist in the Background (recto); Saint Francis Supported by Two Angels, with Sketch of Upper Portion of Monk's Habit. Unknown Italian; Marchigian, Late 16th century. Date: 1580-1599. Dimensions: 121 x 159 mm. Pen and gray ink (recto), and pen and gray ink with red chalk squared in graphite (verso), on tan laid paper edge mounted to cream wove paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Fountain with Neptune and Sea Creatures. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 17th century. Dimensions: sheet: 8 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. (20.7 x 26.7 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Abraham van Diepenbeeck depicts Athene and Ulysses using black chalk, showing figures, gestures, and interaction on paper with slight corner damage.

Sea Battle. Artist: Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596-1669 Rome). Dimensions: 4 3/4 x 7 1/16in. (12.1 x 18cm). Date: 1596-1669. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Study. Attributed to Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari (Italian, 1654-1727); or possibly Giacinto Calandrucci (Italian, 1646-1707); or possibly Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596-1669). Date: 1676-1687. Dimensions: 275 × 409 mm. Black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Allegorical performance, c. 1650 - c. 1799 Allegorical representation against a background of fantasy architecture consisting of towers and decorated facades. There are naked figures on these facades and are on and floating above the towers, among other things, a putto and angel with a sword can be seen. Page 59 from a sketchbook with 72 pages. Italy (possibly) paper. pencil. ink brush fantastic architecture, unrealistic architectural fantasies. angels. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa)

Witches' Sabbath 1640-1649 Salvator Rosa Italian. Witches' Sabbath. Salvator Rosa (Italian, Arenella (Naples) 1615-1673 Rome). 1640-1649. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash. Drawings

Centaur and Lapith; Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, 1504 - 1570); Italy; about 1540; Red chalk; 21.7 x 27.8 cm (8 9,16 x 10 15,16 in.)

A brown pen drawing by Paul Troger depicting St. Bernard, possibly Kajetan, with a gold frame, emphasizing figure, gesture, and composition.

Camels and groups waiting and gesting people, Paolo Veronese (Manner of), 1550 - 1620 drawing paper. ink pen

Pencil drawing by Bartolomeo Altomonte depicting the acceptance of the cross, showing figures, gestures, and composition, circa 1720.

Five naked men wearing beams or tablets. Leaf 20 Verso from a sketchbook with 33 sheets.

Young woman holds grapes for two children; La Grappe de raisins. A young woman holds a bunch of grapes for two children, under an ornamental vase, which is a hermal of Bacchus. To a detail of Boucher's design for "La Dance".

The Holy Family with Attendant Putti 1560-1630 Cesare Pollino (Cesare dal Francia or Franchi) Italian. The Holy Family with Attendant Putti. Cesare Pollino (Cesare dal Francia or Franchi) (Italian, Perugia ca. 1560-1598 Rome). 1560-1630. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over red chalk. Drawings

Three Standing Figures in Antique Costume 1610-64 Stefano della Bella Italian. Three Standing Figures in Antique Costume 342011

Sketches of Putti, Jan Anton Garemyn (attributed to), 1722 - 1799 drawing paper. chalk angel(s) represented as child(ren). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Ink drawing by Valentin Wagner depicting a man and woman sleeping next to a wall fountain, in a travel sketchbook, showing figures and posture, dated 1634.

Hubert Robert, Two Studies of the Statue of Alexander and Bucephalus (verso), probably c 1754 1765 Two Studies of the Statue of Alexander and Bucephalus verso

'Madonna and Child, a Saint and an Angel'. Italy, Early 1750s. Dimensions: 43,3x28,3 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO.

Noah Entering the Ark 1609-64 Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) Italian. Noah Entering the Ark 335665

A chalk drawing by Baldassare Franceschini depicting a floating angel playing a musical instrument, dated 1653-1661.

Lamentation over the Dead Christ 17th century Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century Italian. Lamentation over the Dead Christ 340094

A feather drawing by Francesco la Marra depicting Saint Augustin seated next to an angel pointing to the top left, composed of four pieces.

Studies of a Nude Male Figure 17th century Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century Italian. Studies of a Nude Male Figure 341853

Maarten van Heemskerck (1498-1574), Hangen Til Golgatha, 1564

Motives, Anonymous, After Marcantonio Raimondi, 1500 - 1599 drawing Low Countries paper. ink pen

Four naked men pulling loads, 1658 - 1728 Page 6 Verso from a sketchbook with 33 sheets. paper. ink. pencil pen drawing, pulling something

Sacrifice of Isaac (recto); Jacob's Dream (verso) 1613-1620 Italy. Pen and brown ink on ivory laid paper . Guercino

Santo Piatti drew a mythological scene with a possible antique victim attended by priests, using red chalk and black ink pen.

Graphitic pencil and chalk drawing by an anonymous artist depicting Diana hunting, using black, white, and reddish chalk on brownish paper, highlighting figures, animals, and landscape.

Decorative Group. Artist: After Federico Zuccaro (Zuccari) (Italian, Sant'Angelo in Vado 1540/42-1609 Ancona). Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 8 1/2in. (22.5 x 21.6cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Composition studies with groups of figures. The groups figures are seated and kneel around one central lying figure. Page 27 From a sketchbook with 72 pages.

Reproduction of drawing with an old woman selling winged falluses.

Photo reproduction of drawing Raphael from Windsor Castle, Abraham Offers Izak ..

Red chalk drawing by Giorgio Gandini depicting martyrs and saints positioned on clouds, with white highlights emphasizing figures and composition.

Sketches for Silver Salver (recto); Sketches of Friezes, Groups of Women (verso) 1789-1803 England. Pen and brown ink (recto), and pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash and watercolor (verso); on cream wove paper . Thomas Stothard

Birth of the Virgin, anonymous, after Dirck Vellert, 1500 drawing paper. ink pen birth of Mary

Anonymous (Copy Barocci, Federico) / 'The Virgin and Child seated in a landscape, adored by St. John the Evangelist'. Second half of the XVI century. Black chalk, Red chalk on tinted paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

A study sheet by Giovanni Battista Franco, also known as Semolei, showing four figures drawn in pen and feather, focusing on anatomical accuracy and composition.

Three Female Figures and Seated Putto 17th century Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century Italian. Three Female Figures and Seated Putto 340068

Theatre Scene (recto), c. 1765-75. Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, 1724-1780). Pen and brown ink, black crayon and pink wash on laid paper (recto); sheet: 21.7 x 17 cm (8 9/16 x 6 11/16 in.). Gabriel de Saint-Aubin was known for his distinctively sketchy style and interest in depicting performances such as dance and theater, the subjects seen here. The artist developed a distinctive composite style of sketching, and this work exemplifies his practice of covering both sides of a sheet of paper with diverse images in varying media.

Saint John the Evangelist Artist's working dates 1708-1737 France. Pen and brown ink over black chalk on cream laid paper . François Le Moyne

An anonymous artist sketched the group surrounding Euclid and Ptolemy in the 'School of Athens', using chalk and red chalk on brown paper, depicting figures in classical pose.

Feather drawing by Giovanni Francesco Castiglione depicting a mythological scene with figures, animals, and architectural elements.

A Tomb Monument, Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672-1742, Pen and brown ink with brown and gray washes on laid paper, Vertical rectangle., Recto: A tomb monument within a niche consisting of a male bust on a high base flanked by putti holding draperies. below, a sarcophagus flanked by eagles with a garland suspended between them, possibly inspired by the tomb of Cardinal Priuli in S. Marco, Rome., Verso: Joseph leads Mary, holding the Christ Child, followed by the ass and two putti. A vertical line divides the scene from a standing Madonna and Child., One sheet of paper drawn on recto and verso, mounted onto an album page with window cutout to see verso., France, 1692-99, albums (bound) & books, Album page, Album page

Christoph Jamnitzer study sheet showing floating putti in lead handle, reddish ink, feather, and bister, illustrating figure forms and composition.

Drawing, Design for Susanna and the Elders; Attributed to Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634 - 1705); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, red and black chalk on cream laid paper, lined; 20 x 22.7 cm ( 7 7/8 x 8 15/16 in.)

Pen and brush drawing by Jacob de Wit showing putti and blanket details, executed in black-gray ink with white highlights on green-brown paper, dated 1695-1754.

Two studies for the testimony of Christ. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875). Two studies for the testimony of Christ. Drawing, around 1869.

Design for a ceiling painting with Christ in heaven between saints ..

Naked men in different attitudes. Leaf 23 Recto from a sketchbook with 33 sheets.

A Shepherd and Shepherdess Seated under a Tree, 1710, red chalk with black chalk on laid paper, overall: 22.8 × 17 cm (9 × 6 11/16 in.), Rosenberg and Prat 1996, no. 69, Antoine Watteau (artist) French, 1684 - 1721

Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite Made 1706-1707 France. Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on gray-brown paper . Louis de Boullongne, the younger

Red chalk drawing by Angiolo Everardi showing Saint Cecilia standing and playing the organ, a dancing figure, and a smaller figure with arms crossed in front of the chest.

Sacrifice of Abel. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century. Dimensions: 6-11/16 x 6-7/8 in. (17 x 17.5 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Hymenaeus, pulled through by Eroten, displaces self -tan and passes the envy (in box with 43 drawings), Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703 - 1775 drawing paper. ink. pencil pen / brush (story of) Hymen(aeus)

Four studies of a seated boy, draughtsman: anonymous, Italy, 1500 - 1599, paper, h 203 mm × w 281 mm

Design for Sculpture 17th century Anonymous, Italian, 17th century Italian. Design for Sculpture. Anonymous, Italian, 17th century. 17th century. Pen and brown ink, brown wash. Drawings

Samson and the Lion (recto); Virgin Mary with Right Arm Extended (verso) 1600-1699 Italy. Black chalk (recto), and black chalk heightened with touches of white chalk (verso), on blue laid paper . Domenico Fiasella

Study magazine, among other things with a floating woman. Also composition studies and a head of a woman with her decoration. Page 37 From a sketchbook with 72 pages.

Studies of men and hand.

Maarten van Heemskerck (1498-1574), and forgive us (og forlade bone), 1571

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes / 'And this too'. 1810 - 1814. Red chalk on dark yellow laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Apollo, De Muzen and Mercurius, Lambert Lombard, 1516 - 1566 drawing paper. ink pen (story of) Apollo (Phoebus)

Hercules and the Girdle of Hippolyta, first quarter 1600. Filippo Napoletano (Italian, c. 1587-c. 1629). Graphite; squared in graphite; sheet: 29.9 x 19 cm (11 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.).

The torture of Saint Laurentius, draughtsman: Cristofano Allori, (attributed to), after 1616 - 1621, paper, h 216 mm × w 197 mm

Saint John the Baptist Baptizing the Multitude. Artist: Pellegrino Tibaldi (Italian, Puria di Valsolda 1527-1596 Milan). Dimensions: 9 5/16 x 12 11/16in. (23.7 x 32.3cm). Date: 1554-56.The drawing is a study for the lower half of a fresco on the left wall of the Poggi Chapel, representing 'Saint John The Baptist Baptizing the Multitudes' (San Giacomo Maggiore, Bologna), and probably dating between 1554 and 1556. The energetic tangle of lines of this drawing recalls the style of Taddeo Zuccaro, who, like Tibaldi, was active in Rome in the 1540s and 1550s. Like Tibaldi's imaginative frescoes for the Palazzo Poggi (for which see also the preparatory study for the figure of Aeolus in the Museum's collection: acc. no. 2007.127), the frescoes in the Poggi chapel had considerable influence on such Bolognese artists as Samacchini and Passarotti. Moreover, when Lodovico, Agostino, and Annibale Carracci founded their famous academy in Bologna - in which they sought to reform painting through a r

A Sleeping Man and Mother with Baby, Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Italian, 1762 - 1844, Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper, At left, a sleeping man with his feet toward the viewer. At right, the woman. Probably sketches for a rest during the flight to Egypt., Italy, 1780-1800, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Sketch of a sacrifice scene (). Draughtsman: Dionys van Nijmegen. Dating: 1715 - 1798. Measurements: h 318 mm × w 204 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Two Figures: Nude Youth on One Knee, Man Standing with Left Foot Raised. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century. Dimensions: 4-7/16 x 6 in. (11.2 x 15.2 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Brown ink drawing by Raffaello Santi depicting three men in combat or attack formation, emphasizing figures, posture, and action.

A chalk and feather sketch on brownish paper from an anonymous artist showing designs for a burial, including figures and ceremonial elements.

Satyrs Preparing for a Festival n.d. Claude Gillot French. Satyrs Preparing for a Festival 337198

Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes Artist's working dates 1648-1688 Italy. Pen and brown ink, with brown crayon, with touches of white chalk, on brown laid paper . Tintoretto

A Soldier on Horseback and Other Studies. Dimensions: Overall: 23.5 x 31.6 cm (9 1/4 x 12 7/16 in.) mount: 29.1 x 37.6 cm (11 7/16 x 14 13/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink and red chalk on laid paper, laid down on an old album sheet. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Antonio Tempesta.

Ink and feather drawing on bluish paper depicting a holy family with two founders, with white highlights and squared format. Upper corners show chalk wear, dated 1527.

Figure Studies: Two Standing and Two Seated Men 1609/10-1675 Micco Spadaro (Domenico Gargiulo) Italian. Figure Studies: Two Standing and Two Seated Men 338854

Drawing (Italy)

Red chalk drawing by Annibale Carracci depicting the mocking of Christ, emphasizing figures, gesture, and expression.

Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), Putti assisting Woman carve a Bust of a Soldier (early state), undated. Engraving.

Virtue Crowned by Honor 1670-76 Carlo Maratti Italian During the pontificate of Clement X Altieri (r. 1670-76), his family palace on the Piazza del Gesù in Rome was enlarged and redecorated. Carlo Maratti, a gifted draftsman and the leading baroque painter in Rome, was commissioned to paint the main room between 1674 and 1677, but only the fresco that fills the long, narrow central section of the vault of Palazzo Altieri was executed. The undecorated portions of the vault were to contain allegorical figures representing Religion, Faith, Divine Wisdom, and Evangelical Truth. Together with three other sheets in the Metropolitan Museum (inv. nos. 64.295.1, 66.137 and 66.53.3) the present study relates to the Altieri decoration and constitutes a preliminary sketch by Maratti for an Allegorical Virtue crowned by Honor. Maratti executed the figure on blue paper with a quick sketch in pen and ink, highlighted with white gouache, and developed this dynamic group on a second, highly-finished dr

Baccio Bandinelli, Italian (1488-1493-1560), Triumphal Procession, pen and brown ink on laid paper

Diogenes, Venetian Agostino, After Baccio Bandinelli, 1515 print Diogenes lies in the foreground, leaning against a tree. Next to him are a bowl and a jug. A city on a river in the background. Italy paper engraving (story of) Diogenes, the philosopher. resting - BB - out of doors. city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

A red chalk drawing with feather work and lavation showing the murder of Peter Martyr in a tree-filled landscape.

Prudentia and Justitia. Draughtsman: Carel Adolph Lion Cachet. Dating: 1874 - 1945. Measurements: h 279 mm × w 224 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

A drawing by Michelangelo Buonarroti depicting the upper body of a male with folded hands, including hand studies, executed in black chalk, brown wash, reddish accents, and white highlights, circa 1510-1511.

Design for a Fountain with Sea Horses and Triton Base, Basin, Dolphins and Tritons, Three Grotesque heads and Neptune ca. 1550 Battista Franco Italian. Design for a Fountain with Sea Horses and Triton Base, Basin, Dolphins and Tritons, Three Grotesque heads and Neptune 345018

A lead and chalk drawing by Franz Xaver Wagenschön showing a depiction of the most recent court scene, including figures in judicial context.

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes / 'Group of Women Fleeing from Soldiers'. 1810 - 1814. Red chalk on cream laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

A pencil drawing by Carle Vernet from 1796 depicting caricatures of two women in empirical costumes, emphasizing figure and attire details.

Sketches for the Judgement of Paris, Pen and ink on blue paper, From right to left: Athena sitting with her legs only partly visible. Juno standing beside a peacock. Venus and Cupid sitting. Another apparently sleeping figure is present., Italy, 1660-1680, ornament, Drawing, Drawing

Francesco Villamena (Attributed to) / 'Studies of Figures and Animals'. Late XVI - Último cuarto del siglo XVII century. Pencil, Grey-brown ink on brown paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Chalk drawing by Abraham Bloemaert of two figures in sliding postures, emphasizing movement and anatomy.

Amnon and Tamar. Dated: 1649. Dimensions: overall: 18.9 x 26.1 cm (7 7/16 x 10 1/4 in.). Medium: red chalk on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino.

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes / 'They make use of them'. 1810 - 1814. Pencil ground, Red chalk on ivory paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Figure Studies. Dimensions: overall: 17.9 x 17.8 cm (7 1/16 x 7 in.). Medium: graphite on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JOHN FLAXMAN.

José del Castillo / 'Death of Saint Cecilia'. Second half of the XVIII century. Red chalk on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

The baptism of Christ. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1600 - c. 1699. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 198 mm × w 304 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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