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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,354 works

Engraving of a seated central woman with a dove above, surrounded by biblical women, fountain, and falling fruit in an ornate

Benedicta tu in Mulieribus, from "Christian and Profane Allegories"

Hendrick Goltzius

Engraving of the Annunciation with an angel, a kneeling figure at a lectern, and a dove above, framed by a decorative border.

Ave Maria, from "Allegorical Scenes on the Life of Christ, from Christian and Profane Allegories"

Hendrick Goltzius

Fine etching of a young woman with a hair ribbon carrying a draped tray of small round objects, signed Ernst Oppler.

Beatus

Ernst Oppler, 1920

Drypoint etching of a dancer in a ruffled costume with one arm extended, set against curved stage forms.

Lillebil Christensen IV

Ernst Oppler, 1920

Lillebil Christensen II

Ernst Oppler, 1920

Engraving of Christ preaching to disciples under a tree, framed by eight small roundel scenes and an ornate border.

The Eight Beatitudes, from "Christian and Profane Allegories"

Hendrick Goltzius

Night etching of a narrow street with old houses, a glowing lamp, and shadowy figures near a doorway.

Lille: Liebesgässchen

Ernst Oppler, 1916

Engraving of Mary Magdalene reading a book and holding a skull in a rocky landscape, with a cross on a distant hill.

Saint Mary Magdalen Penitent

Hendrick Goltzius, 1585

Etching of a narrow cobbled street with tall townhouses, balconies, and a small group of pedestrians walking.

A Street in Dieppe

Ernst Oppler, late 19th-early 20th century

Engraving of the infant Christ on a fountain with allegorical figures pouring water, framed by scripture text and small relig

The Infant Christ, from "Allegorical Scenes on the Life of Christ, from Christian and Profane Allegories"

Hendrick Goltzius

Engraving of an armored figure reclining among clouds and fire, framed by small biblical scenes and Latin inscriptions.

Punitio Malorum, from "Allegories of the Christian Faith, from Christian and Profane Allegories"

Hendrick Goltzius, n.d.

Engraving of allegorical figures Charitas, Fides and Justitia with Christ feeding a crowd, framed by scripture borders.

Cura Dei Pro Suis, from "Allegories of the Christian Faith, from Christian and Profane Allegories"

Hendrick Goltzius

Engraving of crucified Christ with Justitia and Fides, a horned Satan beside them, framed by Latin scripture inscriptions.

Satisfactio Christi, from "Allegories of the Christian Faith, from Christian and Profane Allegories"

Hendrick Goltzius

Engraving of Christ among a crowd of burdened figures in a landscape, framed by ornamental borders with Latin text.

Levamen Onostrorum, from "Allegories of the Christian Faith, from Christian and Profane Allegories"

Hendrick Goltzius, 1604

Engraving of a violent scene in a church interior with armed men attacking figures, framed by biblical text and emblem border

Dissidium In Ecclesia, from "Allegories of the Christian Faith, from Christian and Profane Allegories"

Hendrick Goltzius, 1575-1617

Hand-colored satirical print of an officer refusing to dine with a woman in a feathered hat and a man in a green hussar unifo

"Grace was in all her Steps. Heaven in her eyes, In all her actions dignity"

Theodore Lane, June 21, 1821

Caricature of a man in a tricorn hat and striped breeches, hands on hips, with a Proverbs verse below, 1790.

A Choice Spirit

George Murgatroyd Woodward, December 1, 1790

Engraved full-length figure of a dandy in a top hat and fitted coat, titled A Buck, with handwritten Proverbs quotations belo

A Buck

George Murgatroyd Woodward, December 1, 1790

Caricature print of a standing man in tricorn hat, dark coat and gaiters, hands behind back, with handwritten Proverbs verses

A Blood

George Murgatroyd Woodward, December 1, 1790

Caricature print of a young man in a wide hat and patterned breeches walking with a stick and knapsack.

A Greenhorn

George Murgatroyd Woodward, December 1, 1790

Engraving of crowns, a mace, sceptre, mitre and books piled beneath a sunburst, with printed text panels below.

Crowns, Mitres, Maces, etc.

William Hogarth, 1755

Lithograph of a young woman in a corset and chemise beside a hanging petticoat, a hatbox in hand, in a cluttered room.

Rien n'est si joli que la fable, si triste que la vérité!, plate 30 from the suite Les Lorettes, published in "Le Cha…

Paul Gavarni, October 21, 1842

Lithograph of a hunched man with a lantern gathering pamphlets beside a tombstone at night, with a basket on his back.

Masked Man using a Lantern to Collect Discarded Pamphlets by a Tombstone, from "Le Charivari"

Bénard, ca. 1830

Hand-colored print of two performers in exaggerated period costume, a teal dress and a pink bodice with purple skirt, January

Potier et Brunet, Dans le duo des Anglaises pour Rire, from "Théâtre des Variétés"

Gautier, January 1815

Etching of a seated woman reading beside a standing man with a wicker basket, with foliage behind them.

Sheet of Sketches, from "Livre d’étude d’après les desseins originaux de Blomart"

François Boucher, 1735

Hand-colored caricature of a stout man taking a dance lesson beside a small dog while a violinist plays.

Lord-tolan prenant sa leçon de dance, La Passions, No. 7

Basset, 19th century

Engraved print of a nude youth flying past a tree trunk with billowing drapery, with a river and mountains behind.

Zephyr

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1864

Engraved title page with rococo cartouche, two putti and a standing nude figure framing the lettering.

Title Page, from "Livre d’étude d’après les desseins originaux de Blomart"

François Boucher, 1735

Split-face caricature print with curly dark hair on one side and a powdered wig on the other, labeled 'The Mask'.

The Mask

James Sayers, May 21, 1783

Etching of a woodland path with a herdsman, cattle, and a dog beneath trees, with a bright sunburst through the leaves.

The Herdsman's Cottage, or Sunset

Samuel Palmer, 1880