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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Hand-colored woodcut of Saint Christopher carrying the Christ child and Saint John the Baptist holding a lamb.

Saint Christopher and Saint John the Baptist

Jorg Glockendon, ca. 1480-90

Hand-colored woodcut of a haloed female saint holding a bowl of bread and wheat, against a red patterned background.

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Wolfgang, ca. 1470

Hand-colored print of Christ beside a woman lowering a jug into a brick well, with a castle on the hills behind.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Master with the Cologne Arms, ca. 1460-70

Woodcut print of two haloed saints under Gothic arches, one holding a lamb on a book, the other holding a chalice.

Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist

Master with the Cologne Arms, 15th century

Black and white print of Saint Gregory celebrating Mass at a Gothic altar, with a decorative floral border and medallions.

The Mass of Saint Gregory

Master of the Church Fathers' Border, late 15th century

Hand-colored woodcut of Saint Jerome removing a thorn from a lion's paw beside a lectern, with a crucifix and decorative bord

Saint Jerome in Penitence and as a Scholar Removing a Thorn from a Lion's Paw

Master of the Church Fathers' Border, ca. 1470-85

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple, with a priest, columns and kneeling mother.

Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple

Charles Mellin, ca. 1643

Virgin Mary on clouds gestures to Saint Joseph with a lily while a kneeling nun looks up, with cherubs above.

The Virgin Placing St. Teresa of Avila Under the Protection of St. Joseph

François Guillaume Ménageot, ca. 1787

Pencil sketch of a clock tower with spires and turrets above a stone arched bridge over a river.

The Clock Tower

Charles Meryon, ca. 1852

Watercolor study of four striped tulips with stems and leaves, a butterfly and a grasshopper, labeled in Dutch.

Four Tulips: Boter man (Butter Man), Joncker (Nobleman), Grote geplumaceerde (The Great Plumed One), and Voorwint (Wi…

Jacob Marrel, ca. 1635-45

Pen and brown ink drawing of a crowd in a interior, with a man lifting a reclining figure on the floor.

Saint Paul Restoring Eutychus to Life

Taddeo Zuccari, 1529-66

Brown wash drawing of a river with a rowing boat, a stone arched bridge, a round temple and a brick tower.

A View of the Tiber from the North Bank, with the Temple of Vesta, the Campanile of S. Maria in Cosmedin and the Pont…

Achille Etna Michallon, 1819

Sepia drawing of an oxcart and figures approaching a fortified stone tower, framed by large trees and a stream.

Oxcart Approaching a Fortified Building

Achille Etna Michallon, 1817

Brown and white wash drawing of a bearded man in robes gazing upward, holding an open book in an arched niche.

Saint Matthew

Domenico Beccafumi, 1538

Charcoal drawing of three laborers resting on a grassy bank beside a tree, with shovels and tools in the foreground.

Roadworkers at Lunch

Jean-François Millet, ca. 1850-52

Charcoal sketch of a peasant woman in a cap working at a churn beside a wooden tub.

Woman with a Churn

Jean-François Millet, 1854

Etching of a shepherdess in a cloak and cap beside a tree, with a grazing sheep flock in an open field behind her.

Shepherdess Knitting

Jean-François Millet, 1862

Charcoal sketch of a standing man leaning on a spade, with a study of a seated figure to the right.

Man with a Spade

Jean-François Millet, ca. 1855-58

Charcoal drawing of a shepherdess with a staff beside her grazing sheep flock, with tall trees on the right.

A Shepherdess with Her Flock

Jean-François Millet, ca. 1852

Black and grey lithograph of a bowed seated woman beside a standing man, with a tree and a figure in its branches above.

Human Misery, from the Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques

Paul Gauguin, 1889

Pen and watercolor drawing of a woman in a headscarf leaning on a pitchfork beside a smoky field fire.

A Woman Burning Weeds

Jean-François Millet, 1830-75

Pastel drawing of a shepherdess leaning on a tree beside grazing sheep and a dog in a shaded pastoral landscape.

A Shepherdess and Her Flock in the Shade of Trees

Jean-François Millet, 1854-55

Drawing of a woman shearing a sheep beside a man in a hat under a large tree, with a fence and cottage behind.

Sheepshearing Beneath a Tree

Jean-François Millet, ca. 1854

Charcoal drawing of a woodcutter raising an axe over bundled faggots beside a stacked pile of wood, with a forest behind.

Woodcutter Trimming Faggots

Jean-François Millet, 1853-54

Pen and ink landscape drawing with green wash showing sandy dunes, a cluster of trees, and shrubs under open sky.

Landscape, Vichy

Jean-François Millet, ca. 1866-67

Charcoal sketch of a seated shepherd with a crook, a standing dog, and resting sheep in an open field.

A Seated Shepherd with His Dog and Sheep

Jean-François Millet, 1830-75

Sepia drawing of a classical building with arched entrance and cupola, with wind-blown trees at left.

A Building

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling draped male figure leaning on a ledge, signed and dated 1776.

Kneeling Draped Male Figure

Jean Guillaume Moitte, 1776

Grey wash drawing of a seated man refusing gifts from robed visitors beside a hearth, with onlookers above.

Manius Curius Dentatus Refusing the Presents of the Samnite Ambassadors

Jean Guillaume Moitte, 1795-96

Pen and watercolor drawing of two women in bonnets and striped skirts chatting face to face.

The Two Gossips (Les Deux Commères)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier, 1832

Pen and wash drawing of an 18th-century tea party with musicians, seated guests in powdered wigs, and a dog in the foreground

Tea Party at the Prince de Conti's

Henry Bonaventure Monnier, mid-19th century

The Society Man (Monsieur Joseph Prudhomme)

Henry Bonaventure Monnier, 1874

Brown ink and wash drawing of a carriage with elegant passengers and riders passing through a wooded landscape with dogs.

Outing in a Wood

Jean-Michel Moreau, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a sleeping nude Venus on a couch with Cupid and putti.

Venus and Cupid (recto); Studies of a Woman (verso)

Nikolaus Knüpfer, 1620-60

Paul Gauguin's 1889 cover design: a woman embraced by a swan within a circle on yellow, with flowers and birds.

("Leda") Design for a Plate: Shame on Those Who Evil Think (Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense) ; cover illustration for the "…

Paul Gauguin, 1889

Monochrome print of a reclining nude woman on a white sheet, watched by a dark spirit figure and a carved idol at right.

Spirit of the Dead Watching (Manao Tupapau), from "L'Estampe Originale"

Paul Gauguin, April-June 1894

Gauguin print of a dark figure beside rippling water under a cloudy sky, with pale ochre and pink tones.

Auti Te Pape

Paul Gauguin, 1893-94

Black and white woodcut of cattle beside a wooden cross, with three hooded figures at left and a hillside behind.

Le Calvarie Breton

Paul Gauguin, 1898-99

Black-and-white woodcut of a crucified Christ figure with a halo, framed by tall decorative panels with carved motifs and mas

Christ on the Cross

Paul Gauguin, 1926

Monochrome print of a standing woman holding a child on her shoulder before a dark arched background with a pale circle.

la Orana Maria

Paul Gauguin, 1894-95

Brown and grey wash drawing of three men in tricorn hats seated at a table, one raising a finger mid-conversation.

Three Men at a Table

Étienne Jeaurat, 1763

Grey wash drawing of a gnarled, hollow tree trunk with broken limbs and exposed roots over grassy ground.

Study of a Tree

Roelant Savery, ca. 1606-7

Black-and-white print of Tahitian figures around a large tree and idol, with kneeling women and stylized flowers in the foreg

The Day of God

Paul Gauguin, 1894-95

Black and white print of seated figures, rising flames and hooded forms, with Tahitian text reading Mahna no varua ino.

The Devil Speaks

Paul Gauguin, 1893-94

Dark incised print with glowing pale forms, a winged figure and a hunched figure, with Tahitian title text below.

The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino), from Fragrance (Noa Noa)

Paul Gauguin, 1893-94

Dark woodcut-style print of a reclining figure outlined by a pale curving halo, with white blossoms above.

Spirit of the Dead Watching

Paul Gauguin, 1893-94

Black-and-white print of a reclining woman on a pale bed with a dark standing figure at right, rendered in hatched lines.

Spirit of the Dead Watching (Manao Tupapau), from Fragrance (Noa Noa)

Paul Gauguin, 1893-94

Black and white woodcut of a large carved idol-like figure, a seated woman, and small figures in a dark landscape.

Maruru

Paul Gauguin, 1893-94

Black-and-white woodcut of a woman resting her head on her hands beside a hunched animal and stylized trees.

Human Misery

Paul Gauguin, 1898-99

Dark woodcut of a standing nude figure with a lizard, flowers and palm fronds, titled Nave Nave Fenua.

Delightful Land

Paul Gauguin, 1893-94

Woodcut print of a standing woman beside large pink flowers and foliage, with a seated figure at left, in black and cream ton

Fragrance (Noa Noa), small block

Paul Gauguin, 1894-95

Black and white woodcut of a horned head, a dark animal, a bird, and a seated woman beneath leafy branches.

Woodcut with a Horned Head

Paul Gauguin, 1898-99

Woodcut of a man carrying bananas on a pole past a cow and a dog, framed by tree trunks and leaves.

Tahitian Carrying Bananas

Paul Gauguin, 1898-99

Black and tan woodcut of a reclining woman with head on hand, surrounded by leafy flowers and a floral-patterned cloth.

The Queen of Beauty -- Langorous

Paul Gauguin, 1898

Sepia drawing of a man and woman with a harp in a paneled room, a seated man by the window, and a dog.

Perfect Harmony

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1776

Brown wash drawing of two women on a balcony watching a man holding up a dead bird while dogs leap nearby.

The Wager Won

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1778

Brown wash drawing of Iphigenia kneeling at an altar as a priest raises a knife, with Diana and a deer above.

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia

Jean-Michel Moreau, 1810

Watercolor of a woman in a straw hat holding a blue parasol, seated near a bench in a park with green trees.

A Woman Seated at a Bench on the Avenue du Bois

Berthe Morisot, 1885

Pen and brown wash drawing of a vaulted arcade with columns leading to a staircase, with a seated figure at lower right.

Staircase in the Palazzo Barberini, Palestrina

Charles-Joseph Natoire, mid-18th century

Watercolor drawing of a garden with a waterfall, classical urns, a stone lion, figures, and cypress trees beside a villa.

Gardens of the Villa d'Este at Tivoli

Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1760

Circular chalk drawing of the Virgin and infant Christ with bearded onlookers leaning in, on a dark grey ground.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Hendrick Goltzius, 1600-1605

Pen and brown wash drawing of nude figures gathered among tall trees in a wooded landscape.

The Judgment of Paris

Abraham Bloemaert, late 16th-mid-17th century

Red chalk drawing of a hilltop villa among trees, with a reclining cow and a resting figure in the foreground.

Landscape with a Large Villa on a Hilltop

Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1759

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds with kneeling saints and angels below, looking upward.

The Holy Family Appearing to St. Francis, St. Augustine, and St. Roch

Charles-Joseph Natoire, 18th century

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man in a long robe and wide hat, leaning on a block with one arm extended.

Standing Male Figure with Left Arm Extended

Charles-Joseph Natoire, 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a foundry at night, with glowing furnace openings, smoke clouds, and reflections on water.

Foundry at Canon, Herefordshire

John Baptist Malchair, 1792

Pen and wash drawing of a hilltop villa with a seated statue fountain, a lute player, and reclining figures in a garden.

The Fountain of Rome at the Villa d'Este, Tivoli

Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1765

Woodcut print of a seated woman with long dark hair beside a bird, titled Te Faruru, dark ink with pale highlights.

Here We Make Love (Te Faruru), from Fragrance (Noa Noa)

Paul Gauguin, 1893-94

Red chalk drawing of Silenus with putti, satyrs and a woman amid spilled grapes and fruit under a tree.

The Harvest of Silenus

Charles-Joseph Natoire, ca. 1759

Dark brown print of a reclining figure and tropical plants, with a face in the upper right and the title Te Po lower left.

Te Po

Paul Gauguin, 1893-94

Chalk drawing of a young man with curly hair in a light jacket and orange waistcoat, against a grey background.

Half-Length Portrait of a Young Man

Jean-Marc Nattier, 18th century

Graphite sketch with white highlights of a man in period dress, wig and cloak, holding a hat aloft on gray paper.

Self-Portrait

Jean-Marc Nattier, ca. 1730

Chalk study of a bearded elderly man in a red cap, shown in three-quarter view on blue-grey paper.

Bust-Length Study of a Bearded Man with Cap in Three-Quarter View

Jacopo Bassano, 1510-92

Black woodcut print of two horses and a bird with block lettering reading Le Sourire and Taiti on cream paper.

Le Sourire;Taiti (Smile; Tahiti)

Paul Gauguin, December 1899

Black-and-white print of a dreamlike scene with waves, fantastic creatures, and a small human figure beside a large fish-like

The Universe is Created (L'Univers est créé), from Fragrance (Noa Noa)

Paul Gauguin, 1893-94

Dark golden print with pale hands, a leafy sprig, and a central figure in a red headdress reaching upward.

The Universe Is Created

Paul Gauguin, 1893-94

Dark wooden woodblock with carved scene of a horse, figures, a tree, and an ornamental title cartouche above.

Fragrance (Noa Noa), from Fragrance (Noa Noa), title block

Paul Gauguin, 1893-94

Watercolor of a palace facade across a courtyard, with small figures in period dress and trees behind.

Courtyard of the Chateau de Saint-Cloud

Victor-Jean Nicolle, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of the Roman Forum with a tall column, a columned temple, and figures among ruins and houses.

View of the Roman Forum with the Column of Phocas and the Temple of Saturn

Victor-Jean Nicolle, n.d.

Brown-toned print of a woman with long flowing hair emerging from swirling waves, with the inscription Te Faruru at upper rig

Here we make love

Paul Gauguin, 1893-94

Brown ink and wash drawing of Jupiter hurling lightning at struggling giants among clouds, with an hourglass above.

Jupiter Fighting the Giants

Jacopo Zucchi, 1540-96

Grey wash drawing of a river with boats, a fisherman, a stone villa with figures on its terrace, and a tower in the distance.

The Tiber at the Outskirts of Rome

Victor-Jean Nicolle, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a town beside a river in a steep mountain valley with terraced hillsides and a stone bridge.

Town in an Alpine Valley

Victor-Jean Nicolle, n.d.

Pen and gray wash drawing of a busy town square with an arcaded building, a gabled house, and a market crowd with carts.

View of Gray

Jean-Baptiste Lallemand, n.d.

Watercolor sketch of an armored knight on horseback above fallen figures, with a nude woman reaching toward him.

Massacre de Nesle (1472)

Édouard Alexandre Odier, 19th century

Studies for the Archangel Gabriel (recto and verso)

Nicolas Mignard, ca. 1645

Chalk drawing of a seated woman in a striped gown and wide hat, holding an open fan, on grey paper.

A Lady Holding a Fan

Michel Barthélémy Ollivier, 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a shaded garden path leading to a trellis gate between tall trees and hedges.

View in the Gardens of Arcueil

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1744

Red chalk study of a kneeling winged angel raising one arm and pointing upward, with draped cloth and sketched wings.

Study for the Archangel Gabriel

Nicolas Mignard, 17th century

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of an angry swan with spread wings and open beak on blue-gray paper.

Angry Swan

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 18th century

Pencil drawing of a bearded man with long hair and bare shoulders, facing forward on cream paper.

Head of Christ

Andre-Jacques-Victor Orsel, 1810-50

Brown wash drawing of a monumental fountain with a seated classical statue, cherubs, rocks and trees.

Project for a Monumental Fountain

Augustin Pajou, 1767

Ink and wash drawing of a robed priest at a confessional with kneeling penitents in a church interior with pillars.

Le Grand Pénitencier

Augustin Pajou, n.d.

Brown chalk drawing of a classical tomb with a winged figure above, a seated bearded man at right, and standing figures at le

Washington's Tomb

Etienne Pallière, ca. 1799

Brown wash drawing of a bearded man gesturing to armored soldiers beside a chain in a stone guardhouse interior.

Messenger at the Door of a Guardhouse

Philippe Louis Parizeau, 1786

Study of a Nude Man Holding Bottles

Jean-Antoine Watteau, ca. 1715-16