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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,432 works

Engraving of a muscular bearded nude man gesturing toward a seated woman and cherub beside a fountain, with a boar.

Reuben [Genesis 49:3-4], from "The Twelve Patriarchs"

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1550

Engraving of nude muscular smiths hammering at an anvil in a stone forge, with cherubs in the foreground and arched walls beh

Vulcan's Forge

Master of the Story of Cadmus, ca. 1542-45

Etching of an imagined ancient temple interior with a coffered dome, Corinthian columns, a grand staircase, and smoking sacre

Imaginery ancient temple designed in the style of those built in honor of the Goddess Vesta... (Tempio antico inventa…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Engraving of Bacchus and Ceres standing in a forest, with Venus and a cupid tending a fire at left.

Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus [Without Ceres and Bacchus Venus Grows Cold]

Jan Müller, ca. 1597

Album page with engravings, including a sleeping winged Cupid reclining on drapery and other figure scenes.

Cupid Sleeping

Parmigianino, ca. 1524-30

Engraving of helmeted Minerva with a spear and shield among nude muses with musical instruments under trees.

Minerva and the Muses

Andrea Schiavone, n.d.

Engraving of Mars and Venus reclining on a bed with Cupid, plus a mirrored reverse copy beside it.

Mars and Venus

Enea Vico, [1543]

Engraving with two scenes: a nude woman at her toilette with a child, and a muscular smith hammering at a forge.

Venus at her Toilette

Enea Vico, 1546

Engraving of a muscular bearded smith hammering at an anvil beside a glowing forge, with a bow and arrows on the floor.

Venus and Mars Embracing as Vulcan Works at His Forge (right half only)

Enea Vico, 1543

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 sheet with three prints: a seated woman, a Madonna and child, and a satyr watching a mother nursing on a bed.

Satyr Watching a Young Mother and Child Sleeping

Angiolo Falconetto

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of nude and draped female figures among trees in a woodland scene.

Diana and Callisto

Philipp Hieronymus Brinckmann, 1725-61

Engraving of a nude Nereid riding a sea centaur among sea creatures, with a man blowing a conch and cupids in the clouds.

A Nereid Riding a Sea Centaur Accompanied by Other Sea Creatures

Angiolo Falconetto, ca. 1540-60

Pencil sketches of seven sculptures on pedestals, including reclining nudes, draped figures and an embracing pair.

Sketches of seven sculptures: The Four Seasons, Venus and Adonis, a Beggar, and Salmacis

John Gibson, ca. 1850

Pencil sketches of sculptural figures on tracing paper: a seated woman with a dog, two seated figures, and a woman with a chi

Sketches of seven statues: Faith, Paolo and Francesca di RImini, Charity, Ceres, Heavenly Venus, Dancer, and Sleeping…

John Gibson, ca. 1850

Pencil sketch of a classical statue of Venus holding drapery, standing on a rocky pedestal, with an Italian caption below.

Sketch of a statue: Venus Entering the Bath

John Gibson, ca. 1850

Pen sketches of five classical statues including a standing youth labeled Amore, a bearded draped figure, and reclining putti

Sketches of five statues: Love, Aristides, Putto with a Cat, Psyche, and Putto with a Dog

John Gibson, ca. 1850

Pencil sketches of three classical statues on numbered plinths: Diana, a nymph, and Cupid and Psyche, with handwritten notes.

Sketches of three statues: Diana, Nymph Bathing and Cupid and Pysche

John Gibson, ca. 1850

Sketch of a statue: Bacchante by Bartolini

John Gibson, ca. 1850

Pen sketch of a seated nude statue with a lyre, beside a pedestal elevation and scale bars.

Sketch of a statue: Nymph (or Nymph of the Rhine) by Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler

Franz Xaver Schwanthaler, ca. 1850

Pen drawing of three ornamental friezes: putti holding a garland, putti and scrolling foliage, and carved acanthus leaves.

Three Frieze Designs with Young Satyrs, Leaves, Vines, and Putti

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Engraving of Venus pointing Psyche toward a fountain guarded by serpents and a dragon in a rocky landscape.

Venus ordering Psyche to take water from a fountain guarded by dragons, from "Fable of Cupid and Psyche"

Master of the Die, 1530-60

Etching of a nude youth leaning over a forest pond while a draped woman stands among trees at left.

Narcissus and Echo

Frans van der Neve, 17th century

Engraving of sleeping Silenus at right, a satyr leaning over a table, and a goat climbing onto the table at left among grapev

Silenus sleeping at right, taunted by a Satyr, and a Goat climbing on a table at left

Giorgio Ghisi, ca. 1540

Engraving of the death of Procris in a forest, with mourning satyrs, nymphs, Cupid, and the dawn goddess in clouds above.

The Death of Procris; Cephalus mournig the death of Procris on the right surrounded by Cupid and mourning satyrs and…

Giorgio Ghisi, ca. 1540

Engraving of two women in a boat on water, one holding an infant, beside a tree and grassy bank.

Danae and the infant Perseus cast out to sea by Acrisius

Giorgio Ghisi, 1543

Engraving of a nude classical statue of Perseus holding Medusa's head aloft, with a winged helmet and sword, on a stepped ped

Perseus Triumphant

Domenico Marchetti, 1813

Engraving of Perseus with a severed head beside a winged figure, and draped nymphs among fruit trees in a garden.

Perseus in the Garden of the Hesperides

Cherubino Alberti, 1628

Etching of many grotesque satyr and goat-like heads with horns, overlapping in a horizontal strip.

Heads of Satyrs and other Grotesque Heads

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1774

Engraving of a nude Venus seated on a bed with a bearded Vulcan behind her and three winged putti attending.

Venus and Vulcan Seated on a Bed and Three Putti

Giorgio Ghisi, mid-1550s