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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,215 works

Small etching of a reclining woman with her head on her arm, drawn in loose lines on a cream sheet.

Canicule

Félicien Rops, ca. 1882

Charcoal cover design by Otto Greiner showing a nude male figure, a helmeted warrior with spear, and a crowd before a mountai

Cover design for "Klassischer Skulpurenschatz"

Otto Greiner, late 19th century

Pen and brown ink sketch of three men beside a stone pedestal with sculptures and an urn among tall trees.

Three Men in a Landscape near Sculptures

Martin Johann Schmidt, 18th century

Colored drawing of an enthroned allegorical woman under a rainbow with attendants, framed by a classical decorative border wi

Weekly Calendar

Joseph Anton Koch, 1822

Pen and grey wash drawing of a haloed figure raising a reclining youth as a crowd gathers before a domed building.

The Raising of the Youth of Naim

Georg Pecham, late 16th-early 17th century

Watercolor of a nude seated figure crowning a soldier with a laurel wreath before classical columns and attendants.

Allegory of Victory: Soldier Being Crowned by Laurels

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, ca. 1814

Engraving of a bound, bearded giant lying on rocks while an eagle attacks his torso, with a snake and clouds nearby.

Tityus Punished in Hell

Cornelis Cort, 1566

Color print of a nude woman in a river beneath a rainbow, with ducks, reeds, and a distant city under a stormy sky.

The Rainbow

Félix Bracquemond, 1893

Etching of a nude man pushing a banner that reads EAU-FORTE, with ships in rough surf behind him.

Frontispiece for "L'Illustration Nouvelle"

Félix Bracquemond, 1868

Woodcut portrait of a bearded king in fur robe and feathered cap, flanked by satyrs and a heraldic shield, dated 1523.

Christian II, King of Denmark

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1523

Graphite study of a seated nude woman seen from behind, with a fainter sketch of a second figure at the right.

Studies of a Seated Woman from Behind

Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann, 1811-89

Pencil sheet of figure studies including a nude boy playing a flute, a reclining male figure, and isolated arms and legs.

Studies of a Boy Playing the Flute; verso: Studies of Seated Man

Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann, 1811-89

Pencil studies on paper of a seated nude woman with raised arms, plus smaller sketches of a torso and draped figures.

Studies of a Sitting Woman; verso: Studies of Men

Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann, 1811-89

Etched title page showing a nude woman holding a dish under a crescent moon, with reeds and a reclining animal below.

Titelblatt, from the series "Radierte Skizzen"

Max Klinger, n.d.

Etching of a bear gazing up at a nude female figure perched among blossoming branches, with a lake and hills behind.

Bär und Elfe, from the series Intermezzi

Max Klinger, n.d.

Etching of nude figures on a rock above the sea, with winged creatures and the title Arnold Böcklin in large letters.

Dedication (from the series A Life)

Max Klinger, 1887-1903

Etching of two nude figures kneeling on a rocky shore beside a seated robed figure and a skeleton under a stormy sky.

Intermezzo (from the series A Love)

Max Klinger, 1887-1903

Etching of a nude woman and a man on a rock, with a winged cherub flying above them in a dark, swirling sky.

New Dreams of Happiness (from the series A Love)

Max Klinger, 1887-1903

Etching of a man, a nude woman with a harp carved as a bearded head, and a sea with ghostly figures above.

Evocation (from the series Brahms Fantasies)

Max Klinger, 1894

Etching of a giant seated male figure above a city, a volcano, and a nude man reaching out beside a cliff with huddled figure

"Integer Vitae...", from "Vom Tode Zweiter Teil"

Max Klinger, 1878, later edition

Etching of a nude man in the foreground reaching toward a smaller nude figure at left over a rocky landscape.

Philosopher (from the series On Death II)

Max Klinger, 1898-1910

Etching of a nude man with arms raised toward a dramatic cloudy sky, with a rocky outcrop and trees on a dark horizon.

Und Doch, from the series Vom Tode Zweiter Teil

Max Klinger, n.d.

Etched bookplate of a nude woman standing over a reclining man on a beach, with gulls over the sea and Ex Libris text.

Ex Libris of Elsa Asenijeff

Max Klinger, n.d.

Etching of a seated woman with upswept hair playing a stringed instrument, draped in fabric, with dense hatched shading.

Souvenir

Anders Zorn, 1895

Etching of a nude woman wading in shallow water beside a rocky bank, with her reflection and ripples below her.

Rings of Water II (Cercles d'Eau II)

Anders Zorn, 1907

Etching of a youth with a quiver leaning over a reclining figure in a wooded landscape with grasses and trees.

Apollo and Clytie

Laurent de La Hyre, 1606

Grey wash drawing of a mythological abduction scene with a ship, rowers, a standing couple and a chariot in clouds.

The Rape of Helena; verso: Study of a Kneeling Nude Male Figure

Daniel Seiter, late 17th-18th century

Etched frontispiece with a seated nude woman holding a mirror, a dog and stone lion, under a classical portico with a banner.

Société des Aquafortistes (Frontispice)

Félix Bracquemond, 1865

Etching of a reclining odalisque on a divan beside a hookah, with a glowing arched window in a harem interior.

Odalisque reclining in a harem, from "Titres de Romance"

Félix Bracquemond, 1857

Etching of a nude woman with a wide-brimmed hat resting her hand on a seated lion beside a tree, with a castle in the distanc

Le Lion amoureux

Félix Bracquemond, 1886