New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

4,814 works

Pen and gray wash study of a seated prophetess with angels in clouds above and warriors and a horse below.

The Prophetess Deborah Ordering Barak to Take Arms against Sisera

Francesco Solimena, 1728-33

Engraving of two satyrs steadying Silenus on a braying mule while a third satyr leads it beside a vase.

Two satyrs placing Silenus on a braying mule and a third satyr at right

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Pencil sketch of a mounted rider with a spear, crowd of figures, and a warrior raising arms before architecture.

The Triumph of David

Francesco Solimena, 1677-1747

Etching of the Madonna holding the Christ child on her lap, with a bird flying above and a halo behind her head.

Madonna and Child with a bird

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1635-36

Etching of a youth playing pipes beside a sleeping man under oak trees, with a cow and dog in a pastoral landscape.

Mercury and Argus, copy in reverse after Cantarini

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1630-48 or after

Engraving of a youth playing a pipe under an oak, with a reclining man, a cow, and a distant landscape.

Mercury and Argus, counterproof of copy in reverse after Cantarini

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1630-1648 or after

Etching of the Madonna seated with the infant Christ on her lap, a bird above and a curtain at left.

Madonna and Child with a bird, copy in reverse

Simone Cantarini, ca. 1635-36 or after

Mrs. Robinson as Perdita

Richard Cosway, ca. 1779

Etching study of three ox skulls, two horse skulls, and a bearded grotesque head on a pale sheet.

Three ox skulls, two horse skulls, and a grotesque head, study for "Democritus in Meditation"

Salvator Rosa, 1662

Etching of two ox skulls with curved horns and a partial third skull below, drawn in fine hatched lines.

Two ox skulls and a portion of a third, study for "Democritus in Meditation"

Salvator Rosa, 1662

Brown ink and wash drawing of Poseidon with trident and rearing horse facing Athena in armor, with gods above and a city belo

The Contest Between Athena and Poseidon for the Possession of Athens

Cesare Nebbia, 1570s

Oval drawing of a woman in a pale gown holding a dove beside a tree trunk, in soft tan and blue tones.

Isabella Hunter, Cousin of the Artist

John Downman, 1781

Etching of leaning trees on the left, a herdsman with cattle by a pool on the right, and an open sky above.

Landscape with a herdsmen

Salvator Rosa, ca. 1640-45

Watercolor drawing of a kneeling man gazing at a stag with a glowing cross, with a greyhound and horse nearby.

The Vision of Saint Eustace

Federico Zuccaro, 1542-1609

Pencil sketch of two large bare trees over a woodland scene with figures near a tent and cattle on a path.

Landscape with cattle and figures; sketch for the Rustic Courtship

Gainsborough Dupont, 1755-97

Pen and ink sketch of a rearing horse and rider drawn over a handwritten letter.

Rearing horse and trainer, drawn on a letter (recto); Studies of women and children (verso)

William Etty, after 1810

Engraved aerial view of a Roman tournament with armored riders in a walled courtyard, crowds in galleries, and a palace with

Marriage of Annibale Altemps and Ortensia Borromeo, Rome, March 5, 1565, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Etienne Dupérac, 1565

Grey wash drawing of a classical frieze with bearded men, draped women, nude youths, a horse and two lion heads.

Design for a Frieze, after a Roman Sarcophagus: The First Visit of Bacchus to Ariadne

John Flaxman, late 18th-early 19th century

Etching of a procession with horsemen and a carriage on a tree-lined road, smoke rising from gunfire, and a crowd of spectato

Entry of the Count of Thurn and Taxis into Hemissen

Wenceslaus Hollar, ca. 1651

Engraving of the Argonauts' ship at sea with sea nymphs, allegorical figures and radiating clouds, in black and white.

Birth of the Dauphin, Toulouse, 1682: Capture of the Golden Fleece

Jacques LePautre, 1682

Colored bird's-eye print of the Brooklyn Bridge with fireworks, balloons, and sailing ships on the East River at night.

Bird's-Eye View of the Great New York and Brooklyn Bridge, and Grand Display of Fireworks on Opening Night...May 24,…

Monochrome print of a woman in a pale gown beside a pillar, with a chandelier and rows of lamps in a dark café interior.

Mademoiselle Bécat at the Café des Ambassadeurs, Paris

Edgar Degas, 1877-78

Brown wash drawing of a mounted rider and procession before a city with towers and a harbor with a sailing ship.

Study for the Armistice between King Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V, fresco in the Palazzo Farnese, Caprarola

Taddeo Zuccari, 16th century

Watercolor woodland scene of a peasant leading a horse and cart along a forest path beside a pond.

Woodland Scene with a Peasant, a Horse, and a Cart

Thomas Gainsborough, ca. 1760

Sepia drawing of a figure resting with a donkey on a path beside large trees, with horses in the distance.

A Rest by the Way (Open Landscape with Figures, Donkey and Horses)

Thomas Gainsborough, ca. 1780

Red chalk and ink drawing of Saint John the Baptist before Herod and Herodias, with soldiers and an arched doorway behind.

Saint John the Baptist before Herod and Herodias

Morazzone, 16th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornamental border with foliage and putti on blue paper, centre left blank.

Design for Ornamental Border with Foliage, Putti and a Lion's Head

Alessandro Allori, 1535-1607

Pen and ink sketch of two men walking a path with sticks, a dog lying nearby, and trees behind a fence.

Anticipation (for Punch, or the London Charivari, October 23, 1876)

Charles Samuel Keene, 1876

Circular watercolor design for a cupola showing Christ, the Virgin, God the Father, angels, prophets and putti among clouds.

Design for a Cupola with Old and New Testament Figures

Pietro de Angelis, 1720-1804

Pen and wash drawing of three men and a dog on a hill overlooking a walled city and distant sea with ships.

Three Men and a Dog on a Hill

Ercole Bazicaluva, 1600-1638