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13,165 works

Engraving of the Adoration of the Shepherds: the Virgin and glowing infant Christ surrounded by kneeling shepherds, a dog, an

Adoration of the Shepherds

Pierre François Basan, n.d.

Engraving of the risen Christ with a banner rising from a tomb, surrounded by startled soldiers and cherubs in clouds.

The Resurrection of Christ

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, 1630/45

Engraving of the Virgin and Child appearing in clouds to a kneeling bearded saint in vestments, with an angel and putti.

The Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Francis Xavier

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, 1610/59

Etched portrait of bearded man in buttoned doublet and cloak, with caption Joannes Snellinx Pictor below.

Jan Snellinx

Anthony van Dyck, 1630/45

Woodblock print of a standing young man in a patterned kimono holding a sword, by Ippitsusai Bunchô, about 1769.

Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu II as a Fashionable Young Man (Wakashu)

Ippitsusai Bunchō, About 1769

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in academic dress with a chain, resting his hand on an open book before a draped curtain.

Theodore van Tulden

Pieter de Jode II, 1630/45

Etching of John the Baptist pouring water on a nude man standing in a river, with a dove descending above.

The Baptism of Christ

Willem Panneels, 1630

Engraving of Venus seated nude before a mirror held by cupid, with an attendant combing her hair beneath an arched curtain.

The Toilet of Venus

Willem Panneels, 1631

Engraving of a nude woman at a fountain pressed by two bearded elders, with a cherub pouring water on the left.

Susanna and the Elders

Paulus Pontius, 1624

Engraving of an armored rider on a rearing horse, with a winged figure and eagle above and a battle scene below.

Ferdinand of Austria on Horseback

Paulus Pontius, c. 1641

Engraved portrait of a marble bust of Emperor Nero with curly hair and beard, set in an oval frame.

Nero (54-68 A.D.)

Paulus Pontius, 1638

Etching of a seated man being consecrated by mitred bishops, with a dove of the Holy Spirit and apostles above.

Consecration of the Bishop of Noyon with Scene of Pentecost Above

Pieter Soutman, 1640/57

Engraving of a nude woman seated by a fountain as two bearded men lean toward her, with a vase and rosary in front.

Susanna and the Elders

Lucas Vorsterman, 1620

Engraved bust of a bearded man with curly hair and draped shoulders, based on an ancient marble sculpture of Seneca.

Seneca

Lucas Vorsterman, 1638

Engraving of a kneeling bishop receiving cloth from the Virgin, with women and cherubs in a classical architectural setting.

St. Ildefonso before the Virgin

Hans Witdoeck, 1638

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad figure dancing beside bleaching cloth over water, with flowering branches and straw bundles

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II in cloth-bleaching (Nuno sarashi) dance

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono adjusting her hair beside a striped screen and wall paintings.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II in an Unidentified Role

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1771

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a kimono holding a peony branch and wearing a lion mask beside a rock.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II in Shakkyo Dance in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu, Performed at the Nakamura Thea…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a flowered black parasol beside chrysanthemums and red sheave

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Otatsu-gitsune in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed at the Nakamura Theate…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in peddler costume with a fan and packet before a latticed shop front.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Kyo no Jiro Disguised as an Uiro (Panacea) Peddler from the Play Kagami-ga-ike Omo…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword, beside a shoji screen and pine tree.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Akita Jonosuke in the Play Kawaranu Hanasakae Hachi no Ki, Performed at the Nakamu…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono beside a shoji screen, a lacquer chest and hand drum.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Princess Hitomaru (Hitormaru Hime) (?) in te Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu (?), Pe…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1769

Brown ink drawing of a crowned woman debating robed philosophers beside a barred cage, with a crowd and columns behind.

Saint Catherine Disputing with the Philosophers

Livio Agresti, 1562/63

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated pope receiving a kneeling monk before a crowd of clergy in a colonnaded hall.

Approval of the Rules of the Franciscan Order by Pope Innocent III in 1209

Livio Agresti, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of two costumed kabuki figures on a veranda beside a stream with narcissus flowers.

The Actors Nakamura Tomijuro I as Enju Disguised as the Shirbyoshi Gio (right), and Nakamura Noshio I as Goo Disguise…

Ippitsusai Bunchō, c. 1770

Etched portrait of a man with a mustache and swept-back hair, seated with one arm across his body, signed Mary Cassatt.

Edward Schari

Mary Cassatt, c. 1889

Etching of a seated woman in a dress beside a balcony railing and open window, with light hatched shading.

On the Balcony

Mary Cassatt, c. 1889

Lithograph of a disheveled drunkard in a long coat standing in a street, with his hat on the ground and passersby behind him.

The Drunkard, from Le Charivari

Honoré Daumier, Published March 3, 1834

Etched portrait of a woman in a bonnet resting her head on her hand, with a bouquet of flowers in front of her.

Marguerite Degas, the Artist’s Sister

Edgar Degas, 1860/62

A Café-Concert Singer

Edgar Degas, 1877/78