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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Pencil and wash drawing of a triangular pediment with a seated armoured woman holding a spear, flanked by putti.

Design for a Pediment

Bouget, ca. 1700

Pen and gray wash drawing of a crowd in 1750s fashion, with a stout man with a cane in the foreground before a classical buil

Taste a la Mode in the Year 1753

Louis Pierre Boitard, 1753

Etched almanac page with paired scenes of courtly figures, a child, putti and an obelisk fountain within ornate scrolled fram

Almanach for 1639: Louis XIII and Anne of Austria entrusting the Kingdom and the Heir Apparent to the Virgin

Abraham Bosse, 1638

Engraving of a seated king on a dais receiving kneeling officials, with courtiers and military scenes in the background.

Louis XIII Listens to the Provost of the Merchants of Paris on December 23, 1628

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Engraving of a family dining at a table with a man raising a glass, a dog, a canopied bed and a window, with French verses be

Virility

Abraham Bosse, 1636

Engraved title page with a draped curtain, putti, a bearded mask, a fruit garland and a border of theatrical masks.

Title Page: Comedies of Terence (Publii Terentii Comœdiae)

Abraham Bosse, 1642

Engraving of the Virgin on a cloud with angels, while a king and queen kneel in prayer before her beneath a crown.

Almanach for 1639: Louis XIII and Anne of Austria Entrusting the Kingdom and the Prince under the Protection of the V…

Abraham Bosse, 1639

Woodcut of an allegorical scene: a throned figure before a walled city, three walkers, a fountain, and a crowd below.

Tabula Cebetis

David Kandel, 16th century

Engraving of Venus embracing Adonis beneath trees, with Cupid between them and a lion at the lower right.

Venus and Adonis, from "The Story of Adonis"

Philips Galle, ca. 1579

Etching of a long colonnade with Corinthian columns and arches, a mounted rider and figures among scattered stone fragments.

Perspectival View, Temple of Isis

Jacques Androuet, 1551

Pen and watercolor architectural drawing of a spire top cross with lead cap, with north and south elevations and handwritten

Design for a Cross Supported by Lead Roof Cap, for Belleaw Church

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Watercolor design drawing of a gate's top section with gilt finials, blue scrolls, a green arch and handwritten color notes.

Design for Top Portion of a Gate, Full-Size

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Watercolor design drawing of a floral church bracket with side elevation and plan views, labeled with scale.

Design for Floral Brackets for a Church

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Pencil and watercolor design of an ornamental iron gate with elevation and plan views and handwritten dimension notes.

Design for an Iron Gate, Elevation and Plan

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Watercolor design drawing of wall light brackets showing side and front elevations in brown, blue, gold and red.

Design for Church Lights or Standards

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Pen and watercolor design drawing of an iron gate with scroll work, annotated with bar sizes and hinge notes.

Design for a Church Gate

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Colored design drawing of a tall ornate church light stand with branching arms, beside a small trefoil plan view.

Design for Church Lights

Richardson Ellson & Co., 1877

Colored design drawing of an ornate church lamp standard with a domed lantern and a small circular plan diagram.

Designs for [Gas?] Lights for a Church

Richardson Slade & Co., ca. 1880

Watercolor and ink design of an ornate gilded column light in elevation with a semicircular plan view below.

Design for Proposed Column Lights, St. Jude's Church, Southsea

Richardson Ellson & Co., 1877

Watercolor design drawing of an ornate multi-light standard with plan views of its head beside it.

Designs for Nave Standards, St. Jude's Southsea

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Watercolor design drawing of ornate church wall standards with scrolled brackets, branches, and a cornice behind them.

Designs for Church Wall Standards

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Ink and watercolor design sheet showing a wall bracket, a tall nave standard and a chancel standard for church lighting.

Designs for Church Lights: Wall Bracket, Nave Standard, Chancel Standard

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Colored design drawing of a suspended church light fixture with a pink globe, brass fittings, and scroll arms, with a plan be

Design for [Gas?] Lights for a Church

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Colored design drawing of a church wall lantern in side and front elevations with gothic arches and a scrolled bracket.

Design for a Church Wall Lantern, Front and Side Elevations

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Pencil rubbings of ornate metal scrollwork and a key-like fitting, with handwritten notes on a pale sheet.

Rubbings of Metalwork

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Watercolor and pencil design sheet for a church wall lantern with a blue dome, gilded trim, and side elevation bracket.

Designs for a Church Wall Lantern

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Pencil sketch of scrolled ornamental ironwork inside an arched window or shutter frame, with handwritten labels.

Ornamental Ironwork on a Window or Shutter

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Ink drawing on blue paper of a wrought iron street lamp with scrolled arms and a lantern, with handwritten annotations.

A Metal Street Lamp, Boulevard St. Martin

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Pencil sketch of a circular pierced metal ornament with tracery and a small doorhandle detail with handwritten notes.

Metal Doorhandle, Cloisters, Hereford Cathedral

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Pencil drawing of an ornamental brass lock plate with scrollwork, birds, rosettes, and a central keyhole.

Ornamental Brass Lock, 1579

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Pencil drawing of two symmetrical ornamental panels with scrollwork and oval cartouches showing a crown and a flower urn unde

Ornament Designs on Two Panels, the Central Cartouches Decorated with Tents

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Watercolor and graphite drawing of a Gothic tracery ornamental design with foliate scrolls and yellow wash accents.

Lock from Elaborate Dresson de Sacristy, now in the Hotel de Clugny

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Pen and ink design sketch of an ornate scrolled wall lantern on a bracket, labeled No 4 and £15, dated 1885.

Lamp Design for 27 Old Steyne, Brighton

Richardson Ellson & Co., 1885

Ink design drawing of an ornate wall-mounted lantern with scrolled bracket and a circular plan view of the mount.

Wall-mounted Lamp Design

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1885

Etching of Saint Bruno kneeling in prayer beside books, a skull and a crucifix in a dark cave, with a halo.

Saint Bruno

Jean Bernard Restout, 1764

Engraving of a woman holding a pear beside fruit and a tree, with a hunting scene in the background landscape.

Earth, from "The Four Elements" (Les Quatre Eléments)

Abraham Bosse, 1630

Engraved portrait of a man in a tall hat beside a cannon, with a burning tower and fireworks in the background.

Fire, from "The Four Elements" (Les Quatre Eléments)

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1630

Engraving of a curled-wig man beside a dolphin fountain pouring water, with ships on the sea behind him.

Water, from "The Four Elements" (Les Quatre Eléments)

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1630

Pencil and chalk drawing of a nude woman seated by a fountain with attendants and a reclining cherub in a garden.

Bathsheba at the Bath

Antoine Pesne, 1750

Engraving of a woman in lace-trimmed dress holding out her hand to a bird, with birds flying and hunters in a landscape behin

Air, from "The Four Elements" (Les Quatre Eléments)

Abraham Bosse, 1630

Engraving of a 17th-century interior with women cooking at a fireplace, a laid dining table, and children carrying a plate.

Winter, from "The Four Seasons" (Les Quatre Saisons)

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1637

Engraving of a seated couple in a columned interior with a cupid and fruit basket, a formal garden fountain visible beyond.

Spring, from "The Four Seasons" (Les Quatre Saisons)

Abraham Bosse, 1635-37

Engraving of a armored man with a club beside a lion and rooster, with a battle scene and chariots in the sky behind him.

Declaration of War on Spain by Louis XIII: The King as Hercules

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1635

Engraving of a hermit reading beside a hut as water flows into a barrel, with a village and storm clouds in the background.

Ammon, from "Solitudo Sive Vitae Patrum Eremicolarum"

Maerten de Vos, ca. 1585-86

Grey wash drawing of Moses kneeling before a burning bush as a figure points, with sheep grazing in the landscape beyond.

Moses and the Burning Bush

Gerard Hoet, n.d.

A Seated Woman in Profile

David Pièrre Giottino Humbert de Superville, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man in a heavy draped robe, looking upward, with hatched shading.

A Draped Bearded Man Looking Up

David Pièrre Giottino Humbert de Superville, n.d.

Engraving of a bearded hermit reading beneath a tree by a cliff and waterfall, with a monk and distant town in the landscape.

Epiphanius, from "Sylvae Sacrae Monumenta...Anachoretarum"

Maerten de Vos, 1593-94

Engraving of the ship Argo passing between rocky cliffs, a lyre player at the stern and a rower beside him, amid waves.

Symplegades

Cornelis Bloemaert, 17th century

Design drawing of a cylindrical crystal jar with floral pattern, silver-plated cover and finial, on an oval tray with handles

Design for a Crystal Jar with a Silver-Plated Base and Cover

Elkington & Co., ca. 1890-1910

Red chalk drawing of a crowned woman holding a laurel branch and scepter, with faint obelisk and pyramid sketched behind her.

Cleopatra

Claude Vignon, 1647

Woodcut broadside showing mounted police charging a crowd with sabers, with newspaper columns of text below.

Cover of the 'Gaceta Callejera' reporting on the continuation of anti-reelection riots

José Guadalupe Posada, 1892

Etching of a gentleman in a plumed hat and fur-trimmed cape, seen from behind, on a terrace above a garden landscape.

Gentleman in a Cape and Plumed Hat Seen from the Back

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Etching of a gentleman in a plumed hat seen from behind, pointing toward a chateau with a gate and trees.

Gentleman Seen from the Back Pointing towards a Chateau

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Engraving of a gentleman seen from behind in a plumed hat, pointing toward a landscape with a castle, bridge and river.

Gentleman Seen from the Back Indicating a Landscape

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Woodcut of a kneeling bearded man with a scourge beside a curtain, candles, and an altar in an interior.

The Penitent

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Illuminated page with the poem The Bridge of Sighs, a falling woman in lavender above an arch and kneeling figures near a ros

The Bridge of Sighs

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Illuminated calligraphic poem with painted floral border, celestial globe and banner reading Another Year of Life Has Flown.

Another Year of LIfe Has Flown

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Watercolor of an Arcadian landscape with a stone arch, a statue, figures on steps, and a boat on a lake.

Arcadian Landscape with several Figures and a Statue of Diana

Gerard Melder, 18th century

Pencil drawing of soldiers with raised swords attacking infants beside a seated draped woman, with a crowd in the background.

Massacre of the Innocents

Willem van Mieris, late 17th-mid 18th century

Drawing with three panels showing a bird's-eye city perspective, a blank center, and a plan labeled commercial and residentia

Design and Plan for a City Bisected by Train Tracks

Robert Adams, ca. 1900

Grey pencil and wash design for a stage set showing an arched frame of tree trunks, palms and rocks around an open centre.

Design for a Stage Set

Eugène Cicéri, 1825-90

Pencil drawing of a plain with a hilltop town on the right and tall trees on the left, with faint grid lines.

Design for a Stage Set

Eugène Cicéri, 1828-90

Caricature of a Man Pointing by Gianlorenzo Bernini

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Pencil and wash drawing of a multi-arched bridge with timber trusses and a stone tower building at left.

Design for a Stage Set

Eugène Cicéri, 1840-90

Pencil drawing of a stage backdrop with palm trees, a stone column, and distant pyramids over a grid.

Design for a Stage Set: Backdrop of Tropical Landscape

Eugène Cicéri, 1830-90

Watercolor stage set design with red and gold curtains, a arched proscenium, classical columns, and cherubs above a central c

Design for a Stage Set: Casino de St. Etienne

Eugène Cicéri, 1830-90

Brown wash drawing of robed clerics, kneeling monks and a woman in an interior, one monk holding out an unrolled plan.

Scene 31: Foundation of a second Feuillant monastery in Rome, dedicated to Saint Bernard, in 1594, thanks to the gene…

Matthieu Elias, 1706

Sepia drawing of a robed monk gesturing to a kneeling man as clergy stand along a columned interior wall.

Jean de La Barrière blessing a cardinal

Matthieu Elias, 1706

Brown wash drawing of a man in period dress meeting a monk at a desk in a plain room, with a second monk by the door.

Scene 25: Fatally wounded, King Henry III informs the Blessed Abbot of his condition and recommends himself to his pr…

Matthieu Elias, 1706-07

Brown wash drawing of the Holy Family in an interior: haloed mother holding child, bearded man reading a book beside them.

The Holy Family in an Interior

E. La Touche, early 19th century

Woodcut of Adam and Eve nude in a forest beside a serpent in a tree, with animals around them.

The Fall of Man, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1510

Woodcut of the Nativity: the infant Christ in a manger attended by Mary, Joseph, an angel, and kneeling shepherds under a sta

The Nativity, from "The Little Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Lithograph of a smiling woman in a lace bonnet and dark gown, holding white fabric near a latticed window.

Mrs. Page (Merry Wives of Windsor)

Louis Haghe, April 5, 1826

Engraving of an elderly bespectacled man in an armchair reading a book beside an hourglass, titled Pantaloon, 1799.

Pantaloon: "The Sixth Age Shifts into the Lean and Slippered Pantaloon" (Shakespeare, As You Like It)

William Bromley, 1799

Woodcut of a bound figure at a column being whipped by two men, with turbaned onlookers under an arched colonnade.

The Flagellation, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1509

Woodcut of Christ crowned with thorns, seated among mocking figures beneath arches, by Albrecht Dürer.

Christ Crowned with Thorns, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1509

Woodcut of crowned Christ in an arched niche, with a robed official and armored soldiers gathered in the foreground.

Ecce Homo, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1509

Woodcut of Pilate seated as a servant pours water over his hands, with soldiers holding halberds at right.

Pilate Washing His Hands, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1509

Woodcut of Christ carrying the cross through a crowd of soldiers and onlookers before a walled city.

Chist Carrying the Cross, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1509

Woodcut of Saint Veronica holding a veil with Christ's crowned face, flanked by Saints Peter and Paul, dated 1510.

Saint Veronica between Saints Peter and Paul, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Woodcut of soldiers nailing Christ to a cross, with mourning women and spear-bearing guards in the background.

Christ Nailed to the Cross, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1509

Woodcut of Christ crucified above a crowd of mourners and soldiers, with a kneeling figure and skull at the bottom.

The Crucifixion, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1509

Woodcut of Christ leading nude figures from a dark underworld past a horned demon, with a kneeling bearded man at lower right

Christ in Limbo, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1509

Woodcut of Christ's body being lowered from the cross by a man on a ladder, with robed figures below and the INRI sign above.

The Descent from the Cross, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1509

Woodcut of Christ's body being lowered from the cross, mourners around him, crown of thorns and tools on the ground.

The Lamentation, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1509

Woodcut of mourners lowering Christ's body from the cross beside a rocky tomb, with a crown of thorns at lower right.

The Deposition, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1509

Woodcut of the risen Christ with a banner and halo above a tomb, with startled soldiers around him.

The Resurrection, from "The Little Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1510

Woodcut of Christ with a radiant halo and staff appearing to his mother, who sits beside a wooden chest under a curtain.

Christ Appearing to His Mother, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1510

Woodcut of a figure with a spade approached by a kneeling woman in a headscarf, with a landscape and building behind.

Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1510

Woodcut of Christ seated at a table with two disciples under a radiating halo within an arched frame.

Christ in Emmaus, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1510

Woodcut of risen Christ with radiant halo showing his wound to apostles, one leaning in to touch it, in a crowded arched inte

The Doubting Thomas, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1510

Woodcut of the Ascension: Christ's feet rise into clouds as kneeling and standing apostles look up in amazement.

The Ascension, from "The Little Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1510

Woodcut of Pentecost: a dove descends in rays of light over robed apostles gathered in a room, one kneeling with a book.

Pentecost, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1510

Woodcut of Christ enthroned in light with trumpeting angels, above rising souls and demons with a dragon at the bottom right.

The Last Judgment, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1510

Engraved portrait of Jacques Callot in an oval medallion, framed by cherubs, a skull, and a French inscription panel.

Portrait of Jacques Callot

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1636