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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,456 works

Woodcut of a seated bearded man writing beside an eagle, while a crowned woman with a child appears in rays of light above.

The Virgin Appearing to Saint John, frontispiece to "The Apocalypse"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Fan-shaped ceiling design with green trompe l'oeil ironwork, flowering pink vines, birds and a cloudy sky in watercolor.

Design for one section of a ceiling painted in trompe l'oeil iron work with flowering vines and birds

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Symmetrical engraved grotesque panel with satyrs, a central mask, scrollwork, and small classical figures in framed niches.

Grotesque Panel

Jacques Androuet, 1550

Engraving of a seated woman in a dark gown beside a domed birdcage holding a parrot, with a window at left.

The Parrot

Abraham Bosse, 1620-76

Engraving of a woman in a headscarf pouring liquid into a bowl in an arched kitchen window, with vegetables and a lantern.

Milkmaid after the painting of G.Dou in the Cabinet of Mr. Poullain

Gerrit Dou, mid-17th century

Engraving of a young woman chopping onions in a kitchen while a boy in a feathered hat looks on.

Young Woman Chopping Onions

Louis Surugue, 1724

Woodcut of two bearded hermits at a table in a forest, with a raven bringing bread above them.

Saint Anthony and Saint Paul in the Desert

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1503

Design drawing of a gilded ceiling with a painted cloudy sky, swallows, floral garlands and ornate scrolled frame.

Design for a ceiling with trompe l'oeil sky

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Engraving of a young woman with beauty patches at her dressing table, holding a mirror, with a cockatoo perched nearby.

Morning

Gilles Edme Petit

Black-and-white heraldic print of Johan Stabius's coat of arms with a double-headed eagle, crown, and laurel wreath.

Coat -of-Arms of Johan Stabius, edition of 1781

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Watercolor design for an ornate ceiling with gilded frame, four medallions, and a central sky with flying birds.

Design for a ceiling with four medallions and sky motif in center

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Engraving of the Holy Kinship with the Christ Child receiving a bird from the infant John the Baptist among robed figures.

The Holy Kinship, in thecentre the Christ Child takes a bird given to him by the infant John the Baptist

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1560

Woodcut of a heraldic eagle perched on a helmet above a shield with ornate scrollwork, by Albrecht Dürer.

Arms of Michel Beheim

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a painted balustrade, flowering vines, an oval medallion and a bird flying in blue sky.

Design for a ceiling with trompe l'oeil balustrade and sky

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Engraved plate of acanthus leaf scrolls surrounded by a bird, moths, a dragonfly and a squirrel, from Designs for Various Orn

Acanthus Leaves, Birds and Insects, no. CCCLXXII, plate 57 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

Michelangelo Pergolesi, April 1, 1792

Black and white woodcut of a woman at a spinning wheel with labeled animals, beside a procession of men in armour.

The Tapestry at Michelfeld

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Watercolor design for a decorated ceiling with lilac panels, gilded moldings, and two putti on a cloud in the center.

Design for a ceiling with putti

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Grayscale collage of cut engravings showing women, children, and rural family scenes on a tan mount.

Collage of printed elements centered on Women, Children, Family and Rural Life

Illman Brothers, 1862-63

Two ink and wash elevation drawings of rococo chamber organs with carved scrollwork, flowers, a cherub, and a shell motif.

Chamber Organs, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, 1760

Watercolor design for a coffered ceiling with a central putto among clouds and garlands, surrounded by panels of birds and fl

Design for a ceiling with a putto

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Engraved interior with a seated man, a woman beside a birdcage, a Cupid with bow, and a statue in a niche.

Air

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1648

Ink drawing of a tiered hanging shelf with pagoda canopy, two birds on top, and rococo brackets, with a plan below.

Hanging Shelves, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, 1754

Sheet with eight pencil and watercolor designs for a decorative ceiling, including coffered panels, floral motifs and scrollw

Eight designs for a ceiling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Engraving of blindfolded Cupid riding an eagle inside an oval medallion within a decorative rectangular frame.

Cupid Astride an Eagle

Jean Michel Liotard, 1715-96

Hand-colored print of a skeleton wheeling a drunk man in a barrow past a woman with a cane and a thatched inn.

The Sot (The English Dance of Death, plate 12)

Thomas Rowlandson, July 1814

Design for an arched ceiling with a painted cloudy sky, flying birds, gilded frame, flower garlands and a central medallion.

Deign for a ceiling a a trompe l'oeil sky

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Engraving of the Virgin seated with the infant Christ, a bird, and a chained monkey, with a tower and river landscape behind.

Virgin and Child with the Monkey

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1498

Engraving of nude Adam and Eve beside a tree with a serpent, Eve offering fruit, surrounded by animals.

Adam and Eve (copy)

Johannes Wierix, n.d.

Painted decorative panel with a gilded urn, roses, foliage, a perched bird and red drapery in a trompe l'oeil niche.

Trompe l'oeil design of birds and flowers

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Engraving of a child reaching toward a birdcage held by a woman in a Chinese-style pavilion, with a tree and garden furniture

Child Reaching for a Caged Bird

Gabriel Huquier, ca. 1742