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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,832 works

Black chalk drawing of a standing male nude seen from behind, head bowed, with a drapery falling beside him.

Standing Male Nude

Franz August Myldorfer, 1754

Brown wash drawing of children in turbans and oriental dress beside a waterfall, stone pedestal with cherubs, and a tree stum

Landscape with Children in Oriental Costume

Tiberius Dominikus Wocher, 1773

Brown wash drawing of a river valley with a village, church tower, forested hills, tall spruce trees and small boats.

View of Bad Schandau at the River Elbe with the Winterberg

Adrian Zingg, late 18th-early 19th century

Watercolor of an ornate villa with turrets, a carriage and horses on the road, a garden, and hills behind.

View of a Swiss Villa

Rudolf von Alt, 1896

Pencil drawing of a rocky coast with a sailboat, rowboats, a stone wall, a tree-lined road and a distant hilltop town.

View of the Coast of Sorrento Near Vico

Carl Wilhelm Goetzloff, 1820-66

Etching of a cavalry battle on a plain, with charging riders, raised lances, fallen horses and distant mountains.

The Battle of the Amalekites

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-52

Engraved oval portrait of a young man in armor and lace collar, with a sword and ornate cartouche framing the bust.

Portrait of Francesco de' Medici

Stefano Della Bella, 1634

Etching of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, with a halo, two birds, a tree and a distant landscape.

Virgin and Christ Child

Stefano Della Bella, 1641

Octagonal etching of the Virgin Mary embracing the haloed Christ Child, with drapery and a curtain in the background.

Virgin and Christ Child, an octagonal composition

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etching of the Virgin nursing the Christ Child in a circular frame, with draped cloth and a distant landscape at right.

Virgin Nursing the Christ Child

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of the Virgin Mary embracing the Christ Child within an oval frame, with a radiant halo behind them.

Virgin Embracing the Christ Child

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Portrait of Cosimo de' Medici and Marguerite Louise d'Orleans, His Wife

Stefano Della Bella, 1661

Etching of a pastoral caravan with camels, mules, sheep, and travelers crossing a rocky cliff path, with dogs in the foregrou

The Voyage of Jacob in Egypt

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1647

Etching of a bearded street musician playing guitar in front of a river city with bridges, instruments scattered at his feet.

Carlo Cantu called Buffetto

Stefano Della Bella, 1646

Etching of ten plumed cavaliers on rearing horses arranged in a circle against a pale background.

Ten Cavaliers Forming a Circle

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Etching of five groups of acrobats forming human pyramids, some holding flaming torches, with plumed helmets and short tunics

Five Groups of Acrobats

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Red chalk drawing of a ruined timber barn, a tree, a broken fence and a hen on bare ground.

The Bee and the Hen

Bernhard Rode, 1724-97

Brown ink drawing of a penitent woman with long hair seated by a skull in a rocky cave, with a pencil study beside it.

The Penitent Magdalene

Adriaen van der Werff, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of two washerwomen by a rustic hut with hanging laundry, a wooden tub, and a tree.

Washerwomen in Front of a Cottage

Johann Georg Wille, 1769

Charcoal and chalk self-portrait of a man with curly hair staring directly forward against a gray background.

Self-Portrait

Andre-Jacques-Victor Orsel, ca. 1815-20

Etching of a nude standing man with his head turned, surrounded by loose sketched figure studies of heads and limbs.

Striding Man

Wilhelm Lehmbruck, 1914

Pencil drawing of a young girl with hair pinned up, looking downward, with loosely sketched blouse folds.

Portrait of a young girl

Edward Burne-Jones, 1866-80

Pen and ink drawing of two nude figures in a forest with a winged horse rearing among trees and clouds.

Fantasy

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1824-98

Etching of allegorical figures with a reclining man, a lion, and a coat of arms beneath a tree.

Ornament design for a thesis, the Strozzi coat of arms at top

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1660

Etching of pairs of plumed cavaliers fighting on horseback, arranged in two columns on a pale sheet.

Twenty-four Cavaliers Fighting in Two Columns

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Etched ornamental cartouche with blank center, grotesque masks, drapery, scrolls, and ship and windmill emblems.

Ornament Design for a Thesis on the Device: Quest' un soccorso

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1656

Etching of a draped funeral hall with a crowd of mourners, skeletal figures and a catafalque at the far end.

Funeral of Francesco de' Medici

Stefano Della Bella, 1634

Engraved sheet with nine panels of mounted riders in formations, central panel showing a chariot surrounded by horsemen.

Various figures of horse ballet

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Etching of about two dozen plumed cavaliers on rearing horses arranged in a winding S-shaped formation across a pale field.

Twenty-four Cavaliers Form a Double S

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Etching of plumed cavaliers on horseback in four groups, pairs of riders brandishing swords against each other.

Twenty-four Cavaliers Battle with Swords in Four Groups

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Etching of plumed cavaliers on horseback arranged in two columns along the top and bottom edges of a sheet.

Twenty-four Cavaliers in Two Columns

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Etching of ten cavaliers on horseback with plumed headdresses, five arranged in a V formation on a pale sheet.

Ten Cavaliers Including Five Forming a V

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Drawing of a seated young woman in white dress sketching under a tree beside a distant landscape.

Portrait of a Seated Young Lady Drawing under a Tree

Firmin Massot, late 18th-19th century

Portrait of a Young Lady Drawn in Left Profile

Henry Fuseli, ca. 1778-79

Watercolor of snowy alpine peaks and glaciers with a hiker and goats on a rocky grassy slope under blue sky.

View of the Massif of Mont Blanc near the "Petit Jorasse, Grand Jorasse, le Géant" with the "Glaciers des Périades et…

Jean Antoine Linck, late 18th-19th century

Engraving of galleys in close naval combat, soldiers crowding the decks amid smoke, with fleets and flags in the distance.

Naval Combat

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Engraving of a nobleman with attendants pointing at workers building stone fortifications beside a harbor with ships.

The Grand Duke fortifies the Port of Livourne

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a forest scene with tall trees, a fallen log over a rocky stream, and a grassy bank.

Ugbrooke, Devon

John White Abbott, July 17, 1809

Watercolor of ruined Gothic arches of an abbey with a grazing cow, fallen stones and a tree against a cloudy sky.

The east end of Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire

John Sell Cotman, 1803

Engraving of a bearded man holding a bow beside a woman in a turban carrying a baby, on a hatched landscape.

The Turkish Family

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1496

Watercolor of a hilltop castle across tidal sands, with two walking figures and boats under a cloudy sky.

Harlech Castle across the Traeth Mawr

John Varley, 1800-42

Pen and wash drawing of a seated woman, an older man, and a cherub beside a chest, with handwritten text above.

An Allegory

Adam Gutmann, 1598

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man in a large white turban and fur-trimmed robe, with Arabic and Latin inscriptions belo

Süleyman the Magnificent

Melchior Lorck, 16th century

Grey wash drawing of two draped women, one comforting the other with a hand on her shoulder, beside a small fire.

Two women grieving

John Flaxman, 1779-1810

Drawing of the nude Farnese Hercules leaning on a club, rendered in black chalk and white highlights on blue paper.

The Farnese Hercules

Pieter van Lint, 1639

A Male Teal

Johann Jakob Walther, mid-17th century

Soft-toned drawing of a woman with upswept hair and a hoop earring, head turned to the right against a dark background.

Portrait of a woman, her head turned to the right, wearing an earring

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1770-72

Etching of Christ crowned with thorns standing before Pilate on a raised platform, with soldiers and a crowd around him.

Christ Before Pilate: the large plate

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1636

Pen-and-ink drawing of a blacksmith running off with a raven as a bearded figure leaps from a rock.

The Blacksmith Chooses Ye Raven and Runs Away With It, for "The Wonder Clock"

Howard Pyle, 1887

Ink and wash drawing of Juno on a chariot above a reclining woman and bearded river god with a peacock and putti.

Juno on Her Chariot Visiting a Young Woman and a Rivergod

Richard van Orley, late 17th-mid 18th century

Etching of the Virgin nursing the infant Christ under trees while a haloed man reads a book beside them.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etching of a man on a prancing horse holding a pennant, with a young attendant holding a crowned shield and a city behind.

Portrait of Bernardino Ricci

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a windswept female figure in flowing drapery with a sword at her feet, after Stefano della Bella.

Dido Killing Herself

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1660

Etching of a crowded 17th-century banquet hall with guests in elaborate dress, a chandelier, and draped curtains.

Banquet of the Piacevoli

Stefano Della Bella, 1627

Etching of a bearded man embracing a bronze bull while a laurel-crowned ruler gestures beside a crowd and a cherub.

Phalaris Having Perillus Thrown into the Bronze Bull

Stefano Della Bella, 17th century

Etching of the Virgin Mary embracing the infant Christ, both facing each other within an oval frame with radiating light.

The Virgin and Child

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of the Virgin and Child with young John the Baptist kneeling beside a lamb, with Saint Elizabeth in a niche above.

Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist and St. Elizabeth

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of Mary riding a donkey with the infant Jesus, led by Joseph, beneath a radiating halo of cherub heads and clouds.

Flight into Egypt

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Circular etching of the Virgin and Christ child riding a donkey past a tree, with cherub heads floating in the sky.

Flight into Egypt, a round composition

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1662

Etching of the child Jesus in clouds above Mary, Joseph and a young figure with a scroll, with a dove and rays of light.

Child Jesus Explaining the Scriptures to His Mother and St. Joseph

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1627

Etching of a bearded archbishop in a long robe with outstretched arms, standing on clouds among cherubs.

St. Anthony, Archbishop of Florence

Stefano Della Bella, 1651

Etching of the infant Saint John the Baptist with his lamb in a wooded landscape, with a halo above his head.

The Infant St. John the Baptist with his Lamb

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etching of the infant St. John the Baptist with a halo, holding a cross staff and a banner, beside a lamb.

The Infant St. John the Baptist Holding up His Robe

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etching of a nearly nude man kneeling at a spring beneath a rocky cliff, with trees and a small animal at left.

St. John the Baptist Drawing Water from a Spring

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649