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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Engraving of the Tomb of Mausolus with colonnades, steps, horsemen and workers, smoke rising in the distance.

Plate 5: The Tomb of Mausolus, from "The Seven Wonders of the World"

Antonio Tempesta, 1608

Engraving of the pyramids in Egypt with workers, oxen, camels and carts moving stone blocks in the foreground.

The Pyramids in Egypt, plate 7 from "The Seven Wonders of The World"

Antonio Tempesta, 1608

Engraved title page with Latin text in a central cartouche, surrounded by architectural ornament, skulls, and putti, dated 15

Cœnotaphiorum (title page)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved design of a tomb monument with Corinthian columns, pediments, shields and Latin inscription below.

Cœnotaphiorum (3)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved tomb monument with a reclining effigy, cherub, dogs and caryatid supports, with Latin inscription below.

Cœnotaphiorum (4)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved design of a classical tomb with columns and relief panels, flanked by three seated greyhounds and a Latin inscriptio

Cœnotaphiorum (5)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of an ornate tomb with a reclining armored effigy, winged figures, lions and candles, with Latin verses below.

Cœnotaphiorum (6)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved tomb monument with a reclining armored effigy, standing armored supports and shields, with Latin verses below.

Cœnotaphiorum (7)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved design of an ornate tomb with a reclining effigy, three seated sphinxes, and a winged figure in a niche.

Cœnotaphiorum (8)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of a tomb with a reclining armored effigy, cherubs, and fluted columns, with Latin verse below.

Cœnotaphiorum (9)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of a tomb with a reclining armored effigy under Corinthian columns, with figures in a doorway at right.

Cœnotaphiorum (10)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of an ornate sarcophagus with sea battle reliefs, a sculpted figure, and a coat of arms in an architectural interio

Cœnotaphiorum (11)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved tomb monument with an armored effigy praying on a columned sarcophagus, a standing knight with banner, and Latin ins

Cœnotaphiorum (12)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved tomb monument in a classical interior, with cherubs holding spears and shields and a Latin inscription below.

Cœnotaphiorum (13)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of an ornate cenotaph with lion-head brackets, shield cartouches, and scrolled decoration, with Latin text below.

Cœnotaphiorum (14)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of a recumbent armored effigy on an ornate tomb with putti, wild men and heraldic shields, with Latin verse below.

Cœnotaphiorum (15)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of an ornate tomb with a reclining armoured effigy, cherubs, heraldic shields, a dog and a lion in an interior.

Cœnotaphiorum (16)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of a tomb with a reclining armored effigy, putti, coat of arms, and female figures in niches, with Latin text below

Cœnotaphiorum (17)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved plate of an ornate funerary tomb with a reclining figure on top, caryatid columns, and Latin inscription below.

Cœnotaphiorum (18)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of an elaborate classical tomb with columns, a reclining effigy, and winged sphinx figures, with Latin text below.

Cœnotaphiorum (19)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of a recumbent effigy on an ornate tomb with cherubs, a skull in a niche, and Latin verse below.

Cœnotaphiorum (20)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of two ornate tomb monuments with columns, winged putti, skulls, and Latin inscriptions below.

Cœnotaphiorum (22)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved plate of two ornate funerary monuments with sarcophagi, putti, heraldic shields and skulls, numbered 23.

Cœnotaphiorum (23)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved plate with two architectural cenotaph designs, cherubs on top, a coat of arms below, and Latin verses underneath.

Cœnotaphiorum (25)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraved plate of two ornamental tomb designs, one with a crucifixion scene and one with a relief of a horseman, with Latin i

Cœnotaphiorum (26)

Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1563

Engraving of Theseus with sword and shield fighting the Minotaur in an arena, numbered plate 74 with Latin caption.

Theseus and the Minotaur (Minotaurum Theseus vincit), plate 74 from "The Metamorphoses of Ovid" (Metamorphosean Sive…

Antonio Tempesta, Published after 1606

Etching of a woman on horseback under a canopy entering a city, with soldiers, trumpeters and men in ruffs before a stone gat

Triumphal Entry of Margaret of Austria into Milan, from The Life of Margaret of Austria, plate 10

Antonio Tempesta, 1612

Engraved view of the Temple of Fortune in Rome, showing Ionic columns, a pediment and brick side walls.

The Temple of Fortune in Rome, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 16th century

Engraving of a man lacing a woman's corset in a domestic room, with a seated couple, a child and a fireplace nearby.

The Stay-Maker

Joseph Haynes, February 1, 1782

Etching of men in wigs gathered at a round table in a room with an owl on a perch and a suit of armour by the door.

Debates on Palmistry

Joseph Haynes, February 1, 1782