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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,208 works

Etching of a kneeling nude woman with bowed head, one arm extended and the other raised behind her back.

Kneeling One (Kneide, groß)

Wilhelm Lehmbruck, 1911

Etching of two nude figures embracing closely, with faint background figures and wing-like shapes, by Wilhelm Lehmbruck.

Paolo and Francesca (Paolo und Francesca groß, Hochformat)

Wilhelm Lehmbruck, 1913

Drypoint etching of a reclining female nude seen from behind, with loose contour lines on a cream sheet.

Repose (Ruhende vom Rücken)

Wilhelm Lehmbruck, 1913

Etching of a standing nude woman seen from behind, head bowed, with loose hatched lines on pale paper.

The Solitary Woman (Das einsame Weib)

Wilhelm Lehmbruck, 1914

Engraving of nude Venus on a cloud holding an arrow beside a winged cupid with a bow, with stylized clouds behind.

Venus and Cupids on Clouds

Giacomo Francia, 1510-75

Pencil study of a standing male nude seen from behind, with a cap and curled hair, one arm raised and one extended.

Male Nude, Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"

Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon, 1817

Engraving of a draped woman labeled Natura holding cords above reclining nude figures, with a hilly landscape behind.

Nature

Enea Vico, ca. 1545-50

Pencil sketch of two nude male atlantes holding up an entablature, with faint grid lines on the sheet.

Two Atlantes in Conversation

Honoré Daumier, ca. 1855

Pen and ink study sheet of three seated male nude figures with raised arms, drawn in cross-hatched lines on tan paper.

Sheet of studies for "Ex Libris Victor Graf von Rex"

Otto Greiner, 1900

Grey wash drawing of Flora and Zephyr: a draped woman with a cornucopia beside a winged nude man lifting a cloth, with a putt

Flora and Zephyr

Josef Klieber, late 18th-19th century

Male Nude

Giovanni Battista Lombardi, 19th century

Chalk drawing of a seated nude man with one arm raised to his head, resting on a block, on toned paper.

Seated Male Nude (recto); Male Nude Walking (verso)

Anselm Feuerbach, 1860-69

Line engraving of Olympia: a reclining nude woman on a bed, a servant with flowers at left, and a black cat.

Olympia

Édouard Manet, 1902

Brown wash drawing of Apollo, muses, Pegasus, and cherubs on clouds, with a satyr in the foreground.

An Allegory Comparing Music and Poetry

Michel-François Dandré-Bardon, 1740

Pen and watercolor drawing of a nude allegorical woman holding a painter's palette, beside a shield and a small horned figure

Allegory of Art

Joachim Lüchteke, 1595

Etching of gods Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto offering crowns, with an eagle, horses, and putti holding a heraldic shield above.

Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto offering their crowns to the arms of Cardinal Borghese

Simone Cantarini, 1642-43

Drawing of Bacchus with vine crown and jug beside an urn, with putti and a seated woman among grapevines and a tree.

Arcadian Scene with Bacchus

Gérard de Lairesse, n.d.

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

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 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

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

Pen and grey wash drawing of nude women in a forest clearing, one embracing a goat-headed satyr, with children nearby.

Women Bathing in a Wood, Surprised by a Satyr

Balthasar Katzenberger, 1580-1627

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing woman in a fur stole and pearls beside an architectural niche.

Standing Female Figure and Ornamental Framework

Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli, ca. 1547-53

Engraving of a reclining nude woman in a landscape with trees and a distant tower, signed DO CAMP 1517.

Nude woman (Venus) reclining in a landscape

Domenico Campagnola, 1517

Engraving of nude men fighting on foot and horseback in a wooded landscape, with a dog at lower left.

Group of naked men engaged in battle in a wooded landscape, some on horseback; a dog at lower left

Domenico Campagnola, 1517

Woodcut-style print of soldiers attacking women and children before classical arcades and columns, with bodies on the ground.

The Massacre of the Innocents (Right side) with group of male figures attacking women and children; classical buildin…

Domenico Campagnola, 1517

Brown wash drawing on blue paper of a shepherd with a crook pointing while a seated nude male looks up on rocky ground.

A Shepherd Addressing a Seated Male Nude

Alessandro Magnasco, n.d.

Etched sketch of a nude female figure leaning forward with lowered head, set against loose vertical hatching.

Tillie: a Model (Tillie Gilchrist)

James McNeill Whistler, 1873

Faint etched print of a standing nude woman seen frontally, with loose lines and light hatching on a pale sheet.

Nude Woman Standing

James McNeill Whistler, [1873-75]

Sketch of a seated nude woman with bowed head on a draped platform, with a chair at the left edge of the sheet.

Little Nude Model, Reading

James McNeill Whistler, 1889-90