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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,955 works

Engraving of well-dressed figures giving clothing to a ragged man, woman and child in an arcaded hall with a garden view.

Clothing Beggars, from "Acts of Mercy"

Abraham Bosse, 1635

Engraving of a seated painter at an easel with a portrait, watched by a standing gentleman and a boy in a studio lined with p

The Noble Artist Painting Louis XIII

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1642

Engraving of a curly-haired man in a hat beside a tower, with fire and rays rising behind him over a crowd.

Fire, from "The Four Elements"

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1630

Engraved frontispiece of a court scene with a seated turbaned king, a standing woman, a gesturing man, and courtiers beneath

Frontispiece for "Tristan L'Hermite": Marianne standing to right before Herod and his court at top center, being accu…

Abraham Bosse, 1637

Red-ink engraved epitaph with oval portrait of a bearded man, cherubs above, and a French inscription tablet below.

Epitaph and Portrait of Jacques Callot

Abraham Bosse, 1635-36

Engraving of allegorical Fortune within a ring above courtiers, soldiers, a beggar family and a distant naval battle.

The Fortune of France

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1638

Etching of a sculptor's studio with visitors, a Venus and Cupid statue, busts on shelves, and tools on the floor.

A Sculptor Presenting his Statue of Venus and Cupid

Abraham Bosse, 1642

Engraving of a seated woman in fashionable dress beside a screen in a Gothic church with tall columns and arches.

A Seated Lady, from "French Nobility at Church"

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1629

Engraving of a woman in a plumed hat and lace collar reading a prayer book before a columned arcade.

A woman standing, facing the left in profile, wearing a hat and a lace collar, reading from a prayer book, from "Fren…

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1629

Engraving of a gentleman in a plumed hat and lace collar before a castle and bridge, with a carved head at lower right.

A gentleman standing in front of a large castle and wearing a plumed hat and a lace collar, the tomb with an engravin…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Etching of a plumed-hat gentleman drawing his sword, with a castle on a hill to the left and a distant village at right.

A gentleman, walking towards the left and drawing his sword from the sheath, wearing a plumed hat and boots with spur…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

A gentleman walking forward, his face in profile to the left, holding his glove in his right hand and wearing a hat,…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Engraving of a gentleman in a feathered hat, short cape, and spurred boots, standing on a platform with a town behind him.

A gentleman wearing a short coat, a helmet, and boots with spurs, standing on the steps and turned towards the right,…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Etching of a gentleman seen from behind with a plumed hat and cane, walking through a garden with trees and strolling figures

A gentleman, seen from behind, walking towards the right with a cane and wearing a plumed hat, from "The Garden of th…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Engraving of a gentleman seen from behind in a plumed hat and cloak, arm outstretched, with a castle gate and landscape behin

A gentleman, seen from behind, with his right arm outstretched and a cloak over his left shoulder, from "The Garden o…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

A gentleman with his head turned towards the right in profile, wearing a plumed hat and a cloak with the cross of the…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Engraving of a gentleman in a plumed hat and fashionable clothing, holding a whip, with towers and buildings behind him.

A gentleman walking forward, with his right arm outstretched and a whip in his left hand, wearing a plumed hat and de…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Engraving of three gentlemen in plumed hats leaning on a balustrade overlooking a formal garden with a fountain and strolling

Three Gentlemen Leaning on a Banister Overlooking a Garden where Lovers Stroll, from "The Garden of the French Nobles…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Engraving of a gentleman in a plumed hat and decorated costume seen from behind, with a landscape of houses, a tower and a br

A gentleman wearing a plumed hat and carrying a sword, seen from behind, his right arm outstrestched, a landscape in…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Etching of a gentleman in a plumed hat and cloak seen from behind, walking up a parapet toward a garden with trees.

A gentleman, seen from behind, walking up a parapet, with a cloak over his left shoulder, wearing a plumed hat and bo…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Etching of a gentleman in a wide hat and spurred boots with a sword, standing before a town square with buildings and passers

A gentleman, turned three-quarters to the left, wearing a hat and boots with spurs, carrying a sword in his belt, a t…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Engraving of a fashionable woman with a fan beside an elderly bearded man in a cloak, with Latin text below.

An Aged Soldier and An Aged Lover Are Sad Sights, from "Mascarades"

Robert Boissard, 1597

Engraving of three haloed women in flowing gowns, one holding a cornucopia, on a grassy ground with fine hatched shading.

Three Haloed Female Figures

Matthäus Merian the Elder, ca. 1610-50

Print of a man thrusting his arm into a flaming altar beside a boy and a draped woman, in chiaroscuro hatching.

The Sacrifice, or Mucius Scaevola

Parmigianino, 16th century

Engraving of a central female bust in an oval, flanked by women, with reclining figures and ornamental frieze below.

Bust of a woman flanked by three women on each side, set within an elaborate frame

Battista d'Agnolo, ca. 1540-80

Bust of a woman in profile facing left, set in an elaborate frame with figures in niches at left and right

Battista d'Agnolo, ca. 1540-80

Engraving of two satyrs leading Silenus toward a crowned king and attendants, with a mule beneath a tree.

Two satyrs leading Silenus to King Midas, who stands at left with two male attendants, a mule trails behind the satyrs

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1550-80

Woodcut print of a forger at an anvil pulling a chained man, with a winged figure and crowd in the background.

The forger standing by an anvil pulling a man in chains, from "The various operations of alchemy"

Domenico Beccafumi, ca. 1540-50

Engraving of two women meeting on a terrace, with a donkey, rooster, hens and a woman carrying a basket nearby.

The Visitation

Pieter de Jode II, 1625-74

Etching of a landscape with tents, classical gateway, fountain, a turbaned man and a lion at right, city spires beyond.

View with a man in a turban and a lion standing at right, tents and classical architecture in the background

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1680-1710