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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,265 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of a family group with a seated woman, children, a standing man in a cloak, and classical columns.

A Venetian Family Portrait Group

Pietro Antonio Novelli, after 1750

Brown ink wash drawing of a bearded old man in a tall cap, head turned three-quarters, on aged paper.

Bearded Man Wearing a Cap

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1740-45

Brown ink and wash drawing of a reclining stag on a stone base, with a crocodile head sketched below.

A Stag Lying Down (on a base): The Head of a Crocodile

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, after 1770

Pencil drawing of a shirtless man with shoulder-length hair raising one arm and pointing upward against a pale background.

Man with Upraised Arm, Possibly a Self-Portrait

Gustave Courbet, ca. 1840

Head of a Man in Profile to the Left

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1740-45

Brown ink drawing of a man in a cocked hat and coat, turned three-quarters toward the viewer, by Goya.

Self-Portrait in a Cocked Hat

Francisco Goya, ca. 1790

Pencil study of a young woman turning her head, with draped shoulders and a sketched hand at lower right.

Study for "Raphael and the Fornarina"(?)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, ca. 1814(?)

Soft grey chalk portrait of a woman with upswept hair, fur collar, and drop earring, turned slightly toward the viewer.

Portrait of Séverine

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1885-87

Pencil and red chalk portrait of a young woman with curled hair, coral necklace and white dress on tan paper.

Portrait of a Young Lady with an Amber Necklace

Thomas Lawrence, 1814

Watercolor of a dancer in a blue gown holding red flowers, with a severed head on a dish at left and a seated figure at right

Salomé Dancing Before the Head of St. John the Baptist

Gustave Moreau, mid to late 19th century

Large Head and Bust Portrait of the Oiran Hanaogi of Ogiya

Chokosai Eisho, probably 1798

Woodblock print of folded pink fabric with a dark kabuki motif and white calligraphy on a deep blue background.

Self-Portrait of Danjuro VII in a Shibaraku Performance

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII

Woodblock print of a samurai in black and white robes peering at a red lantern with morning glories and a blue bird.

Portrait of Yato Fumoshichi Norikane

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852-53

Japanese woodblock print of two men in kimono, one standing in a floral robe and one seated beside a brazier.

Portrait of Ichimura Takenojō and Sanjō Kantarō

Okumura Toshinobu, ca. 1793

Woodblock print of a woman with gold hairpins in a pink patterned kimono and green floral robe, looking downward.

“Hanaōgi of the Gomeirō,” from the series Comparing the Charms of Beauties (Bijin kiryō kurabe: Gomeirō Hanaōgi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1794-95

Woodblock print of a seated bald man in blue kimono holding prayer beads, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Memorial Portrait of Ichiryusai Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1786-1864

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red and white makeup and black wig, with patterned robe and blue wave, framed by a decor

Ichikawa Danjuro IV in the Role of Kagekiyo in the Play Enlightenment from a Series of Portraits of Danjūrō

Utagawa Toyokuni II, ca. 1834

Head of a Salmon

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red and grey plum-patterned kimono with arms raised beside a black stage prop.

Portrait of Sanjō Kantarō in the Female Role of Yaoya Oshichi in the Play "Fuji no Takane" ("The High Peak of Mount F…

Torii Kiyomasu II, ca. 1730-40

Rejected Geisha from Passions Cooled by Springtime Snow

Keisai Eisen, 1824

Japanese woodblock print of a standing figure in a patterned kimono beside a tree, red torii gate and white snake.

Portrait of an Actor

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle and gold hairpins, holding a brush and writing a letter.

Portrait of Toyozumi of Chojiya House, Writing a Letter

Woodblock print portrait of a woman with upswept dark hair, yellow hair combs, and a red collar, by Keisai Eisen.

Rejected Geisha from Passions Cooled by Springtime Snow

Keisai Eisen, ca. 1825

Pen drawing of a standing kabuki-style figure in white robes beside a fan-shaped portrait cartouche with Japanese text.

Drawing Intended as Design for an Actor Print

Utagawa Kunisada, 1833-47

Triptych woodblock print of officers in military uniforms and kneeling men inside a red draped interior, Meiji period.

Presentation of the Head of Saigo to the Prince Arisogawa

Yamazaki Toshinobu, Oct. 16, 1877 (Meiji 10)

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of many world monarchs in uniforms and gowns against a red background, labeled in Japane

Mirror of Portraits of All Sovereigns in the World (Sejō kakkoku shaga teiō kagami)

Toyohara Chikanobu, April, 1879

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a tattooed arm, holding a black inscribed panel against blue striped background with p

Imaginary portrait, Shuihuzhuan of Stage: Tōryūdai (Mitate Suikoden Tōrōdai) - Actor, Ichikawa Danjūrō plays as Sanjō

Toyohara Kunichika, 1875

Japanese woodblock print of courtesans and attendants under cherry blossoms, with patterned kimono and a lacquer box.

Portrait of the Courtesan Nioteru of the Ogiya, with Her Two Attendants Namiji and Aō-mi

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of a man in hat and glasses holding a book, with soldiers wading and fighting on mountains behind him.

Portrait of Fukuchi Gen'ichiro (1843-?)

Kobayashi Kiyochika, October 1885

Japanese woodblock print of an actor in a dragon-patterned blue kimono holding a fan, against blue striped panels with red fl

Imaginary portrait, Shuihuzhuan of Stage: Tōryūdai (Mitate Suikoden Tōrōdai) - Actor Onoe Kikugorō plays as Kumon no…

Toyohara Kunichika, 1875