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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,065 works

Engraving of men discovering a cup in a grain sack, with donkeys, trees and a walled city in a hilly landscape.

Joseph's cup being discovered in Benjamin's sack of grain

Monogrammist PVO, ca. 1580-90

Engraving of a long hospital infirmary with patient beds, robed attendants serving food at a central table, and visitors in p

The Infirmary of the Hospital of Charity

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1639

Engraving of a curly-haired courtier with plumed hat in a room with a window, while a servant sits adjusting a striped chair.

Courtier Following Edict Against Superfluity in Dress

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Woodcut of Saint John in a cauldron over fire, with an executioner, a seated ruler, and a crowd of onlookers.

The Martyrdom of Saint John, from "The Apocalypse", Latin Edition

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Print of three crowned royal figures in ornate robes before an arch, with heraldic shields and a patterned backdrop.

The Betrothal of Philip and Joanna

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of crowned rulers in ornate robes gathered under a decorated vaulted ceiling, with heraldic shields below.

The Congress of Princes at Vienna

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Black circular design with white interlaced knotwork around a central rectangle, framed by four corner foliage motifs.

Embroidery Pattern with an Oblong Panel in its Center

Albrecht Dürer, 1521 before

Etching of two men walking with a musket and plucked hens, a tower and trees in the background.

Two Marauders, from "The French Guards" (Les Gardes Françaises)

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Engraved frontispiece with two armed men in plumed hats beside an arched frame topped by a fleur-de-lis shield.

Frontispiece to "Les Gardes Françaises"

Abraham Bosse, 1632

Engraving of a smiling pikeman with a plumed hat carrying a long pike, with a town and towers behind him.

A Pikeman

Abraham Bosse, 1632

Engraving of a standing woman in a dark gown beside a draped table and chair, in a room with a leaded window and French verse

The Reformed Woman

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Engraving of a crowned royal couple under a canopy with cherubs, flanked by courtiers in a columned hall with verse below.

The Joy of France

Abraham Bosse, 1638

Black-and-white woodcut of a knight on horseback beside a halberd-bearing man-at-arms, with trees and a distant castle.

The Knight and Man-at-arms

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint John in a cauldron over a fire, watched by a seated ruler, a crowd, and guards in a city setting.

The Martyrdom of Saint John, from "The Apocalypse"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of the Holy Family with bearded saints under trees and two angels playing lute and bagpipe, dated 1511.

The Holy Family with Saints and Two Musical Angels

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Etching of a standing woman in an elaborate gown holding a feathered fan, with city buildings and clouds behind her.

Woman Holding a Fan, from "The Garden of the French Nobles In Which One Can Pick Up Their Way of Dressing"

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Woodcut of the Holy Family with Saint Anne and Saint Joachim gathered beneath a large tree, with the Christ child at center.

The Holy Family with Saint Joachim and Saint Anne

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Etching of a gentleman seen from behind entering a vaulted church interior, with a figure far off among pillars.

A gentleman seen from behind walking into a church, plate 8 from "French Nobility at Church"

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1629

Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer showing a seven-headed crowned beast, a horned beast, enthroned God, angels and kneeling crowd.

The Beast with the Seven Heads and the Beast with Lamb's Horns

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of Hercules wrestling Cacus in a landscape with bare trees, a distant town, and scattered armor.

Hercules and Cacus

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a coat of arms with a wild man blowing horns above, a wild man leading hunting dogs on the shield, framed by vines

The Arms of Johann Tscherte

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of a seated woman in a lace-collared gown holding an open book beside a leaded window and curtain.

Seated Woman Holding a Book and Singing

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Engraving of a curly-haired man in elaborate dress playing a lute beside a stone column, with French verse below.

Man Singing and Playing a Lute

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Engraving of a man in a lace collar and tasselled garters beside embroidered clothes, a trunk, and leaded windows, with Frenc

A Valet Putting Away the Luxious Clothes of His Master

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Engraving of a man in ornate 17th-century dress gesturing beside a chair of clothing and an open trunk, with French verse bel

A Valet Putting Away the Luxurious Clothing of His Master

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Woodcut of three standing saints under a stone arch; the central figure wears a papal tiara and holds a cross.

Saint Stephen, Saint Sixtus and Saint Lawrence

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a crowned seated woman, Philosophy, surrounded by medallion portraits, wind heads, foliage and Latin inscriptions.

Philosophy

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a bearded horseman drawing his sword beside a kneeling beggar, with trees and a castle in the background.

St. Martin

Hans Baldung Grien, 16th century

Woodcut portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed robe and feathered hat, with heraldic shields and an eagle above.

Copy of Portrait of Charles V

Hans Weiditz the Younger, n.d.

Engraving of winged Fortune above clouds, with nobles on the left and a crippled soldier and beggars on the right, battle and

Fortune Favoring France

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1635-37