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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

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

Engraved design of a tall classical funerary monument with columns, niches, putti, and figures, with Latin verses below.

Cœnotaphiorum (27)

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

Engraving of an equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius on a tall inscribed pedestal, rider in cloak on rearing horse.

Marcus Aurelius, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Cornelis Bos, 16th century

Engraving of a nude satyr carrying the child Bacchus on his shoulders in an arched niche with grapes and a goat.

Bacchus on the Shoulders of a Satyr, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Cornelis Cort, 16th century

Engraving of a muscular nude statue of Hercules holding a club, standing on a garlanded pedestal within an architectural nich

Hercules with the apples of the Hesperides, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Diana Scultori, 1581

Bust of Livy, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Bust of Livy, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1582

Engraving of the mutilated Pasquino statue against a building, with Latin inscriptions and two figures on a street at right.

Statue of Pasquin in the House of Cardinal Ursino, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1550

Engraving of the Pasquino statue on a pedestal in a Roman street, with inscribed tablets, statue fragments and two walking me

Statue of Pasquin in the House of Cardinal Ursino, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, after 1582

Engraved portrait of Archbishop Thomas Herring seated in clerical robes and wig, holding a book, with inscription and coat of

The Most Reverend Thomas Herring, Archbishop of Canterbury

Bernard Baron, 1750

Etching of a seated man in a tricorn hat and wig reading a letter by candlelight beside a candlestick.

The Politician

John Keyse Sherwin, October 31, 1775

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

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark naval-style coat holding a sword hilt, with a printed caption below.

A Sea Officer

Charles Townley, ca. 1800

Engraving of eight women sacrificing at a statue of Priapus, with an ox at left and a bearded figure above the pedestal.

Eight Women Sacrificing to Priapus, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Cornelis Bos, 16th century

Engraving of Trajan's Column rising above its pedestal, with spiral reliefs, clouds, rooftops and small figures in the foregr

Trajan's Column, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Engraved battle scene of Amazon warriors on horseback fighting armored men, with fallen bodies and horses in the foreground.

Battle of the Amazons, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1559

Etching of a grinning fool in a hooded cap embracing a young woman who peeks through her spread fingers.

Fool with a Girl Looking Through Her Fingers

Werner van den Valckert

Engraving of the bearded Ocean god seated on waves with a sea monster and staff, with Latin inscription above.

The Ocean God, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1560

Engraving of a reclining nude figure tended by a bearded man in a turban, with a donkey and distant town beneath trees.

The Good Samaritan

Werner van den Valckert

Engraving of a laureate charioteer driving four horses past a winged victory figure, with classical columns and an arch behin

Triumph of Marcus Aurelius, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1560

Engraving of a decorated sarcophagus with putti, arabesque scrolls, a garland and a sheep and peacocks below.

Decorated Sarcophagus with Arabesques, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Engraving of Attilius Regulus inside a nail-studded barrel, surrounded by armed men and spectators on a rocky ground.

Attilius Regulus in a Barrel, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Diana Scultori, late 16th century