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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Woodcut of mourners lowering Christ's nude body, with a crown of thorns and tools on the ground.

The Lamentation, from The Little Passion Series

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Three circular brown ink and wash drawings depicting scenes of Bacchus with attendants, dancers, and satyrs before classical

Three Bacchus Subjects: Bacchus Worshipped

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a winged angel resting on a ledge beside several small putti reaching outward.

Sketch of an Angel and Putti

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Engraving of Christ with a crown of thorns carrying the cross, flanked by soldiers and a kneeling woman holding a cloth.

Christ Carrying the Cross (Road to Calvary), from series The Passion of Christ

Martin Schongauer, 1400

Pen and wash drawing of three classical figures on clouds in an oval frame, including a winged youth holding a torch.

Design for Wall or Ceiling Decoration with Bacchus, Hymen and Venus

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a woman's head wrapped in a veil, knotted at the neck, on tan paper with a museum stamp.

Sketch of Head of the Madonna

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Black and white print of Hercules fighting twin warriors beneath bare trees, with a distant town and fallen armor in the fore

Hercules Conquering the Molionide Twins

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Brown ink and wash lunettes showing Achilles driving a chariot past Troy and Priam pleading before a seated warrior at a banq

Achilles Drags the Body of Hector around Walls of Troy, Priam Pleads for the Body of Hector, Ceiling Designs for the…

Felice Giani, 1800

Loose pencil sketch on tan paper of winged figures in motion, rising across the page with a museum stamp in the upper left.

Sketch of Winged Figures for Ascension

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Engraving of Christ breaking through Hell's gate, with figures in the foreground and demons in the upper right.

Christ in Limbo (The Harrowing of Hell)

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Pen and ink sketch of four stacked vignettes showing draped classical goddesses, altars, and mythological figures on a pale s

Four Antique Goddesses

Pencil sketch of winged angels around a central figure with raised arms, drawn loosely on cream paper.

Worshipping Angels

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Engraving of the entombment of Christ, with mourners around a stone tomb beneath tree trunks.

The Entombment, from The Passion

Netherlandish Lucas van Leyden, 1520

Pen and ink drawing in an octagon of a banquet with reclining gods, a spilled cup, and a fallen figure on the floor.

Hebe Falls and Spills the Nectar Brought to Jupiter

Felice Giani, 1810

Watercolor study of the Madonna and Child with two draped attendant figures under an arched niche over a tiled floor.

Madonna and Child

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Black and white engraving of the Adoration of the Magi in a timber stable, with the Virgin and Child, three kings and a star.

Adoration of the Magi

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Pen and ink drawing of Hercules seated beside a bull with kneeling women and a figure holding a wreath, on blue paper.

Hercules and Tole

Felice Giani, 1810

Loose pencil sketch on brown paper of a head, shoulders and hands in quick overlapping lines.

Sketch of a Man or Angel with a Book

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Woodcut of the Descent from the Cross: a man on a ladder lowers Christ's body while mourners stand nearby.

The Descent from the Cross (The Deposition), from The Little Passion Series

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Brown ink and wash drawing of draped figures seated and standing on steps, an audience gathered around a preaching scene.

Saint Paul Preaching, after Raphael

Felice Giani, 1810

Sketches for Two Angels and Faith

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Etching of a radiant figure preaching to a crowd, with sick people kneeling and lying in the foreground.

Christ Preaching (The Hundred Guilder Print)

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650

Pen and brown wash sketch of ten lunette-shaped scenes with seated muses, each labeled in handwritten Italian.

Ten Lunettes with Muse and Mnemosine

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil studies of winged angel figures on tan paper, with overlapping wings and sketched bodies in various poses.

Sketches of Angels

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Woodcut of Christ with a halo and staff appearing to a seated woman in a headscarf beside a curtained bed.

Christ Appearing to His Mother

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Brown ink and wash drawing with two hexagonal scenes of Orpheus and Eurydice: classical figures by a building, and figures in

Two Episodes with Orpheus and Eurydice

Felice Giani, 1810

Engraving of Christ bound to a column, scourged by two tormentors with whips in an arched stone setting.

The Flagellation of Christ, from series The Passion of Christ

Martin Schongauer, 1400

Woodcut of the Entombment: men lower Christ's body while mourning women stand nearby beside a rocky tomb and a crown of thorn

The Entombment, from The Little Passion Series

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Brown ink and wash drawing of two hexagonal panels showing classical figures, a lyre player, and musicians among attendants.

Orpheus Among the Muses; Orpheus Playing the Lyre

Felice Giani, 1810

Engraving of Christ with a crown of thorns before a seated judge washing his hands, with soldiers and dogs around.

Christ Before Pilate, from series The Passion of Christ

Martin Schongauer, 1400

Woodcut of a long-haired saint in prayer, surrounded by winged cherubs, rising above a rocky landscape with mountains and wat

Elevation of Saint Mary Magdalen

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Ink and wash sketch of three Hercules scenes: a centaur struggle, a central seated scene, and a warrior combat in roundels.

Three Deeds of Hercules

Felice Giani, 1810

Engraved portrait of Saint Dominic with halo, crucifix, lily and rosary, surrounded by oval scenes from his life.

Saint Dominic

Flemish Cornelis Galle I, 1630

Woodcut of Christ kneeling before an angel with a chalice while sleeping disciples lie nearby and soldiers approach.

Christ on the Mount of Olives (Agony in the Garden), from the Great Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Pen and ink drawing with three classical scenes: a banquet in an octagon, figures at a desk, and Minerva with cherubs and tro

Bacchus, Apollo and Mnemosine; Minerva with Trophies

Felice Giani, 1800

Engraving of Saint Francis and Saint Clara adoring the infant Jesus in a manger, with rays of light and a Latin inscription b

Saint Francis and Saint Clara Adoring the Infant Jesus

Flemish Pieter de Jode the Younger, 1650

Engraving of Saint Jerome kneeling beside a sleeping lion, holding a crucifix, with a skull at his feet.

Saint Jerome

Agostino Carracci, 1600

Pen and ink drawing of Hercules and Iole reclining on a couch with a winged Cupid beside them.

Hercules and Iole

Felice Giani, 1810

Engraved plate of nude Venus with a cupid in a circular landscape medallion framed by ornate scrollwork and birds.

Venus, plate from a suite of 6 ornamental designs with the Judgement of Paris

Flemish Adriaen Collaert, 1690

Woodcut of the Crucifixion with three crosses, mounted soldiers, a ladder, and a crowd of mourners below.

Cavalry with the Three Crosses

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Pen and brown ink drawing in three panels showing mythological figures, clouds, draped groups and a sculptural relief.

Mythological or Biblical Scene; Juno and Jove Enthroned with Three Fates; Three Graces with Apollo and Minerva; Sculp…

Engraving of a martyrdom scene with an angel descending over a woman in a vessel, soldiers, and onlookers before classical co

Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia

Etienne Delaune, 1560

Etching of Christ speaking with a woman at a well, with a water jar and a town with figures in the background.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1620

Pen and wash drawing of two oval medallions: a farmer plowing with oxen, and Diana the huntress seated with a dog.

Man the Farmer, Diana the Goddess of the Hunt, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Siniba…

Felice Giani, 1800

Engraving of an winged angel appearing to a kneeling man beside a tree, with shepherds and sheep in the landscape.

Angel Appearing to Joachim

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1520

Etching of the Madonna holding the infant Christ, with an angel beside them and a leafy background.

Madonna and Child with an Angel

Teresa del Pò, 1650

Pen and brown ink sketch page with three panels of winged figures, a Madonna and child with an angel, and a seated draped fig

Sketchbook Page: Nine Muses

Felice Giani, 1758

Engraved grotesque ornament panel with two satyrs holding a temple, flanked by birds, dogs, scrolling foliage and a face mask

Grotesque Ornament with Satyrs, from a set of twenty ornament panels

Agostino Veneziano, 1530

Engraved plate of rococo ornamental designs with scrollwork, shells, floral garlands and a vase motif, numbered 37.

Designs for the Border of the Biblical Chronology for the King , 3rd Plate, pl. 37 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Pen and brown ink sketch of Phaeton approaching Apollo beside a large sun disc, with a city and clouds.

Phaeton Asks Apollo to Drive the Sun Chariot

Felice Giani, 1810

Engraved oval design with helmeted Athena at center, flanked by winged griffins, sphinxes and scrolling ornament on a dark gr

Athena, from Grotesques à fond noir, Divinités et Allégories (Grotesques on Black Ground, Divinities and Allegories)

Etienne Delaune, 1570

Engraving of an ornate ewer with dragon spout, scrolled handle, and a figure of Neptune holding a trident.

Pitcher with a Figure of Neptune, from "Insignae Ac Planè Novum Opis Cratero Graphicum (A New Artistic Work, Eminent…

Matthias Zündt, 1550

Pen and ink sketch of the Deposition of Christ, with a lifeless body supported by mourning figures behind him.

Deposition of Christ

Etching of Leda seated nude beside a swan by a pond, framed by a draped curtain and trees, with Latin and German captions.

Leda and the Swan

Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss, 1740

Engraving of the Virgin and Child with three kings bearing gifts beneath a star, with attendants and a horse.

The Adoration of the Magi

Martin Schongauer, 1400

Brown ink and wash drawing of two octagonal scenes showing Jupiter with Hebe and Apollo with a lyre beside Terpsichore.

Jupiter and Hebe, Apollo and Terspsichore

Felice Giani, 1810

Engraved rococo ornamental border plate with scrollwork, floral garlands and paired year numerals in cartouches.

Designs for the Border of the Biblical Chronology for the King , 2nd Plate, pl. 36 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Engraving of the Entombment: mourners lower Christ's body into a tomb, with three crosses and a city on the hill behind.

The Entombment

Diana Mantuana, 1590

Etching of a boy standing before a seated bearded elder, with turbaned onlookers and a reader in an arched interior.

Joseph Telling his Dreams

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Engraved print of Juno with a peacock in a round landscape frame, surrounded by ornate scrollwork and figures.

Juno, Plate 1, from the Judgement of Paris

Flemish Adriaen Collaert, 1590

Woodcut of two haloed women greeting in a doorway, with a donkey, robed figures, and towers in the background.

The Visitation

Leonardo Parasole, 1590

Engraving of a burning city with fleeing figures, cattle, and a robed elder blowing a trumpet, with Latin text below.

The king has his servants invite guests to the wedding party, from the series 'Parable of the Wedding Feast'

Flemish Marten de Vos, 1600

Engraving of nude Juno with a peacock in an oval landscape, framed by an ornate scrolled border with animals and putti.

Juno, plate from a suite of 6 ornamental designs with the Judgement of Paris

Flemish Adriaen Collaert, 1690

Engraved vertical ornament panel with mythological scenes, cherubs, griffins, and stags in framed medallions.

Ornament Panel with Orpheus and the Judgment of Paris

Nicoletto da Modena, 1500