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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Design for an arched ceiling with a painted cloudy sky, flying birds, gilded frame, flower garlands and a central medallion.

Deign for a ceiling a a trompe l'oeil sky

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

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a painted sky oval, floral medallions, gilded garlands and pastel borders.

Design for a ceiling of trompe l'oeil sky

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

Design drawing of a gilded ceiling with an oval center of sketched putti holding ribbons and painted floral panels.

Design for a ceiling with ribbon bearing putti

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

Watercolor design for a domed ceiling with a rosette center, painted balustrade, floral garlands and blue sky panels.

Design for a ceiling with trompe l'oeil balustrade

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

Watercolor design for a ornate ceiling with arches, central oculus, and two putti holding a flower garland.

Design for a ceiling with garland bearing putti

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

Four framed lavender wash designs of putti representing music, painting, sculpture and architecture on one sheet.

Designs featuring the allegories of the arts

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

Sepia design panel of winged putti among clouds inside a gilded rococo frame with scrolled cartouches.

Design with putti

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

Brown wash drawing of winged cupids, one drawing a bow at a target while others kneel and sit around him.

Design of putti at play

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged putti playing on a seesaw beside a classical urn with doves, set in a scrolled frame.

Putti at play

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

Decorative design panel with gilded scrollwork, a blue cherub in an oval medallion, and a garland of colorful flowers.

Design fo the Allegory of the Arts

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

Brown ink and wash drawing in a circular medallion of three winged putti playing a cello, framed by a dark foliate border.

Medallion with putti holding a cello

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of six circular ornamental medallion designs with scrolls, foliage and emblems.

Six designs set in medallions

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

Pencil drawing of a globe, telescope, scrolls and laurel leaves arranged within a circular medallion on a blank sheet.

Allegory of the Liberal Arts (Astronomy)

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

Trompe l'oeil ceiling design with a golden urn of flowers and garlands in a molded niche against a blue sky.

Trompe l'oeil design for a ceiling

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

Two rosy putti seated on clouds, one holding a flower garland, framed in a blue scalloped cartouche.

Two putti on clouds

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

Two nude putti on pink clouds, one holding a leafy garland, within a blue and gold cartouche-shaped frame.

Two putti seated on clouds

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

Painted decorative panel with a gilded urn, roses, foliage, a perched bird and red drapery in a trompe l'oeil niche.

Trompe l'oeil design of birds and flowers

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

Painted trompe l'oeil panel showing a ewer, clarinet and shell on red drapery within a brown frame.

Trompe l'oeil design of ewer and clarinet

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

Watercolor design of a paneled double door with gold scrollwork and a red medallion beneath a patterned pink frieze.

Design for a door

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

Pen and wash design of a symmetrical ornamental ceiling with scrolled panels, a central medallion, and classical moldings.

Design for Half of a Ceiling Decoration, Fontainbleau

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1867

Pen and grey wash design for a decorated ceiling with an oval central panel of sketched putti and ornate scrolled borders.

Design for a ceiling: the Grand Salon

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

Watercolor design elevation of a rococo interior with gilded paneling, arched mirror, painted cherub scenes, and a white fire

Design for wall panels, mirror, and fire mantle

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

Grey lithograph of a mounted soldier raising a sabre, with cannon and cavalry receding behind him and the word Modèle at uppe

Modèle

Théodore Géricault, 1800-1824

Etched design for a ring watch with a Roman numeral dial, serpent, ram heads and scrollwork, within an oval frame.

Design for a Ring Watch, Plate 32 from Livre d'Aneaux d'Orfevrerie

Pierre Woeiriot de Bouzey II, 1561

Engraving of a seated woman turning away from spilled jewelry in an open chest, with a veiled woman beside her.

St. Mary Magdalen Trampling Her Valuables

Lucas Vorsterman, 1622-23

Black-and-white heraldic print of Johan Stabius's coat of arms with a double-headed eagle, crown, and laurel wreath.

Coat -of-Arms of Johan Stabius, edition of 1781

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a heraldic eagle perched on a helmet above a shield with ornate scrollwork, by Albrecht Dürer.

Arms of Michel Beheim

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Black and white woodcut of a woman at a spinning wheel with labeled animals, beside a procession of men in armour.

The Tapestry at Michelfeld

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of two armored knights on ornate horses in a tournament, one with a raised lance and flying banners.

The Tournament on Horseback

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1517-18

Woodcut-style embroidery pattern with black circular knotwork, central shield motif, and four corner floral ornaments.

Embroidery Pattern with an Amazon Shield in its Center

Albrecht Dürer, before 1521

Black and white embroidery pattern with interlaced knotwork circle, central ring medallion, and leafy corner ornaments.

Embroidery Pattern with Round Medallion in its Center

Albrecht Dürer, before 1521

Black circular roundel with white interlaced knotwork and seven wreaths, framed by knotted corner pieces and scrolls.

“The Sixth Knot”. Interlaced Roundel with Seven Wreaths

Albrecht Dürer, before 1521

Woodcut of Saint Jerome reading in a cave with a lion, crucifix, and distant town and boat, dated 1512.

Saint Jerome in a Cave

Albrecht Dürer, 1512

Circular engraving of the Virgin and Child in a landscape, crowned by two angels above.

The Virgin and Child Crowned by Two Angels above a Landscape

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1504

Woodcut of the Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John flanking Christ on the cross, a skull at the base.

Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Black and white print of a severed bearded head held aloft by an executioner while a woman holds a platter, in a city courtya

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Engraving of a crowned woman carrying a severed head on a platter to a bearded man at a banquet table.

The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought to Herod

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Brown wash drawing of a hillside with trees and two small figures under a pale sky.

Landscape with Trees and Figures

Herman van Swanevelt, 1600-1665

Oval grey wash drawing of the Immaculate Virgin standing on a serpent with a palm branch, cherubs and a winged figure below.

The Immaculate Virgin

Johann Georg Bergmüller, 18th-mid 18th century

Grey wash drawing of the Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, a kneeling Christ, cherubs above and angels at left.

The Baptism of Christ

Joseph Esperlin, 1725-75

Pen and wash drawing of a robed saint rising on clouds, surrounded by putti and angels.

Saint Augustine on Clouds Surrounded by Angels

Johann Jacob Eybelwieser, 1667-1744

Pen and red chalk drawing of a seated bearded man gesturing, with sketched figures and rays of light at right.

Saint John the Baptist in a Landscape

Hans Stutte, 1600-1625

Portrait of Alfred Rethel, looking up; verso: Studies of two heads

Heinrich Karl Anton Mücke, 19th century

Pen and ink sketch of several figures, including a standing man and a kneeling woman, on pale paper.

Sketch for the Judgment of Solomon (?); verso: Dancing Mythological Figures

Christian Gottlieb Schick, late 18th-early 19th century

Pen and brown ink sketch of a draped female figure beside a horse with curled mane, a winged figure and two putti above.

Diana and Hecate

Rosso Fiorentino, n.d.

Black-and-white print of Christ with a halo entering a broken gate of hell, with demons and naked souls.

Christ Descending into Hell

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a schoolmaster with a rod instructing seated pupils beside a large tree, with German verse below.

The Schoolmaster

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Christ on the cross flanked by the Virgin Mary and Saint John, with a skull below and German text beneath.

Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint John (first sheet of two)

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Printed sheet of German devotional verses in black-letter type, with hour headings and a monogram in the lower right corner.

Christ on the Cross with Mary and Saint John (second sheet of two)

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

The Rhinoceros

Albrecht Dürer, after 1620

Woodcut of Christ kneeling before an angel in a rocky garden while sleeping disciples lie below and soldiers approach in the

Agony in the Garden

Albrecht Dürer, 1497-1500

Woodcut of Christ carrying the cross through a city gate past soldiers and a crowd, with a castle on the hill behind.

Christ Carrying the Cross, from The Large Passion

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1498

Watercolor drawing of a ruined classical temple with Corinthian columns, a stone lion, statues, and figures among fragments.

Capriccio with an Ancient Temple

Hubert Robert, ca. 1756

Watercolor botanical study of oak branches with catkins and acorns, a bark and wood block, and loose acorns on paper.

Studies of the blossoms, fruits and trunk of an English oak (Quercus robur)

Ludwig Pfleger, 1788

Botanical watercolor of elm twigs with leaves and blossoms, a bark-covered trunk block, a cut wood block, and winged fruits.

Studies of the leaves, blossoms, fruits and trunk of an English elm (Ulmus procera)

Ludwig Pfleger, 1788

Watercolor botanical study of whitebeam leaves, white blossoms, red berries, and two cut trunk sections with bark.

Studies of the leaves, blossoms, fruits and trunk of a whitebeam (Sorbus subgenus Aria)

Ludwig Pfleger, 1788

Watercolor botanical study of a wild apple branch with blossoms, fruit, bark, cut wood, and a halved apple with seeds.

Studies of the trunk, blossoms and fruit of a wild apple tree (Malus sylvestris)

Ludwig Pfleger, 1788

Watercolor of ruined Roman arches framing a landscape, with women washing and figures with staffs in the foreground.

Interior of the Baths at Caracalla

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Watercolor of a tree-lined garden promenade with statues, a fountain, strolling figures and a palazzo facade on the right.

Villa Montalto Negroni

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Watercolor of a formal Roman garden with clipped hedges, figures in period dress, an umbrella pine, and an arcaded loggia.

Garden of Palazzo Colonna

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Watercolor of a formal garden with fountains, a stone balustrade, clipped hedges and strolling figures in period dress.

Villa Pamphili

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Watercolor of a villa garden seen through an arch, with statues, a fountain, ivy walls, and figures in the foreground.

Villa Farnese

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Watercolor view of Villa Borghese garden with classical statues, a striped awning, and figures strolling and dancing under tr

Villa Borghese

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Watercolor of the Arch of Titus in Rome seen through its central arch, with figures walking on a cobbled street.

Arch of Titus

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Watercolor of domed tombs with crescent finials among palm trees, a stone bridge over water, and figures on a dirt road.

Tombs of Great Arab Saints to be seen in the Neighborhood of Rosetta, Egypt

Luigi Mayer, ca. 1800

Engraved view of the Neu-Waldeck park with a Chinese pavilion behind tall hedges, wooded hills and strolling figures.

Ier Vue du Parc de Neu-Waldeck prise du Pavillon Chinois vers l'Orient, from Views of the Park and Gardens of Marshal…

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1782

Engraved view of a park with wooded hills, an avenue, a pavilion, grazing horses, and strolling figures under clouds.

IIde Vue du Parc de Neu-Waldeck prise du Pavillon Chinois vers le Midi, from Views of the Park and Gardens of Marshal…

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1782

Engraved view of a formal garden park with tree-lined avenues and wooded hills, with elegant figures in the foreground.

IIIe Vue du Parc de Neu-Waldeck prise du Pavillon Chinois vers le Couchant, from Views of the Park and Gardens of Mar…

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1782

Engraved view of a formal garden with hedges, a pond and wooded hills, with figures walking in the foreground.

IVe Vue du Parc de Neu-Waldeck prise du Pavillon Chinois vers le Nord

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1782

Watercolor elevation of a Gothic Revival mansion with a central tower, with a floor plan below on a lawn.

Lyndhurst for George Merritt, Tarrytown, New York (west [rear] elevation and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1865

Watercolor architectural drawing of a Gothic Revival castle-style house in elevation views and a floor plan, 1832.

Glen Ellen for Robert Gilmor, Towson, Maryland (perspective, elevation, and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1832

Watercolor elevation of a two-story stone townhouse with Gothic windows, a columned porch, and a man in a top hat at the step

Design for a Double Townhouse (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis, ca. 1843

Watercolor architectural elevation of a stone villa with a central tower and arched windows, set among trees and a lawn.

Grace Hill for Edwin C. Litchfield, Brooklyn, New York (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1854

Watercolor elevation of a stone gate lodge with an arched iron gate, turret, and arched windows, set against wooded hills.

Gate Lodge for Amos G. Hull, Newburgh, New York (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1849

Etched portrait of a seated woman with upswept hair in a dark dress, resting her arm on a chair.

Portrait of Mlle Quivoron

Marie Bracquemond, 1860-1914

Etching of a moonlit landscape with a large tree, a reflective pond, grasses, two birds, and distant trees under a night sky.

In the Moonlight (Dans la lune)

Auguste Delâtre, 1872

Engraving of a young woman with beauty patches at her dressing table, holding a mirror, with a cockatoo perched nearby.

Morning

Gilles Edme Petit

Black-and-white print of a man in a wide-brimmed hat within an ornate frame with columns, griffins and a double-headed eagle

Portrait of the Emperor Maximilian I in an Architectural Frame (copy)

Hans Weiditz the Younger, n.d.

Woodcut of a heraldic coat of arms with a crown, two rampant lions, a pendant sheep, and a German caption.

Coat of Arms of Ferdinand I

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a bearded pilgrim with a staff and shield in a rocky landscape, with a walled city and bridge behind him.

Gerson as a Pilgrim, frontispiece to Gersonis Opera, 1489

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint Peter gesturing toward a crowded boat on the sea, with a seated figure above and demons in the sky.

Ilustration from Sebastian Brandt, Das Narrenschriff

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Portrait of Dürer

Erhard Schön, early 16th century

Woodcut of two winged putti lifting a large goblet on a rocky base, rendered in dense black linework on pale paper.

The Great Column (bottom block)

Albrecht Dürer, 1517

Woodcut of a kneeling woman presenting a book to a bearded crowned emperor seated beneath an ornate arch with a coat of arms.

Rosvitha Presenting the Comedies to the Emperor Otto I, from the opera "Hrosvita"

Albrecht Dürer, 1501

Woodcut of a crowned emperor on a throne receiving a book from a kneeling scholar, framed by grapevines and heraldic shields.

Conrad Celtis Presenting His Book "Quatuor Libri Amorum" to Maximilian I (from the book)

Albrecht Dürer, 1502

Engraved triumphal arch with many framed scenes, coats of arms, columns, statues and a text panel at the base.

Arch of Honor

Albrecht Dürer, 1515, printed 1517/18

Woodcut of crowned royal figures in ornate robes beneath a coffered arch, with heraldic shields in the foreground.

The Congress of Princes at Vienna, from the Triumphal Arch of Emperor Maximilian I

Albrecht Dürer, 1515

Woodcut of a holy kinship group under trees, with cherub angels playing instruments in the foreground, dated 1511.

The Holy Kinship with Lute Playing Angels

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of the Madonna and Child on a grassy bank with an elderly man, a standing woman with fruit, and two infants.

The Madonna on a Grassy Bank

Albrecht Dürer, 1526

Woodcut of nude men bathing in a covered bath house, one playing a flute, with a town and castle in the background.

The Bath House

Albrecht Dürer, 1496

Engraving of a heraldic coat of arms with a wild man blowing hunting horns, a second wild man leading dogs, and grapevines.

Coat of Arms of Johann Tscherte

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a woman riding a seven-headed dragon holding a chalice, with angels, a horseman and a burning city above.

The Babylonian Whore, from The Apocalypse. Facsimile

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of the crucifixion with three crosses, a ladder, mounted soldiers and mourning figures gathered below.

Calvary with the Three Crosses

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1503

Woodcut of the Betrothal of the Virgin: a high priest joins hands of a young woman and man in an arched church interior with

The Betrothal of the Virgin, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1503

Woodcut of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, who blesses young John the Baptist with a staff and banner, in an oval frame.

The Virgin and Child with the Chirst Child blessing the young John the Baptist

Bartolomeo Coriolano, 1647

Engraved battle scene of soldiers in tricorn hats advancing under smoke, with wounded men and flags on a hillside above a har

The Battle of Bunker's Hill (June 17, 1775)

Johann Gotthard von Müller, 1788-98