Historical Figure Studies

Drawings illustrating biblical and mythological figures, with emphasis on gestures and emotional expressions in various art styles.

Half figure with outstretched arm, draughtsman: anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1650 - c. 1750, paper, h 264 mm × w 189 mm

Anthonis van Dyck brown ink and black chalk drawing on gray-brown paper depicting Maria with child and putti, with St. Dominikus extending a rosary, showing figures, gestures, and devotional elements.

Brown ink over pencil drawing by Bartolomeo Altomonte depicting Loth and his daughters, showing figures, gestures, and compositional arrangement, circa 1720.

Venus and the Dead Adonis (recto); Sketches of Venus and the Dead Adonis; several sketches of kneeling and standing figures (verso) 1696-1770 Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century Italian. Venus and the Dead Adonis (recto); Sketches of Venus and the Dead Adonis; several sketches of kneeling and standing figures (verso) 339755

Virgin of the Immaculate Conception Seated on Clouds, Supported by Four Angels 1700-1750 Attributed to Pedro Duque Cornejo For the attribution of this drawing to the sculptor Pedro Duque Cornejo, see M. García Luque, 'Dibujos de Duque Cornejo en el Álbum Jaffe (I): la colección del Metropolitan Museum of Art, Philiostrato. Revista de Historia y Arte, no. 3, 2018, cat.no. 14. Virgin of the Immaculate Conception Seated on Clouds, Supported by Four Angels 336547

Drawing, Woman in Classical Dress; Italy; pen and ink on paper

Soldier between H. Michaël and the Devil, Dirck Pietersz. Crabeth, 1550 - 1574 drawing Saint Michaël holds a flaming sword and the devil can be seen in the flames of hell. God the Father appears in the clouds. Design for a glass window. paper. ink. chalk pen the Christian knight, 'Miles Christianus'. the Archangel Michael (often in armour with sword or lance). Death as skeleton. human-shaped devil

Red chalk drawing by Leopold Layer depicting Saint Augustine seeing the Madonna in the clouds, showing figures, gesture, and compositional arrangement.

A cheerful brasp. Design for a book illustration.

An Outdoor Luncheon Anonymous, French, 18th century French 18th century This chalk study appears to be an artist's first idea for a scene of outdoor merriment. An elegant party gathers around a table while servants offer trays of food and drink. Such subjects were popular in the rococo era when French artists from Antoine Watteau to Jean Honoré Fragonard produced scenes of galantry set in lush landscapes. View more. An Outdoor Luncheon. Anonymous, French, 18th century. 18th century. Black and red chalk with stumping. Drawings

Half figure with outstretched arm, draughtsman: anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1650 - c. 1750, paper, h 264 mm × w 189 mm

Standing male figure wearing himation, Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 -1770, d. 1773, Red chalk on paper, Standing male figure wearing a himation that covers his left shoulder and body from the chest down. He wears a headress and looks down to the right., France, ca. 1759-70, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Mascarille, sitting, repeating the headline, Mascarille sitting Design for the illustration of 'Les Précieuses Ridicules' from the 1734 edition of Molière's works (vol. I, p. 247) (series title)., draughtsman: François Boucher, 1713 - 1734, paper, h 255 mm × w 168 mm

Studies of a Blacksmith and a Horse's Head with Sketches of Other Figures and a Rabbit. Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault; French, 1791-1824. Date: 1813-1814. Dimensions: 232 × 174 mm. Graphite with black crayon, on cream wove paper, perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

A Mother with Her Child in Her Arms Flying upon the Ramparts of a City in Flames, George Romney, 1734-1802, British, undated, Brown ink and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper, Sheet: 19 1/2 x 16 inches (49.5 x 40.6 cm), arms, baby, child, children, city, dress, figure study, fire, flames, horse (animal), kerchief, man, mother, ramparts, religious and mythological subject, smoke, woman

John Flaxman, Sheet of Studies (recto and verso) Sheet of Studies recto and verso

A pencil drawing by Josef Danhauser depicting a study of Cleopatra, with added lettering in pencil and colored pencil, focusing on posture and facial features.

Rijn, Rembrandt van, The trolley, A young man, sitting and standing, verso lower left, print, prints, height 195 mm, width 128 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1644 - 1648, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, plate tone, Work conception, after own design by

Design for a sculpture, Study for a statue of Diana, draughtsman: Cornelis Schut (I), (possibly), 1607 - 1655, paper, h 172 mm × w 104 mm

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist. Colour etching after G.F.M. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.

Floating woman, a sitting naked man and putti. Page 47 from a sketchbook with 72 pages.

Madonna and Child with Saint, c. 1750-1760. Date/Period: Ca. 1750-1760. Pen and brown ink, brown-gray wash, over preparatory sketch in red chalk. Author: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

Charles Mellin (1601-1649); Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665), allegorical woman figure, sitting on clouds, 1600 - 1649

Depiction of Cimon and Ifigia by Abraham Bloemaert, executed in black chalk with gray-brown laved areas in 1649, showing figures, gestures, and classical composition.

The Attributes of the Virgin after 1780 Ramón Bayeu y Subías The print is one of a pair that is based on oil studies for frescoes in the apse over the presbytery of the Queen's Oratorio int he Palace at Aranjuez by the artist's brother Francisco from around 1778. The prints show the clear influence of Tiepolo, but the lightness of the technique is also remarkably close to Goya's early etchings from slightly earlier.See José L. Morales y Marín, Francisco Bayeu, vida y obra, Zaragoza, 1995, no. 132; Mark McDonald, Renaissance to Goya: Prints and Drawings from Spain, London 2010, p. 214; Elena Páez Ríos, Repertorio de grabados españoles en la Biblioteca Nacional, 3 vols. Madrid, 1981-83, no. 230-14; Jesusa Vega, Museo del Prado. Catálogo de estampas, Madrid, 1992, no. 34.. The Attributes of the Virgin. Ramón Bayeu y Subías (Spanish, Zaragoza 1744-1793 Aranjuez). after 1780. Etching. Prints

Mary Magdalene washing the feet of Christ 1775 Giuseppe Canale. Mary Magdalene washing the feet of Christ. Etchings after Raphael, Parmigianino, Reni and other masters. Giuseppe Canale (Italian, Rome 1725-1802 Dresden). 1775. Etching. John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720-1804 London). Prints

Woman with children in a landscape, Jan Miel, 1610 - 1663 drawing Woman with three children in a landscape. In a vague environment, a mother sits next to a standing child and a goat; On the right are two older children, whose youngsters hold a bowl of grapes, while a dog jumps against him. paper. chalk brush dog. goat. mother and baby or young child. girl (child between toddler and youth). boy (child between toddler and youth)

Love couple with two putti, c. 1650 - c. 1799 A woman with bare torso is located under a canopy and leans against a man. In addition to the figures, two putti, one of which is on a dog. Page 69 from a sketchbook with 72 pages. Italy (possibly) paper. ink pen / brush couple of lovers. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Bliżej Kultury Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Vienna (1882 1901)

Studies for an Education of the Virgin: Saint Anne Teaching the Virgin to Read. Artist: Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, Belluno 1659-1734 Venice). Dimensions: 9 7/16 x 6 1/2in. (23.9 x 16.5cm). Date: 1659-1734. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Study for God the Father 1655-1665 France. Red chalk on ivory laid paper . Guillaume Courtois

Maarten van Heemskerck (1498-1574), Maria BeBudelse, 1540s

Victimes d'incendie par des chemineaux , Fires, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Shepherd and shepherdess.

Detailed architectural study by Rudolf Weyr showing building structures, facades, proportions, and design elements on paper.

Print, Plate, from Le Jugement Universal; After Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475-1564); etching on paper; 1896-31-92-5

Figures Carrying a Fainting (or Dead) Woman 17th century Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century Italian. Figures Carrying a Fainting (or Dead) Woman 340012

Design for a Chimney Place and Study of a Nude Female Figure. n.d. Anonymous, Flemish, 17th century Flemish. Design for a Chimney Place and Study of a Nude Female Figure. 348032

A collection of figure studies by Rudolf Weyr exploring posture, anatomy, and human forms in various poses.

Figuren in Toga, 1658 - 1728 Page 31 Recto from a sketchbook with 33 sheets. paper. ink. pencil. chalk pen standing figure. arm stretched sidewards - AA - both arms or hands

Design for a book illustration, Unconscious man being worn, draughtsman: Herman Frederik Carel ten Kate, 1832 - 1891, paper, brush, h 76 mm × w 56 mm

Samson fighting with the lion, Peter Paul Rubens, 1587 - 1640, draughtsman: Peter Paul Rubens, 1587 - 1640, paper, h 256 mm × w 348 mm

Filippino Lippi, Italian (1457-1504), Two Draped Women Standing on Either Side of a Herm, 1488-1493, metalpoint heightened with white on light green-prepared paper

Pencil drawing by Josef Danhauser, circa 1840, showing a scene representing love with human figures in interaction, emphasizing gesture and posture.

Susanna en de Ouderlingen, Giovanni Battista Mola, After Annibale Carracci, 1598 - 1665 print Susanna sitting at a fountain. She is grasped by two old men who are in danger of indicating her on accusation of adultery if she opposes them. Italy paper etching Susanna bathing, usually in or near a fountain and sometimes accompanied by two female servants

Study of a meeting of people (p. 56 from album). Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875). Study of a meeting of people (p. 56 from album). Drawing between 1870 and 1875.

Drawing, Studies for a Kneeling Monk; Italy; red and white chalk on blue paper; 41 x 26.5 cm (16 1/8 x 10 7/16 in.)

The Fugitive. McCloy, William Asby. 1936. Prints. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division. African Americans

Black chalk drawing with reddish tones by Ignaz Unterberger depicting a gravestone or tomb (Grabmal), showing structural and figurative details.

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist. Tommaso Manzuoli, called Maso da San Friano, after; Italian, 1531-1571. Date: 1551-1571. Dimensions: 310 x 199 mm. Black chalk on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory laid card. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

St. Thomas the Apostle, for the Church of St. Vaast in Arras 1832 Alexandre Denis Abel de Pujol French. St. Thomas the Apostle, for the Church of St. Vaast in Arras 334691

Chalk drawing on gray paper by an anonymous artist depicting Mary and Elisabeth with children, with white highlights, emphasizing figures and composition.

Francesco Solimenas chalk drawing before 1700 depicts an angel accompanying a bearded saint seated on a slope, with upper corners chalked off.

The Nativity with God the Father and Angels. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione; Italian, 1609-1664. Date: 1645-1649. Dimensions: 295 x 207 mm (plate); 335 x 244 mm (sheet). Etching on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Red chalk drawing by Jacob de Wit depicting a Bacchanal with a female follower of Bacchus squeezing a grape over a small goat rider.

Paysage avec un garçon grimpé sur un arbre, dite 'Le dénicheur d'oiseaux.' , Trees, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Half-Length Figure of a Magus; verso, A Seated Ruler Half-Length Carrying a Scepter; Giovanni Antonio Guardi (Italian, 1699 - 1760); 1750 - 1760; Red chalk, lower left corner made up; 25.7 × 18.7 cm (10 1,8 × 7 3,8 in.)

Sketch of two standing men.

Flying Angel and Other Figures. Date/Period: From 1661 until 1666. Drawing. Red chalk on paper. Author: Mattia Preti.

A set of figure studies by Rudolf Weyr exploring human anatomy, posture, and proportion in various poses.

A pencil sketch by Albert Schindler showing an angel playing music, including wings, instrument, and figure details.

Paysage avec un garçon grimpé sur un arbre, dite 'Le dénicheur d'oiseaux.' , Trees, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Woman with Putto 1591-1666 Italy. Pen wash on cream laid paper . Guercino

Wisdom reveals False. Draughtsman: Elias van Nijmegen. Dating: 1677 - 1755. Measurements: h 325 mm × w 204 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Three women in hats with trains viewed half length, a fourth figure partially sketched. Watson, Stewart, active 1843-1847. 1840. Watson, Stewart, active 1843-1847. Drawings. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , Italy, Grand tours (Education), Hats, Women , Clothing & dress

Portrait of the son of Jan De Bray, Jan De Bray, 1661 drawing The son of Jan de Bray at the age of 4, sitting. paper. graphite (mineral)

Diaz de la Pena, Narcissus (n.1807-08-20-D.1876-11-18), sketch for a composition with several characters (main title). Graphite pencil on paper. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Anonymous / 'The Presentation in the Temple'. XVI century. Wash, Pencil ground, Grey ink, Grey-brown ink on yellow paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Le Printemps , Spring, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Maria with Kind and H. Johannes, Claude Lorrain, 1635 - 1645 drawing paper. chalk Madonna (i.e. Mary with the Christ-child) accompanied or surrounded by others. John the Baptist as child ~ Madonna-representations (N.B. secondary notation only)

An etching and aquatint by Johann Adam von Bartsch depicting John the Evangelist on Patmos recording the Revelation, showing religious figures, setting, and symbolic elements, created in 1782.

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Mythological Composition with Chronos and Harpies (recto) Mythological Composition with Chronos and Harpies recto

Young man has his shoes clean, Anonymous, 1740 - 1760 drawing A young man with a stitch and swags brush his shoes; Next to the cleaner a standing child, above it a repeat of the figure of the nobleman. paper. chalk shoes, sandals (+ men's clothes)

Bliżej Kultury Lebas, Michel Olivier (1783 1843), Landon, Charles Paul (1760 1826), Crayer, Gaspar de (1582 1669)

Anonymous 16th-century drawing showing the Madonna with child on clouds, worshiped by three monastic figures and a nun below, executed in chalk with gray lavated brush and white highlights on reddish primed paper.

The Crucifixion n.d. After Albrecht Dürer German. The Crucifixion 391344

Two angels standing at the pedestal, on which the lift si Putta; Non-wise wagon, Bartolozzi, Francesco (1727-1815), Guercino (1591-1666); around 1750 (1745-00-00-1755-00-00);Bartolozzi, Francesco (1727-1815), Smolikowski, Seweryn (1850-1920)-collection, Smolikowski, Seweryn Karol (1809-1897), Angels (iconogr.), Dar (provenance), Italian drawings

A coal drawing by Rudolf Weyr depicting a relief with a medallion, focusing on detail, texture, and compositional balance.

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), Two Draft Apostle Andreas and a Study to Melchisedek, About 1616

A Female Figure Seated on an Entablature, Holding a Distaff, c. 1700/1710, black chalk on laid paper, sheet: 29.1 × 20.8 cm (11 7/16 × 8 3/16 in.), Lorenzo De Ferrari (artist) Italian, 1680 - 1744

Seated Bishop Holding a Book ca. 1600 Attributed to Jacopo Palma the Younger Italian. Seated Bishop Holding a Book 340082

Under a cloth sitting man receives three soldiers (in box with 43 drawings). .

Various figures including Roman soldiers, and partially draped male and female nudes. Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640. Prints. 1773. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Anatomy, Artistic, Nudes, Soldiers , Roman+

The Agony in the Garden. Artist: Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798-1863 Paris). Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (13.4 x 19.4 cm). Date: 1823-1824. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design for the Decoration of a Pilaster (recto); Putti with Trophies and Seated Figure with Child (verso). Artist: Attributed to Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone (Giovanni Antonio de Sacchis) (Italian, Pordenone 1483-1539 Ferrara). Dimensions: 12 13/16 x 8 3/16in. (32.5 x 20.8cm). Date: ca. 1529. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The French Bed, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1646 print paper counterproof / counterproof / etching / drypoint

Attributed to Henry Tresham, Psyche Giving Her Coin to Charon, 1796 Psyche Giving Her Coin to Charon

Vertumnus and Pomona, draughtsman: anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1600 - c. 1699, paper, h 144 mm × w 283 mm

Draft by Battista da Sangallo showing the statue of Psyche and a fountain, executed in feather with light brown ink.

Study magazine with women's figure in 19th century costume, and other figures ..

Saint Francis Reading. Artist: Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (German, Weimar 1712-1774 Dresden). Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (26 x 19.4 cm). Date: 1747. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design for a Ceiling showing the Virgin, Catherine, and Agnes early to mid-18th century Matthais Wolcker German. Design for a Ceiling showing the Virgin, Catherine, and Agnes 335690

Sitting young woman with a naked child on his lap, Cristofano Gherardi, 1518 - 1556 drawing paper. ink. chalk pen

Family piece, Caspar Netscher (possibly), 1649 - 1684, draughtsman: Caspar Netscher, (possibly), 1649 - 1684, paper, h 533 mm × w 420 mm

Boot -rich landscape with a house and figures at a lake, 1841 - 1853 Page 55 Recto from a sketchbook with 87 sheets. paper. pencil landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage). landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone). trees. rural housing, e.g. country-house, villa, cottage

Three fighting tritons and a Neria, Salvator Rosa, c. 1660 - c. 1661 print Three tritons in fight on the water. One of them pulls the hair of another. On the left a triton with a nereite in his arms. Italy paper etching / drypoint triton(s). Nereids, daughters of Nereus; sea-nymphs. fighting

Banderol with Cherubies, Anonymous, 1600 - 1800 drawing A banderole with palm branches and two cherubs. paper. ink pen ribbon, scroll, banderole ~ ornament. cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings

Venus in Cupid.

Four allegorical representations of architecture, mechanics, mathematics, and chemistry by Joseph Klieber, executed in pencil, showing figures, symbols, and compositional layout.

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