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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

122 works

Etching of a tree with robed friars kneeling beneath it, and a dove and two enthroned figures in clouds above.

L'Arbre de St. François (The Tree of St. Francis)

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Chromolithograph trade card of an orange and black Orchard Oriole singing on a branch, with cigarette advertising text.

Orchard Oriole, from the Song Birds of the World series (N42) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1890

Circular etching of a ruined stone structure, grazing horned cattle in the foreground, a distant hill and a rider under a clo

Ruins of a temple in a Roman landscape, plate 13 from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Pen and watercolor drawing of a seated woman nursing an infant, a praying man in a hat, a palm tree, and a donkey at sunset.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt (The Repose of the Holy Family in Egypt)

William Blake, 1806

Trading card showing a meadow lark beside yellow flowers, with a marsh landscape vignette and cigarette advertising text.

Meadow Lark, from the Birds of America series (N37) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Etching of a circular Roman landscape with a reclining buffalo, shepherds, horsemen, grazing animals and a ruined arch.

Campo Vaccino, a buffalo and two shepherds in center, the Fontanone to right in the middle ground, various animals an…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of two horsemen in wind-blown cloaks riding past windswept trees in a circular landscape with hills.

A gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, with the wind blowing from the left side, plate 3 from "R…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Circular etching of Roman ruins, a carved monument and trees at left, with cattle, sheep and two shepherds at right.

A Corinthian capital on the ground at left, a monument with figures in low relief at left in the middleground, variou…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Circular etching of a woman on a horse with a camel, goats, sheep and a shepherd in a rural landscape.

A woman carrying a child on a horse at left, a camel following her, a herd of goats, sheep, and a shepherd in front o…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Circular etching of cows crossing a rocky valley beside trees, with a horseman and distant cattle in the background.

Cows crossing a valley at left, a horseman and other cows in the background, plate 6 from "Roman landscapes and ruins…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a circular landscape with a triple waterfall, a dead tree at right, ruins, and a hill with cows in the distance.

A triple waterfall, a dead tree at right, a mountain and a herd of cows in the background at right, plate 7 from "Rom…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of the Colosseum in a circle with herds of cattle and sheep driven across the foreground by a shepherd.

The Colosseum, two herds being directed towards the amphitheater in the foreground, plate 8 from "Roman landscapes an…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of Roman ruins with the Arch of Constantine at left, Colosseum arches at right, and horses and figures in a field.

The Arch of Constantine at left, part of the Colosseum at right, various horses and figures in foreground and backgro…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Circular etching of a leaning tree, stone pedestal, and ruined arch in a landscape, with an inscription and coat of arms.

Fragments from ancient monuments, plate 1 from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of the Temple of Antoninus columns at right, with cattle, sheep, figures and Palatine ruins in the Campo Vaccino.

The columns of the Temple of Antoninus to right, a part of the Campo Vaccino in center and at left, along with variou…

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of an ornate marble vase with classical figures in a Roman garden, a young draughtsman sketching it in the foreground

The Medici vase, from "Six large views, four of Rome, and two of the Roman countryside" (Six grandes vues, dont quatr…

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Circular etching of a female satyr nursing a child beside a satyr child with a garland, set among dense leafy foliage.

A female satyr breastfeeding an child to the right, turned towards the left, a satyr child on the ground to the left,…

Stefano Della Bella, 1639

Circular etching of cows in a river landscape with two women at left, trees and hills behind.

Two cows in center, followed by two peasant women and other cows in the river to left, from "Six Animal Subjects" (Si…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of a woman carrying a child across a river beside cows, with a second woman at right and mountains behind, in a circu

A woman carrying a child in center, seen from behind, another woman to right, facing left, following a group of cows…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of two horsemen in cloaks riding on a hill as wind bends trees in a forest, in a circular frame.

Plate 3: a gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, the wind blowing, from "Roman landscapes and rui…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Circular etching of shepherds with cattle and sheep beside a ruined monument, a Corinthian capital and distant ruins.

Plate 4: a Corinthian capital on the ground, a monument with figures in low relief, various animals and two shepherds…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of cattle by a stream with ruined stone walls, a grassy hill, and a rider in a circular landscape.

Plate 13: ruins of an ancient temple in the background, a herd of cows in the foreground, from "Roman landscapes and…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of a grazing horse, a mare nursing a foal, and a seated figure beside a pyramid and ruins in a circular frame.

Plate 11: the pyramid of Caius Cestius, a horse grazing, a foal suckling a mare, a seated shepherd and another standi…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Circular etching of horses and cattle among ruined Roman arches, with figures and a distant skyline under a hatched sky.

Plate 12: a shepherd sleeping on the ground, the Baths of Diocletian in the background, from "Roman landscapes and ru…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of Roman ruins with the Colosseum arches at right, the Arch of Constantine at left, and horses and figures in the for

Plate 9: the Arch of Constantine to left, part of the Colosseum to right, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Circular etching of a river landscape with a lying horse, cow, goats, two seated shepherds, a waterfall and trees.

Plate 10: a horse lying down, a cow and two goats, two seated shepherds, a waterfall and a mountain in the background…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of a triple waterfall with a bare tree at right, a hill with a cross, and a herd of cows in the distance.

Plate 7: a triple waterfall, a dead tree to right, a mountain and a herd of cows to right in the background, from "Ro…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of the Colosseum in Rome with a cylindrical tower, herds of cattle and sheep and herdsmen in the foreground.

Plate 8: the Colosseum, two herds being directed towards the amphitheater in the foreground, from "Roman landscapes a…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Circular etching of a woman on horseback with a child, a camel, goats, sheep and a shepherd beside a stream and trees.

Plate 5: a woman carrying a child on a horse to left, a camel following her, a herd of goats, sheep, and a shepherd i…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Circular etching of cattle crossing a rocky valley toward trees, with a horseman in the distance and a windblown tree at righ

Plate 6: cows crossing a valley to left, a group of trees to left, a horseman and other cows in the background, from…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48