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Woodcut of Christ with a crown of thorns being lowered from the cross by a man on a ladder, with a kneeling mourner and skull

Descent from the Cross

Hans Baldung Grien, 1505

Engraving of Galatea in a dolphin-drawn chariot amid sea figures, with three winged putti shooting arrows from the clouds abo

Galatea standing in a water-chariot pulled by two dolphins, surrounded by tritons, nereids, and putti, three of which…

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1515-16

Hand-colored print of a city square with a tall clock tower, arcaded palazzo, carriages, and people in period dress.

View of the Piazza dei Signori of Vicenza with horse-drawn carriages and figures walking in the square

Georg Balthasar Probst, ca. 1750-1801

Etching of ancient polygonal paving stones of the Appian Way with weeds and rubble in the gaps, lettered markers on the stone

View of the stone pavement of the Appian Way (Veduta dell'antica Via Appia), from "Le Antichità Romane"

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Engraved elevation and plan of the Pons Fabricius bridge in Rome, with river view, capital detail, and stone block.

Plan and elevation of the Pons Fabricius (also known as the Quattro Capi Bridge), Rome, from "Le Antichità Romane"

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Woodcut of Ecce Homo, Christ crowned with thorns, surrounded by angels and putti in a dense ornamental border of vines.

Ecce Homo with Ornamental Border showing the Triumph of Bacchus

Hans Baldung Grien, 1511

Triptych print of a woman in floral kimono holding a horned mask, with two men and pale flames in a night sky.

Chikanobu Foxfires

Toyohara Chikanobu

Engraved plate of hoisting ropes, iron hooks and pulleys for raising stone blocks, with workers building a circular tomb.

Demonstration panel showing technique for raising travertine and marble blocks for the construction of the tomb of Ce…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Etching of a crowded allegorical scene with a seated figure on a pedestal, kneeling figures, and inscribed brick wall.

Worship of the North (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Engraved plan and elevations of an ancient tomb on the Appian Way, with circular masonry, rectangular chamber and scale bar.

Plan of a tomb on the Appian Way in Vigna Buonamici (Pianta di un sepolcro sull'antica Via Appia nella Vigna Buonamic…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Satirical etching of a crowded street with men, placards, a flag and a liquor store sign, drawn in fine line.

Enlistment of Sickles' Brigade, New York (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Engraved elevation and plan of a Roman theater portico with tall columns, arches, and two small figures for scale.

Partial elevation and plan of the first-order portico at the Theater of Marcellus (Dimostrazione di una parte de' por…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Pen drawing of four men in a rowboat on rippling water, one standing with a rifle, three seated at oars, a barrel in the ster

Marylanders Crossing the Potomac to Join the Southern Army (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Woodcut of seated nude Christ supported by a small angel, with crown of thorns and torture instruments on the floor.

Christ with the Instruments of Torture Supported by a Little Angel

Hans Baldung Grien, 1517

Pen-and-ink print of men unloading barrels and crates from a rowboat on a riverbank, one armed figure on watch, dense trees b

Smuggling of Medicines into the South (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Engraved elevation and plan of the Theater of Marcellus portico in Rome, with Ionic columns, arches and measurement notes.

Elevation and plan of the second-order portico at the Theater of Marcellus (Teatro di Marcello), Rome, from "Le Antic…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Line drawing of cavalry riders galloping through a crowded military camp past a signboard and wooden barrels.

General Stuart's Raid to the White House (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Engraved plan and front elevation of a Roman temple with Ionic columns, labeled with letters and a scale bar.

Plan and facade of the Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Tempio della Fortuna Virile), from "Le Antichità Romane"

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Pen-and-ink etching of a crowded city street with men in top hats, a seated figure, and onlookers at windows and a balcony.

Free Negroes in the North (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Engraved architectural plate of the Temple of Fortuna Virilis showing a front elevation and a cross-section with Ionic column

Profile of the Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Profilo del Tempio della Fortuna Virile), and section of the temple, from "…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Engraved architectural plate showing a column base and shaft with measurement numbers and a spiral diagram labeled A.

Section of column base from the Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Tempio della Fortuna Virile), from "Le Antichità Romane"

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Etching of a woman leaning on a trunk in a rocky cave room with a hanging lamp, table, and draped fabric.

Cave Life in Vicksburg during the Seige (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Etching of a bearded man writing at a table while a winged imp sits on the inkwell beside him.

Writing the Emancipation Proclamation (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861

Engraved architectural plate showing cornice profiles, an Ionic capital with volutes, and a lion mask from the Temple of Fort

Cornice and column from the Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Tempio della Fortuna Virile), from "Le Antichità Romane"

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Poster of a young girl with yellow hair and a black bow against blue, with title lettering for In Childhood's Country.

In Childhood's Country

Ethel Reed, 1896

Orange and black poster of a woman with flowing hair holding a red poppy, with title Folly or Saintliness below.

Folly or Saintliness

Ethel Reed, 1895

Engraving of Judith and a servant carrying Holofernes's head on a platter, with his foreshortened body at right.

Judith giving the head of Holofernes on a platter, which is about to be covered with a cloth, to her servant, with th…

Enea Vico, 1546

Woodcut of a nude Christ seated by a column with a crown of thorns, whip, and an angel supporting him.

Christ with the Instruments of Torture

Hans Baldung Grien, 1517

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding a rose, with the infant Christ leaning on a globe beside her.

Madonna of the Rose

Domenico Tibaldi, 1560-75

Woodcut of angels carrying Christ's body upward toward a radiant figure in heaven, with clouds and crown of thorns.

The Body of Christ Carried by Angels towards Heaven

Hans Baldung Grien, 1516

Woodcut of Christ holding a globe, raising one hand in blessing, with a halo and cherubs among clouds, dated 1519.

Christ with the Orb of the World in His Left Hand

Hans Baldung Grien, 1519

Woodcut of enthroned Christ in clouds with angels, a sword and trumpets, kneeling figures and rising dead below.

The Last Judgment

Hans Baldung Grien, 1505

Etching of a man leading a pack horse over a wooden bridge, with trees framing hills and a village in the distance.

Plate 4: Landscape with man leading a pack horse across a wooden bridge, three figures in right foreground, the silho…

Marco Ricci, 1723-30

Engraved view of the Poggio Imperiale villa facade with a curved statue-lined balustrade, strolling figures, and framing tree

The Royal Villa called il Poggio Imperiale (La Real Villa detta il Poggio Imperiale), view of the façade and balustra…

Giuseppe Zocchi, 1744

Engraving of four figures in period dress in two pairs, one man gesturing and one man running, with inscribed names above.

March and April (copy)

Engraving of a buffoon in a tub being teased by two women beside a window, with a jug and flowering vase.

Buffoon and Two Women

Sebald Beham, 1541

Woodcut of the Holy Family with Saint Anne and Saint Joachim, a castle on a hill behind, and small animals below.

The Holy Family with St. Anna and St. Joachim

Hans Baldung Grien

Woodcut of the Virgin nursing the Christ child, wearing a star crown and halo, with clouds and a heraldic shield.

Madonna Lactans, from "Enchiridon Poeticum"

Hans Baldung Grien, 1515

Woodcut of the crowned Virgin Mary seated on a grassy bank holding the haloed infant Christ, with a castle in the background.

The Virgin on the Grassy Bank

Hans Baldung Grien, 1505

Woodcut of a bearded Christ with a halo holding a globe, surrounded by clouds and cherubs, by Hans Baldung Grien, 1519.

Christ from Christ and the Apostles

Hans Baldung Grien, 1519

Woodcut of Saint Andrew with a halo, leaning on an X-shaped cross and holding a book, with radiating lines behind him.

St. Andrew, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Hans Baldung Grien, 1519

Etching of a sun chariot drawn by horses, with Atlas holding a globe, allegorical figures, and giants walking beside it.

Le Char du Soleil (The Chariot of Sun), from "Guerre de Beauté" (Guerra di Bellezza) (War of Beauty)

Jacques Callot, 1616

Woodcut print of St. James the Greater as a bearded pilgrim with a staff, flask, and halo, against radiating hatched lines.

St. James the Greater, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Hans Baldung Grien, 1519

Etching of figures in procession on a rocky Mount Parnassus with a winged horse, laurel tree and Italian banner, by Jacques C

Le Char du Mont Parnasse (The Chariot of Mount Parnassus), from "Guerre de Beauté" (Guerra di Bellezza) (War of Beauty)

Jacques Callot, 1616

Woodcut of St. Philip with a halo, holding an open book and a cross-topped staff against a radiating background.

St. Philip, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Hans Baldung Grien, 1519

Woodcut of bearded St. Matthew with halo, holding a halberd and a book, standing on grass, dated 1519.

St. Matthew, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Hans Baldung Grien, 1519

Woodcut of a bearded saint with a halo and staff, wearing flowing robes and standing on rocky ground.

St. Thomas, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Hans Baldung Grien, 1519

Woodcut of haloed Saint Simon with long beard, holding a large serrated saw, with radiating lines behind his head.

St. Simon, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Hans Baldung Grien, 1519

Woodcut of a bearded apostle with halo and rays, holding a book and staff, with a sheep at his feet.

St. Judas Thaddaeus, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Hans Baldung Grien, 1519

Woodcut of a bearded saint with a halo and radiating rays, holding a staff, wearing a heavy draped robe.

Saint Thomas, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Hans Baldung Grien, 1519

Woodcut of Salome holding a platter with the severed head of St. John the Baptist, with a castle in the background.

Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist

Hans Baldung Grien, ca. 1511

Woodcut of St. Jerome kneeling by a rock with a book and skull, a lion beside him, a church on a hill and birds overhead.

St. Jerome in the Desert

Hans Baldung Grien, ca. 1511

Lithograph of a turbaned rider on a prancing horse gesturing ahead, with mounted attendants, palm trees, and domed buildings

Mamluk on Horseback

Carle Vernet, first half 19th century

Lithograph of a fur-clad mounted archer galloping and shooting a bow, with a deer, palm tree and second rider in the backgrou

Cossacks on Horseback Hunting Deer

Carle Vernet, 1821-36

Engraved horizontal ornament panel with a bearded grotesque mask in a medallion, framed by acanthus scrolls and a laurel wrea

Horizontal Panel with a Bearded Amascaron in a Medallion at Center Surrounded by Tendrils

Sebald Beham, 1543

Etching of a sea-themed festival chariot with coral columns, nymphs, tritons, and giant Neptune figures walking beside it.

Le Char de Thétis (The Chariot of Thetis), from "Guerre de Beauté" (Guerra di Bellezza) (War of Beauty)

Jacques Callot, 1616

Etching of cupids with bows and arrows on clouds above three nude women holding hands, with an Italian inscription scroll.

Le Char de L'Amour, from "Guerre de Beauté" (Guerra di Bellezza) (War of Beauty)

Jacques Callot, 1616

Engraving of a winged figure resting her head on her hand beside a sphere, compasses and tools, titled Melancholia.

Melancholia

Etching of galleys and sailing ships in a sea battle, one ship ramming another amid smoke and waves.

L'Abordage du Taccio (The Collision of Taccio), from "Les Combats de Quatre Galères" (The Battles of Four Galleys)

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Etching of a large sailing ship attacked by several galleys in rough sea, with smoke and labeled vessels.

L'Abordage du 'Bertone' (The Colission of 'Bertone'), from "Les Combats de Quatre Galères" (The Battles of Four Galleys)

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Etching of a naval battle with four galleys firing smoke at a large sailing ship on open sea.

L'Attaque (The Attack), from "Les Combats de Quatre Galères" (The Battles of Four Galleys)

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Etching of a stage with colonnades, armed figures in battle, drummer and musicians, and winged figures in clouds above.

3e Intermède (3rd Interlude), from "Les Intermèdes" (The Interludes)

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Woodcut title page showing Saint John with an eagle, a tree, the Virgin and Child, and a printed title panel dated 1516.

Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos, title page from Hymni de tempore et de sanctis

Hans Baldung Grien, 1516

Woodcut of a martyr on a gridiron over coals, with executioners and onlookers in a stone courtyard.

Martyrdom of St. Lawrence

Hans Baldung Grien, ca. 1505