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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,446 works

Etching of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, a kneeling king, attendants, an ox, and angels under a star.

Adoration of the Magi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1753 (?)

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin with outstretched arms surrounded by angels, musicians and kneeling figures.

The Virgin Surrounded by Angels and Representatives of Secular and Ecclesiastical Authorities

Pieter de Jode, late 16th-mid 17th century

Etching of the Virgin Mary standing on clouds with a dove, cherubs, and a serpent beneath her feet.

The Immaculate Conception

Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo, ca. 1770

Sepia chiaroscuro print of the Virgin and Child with young Saint John beside a classical temple and columns.

The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist

Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder, 1722

Grey wash drawing of a nude male figure in a twisting pose, one arm raised behind the head, within a ruled border.

Diversarum Iconum...

Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder, ca. 1749

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd with oxen and a kneeling priest before a classical colonnaded building.

Saint Paul at Lystra

Jacob Jordaens, 17th century

Print of a seated woman holding an infant with a kneeling boy beside her under a tree, with Latin inscription below.

A Woman Standing at the Foot of a Tree Holding an Infant, with a Seated Boy

Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder, 1724

Engraved print of Saint John seated in a desert landscape beneath a tree, with a halo and two cherubs beside him.

Saint John in the Desert

Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder, 1725

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds with an angel presenting a nude soul below, cherubs and faces above.

Saint Michael the Archangel and Another Figure Recommending a Soul to the Virgin and Child in Heaven

Bartolomeo Biscaino, 1629-57

Etching of the Nativity with the infant Christ, a woman, an old shepherd, an ox, and two angels among clouds.

The Nativity with Angels

Bartolomeo Biscaino, 1650-57

Grey wash drawing of a ceiling design with papal tiara, crossed keys, cherubs, allegorical women and an empty cartouche.

Modello for Ceiling Fresco with Papal Coat of Arms

Bernardo Castello, 1557-1629

Pen and wash drawing of a banquet with a seated woman, a man beside her, servants, soldiers and dogs under a draped canopy.

The Banquet of Anthony and Cleopatra

Jacob Jordaens, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of Judith and Holofernes, with a woman leaning over a reclining man in a shadowed setting.

Judith Decapitating Holofernes

Valerio Castello, 1624-59

Brown and blue wash drawing of the Presentation in the Temple inside an ornate sculpted frame with cherubs and caryatids.

The Presentation in the Temple, with a Design for a Sculpted Frame

Jacob Jordaens, ca. 1630-35

Etching of a wooded scene where men gather around a glowing light beside two reclining figures on the ground.

Finding the bodies of Saints Peter and Paul

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1645-51

Etching of a man kneeling beside a wounded woman in a wooded landscape, with a dog and a bow and arrow nearby.

The Death of Procris

Giovanni David, 1770-90

Etching of Daedalus fitting wings onto Icarus in a vaulted workshop, with dead birds on the floor and a sea view.

Icarus and Daedalus

Giovanni David, 1775

Engraving of a woman in a dark cloak and ornate gown with a fan, standing before a Venetian square with columns and buildings

The Venetian Woman, from "Divers Portraits"

Giovanni David, 1775

Engraving of a exhausted wigmaker slumped in a chair beside a wig stand, candle, basin, and scattered grooming tools.

The Tired Wigmaker, from "Divers Portraits"

Giovanni David, 1775

Etching of Psyche holding a lamp over a sleeping Cupid on a bed with drapery, inscribed with the title in the margin.

Curious Psyche

Giovanni David, mid-1770's

Pen drawing of a mounted rider under trees above a lower scene of a rooster, hen, and woman carrying a bundle.

Two Designs for Illustration

Ludwig Richter, 1820-84

Red chalk drawing of a seated man in a robe reading at a desk beside bookshelves and stacked books.

The Immortal Author

Bernhard Rode, 1740-97

Pencil sketch of three vignettes: a horseback rider over clouds, playful cherubs among foliage, and a seated figure under a t

Three Designs for Book Illustrations

Ludwig Richter, 1820-84

Hand-lettered German verse sheet with watercolor scrollwork border and vignettes of a goat, a pig, travelers and a devil.

Sheets of Verses: Priamel vom Schuldenbot

Johann Martin Usteri, late 18th-early 19th century

Grey wash drawing of an ornate ewer with putti, grape garlands, an eagle-head spout and fluted body on a pedestal.

Design for a Ewer

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1754-91

Pen and wash design for an oval gold box with rococo scrollwork, a reclining woman and a cherub, and a blank panel below.

Design for an Oval Gold Box

Hubert François Gravelot

Ink drawing of a rococo frame design with scrollwork, blank central panel, and ecclesiastical motifs at the top.

Design for Frame with Ecclesiastical Motifs

Johann Oktavian Salver, 1750-88

Ink drawing of a rococo decorative frame with flowers, feathers, leaves and scrollwork around handwritten German text.

Design for a Frame with Flowers, Feathers, Leaves, and Grapes

Johann Oktavian Salver, 1750-88

Pen drawing of an ornate rococo frame with scrolling foliage, shells, a papal tiara and crossed keys, and a castle at the top

Design for a Frame

Johann Oktavian Salver, 1750-88

Pen drawing of an ornate rococo frame with cypress trees, trellis work, scrollwork and a radiant emblem at the top.

Design for Frame with Trees and Trellises

Johann Oktavian Salver, 1755