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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,292 works

Pen and brown wash drawing of a capriccio harbor with a stone bridge, ruined towers, classical columns, ships and figures.

Capriccio with a Seaport and Classical Ruins

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Engraving of three caravels in a stormy sea with a man riding a dolphin in the foreground beneath billowing clouds.

Three Caravels in a Rising Squall with Arion on a Dolphin from "The Sailing Vessels"

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1561-65

Grey wash drawing of gondolas on a Venetian lagoon with buildings on both sides and a distant bell tower.

The Punta di San Giobbe, with the Island of San Secondo in the Distance

Giacomo Guardi, 1764-1835

Grey watercolor of fishing boats with masts on a winter beach, a woman and child walking in front, and a horse cart nearby.

Fishing Boats on the Beach in Winter

Anton Mauve, mid to late 19th century

Watercolor of a coastal village with cottages on a cliff, sailing boats on the water, and figures on the shore.

View on the coast at Deal

Charles Bentley, ca. 1846

Grey wash drawing of a Venetian-style canal with gondolas, buildings, a sailboat, and a distant bell tower.

The Island of Burano

Giacomo Guardi, 1764-1835

Pencil drawing of bishops and monks greeted by a mitred dignitary on a ship deck, with rigging and sails behind.

Illustration for a Book: Bishops and Monks Being Received at a Ship by a Venerable Dignitary

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a goddess among clouds, warriors with torches, a lion, a reclining nude and a ship prow.

Cybele Prevents Turnus from Setting Fire to the Trojan Fleet by Transforming the Ships into Sea Goddesses

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a Venetian canal with gondolas, rowers, a sailboat, a bridge and a church with a bell tower.

San Biagio on the Giudecca

Giacomo Guardi, 1764-1835

Pen drawing of a pope handing a banner to a kneeling crusader, with clergy and ships with sails in the background.

Illustration for a Book: Pope Handing a Banner to a Crusader, with Ships in the Background

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pen and watercolor drawing of an ice boat with a sail and skaters among stylized pine branches in a fantastical winter landsc

Fantastical Landscape with Exotic PLants, Two Skaters and a Man in an Iceboat

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1771

Grey wash drawing of a brick tower and low buildings on a lagoon shore, with gondolas and rowing boats on the water.

The Tower at Marghera

Giacomo Guardi, 1764-1835

Pencil sketch of soldiers with shields and swords charging up a rocky shore beside a sailing ship on the sea.

Illustration for a Book: Battle by the Sea Coast

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil and wash drawing of a river city with a covered arched bridge, rooftops, a church tower, and a small boat on the water

View of the Ponte Vecchio, Florence

Israël Silvestre, 17th century

Pale watercolor of Venetian lagoon with gondolas and sailboats before the domed church of San Giorgio Maggiore.

View of the Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore

Giacomo Guardi, 1764-1835

Night harbor scene with masted ships, a glowing campfire, a moonlit sky, and figures on the shore beside a stone tower.

Moonlight

Joseph Vernet, n.d.

Panoramic print of a fleet of steamboats and sailing ships preparing in line on a harbor, smoke and cannon fire on shore.

Grand Canal Celebration: View of the Fleet Preparing to Form in Line

Anthony Imbert, 1825

Grey wash drawing of San Giorgio Maggiore church across Venetian lagoon, with gondolas, rowers and sailing ships.

The Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

Giacomo Guardi, 1764-1835

Stormy seascape with ships tossed on waves, a rowing boat in the foreground, a fortified tower and cliffs under dark clouds.

Storm

Joseph Vernet, n.d.

Engraving of a busy New York harbor street with moored sailing ships, brick warehouses, barrels, and men in top hats.

South Street from Maiden Lane, New York, in 1828

William James Bennett, 1834

Watercolor of a tan-sailed boat on shallow lagoon water with wooden posts, a distant city skyline, and sunlight breaking thro

Venetian fishing boat

Félix Ziem, n.d.

Hand-colored panoramic print of New York harbor with a paddle steamer, sailboats, rowboats and a city skyline under a pale sk

Panoramic View of New York Taken from the North River

Robert Havell Jr., 1844

Hand-colored 1829 print of New York Harbor with tall ships and well-dressed people strolling along a stone waterfront quay.

New York Harbor from the Battery

Thomas Thompson, 1829

Watercolor of a gondolier poling a gondola across a lagoon at dusk, with Venice's bell tower and domes on the horizon.

Venice

Félix Ziem, n.d.

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a river with trees, a bridge, a village, a rowing boat and birds.

River View with Figures

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink and wash sketch of figures hauling ropes beside a boat, with a crowd and wooden structure at right.

Various Figure Groups

Palma il Giovane, 1548-1628

Pencil drawing of an armored horseman with spear on a rocky shore, with a small boat and figures on rough water at right.

Romantic Subject

Bartolomeo Pinelli, 1829

Brown ink and wash drawing of a harbor with sailboats, a rocky outcrop, standing figures on the shore and trees.

Marine landscape with figures

Salvator Rosa, 1615-73

Pen and ink drawing with red chalk of a preacher addressing a seated crowd under palms, with a boat on water at right.

Saint John the Baptist Preaching

Pier Francesco Mola, 1612-66

Watercolor of a three-masted sailing ship cresting grey waves under a cloudy sky.

Ship at Sea

Albert Ernest Markes, late 19th century