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| Andrea Sacchi Study for Aurora |
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| Unknown Roman artist Viictory of Godfrey de Bouillon (detail) |
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| Guercino Angel of the Annunciation |
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| Sebastiano del Piombo God the Father |
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| Gian Lorenzo Bernini Design for a Looking-glass for the Queen of Sweden |
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| Perino del Vaga Abduction of Oreithyia by Boreas |
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| Michelangelo Anselmi St. Anselm Appears to Abbott Helsin |
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| Palma Giovane Design for Altarpiece |
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| Pietro da Cortona Angels Surrounding Earth |
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| Guido Reni Phaethon |
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| Parmigianino Pegasus & Muse |
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| Carlo Maratta Lion of San Marco |
Lions, horses, angels, saints and God the Father – all carrying on a life in the sky (some with wings, some without) and all with the same authoritative grace, like Balanchine dancers. These otherworldly pieces of paper with markings in charcoal and wash and ink are preserved (for the dim eyes of the present) among the accumulated Italian drawings in the Royal Collection.