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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of an oval ornamental cartouche with scrollwork and a central mythological scene of two figures.

Ornamental Design with Diana and Endymion in a Central Cartouche

Jacob Denys, n.d.

Oval drawing of a reclining woman and standing male figures in a martyrdom scene, with grid lines and soft shading.

The Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia (Cartoon for a Fresco)

Domenichino, 1612-14

Engraved title page with an allegorical woman holding a crown and sword above a battle scene, under the title Thesaurus Antiq

Title Page for "Thesavrvs Antiqvitatvm et Historianrvm Italie, Mari Lingvistico et Alpibvs Vicinae Tome Secondi Pars…

Jan Goeree, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of Father Time, a seated reader and a Roman ruin landscape with Latin inscriptions.

Study for Title Page to "Thesavrvs Antiqvitatvm Romanarvm", 1696

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a map of ancient Rome with labeled hills and monuments, beside an allegorical scene with a bust and seat

Map of Ancient Rome Illustrating Major Monuments and the Seven Hills

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Pen and wash drawing of a reconstructed Roman circus with obelisk above, and a landscape of ruins with figures and coins belo

Reconstruction of the Circus of Caracalla (above) and a View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing of two Roman groundplans with a seated man holding a medallion portrait beside a vase.

Ichnographia (or groundplan) of the Arch of Septimius Severus (above) and the Curia Hostilia (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing: a tiered reconstruction of Hadrian's Mausoleum above, and the Castel Sant'Angelo by a bridge below.

Reconstruction of the Mausoleum of Hadrian (above) and a View of the Castel S. Angelo (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Pen and wash drawing of Samuel anointing a kneeling young harpist before soldiers and onlookers in a classical square.

Samuel Annointing David (recto); Sketch of two figures (verso)

Karel van Mander I, ca. 1591

Blue-grey drawn frontispiece with Latin inscription cartouche, Medici arms, flanking allegorical figures, and hunting animals

Design for a Frontispiece with the Medici Arms

called Stradanus Jan van der Straet, 16th century

Drawing of a bearded landsknecht soldier carrying a large barrel on his shoulder, with a sword at his hip, on reddish paper.

Landsknecht Carrying a Barrel

Georg Lemberger, late 15th-mid-16th century

Pen and wash drawing of a tiered Roman monument above a view of ruined classical architecture with figures in a landscape.

Reconstruction of the Monument to Septimius Severus (above), View of the Ruins (below)

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Ink and wash drawing of a reconstructed Roman temple above, with ruins, allegorical figures and coins below.

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

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing of a reconstructed Temple of Janus above a view of Roman ruins, with allegorical figures and a statue.

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

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Grey wash drawing with a reconstruction of Roman baths above, street ruins below, and classical figures and urn at the sides.

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

Jan Goeree, before 1704

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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