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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Engraved landscape of a footpath with robed figures, a child, a tower building, trees, and mountains beyond, by Ferdinand Oli

Mittwoch from Sieben Gegenden aus Salzburg und Berchtesgaden Geordnet nach den sieben Tagen der Woche, verbunden durc…

Ferdinand Olivier, 1800-1841

Woodcut-style print of a seated woman gazing at a spiderweb in a bare tree, with thistles and ferns in the foreground.

Woman with a Spiderweb

Christian Friedrich, 1803

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ child within a radiating oval of light, mounted on an album page.

The Immaculate Conception

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1539-43

Engraved print of a woman in a long gown on a cliff edge, with a raven on a branch, a fir tree and distant mountains.

Woman with a Raven at a Precipice

Christian Friedrich, 1803

Etching of a bearded orator gesturing to a crowd of listeners beside a classical column and arched colonnade.

St. Paul Preaching in Athens

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-53

Head of Christ

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1550 (?)

Etching of a woman bathing in a stream under willows, with three ducks in the grass in the foreground.

Canards surpris

Félix Bracquemond, 1882

Album page with three prints: a bearded man in an oval frame, a interior scene, and a Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine.

Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1542-47 (?)

Album page with four religious prints of the Madonna and Child with saints and angels, in etching and engraving.

Madonna with Saints

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1542-46

Etching of a man's distressed face rising from dark stormy sea under a heavy cloudy sky.

Going Under (from the series A Life)

Max Klinger, 1884, 4th edition 1898

Album page with four prints of Madonna and Child scenes with saints, one showing a bishop beneath a vine pergola.

Madonna with Saints

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-52

Album page with four religious etchings of the Holy Family, one with saints and angels, rendered in hatched grey and yellow t

The Holy Family with Saints

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1550-55 (?)

Etching of a Holy Family with saints, a standing woman, a kneeling man, and a child beside a classical column.

Holy Family with Saints

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1549-53

Engraved print of allegorical scenes in rows showing figures, animals, a ladder and a ship, with verse captions.

Proverbi (Proverbs)

Nicolò Nelli, 1564

Pencil sketch of acrobatic theatre performers in costume, with a masked figure, a woman in a ruffled dress, and a plumed figu

Théâtre Italien (Gioacchino Rossini, 1792-1868)

Eugène Delacroix, 1821

Lithograph of an acrobat balancing three costumed figures on his raised hands above a wooden stage floor.

Théâtre Italien, from "Le Miroir"

Eugène Delacroix, August 13, 1821

Woodcut print of robed men carrying ornate banners in a procession, with spectators watching from arcaded balconies above.

Procession of the Doge in Venice

Matteo Pagano, 1556-61

Etching of satyrs and bacchantes celebrating Bacchus around a garlanded herm statue in a rocky wooded grotto.

The Fête of Bacchus

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Engraving of the Circumcision by Hendrick Goltzius: a priest holds an infant before onlookers in a Gothic church interior.

The Circumcision, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Hendrick Goltzius, n.d.

Woodcut of a crowned figure leaning over a sleeping nude man among animals, under clouds with sun and moon faces.

Creation of Eve, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of Adam reaching for fruit as Eve holds an apple beneath a tree with a serpent, surrounded by animals.

Fall (or Temptation of Adam), from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of an angel with a sword driving a naked man and woman away as a skeleton reaches toward them.

Expulsion from Paradise, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton guiding a straining man at a plough, with a nursing woman and bare trees beside them.

Adam Ploughing, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of skeletons playing trumpets and kettledrums among arches and scattered bones, from The Dance of Death.

Skeletons Making Music (or the Cemetery), from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a seated pope in a crown with skeletal Death figures and a kneeling man, with a devil above.

The Pope, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton standing behind a crowned emperor on a throne, with a kneeling figure and an hourglass below.

The Emperor, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a cardinal in a wide hat walking beside a skeletal Death figure, framed by grapevines.

The Cardinal, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a crowned empress in a patterned gown taken by a skeleton Death figure, with onlookers and a Gothic town behind.

The Empress, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a crowned queen dancing with a skeleton holding an hourglass, watched by startled courtiers under an arcade.

The Queen, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton leading a bishop with a crozier past sheep, with mountains and a sun behind them.

The Bishop, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a duke in fur-trimmed robes confronted by a skeleton Death reaching for his arm, with courtiers and a kneeling chi

The Duke, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton leading a terrified abbess holding a rosary past a Gothic arch, with an hourglass on the ground.

The Abbess, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a bearded nobleman grappling with a skeleton wielding a raised sword, with an hourglass at left.

The Nobleman, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton in a fur-trimmed robe guiding a clergyman through a Gothic church, with an hourglass and angels nearby.

The Dean (or Canon), from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a seated judge in a fur-trimmed robe, a skeleton behind him, a man with a purse, and an hourglass on the floor.

The Judge, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton holding an hourglass and leading a lawyer in a gown along a cobbled street.

The Lawyer (or Advocate), from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a councillor in a fur-trimmed robe confronted by a skeleton with an hourglass and a horned devil above.

The Councillor, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a clergyman preaching from a pulpit as a skeleton holding an hourglass stands beside him, with a congregation belo

The Clergyman, from The Dance of Death

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Head of a Young Woman

Lorenzo di Credi, 1479

Woodcut of a priest in a cloak meeting a skeleton beside a well in a town street, with onlookers at left.

The Priest, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a startled monk being pulled backward by a skeleton beside a column and an hourglass.

The Monk (or Mendicant), from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton with a candle reaching toward a woman in bed, while a kneeling woman watches in a richly furnished room

The Nun, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeletal Death figure in a cloak and leaf wreath with a walking stick, beside a skeleton carrying tools.

The Old Woman, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a startled nobleman in a feathered hat recoiling from a skeleton holding a sword, with a hilltop town behind.

The Count, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a storm-tossed ship with billowing sails, crowded sailors and a skeletal figure amid churning waves.

The Skipper (or Sailor), from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of an old bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat walking with a skeleton, with an hourglass and tree behind them.

The Old Man, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Hand-colored engraving of red-coated soldiers firing volleys into a street crowd, with victims on the ground and a church tow

The Boston Massacre, or, The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston on March 5, 1770 by a party of the 29…

Paul Revere Jr., 1770

Woodcut of a seated noblewoman in a columned hall as a skeletal Death figure stands beside her with a small dog below.

The Duchess, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a merchant carrying heavy bundles while a skeleton grips him from behind on a road.

The Shop-keeper, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a child reaching toward a fire as a skeleton stands behind him, with an hourglass and startled onlookers nearby.

The Child, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton holding an hourglass above a skull shield, with a man and a woman standing on either side.

Coat-of-Arms of Death, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of an enthroned figure above a zodiac globe, with nude figures below and clouds and angels in the sky.

The Last Judgment, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Engraving of an ornate triumphal car with urns, a helmeted armored figure, reclining river gods, and processional figures.

Triumphal car from the marriage of Ferdinand de' Medici and Christine of Lorraine

Cherubino Alberti, 1589

Engraved satire of false perspective showing a fisherman, sheep, swans, a boat and a wagon in illogical scale and placement.

Satire on False Perspective: Frontispiece to "Kirby's Perspective"

Luke Sullivan, February 1754

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a seated nude young man with drapery behind him, resting his arm on a stone block.

Seated Nude Young Man in Nearly Frontal View

Guercino, ca. 1618

Woodcut of Saint Paul with a halo, holding a sword and an open book, set against radiating lines.

Saint Paul, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Hans Baldung Grien, 1519

Red chalk drawing of God appearing in clouds with an angel, a kneeling man looking up, and sheep below.

God Appearing to Moses

Pierre Brébiette, ca. 1632

Mezzotint of three men viewing a nude gladiator statue by candlelight in a dim interior, by William Pether, 1769.

Three Persons Viewing the Gladiator by Candlelight

William Pether, July 10, 1769

Brown wash drawing of figures fighting in a churchyard with tombstones, a wind-bent tree, and a Gothic church behind them.

Tom Jones Assisting Molly Seagrim in the Churchyard

Philip James de Loutherbourg, 1775

Engraved studio scene with classical statues, a nude figure, workers at a hoist, and framed ornamental and anatomical details

The Analysis of Beauty, Plate 1

William Hogarth, March 5, 1753

Etching of fashionable figures shopping among bookstalls, fan and lace shops in a 17th-century Parisian gallery, with dogs in

The Gallery of the Palace of Justice

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1638

Black silhouette of a top-hatted man reclining with legs over a chair, with a printed caption below on tan paper.

Silhouette of a Celebrated Commander on the Retir'd List

John Bruce, 1830-35

Grey wash drawing of a young man in a tricorn hat leaning against a tree and holding a book, with distant houses.

Young Man Leaning Against a Tree With a Book

William Wellings, ca. 1780-89

Etching of a ruined thatched cottage beside trees, with a figure and dog crossing a small wooden bridge at right.

The Little Bridge (Le Petit Pont)

Jacob van Ruisdael, 17th century

Etched frontispiece with a title cartouche, draped curtain, scrollwork, medallions, and a small classical ruin in the backgro

Frontispiece to "Roman Antiquities outside Rome drawn and etched by Giambat'ta Piranesi, Venetian Architect Part Two"…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of Roman ruins with Corinthian columns, a stone arch, and small figures beneath, by Piranesi.

Plate 15: Forum of Augustus (Foro di Augusto), from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubblica, e de' primi Imperat…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of the Ponte Rotto bridge over the Tiber with a round temple, bell tower, and ancient ruins on the hill beyond.

Plate 14: Senatorial Bridge, today called the Ponte Rotto (Broken Bridge). 1. Temple of Vesta. 2. Temple of Fortuna V…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome with ruined temple columns at left and a stepped hill at right.

Plate 13: Arch of Settimius Severus 1. Temple of Concord. 2. Ascent to the Capitoline Hill (Arco di Settimio Severo.…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of the Colosseum in Rome with rows of arches, the Arch of Constantine at right, and figures in the foreground.

Plate 12: Flavian Amphitheater, called the Colosseum. 1. Arch of Constantine. 2. Palatine Hill. (Anfiteatro Flavio de…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of overgrown Roman ruins with a large arched portico, tiered windows and a relief-decorated arch at left.

Plate 11: Temple of Janus (Tempio di Giano), from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubblica, e de' primi Imperatori"

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of three tall Corinthian columns of a Roman temple ruin, with a church facade at left and grazing cattle in the foreg

Plate 10: Ruins of the Temple of Jupiter Stator (Jupiter the Supporter). 1. Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. 2. Temp…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of the Arch of Constantine in Rome framed by overhanging trees, with reliefs, columns and statues visible.

Plate 9: Arch of Constantine in Rome (Arco di Costantino in Roma), from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubblica,…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of a ruined Roman arch overgrown with plants, with small figures beneath it and an inscribed tablet at left.

Plate 8: Arch of Drusus at the Porta S. Sebastiano in Rome (Arco di Druso alla Porta di Sebastiano in Roma), from "An…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Pen and ink drawing of a flower bouquet with wheat stalks rising from an ornately patterned footed vase.

Flowers in a vase

Erasmus Hornick, 16th century

Engraving of the Holy Family seated on steps with two children, an elderly woman, a bearded man, fruit baskets and classical

Holy Family on the Steps

Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 1668

Watercolor drawing of a brown and grey songbird perched on a curved branch with exposed roots, labeled Castrica Passerina.

Castrica Passerina

Vincenzo Leonardi

Etching of ruined Corinthian columns and an entablature of a Roman temple, with figures and an inscribed stone in the foregro

Plate 7: Temple of Jupiter Tonans (Jupiter the Thunderer). 1. Temple of Concord. (Tempio di Giove Tonans. 1. Tempio d…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of ruined Roman columns and carved entablature of the Forum of Nerva, overgrown with plants, with figures in the stre

Plate 1: Part of the Forum of Nerva (Parte del Foro di Nerva), from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubblica, e d…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etched plate of Roman inscriptions framed by ornate scrolls and foliage, with a small carved portrait relief at left.

Plate 3: Inscriptions on Antiquities outside Rome with Index of Plates, from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubb…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of the Arch of Titus in Rome with ivy-covered piers, inscription panel, and distant Roman ruins, by Piranesi.

Plate 6: 1. Arch of Titus. 2. Villa Farnese. 3. Columns of the Temple of Jupiter Stator (the Supporter). 4. Arch of S…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of a multi-arched Roman stone bridge over a river, with small boats and figures on the bank and a distant town.

Plate 16: The Bridge at Rimini built by the Emperors Augustus and Tiberius (Ponte di Rimino fabbricato da Augusto e d…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Title page from "Roman Antiquity of the Time of the Republic and the First Emperors" (Antichità Romane de' Tempi dell…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome with ruined temple columns and figures in the foreground under cloudy sky.

The Arch of Septimius Severus (Arco di Severo, e Caracalla)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1756

Etching of ruined Corinthian columns and crumbling brick arches of Roman ruins overgrown with trees and vegetation.

Remains of the Temple of Castor and Pollux . . . (Avanzo del Tempio di Castore e Polluce . . .)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 18th century

Etching of ruined Corinthian columns and walls of the Temple of Cybele with small figures among the stones.

Remains of the Temple of Cybele (Avanzi del Tempio di Cibele)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 18th century

Etching of seven ruined Corinthian columns partly buried in rubble, with tiny figures among the stones under a cloudy sky.

Seven columns of the Temple of Juturna with Corinthian capitals . . . (Sette colonne con capitelli corinti spettanti…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of a ceiling design with rococo scrollwork, garlands, and reclining putti within an architectural frame.

Design for a Ceiling Decoration

Donato Giuseppe Frisoni, 1709-20

Etching of a vaulted ancient school with Egyptian hieroglyph-covered portal, opening onto a temple and column in a piazza.

Ancient school built according to the Egyptian and Greek manners (Scuola antica architettata all'Egiziana e alla Greca)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

Etching of the ruined Arch of Galienus in Rome with figures walking among the weathered stone arch and nearby buildings.

Arch of Galienus. 1. Façade od the Church of S. Vito (Arco di Galieno. 1. Facciata della Chiesa di S. Vito), from "Al…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of a triumphal arch beside a harbor quay with ships' masts, figures, and a distant domed church.

Plate 28: Arch of Trajan in Ancona (Arco di Trajano in Ancona), from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monum…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of the ruined Tomb of the Curiatii at Albano, with overgrown towers, a bare tree and figures near an inscribed stone.

Plate 27: Tomb of the three Curiatii brothers in Albano (Sepolcro delle tre fratelli Curiati in Albano), from "Alcune…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of an overgrown ancient temple with columns and ruined arches in the foreground, under a cloudy sky.

Plate 26: Temple of Clitumnus between Foligno and Spoleto... (Tempio di Clitumno tra Fuligno e Spoletti...), from "Al…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of an ancient amphitheater interior with curved tiered seating, arched arcades, and small figures on the arena floor.

Plate 25: Amphitheater of Verona (Anfiteatro di Verona), from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monumenti in…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of a ruined Roman triumphal arch with small figures and overgrown walls, by Piranesi, ca. 1750.

Plate 24: Arch of Pola in Istria near the Gate (Arco di Pola in Istria vicino alla Porta), from "Alcune Vedute di Arc…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Etching of the Pola amphitheater in Istria with tiered arches beside the sea, with boats and figures in the foreground.

Plate 23: Amphitheater of Pola in Istria near the sea (Anfiteatro di Pola in Istria vicino al mare), from "Alcune Ved…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of a ruined classical temple rear facade with overgrown plants, a smaller building, and figures among trees.

Plate 22: Rear View of the Temple of Pola in Istria. 1. Rear View of another temple. (Rovescio del Tempio di Pola di…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748