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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Drawing of an ornate garden pavilion with glazed doors and stone urns, set in a dense green forest with a gravel path.

A garden pavilion in a forested landscape

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design of a gilded ceiling frame with an arched opening showing a blue sky with clouds.

Partial design for a decorated ceiling painted with clouds

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design of a neoclassical stone pedestal with swags, fluted columns, a classical figure medallion, and an urn finia

Design for an ornamented stone pedastal surmounted by an urn

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design for a ceiling with painted clouds, pink roses and vines above a patterned gold border and moulded frame.

Design for a ceiling painted with clouds and flowering vines

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design of a painted cloud ceiling with ornate moldings, a dark scrolled border, and a red wall panel.

Design for a ceiling painted with clouds

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Design drawing of a coffered ceiling with rosette panels and a blue sky with clouds in a curved opening, framed by ornate mol

Design for a coffered ceiling with a central oval painted in clouds

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Design drawing with red scrolled panels, a hanging fish, a fruit still life in an oval frame, and a gray wash mirror area.

Design for panels framing a mirror decorated with scrolls and clusters of fish and vegetables

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Design drawing of a painted ceiling with a central circular panel showing clouds and three flying ducks.

Design for a carved and painted ceiling with clouds and ducks in the central circular panel

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Brown ink and wash drawing of Hermes and Venus seated under a tree with a Cupid in the foreground.

Hermes, Venus, and Cupid in a Landscape

Peter Bruck, early 17th century

Engraved print of a bearded robed saint standing on a pedestal, looking upward, with an inscription plaque and hanging lanter

St. Peter Nolscus

Nicolas Pitau, n.d.

Engraving of St. Francis, a hooded friar with a rope belt, arms outstretched, standing on an inscribed stone pedestal.

St. Francis

Nicolas Pitau, n.d.

Engraving of bearded St. Anthony standing barefoot in a hooded cloak, holding a bell staff, on a stone pedestal.

St. Anthony

Nicolas Pitau, n.d.

Engraved title page with two angels holding a banner over a pastoral landscape with a church, shepherds and sheep.

Title Page for "Porticus Religiosa"

Nicolas Pitau, n.d.

Decorative ceiling design with gilded scrolls, fruit swags, and pastel foliate motifs in a stepped frame.

Partial design for the decoration of a ceiling with scrolls and swags of fruit

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design for a ceiling border with green and pink scrollwork and a band of flowers and foliage.

Partial design for the decoration of a ceiling with scrollwork and a border of ribbons and berries

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Engraving of the Adoration showing the infant Christ in a manger with Mary, Joseph, a shepherd, an ox and classical ruins.

Adoration

François Chauveau, n.d.

Colored design drawing of a coffered ceiling with red panels, white scrolling rinceaux, and a central pale green panel.

Design for the painted decoration of a ceiling in strapwork and rinceaux

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Ornamental ceiling design with interlaced purple strapwork, gold outlines, and green scrolling foliage on blue-grey ground.

Design for the decoration of a ceiling with strapwork

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design for a ceiling with foliate borders and an ornate oval central medallion in orange, blue and cream.

Design for the decoration of a ceiling with filagree borders and a central medallion

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design for a ceiling decoration with an oval arabesque panel and scrolled cartouche above, in pastel tones.

Partial design for the decoration of a ceiling with an oval panel at center

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Design drawing of a ceiling corner and painted wall panel with blue, red and green ornamental motifs in framed compartments.

Designs for a ceiling and painted panel

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design for an arched painted ceiling with blue center, green and orange corners, and white filigree scrollwork.

Designs for a painted ceiling with filagree borders

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Design drawing of a vestibule ceiling with painted panels, Greek key borders, rosettes and classical figure medallions in was

Design for the decoration of the ceiling of a vestibule in painted panels with roman key borders

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor elevation of an ornate interior with a marble fireplace, gilded putti, red wall panels, and a balcony with iron ra

Elevation of an interior with a chimneypiece surmounted by a mirror and a second floor balcony

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor elevation of a paneled interior with double doors, a relief medallion, and a gilded three-globe wall sconce.

Elevation of a paneled interior with double doors and gaslight sconces

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil and wash design for a bath house plaque with the word BAINS, floral urn, swags and a side elevation study.

Design for an ornamental plaque for a bath house

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil and watercolor design for an ornamental panel with interlaced strapwork and blue-gray foliate scrolls.

Design for a panel ornamented with strapwork and rinceaux

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Engraving of a kneeling haloed nun receiving a flower crown and cross from religious figures, with a dove and angels above.

The Vision of St. Theresa

II Antonius Wierix, 1570-1604

Watercolor design for a painted ceiling with blue rosettes, gold scrollwork, and pink and grey moulded borders.

Partial design for a painted ceiling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Drawing of a decorative ceiling design with blue patterned panels and a border of small painted red flower motifs.

Partial design for ceiling with a border of flowers

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Design drawing of a framed decorative panel with a central rosette medallion, scrollwork and pastel ornamental borders.

Design for a framed panel with painted decoration

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design of a ceiling cove with blue scrollwork, pink rose garlands, a flower frieze, and a blue lower wall panel.

Design for the decoration of a ceiling cove and moulding

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design of two ornamental panels with gold, red and blue scrollwork borders separated by a brown band.

Designs for painted panels

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Ornamental design for a ceiling panel with gilded borders, blue fields, and white scrolling foliage around a central rosette.

Design for the decoration of a ceiling with rinceaux

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design for a painted ceiling with lavender field, quatrefoil motifs, and scrolling foliate borders in peach and ye

Partial design for the painted decoration of a ceiling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a central floral medallion, geometric fret lines and brown lattice panels on cream groun

Partial design for ceiling decorated in chinese motifs

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design of a decorated ceiling with ornamental panels and a central panel of painted clouds in a gold frame.

Design for the decoration of a ceiling with a central panel of painted clouds

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Two watercolor designs for painted ceiling coves with gold cartouches holding blue ovals, one red-pink and one green.

Two designs for the painted decoration of ceiling coves with cartouches

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil drawing of a partial ceiling design with diagonal lattice, star rosettes, and a framed corner molding.

Partial design for the decoration of a ceiling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil elevation of a room wall with ornate scrollwork pilaster, wainscot panels, and a decorated doorway.

Elevation of a room with designs for the decoration of walls and wainscot

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Engraved print of crucified Christ with two weeping angels on clouds, skull at base, hilly landscape and town below.

Crucifixion with Two Angels

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1540

Engraving of the Holy Family with young John the Baptist before classical ruins and a circular temple, by Giulio Bonasone.

The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist

Giulio Bonasone, 1570

Engraving of the Virgin fainting, supported by holy women in flowing robes, with a kneeling man at lower left.

The Virgin fainting and being supported in the arms of the holy women

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ beneath a large cross, with a distant town and hills behind them.

Pietà under the Cross of Golgatha

Giulio Bonasone, 1547

Engraving of the Nativity with the Virgin, infant Christ, Joseph, shepherds, animals and angels in clouds above.

Adoration

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1550-65

Engraving of the Virgin and Child in light above, pointed to by a kneeling man, while a sleeping bearded man lies beside a sk

The vision of Saint Jerome who is asleep in the bottom right, the Virgin and Child appear above being pointed to by S…

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of the Holy Family resting in a wooded landscape, with angels above, a sheep, and a rabbit in the foreground.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Joseph at right, the Virgin holds the Christ Child in the centre, other figures to…

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of the Nativity with shepherds crowding around the Christ Child in a stable, angels overhead, and a bare tree at ri

The adoration of the shepherds, various figures surrounding the Christ Child in the centre

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Brown ink drawing of a skeleton Death leaning over a balustrade toward clergy and a crowned man, with a burning city behind.

Allegory of the Triumph of Death over Church and State

Girolamo da Treviso, ca. 1538-44

Pen drawing of the Annunciation: a winged angel descends in clouds toward a kneeling Virgin in a columned room with a dove ab

The Annunciation

Dirck Pietersz. Crabeth, 16th century

Grey wash drawing of a woman in a bonnet leaning from an open window with a small boy beside her.

A Woman Standing at an Open Sash Window, a Small Boy Beside Her

Anthonie Andriessen, 1761-1813

Brown ink and wash drawing of Saint Sebastian, a nude male figure pierced by arrows, with a halo and pencil grid.

Saint Sebastian

Hans Friedrich Schorer, 1620-49

Grey wash panoramic drawing of a walled city with a central gate tower, church spires, and trees below an empty sky.

A View of Brussels from the South, with the Halle Gate at Center; verso: Landscape Sketch

Daniël Schellinks, mid-17th century

Ink drawing of a kneeling, grieving figure leaning over a gravestone under a stone arch, with a stormy landscape behind.

A figure weeping over a grave

George Richmond, 1827 or 1829

Watercolor of a mountain above a valley with a lake, wooded slopes, and two seated figures in the foreground.

Snowdon from Llyn Nantlle, North Wales

George Fennel Robson, 1832

Etching of two boys sleeping beside a tree near a wooden bench, with birds flying overhead.

Two Boys Sleeping Besides a Tree

Marie Jeanne Boucher, ca. 1750-60

Etching of a Chinese figure playing a long flute beside a cat and monkey on a stone pedestal bearing a French title.

Collection of Diverse Chinese Figures

François Boucher, 1738-45

Etching of a smiling bald man in robes seated in a bell-hung chair, holding a staff wrapped with snakes.

Chinese doctor

François Boucher, 1738-45

Etching of a seated woman in Chinese-style dress with a parasol, a small dog, a teapot and smoking vase beside her.

Chinese Lady

François Boucher, 1738-45

Etching of a smiling bearded man in a robe carrying plants over his shoulder beside a large urn and vase.

Chinese botanist

François Boucher, 1738-45

Etching of a seated young woman in a garden beside a basket of flowers, with a wooden fence and shrubbery.

Girl in a Landscape with a Basket of Flowers

François Boucher, 18th century

Etching of a young couple startled beside a tree, with sheep, a goat and a wooden gate in a pastoral landscape.

Surprised Young Couple Under a Tree

François Boucher, 1730-70

Etching of armored cavalry charging over rocky ground, with a fallen horse in the foreground and smoke in the sky.

Cavalry Charge

Francesco Giuseppe Casanova, mid to late 18th century

Watercolor design of ornate white double doors with gold moldings and floral scrollwork, flanked by pink wall panels.

Design for double doors decorated in the rococco style

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1867

Narrow design drawing of a decorative panel with blue border, gold trim, and white and gold foliage scroll ornament.

Design for a decorative panel painted in rococco style

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design of a gilded ceiling with a blue cloudy sky, birds in flight, and ornamental panels.

Design for a ceiling decorated with clouds and birds

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design sheet with an octagonal arabesque panel, two square ornament tiles, and an eagle perched on an urn with aca

Four designs for decorative motifs

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Sheet of nineteen ornamental design studies for interior decoration, with a watercolor wall elevation of a painted room at to

Nineteen designs for the painted decoration of interiors

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Sheet of pencil and ink ornamental designs for painted interiors, with putti, friezes, heraldic shields and an octagonal ceil

Sixteen designs for the painted decoration of interiors

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Engraving of St. Paul preaching to a crowd in a vaulted stone amphitheatre with statues in niches, by Bellanger, 1749.

St. Paul Preaching in Athens

Jean Achille Bellanger, 1749

Collage of eleven pen and pencil designs for interior decoration, including ornaments, a capital, ceiling studies and floral

Eleven designs for the painted decoration of interiors

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil and ink designs for interior decoration with ceiling patterns, scrolling ornament, wall paneling and a small lyre-play

Ten designs for the decoration of interiors

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Sheet of twenty-two ornamental design studies for painted interior decoration, with scrollwork, foliage, and panel patterns.

Twenty-two designs for the painted decoration of interiors

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Collage of thirteen ornamental design studies for interior decoration, with scrolls, foliage, animals and painted bands.

Thirteen designs for the painted decoration of interiors

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pen and wash sheet of eight decorative studies for painted interiors, including ceiling layouts, friezes, a heraldic cartouch

Eight designs for the painted decoration of interiors

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Sheet of five ornamental design studies: an oval coffered ceiling, two scrolling friezes, and two decorative panels in pen an

Five designs for the decoration of interiors

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Drawing of three ornamental designs with interlaced strapwork, grey foliage scrolls, and an egg-and-dart band on cream paper.

Three designs for decorative motifs in strapwork, rinceaux, and egg-and-dart patterns

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Two vertical ornamental border designs of acanthus scrolls and strapwork in grey wash on a tan ground.

Two designs for decorative borders in strapwork and rinceaux

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Three pen and wash designs of griffins, scrollwork and a central bird in decorative panels.

Three designs for painted decorative motifs featuring griffins and scrollwork

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor drawing of three horizontal decorative border designs with scrolling acanthus, arched motifs, and floral foliage o

Three designs for decorative borders

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Two ornamental design studies with scrolling foliage and cornucopia in grey and pink watercolor on cream paper.

Two designs for decorative motifs featuring cornucopia and rinceaux

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil drawing of eleven interior decoration designs, including a coffered ceiling corner with scrolls and a central medallio

Eleven designs for the decoration of interiors

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil drawing of draped figures among classical ruins and trees, with a blank arched area at right for a mural design.

Design for mural decoration surrounding a door: landscape with classical ruins

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Drawing of four decorative panel designs with scrollwork, floral motifs and a paneled door, in pencil and wash on paper.

Four designs for decorative panels

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Two designs for decorative panels in rococco style

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pen drawing of a symmetrical ornamental panel with griffins, fruit swags, flowers and scrollwork on paper.

Design for a decorative motif featuring griffins and swags of fruit

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil drawing of four decorative patterns with foliage, flowers, and scrolls, including friezes and corner motifs.

Four designs for decorative patters featuring foliage, flowers, and scrolls

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil and watercolor design for a decorated beamed ceiling with ornamental bands and oval cartouches in pink and grey tones.

Design for a beamed ceiling in French Renaissance style

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Ink and wash design sheet with four corner panels of griffins, birds, dolphins and scrolling foliage around a central motif.

Grotesque designs featuring griffin, birds, and dolphins

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design of a painted ceiling corner with gilded scrollwork, a medallion, roses, vines and a cloudy blue sky.

Partial design for ceiling decoration with clouds and roses

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Design drawing of a painted ceiling with gilded scrollwork, a central rose bouquet and floral swags along the border.

Design for the painted decoration of a ceiling with a trompe l'oeil canopy and roses

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design of a paneled wall with three painted landscapes of trees, gilded moldings and a floral cartouche above.

Elevation of a paneled interior decorated with painted landscapes and coves with cartouches and flowers

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil drawing of a curved ceiling cornice with a trompe l'oeil balustrade and sketched floral garlands.

Partial design for a ceiling decorated with a trompe l'oeil balustrade

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil and wash design for a ceiling with a decorated border of balustrade, moldings, corner rosettes and foliage.

Design for a ceiling to be decorated with a trompe l'oeil balustrade

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil drawing of an ornate L-shaped ceiling border with scrollwork, acanthus leaves, a medallion and garlands.

Partial design for a ceiling with an ornate border

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pencil drawing of a decorative ceiling border with scrolling foliage, garlands and floral sprigs by Jules-Edmond-Charles Lach

Partial design for a ceiling with alternative patterns for the borders

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97