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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Etching of a theatrical grotto stage with rocky cliffs, armed figures fighting below, and clouds with figures above.

Grotto scene with Vulcan, from "The marriage of the gods" (Le nozze degli Dei)

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a fiery infernal stage set with burning colonnades, centaurs, flying demons and a chariot in the clouds.

Fifth scene, the Inferno, from "The marriage of the gods" (Le nozze degli Dei)

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a waterfall between rocky cliffs with cattle, goats and a seated woman under trees in the foreground.

A waterfall descending from the mountains in the center background, various animals and a woman and child beneath a t…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a woman riding a mule with a peasant, a fisherman at a river, and a stone bridge among hills and trees.

A mule carrying a woman and a peasant walking with a mule to left, a fisherman to right casting his line towards the…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of two horsemen and a walking man descending a hill toward a castle set among jagged mountains.

Two horsemen descend a hill in center, following another man on foot, a castle in the mountains in the center backgro…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a naval battle with galleys, smoke, a sinking ship at right, and a rowboat of men at left.

A naval battle, a rowboat full of men to left, a sinking ship to right, two galleys battling in center, other ships b…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Engraving of six architectural caryatid terms on tall columns, four female and two male, with a hairy Hercules figure at righ

Six terms, four female and two male, with Hercules at far right, plate 1, from Caryatidum [...] sive Athlantidum mult…

Hans Vredeman de Vries, ca. 1565

Etching of a monument with statues and a coat of arms in a wooded park, with a draughtsman under a tree at right and couples

Plate 1: a monument with statues and a coat of arms in the center, a draughstman on the ground beneath a tree to righ…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a large tree in a landscape with a fisherman, two horsemen in a stream, and castle ruins in the distance.

Plate 6: a fisherman carrying a net to left, two horsemen in a stream to right, a tree in center, castle ruins to rig…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of porters unloading bales from a rowboat onto a quay, with sailing ships in the harbor behind them.

Title Page, from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of the Tower of Calais with boats and figures on choppy water beside a stone quay.

Tower of Calais (Tour de Calais), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a harbor with tall sailing ships, a fortress watchtower, an upturned rowboat, and figures on the shore.

View of a part of Calais (Veue d'un coin de Calais), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a three-masted ship in rough seas under a stormy sky, with smaller boats and a distant coastline.

An ordinary ship travelling between Douvre and Calais (Naviere ordinaire qui passe de Douvre a Calais), from "Views o…

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of Amsterdam harbor with a listing ship emitting smoke, rowboats, tall masts, and a distant city skyline.

View of the Amsterdam seaport (Veue d'Amsterdam), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a harbor with sailing ships, a rowboat, a ship on wooden scaffolding, and figures on the quay.

Another view of Amsterdam (Autre vue d'Amsterdam), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a tall clock tower beside a harbor with sailing ships, rowboats, and figures along the quay.

View of Amsterdam (Vue d'Amsterdam), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a capsized ship, figures on a beach, sailing boats and a stone tower on a rocky Italian coast.

View of the coast of Italy (Veue des Costes d'Italie), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of Castello Sant'Angelo above the Tiber with a flag, gunsmoke, a stone bridge, and figures on the riverbank.

View of the Tiber river, a large tree to left, two groups of women to left in the foreground, a bridge leading to the…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1656

Etching of a sail-covered galley at a Livorno harbor quay, with rowboats, figures, cannons and a distant fortress.

A galley covered in sails, from "Views of the port of Livorno" (Vues du port de Livourne)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1652-57

Etching of the Tuileries palace garden front with symmetrical facades, a central dome, and formal parterres with strolling fi

The palace of Catherine de Medici, called the Tuilleries, from "Various views of remarkable places in Italy and Franc…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-51

Etching of the Tuileries Palace facade with a dome, arcades, a carriage, riders and pedestrians on a wide road.

View of the dome of the Palace of the Tuilleries, from "Various views of remarkable places in Italy and France" (Dive…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-51

Etched engraving of the symmetrical Palais d'Orléans facade with a central dome, coat of arms, and small figures in the court

The Palais d'Orléans, from "Various views of remarkable places in Italy and France" (Diverses vues d'endroits remarqu…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-51

Etching of a palace courtyard with arcaded wings, pitched roofs, and small figures walking across the paved court.

View and Perspective of the inside of the Palais d'Orleans, from "Various views of remarkable places in Italy and Fra…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-51

Etching of a palace facade beside formal garden parterres, with strolling figures, tree rows and a distant dome.

View of Luxembourg from the garden side of the Palais d'Orleans, from "Various views of remarkable places in Italy an…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-51

Engraved print of two nude women bathing by a forest pool, with dogs and dead game beside them.

Diana Sourtant du Bain (Diana Leaving the Bath)

Edmond Hédouin, 1864

Engraving of a seated couple in period dress with goats and sheep beside a river and trees.

Pensant-ils au Raisin? (Are They Thinking About the Grape?)

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 18th century

Red chalk style print of three winged putti tumbling among clouds, with soft hatched shading on a pale sheet.

L'Air (The Air): A Group of Three Putti on Clouds

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 18th century

Engraving of an elderly man in a turban conversing with a young woman as a young man gestures between them, with a monkey and

Le Calandrier des Vieillards (The Calendar of Old Men, from Suite d'Estampes Nouvelles pour les Contes de la Fontaine…

Nicolas de Larmessin III, 18th century

Engraved frontispiece with putti around an oval title cartouche, garlands of flowers, books, scrolls and drawing tools, dated

Frontispiece, from Nouveau Livre d'Academies Peintes a Rome par les Eleves de l'Académie Royale de Peinture et Sculpt…

François Boucher, 1759

Soft-toned print of a long-haired dog asleep on a cushion, head resting on its paws.

Sleeping Dog

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1777