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33,744 works

Woodcut of an artist at an easel drawing a seated man in a curtained room with a bed and candle.

Artist Drawing a Portrait of a Man

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of a 17th-century interior with women gathered by a fireplace, a woman holding an infant, and a canopied bed.

Visit of the Nursemaid

Abraham Bosse, 1633

Engraving of Mercury helping a man out of a pile of nude bodies, with a tree and woman's torso at left.

Ignorance and Mercury (an allegory of Virtue and Vice), Mercury kneeling at right holding a staff and taking the hand…

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, ca. 1490-1525

Woodcut of a man plucking a lute string while a seated draughtsman draws through a frame on a table.

The Draughtsman of the Lute

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of the Nativity with the Virgin, infant Christ in a manger, an angel, Joseph, kneeling figures and a star.

The Nativity (copy)

Marcantonio Raimondi, n.d.

Woodcut of the Nativity: Christ Child in a manger, Mary and Joseph, kneeling shepherds, an angel and a star in a timber stabl

The Nativity (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of women bringing household gifts into a kitchen, with a seated woman receiving them and French verses below.

Presents Offered to the Bride

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1633

Woodcut of a haloed bearded saint holding a spear in a rocky landscape with a castle, with German text above.

Religious scenes used in Salus Anime

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of three men in feathered hats in a street, with a bagpipe player, a broom, a dog, and a church steeple behind them

The Hotpot Carried to the Newlyweds; or The Racket

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1633

Engraving of three fashionable men on a country road with a servant, a piper, a dog and a village behind them.

Charivari, plate 3 from "Le Mariage à la Campagne"

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1633

Engraving of couples dancing in a village square beside a bagpipe player under a tree, with a church tower behind.

Dance on the Village Square, plate 2 from "Le Mariage à la Campagne"

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1633

Engraving of a fireplace room with women conversing, a kneeling servant, a small dog, and a canopy bed beyond.

Visit of the Nursemaid, plate 6 from "Marriage in the City" (Le Mariage à la Ville)

Abraham Bosse, 1633

Engraving of a notary scene with seated figures at a table, a writing clerk, children, and a garden view through a latticed w

The Marriage Contract, plate 1 from "Marriage in the City" (Le Mariage à la Ville)

Abraham Bosse, 1633

Woodcut of a bearded, haloed saint holding scales and a staff against a hatched background with clouds.

Saint Judas

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint John with halo, holding a chalice with a serpent, before a fence, foliage and distant church spire.

Saint John

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of the Adoration of the Kings showing Mary and the Christ Child with three kings beneath a star in a stable.

The Adoration of the Kings

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint Peter with halo, holding a large key and a book, before a hilltop castle and hatched stone walls.

Saint Peter

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint James Major with pilgrim hat, scallop shell, staff and halo, set against a plant-filled landscape.

Saint James Major

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a haloed woman holding a cloth bearing the bearded face of Christ crowned with thorns, between two trees.

Saint Veronica

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Small woodcut of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, surrounded by angels beneath a grapevine arch.

The Virgin and the Child

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint George on horseback raising a sword against a dragon, with a castle on a hill in the background.

Saint George

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of winged Saint Michael raising a sword and shield over a dragon, within an ornate foliate border.

Saint Michael

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Etching of a woman in a canopied bed receiving visiting women in a tiled room with a fireplace and a small dog.

Visit to the New Mother, plate 5 from "Marriage in the City" (Le Mariage à la Ville)

Abraham Bosse, 1633

Engraving of a man raising his arm over a kneeling woman in a room, with two children and a dog nearby.

The Wife-Beater

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1633

Woodcut of a seated woman in a canopied bed, a knight with raised sword, and a castle on a hill in the distance.

Illustration from "The Ritter von Turn"

Albrecht Dürer, 1493

Woodcut of a fool in a cap leading a cow past a ship and mountains, with Latin text above and below.

Illustration from Sebastian Brandt's "Navis Stultifera", Basle, Bergmann van Olpe, 1497

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a skeleton carrying a coffin beside a jester in a bell-capped hat, with Latin text above and ornamental borders.

Illustration from Sebastian Brandt's "Navis Stultifera", Strassburg 1497

Albrecht Dürer, 19th century

Woodcut of Saint Jerome seated in a study, removing a thorn from a lion's paw beside open books and a window.

Saint Jerome Extracting a Thorn from the Lion's Foot, Lyons 1508 (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint Jerome in a study tending a lion's paw, with open books and a Gothic arch behind him.

Saint Jerome Extracting a Thorn from the Lion's Foot, 19th century reprint

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of two men in period dress talking outdoors, one plumed and sword-bearing, beside village houses and trees.

Heauton Timouroumenos, from "The Comedies of Terence", 19th century reprint

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of two men outdoors, one older with a fur hat holding beads, one younger in a cloak, with buildings and trees behind.

Eunuches, from "The Comedie of Terence", 19th century reprint

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of three men in period dress before an arched doorway and a town skyline, from a Terence comedy reprint.

Andria, from "The Comedie of Terence", 19th century reprint

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a bearded man and a woman in a headdress gesturing toward each other in a town street with houses behind.

Adelphi, from "The Comedie of Terence", 19th century reprint

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of two men in a medieval-style street, one gesturing with an open hand, the other with hands together.

Hecyra, from "The Comedie of Terence", 19th century reprint

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a feathered-cap young man walking a city street past brick walls and gabled houses.

Phormio, from "The Comedie of Terence", 19th century reprint

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut print of a curly-haired man standing before a medieval town with towers, a stone wall and a timber structure.

Eunuchus, from "The Comedie of Terence", 19th century reprint

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of tumbling figures and pipe players on a stage under an arch, with a seated audience watching from above.

Illustration from "The Comedie of Terence", 19th century reprint

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of a woman beating a kneeling blindfolded man in a domestic room with a fireplace, rooster, and window.

Husband-Beater

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1633

Engraved interior of a bride in a bedchamber with women, a feathered-hat man, and a groom beside a curtained bed by candlelig

The Bride Taken Home

Abraham Bosse, 1633

Woodcut-style heraldic shield with two lions, a crown, scrolled border, hanging sheep and German blackletter text below.

The Arms of Ferdinand I, King of Hungary and Bohemia

Albrecht Dürer, 1527

Illustration and Text from Dürer's "Vier Bucher von Menslicher Proportion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1528

Illustration from Dürer's "Vier Bucher von Menslicher Proportion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1528

Two outlined figures, a man and a woman, in side and front views with horizontal proportion lines and German labels.

IIllustration from Dürer's "Vier Bucher von Menslicher Proportion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1528

Woodcut diagram of a fortification with lettered sections, a stone tower, earthworks and cannon firing, with German text abov

Last Illustration from Dürer's "Treatise on Fortification"

Albrecht Dürer, 1527

Etching of a muscular nude man seated and hunched forward, head bowed, against dark hatched shadow, with small sketched heads

Ugolino

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1860

Engraving of a childbirth scene with a midwife, a woman in bed, a standing husband, and onlookers in a richly furnished room.

Childbirth

Abraham Bosse, 1633

Woodcut of a haloed woman on a throne with an enthroned figure above, crowned kings, angels, and a devil in flames below.

Illustration from "Revelations Sancte Birgitte"

Albrecht Dürer, 1502

Woodcut of a haloed enthroned woman with crowned kings, angels, a bearded judge above, and flames and dragon figures below.

Illustration from "Revelations Sancte Birgitte"

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraving of the nude hero Hercules struggling with a serpent-like hydra, club raised, cloak flying, Latin inscription at rig

Hercules and the Hydra

Andrea Mantegna, n.d.

Engraving of the Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the young John the Baptist beside a lamb.

The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and John the Baptist as a Child

Lucas Vorsterman, 1620

Engraved portrait of a seated woman with curled hair, fur-trimmed embroidered gown and lace cuffs, before a draped curtain.

Portrait of Isabella d'Este

Lucas Vorsterman, 1620-30

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in plate armor holding a sword, with a plumed helmet on a ledge behind him.

Portrait of Emperor Charles V

Lucas Vorsterman, ca. 1620-30

Engraving of Saint Catherine holding a sword beside a wheel, standing in an arched niche with a veiled, draped robe.

Saint Catherine, within a niche

Lucas Vorsterman, 1615-75

Engraved interior of the Grande Galerie at Versailles with chandeliers, arched windows, sculptures and elegantly dressed figu

Galerie des Glaces at Versailles

Sébastien Leclerc I, 1684

Black and white woodcut of a crowded church interior with robed figures gathered around an infant beneath an arched ceiling.

The Circumcision, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Black and white woodcut of the Nativity: Mary kneels by the Christ Child in a stable, with angels, a star, and shepherds.

The Nativity, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, 1502-3

Engraving of scholars working among globes, instruments, and maps in a columned classical hall, with a ship visible beyond.

L'Académie des Sciences et des Beaux-Arts

Sébastien Leclerc I, 1698

Woodcut of the Virgin Mary seated among saints and angels in an arcaded interior, with a prophet in a niche above.

The Glorification of the Virgin, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1502

Engraving of Christ with crown of thorns seated while a soldier holds a reed and mocks him, framed by clouds.

The Man of Sorrows Mocked by a Soldier, Frontispiece to the Great Passion

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of eight haloed saints in a row, with Latin captions beneath, holding crosiers, shields, a book and a palm.

The Patron Saints of Austria

Albrecht Dürer, 1515-17

Engraving of a young village woman in a full skirt and shawl beside a tree, with a distant village and French verses below.

Village Girl Dancing

Abraham Bosse, 1626-28

Engraving of a seated woman sewing in a room with a window, a basket of fruit at her feet, and French verses below.

Seated Woman Working on a Tapestry

Abraham Bosse, 1620-76

Engraving of a seated woman in a dark gown beside a domed birdcage holding a parrot, with a window at left.

The Parrot

Abraham Bosse, 1620-76

Etching of a bedroom where a man holds a large syringe beside a woman, with a patient in a canopied bed and an attendant seat

The Enema

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1632-33