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24,212 works

Woodblock print of a young woman in a floral kimono walking beneath windswept branches, with calligraphy above.

Young Woman Walking on a Windy Day

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1758

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono playing a flute, with plum blossoms and pine trees.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Ushiwakamaru

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1748

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol in falling rain, wearing a floral patterned kimono and wooden clogs.

Praying for Rain Komachi (Amagoi Komachi)

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Vertical Japanese print of a nude woman with a pink cloth standing by stylized waves and rocks, with calligraphy above.

Abalone Diver

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1760

Loose watercolor sketch of a woman in a gray gown holding a fan and flowers beside a curtain and gilded chair.

The Corner of the Balcony

Alfred Stevens, c. 1877

Hand-colored print of Dante and Virgil standing over souls trapped in icy water beneath a dark, fiery sky.

The Circle of the Traitors; Dante's Foot Striking Bocca degli Abbate. Inferno, canto XXXII

William Blake, 1827, printed c. 1892

Woodblock print of a young couple in kimono beneath a blossoming cherry branch, the woman holding an umbrella.

Young Couple under Cherry Tree

Santō Kyōden, c. 1781/89

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono, one seated with a fan, one standing beside a calligraphy panel.

Two Women at a Wayside Tea Booth

Santō Kyōden, c. 1781/89

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women on a balcony overlooking a river with several wooden boats.

Courtesan and Her Attendant on a Balcony Overlooking River

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771

Vertical woodblock print of two women in kimono, one hauling a rope pulley at a well and one washing cloth in a tub.

Women Washing Clothes at Well

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1764/75

Woodblock print of a woman in a kimono beside a morning glory vine in a red planter, with a red parasol and lattice screen.

Courtesan Admiring Morning Glories while Cleaning Her Teeth

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1775

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a chrysanthemum-patterned kimono beside hanging wisteria in a basket.

The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Japanese print of two rabbits beneath morning glory vines with a pale moon and streaked clouds in the sky.

Morning-Glories, Rabbits, and Moon

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1780

Woodblock print of an actor in a circle-patterned kimono and tall headdress beside a blossoming cherry branch.

The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo I as Kiyo-hime in the Play Hanagatami Kazaori Eboshi, Performed at the Ichimura Theater i…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Vertical Japanese print of a woman holding a boy reaching toward a young man below, with pine and shoji screens.

Women Holding Boy who is Reaching Out to Young Man Below

Attributed to Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1776

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune in a treasure ship beneath a red sun and flying crane.

Seven Gods of Good Fortune in a Treasure Ship

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1789

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two figures in kimono, one carrying a woven basket, walking side by side.

Young Couple Dressed as Mendicant Monks

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1777

Engraving of a giant fish devouring smaller fish, with fishermen in a boat, a distant city skyline, and a Latin caption below

Big Fish Eat Little Fish

Pieter van der Heyden, 1557

Engraving of peasants gardening in spring, digging and planting beds beside a farmhouse, with sheep and a distant town.

Spring, from The Four Seasons

Pieter van der Heyden, 1570

Engraving of figures harvesting wheat under a blazing sun, with a village church on a hill in the background.

Summer, from The Four Seasons

Pieter van der Heyden, 1570

Engraving of peasants slaughtering a pig and preparing food outside a farmhouse, with a village and vineyard in autumn landsc

Autumn, from The Four Seasons

Pieter van der Heyden, 1570

Engraving of winter villagers skating on a frozen river beside a castle, with a thatched cottage and bare trees.

Winter, from The Four Seasons

Pieter van der Heyden, 1570

Engraving of a young couple beside an old woman and a skeleton, divided by a column, with inscriptions on beauty and death.

Youth and Old Age

Matthäus Greuter, c. 1596

Engraving of Venus and Mercury embracing on a couch, with cupids, doves, and a Latin inscription below.

Venus and Mercury

Jan Harmensz. Muller, c. 1600

Etching of a seated nude woman looking down, with a hat on a bench beside her in a shadowy interior.

Woman at the Bath with a Hat Beside Her

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1658

Etching of a dying man in a bedchamber surrounded by grieving mourners, with a framed chariot procession scene above.

The Death of Germanicus, from the Spectacle de l'Histoire Romaine

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1760/68

Woodblock print of a man reading a long scroll with two women, one kneeling and one at a balcony railing above.

A Chushingura Parody

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1787

Etching of Armida hovering over sleeping Rinaldo on a rock, with a winged Cupid beside him and tall trees behind.

Armida Encounters the Sleeping Rinaldo

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, c. 1775

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a red kimono reading a scroll above a man with a broom.

Young couple as Kanzan and Jittoku

Utagawa Toyokuni, early 19th century

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women with ornate hairstyles and an umbrella, with a man in a dark robe beside them.

Koharu of the Kinokuniya and Kamiya Jihei

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800