New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome and Firefox. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome Add to Firefox

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,460 works

Engraving of a skeleton holding an hourglass beside a bishop with a crozier, with a shepherd and sheep in the background.

Death and the Bishop, from "The Power of Death" (Allegory of Original Sin and Death)

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1541

Engraving of a standing woman holding a banner with a boar's head, with a boar, an owl and an obelisk nearby.

Gluttony, from "The Vices"

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552

Engraving of a standing allegorical woman holding a banner with an eagle, with an obelisk and coat of arms beside her.

Charity, from "The Virtues"

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552

Watercolor of a narrow Italian courtyard with an arch, stairs, hanging laundry, terracotta pots, and a climbing vine.

A House at Sorrento

Thomas Hartley Cromek, mid-19th century

Engraving of a richly dressed couple dancing closely together, with ornate headdress, ruffled collars and flowing gown.

Dancing Couple, from "The Large Wedding Dancers"

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1538

Engraving of an old man in bed grasping a younger man seated on the floor beside him, in a richly detailed interior.

Judge Herkinbald (Archambauld) Stabbing his Nephew

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1553

Watercolor of a steep rocky ravine with a stone staircase climbing to a building on a hilltop under blue sky.

A Glen in Sorrento

Thomas Hartley Cromek, mid-19th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornamental design with a coat of arms, nude figures, putti and scrollwork around a tablet.

Ornamental Motif Surmounted by a Coat of Arms

Leonardo Scaglia, 1640-50

Engraving of Saint Paul raising a fallen Patroclus as onlookers gather, with a dog at lower left and classical buildings behi

Saint Paul raising Patroclus who is on the ground, surrounded by a group of onlookers, a dog in the foreground at left

Agostino Carracci, 1583

Engraving of the crucifixion with Christ center, the swooning Virgin supported by two women at left, and a bearded saint at r

Christ on the cross, Saint John to the right looking toward him, to the left is the fainting Virgin Mary supported by…

Agostino Carracci, 1582

Engraving of the dead Christ supported by the Virgin and a winged angel, with a crown of thorns on the ground.

Pietà: Christ supported by the Virgin and an angel at the right

Agostino Carracci, 1582

Engraving of the mystic marriage of Saint Catherine with the Christ child, angels with instruments, and a landscape beyond.

The mystic marriage of Saint Catherine who sits at center with the Christ child, angels with instruments at the left

Agostino Carracci, 1585

Engraving of Christ with a crown of thorns, seated beside the grieving Virgin Mary, with soldiers and a bearded man behind.

Ecce Homo

Agostino Carracci, 1587

Engraving of an allegory with a seated woman holding scales, a nude figure with a caduceus, putti, and a globe.

Allegory of the Psalm of David

Agostino Carracci, 1579

Head of an Old Woman

Sebastiano del Piombo, 1485-1547

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, grieving women at the base, a standing man on the right, and a distant

The Crucifixion

Agostino Carracci, 1582

Brown wash drawing of a haloed saint watching as a man smashes a statue on a pedestal while angels descend above.

Saint Benedict Orders the Destruction of Idols at Montecassino

Gaspare Serenario, 1694-1759

Pen and ink drawing of a seated youth raising his hand before robed men on a platform beneath curtains.

Jesus Disputing with the Doctors in the Temple (Luke 2:46-47)

Ercole Setti, 16th century

Pen and blue wash drawing of the Holy Family with the infant Baptist, with draped curtains and an angel above.

The Holy Family with the Infant Baptist

Girolamo Siciolante da Sermoneta, 1521-75

Drawing of a smiling bearded man with long wavy hair and a draped garment, in black chalk with red tints on toned paper.

Bust of a Bearded Figure

Andrea Solario, 1515-24

Pen and grey wash drawing of a rococo cartouche with scrolling acanthus leaves and shell curls around an empty oval.

Study for a Cartouche

Pierre-Edmé Babel, mid-18th century

Watercolor drawing of a couple in period dress seen from behind, with a small white dog and a flower vase beside them.

Young Couple Seen From Behind

Hippolyte-Omer Ballue, mid-19th century

Pen drawing of a dancer in an ornate costume with grotesque masks on the skirt, arms outstretched, and curled hair.

Male Actor in Ballet Costume

Jean Bérain, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in an ornate ballet costume with a feathered headdress and embroidered gown, arms outstretched

Female Actor in Ballet Costume

Jean Bérain, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a shirtless bearded man holding a sword beside a severed head on the floor.

Man with Sword

Charles-Albert Arnoux Bertall, 19th century

Watercolor costume design of a young man in a grey patterned tunic and blue hose, pointing left, titled Orlando.

Costume Design for "Orlando"

Charles Bianchini, 1889

Watercolor costume design of an elderly man in a black robe, purple cloak, velvet cap, and holding a cane, dated 1889.

Costume for Sir Olivier McText [a]; Descriptive Sheet of Accessories [b]

Charles Bianchini, 1889

Watercolor costume design of a cavalier in blue and burgundy with a feathered cap and sword.

Costume Design for a Cavalier (?) in Blue and Burgundy with Feathered Cap and Sword

Charles Bianchini, n.d.

Watercolor costume design of a standing woman in a blue dress with green trim, flowers in her hair, and a net pouch at her wa

Costume Design for "Andrey" [a]; Descriptive sheet of Accessories [b]

Charles Bianchini, 1889

Watercolor costume design of a woman in a patterned lilac dress holding a trailing garland of pink flowers.

Costume Design for a Maiden Draped in White

Charles Bianchini, n.d.