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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,955 works

Engraving of Saint Sebastian bound to a tree, shot with arrows by archers, while an angel descends with a palm and wreath.

The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

Jan Müller, ca. 1600

Engraving of Christ raising Lazarus from a tomb as kneeling women and a crowd react around him.

Raising of Lazarus (Reverse Copy)

Abraham Bloemaert, n.d.

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a white ruff collar, with Latin inscriptions around the border and below.

Portrait of Everhard van Reyd, Councillor of William, Prince of Orange

Jan Müller, 1602

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in armor and lace ruff, with allegorical figures and a crown above.

Portrait of Christian IV, King of Denmark

Jan Müller, ca. 1606

Engraving of Christ seated with a crown of thorns, flanked by angels and cherubs beneath an arched drapery canopy.

Christ As the Man of Sorrows

Jan Müller, ca. 1610

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and embroidered doublet, hand on sword, with a plumed hat on a table.

Portrait of Albert, Archduke of Austria, Sovereign of the Southern Netherlands

Jan Müller, 1615

Engraved portrait of a seated woman in a striped gown, large lace ruff and pearls, holding a fan, dated 1615.

Portrait of the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia, Sovereign of the Southern Netherlands

Jan Müller, 1615

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and dark robe, gesturing with his hands, with Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Jan Pietersz. Sweelinck, Organist and Musician in Amsterdam

Jan Müller, 1624

Seated Woman in Profile after Antique Bas Relief

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1660

Etching of a horseman with raised sword galloping right, with other riders and animals racing in the background.

A horseman with sword in hand galloping towards the right, other horsemen galloping towards the left in the backgroun…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-46

Etching of a cavalier and lady galloping on horseback in a landscape, framed by cherubs, fruit garlands and cornucopias.

A cavalier and a lady on horseback, within an ornate border decorated with fruit and cornucopias

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1655

Etching of a plumed horseman with bow and quiver seen from behind on a horse facing right, with other riders in a distant lan

Polish horseman with a bow and arrow, seen from behind with his horse facing right, a circular composition, from "Fig…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1651

Etching of a plumed rider in a fur hat on a harnessed horse, facing right, in a circular frame with a landscape behind.

Polish hussar in profile facing right with wings attached to his back, a circular composition, from "Figures on Horse…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1651

Etching of a plumed Hungarian horseman riding right, with two riders in the background, inside a circular frame.

Hungarian horseman riding towards the right, other horsemen in the background, a circular composition from "Figures o…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1651

Etching of a row of cannons firing in clouds of smoke at a distant city, with soldiers and cannonballs in the foreground.

Plate 6: battery of cannons firing on a city, from "Various Military Caprices" (Varii capricci militari)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Lithograph of a woman with glasses painting at an easel in a cluttered studio with a palette, vase and fruit.

Artist at Work

Minnetta Good, ca. 1938

Etching of a groom seen from behind holding a plumed horse by the bridle, with a small rider on horseback at left.

A Polish groom, from the back, holding a horse by the bridle

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1662

Etching of a standing sailor in a cloak conversing with a seated turbaned man beside a boat on a shore.

A standing sailor talking to a seated Levantine

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1660

Woodcut frieze of a mounted procession of turbaned riders and foot soldiers passing domed mosques, columns and an obelisk.

Procession of Sultan Süleyman through the Atmeidan from the frieze Ces Moeurs et fachons de faire de Turcz (Customs a…

Pieter Coecke van Aelst, 1553

Engraving of a bearded man in a turban and robe beside an arch with an elephant, rider, and domed mosque behind.

Sultan Süleyman and the Süleymaniye Mosque, Constantinople, 1574 (or earlier), altered in 1688 to represent Ibrahim I

Melchior Lorck, 1559-1688

Etching of two sailors in the foreground with workers building a wooden ship on a scaffold in a circular frame.

A seated white sailor and a standing black sailor, people building a ship in the background, a circular composition

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1660

Etching of two horsemen on horseback in a circular frame, with smaller riders in the background.

Two Polish horsemen with their horses facing left, from "Figures on Horseback" (Cavaliers nègres, polonais et hongrois)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1651

Etching of a rear-facing rider on a horse in a circular frame, with companion riders and figures in a distant landscape.

A Hungarian Cavalier

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1651

Etching of a bearded horseman in a feathered hat riding a prancing horse, with two riders in the background, within a circle.

Hungarian horseman riding towards the left, other horsemen in the background, a circular composition from 'Figures on…

Stefano Della Bella, n.d.

Etching of an elderly man in a turban seated on a stone, with a fortified town on the horizon at left.

An Old Turk Seated on a Stone

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1662

Etching of two pilgrims resting under a tree at left while a horseman rides past ruined arches on the right.

Two pilgrims with hats rest to the left, seen from behind, a horseman rides towards the background to the right, plat…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of two seated women, one nursing a child, with a dog and a horse carrying a pack, figures and sheep in the distance.

Two women, one nursing a child, seated next to a dog and a horse carrying a pack, horses and figures to left in the b…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Engraved interior of a seraglio with dancing women, seated figures on platforms, attendants, and guards with shields in an or

The Seraglio (Aubry de La Mottraye, Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa..., London, 1724, vol. I,…

William Hogarth, 1723-24

Engraving of a Turkish bath interior with a seated nude woman being bathed by an attendant beneath a perforated dome.

A Turkish Bath (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1724, vo…

William Hogarth, 1723-24

Engraving of whirling dervishes dancing in a mosque interior under a chandelier, with spectators on a balcony.

The Inside of a Mosque, the Dervishes Dancing (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part…

William Hogarth, 1723-24