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Pen and grey wash drawing of the Virgin with the infant Christ surrounded by shepherds and an older bearded man.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Jacob Jordaens, 17th century

The Elephant

Martin Schongauer, 1470-1491

Grey wash drawing of a park with tall poplars, a shaded allée, a seated statue and small figures near a wheelbarrow.

View of a Park

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1757-59

Circular watercolor of a Roman street with a classical temple behind buildings, a large tree, and small figures.

View of the Roman Forum with the Temple of Saturn in the Background

Victor-Jean Nicolle, n.d.

Flat-colored print of a woman in a blue gown leaning on a green divan beside a floral cushion, Art Nouveau style.

Cushion (Martha Kurzweil Seated on a Divan)

Max Kurzweil, ca. 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of an imaginary palace colonnade with a diagonal staircase, arched balcony, and small walking figu

Architectural Capriccio: A Palace Colonnade

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Pen and brown wash drawing of groups of walking figures in cloaks and hats across a grey-blue sheet.

Studies of Walking Figures

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Pen drawing of a decorated ballroom section with columns, arches, chandeliers and two thrones at the center.

Longitudinal Section of a Ballroom Decorated for the Marriage of the King of Naples to the Archduchess of Austria

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-1773

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a palace facade with arched windows, columns, statues and a central coat of arms.

Façade of Palace decorated for the Marriage of the King of Naples to the Archduchess of Austria

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-73

Grey wash drawing of the Holy Family crossing a bridge with a donkey, accompanied by angels and cherubs overhead.

The Flight into Egypt

Jacques Stella, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, with a bishop, priests, a young girl and angels.

The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple (recto); Another Design for the Same Composition (verso)

Pietro Testa, 1612-50

Watercolor design of a blue urn with gilt bronze mounts, a satyr mask, rope handles and acanthus leaves on a pedestal.

Design for a Gilt Bronze Urn

George Heinrich von Kirn, ca. 1770-90

Etching of a seated woman with figs on a table, a bowl beside her, and a landscape with trees and a sailboat behind.

Woman with Figs

Paul Gauguin, 1894

Pencil drawing of ruined arched colonnades and vaulted stonework with overgrown plants and a small standing figure.

Architectural Ruins with a View of a Garden; Stage design for "Ballo don Parasol"

Carlo Ferrario, 1845-1907

Engraving of a muscular nude Hercules with a club and lion skin, with small struggling figures in a rocky landscape behind hi

The Great Hercules

Hendrick Goltzius, 1589

Watercolor street scene with St. Paul's Cathedral dome rising above rooftops, horses, a cart, and pedestrians in the foregrou

St. Paul's Cathedral, from St. Martin's-le-Grand

Thomas Girtin, 1795-96

Sepia drawing of Joshua raising his arm toward the sun over a walled city on cliffs, with armies in a valley below.

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still Upon Gibeon (Joshua: 10: 12-14)

John Martin, ca. 1822

Pencil drawing of boats moored by rocks in the Bay of Naples, with Mount Vesuvius and a city in the distance.

The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius in the Background

Christen Købke, 1843

Etching of a seated man in a bowler hat with folded arms, with a small sketch of a hanging figure in the upper left corner.

Portrait of Guillaumin with a Hanging Man

Paul Cézanne, 1873

Sepia print of a stormy mountain lake with sailboats, lightning in the sky, and figures beside a cart on the shore.

Lake of Thun, Swiss, part III, plate 15 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 10, 1808

Bust of an Old Man Wearing a Fur Cap

Jan Lievens, ca. 1631

Engraving of a crowned woman in flowing robes holding a lit lamp, standing on a mound, by Martin Schongauer.

The Second Wise Virgin

Martin Schongauer, 1470-1491

Pen and brown ink sketch of a kneeling man gesturing toward a seated king in a chair before a curtain.

Uriah before King David

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a rocky waterfall with pine trees and mountains under a cloudy sky.

The Labro Falls

Thomas Fearnley, 1824-42

Sepia print of Martello towers on a shore below a white chalk cliff, with travelers, a donkey, and a beached boat under a sto

Martello Towers near Bexhill, Sussex, part VII, plate 34 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 1811

Grey wash drawing of a rock outcrop with a shadowed recess, framed by trees and shrubs above a water edge.

Design for rock-work at Virginia Water, Windsor Great Park (recto); Two Architectural Plans (one partially cut off) (…

Thomas Sandby, 1780s (?)

Grayscale drawing of a columned courthouse with cupola at Richmond, Staten Island, with three men walking on a dirt road.

Courthouse at Richmond, Staten Island, New York

Augustus Köllner, ca. 1872

Pen and wash drawing of a wooden armchair in perspective with a carved seat frieze and ball finials.

Perspectival Drawing of an Armchair

Peter Flötner, 1500-1546

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a dark coat, turned toward the viewer against a hatched background.

Portrait of Alphonse Legros

Félix Bracquemond, 1875

Woodcut of Christ in Limbo with a bearded figure, nude souls, a cross and a winged demon in dark hatched lines.

Christ in Limbo, from "The Little Passion" (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Christ bidding farewell to his mother, who kneels before him as other figures watch beside a wooden building.

Christ Taking Leave from his Mother, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1508

Pen and grey wash drawing of a skeleton beside a gothic arch with a spider web and mirrored lettering under a moon.

Study for frontispiece to "Les Jeunes France" by Théophile Gautier

Engraving of skaters in Victorian dress on a frozen Central Park pond, with onlookers on the hills and a Dangerous ice sign.

Skating on the Ladies' Skating Pond in Central Park, New York (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. IV)

Winslow Homer, January 28, 1860

Etching of an aged bearded man on a rock embraced by a winged angel, with a cherub reading in the clouds above.

The Vision of Saint Jerome

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1761-65

Etching of Hercules restraining a rearing horse while another horse tramples a fallen man beside a stone wall.

Hercules and the Mares of Diomedes: Hercules grasps the bridle of a rearing horse, a second horse tramples a figure i…

Antonio Tempesta, 1608

Etching of a plumed-hat man leaning on an inscribed block, looking back at a screaming man, with Latin dedication text.

A man wearing a plumed hat pointing at an inscribed block while looking over his right shoulder at a screaming man, f…

Salvator Rosa, ca. 1656-57

Etching of a bearded river god pointing upward while a helmeted warrior rests on his shield beside a sword.

Dream of Aeneas, Aeneas rests on his shield, while the river god Tiber points upward

Salvator Rosa, ca. 1663-64

Print of a bacchanal with satyrs and putti dancing at left, a reclining man in front, and clothed figures at right.

Bacchanal with infant satyrs and putti at left, a naked male figure reclines in front of a pedestal carved in bas-rel…

Giulio Carpioni, 1633-78

Etching of centaurs and warriors fighting at a feast, with a fallen man and shield in the foreground.

Plate 116: The Battle of the Lapithae and the Centaurs (Caeneus in Perithoi nuptijs a Centauris interficitur), from O…

Antonio Tempesta, 1606

Pencil drawing of a seated woman with an updo and lace collar, with a young child leaning on her lap.

Madame Alexandre Lethière, née Rosa Meli, and Her Daughter, Letizia

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1815

A Young Woman of Frascati

Jacques-Louis David, ca. 1775-76

Pencil drawing of a woman with curled hair, ruffled collar and draped shawl, seated beside a chair.

Portrait of a Lady

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, ca. 1815-17

Pen and wash drawing of a blind old man cursing a kneeling armored youth while a veiled woman and a girl stand nearby.

Oedipus at Colonus, Cursing his Son Polynices

Henry Fuseli, 1777

Etching of two women walking hand in hand past a tree with a bundle of sticks, a dog and hills in the background.

Jupiter and Calisto, from "Game of Mythology" (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a seated woman in flowing drapery, head bowed, on a tan toned paper.

Study of a Seated Woman

Angelica Kauffmann, 1790-91 (?)

Etching of Christ at a round table with seated apostles around him, radiating light behind his head, signed Callot.

Les Noces de Cana (The Wedding at Cana), from "Les Quatre Banquets" (The Four Feasts)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1625

Engraving of a rider falling from his horse under a divine light, with soldiers and angels in clouds above.

The Conversion of St. Paul, plate 2 from "Les Tableaux de Rome, Les Eglises Jubilaires" (The Paintings of Rome, The C…

Jacques Callot, 1607-11

Etching of three seated men at a round table, the central figure haloed by radiating light, with a dog beneath the table.

Le Souper d'Emmaüs appelé aussi Les Disciples d'Emmaüs (The Supper at Emmaus, also called the Disciples of Emmaus), f…

Jacques Callot, ca. 1625

Etching of a crowd of soldiers and mourners around a figure carrying a cross, with a hill and city gate in the background.

Reverse Copy of Le Petit Portement de Croix (The Small Carrying of the Cross)

Jacques Callot, after 1620

Etching of a haloed martyr on a gridiron over flames, with executioners, a crowd, classical buildings and angels above.

Le Martyre de Saint-Laurent (The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1626

Etching of Saint Peter with halo holding a key and open book, with a crucifixion scene in the background.

L'Apotre Saint Pierre (St. Peter the Apostle)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1626

Etched oval print of Saint Francis Xavier holding a lily, with a ship on the sea and clouds above.

S. Francois Xavier (St. Francis Xavier), December 2nd, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (I…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of a girl climbing temple steps toward a priest beside a round tower, with women watching from the left.

Preséntation de la Vierge Marie dans le Temple (Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple), November 21st, from "…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Engraving of a pope and a crowned king beside a city gate, with Latin inscription and number 18 in an oval frame.

Dédicace des Basiliques S. Pierre et S. Paul (Dedication of Basilicas St. Peter and St. Paul), November 18th, from "L…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of a haloed craftsman working at a bench in a workshop, while a bishop and haloed figures appear in clouds on the rig

S. Eloim, évêque (St. Eligius, also known as St. Eloi, Bishop), December 1st, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of a bound figure tied to a column being whipped by an executioner, with a ruined building at left.

Ste. Bibienne, vierge et martyre (St. Bibiana, Virgin and Martyr), December 2nd, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of a haloed man kneeling under a tree, looking up at a beam of light with the words Tolle Lege, two figures behind a

Conversion de S. Augustin (Conversion of St. Augustine), May 5th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of a covered carriage drawn by horses with riders and a crowd of onlookers, a kneeling figure in the foreground.

La Translation de Ste. Marie, Mère de S. Jacques (The Translation of St. Mary, Mother of St. James), May 25th, from "…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of a bishop with a mitre and crozier beside a kneeling praying figure, with a church on a hill in the background.

S. Louis, évêque (St. Louis, Bishop), August 19th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (Image…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Engraving of a standing female saint with halo and crozier, with small figures and a hilltop town in the background.

Ste. Claire de Monte-Falco, vierge (St. Clare of Montefalco, Virgin), August 17th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Sainc…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etched print of Mary Magdalene kneeling in prayer by rocks, with angels in clouds above and a distant city.

Ste. Marie-Madeleine (St. Mary Magdalen), July 22nd, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (Ima…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of the Virgin Mary rising on clouds in radiating light while haloed figures gather below a tomb, dated August 15.

L'Assomption de la Sainte Vierge (The Assumption of the Virgin), August 15th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of the Holy Family with haloed Mary leading the child Jesus, Joseph carrying an axe, beneath a leafless tree.

Le Retour d'Egypte (The Return from Egypt), January 7th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année"…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of St. Thomas Aquinas kneeling in prayer before a glowing crucifix, with an open book and bird nearby.

S. Thomas d'Aquin (St. Thomas Aquinas), March 7th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (Image…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of the Virgin and Christ child enthroned among angels and clouds, with four kneeling friars in the foreground.

Ste. Marie-des-Anges (Our Lady of the Angels), August 2nd, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of Saint Dominic in a monastic robe with halo, rosary and lilies, a dog at his feet, Virgin and Child above.

S. Dominique, fondateur de l'Ordre des Pères Prêcheurs (St. Dominic, Founder of the Order of Preachers), August 4th,…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Engraving of God in a crown bending over a sleeping Adam as Eve rises beside him, with a tree and deer behind.

The Creation of Eve, from The Story of Adam and Eve

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1540

Engraving of Hercules clubbing the crouching Cacus beside a cave, with cattle and a distant town in the rocky landscape.

Hercules Killing Cacus, from The Labors of Hercules

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1550

Engraved pendant design with Adam and Eve in an oval medallion, surrounded by scrollwork and floral ornament.

Pendant Design with Adam and Eve, from Des Pendants de Cleffs pour les Femmes

Johann Theodor de Bry, 1580-1600

Brown wash drawing of Socrates raising a finger beside a cup, surrounded by mourning men in a barred prison cell.

The Death of Socrates

Jacques-Louis David, ca. 1782

Engraved family portrait: a bearded man in a military coat, a seated woman in a long gown, and a small child in a panelled ro

Lieutenant General Thomas J. Jackson and His Family ("Stonewall Jackson")

William Sartain, 1866

Engraved pendant design with a central female figure in an oval, cherubs, scrollwork and a small landscape vignette.

Pendant Design with Judith Holding the Head of Holofernes, from Des Pendants de Cleffs pour les Femmes

Johann Theodor de Bry, 1580-1600

Etched print of a haloed bishop reclining on a bed with a crozier, monks standing in a landscape under stars.

S. Hugues, évêque (St. Hugh of Grenoble, Bishop), April 1st, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Ann…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Santa Claus distributes gifts to Union soldiers in camp, with an American flag and tents in the background.

Santa Claus in Camp (from "Harper's Weekly," vol. 7, p. 1)

Thomas Nast, January 3, 1863

Woodcut of a girl climbing temple steps past robed priests beneath a large arched doorway.

The Virgin Entering the Temple, from "The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ"

Albrecht Altdorfer, ca. 1513

Engraving of nude children dancing hand in hand under a tasselled canopy, with horses at left and a banner at right.

Nude Children Dancing Under a Canopy, with Two Horses on the Left and a Banner on the Right

Heinrich Aldegrever, ca. 1532-33

Woodcut of nude women by a fountain, a winged figure in clouds above, and a sleeping armored man in the foreground.

The Dream and Judgment of Paris

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1511

Woodcut of Christ riding a donkey through an arched gate while figures kneel and wave palm branches.

Entry into Jerusalem, from "The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ"

Albrecht Altdorfer, ca. 1513

Woodcut of the Holy Family fleeing on a donkey led by a man, with a walled town on a hill behind them.

The Flight Into Egypt, from "The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ"

Albrecht Altdorfer, ca.1513

Woodcut of robed figures crowding a draped interior as a bearded man gestures, depicting Christ before Caiaphas.

Christ Before Caiaphas, from "The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ"

Albrecht Altdorfer, ca. 1513

Woodcut of soldiers nailing Christ to a cross beside a tree, with spearmen behind and a distant town at left.

Christ Nailed on the Cross, from "The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ"

Albrecht Altdorfer, ca. 1513

Woodcut of Saint Jerome kneeling in penitence in a cave beside a crucifix, skull, and candle, with a lion at left.

Saint Jerome in Penitence, in a Cave, from "Holzschnitte alter deutscher Meister in den Original-Platten gesammelt vo…

Albrecht Altdorfer, Printed 1810

Woodcut of Christ bound to a column while two men beat him with whips in an arched stone interior.

The Flagellation of Christ, from "The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ"

Albrecht Altdorfer, ca. 1513

Woodcut of figures taking Christ's body down from the cross by ladder, with mourners and a landscape below.

The Descent from the Cross, from "The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ"

Albrecht Altdorfer, ca. 1513

Woodcut of Christ enthroned in radiating light with two trumpeting angels above and kneeling figures below.

The Last Judgment, from "The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ"

Albrecht Altdorfer, ca. 1513

Engraving of a standing man in a plumed hat and slashed costume, with a castle and town in the landscape behind him.

The Little Standard-Bearer

Albrecht Altdorfer

Engraving of the Virgin Mary seated outdoors holding the Christ Child, both with halos, beside a tree and radiating light.

"The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg" Seated in a Landscape

Albrecht Altdorfer

Hand-colored caricature of a tall man in a brown coat gesturing at a seated man drawing at a desk in a studio.

Monsieur Daumier, your Robert-Macaire series is delightful (...), from "Caricaturana"

Honoré Daumier, April 8, 1838

Etching of a young woman with curly crown hair and long hair falling over one shoulder, looking toward the viewer.

Head of a Girl with Long Hair

Robert Frederick Blum, 19th century

Woodcut of the Holy Family resting under a tree with a donkey, surrounded by angels and putti, with a distant town.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1509

Woodcut bust of Saint Peter with curly hair and beard, holding keys and a book, with clouds below.

Bust of Saint Peter, from the "Large Series of Wittenberg Reliquaries"; verso: Martin Luther (1548)

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1509

Colored print of a uniformed soldier with a sword beside a roasted pig on a spit, with tents behind him.

Life in Camp, Part 2: Extra Ration

Winslow Homer, 1864

Woodcut of Adam and Eve beside the Tree of Knowledge in an ornate circular medallion atop a decorated stem with putti.

A Relief with Adam and Eve, from the "Wittenberg Reliquaries"

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1509

Woodcut of mourners lowering a nude body onto a cloth, with a crown of thorns on the ground and a hilly landscape behind.

The Lamentation, from The Passion

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Woodcut of a knight in armor on horseback riding past a dead dragon, with a castle on a hill behind.

St George on Horseback with the Dead Dragon

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Woodcut of risen Christ holding a banner atop a tomb as armored soldiers sprawl below, with a hilltop town behind.

The Resurrection, from "The Passion"

Lucas Cranach the Elder