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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,069 works

Woodcut of the risen Christ with a banner and halo, surrounded by startled armored soldiers near a tomb at sunrise.

The Resurrection, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1510

Woodcut of apostles gazing up at Christ's feet ascending through clouds, with a crowd of robed figures behind.

The Ascension, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1510

Hand-colored 1840 lithograph of a man in a top hat flanked by two women in lace veils and dark capes.

Vive la France, "French" Style in Broadway

Alfred E. Baker, 1840

Lithograph of bored orchestra musicians at music stands, one yawning, with draped tragic actors on stage above.

The Orchestra During the Performance of a Tragedy (L'orchestre pendant qu'on joue une tragédie), from Croquis Musicau…

Honoré Daumier, April 5, 1852

Lithograph of a man with a stick facing a seated woman in a cluttered interior with books, a bird on a stand, and framed pain

"Again, Madame, whether you do or do not want to divorce, you are perfectly free"

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, 1832

Engraving of Saint Lawrence being martyred on a gridiron over fire, with soldiers, a seated judge, and an angel above.

Saint Lawrence at the Stake

Cornelis Meyssens, ca. 1640-70

Woodcut of an enthroned figure, angels in clouds, and a lamb-horned beast with a lion and dragon above a crowd.

The Beast with Two Horns Like a Lamb, from "The Apocalypse"

Albrecht Dürer, 1498

Woodcut of a lamb in a radiant circle above crowned elders and robed figures holding palm branches, with four beasts.

The Adoration of the Lamb, from "The Apocalypse"

Albrecht Dürer, 1498

Woodcut of a crowned woman on a seven-headed dragon holding a chalice, with angels in clouds and a burning city at right.

The Babylonian Whore, from "The Apocalypse"

Albrecht Dürer, 1498

Woodcut of an angel with a key confronting a dragon before a walled city, with two angels above in the sky.

The Angel with the Key to the Bottomless Pit, from "The Apocalypse"

Albrecht Dürer, 1497-98

Woodcut of Christ taking leave of his mother, who swoons among women beside a wooden structure, with a town behind.

Christ Taking Leave of His Mother, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of the Virgin Mary's deathbed with apostles gathered in an arched room, one holding a candle and others kneeling in p

The Death of the VIrgin, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Engraving of Salome carrying a platter with the head of John the Baptist into a banquet hall, with a bearded man seated at ri

Salome Receiving the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Black and white print of three bishops in mitres and robes beside a stone column, one holding a book and one with a halo.

Saints Nicholas, Ulrich and Erasmus

Albrecht Dürer, 1505

Woodcut of a crowned woman kneeling before an executioner beside a burning spiked wheel, with a mountain landscape behind.

The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine

Albrecht Dürer, 1498

Engraving of Emperor Domitian on a plumed, richly decorated horse, facing right, labeled DOMITIANVS AVG.

Plate 12: Emperor Domitian on horseback facing right, from "The First Twelve Emperors of Ancient Rome"

Antonio Tempesta, 1575-1630

Black and white print of a bearded hero struggling with armored warriors among bare trees, with a distant town and birds.

Hercules Conquering the Molionide Twins

Albrecht Dürer, 1496

Print of a mounted knight beside a spear-carrying soldier, with a dog, trees, and a distant castle in the background.

The Knight on the Horseback with Lansquenet

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Black circular roundel with white interlaced knotwork, a central monogram medallion, and four leafy corner ornaments.

“The Fourth Knot”, Interlaced Roundel with a Round Medallion in its Center

Albrecht Dürer, before 1521

Black woodcut pattern with a large circle of interlaced white knotwork, framed by four corner ornaments and scrolls on cream

Embroidery Pattern with Seven Six-pointed Stars and Four Corner Pieces

Albrecht Dürer, before 1521

Black woodcut-style embroidery pattern with a central circle of seven interlaced wreaths and four ornate scrolled corner piec

Embroidery Pattern with Seven Wreaths and Four Corner Pieces

Albrecht Dürer, before 1521

Engraving of a laurel-crowned rider on an ornately decorated horse, labeled Titus Vespasianus Augustus, facing right.

Plate 11: Titus Vespasian on horseback facing right, from "The First Twelve Emperors of Ancient Rome"

Antonio Tempesta, 1575-1630

Black and white print of the Government House in New York with a columned portico, horse cart, and pedestrians on the street.

The Government House, New York

Charles Currier, 1850-65

Engraving of a peasant man in a cap and loose shirt yawning widely, framed in a decorative oval border.

A Peasant Yawning

Lucas Vorsterman

Engraving of Saint Paul preaching to seated listeners beside a fluted column in an arched interior, oval format.

Saint Paul Preaching, an oval composition

Giulio Bonasone, 1547

Colored design drawing of three chinoiserie wall panels with pagoda, figures with parasols, and fretwork borders.

Design for wall panels decorated with Chinoiserie scenes

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design for a ceiling with patterned field, floral panels, cherub medallions and classical border.

Design for a ceiling (recto); meaurements with design code (verso)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Painted trompe l'oeil panel showing a ewer, clarinet and shell on red drapery within a brown frame.

Trompe l'oeil design of ewer and clarinet

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pen and grey wash design for a decorated ceiling with an oval central panel of sketched putti and ornate scrolled borders.

Design for a ceiling: the Grand Salon

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Grey lithograph of a mounted soldier raising a sabre, with cannon and cavalry receding behind him and the word Modèle at uppe

Modèle

Théodore Géricault, 1800-1824