Collection

Our collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design dating from ancient times to today. 2,434 of these objects are on view in the museum now. 85,053 of them are available online. There are 1,817 recent acquisitions. All of our collection records are living documents. These records are frequently revised and enhanced.

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Paul César Helleu

Portrait of Madame Helleu (Alice Guérin)

Unknown Maker, Italian

Study of Seated Male Figure

Unknown Maker, Italian

Double-sided sheet: Recto: studies of skulls; Verso: studies of draperies

Achille Devéria

Head of a Woman; Verso: sketch of a figure

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Head of a Boy

Benedetto Luti

God Cursing Cain after the Murder of Abel

Jan Cossiers

Study of a Young Woman

Unknown Maker, French

Portrait of Achille de Silly Cômte de la Roche

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Landscape with Two Figures Sketching

Jacopo da Empoli

Figure Study

Antoine Coypel

Study for a Lunette - Figures Seated in Clouds

Antoine Coypel

Study for a Religious Painting

A black, red, and white chalk portrait of an aristocratic white woman gazing at the viewer. She has red flowers in her curly hair, a neck ruff, and pearl earrings.

Ottavio Leoni

Portrait of the Signora Licinia Leni Marchesa Martinenghi

Red, white, and black chalk roundel-shaped portrait of a white woman with blue eyes wearing a white cloth head covering. She is in three-quarter view, looking directly at the viewer.

Gérard de Lairesse

Portrait of a Woman Probably Marie Salme, the Artist’s Wife

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Study after Alessandro Vittoria's Bust of Giulio Contarini

A brown ink and wash depicting three female allegories. From left to right: Charity breastfeeding an infant, Justice holding a sword, and Prudence pointing to a mirror.

Elisabetta Sirani

Study for Allegory of Justice Charity, and Prudence

A highly realistic yet surreal drawing of a young, male-presenting figure. Looking into the distance with a neutral expression, their hand appears to reach out of the frame.

Claudio Bravo

Portrait of a Young Man

Hubert Robert

Landscape. Tomb and Turreted Archway

A sheet with various pen and ink study drawings. At left is a nude Hercules. At right are various annotations and sketches, including of a man wearing a plumed helmet.

Giovanni Battista Bertani

Double-Sided Sheet: Study for Hercules Victorious over the Hydra (recto); Study of Hercules a Roman Soldier’s Head, and Ornament (verso)

A red chalk drawing of a woman sitting on a cane and wood chair. She wears an 18th century gown and looks to the right side of the drawing, smiling.

Louis Rolland Trinquesse

Seated Woman