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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Etching of a crumbling stone tower with an arched doorway on a rocky slope, with small figures on a path below.

Plate 2: Calidarium at the Baths of Diocletian, from "The Ruins of Rome"

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, 1640

Etching of satyrs carrying a drunken Silenus, with a putto holding grapes and a woman at left.

Three satyrs carrying the drunken Silenus, preceded by a putto carrying grapes; behind them a satyr carrying a large…

Jonas Umbach, 1640-93

Etching of a peasant family eating at a table while a satyr with goat legs sits on a chair beside cabbages.

The Satyr and the Peasant

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1764

Etching of a waterfall cascading over rocks below a cliff with hilltop buildings, a figure in the foreground, and a distant t

Cascades near Ponte della Trave, from "The Ruins of Rome"

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, 1639

Engraving of an elderly man praying at a table with his family beside a timber house, with a woman serving bread nearby.

Enoch and his family surrounding a meal table and holding their hands in a gesture of prayer; behind them is the open…

Johann Theodor de Bry, ca. 1580-1623

Hand-colored woodcut of the Annunciation: an angel with a scroll kneels before the Virgin Mary under an arched frame with a b

The Annunciation

Hans Wechtlin I, late 15th-early 16th century

Engraved architectural ornament plate with an arched gated doorway, columns, a lion, winged figures and grotesque masks.

Ornament plate, from "Architettura"

the Elder Wendel Dietterlin, 1598

Engraving of a rider on a mule with men gathering coins beneath it, crowds around a stepped platform, Latin inscription below

Men collecting dung dropping from the hindquarters of a mule, with a rider sitting backward on the mule and holding i…

Johann Theodor de Bry, 1592-1614

Woodcut of a crowned figure among armored soldiers and courtiers in a columned hall, with a bowing figure in the foreground.

Illustration from "The White King" (Der Weiß König)

Hans Burgkmair, 15th-16th century

Engraving of bearded Saturn holding an infant, with a goat, scythe, and distant castle in the landscape.

Saturn, from "The Gods Who Preside Over the Planets"

Master I.B., 1525

Engraving of Jupiter as a helmeted warrior with sword and shield, beside a tree and a distant walled town.

Jupiter, from "The Gods Who Preside Over the Planets"

Master I.B., 1528

Engraved print of an ornate knife handle with a marriage scene, cherubs, scrollwork, and French text panels on each side.

Design for knife handle to commemorate a marriage

Johann Theodor de Bry, ca. 1580-1600

Etched title page showing harbor ships, a fortified wall, and two figures beside a ship's rigging and barrels, dated 1652.

Title page from "Quelque navieres deisseigner & graver par Remy Zeeman"

Reinier Nooms, 1652

Etching of an ornate architectural facade with a central doorway, hunting dogs, animal heads, and an archer atop the pediment

Design for an Architectural Structure with a Hunting Theme, plate 74 from "Architettura"

the Elder Wendel Dietterlin, 1598

Etching of an ornate fountain with a figure holding a staff on a globe above an urn with sea monsters and scrolls.

Design for a Fountain, plate 80 from "Architettura"

the Elder Wendel Dietterlin, 1598

Engraved architectural design for a lavabo with a central niche, ornate urn, scrolled pediment and grotesque masks.

Design for a Lavabo, plate 85 from "Architettura"

the Elder Wendel Dietterlin, 1598

Etching of an ornate fountain with nude female figures, putti, and dragons supporting a balustrade, from Dietterlin's Archite

Design for a Fountain, plate 119 from "Architettura"

the Elder Wendel Dietterlin, 1598

Engraved ornamental cartouche with a blank central shield, flanked by dragons, birds and scrolls within an arched niche.

Design for a Cartouche, plate from "Architettura"

the Elder Wendel Dietterlin, 1598

Engraving of an armored warrior with raised sword and shield, a goat at his feet, labeled MARS, 1528.

Mars, from "The Gods Who Preside Over the Planets"

Master I.B., 1528

Engraving of a crowned nude man with a scepter, seated by a tree beside a lion and shield, labeled SOL.

Sun, from "The Gods Who Preside Over the Planets"

Master I.B., 1528

Engraving of Venus with long curly hair holding an arrow and flaming heart beside a tree, with a bull at her feet.

Venus, from "The Gods Who Preside Over the Planets"

Master I.B., 1529

Engraving of the god Mercury holding a caduceus, wearing a winged helmet, with a town and trees behind him.

Mercury, from "The Gods Who Preside Over the Planets"

Master I.B., 1528

Woodcut of Christ holding a globe, haloed and surrounded by clouds and small angels.

Christ with a Globe

Hans Baldung Grien, 15th-16th century

Woodcut of Saint Andrew with a halo, standing beside a diagonal cross with radiating lines behind him.

Saint Andrew

Hans Baldung Grien, 15th-16th century

Woodcut of a bearded horseman drawing his sword beside a kneeling beggar, with trees and a distant castle.

Saint Martin on Horseback

Hans Baldung Grien, 15th-16th century

Etching of three trees on a hill under stormy clouds, with a flat plain, distant town, and cattle at right.

The Three Trees, after Rembrandt

Captain William E. Baillie, 1758

Etching of a bearded old man in a flat cap and fur-trimmed robe, hands clasped, after Rembrandt.

Old Man with Beard and Flat Cap, after Rembrandt

Captain William E. Baillie, 1765

A bearded man wearing a tasseled headdress facing left, from "Heads in Oriental Headdress"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1648-50

Etching of robed figures seated beneath a dark stone archway in a shadowy interior, with a reclining figure at right.

Tangier, Seated Arabs

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 19th century

Etching of a nude man seated beside two hooded witches with shears and an open book, with a winged creature and heads below.

Plate 70: Devout Profession (Devota Profesion), from "Los Caprichos"

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of the Holy Family with infant John the Baptist and a lamb beside a classical column and stone steps.

The Holy Family with the infant St John the Baptist at right

Bartolomeo Biscaino, 1650-57

Brown and white wash drawing of Venus at left with cupids playing around trees in an oval landscape.

Venus at left in the company of cupids playing

Ugo da Carpi, ca. 1520-27

Etching of women on a riverbank reaching toward an infant lying in a cloth among reeds.

The finding of Moses who is rescued from the Nile by the maidservants of Pharaoh's daughter

Bartolomeo Biscaino, 1650-57

Engraved title plate with two putti flanking a cartouche reading Opere di Polidoro da Caravaggio, within a laurel arch.

Titeplate to series of prints after Poloidoro

Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, 1658

Etched plate of Roman military trophies with a winged Victory, shields, spears, ram heads and a Medusa mask, 1656-58.

Plate 1: trophies of Roman arms from decorations above the windows on the second floor of the Palazzo Milesi in Rome

Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, 1656-58

Etching of a lion head with shields, arms trophies and scrollwork above an inscribed oval panel.

Plate 2: trophies of Roman arms from decorations above the windows on the second floor of the Palazzo Milesi in Rome

Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, 1656-58

Etching of ornate Roman helmet, shield, axe and ram's head trophies with scrollwork, inscribed Polidoro da Caravag. 1656.

Plate 3: trophies of Roman arms from decorations above the windows on the second floor of the Palazzo Milesi in Rome

Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, 1656

Etching of Pan reclining with two satyrs, a large vase on a pedestal, a sheep, and trees under a distant landscape.

Pan reclining at left with two standing satyrs, a large vase on a pedestal at right

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645

Engraving of the Adoration of the Shepherds with Moses and prophets holding scrolls in a stone interior, by Jacob Matham, 158

The Adoration of the Shepherds, Surrounded by Moses and Five Prophets

Jacob Matham, 1588

Pen and ink print of women with lamps in a classical arched interior, with a bridegroom figure among them and an inscription

The Wise and the Foolish Virgins

Francesco Zuccarelli, 1728

Engraved portrait of William Hogarth in a feathered hat, beside a pug dog, with a painter's palette and books.

William Hogarth

Benjamin Smith, June 4, 1795

Engraving of a crowded London street with a Lord Mayor's carriage surrounded by apprentices, onlookers, and balconies.

The Industrious 'Prentice Lord Mayor of London (Industry and Idleness, plate12)

William Hogarth, September 30, 1747

Engraving of a seated woman nursing an infant beside a child and an older woman under a tree, with a landscape behind.

Charity

Goltzius School

Engraving of St. Cecilia reclining as attendants gather and an angel descends above with a wreath, in an arched interior.

The Death of St. Cecilia

Johann Friedrich Greuter, ca. 1640-60

Engraved allegorical print of a young man in armor in an oval medallion, with cherubs, a lion, allegorical women and a city v

Portrait of the future Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II as the Archduke of Austria and Grand Duke of Tuscany

Carlo Faucci, ca. 1760-67

Engraving of a crowded 18th-century London street with a carriage, banners, soldiers, and spectators at windows.

The Industrious 'Prentice Lord Mayor of London: Industry and Idleness, plate 12

William Hogarth, September 30, 1747

Engraving of idle apprentices gambling on a tomb in a churchyard, with skulls and a standing man holding a cane.

The Idle 'Prentice at Play in the Church Yard (Industry and Idleness, plate 3)

William Hogarth, September 30, 1747

Engraving of a night cellar: a watchman with a lantern, a pointing woman, and card players by a fireplace.

The Idle 'Prentice Betrayed by his Whore and Taken in a Night Cellar with his Accomplice (Industry and Idleness, plat…

William Hogarth, September 30, 1747

Engraving of a crowded courtroom with a seated alderman holding his head beside a writing clerk and standing witnesses.

The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London, The Idle One Brought Before Him and Impeached by his Accomplices (Indus…

William Hogarth, September 30, 1747

Engraving of a busy city street with men drinking beer at a table, a fishwoman with a basket, and a tavern sign overhead.

Beer Street

William Hogarth, February 1, 1751

Hand-colored print of a hilltop castle above a lake, with women at a stone fountain and trees in the foreground.

Bracciano, plate 2 from "Views of Rome and Its Environs"

Edward Lear, 1841

Etching of Roman arms trophies with shields, an eagle, a grotesque mask, lion and boar heads, and scrollwork.

Plate 4: trophies of Roman arms from decorations above the windows on the second floor of the Palazzo Milesi in Rome

Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, 1656-58

Etching of ornate Roman military trophies with plumed helmets, a griffin, lion heads and feathers, with Italian inscription.

Plate 5: trophies of Roman arms from decorations above the windows on the second floor of the Palazzo Milesi in Rome

Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, 1658

Engraving of nude figures, animals and a cornucopia in an idyllic wooded landscape, The Golden Age after Adriaen Matham, 1620

The Golden Age

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Engraving of Judith holding the severed head of Holofernes beside a maidservant, with a canopy bed and military tents behind.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Balthazar van den Bos

Engraving of a court scene with a judge, a kneeling man in chains, armed guards and columns in a stone hall.

Allegory of Justice (Sanctity of the Law) with a court scene depicting a man being pardoned by a judge, plate XII fro…

Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg, 1605

Engraving of a judge weeping in a columned courtroom while guards and onlookers stand around a kneeling figure.

The Judge Bias Shedding Tears, plate IX from "Thronus Justitiæ"

Joachim Wtewael, 1605

Watercolor elevation of a Gothic Revival church with a tall spire and clock tower, flanked by trees, by Alexander Jackson Dav

Church of the Holy Apostles, New York City

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1845

Engraving of a bearded man in a feathered turban and fur-trimmed robe holding a covered vessel, labeled Melchior Rex Nubia.

Melchior, after Three Magi series by Jacques Bellange

Matthäus Merian the Elder, ca. 1615

Engraving of a standing figure in a feathered turban and fur-trimmed robe holding a covered cup, labeled Caspar Rex Tarsis.

Caspar, after Three Magi series by Jacques Bellange

Matthäus Merian the Elder, ca. 1615

Engraving of a turbaned figure seen from behind holding a covered vessel, labeled Baltasar Rex Saba, ca. 1615.

Balthasar, after figure in "The Adoration of the Magi" by Jacques Bellange

Matthäus Merian the Elder, ca. 1615

Engraved landscape of a seated woman under trees overlooking a harbor with sailing ships and ruined arches.

Seascape with Bacchus and Ariadne

Claude Lorrain, 1742

Engraving of Venus seated on clouds with Cupid holding an arrow beside her, finely hatched in black and white.

Venus and Cupid in the Clouds

Giovanni Paolo Cimerlino, 1568

Etching of Venus with cupids presenting armor and a shield to a helmeted warrior in a forest landscape.

Venus Giving Arms to Aeneas

Pietro Testa, ca. 1638-40