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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,358 works

Engraving of a standing richly dressed man lifting his cloak over a kneeling ragged beggar, with a sword in hand.

St. Martin

Martin Schongauer, 1470-1491

Engraving of winged St. Michael in robes thrusting a staff into a dragon at his feet, with a serpent behind him.

St. Michael

Martin Schongauer, 1470-1491

Engraving of an ornate Gothic crozier with a Virgin and Child and angel musician in the crook, and figures in niches on the s

The Crozier

Martin Schongauer, 1470-1491

Red chalk drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, a kneeling king, horses, and an architectural backd

The Adoration of the Magi

Antonio da Correggio, ca. 1517

Engraving of two haloed apostles standing beneath an ornate Gothic canopy, one holding a staff and one holding a book.

St. Philip and St. James the Less, from the series The Apostles

Master ES, 15th century

Engraving of St. George on horseback spearing a dragon, with a kneeling woman, a castle on a cliff and a distant city.

St. George, from the series The Apostles

Master ES, 15th century

Engraving of a bearded wild man holding a club beside a tall stem of curling foliate ornament on a pale sheet.

Ornament with a Wild Man

Master ES, 15th century

Engraving of women on a riverbank under a tree, one kneeling to lift an infant, with a nude figure standing at left.

Moses Rescued from the Nile

Battista d'Agnolo, 16th century

Sheet of nine small religious engravings showing seated Holy Family groups and figures in interiors and landscapes.

The Holy Family

Georges Reverdy

Engraving of a bearded saint in a robe surrounded by grotesque winged and scaled demons tormenting him.

Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons

Master FVB, late 15th century

Album page with three engravings: an oval male bust portrait and two scenes of religious and allegorical figures.

Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine

Vespasiano Strada

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man with a mustache and lace collar, with the name Franciscus Snyders below.

Frans Snyders, from "The Iconography"

Anthony van Dyck, early 17th century

Pencil sketch of a classical statue of Venus holding drapery, standing on a rocky pedestal, with an Italian caption below.

Sketch of a statue: Venus Entering the Bath

John Gibson, ca. 1850

Pencil sketch of a statue of a winged guardian angel with a child leaning against her, standing on a plinth.

Sketch of a statue: Guardian Angel

John Gibson, ca. 1850

Pen sketches of six sculptures on pedestals, including a kneeling Magdalen, a winged angel, a boxer, and a Madonna with child

Sketches of six statues: Magdalen by Canova, Divine Love by Bienaimé, Praying Angel, Boxer by Canova, Trust in God by…

John Gibson, ca. 1850

Pen sketch of a seated nude statue with a lyre, beside a pedestal elevation and scale bars.

Sketch of a statue: Nymph (or Nymph of the Rhine) by Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler

Franz Xaver Schwanthaler, ca. 1850

Etching of St. Jerome seated with a glowing halo, holding a cross, with a lion, skull, and tree in a dark cave setting.

St. Jerome

Jan Lievens, 17th century

Man in a Turban

Jan Lievens, 17th century

Etched portrait of a curly-haired man in a draped cloak holding a lute, with a Latin inscription below and a landscape behind

Jacques Gaultier

Jan Lievens, 17th century

Etched bust portrait of an elderly bearded man with a bald crown and high collar, signed Jan Lievens.

Portrait of Robert South

Jan Lievens, mid-17th century

Pencil study of classical ornament with acanthus scrolls, a rosette, fluted panels and a leafy frieze on pale paper.

Classical Border Elements with Vines and Leaves

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Graphite sketch of a classical pedestal supported by two seated winged griffins on a stepped stone base.

Sketch of a Classical Pedestal with Griffins

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Classical Sculpture of a Lion, Front and Side Views

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Pencil drawing of a lion resting its paw on a sphere, with two carved rosette panels below.

Classical Sculpture of a Lion and Two Rosettes

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Pen drawing of three ornamental friezes: putti holding a garland, putti and scrolling foliage, and carved acanthus leaves.

Three Frieze Designs with Young Satyrs, Leaves, Vines, and Putti

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Pencil drawing of classical vase, hooded female figures with urns, nude women supporting a vase, and embracing figures in a n

A Vase and Classical Monuments Carved with Hooded Women Carrying Urns, Two Females Embracing Beneath a Vase and Two N…

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Etching of a woman in a headscarf leaning on a stone ledge, holding a pear beside an arched doorway.

Woman with a Pear

Ferdinand Bol, 17th century

Engraving of a knight on a rearing horse lancing a dragon, with a kneeling princess and lamb on a cliff above skulls.

St. George

Master I. A. M. of Zwolle, ca. 1480-90

Pencil drawing of a canopy bed with a domed top, crown finial, swagged drapery and tassels, labeled Charles Hindley and Sons.

Design for a Bed with Canopy

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Pencil and wash design drawing of twin beds with scrolled headboards under an arched canopy with swagged drapery and tassels.

Design for Twin Beds with a Canopy

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84