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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,937 works

Saint Bartholomew facing right, book under his right arm, knife in his left hand, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-50

Etching of Saint Matthew with a halo, long beard, flowing cloak, and a small bag, standing against hatched background.

Saint Matthew, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-50

Etching of the Circumcision of Christ: an infant on a draped table, a priest, and onlookers in a columned interior.

The Circumcision of Christ

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1542-46

Etching of Saint Andrew, a bearded man in a draped robe, carrying a large diagonal cross over his shoulder.

Saint Andrew holding a large cross, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-50

Engraved print of an apostle with a staff in a draped robe, set against radiating light lines and rocky ground.

An apostle holding a staff facing left

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1540-60

Engraving of robed figures raising their arms toward quails flying overhead, with a bearded leader at left and a kneeling fig

Moses showing the quails to the Israelites (the miracle of the quails and manna)

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1545

Etching of fishermen in a boat hauling a net, with a wooded landscape and distant town behind them.

The miraculous draught of the fishes, Christ at the right accompanied by apostles in the boat

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-52

Saint James Major, a staff in his left hand, book in his right, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-50

St John in profile facing left, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-50

Etching of Saint Peter with halo reading a large open book, keys at his side, within an octagonal border.

Saint Peter holding a large open book, keys by his side, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-50

Etched print of Saint Jude facing left with a book under his arm, wearing flowing robes and a halo, against hatched lines.

Saint Jude facing left, book under his left arm, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-50

Etching of a bearded, haloed saint in a draped robe holding a book and a long staff against a hatched background.

Saint Paul holding a sword and a book, from Christ and the Apostles

Andrea Schiavone, 1540-63

Etching of women on a riverbank under a tree lifting an infant from the water, with flowing drapery and a nude figure at righ

The infant Moses rescued from the Nile

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1540-45

Etching of a bearded saint in a halo holding an open book on his thigh and a staff, against a hatched background.

Saint Simon standing, supporting a book on his right thigh, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-50

Engraving of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple: a priest receives an infant amid attendants, with a dove above.

The presentation of Christ in the temple

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1543-46

Etching of the mystic marriage of Saint Catherine with Virgin, Christ child, kneeling saint, angel and bearded onlooker.

The mystic marriage of Saint Catherine

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1550

Etching of helmeted Mars leaning on a shield with a small nude Cupid pointing upward at the right.

Mars standing at the left leaning on a shield, Cupid at the right

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1542-46

Etching of Judith raising a sword while placing Holofernes' head into a sack, with a kneeling woman and a tent behind her.

Judith her sword raised in her right hand, placing the head of Holofernes in the sack with her left

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1542-45

Etching of the Madonna and Child with a kneeling infant John the Baptist, watched by saints beside classical columns.

Various Saints Witnessing John the Baptist's Homage to the Infant Christ

Andrea Schiavone

Etching of Judith with raised sword as an attendant bends to place a head into a sack, with hatched drapery.

Judith with her sword raised in her right hand and placing the head of Holofernes in the sack with her left

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1540-45

Etching of the Judgment of Paris with nude women, a seated man, a child, goats and trees in a wooded landscape.

The Judgment of Paris

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1543-46

Pen drawing of a kneeling young man embraced by a bearded older man beside a standing woman, with pillars behind.

The return of the prodigal son who falls at his father's feet

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1536-40

Etching of a standing saint in flowing robes holding a book and a staff, with a halo, on an octagonal sheet.

Saint Matthew holding a staff and a book, turning to the left

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1540-50

Oval engraved portrait of a seated woman in a white cap writing with a quill, with an inscription naming Phillis Wheatley.

Phillis Wheatley

Scipio Moorhead, 1773

Print of the Virgin and Child with saints, seated figures in draped robes rendered in fine crosshatched lines.

The Virgin and Child accompanied by saints

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1540-50

Hatched grey drawing of the Christ Child in a cradle surrounded by kneeling and standing adoring figures.

The Christ Child in the Cradle surrounded by adoring figures

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1550-55

Etching of Saint Paul with halo, holding a sword and open book, in a long draped robe against hatched background.

Saint Paul holding a sword and book, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-50

Etching of a bearded man in a robe preaching with raised arm to a crowd of listeners beside classical columns.

Saint Paul preaching in Athens

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-53

Etching of a haloed saint in flowing robes holding a staff, set against fine crosshatched lines.

A saint, possibly Matthew, holding a staff and a book

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1540-50

Etching of the Holy Family with a winged angel at right holding flowers, a draped curtain and column behind, and an urn below

The Holy Family, an angel holding flowers approaching from the right

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1550-53

Etching of a draped female figure seen from behind, drawing a bow beside a tree branch, in hatched linework.

Diana firing her bow viewed from behind

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1538-40

Etching of Daphne turning into a laurel tree as Apollo, holding a bow, reaches toward her in a grassy landscape.

Apollo at right holding a bow chasing Daphne at the left

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1538-40

A woman standing in profile, facing right and writing on a tablet

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1538-40

Nude figure of Mercury with winged helmet holding a caduceus and lyre beside a ram in a hatched landscape.

Mercury standing holding a cadecus in his right hand, a lyre in his left

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1536-40

Etching of Cupid seen from behind, raising an arrow in one hand and holding a bow in the other.

Cupid viewed from behind holding an arrow in his raised right hand, a bow in his left

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1543-45

Etching of the Virgin and Child with a halo, flanked by saints in flowing robes, rendered in fine hatched lines.

The Virgin and Child accompanied by saints

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1550

Etching of a bearded man in a wide hat and draped robe, turned right, holding a staff and a book against hatched background.

Saint James Major holding a staff and a book facing right, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-50

Etching of villagers dancing and gathering outside a thatched tavern beneath a wooden trellis, with barrels and a sheep.

Dance Under the Trellis

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Etching of a village kermess under a large tree, with peasants drinking at a table beside a thatched cottage and a church tow

The Kermess Under the Great Tree

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Etching of a peasant kitchen interior with a woman nursing a baby, a man at the hearth, a child, a dog, and hanging pots.

The Family (reverse copy)

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Etching of a grinning bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, arms resting on a ledge, with dense cross-hatched shading.

Man Leering

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Etching of a seated man in a cap smoking a pipe in a simple interior with a barrel, jug and wooden door.

Smoker (copy)

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Engraving of a nude muscular man seated beside a draped woman, with a lion skin at his feet, against hatched background.

Hercules and Deianira

Engraved design of an ornate candlestick with a flame, flanked by cherubs and sphinxes on a tiered stem.

Candlestick

René Boyvin, 1525

Engraving of an ornate column-like container with a nude woman and a horned satyr, topped with small vessels.

Container with a Satyr (Nécessaire de table)

Engraved design of an ornamental container with a central woman flanked by two muscular men holding drapery.

Container with a Woman between Two Men (Nécessaire de table)

Circular engraving of three nude figures in a landscape, one with curly hair, another holding a ribbon aloft.

Three Figures Including a Hermaphrodite

Torch Bearer

Fantastical Masked Masculine Heads

Tonal print of a bearded man in a white turban and dark robe, turning toward the viewer beside an open book.

Portrait of Rembrandt as St. Paul

Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Etching of Saint Veronica holding a cloth bearing the face of Christ wearing a crown of thorns.

Saint Veronica with the Sudarium

Sebald Beham, 16th century

Engraving of the Virgin and Child seated under a tree, with a walled town and bridge in the background, dated 1511.

Virgin and Child with a Pear

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Engraving of the Virgin Mary nursing the infant Christ beneath a tree, with a bridge and tower in the distance.

Virgin and Child with a Pear, copy

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of two winged angels holding up a cloth displaying a bearded face crowned with thorns, dated 1513.

The Sudarium Displayed by Two Angels

Albrecht Dürer, 1513

Etching of a bearded robed figure holding a globe, with hatched lines describing drapery and hair.

Christ as the Savior holding a globe, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-50

Etching of tiny figures operating a giant clyster syringe aimed at a stone tower, with a crowd watching and a cat attacking.

The Political Clyster

William Hogarth, January 1757

Etching of a bearded satyr with horns and goat legs seated on a scroll, pointing, with leaf garland and brick wall behind.

Sitting Satyrs

G. King, after 1732

Sepia print of putti painting and sketching in a studio beside a classical female statue, with Latin inscriptions above and b

Boys Peeping at Nature

Richard Livesay, 1782

Etching of three putti drawing and painting in a studio beside a classical bust and an oval portrait sketch.

Boys Peeping at Nature

William Hogarth, 1751

Etched print of three children drawing beside an easel and bust, with a subscription receipt inscription below.

Boys Peeping at Nature

William Hogarth, 1731-51

Engraved portrait of a woman in a white headscarf and dark dress, resting her arms on a ledge, by William Hogarth.

Sarah Malcolm

William Hogarth, after 1733

Etching of a man seated in a pillory beside a barred building while a crowd in hats gathers in a street.

Hudibras in Tribulation (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 7)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of two men arguing in a narrow street beside a brick building with a wooden door.

Hudubras and Ralpho Disputing (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 8)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a cloaked man aiming a telescope at a kite on a tall pillar, with a gesturing man beside a stone tower.

Sidrophel Examining the Kite Through His Telescope (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 10)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a bearded man on horseback with a dog while a woman raises a stick at him beside a tree and fence.

Trulla Attacking Hudibras (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 4)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a boisterous street procession with riders, crowds, a cauldron, and onlookers at windows.

Hudibras and the Skimmington (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 9)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a crowded semicircular lecture hall with galleries, a rostrum, and figures in the foreground including a gowned ma

Frontispiece to Nicholas Amhurst's "Terrae-Filius"

William Hogarth, June 1726

Etching of a man raising a sword over a fallen figure in a room with cracked walls and shelves of jars.

Hudibras Beating Sidrophel and Whachum (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 12)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a woman in a doorway and a stooped man bowing on a cobbled street, with a dog and a brick house behind.

Hudibras Wooing the Widow (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 13)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a seated man attacked by horned devil figures in a barred room, one holding a lantern at right.

Hudibras Catechized (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 14)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a seated lawyer at a desk with papers and coins, speaking to a standing man, with law books on shelves behind.

Hudibras and the Lawyer (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no.16)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Engraving of a woman standing between brawling men with cudgels, a kneeling man at her feet, beside a bridge and tavern.

Hudibras Vanquished by Trulla (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 5)

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Etched theatre benefit ticket showing figures in a barred brick cell, with printed text for Theatre Royal Lincolns Inn Fields

Benefit Ticket for Milward

Samuel Ireland, 1788

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a cap and coat, labeled Mr Samuel Butler, signed W. Hogarth sculp.

Frontispiece Portrait (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, April 1726

Etched interior of a study with figures at a table, a celestial globe, books, and a hanging bat.

Hudibras Visiting Sidrophel (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 11)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Engraving of two men on horseback on a wooded path, one pointing forward, beneath a large leaning tree and cloudy sky.

Hudibras Sallying Forth (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 1)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Engraving of a street brawl with men fighting with sticks beside brick buildings, a fallen man and a discarded hat in the for

Hudibras Vanquished by Trulla (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 5)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Engraving of men fighting in a cluttered interior, one with a raised sword, while a woman and torch-bearer watch from the lef

Hudibras Catechized (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 9)

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Engraved interior of a committee meeting with men around a table, hats on the wall, a clock, and verse below.

The Committee (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 10)

William Hogarth, 1725-68

Engraving of a mounted knight with a pistol facing musicians, a chained bear and a crowd beneath trees.

Hudibras' First Adventure (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 3)

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Engraving of a mounted knight passing a pillory where a man is confined, with a fiddle hung on a post and onlookers watching.

Hudibras Triumphant (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 4)

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Four Heads From the Raphael Cartoons at Hampton Court

William Hogarth, May 14, 1781

Engraving of two winged angels holding a veil bearing a bearded face with a crown of thorns, against hatched background.

The Sudarium Carried by Two Angels, copy

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of standing bearded Christ with halo, holding a cross in an arched niche, with a chalice at right.

Christ Holding a Cross in a Niche

Engraving of a winged child holding a bearded grotesque face beside a seated child and a dog near a tree.

Two Children with a Mask

Engraving of nude Venus lifting a drape beside a winged Cupid in a landscape with a tree stump.

Venus and Cupid

Fantastical Masked Female Heads

Engraving of an ornate nef-shaped container with carved panels of mythological figures, putti, and sea creatures along its hu

Container for the Royal Napkins (Nef)

Engraving of Mercury piping beside sleeping Argus above a hanging festoon of instruments, books, clock, armor and tools.

Mercury Putting Argus to Sleep and Festoon of Instruments, from "Festoons of Flowers, etc. no. 3"

Engraving of Flora on a cloud receiving flowers, above a long cascading festoon of flowers and leaves.

Flora Receiving Flowers and Festoon of Flowers, from "Dessins d'aiguières, etc., no. 5"

Engraving of Vulcan at a forge forging wings for Cupid, above a vertical bundle of tools ending in a basket.

Vulcan Forging the Wings of Cupid, from "Dessins d'aiguières, etc., no. 4"

Engraving of the Virgin with the infant Christ, crowned by two angels above, with a wooden fence and landscape behind.

The Virgin Crowned by Two Angels

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of the Virgin nursing the Christ Child, seated in a grassy landscape with a radiant halo and draped robe.

The Virgin Nursing the Christ Child, copy

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of the Last Supper with Christ at a central table surrounded by disciples, a radiant halo above him, and a pitcher

The Last Supper, from The Small Passion (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of nude Adam and Eve beside the tree with a serpent coiling above, with an ox and hare in the foreground.

Adam and Eve, from "The Small Passion" (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of an angel with a sword expelling nude Adam and Eve from a fruit tree, with dense line hatching.

Expulsion from Paradise, from "The Small Passion" (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.