National Library of France
National Library of France: Renaissance Drawings
This exhibition of drawings from the Renaissance contains numerous examples of figurative, architectural, and decorative subjects. Short explanatory notes provide the historical and artistic context of similarly themed works. A useful...
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Web Gallery of Art: Landscape With Farmyard and Figure Drawing Water From Well
An image of "Landscape with Farmyard and Figure Drawing Water from Well", created by Cornelis Gerritsz Deckerz (Oil on canvas, 84 x 107 cm).
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Da Vinci's Anatomical Drawings
The Geneva Foundation for Medical Education displays a collection of Leonardo's sketches and studies of the human body, internal organs, bones, and an infant in utero. An excellent site for comparing the characteristics of art and...
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Web Gallery of Art: Costume Drawing for a Female Figure With Torch
An image of "Costume drawing for a female figure with torch", created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1585 (Pen, blue wash on white paper, 303 x 205 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Costume Drawing of a Female Figure With Torch
An image of "Costume drawing of a female figure with torch", created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1585 (Pen, blue wash on white paper, 305 x 204 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Costume Drawing for a Male Figure With Torch
An image of "Costume drawing for a male figure with torch", created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1585 (Pen, blue wash on white paper, 314 x 203 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Costume Drawing for a Male Figure With Stave
An image of "Costume drawing for a male figure with stave", created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1585 (Pen, blue wash on white paper, 314 x 211 mm).
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Figure Skater
Cartoon drawing of figure skater Michelle Kwan.
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Web Gallery of Art: Hermaphrodite Figure
An image of "Hermaphrodite Figure", created by Jacopo Pontormo from 1538-43 (Drawing).
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Web Gallery of Art: Study of David and Two Figures
An image of "Study of David and Two Figures", created by Fra Carnevale during the 1450's (Drawing).
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Web Gallery of Art: Two Male Figures After Giotto (Recto)
An image of "Two Male Figures after Giotto (recto)", created by Michelangelo Buonarroti from 1490-92 (Pen and gray and brown ink over traces of drawing in stylus, 317 x 204 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Two Male Figures Looking in a Mirror and a Putto
An image of "Two Male Figures Looking in a Mirror and a Putto", created by Jacopo Pontormo from 1515-20 (Black chalk heightened with white on gray-green prepared paper, 422 x 272 mm).
University of Chicago
Ancient Egyptian Images
Scroll through five images of Egyptian art. Includes photography images and line drawings.
National Library of France
National Library of France: Face to Face
This portrait gallery of diverse approaches to representing the face and the human figure is rich in style and technique. A useful resource for comparing and contrasting how different artists figure out what makes portraiture interesting.