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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,956 works

Watercolor drawing of a blue and orange kingfisher with a long beak perched on a gnarled branch.

A Kingfisher on a Branch

Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, 16th century

Pen and ink design drawing of a console table with a central lion mask, scrolled swags and animal legs ending in hooves.

Design for a table with a cat mask and goat legs

John Payne, 1600-40

Line drawing on tan paper of two bare lower legs with bent knees, and a study of an arm resting on a block.

Study of Lower Legs and an Arm

William Pitts, early to mid-19th century

Red chalk drawing of a fortified city with towers, domed buildings, and a rocky foreground with a fallen stone block.

View of Jerusalem with the Temple of Solomon

Philippe de Champaigne, 17th century

Lithograph of a salon orchestra with cellist, pianist, singers and seated audience, with a cat in the foreground.

An Orchestra in a Fashionable Residence; plate 8 from the series, Les Comédiens de Société, published in "Le Charivari"

Honoré Daumier, April 20, 1858

Hand-colored chinoiserie print of a figure fishing near a lattice pavilion, framed by ferns, berries and flowers.

Chinoiserie, from "Nouvelle Suite de Cahiers de dessins chinois a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres" (Nr 1)

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1790-99

Hand-colored chinoiserie print of figures on a bamboo bridge, parasols, garlands and flowering vines in soft pastel tones.

Chinoiserie, from "Nouvelle Suite de Cahiers arabesques chinois a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres"

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1790-99

Etching of a half-dressed woman with two children and bearded men near spears, a shield, horses and a tent.

Half-dressed Nymph with two children, surrounded by four men, from the Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Brown wash drawing of travelers gathered beneath a rock arch with sandstone cliffs and pine trees in the background.

Travelers at the Rock Arch in the Uttewalder Grund

Johann Gottfried Jentzsch, 1804

Pencil drawing of a barefoot youth in a belted tunic, looking upward with open hands raised.

Standing Youth, Looking Up

Otto Speckter, 1820-71

Watercolor of a striped hot air balloon rising over a crowd, carriages, and houses at Lord's Cricket Ground, ca. 1839.

Balloon Ascending Near the Entrance to Lord's Cricket Ground, 1839

Robert Bremmel Schnebbelie, ca. 1839

Ink and grey wash drawing of a blacksmith with tongs at an anvil while an assistant raises a hammer in a smoky forge.

A Blacksmith

Thomas Rowlandson, 18th-19th century

Proposed Monument to John L. Carey of Baltimore

Samuel B. Wetherald, 1852-54

Hand-colored winter print of Central Park with skaters on a frozen lake, horse sleighs in the foreground, and a full moon.

Central Park in Winter

Currier & Ives, 1868-94

Engraving of a woman in a headdress cradling a reclining man's head beside a tree, birds, and plants in a landscape.

Samson and Delilah

Master ES, 15th century

Engraving of a long-haired wild woman seated on a rock beside a unicorn, with flowers and grass in the foreground.

Playing Card, with Wild Woman and Unicorn

Master ES, 15th century

Engraving of a crested heron standing beside curling leaf-ornament scrollwork on a pale background.

Leaf-ornament with a Heron

Master ES, 15th century

Etching of a ruined brick aqueduct with overgrown arches, drying laundry, a ladder, and figures in the foreground.

The Fontana dell'Aqua Giulia (Vedute dell avanzo del Castello del'Aqua Giulia)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1753

Etching of ruined Roman arches with coffered vaults, rubble, small figures and a church tower at left, by Piranesi.

The Basilica of Constantine (Veduta degli avanzi della Casa aurea di Nerone, detti volgarmente il Tempio della Pace),…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1757

Brown ink and wash drawing of a workshop with craftsmen, hanging scale pans, copper pots and a kneeling man at a brazier.

The Maker of Scales

Jean-Michel Moreau, ca. 1763

Engraving of a seated nude woman holding scales and a sword, with a winged putto holding a wreath above her.

Justice, from the series The Virtues

Lucas van Leyden, 1530

Engraving of a young man in a plumed hat holding a skull, pointing with one hand, rendered in fine hatched lines.

Young Man with a Skull

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1519

Engraving of a wandering family and beggars on a road with a dog, a child holding an owl, and a castle in the distance.

The Beggars (Eulenspiegel)

Lucas van Leyden, 1520

Woodcut of a standing bearded man in a hat and cloak holding a banner with a rampant lion, by Lucas van Leyden, 1517.

Dirk First Count of Holland

Lucas van Leyden, 1517

Engraving of Jael killing the sleeping Sisera with a tent peg while onlookers and soldiers watch in an arched interior.

Jael Killing Sisera, without ornamental frame

Lucas van Leyden, 1517

Engraving of Salome holding the head of John the Baptist on a platter at a banquet table with seated men in turbans.

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

Lucas van Leyden, 1514

Engraving of nude Adam and Eve in a wooded setting, Eve reaching toward Adam beneath a serpent and apple tree.

Fall of Man

Lucas van Leyden, 1530

Hope

Lucas van Leyden, 1530

Woodcut of three mounted heroes labeled Hector, Alexander and Julius Caesar, with plumed helmets and decorated horse trapping

Hector, Alexander, Julius Caesar, from the Nine Heroes

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1520

Woodcut of three crowned kings on horseback, each labeled by a banner inscription, with ornate horse trappings and robes.

Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasses, from The Twelve Kings of Israel

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1520

Woodcut of three mounted kings, David playing a harp, Solomon with scepter, and Rehoboam with spear, under inscribed banners.

David, Solomon, Rehoboam, from The Twelve Kings of Israel

Lucas van Leyden, 1520

Engraving of Adam and Eve beside the Tree of Knowledge with a serpent, an angel and a church in the background.

The Fall of Man

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1517

Engraving of kneeling Solomon before a flaming altar, with women, men, a cherub and ornate architectural frame.

Solomon's Idolatry [I Kings, 11:1-8]

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1517

Woman driving a nail into a sleeping bearded man's head in a room, with a standing woman, soldiers, and an ornate frame.

Jael Killing Sisera, ornamental frame

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1517

Engraving of a kneeling woman, a standing armored knight, a mounted rider, and a dragon fight in a rocky background.

St. George Liberating the Princess

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1508

Engraving of three winged angels standing as a bearded man kneels before them beside a rocky outcrop.

Abraham and Three Angels

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1513

Engraving of an older man in a feathered cap kissing a woman in a headdress beside a tree, dated 1520.

A Fool and a Woman

Lucas van Leyden, 1520

Woodcut of a woman holding a platter with a severed head before a seated couple at a dining table in an interior.

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1517

Woodcut of Delilah cutting the hair of sleeping Samson on rocks, with soldiers approaching in the distance within an ornate b

Samson and Delilah

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1517

Engraving of a crowd of men in turbans and feathered hats watching a kneeling woman reach toward a stone lion's head.

The Mouth of Truth

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1514

Engraving of two cloaked elders peering from behind a tree toward a woman by a stream, with a bridge and castle in the backgr

Susanna and the Two Elders

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1508

Engraving of Samson sleeping with his head in Delilah's lap while armed soldiers watch from among trees and rocks.

Samson and Delilah

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1507

Engraving of a kneeling king before an idol, with a standing woman, turbaned courtiers, and a stone building behind.

Solomon Worshiping an Idol

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1514

Print of a woman cutting a sleeping man's hair beneath trees, with soldiers and a walled city in the background.

Samson and Delilah

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1514

Engraving of the Virgin and child resting under a tree with Joseph and a donkey in a rocky landscape.

Rest on the Flight Into Egypt

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1506

Woodcut of a woman in a long veil standing by a bed where a bearded man lies, with a table and vineyard scenes behind.

Jezebel Promising Naboth's Vineyards to King Ahab

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1517

Engraving of a kneeling woman holding a garment before a standing turbaned man, with onlookers and a sunburst sky behind.

Potiphar's Wife Acuses Joseph

Lucas van Leyden, 1512

Engraving of a haloed woman leading a procession with drummer and piper through a wooded landscape, 1519.

Dance of St. Mary Magdalene

Lucas van Leyden, 1519

Engraving of a kneeling man before a turbaned ruler at a draped table, with courtiers watching from a balcony behind.

Joseph Interpreting Pharaoh's Dreams

Lucas van Leyden, 1512

Engraving of a young man gesturing to a seated bearded elder before a group of onlookers in a columned hall.

Joseph Telling His Dreams to Jacob

Lucas van Leyden, 1512

Engraving of Joseph fleeing as Potiphar's wife grabs his cloak in a bedroom, with two onlookers in a doorway at right.

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

Lucas van Leyden, 1512

Engraving of three seated figures in a columned prison interior, one chained at the ankle, with two small medallion scenes ab

Joseph Interpreting the Dreams in Prison

Lucas van Leyden, 1512

Engraving of a bearded man with a spade and a woman holding an infant, walking past a bare tree and rocky ground.

Adam and Eve after the Expulsion

Lucas van Leyden, 1510

Engraving of a bearded figure guiding a nude woman rising from a sleeping nude man in a wooded landscape.

Creation of Eve

Lucas van Leyden, 1529

Engraving of King David kneeling in prayer with clasped hands while an angel with arrows hovers in clouds above.

David Praying

Lucas van Leyden, 1520

Engraving of a kneeling bearded man in fur-trimmed robes praying, with a crowned figure in clouds above and a castle landscap

David Praying

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1507

Woodcut of the Annunciation: an angel with curly hair holds a staff while the Virgin Mary bows at a lectern beneath a dove.

The Annunciation

Lucas van Leyden, 1515

Circular engraving of Christ praying on a rock while sleeping disciples lie nearby, with soldiers approaching in the distant

Christ on the Mount of Olives, from the Circular Passion

Lucas van Leyden, 1509

Circular engraving of soldiers seizing Christ in a landscape, with torches, a castle on a hill, and ornate foliate border.

The Betrayal of Christ, (Christ Taken Captive), from the Circular Passion

Lucas van Leyden, 1509

Circular engraving of Christ seated and mocked by a crowd of men, framed by ornate foliage and putti.

The Mocking of Christ, from the Circular Passion

Lucas van Leyden, 1509

Engraving of Christ bound to a column being whipped, with a crowd and seated judge, within an ornate circular scrollwork bord

The Flagellation, from the Circular Passion

Lucas van Leyden, 1509

Circular engraving of a bound, nude man presented before a crowd by a turbaned official, framed by ornate scrolls and cherubs

Ecce Homo, from the Circular Passion

Lucas van Leyden, 1509

Engraving of Christ carrying the cross past soldiers, with a castle on a hill and a foliage-decorated circular border.

Christ Carrying the Cross, from the Circular Passion

Lucas van Leyden, 1509

Circular engraving of the Crucifixion with mourners, soldiers and putti in an ornate scrolled border.

The Crucifixion, from the Circular Passion

Lucas van Leyden, 1509