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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

4,820 works

Woodcut of Saint Jerome in a study tending a lion's paw, with open books and a Gothic arch behind him.

Saint Jerome Extracting a Thorn from the Lion's Foot, 19th century reprint

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Monochrome landscape print of a horse and rider crossing reeds by a pond, with trees, a cottage and hills behind.

The Rider in the Reeds (Le Cavalier dans les roseaux)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Engraving of a woman in a headscarf pouring liquid into a bowl in an arched kitchen window, with vegetables and a lantern.

Milkmaid after the painting of G.Dou in the Cabinet of Mr. Poullain

Gerrit Dou, mid-17th century

Engraving of a young woman chopping onions in a kitchen while a boy in a feathered hat looks on.

Young Woman Chopping Onions

Louis Surugue, 1724

Pen and ink sketch of a hilly landscape with a rider on horseback, two standing figures, trees, and distant buildings.

Les Paladins

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Colored lithograph of a blacksmith at a forge with several horses and grooms in a workshop interior, 1869.

"Trotting Cracks" at the Forge

Currier & Ives, 1869

Woodcut of a bound nude man at a column surrounded by a crowd of armored men, with a dog and crown of thorns in front.

The Flagellation, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Ink and wash drawing of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, showing the palace facade, central sculpted figure and cascading water.

The Trevi Fountain, Rome

Adami, 18th century

Woodcut of two bearded hermits at a table in a forest, with a raven bringing bread above them.

Saint Anthony and Saint Paul in the Desert

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1503

Woodcut of Saint George on horseback lancing a dragon, with a skull and bones on the ground and a distant figure at left.

Saint George Slaying the Dragon

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1504

Woodcut of a crowned woman kneeling before an executioner beside a burning spiked wheel, with a mountain landscape behind.

The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine

Albrecht Dürer, 1498

Engraving of Emperor Domitian on a plumed, richly decorated horse, facing right, labeled DOMITIANVS AVG.

Plate 12: Emperor Domitian on horseback facing right, from "The First Twelve Emperors of Ancient Rome"

Antonio Tempesta, 1575-1630

Print of a mounted knight beside a spear-carrying soldier, with a dog, trees, and a distant castle in the background.

The Knight on the Horseback with Lansquenet

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of a laurel-crowned rider on an ornately decorated horse, labeled Titus Vespasianus Augustus, facing right.

Plate 11: Titus Vespasian on horseback facing right, from "The First Twelve Emperors of Ancient Rome"

Antonio Tempesta, 1575-1630

Design drawing of a gilded ceiling with a painted cloudy sky, swallows, floral garlands and ornate scrolled frame.

Design for a ceiling with trompe l'oeil sky

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design for an ornate ceiling with gilded frame, four medallions, and a central sky with flying birds.

Design for a ceiling with four medallions and sky motif in center

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a painted balustrade, flowering vines, an oval medallion and a bird flying in blue sky.

Design for a ceiling with trompe l'oeil balustrade and sky

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design for a decorated ceiling with lilac panels, gilded moldings, and two putti on a cloud in the center.

Design for a ceiling with putti

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design for a coffered ceiling with a central putto among clouds and garlands, surrounded by panels of birds and fl

Design for a ceiling with a putto

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Sheet with eight pencil and watercolor designs for a decorative ceiling, including coffered panels, floral motifs and scrollw

Eight designs for a ceiling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Design for an arched ceiling with a painted cloudy sky, flying birds, gilded frame, flower garlands and a central medallion.

Deign for a ceiling a a trompe l'oeil sky

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Painted decorative panel with a gilded urn, roses, foliage, a perched bird and red drapery in a trompe l'oeil niche.

Trompe l'oeil design of birds and flowers

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Grey lithograph of a mounted soldier raising a sabre, with cannon and cavalry receding behind him and the word Modèle at uppe

Modèle

Théodore Géricault, 1800-1824

Black-and-white heraldic print of Johan Stabius's coat of arms with a double-headed eagle, crown, and laurel wreath.

Coat -of-Arms of Johan Stabius, edition of 1781

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a heraldic eagle perched on a helmet above a shield with ornate scrollwork, by Albrecht Dürer.

Arms of Michel Beheim

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Black and white woodcut of a woman at a spinning wheel with labeled animals, beside a procession of men in armour.

The Tapestry at Michelfeld

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of two armored knights on ornate horses in a tournament, one with a raised lance and flying banners.

The Tournament on Horseback

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1517-18

Woodcut of Saint Jerome reading in a cave with a lion, crucifix, and distant town and boat, dated 1512.

Saint Jerome in a Cave

Albrecht Dürer, 1512

Pen and red chalk drawing of a seated bearded man gesturing, with sketched figures and rays of light at right.

Saint John the Baptist in a Landscape

Hans Stutte, 1600-1625

Pen and brown ink sketch of a draped female figure beside a horse with curled mane, a winged figure and two putti above.

Diana and Hecate

Rosso Fiorentino, n.d.