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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Grey wash drawing of merchant ships and small sailboats in rough seas, with dolphins leaping among the waves.

Merchant Ships and Smaller Sailing Boats in a Strong Breeze, Dolphins in the Waves

Hendrick Rietschoof, ca. 1700

Red chalk drawing of a standing workman in a hat leaning on a plank of wood, looking down.

A Carpenter at Work

Jan Josef Horemans the Elder, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of skaters and horse-drawn sledges on a frozen canal, with a snowy village and bare trees beyond.

Winter Landscape with Skaters and Horse-Drawn Sledges on the Ice, a Village Below

Andries Vermeulen, n.d.

Raised white cut paper scene of a mounted man in a tricorn hat leading riders and soldiers past a cannon and bare tree.

Washington Crossing the Delaware

Robert Lovett, 18th-19th century

Black cut paper silhouettes of a family group standing and seated in a room with tall draped windows.

Thomas Williams, the Town Crier of New Bedford with Wife and Daughter

Samuel Metford, 19th century

Red chalk design for a triangular frontispiece with two seated allegorical women, a crown, and a winged figure in an oval car

Design for a Frontispiece with Figures of Faith and Hope

Martin Tyroff, 1704-59

Ink and wash drawing of a reclining woman watched by two bearded elders leaning over a stone balustrade.

Susanna and the Elders

Gerard van Honthorst, early 17th-mid 17th century

Pencil sketch of an arbor and pathway beneath cliffs and trees, with a building on the ridge and two small figures.

Italian View: A Pathway and Arbor at the Base of Cliffs

Friedrich Salathé, 1815-21

Pen and wash drawing of a crowned woman distributing gold from a chest to kneeling figures, with a raised sword and medieval

Kriemhild, in Mourning over Siegfried, Handing Out Treasures from the Nibelungen Hoard

Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann, 1854

Grey and white wash drawing of Christ crowned with thorns by a standing soldier, with another figure at lower left, on blue p

Christ Being Crowned with Thorns

Karl Dankwart, ca. 1700

Graphite study of a bearded standing man in draped robes holding keys, with bare feet and an outstretched arm.

Study for the Figure of Saint Peter

Daniele da Volterra, ca. 1545

Male Nude

Giovanni Battista Lombardi, 19th century

Engraved frieze of acanthus scrolls with a winged siren at center and four nude children around her.

Frieze with Rinceaux, a Siren and Four Children

Enea Vico, 1541-43

Engraving of three horizontal bands with scrolling acanthus foliage, flowers, birds and a female figure with headdress.

Three Friezes with Ornamental Foliage

Enea Vico, ca. 1541-43

Pen and ink drawing of a walled river town with a castle, a sailing boat in the foreground, and rowboats on the water.

View of Lahnstein on the River Rhine

Wenceslaus Hollar, ca. 1636

Pen and wash drawing of a sleeping duck beside a broken wheel and clay pot in a farmyard, with a chicken on a fence.

A Duck Sleeping near a Broken Wheel in a Farmyard, a Chicken beyond

Cornelis Saftleven, 17th century

Watercolor of a crested cockscomb plant with feathery purple flower heads and green leaves on a pale background.

Study of a Crested Cockscomb (Celosia argentea cristata)

Alida Withoos, late 17th century

Engraving of soldiers carrying helmets, shields, armor and vessels in a classical triumphal procession.

Triumph of Caesar: Soldiers carrying Trophies

Andrea Mantegna, ca. 1490

Brown wash drawing of Diana embracing reclining Endymion in a forest, with a cupid, two dogs, and a glowing moon.

Diana and Endymion

Johann Heinrich Keller, 1700-1765

Pen and wash drawing of moored sailing boats on a calm river with distant hills and small animals on the left shore.

Tropical Coastal Landscape

Frans Post, 17th century

Kneeling Monk

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

Hand-colored print of Noah's Ark with a red hull, animals boarding a ramp, and birds flying overhead.

Noah's Ark

Currier & Ives, 1868-78

Chalk drawing of a seated nude man with one arm raised to his head, resting on a block, on toned paper.

Seated Male Nude (recto); Male Nude Walking (verso)

Anselm Feuerbach, 1860-69

Pen drawing of a kneeling bearded man in prayer with an angel offering a chalice above him.

Christ in Gethsemene

Ferdinand Piloty, early 19th century

Lithograph of three nude winged putti with drapery, one leaning on a pillar and another reclining at right.

Study of three putti

Ferdinand Piloty, ca. 1800-1844

Etching of men on ladders lowering a body from a cross, lit by rays of light, with mourners and a turbaned figure below.

Descent from the Cross

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1633

Etching of a turbaned rider on a prancing horse with attendants, a camel, and spears under a cloudy sky.

A Turkish Prince on Horseback

Pieter Soutman, ca. 1620-25

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a lace ruff, framed by flowers, garlands and drapery, with a Latin inscription below.

Eleonora, Wife of Ferdinand II, from the series Ferdinandus II et III Imperatorum Domus Austriacae...

Pieter van Sompel, ca. 1625

Engraving of a mounted commander leading bound captives in a triumphal procession toward a crowded arch.

The Triumph of Scipio who rides on a horse followed by captured slaves

Master of the Die, 1530-60

Bust portrait of Pope Pius V in profile facing left set within an elaborate architectural structure upon which sit al…

Mario Cartaro, 1567

Engraving of Michelangelo's Last Judgment with nude figures, angels bearing the cross, and crowds of souls across clouds.

Michelangelo's Last Judgment

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1562

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff, framed by fruit garlands and cherubs, with Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Albert VII, Archduke of Austria

Jonas Suyderhoef, ca. 1650

Portrait of Pope Pius IV

Nicolas Béatrizet, mid-16th century

Engraving of Saint Paul, a bearded old man in a hooded robe reading a book and holding a sword, in a rocky landscape.

An Old Man (Saint Paul)

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1530-66

Engraved plaque with Latin inscription and Roman military insignia including an eagle standard, shield and helmets, in a deco

A Marble Plaque with Military Insignia, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1551

Engraving of the Virgin Mary ascending on clouds with angels above, while apostles gather around an open tomb below.

Assumption of the Virgin

Aliprando Caprioli

Watercolor landscape of a thatched farmhouse under large trees, with cows, sheep, a fence and a small pond in front.

Landscape with a Farmhouse

Adrianus de Visser, 1757-1837

Grey wash drawing of a rocky cave framing a distant hilly landscape, with two figures in hats on the rocks below.

The Caves of Acradina near Syracuse in Sicily

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, 1797

A Country Girl at Surrentum

Allan Ramsay?, September 1776

Pen and ink study of eleven heads showing bearded men, shouting faces and varied expressions on grey paper.

Study of Eleven Heads

Jacob de Gheyn II, late 16th-early 17th century

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruffled collar and fur-trimmed cloak, framed by fruit garlands.

Portrait of Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria

Jonas Suyderhoef, ca. 1650

Engraving of a drunken Silenus supported by a satyr and a man, with a leopard and a maenad holding a thyrsus.

Drunkeness of Bacchus

Peter Paul Rubens, 1630-57

Engraving of a drunken Bacchus supported by a satyr and companions, with a leopard and grapes in the foreground.

Drunkeness of Bacchus

Jonas Suyderhoef, 1630-77

Engraving of Drunken Silenus, crowned with ivy and holding grapes, flanked by laughing satyrs under a cloudy sky.

Drunken Silenus

Jonas Suyderhoef, 1630-57

Engraved full-length portrait of a bearded saint in armor and fur-trimmed cloak holding a falcon and sword.

St. Bavo, from the series Saints of North and South Netherlands

Pieter Soutman, 1650

Engraving of a bearded bishop in mitre and embroidered cope holding a crozier and star emblem, with a radiating halo.

St. Swithbert

Cornelis Visscher, 1650

Engraving of bearded armored knight St. Gangulphus with plumed helmet, sword, shield and halo, with Latin and Dutch captions

St. Gangulphus

Cornelis Visscher, 1650

Etching of the Virgin holding the Christ Child on a donkey, with angels, a smoking altar, a boat and trees.

Joseph Adoring the Christ Child near a Smoking Altar, from the Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1752

Grey wash drawing of a bearded man melting wax at a brazier beside a nude winged youth, with a bust and shelves in the room.

Daedalus Forming the Wings of Icarus out of Wax

Franz Xaver Wagenschön, 18th century

Etching of visitors in 18th-century dress crowding a gallery with paintings on the walls and a balcony above.

View of the Salon in the Year 1753

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1753

Brown wash drawing of a smiling young man in a wide-brimmed hat, ruffled collar and baggy breeches, standing in full length.

Study of a Standing Youth in a Hat

Dirck Hals, 17th century

Line engraving of Olympia: a reclining nude woman on a bed, a servant with flowers at left, and a black cat.

Olympia

Édouard Manet, 1902

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin seated with the Christ Child, flanked by two saints, one bearded and one young.

Virgin and Child with Two Saints (recto); Fragmentary Design of a Pietà (verso)

Domenico Puligo, 1515-20

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a jeweled cap and ornate robe, with Latin inscription and lion coat of arms below.

Floris II from the series Counts and Countesses of Holland, Zeeland, and West-Frisia

Pieter Soutman, 1650

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a jeweled cap with a feather, flanked by Latin verses and a heraldic shield.

William III from the series Counts and Countesses of Holland, Zeeland, and West-Frisia

Pieter Soutman, 1650

Engraved portrait of William IV in plumed helmet and armor, within an oval frame with Latin inscription and coat of arms.

William IV from the series Counts and Countesses of Holland, Zeeland, and West-Frisia

Pieter Soutman, 1650

Watercolor of a mountain valley with a river, hilltop town, and travelers in traditional dress on a dirt road.

View of Lebanon, after an English Engraving and an Italianate motif of the Sabiner Mountains

Ernst Welker, 1837

Brown ink drawing of a rocky gorge with a small wooden bridge over a brook and two figures crossing.

Swiss mountain landscape with small bridge spanning a brook

Franz Schütz, 1751-81

Etching of two cloaked men calling up to an old man at a stone balcony, with a winged lion column and city buildings behind.

"Owake! what ho! Brabantio! thieves! thieves!": plate 1 from Othello (Act 1, Scene 1)

Théodore Chassériau, 1844

Etching of a winged woman in classical drapery holding a scroll, with a skull and swirling ribbon of cloth around her.

Frontispiece, from Othello

Théodore Chassériau, 1900

Etching of Othello seated in a turban gesturing toward Desdemona standing beside him on a terrace.

"She thank'd me": plate 2 from Othello (Act 1, Scene 3)

Théodore Chassériau, 1844

Etching of Othello standing before richly dressed seated and standing men in a columned interior with a tiled floor.

"She lov'd me for the dangers I had pass'd": plate 3 from Othello (Act 1, Scene 3)

Théodore Chassériau, etched 1844, reprinted 1900

Etched plate of Othello, a turbaned man in patterned robes, beside Desdemona and Iago in a columned interior.

"Honest Iago, my Desdemona must I leave to thee": plate 4 from Othello (Act 1, Scene 3)

Théodore Chassériau, etched 1844, reprinted 1900

Etching of Othello embracing Desdemona on a rocky shore beside a soldier holding a banner, with sea and cliffs behind.

"O my fair warrior!": plate 5 from Othello (Act 2, Scene 1)

Théodore Chassériau, etched 1844, reprinted 1900

Etching of Desdemona gesturing to Cassio on a rocky shore by a fortress, with a veiled woman behind her.

"Therefore, be merry Cassio": plate 6 from Othello (Act 3, Scene 3)

Théodore Chassériau, 1844

Etching of two women in an arched room, one embracing the other, with a draped bed and curtain beside them.

"If I do die before thee, pr'ythee shroud me in one of those same sheets": plate 8 from Othello (Act 4, Scene 3)

Théodore Chassériau, 1844

Etching of two men in a sword duel in a columned interior, one falling back clutching his chest, with a body on the floor.

"Villain, thou diest": plate 10 from Othello (Act 5, Scene 1)

Théodore Chassériau, etched 1844, reprinted 1900

Etching of Othello standing over a sleeping woman on a bed beside a glowing lamp in an ornate chamber.

"Yet she must die": plate 11 from Othello (Act 5, Scene 2)

Théodore Chassériau, etched 1844, reprinted 1900

Etching of Othello standing beside Desdemona seated on a bed, with a dagger on a chair at right.

"Have you pray'd tonight, Dedesmona?": plate 12 from Othello (Act 5, Scene 2)

Théodore Chassériau, etched 1844, reprinted 1900

Etching of Othello smothering Desdemona on a bed beneath curtains, with a tiled floor and ornate wall.

"He smothers her": plate 13 from Othello (Act 5, Scene 2)

Théodore Chassériau, etched 1844, reprinted 1900

Etching of a kneeling man grieving beside a bed with a dead woman, watched by a standing woman and onlookers holding a torch.

"Oh! Oh! Oh!": plate 14 from Othello (Act 5, Scene 2)

Théodore Chassériau, etched 1844, reprinted 1900

Engraving of a bearded armored man in a fur cloak holding a sword, labeled Suevus, by Pieter Soutman, 1650.

Svevus, from the series Peplus, sive Gothorum, Heruolorum...

Pieter Soutman, 1650

Engraved oval portrait of a crowned man in a lace ruff and armor, with Latin inscription and coat of arms below.

Portrait of Philip IV, King of Spain, from 'Counts and Countesses of Holland, Zeeland, and West-Frisia'

Cornelis Visscher, 1650

Engraved portrait of a bearded man with ruff collar and baton, with a city and battle scene in the background.

Francisco Valdes, Spanish Commander, from the series Quatuor Personae...

Pieter Soutman, 1649

Engraved portrait of a woman in a jeweled dress and ruffled collar, with a city skyline and Latin inscription below.

Magdalena Moons, from the series Quatuor Personae...

Pieter Soutman, 1649

Pen and grey wash drawing of a nude woman embracing a reclining man under a draped tree, with cupids and dogs nearby.

The Death of Adonis

Johann König, ca. 1625

Brown wash drawing of Apollo, muses, Pegasus, and cherubs on clouds, with a satyr in the foreground.

An Allegory Comparing Music and Poetry

Michel-François Dandré-Bardon, 1740

Watercolor of a man in blue coat, pink sash and red embroidered cloak, wearing a feathered hat, labeled Institut No. 14.

A Member of the Institute

Jean-Baptiste Regnault, 1798

A Justice of the Peace

Jean François Léonor Mérimée, ca. 1798-99

Full-length watercolor of a man in a purple judicial robe and cap holding a rolled paper, labeled Tribunal Criminel.

A Judge of the Criminal Court

Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, ca. 1798-99

Woodcut of St. Jerome kneeling with a lion in a forest landscape with a fountain and distant town.

The Penitence of St. Jerome

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1509

Etching of a stormy sea with a heeling sailing ship, a small building on rocks, figures in the waves, and a distant tower.

Water, from series The Four Elements

Reinier Nooms, 17th century

Etching of water surging through a breached dike with figures on rocks and a city skyline with church spires beyond.

The Bursting of St. Anthony's Dike, 5 March 1651. Vertoninge...Amsterdam

Pieter Nolpe, 17th century

Engraved portrait of a woman in a lace ruff and pearls, framed by flower garlands, with a cherub and inscription below.

Portrait of Elisabeth of Bourbon, Queen of Spain

Jacob Louys, ca. 1650

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a lace ruff and chain, set in an oval wreath of leaves and fruit with an inscribed cartouc

Portrait of Philip IV, King of Spain

Jacob Louys, ca. 1615-57

Engraved oval portrait of a crowned woman in lace collar and pearls, surrounded by a floral garland and cherubs.

Portrait of Anne of Austria, Queen of France

Jacob Louys, ca. 1650

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar, framed by a fruit garland with cherubs and a Latin inscription.

Portrait of Louis XIII, King of France

Jacob Louys, ca. 1650

Pen and wash drawing of three nude women standing together, the central figure seen from behind, with draperies over their ar

The Three Graces

Sebastian Schütz, 1600-1631

Pen and watercolor drawing of a nude allegorical woman holding a painter's palette, beside a shield and a small horned figure

Allegory of Art

Joachim Lüchteke, 1595

Ink and wash design drawing of an ornate fountain topped by a statue of St. Christopher carrying a child, beside a building.

Design for an Elaborate Fountain Surmounted by a Statue of St. Christopher; verso: Studies of Architectural Details

the Elder Wendel Dietterlin, 1550-99

Pen and wash drawing of armored cavalry charging in battle, with rearing horses, lances, banners and fallen soldiers.

Battle Scene

Hans Heinrich Waegmann, ca. 1611-14

Red chalk drawing of a standing youth in a wide-brimmed hat, buttoned coat and boots, one hand on his hip.

Study of a Standing Youth

Moses ter Borch, 17th century

Etching of men attacking and killing others, one raising an axe above a tangle of fallen figures under an open sky.

Plate 3 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'The same' (Lo mismo)

Francisco Goya, 1810 (published 1863)

Etching of a standing figure by a post above a fallen body, with figures in a dark background, from Goya's Disasters of War.

Plate 15 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): And there is nothing to be done (Y no hai remedio)

Francisco Goya, 1810 (published 1863)

Engraving of a haloed saint at a window beside a richly furnished bedchamber with women and an older man seated within.

Saint Nicholas of Bari and the Three Poor Girls

Cristofano Cartaro, 1587

Engraving of a Roman triumph with mounted soldiers, bound captives, trumpeters and a crowd approaching a triumphal arch.

The Triumph of Scipio, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Master of the Die, 16th century