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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Pencil and watercolor drawing of the ruined Acropolis at Athens rising above rocky ground under a pale sky.

The Acropolis from the Areopagus, Athens

Thomas Hartley Cromek, April 24, 1846

Engraving of a richly dressed couple dancing closely together, with ornate headdress, ruffled collars and flowing gown.

Dancing Couple, from "The Large Wedding Dancers"

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1538

Watercolor of Acropolis ruins in Athens with columns, a tall tower, scattered stone blocks and small figures under blue sky.

The Acropolis from the West, with the Propylaea and the Temple of Athena Nike, Athens

Thomas Hartley Cromek, 1834

Engraving of an old man in bed grasping a younger man seated on the floor beside him, in a richly detailed interior.

Judge Herkinbald (Archambauld) Stabbing his Nephew

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1553

Watercolor and pencil drawing of ruined Doric columns and scattered stone blocks at the Temple of Apollo at Bassae, with moun

The Temple of Apollo at Bassae

Thomas Hartley Cromek, 1843

Engraving of Cupid on a chariot drawn by horses leading a procession of figures past a temple and hilltop town.

The Triumph of Love, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"

Watercolor of a steep rocky ravine with a stone staircase climbing to a building on a hilltop under blue sky.

A Glen in Sorrento

Thomas Hartley Cromek, mid-19th century

Engraved triumphal procession with a chariot, unicorns, women with palm fronds, and a circular columned temple.

The Triumph of Chastity on Love, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"

Oval watercolor of a river below a ruined castle keep, with a town, stone bridge and rolling hills beyond.

View of Richmond, Yorkshire

George Cuit the Elder, 1788

Engraving of a triumphal procession with a winged trumpeter, elephants, soldiers, and an obelisk in a classical city.

The Triumph of Fame on Chastity, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"

Oval watercolor of a river valley with a round temple on a wooded hill, rock outcrops, and figures on a riverbank.

View of the Round Howe near Richmond, Yorkshire

George Cuit the Elder, 1788

Engraving of a winged old man with an hourglass on a chariot pulled by straining figures and stags, with a Latin inscription

The Triumph of Time on Fame, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"

Brown ink and wash drawing of three nude putti dancing across a shaded landscape with clouds.

Three Dancing Putti

Leonardo Scaglia, 1640-50

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornamental design with a coat of arms, nude figures, putti and scrollwork around a tablet.

Ornamental Motif Surmounted by a Coat of Arms

Leonardo Scaglia, 1640-50

Engraving of Apollo in the clouds above a python on a forest road, with onlookers on both sides.

Stage set for the marriage of Ferdinand de' Medici and Christine of Lorraine in Florence in 1589; Apollo and the Python

Agostino Carracci, 1589-92

Brown ink and wash drawing of four nude putti grouped together on clouds against a pale sky.

Four Putti on Clouds

Leonardo Scaglia, 1640-50

Oil painting of the Last Supper: Christ at a central table with apostles in colorful robes around a platter of fish.

The Last Supper

Bartolomeo Schedoni, 1578-1615

Engraving of a skeleton with a scythe driving a bull-drawn chariot over fallen people, with fire and a castle behind.

The Triumph of Death on Time, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"

Engraving of Saint Paul raising a fallen Patroclus as onlookers gather, with a dog at lower left and classical buildings behi

Saint Paul raising Patroclus who is on the ground, surrounded by a group of onlookers, a dog in the foreground at left

Agostino Carracci, 1583

Engraving of the crucifixion with Christ center, the swooning Virgin supported by two women at left, and a bearded saint at r

Christ on the cross, Saint John to the right looking toward him, to the left is the fainting Virgin Mary supported by…

Agostino Carracci, 1582

Engraving of the dead Christ supported by the Virgin and a winged angel, with a crown of thorns on the ground.

Pietà: Christ supported by the Virgin and an angel at the right

Agostino Carracci, 1582

Engraving of the mystic marriage of Saint Catherine with the Christ child, angels with instruments, and a landscape beyond.

The mystic marriage of Saint Catherine who sits at center with the Christ child, angels with instruments at the left

Agostino Carracci, 1585

Engraving of Christ with a crown of thorns, seated beside the grieving Virgin Mary, with soldiers and a bearded man behind.

Ecce Homo

Agostino Carracci, 1587

Brown ink and wash drawing of Cupid presenting Psyche to a gathering of gods in an oval frame, with a reclining nude and a ho

Cupid Presenting Psyche to the Gods

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1540-45

Engraving of a haloed figure among clouds with angels and trumpets, and a skeleton with a scythe on a hill below.

The Triumph of Eternity on Death, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"

Engraving of an allegory with a seated woman holding scales, a nude figure with a caduceus, putti, and a globe.

Allegory of the Psalm of David

Agostino Carracci, 1579

Head of an Old Woman

Sebastiano del Piombo, 1485-1547

Engraving of a winged angel beside a young man, a bearded elderly man, and a veiled woman in a room with a curtain.

Tobias and the Archangel Raphael, from "The Story of Tobias"

Georg Pencz, 1543

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, grieving women at the base, a standing man on the right, and a distant

The Crucifixion

Agostino Carracci, 1582

Black chalk drawing on blue paper of a reclining nude child leaning on a sphere while an older child looks on.

The Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist

Sebastiano del Piombo, 1485-1547