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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,770 works

Engraving of a Gothic church interior with a central figure labeled Fides holding a book beside a crucifix and ladder, surrou

Faith (Fides) from The Virtues

Philips Galle, ca. 1559-60

Standard Bearer

Urs Graf, 1500-30

Brown ink and wash sheet of many studies of birds, including hawks, ducks and waders, with handwritten notes.

Studies of Birds (recto); Village Scene with Skaters (verso)

Albert Flamen, mid-17th century

Pencil sketch of a castle with pointed towers and steep roofs against an empty pale sky.

A Castle (on the Rhine?)

Jan van Goyen, early 17th-mid 17th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of a commander kneeling before a crowned ruler on a throne, with soldiers and vessels in the foreg

Holofernes before Nebuchadnezzar (Judith 2:4-13)

Maerten de Vos, 1587

Grey wash drawing of a rider, horse-drawn wagon, and dog on a road, with an obelisk and tower in the distant landscape.

Travellers and wagons fording a river in a Southern landscape

Hendrik Verschuring, ca. 1646-62

Pen and brown ink drawing of a mountainous river landscape with trees, hills, figures, and a distant village.

Mountainous River Landscape

Jacob Esselens, 17th century

Night scene in blue wash of helmeted soldiers with a torch chasing a nude running fugitive through a dark landscape.

Night scene with soldiers chasing a fugitive (Mark XIV, 5-52)

Leonaert Bramer, 1611-74

Pencil drawing of travelers on a dirt road beside large trees, with a horse-drawn carriage and hills in the distance.

Figures on a Road

Pieter de Molijn, 17th century

Pencil drawing of a village on an estuary with trees, figures, a rowing boat on the shore, and a distant sailboat under a clo

Village on an estuary, with a rowing boat on the shore

Pieter de Molijn, 17th century

Etching of a torchlit procession of mounted riders, soldiers with torches, and carriages moving across an open field.

Torchlight Procession at the Modena Carrousel

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Etching of a draped figure bending over a bare-bodied figure bound to a tree, with a landscape and water to the right.

Apollon et Marsyas

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a bearded smith at an anvil with armor on the ground, facing a draped woman gesturing toward him.

Vulcan et Thetis

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Pen and grey wash drawing of a nude male figure with a staff beside a ruined tower and arched bridge, dated 1616.

Neptune and Amphitrite

the Elder Elias Wolff, 1616

Engraving of a young man bowed over a pipe, surrounded by a pack of wolves on a rocky ledge in a forest.

The Wolf-Charmer

John La Farge, 1867

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 Noh dancer in an ornate patterned robe holding an open fan against a dark background.

Noh Dancer

John La Farge, ca. 1886

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

Etching of galleys fighting around rocky islands, with a coat of arms and compass rose in the margins.

Capture of Two Galleys at Byserta

Stefano Della Bella, 1628

Etched map of the Siege of Saint-Omer with a lettered key, fortifications, ships at sea, and officers studying a map in the f

Siege of Saint-Omer

Stefano Della Bella, 1638

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

Pencil drawing of a windswept tree on a rocky cliff above a shadowed gorge with mountains and clouds behind.

Broken Tree in Moutainous Landscape

Alexandre Calame, early to mid-19th century

Red-toned stipple engraving of Terpsichore playing a lyre beside a winged child holding a torch, in an oval frame.

Terpsichore

Francesco Bartolozzi, May 31, 1779

Red-brown stipple print of a classical woman holding a cornucopia of fruit, titled Erato, within an oval frame.

Erato

Francesco Bartolozzi, February 1, 1779

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

Architectural drawing of a domed church with Ionic portico and bronze doors, with floor plan below, by Alexander Jackson Davi

Church of the French Protestants (Eglise Français du Saint Esprit), New York (front elevation and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1832

Watercolor section and floor plans of the Church of the French Protestants in New York, showing a domed interior with columns

Church of the French Protestants (Eglise Français du Saint Esprit), New York (section and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1831-34

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

Ink sketch of a mounted officer in a bicorne hat on a rearing horse, with a fallen soldier and battlefield below.

Battlefield with Soldier on Horseback (Napoleon?)

Antoine-Jean Gros, ca.1810

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of a triptych design with robed figures under arches, an angel above, and a reclining figure in th

A Design for a Triptych with the Adoration of the Two Saints

Jan Symonsz. Pynas, early 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a village street with a huge tree, crowds of villagers, a cart, and low houses.

May Day Celebrations at Xeuilley

Jacques Callot, ca. 1624-25

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

Ink and wash drawing of a river flowing past a rocky cliff and tall trees, with a small waterfall and figure in the distance.

At Nunnery in Cumberland

Joseph Farington, August 20, 1786

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

Wash drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child enthroned and kneeling kings offering gifts.

The Adoration of the Magi (Cartoon for an Embroidery)

Diego Lopez de Escuriaz, 1587-89

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 drawing of a five-bay Corinthian archway with horses on top, warrior statues, and a Latin inscription panel.

A Monumental Archway with Five Bays in the Corinthian Order

Jacques Androuet, 16th century

Brown wash drawing of a travelling column scattered by a swirling dust storm, with figures tumbled on the right.

A column of oriental travelers scattered by a dust storm

William West, 1820-40

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

Etching of a bearded man seated in the foreground with a second figure in shadow behind him, rendered in dense hatched lines.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens and His Model

Anders Zorn, 1897

Engraving of a Roman-style procession: armored soldiers with spears and palm fronds lead robed senators past a brick arcade.

The Triumph of Caesar: The Senators

Gian Marco Cavalli, ca. 1497

Etching of a barefoot peasant on a horse drinking at a river, with another rider and a horse on a bank at right.

A barefoot peasant on horseback crossing a river, another peasant on horseback and leading a horse on a bank to right…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Sepia drawing of a ruined classical hall with Corinthian columns, ivy, and figures including a sketching artist and a child.

Artist Among Ruins

Antonio Zucchi, 18th century