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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,744 works

Engraving of a sculptor's studio with busts, statues and three elegantly dressed visitors in conversation.

The Sculptor

Abraham Bosse, 1642

Engraving of a cobbler's shop with hanging shoes, a customer at the counter, and three seated men at work.

The Cobbler

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1632-33

Hand-colored caricature of a magistrate questioning a woman with a book while a kneeling man pleads and a bystander leans on

Swearing a Bastard Child!

Thomas Rowlandson, December 20, 1800

Etching of windswept trees and low dunes under a hatched sky, with two small cottages on the horizon.

In the Dunes: Souvenir of the Woods at the Hague (Dans les dunes: Souvenir du bois de la Haye)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1869

Loose ink sketch of a wind-bent tree over an open landscape, with a small tower on the horizon and drifting clouds.

The Lonely Tower (La Tour isolée)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Etching of a shaded country path lined with tall trees, with a distant domed building under a pale sky.

Environs of Rome

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1866

Etching of two tall trees in a hazy landscape with distant buildings, a reclining figure, and a cloud-filled sky.

Souvenir of Italy (Souvenir d'Italie)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1866

Etching of a windswept row of trees on a hill, a small domed building at right, two figures at lower left, and clouds in the

Italian Landscape (Paysage d'Italie)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, ca. 1865

Orange-toned print of windblown trees on a hillside with a seated figure at lower right and a pale sky.

Sappho

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Monochrome landscape print of a horse and rider crossing reeds by a pond, with trees, a cottage and hills behind.

The Rider in the Reeds (Le Cavalier dans les roseaux)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Watercolor of a crowded ornate hall with chandeliers, a platform with speakers, and a balcony of spectators.

Abolition Meeting Held at Willis's Rooms in Honor of Harriet Beecher Stowe

William Henry Fisk, 1853

Brown monochrome print of slender bare trees, small seated figures in grass, and a pale opening in the hillside beyond.

The Philosophers' Retreat (Le Repos des philosophes)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Charcoal sketch of a grove with tall trees and three figures on a path, one carrying a basket and one holding a child.

The Meeting in the Grove (La Rencontre au bosquet)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Pen and wash drawing of a canal with a large windmill, two distant windmills, and a rowing boat under a cloudy sky.

View of a Canal with Three Windmills

Jan Hulswit, late 18th-early 19th century

Engraving of the Virgin seated by a tree holding the infant Christ, with a fence and landscape behind them.

Virgin and Child Seated by a Tree

Albrecht Dürer, 1513

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in fur-trimmed cloak and beret, framed by an arch with heraldic shields and putti.

Christian II, King of Denmark

Jan Gossaert, 1529

Engraving of a woman in a headscarf pouring liquid into a bowl in an arched kitchen window, with vegetables and a lantern.

Milkmaid after the painting of G.Dou in the Cabinet of Mr. Poullain

Gerrit Dou, mid-17th century

Engraving of a young woman chopping onions in a kitchen while a boy in a feathered hat looks on.

Young Woman Chopping Onions

Louis Surugue, 1724

Engraving of a kneeling woman cooking at a hearth, with copper pots, garlic, a candle and utensils on the floor.

A Woman Cooking, Plate 3 from "Five Feminine Occupations"

Geertruydt Roghman, ca. 1640-57

Engraving of a crossbow-aiming man with a young woman in a plumed hat behind him, beside a well and grazing cattle.

The Archer and the Milkmaid

Jacob de Gheyn II, ca. 1610

Etching of two women sewing in an interior, one bending over fabric in her lap beside a candlestick and basket.

Two Women Sewing, Plate 1 from "Five Feminine Occupations"

Geertruydt Roghman, ca. 1640-57

Engraving of a young woman in a bonnet kneeling and sewing by a table, with a clock, book and skull beside her.

A Young Woman Ruffling, Plate 2 from "Five Feminine Occupations"

Geertruydt Roghman, ca. 1640-57

Engraving of a woman spinning yarn at a wheel in a chair while a seated girl watches, with yarn skeins on the floor.

A Woman Spinning, Plate 4 from "Five Feminine Occupations"

Geertruydt Roghman, ca. 1640-57

Pen and ink landscape with a large tree, a small figure by a lake, and a distant tower on the horizon.

Tower at the Lake's Horizon (Tour á L'Horizon d'un Lac)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Etching of a tree cluster on a hill with a small figure and cart beneath soft horizontal sky hatching.

The Woods of the Hermit (Le Bois de l'ermite)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1858

Pen and ink sketch of a hilly landscape with a rider on horseback, two standing figures, trees, and distant buildings.

Les Paladins

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Colored lithograph of a blacksmith at a forge with several horses and grooms in a workshop interior, 1869.

"Trotting Cracks" at the Forge

Currier & Ives, 1869

Black and white etching of a landscape with tall trees, a standing figure, rolling hills, a small hut, and a cloudy sky.

Landscape

Ferdinand Lefman, 1873-90

Charcoal and white chalk drapery study of a standing woman in flowing robes, with a faint nude figure sketched beside her.

Drapery Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"

Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon, 1817

Study of Heads for Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"

Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon, 1817

Charcoal and chalk study of a bearded man in a classical helmet beside a veiled woman with lowered eyes.

Heads Studies for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"

Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon, 1817

Brown wash drawing of a large leafy tree with two seated figures beside a river bank and distant trees.

Landscape with Lovers

Ferdinand Kobell, 1740-99

Hand-colored print of New York harbor from Brooklyn heights, with sailing ships, city skyline, and figures on a rocky bank.

New York from Heights Near Brooklyn [The Wall View from Brooklyn]

John Hill, 1823

Grey wash drawing of a valley village seen through a rocky cave opening, with twisted trees and two travelers on a path.

Landscape near Mödling

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1796

Brown wash drawing of rocky hillside with thatched cottages, gnarled trees, and two figures on a path.

Landscape near Mödling with figures

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1795

Woodcut of a woman on a donkey led by a man through palm trees, with angels in clouds above.

The Flight into Egypt, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of the Holy Family resting in a courtyard as angels help Joseph with wood, with a divine figure in the clouds above.

The Sojourn of The Holy Family in Egypt, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of the Annunciation: an winged angel kneels before the Virgin Mary in an arched interior with a dove above her.

The Annunciation, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of a kneeling woman offering at an altar in a columned temple, with a crowd of onlookers around her.

The Presentation in the Temple, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1505

Woodcut of the boy Christ debating scholars in a vaulted temple interior, with onlookers and a radiant disc above.

Christ among the Doctors, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of Christ crowned with thorns seated on a bench while a kneeling armored soldier mocks him with a reed, with Latin te

The Man of Sorrows Mocked by a Soldier, title page to "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of the Last Supper: Christ with a halo at a long table of apostles under a vaulted hall, a man pouring wine in front.

The Last Supper, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of Christ kneeling before an angel on a rocky hill while sleeping disciples lie in the foreground.

Christ on the Mount of Olives, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of soldiers with spears seizing a robed figure beneath a tree, with a distant landscape on the left.

The Betrayal of Christ, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of a bound nude man at a column surrounded by a crowd of armored men, with a dog and crown of thorns in front.

The Flagellation, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of Christ crowned with thorns on a balcony above a crowd of soldiers and a kneeling woman, by Dürer.

Ecce Homo, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of Christ carrying the cross past soldiers and a crowd, with a castle and towers on a hill behind.

The Bearing of the Cross, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of the Crucifixion with angels catching blood, mourners at left, and a mounted soldier with a horse at right.

The Crucifixion, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of Christ breaking into limbo, with a winged demon above and naked figures among broken gates and rubble.

Christ in Limbo, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of mourners gathered around Christ's body beneath a tall tree, with a rocky landscape and distant town behind.

The Lamentation, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of figures lowering Christ's body from the cross, with mourning women in the foreground and a crowd at left.

The Deposition of Christ, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of the risen Christ with a banner rising above sleeping, startled soldiers in armor, with angels overhead.

The Resurrection, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Ink and wash drawing of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, showing the palace facade, central sculpted figure and cascading water.

The Trevi Fountain, Rome

Adami, 18th century

Woodcut of Ecce Homo: crowned Christ in an arched niche above a seated bound figure and gesturing onlookers, by Dürer.

Ecco Homo, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1509

Woodcut of Christ carrying the cross through a crowd of soldiers and onlookers before a walled city.

Christ Carrying the Cross, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1509

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 Saint John writing beside an eagle as the crowned Virgin holds the Christ Child in radiant clouds.

The Virgin Appearing to Saint John, from "The Apocalypse"

Albrecht Dürer, 1498

Woodcut of a bearded robed figure seated among clouds with seven stars and seven candlesticks, a kneeling figure below.

The Vision of the Seven Candlesticks, from "The Apocalypse"

Albrecht Dürer, 1498

Woodcut of falling stars, a sun and crescent moon, angels above, and a terrified crowd below, by Albrecht Dürer.

The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals, from "The Apocalypse"

Albrecht Dürer, 1498