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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,069 works

Engraving of a seated woman turning away from spilled jewelry in an open chest, with a veiled woman beside her.

St. Mary Magdalen Trampling Her Valuables

Lucas Vorsterman, 1622-23

Black and white woodcut of a woman at a spinning wheel with labeled animals, beside a procession of men in armour.

The Tapestry at Michelfeld

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of two armored knights on ornate horses in a tournament, one with a raised lance and flying banners.

The Tournament on Horseback

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1517-18

Woodcut-style embroidery pattern with black circular knotwork, central shield motif, and four corner floral ornaments.

Embroidery Pattern with an Amazon Shield in its Center

Albrecht Dürer, before 1521

Black and white embroidery pattern with interlaced knotwork circle, central ring medallion, and leafy corner ornaments.

Embroidery Pattern with Round Medallion in its Center

Albrecht Dürer, before 1521

Black and white print of a severed bearded head held aloft by an executioner while a woman holds a platter, in a city courtya

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Engraving of a crowned woman carrying a severed head on a platter to a bearded man at a banquet table.

The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought to Herod

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Pen and wash drawing of a robed saint rising on clouds, surrounded by putti and angels.

Saint Augustine on Clouds Surrounded by Angels

Johann Jacob Eybelwieser, 1667-1744

Portrait of Alfred Rethel, looking up; verso: Studies of two heads

Heinrich Karl Anton Mücke, 19th century

Pen and ink sketch of several figures, including a standing man and a kneeling woman, on pale paper.

Sketch for the Judgment of Solomon (?); verso: Dancing Mythological Figures

Christian Gottlieb Schick, late 18th-early 19th century

Watercolor of ruined Roman arches framing a landscape, with women washing and figures with staffs in the foreground.

Interior of the Baths at Caracalla

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Watercolor of a tree-lined garden promenade with statues, a fountain, strolling figures and a palazzo facade on the right.

Villa Montalto Negroni

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Watercolor of a formal Roman garden with clipped hedges, figures in period dress, an umbrella pine, and an arcaded loggia.

Garden of Palazzo Colonna

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Watercolor of a formal garden with fountains, a stone balustrade, clipped hedges and strolling figures in period dress.

Villa Pamphili

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Watercolor of a villa garden seen through an arch, with statues, a fountain, ivy walls, and figures in the foreground.

Villa Farnese

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Watercolor view of Villa Borghese garden with classical statues, a striped awning, and figures strolling and dancing under tr

Villa Borghese

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Engraved view of the Neu-Waldeck park with a Chinese pavilion behind tall hedges, wooded hills and strolling figures.

Ier Vue du Parc de Neu-Waldeck prise du Pavillon Chinois vers l'Orient, from Views of the Park and Gardens of Marshal…

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1782

Engraved view of a park with wooded hills, an avenue, a pavilion, grazing horses, and strolling figures under clouds.

IIde Vue du Parc de Neu-Waldeck prise du Pavillon Chinois vers le Midi, from Views of the Park and Gardens of Marshal…

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1782

Engraved view of a formal garden park with tree-lined avenues and wooded hills, with elegant figures in the foreground.

IIIe Vue du Parc de Neu-Waldeck prise du Pavillon Chinois vers le Couchant, from Views of the Park and Gardens of Mar…

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1782

Engraved view of a formal garden with hedges, a pond and wooded hills, with figures walking in the foreground.

IVe Vue du Parc de Neu-Waldeck prise du Pavillon Chinois vers le Nord

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1782

Etched portrait of a seated woman with upswept hair in a dark dress, resting her arm on a chair.

Portrait of Mlle Quivoron

Marie Bracquemond, 1860-1914

Engraving of a young woman with beauty patches at her dressing table, holding a mirror, with a cockatoo perched nearby.

Morning

Gilles Edme Petit

Black-and-white print of a man in a wide-brimmed hat within an ornate frame with columns, griffins and a double-headed eagle

Portrait of the Emperor Maximilian I in an Architectural Frame (copy)

Hans Weiditz the Younger, n.d.

Woodcut of a bearded pilgrim with a staff and shield in a rocky landscape, with a walled city and bridge behind him.

Gerson as a Pilgrim, frontispiece to Gersonis Opera, 1489

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint Peter gesturing toward a crowded boat on the sea, with a seated figure above and demons in the sky.

Ilustration from Sebastian Brandt, Das Narrenschriff

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Portrait of Dürer

Erhard Schön, early 16th century

Woodcut of a kneeling woman presenting a book to a bearded crowned emperor seated beneath an ornate arch with a coat of arms.

Rosvitha Presenting the Comedies to the Emperor Otto I, from the opera "Hrosvita"

Albrecht Dürer, 1501

Woodcut of a crowned emperor on a throne receiving a book from a kneeling scholar, framed by grapevines and heraldic shields.

Conrad Celtis Presenting His Book "Quatuor Libri Amorum" to Maximilian I (from the book)

Albrecht Dürer, 1502

Woodcut of a holy kinship group under trees, with cherub angels playing instruments in the foreground, dated 1511.

The Holy Kinship with Lute Playing Angels

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of the Madonna and Child on a grassy bank with an elderly man, a standing woman with fruit, and two infants.

The Madonna on a Grassy Bank

Albrecht Dürer, 1526