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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,956 works

Engraving of Sistine Chapel ceiling figures: Libyan Sibyl, Prophet Daniel, and Jesse, David and Solomon in arched spandrels.

Portion of the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel with the Libyan Sibyl, Prophet Daniel, Jesse, David, and Solomon, from S…

Cherubino Alberti, 1577 (republished in 1628)

Engraving of muscular angels carrying a column, sponge and ladder across clouds in an arched composition.

Group from the Last Judgment, Angels Carrying the Column of the Flagellation and the Sponge and Ladder of the Crucifi…

Domenico del Barbiere, 16th century

Engraving of muscular nude and draped figures and apostles in a dense Last Judgment-style group, after Michelangelo.

Group from Last Judgment, St. Bartholomew, St. Peter, and other Apostles

Domenico del Barbiere, n.d.

Engraving of the Conversion of Saul: a rearing horse, falling soldiers on a hill, and God and angels in clouds above.

Conversion of Saul, from Michelangelo's fresco in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican

Nicolas Béatrizet, ca. 1545-60

Engraving of Judith handing Holofernes' head to a maidservant, with his body lying inside the tent at left.

Judith passing the head of Holofernes to her maidservant, the decapitated Holofernes inside the tent at left

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of nude trumpeting angels on clouds, some holding open books, after Michelangelo's Last Judgment.

Trumpeting Angels from The Last Judgment, after Michelangelo

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1530-66

Loose watercolor and pencil sketch of nude bathers among trees and grass, by Paul Cézanne.

Bathers (recto); Landscape (verso)

Paul Cézanne, ca. 1888 (recto); n.d. (verso)

Watercolor landscape of autumn-tinged trees beside a pale path, with blue hills and clouds behind.

Landscape with a Path between Trees

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, ca. 1886

Pencil drawing of three cloaked figures talking in front of a stone arch and tower within an arched frame.

Christ and the Pilgrims of Emmaus

Ferdinand Olivier, ca. 1827

Ink and wash drawing of cavalry soldiers resting in a camp with horses, a wagon, and tents in the distance.

Cavalry Men at Rest

Georg Philipp Rugendas, late 17th-mid-18th century

Pen and blue wash drawing of mounted riders and a fallen figure in the foreground, with a walled city on a hill behind.

The Conversion of St. Paul

Melchior Bocksberger, 16th century

Engraving of Saint Peter's crucifixion upside down on a cross, with soldiers on horseback and a crowd watching on a hillside.

The Crucifixion of Saint Peter, after Michelangelo's frescoes in the Pauline Chapel, Vatican Palace

Michele Lucchese, 1550-60

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded man in a turban and long robe standing with one hand at his waist.

Standing Oriental Figure

Rembrandt van Rijn, 17th century

Pencil sketch of a draped female figure with a wreath, with looped drapery lines and handwritten notes at right.

Drawing for Spencer's Fairie Queene

Alfred George Stevens, ca. 1855

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a brimmed top hat, long coat and buckled shoes, on paper with a blue border.

Man in broad brimmed hat (sketchbook page)

Thomas Stothard, 1775-1815

Seated man in circular medallion (design for a book illustration)

Thomas Stothard, late 18th-mid-19th century

Pencil drawing of a winding lake shore with trees on the left and mountains beyond under a cloudy sky.

On Brothers Water, Cumbria

Thomas Sunderland, 1764-1828

Watercolor study of butterflies, moths, a grasshopper, caterpillars and beetles scattered on a pale ground, dated 1664.

Insects, Butterflies, and a Grasshopper

Jan van Kessel, 1664

Pen and wash drawing of rough harbor waves with sailing ships, a statue on a stone pedestal, and a distant city skyline.

Capriccio View of a Mediterranean Port

Bonaventura Peeters I, 17th century

Engraving of the Marriage of the Virgin: a priest joins a couple under a glowing dove in a columned temple, with onlookers on

Marriage of the Virgin

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio, ca. 1525-26

Ink and wash drawing of a hilly landscape with framing trees, a hilltop town, a distant mountain, and travellers with horses

Hilly Landscape with Travellers

Johann Georg von Dillis, late 18th-mid-19th century

Watercolor design drawing of a blue and black sleigh with red tassels and curved runners, labeled No. 3736.

Design for Victoria Sleigh, no. 3736

Brewster & Co., 1882

Colored drawing of an ornate sleigh with red iron runners, blue upholstery and a brown bear fur robe.

Sleigh #3659

Brewster & Co., 1881

Colored design drawing of an ornate sleigh with gold scrollwork, a swan-shaped front, and purple upholstered seats.

Sleigh with Rumble Seat #3869

Brewster & Co., 1884

Colored design drawing of a green and gold sleigh with scrolled runners and a rear rumble seat, numbered 3737.

Sleigh with Rumble Seat # 3737

Brewster & Co., 1882

Colored design drawing of an ornate blue and black sleigh with a scrolled front post and curved runners on a gray sheet.

Half Panel Cutter #3804

Brewster & Co., 1883

Colored design drawing of a red sleigh with scrolled iron frame, fringed upholstery, rear rumble seat and tassel, numbered 39

Sleigh with Rumble Seat # 3952

Brewster & Co., 1885

Watercolor design drawing of a green and red sleigh with a rumble seat and red tassel, side view, handwritten number 3484a.

Sleigh with Rumble Seat # 3484a

Brewster & Co., 1879

Side-view colored design drawing of a red and black sleigh with curved runners and blue-tufted upholstery, numbered 3551.

Design for Victoria Sleigh, no. 3551

Brewster & Co., 1879

Pen and wash design of a marbled monument with three inscribed urns on top and text panels on a stepped base.

Design for a Monument to the Three Wives of the First Earl of Guilford, at Wroxton, Oxfordshire

Joseph Wilton, 1783

Watercolor design of a carved Gothic-style staircase with two children descending and a woman in a gold gown.

Design for a Jacobean-style Staircase (recto); Architectural Element Design (verso)

Matthew Digby Wyatt, ca. 1867

Pen and wash design for an oval ceiling with garlands, putti, a central rosette and small circular medallions on a green grou

Design for a Ceiling

James Wyatt, 18th-19th century

Drawing of a gilded neoclassical mirror frame with two griffins on top, laurel swags, and urn motifs.

Design for a Mirror

James Wyatt, mid-18th-early 19th century

Black and white lithograph of two cows, goats and sheep in a grassy landscape with a tree, pond and cloudy sky.

Salon of 1842: Landscape with Animals

Jules Robert Pierre Joseph Challamel, 1842

The Royal Allied Oak and Self-Created Mushroom Kings

William Heath, May 29, 1815

Etched oval self-portrait of a bearded man with curly hair, plumed cap and lace collar, shaded with fine crosshatching.

Self-Portrait with Plumed Cap and Lowered Sabre

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634

Etching of a man on a horse before a ruined arched building, with a boy, a dog, and figures on a staircase.

The Good Samaritan

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1633

Etching of a windmill with lattice sails beside a thatched cottage, with a wide flat landscape receding to the right.

The Windmill

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1641

Etching of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, looking toward the viewer beside a wooden chair.

Clement de Jonghe, Printseller

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1651

Etching of mourners gathered around a body beside a stone tomb under a dark, hatched sky, with a figure on a ladder at left.

The Entombment

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1654

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat seated in a high-backed chair beside a table with an inkwell.

Jan Lutma

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1656

Etching of a bearded beggar in a turban and tattered clothes, leaning on a stick and facing left.

Beggar Leaning on a Stick, Facing Left

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1630

Engraving of the Last Judgment with a central Christ figure, nude resurrected figures on clouds, and angels bearing the cross

Last Judgment; after Michelangelo's fresco in the Sistine Chapel

Giorgio Ghisi, ca. 1545

Faded brown wash drawing of two figures in a loose composition, with large areas of paper worn away.

Meleager and Atalanta

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 17th century

Brown ink drawing of a hilly coastal village with sailing boats, hunters, and a decorative border of birds and fish.

Hilly Coastal Landscape with Hunters, with an elaborate border of Fishes and Birds

Etching of a Venetian skyline across a calm lagoon with gondolas, mooring posts and a sailing ship.

Little Venice (The Little Venice)

James McNeill Whistler, 1879-80

Lithograph of skeletal figures in cloaks approaching an arched doorway labeled Conseil de Guerre, one pointing forward.

The Witnesses - The War Council

Honoré Daumier, 1872

Pen and brown wash drawing of plumed soldiers in the foreground, a tented camp and a hilltop city behind them.

The Siege of Fiesole by the Goths

Friedrich Sustris, 1550-99

Engraved landscape with a ruined church, a peasant reading a tombstone, grazing sheep, and trees under a cloudy sky.

Wooded Landscape with a Peasant Reading a Tombstone, Rustic Lovers and a Ruined Church

Thomas Gainsborough, August 1, 1797

Etching of a large oak tree with a woman in a hooded cloak walking a path beside ivy-covered rocks and distant fields.

Landscape with a Strolling Woman

Johann Christian Klengel, ca. 1800

Yellow-tinted pen drawing of an arched pier-glass frame with laurel crest, shell motif, swags, and scrolled base.

Design for a Pier-glass with Arched Head and Palmette Terminations

Sir William Chambers, 1743-96

Green wash design drawing of an oval mirror frame with swags, scrolling foliage, and flanking candelabra.

Design for a Mirror in the Form of a Horizontal Oval, Elevation

James Wyatt, mid-18th-early 19th century

Watercolor and ink design elevation of a hall lantern with green panels, scrolled pediment, hanging chains and tassels.

Design for a Hall Lantern, Elevation

James Wyatt, mid-18th-early 19th century

Watercolor design for a gilded wall girandole with a round mirror, two candle arms, swags and an urn finial.

Design for a Girandole with a Circular and Oval Glass

Sir William Chambers, 1745-1800

Watercolor design for a gilded oblong pier-glass frame with a central urn and scrolling ornament above.

Design for a Pier-glass of Oblong Form, the Cresting a Scroll and Urn

Sir William Chambers, 1743-1800

Sepia drawing of a Gothic revival lodge with crenellated towers and arched windows beside a stone wall and trees.

Design for Bishopsgate Lodge, at Windsor Castle, Berkshire

Jeffery Wyatville, ca. 1820-30

Watercolor design of a gilded neoclassical wall sconce with a round mirror, two candle arms, and laurel and drapery ornament

Design for a Sconce with a Mirror

John Yenn, late 18th-early 19th century

Two studies of Headdresses from Scrapbook

John Bridge, 18th-19th century

Engraving of an 18th-century woman in a floral gown and feathered hairstyle, with a man kissing her hand in a doorway.

Les Adieux (The Farewells), from Le Monument du Costume

Restif de La Bretonne, 1777

Engraved 18th-century interior of a man in a satin robe attended by servants, with gentlemen and a dog nearby.

The Morning Toilet (La Petite Toilette), from "Le Monument du Costume"

Pietro Antonio Martini, 1745-97

Watercolor interior design of a 19th-century sitting room with yellow sofas, a fireplace, columns and French doors.

Design for interior

Charles de Brocktorff, ca. 1830

Engraved portrait of Pope Sixtus V seated on a throne in papal robes, with two putti and a Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Pope Sixtus V

Pietro Facchetti, 1585

Pencil drawing of three women with upswept hair and earrings, the central woman wearing a white lace collar.

Portrait of Frau von Oppen and Her Two Daughters

Johann Gottfried Schadow, 1835

Watercolor of a standing woman in a headscarf, white apron and red sleeves, beside a brown jug on a stone ledge.

Italian Woman

Edgar Degas, ca. 1856-57