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33,907 works

Engraving of the seated Delphic Sibyl holding a scroll, with nude putti, arches, and a label reading Delphica.

The Delphic Sibyl, from "Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel"

Giorgio Ghisi, 1570-75

Engraving of the Virgin and Child with Saint Catherine kneeling beside them, with a town and hills in the background.

The Mystic marriage of St. Catherine

Giorgio Ghisi, by 1575

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding a cloth as the infant Christ reaches for it, with Saint Joseph standing behind.

The Madonna of Loreto

Giorgio Ghisi, 1575

Engraving of the Coronation of the Virgin in the center, surrounded by nine smaller scenes from the life of Christ and Mary.

The Coronation of the Virgin; surrounded by nine vignettes with scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin

Giorgio Ghisi, by 1575

Engraving of the seated Virgin Mary surrounded by nine vignettes of Christ's Passion and scenes from her life.

The Virgin of Sorrows; an image of the Virgin Mary surrounded by nine vignettes depicting scenes of her life

Giorgio Ghisi, ca. 1575

Engraving of the seated Virgin of Sorrows with clasped hands and halo, with a tree and walled city in the background.

The Virgin of Sorrows; central part of a print with nine surounding compartments, now separated

Giorgio Ghisi, by 1575

Watercolor drawing of a rocky alpine peak, a glacier patch, a lake, and snowy mountains under a pale sky.

Mont Blanc Seen from the Massif, Les Aiguilles Rouges

Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, 1874

Mezzotint of a man and woman in dark period dress with a child reaching up, set before a garden with a bust and parrot.

Rubens, his wife Helena Fourment, and their Child

Charles Phillips, ca. 1770

Hand-colored caricature of two men in military uniforms carving a globe-shaped plum pudding at a dining table.

The Plumb-Pudding in Danger;-or-State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper

James Gillray, February 26, 1805

Engraving of a kneeling winged angel with clasped hands and flowing gown on a grassy ground, by Giorgio Ghisi.

The Virgin of Sorrows: Angel; one of nine surrounding compartments from the Virgin of Sorrows, now separated

Giorgio Ghisi, by 1575

Engraving of the Presentation in the Temple: a high priest receives the infant Christ at an altar while Mary and two men stan

Virgin of Sorrows: The Presentation in the Temple; one of nine surrounding compartments from the Virgin of Sorrows, n…

Giorgio Ghisi, by 1575

Engraving of the Virgin Mary riding a donkey with the infant Christ while a man leads them past a palm tree.

The Virgin of Sorrows: The Flight into Egypt; one of nine surrounding compartments from the Virgin of Sorrows, now se…

Giorgio Ghisi, by 1575

Engraving of Christ with a halo gesturing among seated elders in a columned hall, while a veiled woman stands at right.

The Virgin of Sorrows: Christ Disputing with the Doctors; one of nine surrounding compartments from the Virgin of Sor…

Giorgio Ghisi, by 1575

Engraving of Christ kneeling under a heavy cross while soldiers push him, with a mounted rider and city wall at left.

The Virgin of Sorrows: Christ Bearing the Cross; one of nine surrounding compartments from the Virgin of Sorrows, now…

Giorgio Ghisi, by 1575

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross flanked by two haloed figures in a landscape with a distant town.

The Virgin of Sorrows: The Crucifixion; one of nine surrounding compartments from the Virgin of Sorrows, now separated

Giorgio Ghisi, by 1575

Engraving of the Descent from the Cross with figures lowering Christ from a ladder while mourning women kneel below.

The Virgin of Sorrows: The Descent from the Cross; one of nine surrounding compartments from the Virgin of Sorrows, n…

Giorgio Ghisi, by 1575

Engraving of the Entombment: mourners lower a body onto a stone tomb inside a rocky cave, with palms and hills behind.

The Virgin of Sorrows: The Entombment; one of nine surrounding compartments from the Virgin of Sorrows, now separated

Giorgio Ghisi, by 1575

Engraving of the seated Man of Sorrows surrounded by nine Passion scene vignettes, including the Crucifixion and Flagellation

The Man of Sorrows; an image of Christ surrounded by nine vignettes depicting scenes of the Passion

Giorgio Ghisi, by 1575

Engraving of the nude, muscular Farnese Hercules standing in a niche with a lion skin draped over a pedestal.

The Farnese Hercules

Giorgio Ghisi, late 1570s

Engraving of the Holy Family beneath a palm tree with angels and putti above and a donkey at left.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt; the Holy Family under a palm tree surrounded by angels, putti, and a male cleric or saint

Giorgio Ghisi, 1578

Engraving of the Adoration of the Shepherds with angels above a stable, the Holy Family, and kneeling shepherds.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Giorgio Ghisi, late 1570s

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, the grieving Virgin, a kneeling Magdalen, and St. John.

The Crucifixion with the Virgin, the Magdalen, and St. John

Giorgio Ghisi, late 1570s

Engraving of a kneeling saint about to be struck by an executioner, with angels in clouds above and a crowd watching below.

The Martrydom of St. Barbara

Giorgio Ghisi, late 1570s

Engraving of a crowned emperor seated on a pedestal gesturing to armed Roman soldiers with spears and shields.

Roman Soldiers Before an Emperor

Giorgio Ghisi, before 1540 (?)

Engraving of reclining nude Antiope with a satyr beside her, surrounded by fruit, vegetables and a cornucopia.

Jupiter and Antiope

Textile design drawing with large paisley motifs, berry sprays and stylized flowers in red, pink, yellow and blue.

Textile Design with Paisley Motifs and Garlands of Berry Sprays and Stylized Flowers

fils H. Minder, mid-19th century

Engraving of Paris choosing among three goddesses with Mercury between them, cherubs and chariots in the sky above.

The Judgment of Paris; Paris seated on a rock choosing between the goddesses Venus, Juno, and Minerva, the god Mercur…

Giorgio Ghisi, 1555

Engraving of the seated prophet Ezekiel with nude putti and sibyl figures in an architectural frame, after the Sistine Chapel

The Prophet Ezekiel, from "Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel"

Giorgio Ghisi, 1570-75

Engraving of the seated prophet Jeremiah with head in hand, framed by architectural arches and nude figures, labeled HIEREMIA

The Prophet Jeremiah, from "Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel"

Giorgio Ghisi, 1570-75

Engraved lunette title page with Latin inscription, papal coat of arms, winged figure, and scenes of men, soldiers and a boat

Title page to "Galleria Dipinta nel Palazzo del Prencipe Panfilio" after the ceiling frescoes by Pietro da Cortona de…

Carlo Cesi, ca. 1661

Engraving of a kneeling veiled woman beneath a winged angel holding a cross in a window, mounted on an album page.

The Vision of St. Helena

Marcantonio Raimondi

Engraving of the Madonna with a halo holding a rose, the infant child leaning on a globe beside her, against draped curtains.

Madonna of the Rose

Johann Christian Teucher

Engraved print of two nude figures on a bench in a draped interior, with a pastoral night landscape of sheep and cattle beyon

The Chamber Idyll

Edward Calvert, 1831

Etching of a man in a cap and fur-trimmed coat leaning on a stone sill, looking toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait Leaning on a Stone Sill

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1639

Black and white print of a woman floating face up in a river among reeds, flowers and overhanging shrubs.

Ophelia (Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 7)

John Everett Millais, March 1, 1866

Etching of five nude putti with grapes and drapery arranged in a shallow frieze, signed Peter van Avont.

Five boys and a satyr

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1625-77

Engraving of woodcutters sawing a log in a forest, with a standing overseer, a small dog and tall pine trunks.

The Wood-cutters

Hubert von Herkomer, 1880

Engraving of a seated preacher in a forest addressing a crowd on a path, with mountains and a river in the distance.

John the Baptist Preaching in the Desert

Nicolaes de Bruyn

Lithograph of a crouching gargoyle on a Gothic parapet beside a tower, with French verse and the date November 1853 above.

Regarding One of the Gargoyles of Nôtre-Dame, Paris

Charles Meryon, 1853

Etched frontispiece of an open book with ribbon bookmarks showing the text of the Parable of the Prodigal Son by James Tissot

The Parable of the Prodigal Son: Frontispiece

James Tissot, 1882

Etching of a family interior: a standing young man and a bearded older man at a table, two women by a window with ships outsi

The Parable of the Prodigal Son: The Departure No. 1

James Tissot, 1882

Etching of women dancing with fans in a Japanese interior while men sit nearby, with paper lanterns and a night waterfront vi

The Parable of the Prodigal Son, No. II: In Foreign Climes

James Tissot, 1882

Etching of an older man embracing a kneeling, ragged figure on a ship deck, with pigs and sailing rigging behind them.

The Parable of the Prodigal Son, No. III: The Return

James Tissot, 1882

Etching of a feast on a riverside terrace with seated guests and a dog, while a kneeling man looks up from the right.

The Parable of the Prodigal Son, No. IV: The Fatted Calf

James Tissot, 1882

Etching of rickety wooden shanties on a rocky cliff, with tall city buildings and rooftops behind them.

The Cliff Dwellers of New York

Mary Nimmo Moran, 1881

Red chalk drawing of a muscular bearded male nude standing in a twisting pose, shaded with hatched strokes on pale paper.

Standing Male Nude

Denys Calvaert, mid-16th-early 17th century

Colored drawing of two market women, one in a straw hat carrying a blue bucket, the other holding a basket of fish.

Two Market Women

Jacobus Perkois, 1789

Engraving of nude Venus in an arched niche on a conch shell, with Cupid holding a bow beside her, 1526.

Plate 10: Venus in a niche, standing on a conch shell, with Cupid to her right, from "Mythological Gods and Goddesses"

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, 1526

Engraving of nude Apollo with laurel wreath striding in a dark niche amid radiating sun rays and a chariot wheel.

Plate 11: Apollo riding his chariot in a niche, facing right, from "Mythological Gods and Goddesses"

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, 1526

Engraving of nude Diana in an arched niche drawing an arrow from her quiver, with a deer beside her and a Latin inscription b

Plate 12: Diana standing in a niche, twisting to her left and pulling an arrow out of a quiver, with a deer to her ri…

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, 1526

Etching of women and children doing laundry on a grassy field, with hanging cloth and town towers behind trees.

Outdoor Scene of Women in Domestic Activities in Nurnberg,

Johann Christoph Erhard, 19th century

Etching of a horseback rider on a path beside a canal, with a moored boat and cabin under large trees.

On the Canal in Vienna

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1819

Etching of a rural road with farmhouses, grazing cows and sheep, two figures, and a tall tree on a rocky bank.

In Regenberg

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1815

Etching of a village road with a large tree, an ox cart pulled by oxen, a stone statue pillar, and wooden barns.

In Buchberg

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1817

Etching of a lone figure on rocks overlooking a curving alpine lake with a steep, pointed mountain behind it.

Bockhart Lake (Der Bockhardsee)

Johann Christoph Erhard, early 19th century

Etching of a mountain valley with a castle on a cliff, a covered wooden bridge, and a woman with cows in the foreground.

St Georgsberg near Switzerland in the Tyrol, after Klein

Johann Christoph Erhard, early 19th century

Etching of a northern view of Lauffen in Salzburg, with a town by a river, a horse cart on a path and figures on a hill.

Paths in the Dukedom of Salzburg

Johann Christoph Erhard, early 19th century

Etching of Mariastein in Tyrol showing a round tower on a rocky outcrop, a castle on a hill, a shepherd with goats, and mount

Landscape, Mariastein in Tyrol

Johann Christoph Erhard, early 19th century

Etching of an alpine valley with a log cabin, haymakers in a meadow, a village and a hilltop castle.

Farming scene, "Mittersill im Pinzgau"

Johann Christoph Erhard, early 19th century

Etching of a mountain valley with the town of Radstadt, a church tower, farmhouses, and travelers with horses on a rocky path

Rural Landscape, "Radstadt am Tauren"

Johann Christoph Erhard, early 19th century

Etching of a rocky valley with a wooden shed, a pine tree, walking figures and steep cliffs in the background.

Around Muckendorf

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1818

Etching of a horse and cart on a country path with a driver, a woman in a hat, a dog, trees and a distant cottage.

Alms given by a cart driver

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1814

Etching of a man on horseback leading a riderless horse past a wooden fence beneath large trees.

The Peasant on Horseback and the Riderless Horse

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1814

Etching of a tall stone memorial column beside a rural road, with a woman and child walking and a hay cart in the distance.

Memorial Column with an Iron Hand

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1811

Etching of a horseback rider on a rocky path beside tall trees, with a steep gorge and a distant church tower.

The Horseback Rider in the Gorge

Johann Christoph Erhard, 19th century

Etching of a hermit's cave under a rocky cliff with a wooden cross, trees, a small figure and a distant valley.

Brother Joseph in the Alps

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1820

Etching of a man in a hat passing a woman at a wooden gate beside a stone pillar, with bare trees and a road in winter.

Winter Landscape

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1818

Etching of a woman carrying hay along a country road beneath a stone arch, beside a farmhouse and trees.

Girl with a Load of Hay, Outside of Thorbogen

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1817

Etching of three women washing at a wooden table by a trough, with chickens, a stone archway and a church tower behind.

Laundress at an Artesian Well

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1817

Etching of a peasant with cow and calf on a rocky path, a wooden bridge, a cabin, a waterfall and steep cliffs.

Peasant with Cow and Calf, in the Unterberg near the Berchtesgaden

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1818

Etching of an old man in a cap and coat seated on a stone beside a dirt road, with trees and two distant figures.

An Old Man Sitting on the Roadside

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1818

Etching of an old woman in a headscarf seated by a stone pillar beside a rutted road, with a walking man and a tree.

An Old Lady Sitting Near a Pillar at Side of Road

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1819

Etching of a boy with three goats by a stone trough, beneath a tree, with a rocky cliff and stream behind.

A Boy with Three Goats

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1815

Etching of a young woman with six goats on a hillside beside a tall rock cliff, overlooking a valley with hills and trees.

Young Woman with Six Goats

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1815

Etching of a man in a wide hat leaning on a wooden fence under a large tree, with a rocky cliff in the background.

A Shady Enclosure of Trees

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1815

Etching of a peasant doffing his hat at a roadside shrine holding a statue of Mary, with trees, rocks and village roofs.

A Peasant Greeting the Statue of Mary

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1817

Etching of a wooded path with a stone shrine, a woman and child, a fence, and cliffs in the distance.

The Grove with Boys

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1817

Etching of a man in a wide-brimmed hat holding a long pipe beside a tree and fence post on a dirt path.

Peasant with a Rake

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1819

Etching of lance-armed cavalry riders and a horse-drawn cart on a village road, with a walking figure and houses behind.

Cossacks Escorting the Regimental Cassone

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1815

Etching of a mounted officer beside a hay cart, two plumed soldiers with rifles at left, and a distant town under clouds.

A Russian Mobile Forge

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1815

Etching of Russian cuirassiers in plumed helmets, one mounted on a grey horse, beside a country road and cottage.

Russian Cuirassiers

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1816

Etching of mounted lancers escorting a covered cart along a dirt road beside a stone wall, with a tall tower behind.

Russian Lancers Escorting the Regimental Cassonne

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1816

Etching of mounted riders escorting a horse-drawn wagon past a walled town with a tall tower and a large tree.

The Cossacks Escorting the Baggage Wagon

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1816

Pen drawing of men in tall caps by a stone well, a horse drinking nearby, and a wooden cart at left.

Cossack at the Well

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1815

Etching of a boy in an overcoat sketching on a drawing board while seated on a tree stump in a wooded setting.

The Artist Hoffman

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1815

Etching of a bagpiper in a wide-brimmed hat playing pipes beside a tree and wooden fence in a rural landscape.

The Bagpiper

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1817

Etching of an elderly man in a fur hat smoking a pipe, leaning on a stick against a stone wall.

The Tobacco Smoker

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1817

Etching of a standing Russian infantryman in greatcoat and cap, holding a musket with bayonet, sabre at his side.

The Russian Infantryman

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1815

Etching of an elderly man in a cap seated with a small dog beside a stone doorway covered in climbing vines.

The Old Man and his Pomeranian Dog

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1817

Etching of a family interior with two bearded older men by a tiled stove, a seated woman, a girl with a cat, and chickens on

The Jewish Family Sitting Around the Stove

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1817

Etching of a man seated at the base of a large leafy tree in a shaded woodland clearing.

A Man Sitting under a Tree in Bloom

Johann Christoph Erhard, 19th century

Engraved print of Austrian lancers charging on galloping horses across a field, with a stone milestone at right.

Austrian Lancers

Johann Christoph Erhard, early 19th century

Engraving of Austrian cuirassiers on horseback in plumed helmets, with a standard bearer and a foot soldier on a dirt road.

Austrian Cuirassiers

Johann Christoph Erhard, early 19th century

Engraving of Austrian grenadiers in bearskin caps and uniforms gathered in a stone courtyard before a large building.

Austrian Grenadiers

Johann Christoph Erhard, early 19th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of armored soldiers with pikes in the foreground and marching troops near a tower on a mountain roa

Otto von Wittelsbach Liberates the Army from a Mountain Pass near Verona

Peter Candid, 1604

Grey wash drawing of a warrior carrying an older man on his back past a city burning with smoke and ruined arches.

Aeneas Rescues his Father from Burning Troy

Rudolf Meyer, 1627