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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Watercolor sketch of two seated women seen from behind, one in pink and one in black, beside a wooden chair and pedestal.

A Piano Lesson

David Cox, 1800-1859

Wash drawing of a haloed Carthusian saint among ill and kneeling figures beneath a curtained classical arch.

A Carthusian Saint Visiting the Plague Stricken

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Red chalk portrait of a man with curly hair, mustache and white collar, inscribed A. Sacchi, on a blue-grey mount.

Portrait of Cardinal Antonio Barberini the Younger

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Red chalk drawing of two male warriors, one standing with raised arms and one clinging to a tree, on toned paper.

Two Warriors, One Standing, The Other Clinging to a Tree

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Engraving of an old man embracing a young woman by a bed, with a winged cupid, a dog, and a tower in the background.

Ogni cosa vince l'oro

Agostino Carracci, ca. 1590-95

Red chalk drawing of a nude man reclining on rocks while draped figures gesture toward him beside a tree.

The Drunkenness of Noah

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Grey wash drawing of Christ ascending into cloudy sky while kneeling apostles gaze upward from a hilltop.

The Ascension of Christ

Ventura Salimbeni, 1568-1613

Pen and wash drawing of mounted riders and a crowd in a triumphal procession entering a city gate, shown in a lunette shape.

Triumphal Entry into a City

Francesco Salviati, 1530s

Grey wash drawing of a symmetrical vault decoration with seated figures, putti, garlands and grotesque masks.

Study for the Decoration of a Vault

Orazio Samacchini, 1532-77

Engraving of two women in a classical colonnade, one kneeling with a small box, a sleeping dog and stormy sky beside them.

Plate 27: Proserpina gives Psyche the box of beauty, from 'The Fable of Cupid and Psyche'

Master of the Die, 1530-60

Engraving of a standing allegorical woman holding a banner with an eagle, with an obelisk and coat of arms beside her.

Charity, from "The Virtues"

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552

Watercolor of a seated woman in a green dress and yellow shawl reading on a blue sofa beside a mantelpiece with porcelain.

Woman Seated on a Sofa

Walter Crane, 1865-1915

Engraving of a richly dressed couple dancing closely together, with ornate headdress, ruffled collars and flowing gown.

Dancing Couple, from "The Large Wedding Dancers"

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1538

Engraving of an old man in bed grasping a younger man seated on the floor beside him, in a richly detailed interior.

Judge Herkinbald (Archambauld) Stabbing his Nephew

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1553

Engraving of Cupid on a chariot drawn by horses leading a procession of figures past a temple and hilltop town.

The Triumph of Love, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"

Engraved triumphal procession with a chariot, unicorns, women with palm fronds, and a circular columned temple.

The Triumph of Chastity on Love, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"

Engraving of a triumphal procession with a winged trumpeter, elephants, soldiers, and an obelisk in a classical city.

The Triumph of Fame on Chastity, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"

Engraving of a winged old man with an hourglass on a chariot pulled by straining figures and stags, with a Latin inscription

The Triumph of Time on Fame, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornamental design with a coat of arms, nude figures, putti and scrollwork around a tablet.

Ornamental Motif Surmounted by a Coat of Arms

Leonardo Scaglia, 1640-50

Engraving of Apollo in the clouds above a python on a forest road, with onlookers on both sides.

Stage set for the marriage of Ferdinand de' Medici and Christine of Lorraine in Florence in 1589; Apollo and the Python

Agostino Carracci, 1589-92

Engraving of a skeleton with a scythe driving a bull-drawn chariot over fallen people, with fire and a castle behind.

The Triumph of Death on Time, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"

Engraving of Saint Paul raising a fallen Patroclus as onlookers gather, with a dog at lower left and classical buildings behi

Saint Paul raising Patroclus who is on the ground, surrounded by a group of onlookers, a dog in the foreground at left

Agostino Carracci, 1583

Engraving of the crucifixion with Christ center, the swooning Virgin supported by two women at left, and a bearded saint at r

Christ on the cross, Saint John to the right looking toward him, to the left is the fainting Virgin Mary supported by…

Agostino Carracci, 1582

Engraving of the mystic marriage of Saint Catherine with the Christ child, angels with instruments, and a landscape beyond.

The mystic marriage of Saint Catherine who sits at center with the Christ child, angels with instruments at the left

Agostino Carracci, 1585

Engraving of Christ with a crown of thorns, seated beside the grieving Virgin Mary, with soldiers and a bearded man behind.

Ecce Homo

Agostino Carracci, 1587

Engraving of a haloed figure among clouds with angels and trumpets, and a skeleton with a scythe on a hill below.

The Triumph of Eternity on Death, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"

Engraving of an allegory with a seated woman holding scales, a nude figure with a caduceus, putti, and a globe.

Allegory of the Psalm of David

Agostino Carracci, 1579

Head of an Old Woman

Sebastiano del Piombo, 1485-1547

Engraving of a winged angel beside a young man, a bearded elderly man, and a veiled woman in a room with a curtain.

Tobias and the Archangel Raphael, from "The Story of Tobias"

Georg Pencz, 1543

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, grieving women at the base, a standing man on the right, and a distant

The Crucifixion

Agostino Carracci, 1582