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Three Virtues (Temperance, Hope, and Fortitude or Justice) and Studies of a Seated Man, Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni) Italian, Metalpoint, touches of brush and brown wash, heightened with white (partially oxidized in the figure at the lower left), on reddish violet prepared paper. Some lines retraced in pen and brown ink at a later date., Italian, Florence — Three Virtues (Temperance, Hope, and Fortitude or Justice) and Studies of a Seated Man
Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni)
ca. 1420

Compositional Sketches for the Virgin Adoring the Christ Child, with and without the Infant St. John the Baptist; Diagram of a Perspectival Projection (recto); Slight Doodles (verso), Leonardo da Vinci Italian, Silverpoint, partly reworked by the artist with pen and dark brown ink on pink prepared paper; lines ruled with metalpoint (recto); pen and brown ink (verso) — Compositional Sketches for the Virgin Adoring the Christ Child, with and without the Infant St. John the Baptist; Diagram of a Perspectival Projection (recto); Slight Doodles (verso)
Leonardo da Vinci
1480–85

Portrait of Alain de Coëtivy (1407–1474), Jean Fouquet French, Metalpoint, black chalk on white prepared paper — Portrait of Alain de Coëtivy (1407–1474)
Jean Fouquet
ca. 1451–55

Portrait of a woman as a shepherdess, Crispijn de Passe the Younger Dutch, Metalpoint on prepared parchment (tafelet), inset into a nineteenth-century painted mount — Portrait of a woman as a shepherdess
Crispijn de Passe the Younger
1635-40

A Fisher Girl on Beach (Sketch for Illustration of "The Incoming Tide"), Winslow Homer American, Metalpoint (?) and crayon on white wove paper, American — A Fisher Girl on Beach (Sketch for Illustration of "The Incoming Tide")
Winslow Homer
1876

A Gazelle in Profile, Moving Toward the Right

Michelino da Besozzo (Michelino de Mulinari)

early 15th century

Head of a Man Wearing a Cap, Domenico Ghirlandaio (Domenico Bigordi) Italian, Metalpoint, heightened with brush and white, on reddish orange prepared paper. — Head of a Man Wearing a Cap
Domenico Ghirlandaio (Domenico Bigordi)
ca. 1495–1505

Head of a Young Woman

Lorenzo di Credi (Lorenzo d'Andrea d'Oderigo)

late 15th–early 16th century

Mother and Child, Pavel Tchelitchew American, born Russia, Metalpoint on board prepared with white ground — Mother and Child
Pavel Tchelitchew
1938

Female Nude, Otto Dix German, Metalpoint on paper prepared with white ground — Female Nude
Otto Dix
1933

Single Flower, Joseph Stella American, Crayon and metalpoint on prepared paper — Single Flower
Joseph Stella
1919

Studies of Saint John the Baptist, Copy after Rogier van der Weyden Flemish, Metalpoint on gray prepared paper, Flemish — Studies of Saint John the Baptist
Copy after Rogier van der Weyden
after 1455

The Flagellation, Italian, Veneto, Metalpoint, brush and gray wash, touches of white, on gray prepared paper, Italian (Veneto) — The Flagellation
Italian, Veneto
early 16th century

Two Studies of a Standing Youth in Quattrocento Clothing (recto); a cardinal's hat on a fragmentary coat of arms with a griffin (the arms of the city of Perugia) (verso), Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) Italian, Metalpoint on pinkish prepared paper; retouched by a later hand in pencil, particularly the figure at the right (recto); black chalk, over dots obtained by the pouncing of a model; partly retouched with brush and brown ink (verso) — Two Studies of a Standing Youth in Quattrocento Clothing (recto); a cardinal's hat on a fragmentary coat of arms with a griffin (the arms of the city of Perugia) (verso)
Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci)
ca. 1504

Five Nude Infants in Various Poses, Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) Italian, Metalpoint, traces of charcoal or black chalk, on pale pinkish gray prepared paper. — Five Nude Infants in Various Poses
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
ca. 1500

A Kneeling Man in Fifteenth-Century Costume (recto); a small, fragmentary sketch of a recumbant boy, probably by a later hand (verso), Pinturicchio Italian, Metalpoint, heightened with white, reworked with the point of the brush and gray ink, on gray prepared paper. — A Kneeling Man in Fifteenth-Century Costume (recto); a small, fragmentary sketch of a recumbant boy, probably by a later hand (verso)
Pinturicchio
ca. 1509

Portrait of a Young Woman, Pier Francesco Foschi (Pier Francesco Toschi) Florence, Metalpoint, touches of red chalk, on gray prepared paper. — Portrait of a Young Woman
Pier Francesco Foschi (Pier Francesco Toschi)
1520–39

Bust of a Young Woman, Piero di Cosimo (Piero di Lorenzo di Piero d'Antonio) Italian, Metalpoint, highlighted with white gouache, on blue-gray prepared paper — Bust of a Young Woman
Piero di Cosimo (Piero di Lorenzo di Piero d'Antonio)
ca. 1495

Head of a Man, Alphonse Legros French and British, Metalpoint on white prepared paper — Head of a Man
Alphonse Legros
1837–1911

Studies of Hands, Alphonse Legros French and British, Metalpoint on prepared paper — Studies of Hands
Alphonse Legros
1880–92

Figures from "The Deluge" of Michelangelo, Alphonse Legros French and British, Metalpoint — Figures from "The Deluge" of Michelangelo
Alphonse Legros
Michelangelo Buonarroti
1837–1911

Torso of the Belvedere, Alphonse Legros French and British, Metalpoint on white paper — Torso of the Belvedere
Alphonse Legros
1837–1911

Torso of the Belvedere, Alphonse Legros French and British, Metalpoint — Torso of the Belvedere
Alphonse Legros
1837–1911

Saint Leonard and Four Episodes from His Life, Francesco di Paolo da Montereale Italian, Metalpoint, brush and pale brown wash, highlighted with cream gouache, over incised compass and ruler constructions, on gray-brownish prepared paper — Saint Leonard and Four Episodes from His Life
Francesco di Paolo da Montereale
ca. 1500–10

Head of a Boy, Master of the Legend of Saint Ursula Netherlandish, Metalpoint — Head of a Boy
Master of the Legend of Saint Ursula
15th century

Studies of ten (?) heads and two ears (recto); Studies of three figures and a head (verso), Gerard David Netherlandish, Metalpoint on prepared paper; verso: black chalk — Studies of ten (?) heads and two ears (recto); Studies of three figures and a head (verso)
Gerard David
ca. 1498

The Good Thief, Anonymous, Italian, Ferrarese, 15th century Italian, Metalpoint, charcoal, highlighted with white gouache — The Good Thief
Anonymous, Italian, Ferrarese, 15th century
1470–80

Standing Youth with Hands Behind His Back, and a Seated Youth Reading (recto); Two Studies of Hands (verso), Filippino Lippi Italian, Metalpoint, highlighted with white gouache, on pink prepared paper (recto); metalpoint, on pink prepared paper (verso) — Standing Youth with Hands Behind His Back, and a Seated Youth Reading (recto); Two Studies of Hands (verso)
Filippino Lippi
1457/58–1504

Standing Male Figure, Filippino Lippi Italian, Soft metalpoint, highlighted with white gouache (some touches of black chalk probably added by later hand) — Standing Male Figure
Filippino Lippi
ca. 1480

Perspectival Cross-Section of a Venetian Palace, Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc French, Pen and gray ink, brush and light wash, metal point framing lines, with small spatters of brown wash — Perspectival Cross-Section of a Venetian Palace
Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc
1830–79

Fragment of Ornamental Drawing after the Antique; Half-harpy with Acanthus Rinceaux, Andrés de Melgar Spanish, Pen and brown ink, brush with gray wash, over metalpoint — Fragment of Ornamental Drawing after the Antique; Half-harpy with Acanthus Rinceaux
Andrés de Melgar
ca. 1545–60

Frieze with Acanthus Rinceau with Grotesques, Anonymous, Italian, second half of the 16th century Italian, Pen and black ink with traces of metalpoint and red chalk — Frieze with Acanthus Rinceau with Grotesques
Anonymous, Italian, second half of the 16th century
16th century

Study of a Kneeling Youth and of the Head of Another, Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) Italian, Metalpoint on pale pink-beige prepared paper — Study of a Kneeling Youth and of the Head of Another
Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci)
1500

Heads of Two Saints, Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) ? Italian, Metalpoint, reworked with brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, on beige prepared paper — Heads of Two Saints
Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci)
1495–1510

Head of a Man, Alphonse Legros French and British, Metalpoint on white prepared paper — Head of a Man
Alphonse Legros
1837–1911

Study of a Figure, Alphonse Legros French and British, Metalpoint — Study of a Figure
Alphonse Legros
1888

Study of a Figure, Alphonse Legros French and British, Metalpoint on blue washed paper — Study of a Figure
Alphonse Legros
1837–1911

Head of an Irish Girl, Alphonse Legros French and British, Metalpoint on white paper — Head of an Irish Girl
Alphonse Legros
1888

Design for a Cassone, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century Italian, Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, over traces of metalpoint ruled lines — Design for a Cassone
Anonymous, Italian, 16th century
early 16th century

Beggar Walking on a Crutch, Andries Both Dutch, Metalpoint on prepared paper — Beggar Walking on a Crutch
Andries Both
ca. 1632