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| Domenico Beccafumi Gaius Mucius Scaevola holding his hand in the fire 16th century Morgan Library |
Italian drawings from the 16th century, somehow preserved through the course of innumerable disasters and wars. In fact, many more have been lost than have been saved. This grim fact makes of each survivor an individual piece of divine providence. For the drapery studies below, Fra Bartolomeo is known to have soaked the fabric in diluted clay, then arranged the wet folds on mannequins.
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| Fra Bartolomeo Drapery study 16th century British Museum |
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| Fra Bartolomeo Drapery study 16th century British Museum |
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| Daniele da Volterra Kneeling figure from below 16th century Morgan Library |
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| Luca Cambiaso Volute with Griffin 16th century Prado |
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| Luca Cambiaso Volute with Harpie 16th century Prado |
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| Luca Cambiaso Winged Lion 16th century Prado |
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| Pietro Faccini Half-length figure from below 16th century Morgan Library |
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| attributed to Alberto Alberti Woman approaching an altar 16th century Morgan Library |
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| Andrea Boscoli Figure study 16th century Morgan Library |
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| Baccio Bandinelli Figures ca. 1519-25 Morgan Library |
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| Alessandro Casolani Figures running 16th century Morgan Library |
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| Domenico Campagnola Putti 16th century Morgan Library |
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| Domenico Campagnola Rocky landscape 16th century Morgan Library |