Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

Anonymous, Italian, 16th century — an unidentified draftsman and printmaker active in the Italian Renaissance tradition, working chiefly in pen and brown ink with brown wash over black and red chalk, and in engraving. The subjects gathered here range from figure studies after Raphael and Michelangelo to naval battles, galleys, landscapes, and ornamental designs. This collection holds seven sheets dated 1530, among them pen-and-wash drawings, an engraving, and a double-sided sheet with drawings on both recto and verso.

7 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)

Moses striking the Rock

1530–50 · Engraving

Naval Battle (recto); Forest with Angel (verso)

16th century · Pen and brown ink (recto); pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash (verso)

Roman Galley

16th century · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash

Design for a Decorative Vessel

16th century · Pen and light brown ink, brush and light brown wash, highlighted with white gouache

Three Heads after Michelangelo's Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel

16th century · Pen and brown ink

Design of Antique-Style Ornament ("Grotteschi")

16th century · Pen and brown ink, brush with gray and brown wash

Three Warriors after Raphael

n.d. · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black and red chalk, light brown and gray oil paint