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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,432 works

Pen and ink drawing of reclining nymphs, a satyr, a standing nude woman and putti among clouds.

Nymphs, Satyr? and Putti

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Engraving of an old man embracing a young woman by a bed, with a winged cupid, a dog, and a tower in the background.

Ogni cosa vince l'oro

Agostino Carracci, ca. 1590-95

Pen and grey wash drawing of helmeted Minerva guiding a nude Cupid as he draws a bow, seated on a draped oval base.

Cupid and Minerva

Richard Cosway, 1788

Brown ink wash drawing of a seated nude woman with drapery and a small winged Cupid beside her, on a mounted sheet.

Venus Leaving the Bath, and Cupid

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Engraving of Venus leaning on a tree beside a sleeping Cupid, with harvesters working in a landscape behind.

Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus

Agostino Carracci, 1599

Engraving of two women in a classical colonnade, one kneeling with a small box, a sleeping dog and stormy sky beside them.

Plate 27: Proserpina gives Psyche the box of beauty, from 'The Fable of Cupid and Psyche'

Master of the Die, 1530-60

Engraving of a satyr approaching a sleeping nude woman, with two crabs hanging from a rope near a herm and a tree.

A satyr discovering a sleeping woman; two crabs hanging from a rope which is strung between a term and a tree

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of Cupid on a chariot drawn by horses leading a procession of figures past a temple and hilltop town.

The Triumph of Love, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"

Engraving of Apollo in the clouds above a python on a forest road, with onlookers on both sides.

Stage set for the marriage of Ferdinand de' Medici and Christine of Lorraine in Florence in 1589; Apollo and the Python

Agostino Carracci, 1589-92

Brown ink and wash drawing of Cupid presenting Psyche to a gathering of gods in an oval frame, with a reclining nude and a ho

Cupid Presenting Psyche to the Gods

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1540-45

Brown ink and wash drawing of three dancing nymphs and a satyr in energetic poses with flowing drapery.

Three Dancing Nymphs and a Satyr

Francesco Zuccarelli, 1702-88

Engraving of Cupid tugging a satyr's hair while two nude women embrace under a tree, with a hilly landscape behind.

Omnia Vincit Amor

Agostino Carracci, 1599

Engraving of Cupid rowing a boat made from his quiver across waves, with a banderole inscription above in an oval frame.

Eros Escaping by Sea; Cupid using his bow to propel a boat made from his quiver with an arrow as the mast and his bli…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Etching of armored Mars with a helmet, Venus leaning on a tree, and a winged Cupid at her feet in a landscape.

Mars, Venus, and Cupid

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1637-39

Engraving of Orpheus and Eurydice embracing amid flames and smoke, with a lyre on the ground.

Orpheus and Eurydice

Agostino Carracci, ca. 1590-95

Engraving of a satyr with a club fighting a ram before classical buildings, with a shield against a column.

A satyr and a ram attacking each other, the satyr weilding a club with his right hand, a shield resting against a sma…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Etching of Europa riding a flower-garlanded bull over the sea, surrounded by flying and swimming putti and a distant landscap

Rape of Europa

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1636

Brown ink and wash drawing of Poseidon with trident and rearing horse facing Athena in armor, with gods above and a city belo

The Contest Between Athena and Poseidon for the Possession of Athens

Cesare Nebbia, 1570s

Engraving of two satyrs steadying Silenus on a braying mule while a third satyr leads it beside a vase.

Two satyrs placing Silenus on a braying mule and a third satyr at right

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Etching of Venus and Adonis: a nude Venus seated on rock, Adonis embracing her, a cupid nearby, trees and a dog in a landscap

Venus and Adonis

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1637-39

Pen and brown ink sketch of allegorical figures on a rocky hillside with trees, including standing women and reclining old me

Allegorical Figures on Mount Parnassus: Study for the etching Triumph of Painting

Pietro Testa, 1612-50

Engraving of seated giant Polyphemus watching Galatea on a shell pulled by dolphins, with Cupid flying above.

Galatea escaping Polyphemus; he is seated on a rock holding a staff and pipes and looking towards Galatea at right ri…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Etching of Saint Sebastian, nude and pierced by arrows, tied to a tree while a cherub holding a palm descends above.

Saint Sebastian pierced with arrows and tied to a tree, copy after Cantarini

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1639 or after

Pen and wash study of a tapering Last Judgment scene with saints above, angels in clouds, and damned nude figures and demons

Scene from the Last Judgment, Study for the Fresco Decoration of One of the Segments of the Cupola of the Cathedral o…

Federico Zuccaro, 1576-79

Etching of a standing draped woman reaching toward a seated male figure with a lyre beside a leafy tree under clouds.

Apollo and the Cumaean Sibyl

Salvator Rosa, ca. 1661

Pen and wash drawing of a seated bearded satyr with flowing hair, with a grotesque mask study in the upper right.

Seated satyr, with enlarged head of same (recto); Head of a woman (verso)

Pellegrino Tibaldi, 1527-96

Brown ink and wash drawing of a dancing bacchante with a tambourine beside a nude satyr holding a cymbal.

Bacchante

William Etty, first half 19th century

Pencil drawing of Achilles reaching toward the ghostly shade of Patroclus floating above him among clouds.

Achilles and the Shade of Patroclus

John Flaxman, 1793

Pencil sketch of a woman with long hair, head bowed, with faint figure studies beneath her on pale paper.

Head of a man and figure studies (recto). Minotaur with a maiden (verso)

Theodor Richard Edward von Holst, 1835-44

Ink drawing of two stacked ornamental masks: a winged Medusa head with snakes below and a bearded satyr face above.

Design for Two Masks Shaped as Satyr and a Winged Medusa Head

Carlo Bianconi, 1752-1802