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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Pen and gray wash drawing of an obelisk before a church facade with towers, with Egyptian statues and cherubs below.

A View of the Obelisk and Saint John in Lateran (above) and a View of an Egyptian Site (?) (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Drawing of the Column of Marcus Aurelius seen through a decorated Roman arch, with palazzo buildings and a fountain in the sq

View of the Column of Marcus Aurelius

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Drawing of a grand classical hall with columns, a chariot procession, smoking incense burners, and a statue in a distant nich

The Tomb of Agamemnon

Louis Jean Desprez, ca. 1787

Pencil and white chalk study of a child's head tilted downward, with curly hair, on a grey-toned sheet.

Bust-Length Study of a Child

Pompeo Batoni, 1728-87

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated nude youth seen from behind, turned left, on drapery, with hatched shading.

Seated Nude Youth, facing left (recto); Bearded Nude Male Figure in a Half-Kneeling Pose, Holding Drapery Behind his…

Francesco Salviati, 1526-27

Pen and brown wash drawing of a muscular bearded nude man holding a club, with a lion skin draped over his arm.

Hercules, Standing with a Club

Domenico Beccafumi, 1530-40

Ink and wash drawing with an architectural elevation above and classical ruins, urn and draped figures below.

A Reconstruction of the Castellum Aquiae Martiae (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

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

Grey wash drawing of a reconstructed Roman bath complex above and ruins of the Thermae of Nero with an arch below.

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

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a reconstructed Roman temple above and ruins with arcades below, flanked by two Roman coin portraits.

A Reconstruction of the Aurelian Temple of the Sun (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Pen and wash drawing reconstructing the Arch of Gallienus, with two figures below gesturing at a framed view of the ruins.

A Reconstruction of the Arch of Gallienus (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a reconstructed Roman temple above and a street view of ruins and a church facade below.

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

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing of the Temple of Divus Claudius, with a reconstructed circular view above and a ruin view below, plus a

A Reconstruction of the Temple of Divus Claudius in Monte Coelio (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Pen and grey wash drawing comparing a reconstructed Pantheon in Rome with its appearance around 1700.

A Reconstuction of the Pantheon (above) and a View of its Appearance Around 1700 (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a domed temple reconstruction above, ruins with a tower below, a lion statue and coins at left.

A Reconstruction of the Temple of Romulus and Remus (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing of Trajan's Column in a Roman square above, with pedestal and capital details and medallions below.

A View of the Column of Trajan (above) with Details (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a classical column with three tiers of ship prows, a warrior statue on top, and an inscribed pedestal.

A Reconstruction of the Base of the Column Rostrata

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Brown ink and wash drawing of an obelisk in a Roman piazza before an arched gate, with putti and a papal coat of arms below.

A Reconstruction of a View of the Obelisk at the Entrance of the Via Flaminia

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing of two obelisks, one in the Vatican and one on the Esquiline, with a papal medallion and classical ornam

A View of Two Obelisks, One in the Vatican and the Other on the Esqualine Hill

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey and brown wash drawing of a triumphal arch with columns, reliefs, cherubs pulling back curtains, and coins below.

View of the Arch of Constantine

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

Etching of a skeletal winged chimera with grotesque heads standing beneath a stone arch among grass and scattered bones.

The Chimera (La Chimère de Monsieur Desprez)

Louis Jean Desprez, ca. 1777-84

Portrait of Edgar Degas, wearing a hat

Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin, 1876

Engraving of two haloed women greeting each other in a rocky landscape, with a walled town and towers on the hills behind.

The Visitation

Master ES, 15th century

Black and white engraving of the Virgin and Christ Child with haloes, a crown above, an open book, and flowers in the foregro

Virgin with a Bird on a Grassy Bank

Master ES, mid-15th century

Engraving of a couple in a garden, the woman wearing a flower crown and the man holding a falcon beside a wooden fence.

Pair of Lovers on a Grassy Bench

Master ES, 15th century

Engraving of a woman with a flower crown holding a banner pole beside a knight in armor with a helmet and shield.

The Knight and the Lady

Master ES, 15th century

Engraving of a bearded old man surrounded by grotesque winged demons and hybrid monsters attacking him.

Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons

Martin Schongauer, 1470-74

Ink and wash drawing of a reconstructed Roman triumphal arch with a cherub, cameo, coins, and a ruined townscape below.

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

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey and brown wash drawing of a Roman triumphal arch with a chariot group and riders atop, flanked by medallions.

A Reconstruction of the Arch of Septimius Severus

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Brown wash frontispiece drawing with a blank cartouche, a winged figure writing at right, and classical coin and relief fragm

Frontispiece for "Thesaurus Antiquitatum Romanarum"

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of Roman ruins and houses on a hillside, with horsemen on a road and a cherub on a pedestal at left.

View of the Ruins of the Palatine Hill

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing of a reconstructed classical palace with arcades, an eagle, and an Augustus medallion in the foreground.

A Reconstructed View of the Palace on the Palantine Hill

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing of a walled Roman camp with a central classical temple, flanked by standards and coin reliefs.

A Reconstruction of a Castle on the Viminal Hill at the Esqualine Gate

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a domed classical rotunda with columns, beside putti, a satyr, a goat and Roman coins.

A Reconstructon of an Undefined Building

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a hawk-headed Osiris statue in a formal garden with terraces, figures and an inscribed pedestal.

Statue of Osiris in a Garden

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a draped woman holding a medallion showing a fountain, beside an obelisk fountain with carved reliefs.

Female Figure Holding a Coin and Image of a Fountain

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Brown wash drawing of a reconstructed columned temple with a reclining river figure holding a Latin inscription scroll and co

A Reconstruction of the Temple of Fortuna

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Sepia drawing of a reconstructed Roman theatre with arcades, beside a bust of Pompey and a carved pedestal.

A Reconstruction of the Theatre of Pompey

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Brown wash drawing of a domed temple in a circle beside a bearded statue of Serapis, with coins and an inscribed stone.

A Recontruction of the So-Called Temple of Serapidis

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of the Colosseum cross-section with tiered seats and arches, topped by a laurel-crowned bust on a plinth.

A Reconstruction of the Colosseum in Cross-Section

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Pen and grey wash drawing of a classical frame with a statue, bust, Roman coins, and Latin inscriptions on a banner.

Adumbration of Capitoline Hill

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing of a tall date palm with a Latin banner, with a haloed rider on a donkey and a crowd in a hillside lands

Christ's Entry Into Jerusalem

Jan Goeree, 1696-1704

Engraving of the Virgin and Christ child on a donkey led by Joseph, with angels offering fruit beneath palm trees.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Martin Schongauer, ca. 1470-1474

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

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, Mary and a haloed companion at left, and soldiers at right.

Crucifixion

Martin Schongauer, ca. 1475-85

Engraving of the crucifixion with four angels catching blood in chalices, Mary and John below, skull and bones at the base.

Crucifixion with Four Angels

Martin Schongauer, ca. 1475-1480

Engraving of the angel Gabriel with laurel crown and wings, holding a curling scroll, in fine black line work on paper.

The Annunciation: The Angel Gabriel

Martin Schongauer, ca. 1470-80

Grey wash drawing of a male saint with upturned face, holding a staff and wrapped in a heavy draped cloak.

Male Saint with Staff, Half-Figure

the Younger Francisco Herrera, 1640

Engraving of an ornate Gothic censer with pinnacles, tracery and angel figures, hung from looping chains on a ground.

The Censer

Martin Schongauer, 1470-1491

Ink drawing of a tall Gothic pinnacle elevation with tiered arches and finials, plus a small hexagonal plan below.

Elevation of a Gothic Pinnacle with a Hexagonal Plan

Wenzel von Olmütz, 1490-99

Engraved print of a vertical strip of curling, serrated foliate ornament on a cross-hatched ground.

Foliate Ornament

Master W with the Key, ca. 1465-90

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ center, two thieves on crosses, mourning women kneeling and soldiers at right.

The Crucifixion

Master I. A. M. of Zwolle, 15th century

Engraving of the Adoration of the Magi: Virgin and Child with kneeling kings before a ruined stone building and a bridge.

Adoration of the Magi

Master I. A. M. of Zwolle, ca. 1480

Engraving of the Annunciation: an angel with wings kneels before a kneeling Virgin in a tiled Gothic bedroom.

The Annunciation

Master FVB, late 15th century

Engraving of a man and woman embracing cheek to cheek, she in a striped headdress, he in a tasseled cap.

The Lovers

Master bxg, 15th century

Engraving of a woman playing a harp and a man playing a lute in a columned interior with a hanging candle chandelier.

Lute Player and Harpist, from Scenes of Daily Life

Israhel van Meckenem, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of an ornamental title page with spring and autumn allegorical figures flanking a blank panel, crown, cheru

Drawing for the title page to the 'Descrpción de las honras' (related to the death of Philip IV)

Sebastián de Herrera-Barnuevo, 1666

Pen and brown wash drawing of a woman in a headscarf leaning on a ledge, holding drapery over a basket of fruit and flowers.

Female Personification of Summer or Abundance

Sebastián de Herrera-Barnuevo, 1619-71

Pen and blue wash drawing of the crucified Christ with head bowed, arms outstretched on a cross, on blue paper.

The Crucified Christ

Diego Lopez de Escuriaz, 1587-97

Brown wash drawing of a nude figure seen from behind among swirling, struggling figures in a dark, dramatic composition.

The Chastisement of Luxury

Eugenio Lucas, 1817-70

Loose watercolor of turbaned figures resting in the shadow of a stone archway, with red and blue robes in the foreground.

Arabs Resting

Eugenio Lucas, 1817-70

Sketch of a ceiling design with a chariot and horses in clouds, winged figures, and allegorical figures in brown wash.

Design for a Ceiling

Mariano Salvador Maella, 1739-1819

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono watching a child tend to a kneeling woman's hair beside a lattice w

Suzuki Harunobu - Zashiki Hakkei - Night Rain on the Daisu

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765