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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,455 works

Engraving of Christ kneeling in prayer on a rocky hill as sleeping disciples lie nearby and an angel appears above.

Christ on the Mount of Olives (reverse copy in roundel)

Martin Schongauer, late 15th-16th century

Pencil drawing of a symmetrical square ornament with a human head at center surrounded by acanthus leaves and flower rosettes

Classical Molding with Human Head at the Center Surrounded by Leaves and Vines

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Etching of a rural road with farmhouses, grazing cows and sheep, two figures, and a tall tree on a rocky bank.

In Regenberg

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1815

Circular engraving of a seated woman holding a shield with a rearing unicorn, beside a flowering plant in a planter.

Seated Lady Holding a Shield with an Unicorn

Martin Schongauer, 1470-1491

Pencil drawing of a classical molding with a central female head surrounded by acanthus leaves and scrolls.

Classical Molding with Human Head, Leaves, Vines and Empty Roundels (recto); Detail of Classical Molding with Eagle I…

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Etching of a boy in an overcoat sketching on a drawing board while seated on a tree stump in a wooded setting.

The Artist Hoffman

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1815

Grey wash drawing of a warrior carrying an older man on his back past a city burning with smoke and ruined arches.

Aeneas Rescues his Father from Burning Troy

Rudolf Meyer, 1627

Pencil drawing of a symmetrical classical frieze with a central shield cartouche, rosettes, acanthus leaves and crown motifs.

Classical Design Element with Leaves and Vines

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Etching of an elderly man in a cap seated with a small dog beside a stone doorway covered in climbing vines.

The Old Man and his Pomeranian Dog

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1817

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with tall trees, two figures by a small wooden bridge, and a hidden house.

Landscape with a House Hidden Between Trees and Two Men Near a Small Bridge

Franciscus Andreas Milatz, late 18th-early 19th century

Pencil sketch of a classical pedestal with an inscribed tablet, garland swags, lion figures and a winged bird.

Sketch of a Classical Pedestal

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Brown ink and wash drawing of a town square with a tiered fountain, a clock tower, a crowd, oxen and carts.

A View of the Piazza del Duomo, Messina, with the Fountain of Orion, the Cathedral to the right

Willem Schellinks, late 17th century

Young Man and Old Woman

Jacob Matham, n.d.

Circular engraving of Mary Magdalen carried upward on clouds by winged angels, with radiating light rays.

Mary Magdalen carried to Heaven

Jean Mignon, ca. 1535-55

Ink drawing of a classical pedimented chimneypiece with garlands and an urn, with a floor plan below.

Chimney to the Parlour, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Circular etching of a ruined stone tower beside tall trees, with small figures on a path and rolling hills beyond.

Les Ruines a gauche

Engraving of an outdoor garden refreshment with a tiered table of dishes, elegant men, servants and a fruit garland border.

La Colation preparee dans un jardin

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Ink and wash elevation of a classical building's back façade with columned portico, arched ground floor, and cupola.

Elevation of Back Façade of the Kings House, Richmond, Surrey

Augustus Heckel, after 1727

Circular etching of ruined arches and walls by water, with a leaning tree on the right and a small seated figure in front.

Les Ruines au Fond

Etching of a ruined stepped Roman tomb with arched niches, vegetation, and small figures with a ladder at its base.

View of a large structure, remains of the Tomb of the Metelli on the Appian Way about five miles from Porta S. Sebast…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published 1756-57

Etching of a rustic thatched hamlet beside a rocky stream, with trees, fallen logs and a small figure in the foreground.

The Hamlet on the Mountain Side

Allart van Everdingen, mid-17th century

Circular etching of a walled estate with a tower, trees, and a horseback rider on a path beside a pond.

Le Porte Balle assis

Engraving of a seated woman in a hat gazing into a hand mirror, with vessels and the word VANITAS on a shelf.

Vanity

Enea Vico, 1545-50

Pen and wash design for a ceiling with a central medallion of a seated female figure holding a celestial sphere.

Design for Ceiling with Allegorical Figure of Astronomy

Giovanni Battista Crespi, 1605-15

Circular etching of a wooded riverbank with tall trees, a fisherman at the water, and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

L'Enclos

Engraving of a draped woman labeled Natura holding cords above reclining nude figures, with a hilly landscape behind.

Nature

Enea Vico, ca. 1545-50

Circular etching of a landscape with a large tree at left, two horseback riders in the foreground, and rolling hills beyond.

Le Cavalier

Circular etching of a rural landscape with a farmhouse, wooded riverbank, and a figure with a dog near a tree stump.

Le Paysan et son chien

Engraving of winged old man Time measuring a globe with compasses beside an hourglass, with trees and hills behind.

Time

Enea Vico, ca. 1545-50

Engraving of a plowman being crowned by a cloaked figure while an eagle flies overhead and a woman raises her arms.

Predestination

Enea Vico, ca. 1545-50

Engraving of a kneeling nude woman bowing her head beside a ruined wooden shelter and a tree, with Latin text below.

Calamity

Enea Vico, ca. 1545-50

Engraving of a nude woman resting on a stone pedestal beside classical ruins, labeled Poenitentia, with a Latin inscription b

Penitence (Poenitentia)

Enea Vico, ca. 1545-50

Engraving of a woman with a net and a leopard, with nets, a cage and a fish in a landscape.

Entrapment

Enea Vico, ca. 1545-50

Circular brown ink and wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a large tree, a road with figures, and a distant tower.

Wooded Landscape with Figures on a Road

Jacob van der Ulft, mid-17th-late 17th century

Circular pen and ink drawing of a rocky coast with a seated figure, an eagle, sailboats, and a distant town.

The Death of Aeschylus

Tobias Verhaecht, 1576-before 1606

Brown ink and wash drawing of a donkey standing with a draped saddle cloth, seen from behind, mounted in a blue and gold bord

Study of a Donkey

Pieter Jacobsz. van Laer, early 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a crowned woman distributing gold from a chest to kneeling figures, with a raised sword and medieval

Kriemhild, in Mourning over Siegfried, Handing Out Treasures from the Nibelungen Hoard

Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann, 1854

Engraving of soldiers carrying helmets, shields, armor and vessels in a classical triumphal procession.

Triumph of Caesar: Soldiers carrying Trophies

Andrea Mantegna, ca. 1490

Ink and wash drawing of an ornamental arch with a round landscape medallion, winged figure, mask, and scrollwork.

Decoration over an Arch with a Landscape Scene in a Round Compartment

Gaetano Galdi, 1770

Etching of putti harvesting wheat under a sun and tree, with a sickle, sheaves, a thatched hut and a pitcher.

Summer (L'Été)

Charles-Joseph Natoire, ca. 1735

Etching of a man in a beret and fur-trimmed coat leaning on a stone wall, looking toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait, Leaning on a Stone Wall

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1639

Engraving of two winged angels flying diagonally, each holding a flaming torch against radiating light lines.

Two Angels or Winged Genii Carrying Torches

Battista Franco Veneziano

Pen and gray wash design for a trompe l'oeil ceiling with Ionic columns, scrollwork, cherubs and a statue of Victory.

Design for a Quarter of a Trompe L'Oeil Ceiling with Architecture in the Ionic Order and a Statue of Victory

Vittorio Maria Bigari, ca. 1710-40

Grey wash drawing of herdsmen, cattle, sheep and dogs by a fountain beside a classical statue and overgrown stone architectur

Landscape with Herdsmen, Sheep and Cows Around a Fountain

Pieter Bout, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of the Annunciation: the Virgin Mary at a lectern receives a lily from a winged angel amid clouds a

The Annunciation

Gabriel Hornstain, 1639

Engraving of a kneeling woman pleading before a crowned seated ruler as a swordsman and crowd look on in a columned hall.

Female figure (Saint Catherine?) kneeling on the ground at center pleading to a male figure (Maximus?) who wears a cr…

Domenico Campagnola, 1517

Engraving of nude men fighting on foot and horseback in a wooded landscape, with a dog at lower left.

Group of naked men engaged in battle in a wooded landscape, some on horseback; a dog at lower left

Domenico Campagnola, 1517

Engraving of a dove descending in light above twelve robed apostles gesturing toward it before an archway.

The Holy Spirit as a bird descending with spread wings at top center; the twelve Apostles standing below gesturing to…

Domenico Campagnola, 1518

Pen and brown wash drawing of two women embracing on steps, with onlookers, a donkey, and architecture in the background.

The Visitation

Bernardino Poccetti, ca. 1599-1610

Etching of a woman with long windblown hair leaning against a wall, with a stormy sky and sea behind her.

The Relief Fund in Lancashire (for "Once a Week")

James McNeill Whistler, July 26, 1862

Lithograph of a seated shoemaker at a cluttered worktable with a standing woman behind him in a dim interior.

The Shoemaker (The Shoemaker, Dieppe)

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Engraving of the risen Christ with a banner staff, flanked by Saint Andrew holding a cross and a kneeling armored soldier.

The Risen Christ between Saints Andrew and Longinus

Andrea Mantegna, ca. 1475

Engraving of two grotesque walking figures, one with a leafy wreath and one with a bird's nest and bells on his head.

Bolinka and Marcolfus

Daniel Hopfer, late 15th-early 16th century

Engraving of a young woman playing a flute beside sheep in a wooded pastoral landscape, within an oval frame.

Pastoral Poetry

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1742

Engraving of a laurel-crowned allegorical woman with sword and quill, surrounded by cherubs and clouds, titled Epic Poetry.

Epic Poetry

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1741

Etching of a riverside quay with ruined arched buildings, a merchant beside barrels and crates, and a moored boat.

An Oriental Merchant with Merchandise at Riverside

Thomas Wijck, 17th century

Etching of ruined stone buildings and a tower above a riverside quay, with a moored boat, barrels and small figures.

Sailors at a Riverside

Thomas Wijck, 17th century

Etching of crumbling stone buildings with arched doorways and foliage, with a fisherman and seated figure in the foreground.

A Woman Spinning and a Fisherman

Thomas Wijck, 17th century

Etching of a blind beggar stumbling into a stone pillar in a ruined city street, with a dog and onlookers nearby.

Blind Beggar Bumping A Pillar

Thomas Wijck, 17th century

Etching of a boy reaching toward a seated blind beggar beside a ruined tower, arcade, dog, and donkey rider.

Lazarillo Stealing Grapes from the Poor Blind Beggar

Thomas Wijck, 17th century

Pen and ink sketch of the Virgin and Child with a bearded cleric holding grapes, with hatched drapery.

Virgin and Child with a Cleric

Hans Burgkmair, ca. 1503-05

Etching of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, with a halo, two birds, a tree and a distant landscape.

Virgin and Christ Child

Stefano Della Bella, 1641

Octagonal etching of the Virgin Mary embracing the haloed Christ Child, with drapery and a curtain in the background.

Virgin and Christ Child, an octagonal composition

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etching of the Virgin nursing the Christ Child in a circular frame, with draped cloth and a distant landscape at right.

Virgin Nursing the Christ Child

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641