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Sharing public domain works from the Drawings department of Cleveland Museum of Art.
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The Jockey https://clevelandart.org/art/1927.301
A study made for a larger racetrack composition rendered in pastel, Degas’s Jockey shows the attention that the artist lavished on perfecting the positions of the horse’s legs, hoofs, jaw straining against the bit, and the swish of the tail.
December 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Head of a Girl https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.132
Head of a Girl
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Knitting in the Library (recto) https://clevelandart.org/art/1941.85.a
In this working drawing for the softground etching and aquatint of the same title, Cassatt portrays her mother in a quiet moment of concentration with her handwork. Freely drawn, the study was used to block out main areas of light and dark with strong diagonal shading in graphite. Cassatt's skillful arrangement of forms may be found in the contrast between the curving lines of the figure and the armchair with the verticals and horizontals of the flanking bookcase. Cassatt's mother, Katherine Kelso Cassatt, had received a Continental education, spoke fluent French, and was extremely well read. She oversaw the rigorous education of her children and supported Cassatt's artistic career, living abroad with her daughter and often serving as a model.
December 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Studies of Female Nudes https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.399
Studies of Female Nudes
December 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Rendering for Interior Design https://clevelandart.org/art/1981.1062
Rendering for Interior Design
December 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Verona Sketchbook: Female right arm and hand (page 44) https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.223.rr
Verona Sketchbook: Female right arm and hand (page 44)
December 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Duel after the Masked Ball (recto); Head of a Woman (verso) https://clevelandart.org/art/1983.95
Duel after the Masked Ball (recto); Head of a Woman (verso)
December 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Leaping Trout https://clevelandart.org/art/1973.142
In 1886 Homer and his brother Charles were among a group of 20 charter members of the North Woods Club, a private hunting and fishing preserve along the shore of Mink Lake in upstate New York. Homer produced oils and watercolors of Adirondack subjects, and this drawing belongs to a series depicting leaping trout. Although scenes of trout fishing were common in English and American art of the period, Homer dramatically reconfigured the genre by adopting the viewpoint of a fish, thus intensifying the visual and emotional drama of the scene.
December 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Landscape with Cattle https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.675.a
Landscape with Cattle
December 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Head of a Man https://clevelandart.org/art/2008.400
Head of a Man
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Interior View https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.294
Interior View
December 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Verona Sketchbook: Study of feet (page 53) https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.223.aaa
Verona Sketchbook: Study of feet (page 53)
December 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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View of a Castle (recto) https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.277.a
Huber's mastery is evident throughout this early drawing, from the meandering, apparently casual lines describing the contours of the earth to the careful, hooked strokes capturing the lushness of summer foliage. Despite the appearance of spontaneity and realism, the artist carefully composed the scene. The subject has not been specifically identified.
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Jacob and Laban with Rachel and Leah (recto) Sketch of Two Men and Other Various Figures (verso) https://clevelandart.org/art/1939.666
Jacob and Laban with Rachel and Leah (recto) Sketch of Two Men and Other Various Figures (verso)
December 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Woman in a Blue Dress (recto); War Encampment Scene (verso) https://clevelandart.org/art/1933.417
Woman in a Blue Dress (recto); War Encampment Scene (verso)
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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The Shepherdess https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.123
The Shepherdess
December 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Verona Sketchbook: Right arm and hand (page 95) https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.223.qqqq
Verona Sketchbook: Right arm and hand (page 95)
December 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Landscape with Castle and Shepherds https://clevelandart.org/art/1994.112
This landscape illustrates the sublime beauty of nature, a Romantic concept, but it also reflects the importance of classical training in Rome. Throughout the 19th century, artists flocked to Italy to study classical ruins and themes, as well as landscapes. Here, the castle evokes Northern Italian fortresses, and in the tradition of other French artists traveling to Rome, Michallon imbued his rendering of the Alps with great emotion.
November 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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The Kiss of Peace and Justice https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.216
The Kiss of Peace and Justice
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Five Figure Studies https://clevelandart.org/art/1958.300.b
Five Figure Studies
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Album with Views of Rome and Surroundings, Landscape Studies, page 28a: "Ostia" https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.13.hh
Album with Views of Rome and Surroundings, Landscape Studies, page 28a: "Ostia"
November 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Canterbury Cathedral (recto) https://clevelandart.org/art/1938.65.a
Late in 1886, Hassam and his wife departed his native Boston for France, spending the next three years abroad. His work of this period reflected his burgeoning interest in French Impressionism; he increasingly used broken brushstrokes and a lighter palette. Rather than being labeled an American Impressionist, however, Hassam preferred to identify himself as a painter of "light and air." An early morning rosy sky illuminates this distant view of Canterbury Cathedral, one of several watercolors of the English city.
November 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Shipping on a Rough Sea https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.139
Shipping on a Rough Sea
November 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Sheet of Satirical Studies (Amorini Riding Phalli) https://clevelandart.org/art/2009.154
This outrageous and comical sheet stands out as one of the few existing examples of Rosa's representation of bawdy material. While Rosa was not interested in lewd imagery for vulgarity's sake, he certainly enjoyed intellectual jokes that advertised his erudite knowledge. The grotesque face at the right, and the cupids that ride the almost-elephantine phalli at center reference Classical and Renaissance motifs. Heads composed of objects-particularly the famous Testa di Cazzi ("head of penises")-were frequently used as decoration on Renaissance maiolica ceramics. This kind of imagery- like the museum's witchcraft paintings-would have been understood by 17th-century audiences as more than just grotesquerie. The exaggerated and lampooning qualities of this drawing both reference and parody these famous artistic traditions, showing how Rosa frequently used satirical humor to establish his identity as a sharp and sophisticated artist.
November 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Album with Views of Rome and Surroundings, Landscape Studies, page 08b and 09 a: Panoramic view of Rome https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.13.k
Album with Views of Rome and Surroundings, Landscape Studies, page 08b and 09 a: Panoramic view of Rome
November 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM