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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,279 works

Pen and ink title page design for Brahms songs with a flute player, a reclining woman, a flowering tree and decorative letter

Design for a Title Page for Sheet Music

Max Klinger, late 19th-early 20th century

Grey pencil study of birds on a branch above sheet music, a flute, flowers and a cloth on a grassy bank.

Study for a Pastoral Scene

Jean Baptiste Huet, n.d.

Woodblock print of travelers on a windswept beach beside a leaning pine, with boats on rough blue sea under grey sky.

Hamamatsu Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1842

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a large spreading tree and shrubs on a sloping bank above a path.

A Group a Trees

Anthony van Dyck, early 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a woman with a basket among poultry and birds, with a shed, haystack and town in the distance.

Landscape with Three Figures and Birds

Albert Flamen, mid-late 17th century

Woodblock print of travelers on a winding road past a roadside teahouse, lined with tall trees and blue mountains.

Ashida Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1836

Pen and ink landscape drawing with a gnarled tree in the foreground and a farmhouse on the right under open sky.

Landscape with a Gnarled Tree and a Farm

Anthony van Dyck, early 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a bare winter nursery garden with leafless trees, shrubs, a pond, and houses behind a fence.

Nursery on Schenkweg

Vincent van Gogh, March-May 1882

Woodblock print of travelers and a horse on a riverbank beside a wooden bridge under a full moon at night.

Nagakubo Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1836

Grey wash drawing of a water mill with waterwheel and cottage, figures on a path under trees, flat landscape beyond.

The Water Mill

Jan van Goyen, early to mid-17th century

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of rolling fields, trees, shrubs and cottages under an open sky.

Landscape with the Village of Lincent

Constantijn Huygens the Younger, 1675

Woodblock print of travelers with umbrellas and baskets on a road past a wooden gate and pine trees.

Fukushima Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1837

Grey wash drawing of a river with a towboat, sailboat, rider on horseback, and figures under a tree on the bank.

River Scene with Towboat

Jan van Goyen, 1653

Watercolor landscape of a road lined with autumn trees, fields and a distant village under a pale sky.

Road near La Côte-Saint-André

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1885

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a wooden bridge under a pale moon, with silhouetted trees and reeds by a river.

Miyanokoshi Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1836

Pencil drawing of a river with a sailboat, figures in rowboats, stacked timber, trees, and a distant church spire.

River Scene

Jan van Goyen, early 17th-mid 17th century

Watercolor landscape of rolling hills, a windblown tree, a dirt path and a grazing cow under a pale sky.

Landscape

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1877

Woodblock print of travelers on horseback in snow beneath pine trees, with mountains and falling snow in the background.

Ōi Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1837

Grey wash drawing of a riverside village with cottages, figures on a stone archway, and a small boat at the water's edge.

Landscape with Figures

Jan van Goyen, 1651

Print of a seated woman holding an infant with a kneeling boy beside her under a tree, with Latin inscription below.

A Woman Standing at the Foot of a Tree Holding an Infant, with a Seated Boy

Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder, 1724

Woodblock print of a rope bridge over a gorge with a crescent moon and waterfall beneath pine-covered cliffs.

Bow Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832

Pencil drawing of a river estuary with thatched cottages, figures on the bank, sailboats and distant windmills.

A River Estuary

Jan van Goyen, early 17th-mid 17th century

Grey wash drawing of hunters with dead hares and a bird beside a stone wall, with dogs and a saddled horse under trees.

Hunters with Dead Game in a Landscape

Giovanni Agostino Cassana, 1600-1800

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji above a bay with pine trees, sailboats, and a yellow sky.

Pine Groves of Miho in Suruga Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Brown ink drawing of a landscape with a ruined building, trees, three figures in the foreground, and a cloudy sky.

Landscape with River and Three Figures

Jan van Goyen, early 17th-mid 17th century

Etching of animals including a horse, cattle, sheep and goats moving across a landscape past shepherds beneath a tree.

Noah and the animals entering the ark

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1650-55

Woodblock print of travelers and palanquins on a riverside embankment under a moon and flying geese.

“Nihon Embankment at Yoshiwara,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Yoshiwara, Niho…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Pencil and wash drawing of a figure sketching outdoors beside gnarled trees, with a child, a dog and a distant town.

Landscape with an Artist Sketching

Mari ten Kate, n.d.

Watercolor of the domed Muiderpoort gatehouse beside a canal, with large trees, boats, a footbridge and a windmill.

The Muiderpoort, Amsterdam, seen from the Plantage

Hendrick Keun, 1771

Woodblock print of a snowy lumber yard with stacked logs, a blue canal, workers, a wooden bridge and falling snow.

The Lumber Yard at Fukagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Pale watercolor of a hilltop town above cliffs and a calm lake, with a thatched hut and cypress trees.

Genzano and Lake Nemi

Joseph August Knip, early 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with a man beside a boathouse, moored boat, trees and a distant town.

River Landscape with a Man Standing by a Boathouse

Philips Koninck, mid-17th-late 17th century

Snowy woodblock print of an arched bridge over a river, with umbrella-carrying figures and snow-covered pine trees under fall

The Taiko (Drum) Bridge and the Yuhi Mound at Meguro

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Brown wash drawing of trees on a rocky riverbank, with two people in a rowboat on calm water and hills beyond.

Landscape

Hendrik Dirk Kruseman van Elten, n.d.

Watercolor of a seated fiddler in a green vest and wide hat playing violin beside a tree trunk.

Gypsy Fiddler

Monogrammist CG, 1858

Woodblock print of a large tree at night with pale foxes and flickering fox-fires beneath a starry sky.

Shozokuenoki Tree at Oji: Fox-fires on New Years Eve

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Pencil sketch of a two-story monastery with wooden balconies beside tall trees and a dirt path.

The Cloister Sanajia (?) at Kalki

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Pen drawing of an ornate rococo frame with cypress trees, trellis work, scrollwork and a radiant emblem at the top.

Design for Frame with Trees and Trellises

Johann Oktavian Salver, 1755

Japanese woodblock print of a flowering plum tree with red blossoms, buds, and a gnarled trunk, with calligraphy.

Flowering Plum Tree

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1843-47

Pencil sketch of a landscape with a stone arch bridge, tall cypress trees, leafy trees and a hillside with buildings.

Landscape with Bridge

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Grey wash drawing of rocks, trees and animals framing a blank central panel, with an owl, squirrel, birds and an otter.

Design for a Title Page(?): Rocks and Animals

Joseph Martin Nideröst, late 18th century

Woodblock print of armed figures crossing a snowy wooden bridge while two men in straw hats stand in a boat on a river.

Scene I in Act XI of Chushingura

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Brown wash drawing of Moses raising his staff as Egyptian chariots and horses are swept into the sea while a crowd watches.

Moses and the Chosen People Behold the Drowning of the Egyptian Army in the Red Sea

Domenico Piola, 1627-1703

Brown ink drawing of the Château d'Amboise seen from a street with a stone wall, pedestrians, and large trees.

Veue et Perspective du Chasteau d'Amboille

Nicolas Perelle

Woodblock print of travelers and porters on a moonlit road beneath tall pine trees, with a full moon in a blue night sky.

Mochizuki

Utagawa Hiroshige

Pen and gray wash drawing of two figures in a vine-covered garden pavilion with a tiled roof and feathery plants.

Chinoiserie

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Pen and brown ink drawing of an eagle in a tree preaching to deer, a lion, sheep, and birds gathered below.

An Eagle Preaching to the Animals

Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder, 16th century

Woodblock print of travelers and horses walking through falling snow past pine trees, with snowy mountains behind.

Ōi

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Pen drawing of a man in a hat pruning a bare tree with a curved knife, inside an oval frame labeled FEBRVARIVS.

The Month of February: Man Pruning a Tree

Erasmus Hornick, 16th century

Engraved emblem of a deer beside a tree with a banner, framed by columns, female figures, and fruit garlands.

Emblem of Lucrezia Gonzaga

Giorgio Ghisi, before 1566

Woodblock print of a moonlit wooden bridge over a river, with a pine tree, horse, dog, and travelers in the foreground.

Nagakubo

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Pen drawing of a bearded man in a hat grafting a leafy branch onto a tree, labeled APRILIS, in an oval frame.

The Month of April: Man Grafting a Branch onto a Tree

Erasmus Hornick, 16th century

Black and white print of two figures kneeling in prayer near a church, with a dog, banana plants and a basket-carrying figure

Paul et Virginie

Jean Frédéric Schall, ca. 1791-92

Woodblock print of travelers climbing a snowy mountain path past pine trees toward a building, with rooftops below under a pa

Clear Weather after Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1861

Brown ink and wash drawing of Roman baths reconstruction above and ruins with a domed church below.

A Reconstruction of the Thermae of Novitian (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Engraving of Saint Sebastian tied to a tree, pierced by arrows, as archers and crossbowmen aim at him.

Saint Sebastian

Master of the Playing Cards, 15th century

Woodblock print of a misty lake with white-sailed boats, pine trees, a mountain, and travelers on a shoreline path.

Clearing Weather at Awazu

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Grey wash drawing of the Thermae of Titus reconstruction, Roman ruins, a bust of Vespasian and a bathing genius relief.

Reconstruction of the Thermae of Titus (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Engraving of Saint John writing on Patmos beside an eagle, with the Virgin and Child in light above and a sea view.

Saint John on Patmos

Martin Schongauer, 1470-1491

Japanese woodblock print of geese flying over a reed marsh with sailboats, a shrine gate, and pine trees at dusk.

Wild Geese at Haneda

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Grey wash drawing of a reconstructed Roman bath complex above, with statues and coins, and ruined arches with a kneeling figu

A Reconstruction of the Thermae of Diocletian (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Woodcut of the Virgin and Child in a garden with angels holding a crown, a castle, a ship and rabbits in the landscape.

Virgin and Child

Hans Wechtlin I, ca. 1510

Woodblock print of a snowy hillside at dusk with pines, travelers with umbrellas, a horse, and village rooftops.

Asukayama in the Snow at Evening

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Brown ink drawing of a reconstructed circular mausoleum with obelisks above, and its ruins below beside a seated female figur

A Reconstruction of the Mausoleum of Augustus (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704