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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,959 works

Pen and ink drawing of a martyrdom scene with a mother embracing a child, soldiers with spears, and a robed ruler pointing.

The Martyrdom of the seven brothers; verso: Sketch of two men wrestling (?)

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1826

Brown wash drawing of an allegory with a helmeted goddess, robed women, cherubs with wreaths, and classical columns.

Allegory of the Arts

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1796

Pencil drawing in an arched frame of two seated men in conversation, with a standing figure in shadow at right.

Christ and Nicodemus

Christen Købke, 1810-48

Gray wash drawing of a horseman talking to two seated figures by a river, with trees and a village in the distance.

Landscape with Horseman Talking to Seated Figures

Johann Christoph Dietzsch, 1730-68

Sepia drawing of a farewell: a man in a boat, a grieving man, embracing women and children, with a domed interior scene above

"The Farewell"

Johannes Riepenhausen, late 18th-19th century

Pencil drawing of a seated man in loose draped robes, head bowed, one hand raised to his face, on pale paper.

A Drapery Study of a Seated Man

Johann Friedrich Overbeck, early 19th century

Pencil study of a man's left arm and shoulders seen from behind, with draped cloth falling over the shoulder at right.

Left Arm and Shoulders of a Man Seen from the Back

Johann Friedrich Overbeck, early 19th century

Grey wash drawing of robed figures performing a ritual offering before tents and mountains, within an ornate scrolled frame.

'The law of the leper in the day of his cleansing'

Johann Melchior Füssli, ca. 1730

Grey wash drawing of crucified Christ above an armored warrior, allegorical figures, a lion, and Latin inscriptions.

Allegory of Christian Virtues

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1746

Pencil study of two mourning draped women beside a tall tomb block, with a hanging cloth and a small winged figure at right.

Study for a Tomb

Antonio Canova, ca. 1790/91-95

Study of a Nude Man in Profile turned to the Right

Antonio Canova, n.d.

Portrait of the Emperor Joseph II as Military Commander

Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner, early to mid-18th century

Brown etching of an elderly bearded man's head, turned three-quarter view, with a serious expression and fine hatched shading

Self-Portrait

Max Klinger, 1918

Engraving of a kneeling priest raising a chalice before a vision of the crowned Christ rising above an altar, with clergy in

Mass of St. Gregory

Etching of a man seen from behind beside a leaning tree, with a pond and wooded landscape beyond, by Laurent de La Hyre.

Man Seen From Behind

Laurent de La Hyre, 1640

Drawing of a family group with children, a seated woman in a lace bonnet, and a standing man in a powdered wig beside a table

Family Portrait

Georg David Matthieu, 1737-78

Pen and ink landscape drawing of a shepherd and dogs in foreground trees, with a hilltop town in the distance.

Roman landscape with figures near Paliano

Joseph Anton Koch, 18th-19th century

Etching of a crowned allegorical woman with scepter riding a chariot pulled by two horses, with French text below.

Allegory of Europe, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Pen and wash drawing of Saint Peter with a rooster, a winged angel above, and a classical column beside steps.

Saint Peter

Lukas Stipperger, 1799

Etched card showing a feathered allegorical woman holding a shield with three lions, with French caption Grande Bretagne belo

Grande Bretagne, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a kneeling old man serving two seated nude men at a table in a rustic kitchen.

Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Baucis and Philemon

Hyacinthe Collin de Vermont, 18th century

Etching of an allegorical woman in plumed headdress holding a shield with a cross, with French text naming Hongrie below.

Hongrie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card showing a figure in a feathered hat and fur cloak with a staff, labeled Dalmatie, from a 1644 geography game.

Dalmatie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of an allegorical female figure in plumed helmet holding a shield, with French caption naming Sicily below.

Sicile, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a plumed figure on an ornate chariot pulled by a two-headed lion, with French text below naming Afrique.

Afrique, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Madere, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card showing a standing robed woman with a staff, titled Egypte, with French descriptive text below.

Egypte, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing woman in a feathered headdress and patterned gown holding a spear, with French caption naming Zanzibar.

Zanzibar, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card showing a feathered figure holding a spear, numbered 6, with French text describing the Congo kingdom below.

Congo, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a feathered female figure holding a fan, with French caption about Mauritania beneath, card number 2.

Mauritanie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644