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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,399 works

Engraving of a satyr approaching a sleeping nude woman, with two crabs hanging from a rope near a herm and a tree.

A satyr discovering a sleeping woman; two crabs hanging from a rope which is strung between a term and a tree

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Pencil sketch of Mount Vesuvius rising over shrubland, with an umbrella pine and handwritten notes on the slopes.

View of Vesuvius

John Robert Cozens, August 18 [1782]

Watercolor of an Italian farmhouse with fig trees, an outdoor staircase, chickens and a pig in the yard.

Italian Farmhouse

Walter Crane, 1871-73

Pen and brown ink drawing of a coastal landscape with framing trees, rocks, a tower, a sailboat and a distant island.

Coastal Landscape

Gherardo Cibo, 1512-1600

Grey wash drawing of a hilly landscape with a horse buggy on a road, seated figures, arched buildings and distant mountains.

Landscape Prospect with a Buggy and a Herd of Goats

Giuseppe Zocchi, 1711-67

Engraving of God in clouds pointing to a seated woman under a tree, while a kneeling man with a staff points toward her.

God appearing to Isaac; God floating in clouds pointing toward Rebecca seated under a tree at left, Isaac kneeling in…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Etching of the Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist, the Virgin embracing the Christ child in a wooded landscape with Sain

The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1637-40 or after

Etching of a shepherd with a flute pointing outward, two children beside him, under gnarled trees in a landscape.

Shepherd holding a flute and two other figures in a landscape

Salvator Rosa, ca. 1660-61

Engraving of a ram sacrifice: a naked man leads a ram to a flaming altar as a hooded priest and young attendant look on.

The Sacrifice of a Ram; naked man at right guiding a ram towards an altar pyre, hooded priest at left with a young at…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Etching of a youth playing pipes beside a sleeping man under oak trees, with a cow and dog in a pastoral landscape.

Mercury and Argus, copy in reverse after Cantarini

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1630-48 or after

Etched landscape with a tall tree at left, a winding path or water through rocky hills, and distant mountains under a hatched

A landscape with water in the foreground and mountains in the distance

Salvator Rosa, 17th century

Engraving of two satyrs steadying Silenus on a braying mule while a third satyr leads it beside a vase.

Two satyrs placing Silenus on a braying mule and a third satyr at right

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of a youth playing a pipe under an oak, with a reclining man, a cow, and a distant landscape.

Mercury and Argus, counterproof of copy in reverse after Cantarini

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1630-1648 or after

Etching of a procession with horsemen and a carriage on a tree-lined road, smoke rising from gunfire, and a crowd of spectato

Entry of the Count of Thurn and Taxis into Hemissen

Wenceslaus Hollar, ca. 1651

Watercolor drawing of a formal garden with cypresses, a crowned monogram on a tiered pedestal, and decorative rosettes and gl

Coronation of the Czar Alexander I, Moscow, September 1801

Lieutenant-Captain Cheleyev, 1801

Grey wash drawing of an open landscape with a herdsman, cows, grazing sheep, a leaning tree, and a pool under cloudy skies.

Open Landscape with Herdsman, Cows, and Sheep

Thomas Gainsborough, ca. 1785

Watercolor of a river lined with old buildings, moored sailing boats with masts, and figures on the quay under a pale sky.

River at Norwich

Thomas Girtin, early 19th century

Red chalk landscape drawing of a hillside with a church tower, trees, a low wall and soft clouds.

Landscape

Giovanni di Lorenzo Larciani, 16th century

Sepia drawing of a figure resting with a donkey on a path beside large trees, with horses in the distance.

A Rest by the Way (Open Landscape with Figures, Donkey and Horses)

Thomas Gainsborough, ca. 1780

Pen and ink landscape with a large gnarled tree, a figure with a plaque, an arched bridge and a hilltop town.

Framed Landscape with a View of Castel Durante with a Figure Holding an Inscribed Plaque in the Foreground

Ercole Bazicaluva, 1600-38

Etching of a forest path beside a thatched cottage, with a rider and pack horse passing a large tree trunk.

Entrance to the Forest of Brie with Cottage on the Right

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1772

Soft green wash landscape of a thatched cottage, grazing cows and sheep, and windswept trees under dramatic clouds.

Wooded Landscape with Cottage, Cows and Sheep

Thomas Gainsborough, ca. 1770

Engraving of seated Apollo with a lyre, a cow, a dog, and a serpent around a dead tree beside classical columns.

Apollo tending the flocks of Admetus, Apollo seated holding a lyre and flanked by a cow and a dog, a serpent winding…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Etching of a river landscape with a fortified castle on a rocky cliff, a stone bridge, and boatmen in the foreground.

View of the Convent of the Barefooted Carmelites at Lyon

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1807

Engraving of nude men climbing rocks beside trees, a clothed youth standing at left and a hilltop town in the distance.

The Climbers

Agostino Veneziano, 1524

Engraving of a nude bearded man reaching toward a reclining woman and winged cupid beside a tree over water.

A naked man pursing a naiad and a cupid into the water

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Watercolor park scene with tall poplars, a stone staircase, a statue on a pedestal, and a woman walking a dog.

View of a Park

Louis Gabriel Moreau, n.d.

Etching of a kneeling bearded saint praying before a crucifix beneath a large tree, with a domed church on the hill.

Saint Francis beneath a Tree, Praying

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1657

Grey wash drawing of a military convoy in disarray after an explosion, with fallen horses, soldiers, and an overturned carria

A Military Convoy Surprised by an Explosion

Dirk Langendijk, ca. 1790-1800

Watercolor landscape with a waterfall, herder and cattle beneath trees, and distant hills under a cloudy blue sky.

Shepherdess near a Waterfall

Louis Gabriel Moreau, n.d.