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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,455 works

Engraving of a draped woman extending her arm toward a flying bird under clouds, on a rocky landscape.

Proserpine Changing Aesculapius into an Owl

Enea Vico, 1548

Engraving of the Virgin and Child with a parrot, the Virgin reading a book on a cushion before a tiled wall.

The Madonna and Child with the Parrot

Martin Schongauer, 1470-1491

Circular engraving of a haloed seated figure with a lamb in rocky landscape, framed by winged symbols and scrollwork.

St. John the Baptist in the Desert

Master ES, 15th century

Pencil drawing of a classical molding with a central female head surrounded by acanthus leaves and scrolls.

Classical Molding with Human Head, Leaves, Vines and Empty Roundels (recto); Detail of Classical Molding with Eagle I…

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Etching of a hermit's cave under a rocky cliff with a wooden cross, trees, a small figure and a distant valley.

Brother Joseph in the Alps

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1820

Etching of Saint John the Evangelist writing in a book beside an eagle, with a halo and crosshatched shading.

Saint John the Evangelist

Bartholomeus Spranger, ca. 1596

Pencil drawing of two decorative friezes: scrolling vines with birds and reptiles above, and winged griffins flanking an urn

Two Frieze Designs: Decorated with Birds, Reptiles and Vines, Griffins and Vases

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Etching of three women washing at a wooden table by a trough, with chickens, a stone archway and a church tower behind.

Laundress at an Artesian Well

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1817

Ink drawing on blue paper of a rocky landscape with gnarled roots, an owl on a dead tree, and a seated figure.

Rugged Moonlit Landscape with a Woman Seated by Gnarled Tree Roots, and an Owl

Ludwig Emil Grimm, 1833 (?)

Engraving of Venus in a chariot pulled by swans, with cherubs and sea monsters moving across rough waves.

Venus in a Chariot drawn by Two Swans

Master IQV, ca. 1544

Engraving of a haloed saint seated at a desk, gazing at a dove while putti hold an open book above stacked volumes.

Le petit saint Bernard

Engraving of a reclining woman beside a spilled milk jug, two boys watching, clouds with animals above, in an ornate frame.

Le Pot au Lait

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Engraving of a winged cupid with a bow between flowering rose bushes, two doves flying above, a quiver on the ground.

L'Amour en Sentinelle

Simon Charles Miger, n.d.

Engraved interior scene of a family in a rustic room, with an old man in a hat at an open door and birds on a perch.

Belphegor, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an III…

Jean-Baptiste Patas, 1795

Etching of a seated draped woman gazing upward as a haloed winged child reaches toward her, with a cherub and a bird.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1764

Grey-toned etching of a farmhouse interior with a man leading a stubborn donkey, women, children, chickens, and a dog.

The Stubborn Donkey

Richard de Saint-Non, 1770

Colored print of a playful cherub flying with a ribboned staff, surrounded by doves, clouds and roses within an oval frame.

La Folie

Jean François Janinet, n.d.

Etching of a witches' sabbath with nude dancers, a horned violinist, flying witches, an owl and candles under a crescent moon

Errant pendant la nuit...

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Engraving of the Virgin Mary crowned by Christ and God the Father, with a dove above and musician angels on clouds below.

Coronation of the Virgin

Annibale Carracci, 1741

Etching of a large oak in a wooded landscape, with a fallen figure, a spear, a seated dog and running hounds below.

The Death of Adonis

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Engraving of haloed Christ among kneeling winged angels in a wooded landscape with rabbits, deer, birds and a wolf.

Christ in the Wilderness Served by Angels

Master i.e., ca. 1480-90

Pen and wash drawing of a canal lined with trees, a moored rowboat, a wooden shed, and ducks on the water.

Canal with a Boat and Ducks

Anthonie van Borssom, 17th century

Engraving of Venus and Mercury embracing on a couch, with winged cupids, a dove and an eagle around them.

Venus and Mercury

Jan Müller, ca. 1600

Engraving of a plowman being crowned by a cloaked figure while an eagle flies overhead and a woman raises her arms.

Predestination

Enea Vico, ca. 1545-50

Engraving of an allegorical figure of America with feathered headdress, flanked by bowman, birds, goats and grotesque figures

Allegory of America, from "The Four Continents"

Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder, ca. 1590-1600

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

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

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

Etching of gods Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto offering crowns, with an eagle, horses, and putti holding a heraldic shield above.

Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto offering their crowns to the arms of Cardinal Borghese

Simone Cantarini, 1642-43

Etching of a girl by a tree watching geese on a pond in a rural landscape with cattle in the distance.

The Guardian of the Geese, after Millet

Émile Boilvin, 1888-99