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14,994 works

Etching of men in robes and hats gathered in a dim synagogue interior, with two elderly men conversing at left.

The Synagogue

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1648

Etching of Peter and John at a temple gate, with a seated beggar at their feet and a crowd on the steps beyond.

Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1659

Etching of a seated man in a lace collar reading a book beside a window, with a triptych and skull in a dim room.

Abraham Francen, Apothecary

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1656

Engraving of Christ carrying the cross through a crowd of soldiers and mourning women, with a rocky landscape and tree behind

Christ Carrying the Cross

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1552

Engraving of a centaur carrying off a draped woman as an archer draws a bow beside a tree, with a reclining nude holding flow

The Abduction of Dejanira

Battista Franco Veneziano, 16th century

Six Heads, Three Feet, Two Ears, Six Eyes, Four Lips

Battista Franco Veneziano, 16th century

Engraving of robed figures in a temple, some prostrate before a pedestal beneath a radiant light with winged figures above.

The Philistines Place the Ark of the Covenant in the Temple of Dagon

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1540

Engraving of a chaotic village festival with masked revelers dancing, tossing balls, and musicians playing in a pavilion.

The Festival of Fools

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, after 1570

Engraving of a sprawled merchant as monkeys steal coins, goods and instruments from him in a forest clearing.

The Merchant Robbed by Monkeys

Pieter van der Heyden, 1562

Etching of a peasant hut beside tall spruce trees, with a smoking chimney, fence, meadow and stream in the foreground.

Peasant's Hut at the Edge of a Forest

Johan Christian Dahl, 1828

Engraving of Christ teaching bearded scholars in a colonnaded classical hall with a statue in a central niche.

Christ among the Doctors

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1530-61

Engraving of a centaur carrying a woman away while a nude archer aims a bow beside a tree and rocks.

The abduction of Dejanira held by the centaur Nessus

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1530-61

Engraving of St. Peter and St. John healing a lame man among tall columns, with onlookers and putti.

St. Peter and St. John healing the lame man at the gate of the temple

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1554-61

Engraving of mounted soldiers with raised lances and banners galloping right across a hilly landscape.

A company of horsemen riding to the right

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1530-61

Engraving of a crowned priest offering bread and wine to a bearded man among soldiers, trumpeters, an elephant, and a lion.

Melchizadek offering bread and wine to Abraham

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1545-61

Engraving of the Adoration of the Magi with a kneeling king, Virgin and Child, horses, a camel, and a bright star over a stab

The Adoration of the Magi

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1530-61

Engraving of The Deluge: nude and clothed figures flee rising floodwater beneath a stormy sky, with a boat in the distance.

The Deluge

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1550-60

Ink and wash drawing of a rocky stone arch framing ruins on a hill, with three men in a cave below.

Mountainous Landscape with Ruins of a Castle and Three Men in a Cave, Seen through a Stone Gate

Johann Caspar Huber, late 18th-early 19th century

Pencil drawing of a large tree over a ruined stone archway, with two figures on a path and a distant church spire.

Mother and Child Praying at a Roadside Shrine

Eduard von Steinle, 1859

Engraving of Diana and her nymphs resting in a forest with hunting dogs, a quiver of arrows, and a satyr behind a tree.

Diana resting with her nymphs

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1530-61

Pencil drawing of a flat river landscape with men and buffalo, a boat, a ruined tower, and distant hills.

Italian Landscape with the Tiber River and Men with Cattle and a Boat

Friedrich Preller the Elder, 1873

Pen and ink drawing of a rocky landscape with a waterfall, a lake, dense trees on cliffs, and two small figures.

Rocky Landscape with a Lake

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell, 1749-1822

Sepia wash drawing of a mountain brook with boulders, a fallen log, and conifer and deciduous trees.

Mountainous Landscape with a Brook

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell, early 19th century

Engraving of the Entombment of Christ, with men lowering the body in a shroud while mourners and bystanders gather around.

The Entombment

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1552-61

Engraving of Moses striking water from a rock while figures and animals gather below in a wooded landscape.

Moses Drawing Water from the Rock, at left with water flowing, various figures and animals waiting at right

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1552-61

Engraving of the Nativity with the Virgin, shepherds, ox and donkey, and angels on clouds above a sunburst.

The Adoration of the Shepherds with angels overhead

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1530-61

Engraving of a seated bearded man under a statue of Bacchus while figures kneel and approach in a colonnaded hall.

Man Seated Beneath a Statue of Bacchus, Receiving an Audience

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1530-61

Engraving of a classical hall with columns, a kneeling ruler before a bishop on a dais, a crowd, and a child with a dog.

Constantine Presenting the City of Rome to the Holy See, at right, many spectators throughout, a child playing with a…

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1530-61

Engraving of six animals on rocky ground: two lions, a tiger, a leopard, a griffin, and a goat under a cloudy sky.

Six Animals, including lions, a tiger, a leopard, a griffin, and a goat

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1530-61

Engraving of Israelites gathering manna in a desert, with figures carrying jars, camels, tents, and a rocky outcrop.

The Israelites Gathering Manna

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1547