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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,955 works

Engraving of a huge hunched giant kneeling in a barren landscape while two small travelers reach toward him.

The Travelers and the Giant

John La Farge, 1869

Engraving of the Nativity: a woman in bed under a canopy, a ray of light, winged angels above, and standing women at left.

The Nativity

John La Farge, n.d.

Engraving of a kneeling fisherman beside a jar, watching a smoke plume become a giant genie's head over the sea.

The Fisherman and the Afrite (or Genie)

John La Farge, 1868

Engraving of three robed wise men gazing at a bright star over a desert plain, with horses and camels in the background.

The Wise Men out of the East

John La Farge, 1868

Pencil drawing of two men resting on a log by a lake under a large spreading tree, with boats on the water.

Two Men Resting by a Lake (recto); Studies for Soldiers Mounted on Horseback (verso)

Alexandre Calame, early to mid-19th century

Pen and wash drawing of two children playing on a floor while a mother reads at a table near a window.

Mother Watching Over Two Young Children Playing (recto); Baby in a Bassinet (verso)

Lorenz Frølich, 1835-1903

Brown ink study of two seated women with children and a flying angel above, framed by a ruled border.

Study Sheet with Two Seated Children and an Angel

Hendrick Goudt, early 17th century

Color woodcut of a seated woman with curly hair beside a seascape with sailboats under a pink sky.

Convalescent, Mme Lepère

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1892

Etching of a young woman, an old man, a monkey and an ox beside a tree and a stone trough with horse heads.

Young shepherdess and old man with a monkey, from the Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

La Citella Romana (Maiden)

Pietro Bertelli, ca. 1580

Engraving of a standing woman in a veil and layered gown holding a palm frond, captioned La Sposa Romana.

La Sposa Romana (Bride)

Pietro Bertelli, ca. 1580

La Maritata Romana (Matron)

Pietro Bertelli, ca. 1580

Engraving of a standing woman in a veil, dark cloak and pleated gown, hands folded at her waist, with grass at the base.

La Vedova ala Baronessa

Pietro Bertelli, ca. 1580

Engraving of a standing woman in a long gown and veil, labeled La Vedova Romana, a costume study of a Roman widow.

La Vedova Romana

Pietro Bertelli, ca. 1580

Engraved full-length print of a standing woman in a draped veil, pearl necklace and long skirt, with caption La Cortigiana de

La Cortigiana de Roma (Courtesan)

Pietro Bertelli, ca. 1580

Red chalk drawing of a nude central figure with bound arms flanked by two studied figures, with sketched drapery and limbs.

The Flagellation of Christ

Bernardo Cavallino, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of the Circumcision: a draped cloth above, a seated figure holding an infant, and onlookers around.

The Circumcision

Hans Muelich, 1516-73

Brown ink and wash drawing of shepherds approaching a group around an infant with angels, set before ruined arches and a dist

Adoration of the Shepherds

Master of Liechtenstein, ca. 1549-50

Brown wash drawing of Saint John the Baptist with a cross confronting a turbaned ruler, courtiers, a guard, and a ruined city

Saint John the Baptist Appearing Before Herod

Augustin Braun, late 16th-mid 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of an allegorical battle scene with armed men, a nude figure, and a winged figure in clouds.

Allegory of the Battle at Selimbar (October 28, 1599)

Hans von Aachen, 1552-1616

Pen drawing of a crowned woman beside a tall crucifix, with a dragon at her feet and a town with a sailing boat behind her.

Allegorical Figure (Faith?)

Pieter Cornelisz Kunst, early 16th-mid 16th century

Chalk drawing of a young woman with a candle at a table, lit by the flame in a dark arched interior.

Young Woman Seated at a Table, Holding a Candle

Godfried Schalcken, late 17th century

Two Heavily Bearded Men

Stefano da Verona, n.d.

Pen and ink caricature of an exaggerated older man with a large nose, cloak and ruff, pointing to the right.

Caricature of a Man Pointing

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1610-80

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of Christ carrying the cross through a crowd of soldiers and kneeling women.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Caspar Fraisinger, 1590

Drawing of a bearded clergyman in an oval medallion framed by allegorical figures, putti, and a coat of arms.

Portrait of Johann Schweickhardt von Kronberg, Archbishop of Mainz

Gerhard Brück, early 17th century

Brown ink landscape drawing of gnarled trees, a winding road, two figures, and distant hills under a pale sky.

Landscape with old trees and figures

Gillis Neyts, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of a crowded courtroom with a standing man at left, a seated judge at right, and spectators filling the gall

Two Men Before a Judge in a Crowded Courtroom

Egbert Jasperszoon van Heemskerck I, late 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing with grey wash of robed figures gathered in an interior beside a balustrade, one seated man holding

Jacob Gives Joseph a Coat of Many Colors

Daniel Seiter, 17th-early 18th century

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a loose shirt before draped curtains, seen turned over his shoulder.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Anders Zorn, 1898