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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,958 works

Woodcut of a skeleton holding an hourglass and leading a lawyer in a gown along a cobbled street.

The Lawyer (or Advocate), from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a councillor in a fur-trimmed robe confronted by a skeleton with an hourglass and a horned devil above.

The Councillor, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a clergyman preaching from a pulpit as a skeleton holding an hourglass stands beside him, with a congregation belo

The Clergyman, from The Dance of Death

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a priest in a cloak meeting a skeleton beside a well in a town street, with onlookers at left.

The Priest, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a startled monk being pulled backward by a skeleton beside a column and an hourglass.

The Monk (or Mendicant), from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton with a candle reaching toward a woman in bed, while a kneeling woman watches in a richly furnished room

The Nun, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeletal Death figure in a cloak and leaf wreath with a walking stick, beside a skeleton carrying tools.

The Old Woman, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a startled nobleman in a feathered hat recoiling from a skeleton holding a sword, with a hilltop town behind.

The Count, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a storm-tossed ship with billowing sails, crowded sailors and a skeletal figure amid churning waves.

The Skipper (or Sailor), from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of an old bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat walking with a skeleton, with an hourglass and tree behind them.

The Old Man, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Engraving of an ornate triumphal car with urns, a helmeted armored figure, reclining river gods, and processional figures.

Triumphal car from the marriage of Ferdinand de' Medici and Christine of Lorraine

Cherubino Alberti, 1589

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a seated nude young man with drapery behind him, resting his arm on a stone block.

Seated Nude Young Man in Nearly Frontal View

Guercino, ca. 1618

Engraved studio scene with classical statues, a nude figure, workers at a hoist, and framed ornamental and anatomical details

The Analysis of Beauty, Plate 1

William Hogarth, March 5, 1753

Etching of fashionable figures shopping among bookstalls, fan and lace shops in a 17th-century Parisian gallery, with dogs in

The Gallery of the Palace of Justice

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1638

Black silhouette of a top-hatted man reclining with legs over a chair, with a printed caption below on tan paper.

Silhouette of a Celebrated Commander on the Retir'd List

John Bruce, 1830-35

Grey wash drawing of a young man in a tricorn hat leaning against a tree and holding a book, with distant houses.

Young Man Leaning Against a Tree With a Book

William Wellings, ca. 1780-89

Etching of a vaulted ancient school with Egyptian hieroglyph-covered portal, opening onto a temple and column in a piazza.

Ancient school built according to the Egyptian and Greek manners (Scuola antica architettata all'Egiziana e alla Greca)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

Watercolor of figures and sailing boats on a beach beneath a dark storm cloud, with dunes and cottages at left.

Figures on a beach in northern France

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1830

Etching of an ancient altar with carved reliefs, surrounded by ruined columns, skulls and overgrown plants.

Ancient Altar on which sacrifices were performed in antiquity, surrounded by other ruins (Ara antica sopra la quale s…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Print of a man in a blue military coat with gold epaulettes and a sword, with a cannon and tree behind him.

His Excellency George Washington Esq-r

Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1777

Sepia mezzotint portrait of a woman leaning on a ledge by an arched window, with blue hand-colored drapery.

Lady Washington

Sr Joseph Hiller, after 1776

Engraving of Shylock, Jessica and Launcelot in a dim interior, a veiled woman clutching her shoulder beside a cloaked man.

Shylock's House-Shylock, Jessica and Launcelot (Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, Act 2, Scene 5)

Peter Simon, first published 1795; reissued 1852

Engraving of Hamlet restrained by two men as a glowing armored ghost points at them from a misty background.

Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus and the Ghost (Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 4)

Robert Thew, first published 1796; reissued 1852

Etching of a smiling woman cook standing in a kitchen with a hanging pot, wooden tub, and table of eggs and copper pot.

The Cook, from "Divers Portraits"

Giovanni David, 1775

Engraving of a boy fleeing a woman in classical robes while two men watch, with a brazier and columns in the background.

Rome, Titus's Garden-Lucius Pursued by Lavinia (Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Act 4, Scene 1)

Thomas Kirk, first published 1793; reissued 1852

Engraving of Orlando offering his hand to Rosalind, who holds a chain, with Celia and courtiers before classical columns.

Before the Duke's Palace-Rosalind, Celia, Orlando, the Duke & Attendants (Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 1, Scene 2)

William Satchwell Leney, first published 1800; reissued 1852

Engraving of Prospero and Miranda beside Caliban reaching toward the flying spirit Ariel in a rocky cave, from Shakespeare's

The Enchanted Island Before the Cell of Prospero - Prospero, Miranda, Caliban and Ariel (Shakespeare, The Tempest, Ac…

Peter Simon, first published 1797; reissued 1852

Engraving of Malvolio in yellow stockings before Olivia and Maria in a richly furnished room, with onlookers and a monkey.

Olivia's House - Olivia, Maria and Malvolio (Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act 3, Scene 4)

Thomas Ryder, first published 1794; reissued 1852

Pencil portrait of a man with curly hair, bow tie and waistcoat, turned to the left, signed by Waldmüller.

Portrait of Franz Jauner (Vienna 1832-1900 Vienna), Theater Director and Actor in Vienna

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, 1800-1865

Red chalk drawing of a woman dipping a cloth into a bowl held by a girl, set before a stone architectural background.

Woman Soaking a Cloth in a Bowl Held by a Girl (copy from Guercino's Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene)

Guercino, 1591-1666