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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Octagonal etching of the Virgin Mary embracing the haloed Christ Child, with drapery and a curtain in the background.

Virgin and Christ Child, an octagonal composition

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etching of the Virgin nursing the Christ Child in a circular frame, with draped cloth and a distant landscape at right.

Virgin Nursing the Christ Child

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of the Virgin Mary embracing the Christ Child within an oval frame, with a radiant halo behind them.

Virgin Embracing the Christ Child

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Portrait of Cosimo de' Medici and Marguerite Louise d'Orleans, His Wife

Stefano Della Bella, 1661

Etching of a pastoral caravan with camels, mules, sheep, and travelers crossing a rocky cliff path, with dogs in the foregrou

The Voyage of Jacob in Egypt

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1647

Etching of a bearded street musician playing guitar in front of a river city with bridges, instruments scattered at his feet.

Carlo Cantu called Buffetto

Stefano Della Bella, 1646

Etching of ten plumed cavaliers on rearing horses arranged in a circle against a pale background.

Ten Cavaliers Forming a Circle

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Etching of five groups of acrobats forming human pyramids, some holding flaming torches, with plumed helmets and short tunics

Five Groups of Acrobats

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Red chalk drawing of a ruined timber barn, a tree, a broken fence and a hen on bare ground.

The Bee and the Hen

Bernhard Rode, 1724-97

Brown ink drawing of a penitent woman with long hair seated by a skull in a rocky cave, with a pencil study beside it.

The Penitent Magdalene

Adriaen van der Werff, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of two washerwomen by a rustic hut with hanging laundry, a wooden tub, and a tree.

Washerwomen in Front of a Cottage

Johann Georg Wille, 1769

Charcoal and chalk self-portrait of a man with curly hair staring directly forward against a gray background.

Self-Portrait

Andre-Jacques-Victor Orsel, ca. 1815-20

Etching of a nude standing man with his head turned, surrounded by loose sketched figure studies of heads and limbs.

Striding Man

Wilhelm Lehmbruck, 1914

Pencil drawing of a young girl with hair pinned up, looking downward, with loosely sketched blouse folds.

Portrait of a young girl

Edward Burne-Jones, 1866-80

Pen and ink drawing of two nude figures in a forest with a winged horse rearing among trees and clouds.

Fantasy

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1824-98

Etching of allegorical figures with a reclining man, a lion, and a coat of arms beneath a tree.

Ornament design for a thesis, the Strozzi coat of arms at top

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1660

Etching of pairs of plumed cavaliers fighting on horseback, arranged in two columns on a pale sheet.

Twenty-four Cavaliers Fighting in Two Columns

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Etched ornamental cartouche with blank center, grotesque masks, drapery, scrolls, and ship and windmill emblems.

Ornament Design for a Thesis on the Device: Quest' un soccorso

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1656

Etching of a draped funeral hall with a crowd of mourners, skeletal figures and a catafalque at the far end.

Funeral of Francesco de' Medici

Stefano Della Bella, 1634

Engraved sheet with nine panels of mounted riders in formations, central panel showing a chariot surrounded by horsemen.

Various figures of horse ballet

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Etching of about two dozen plumed cavaliers on rearing horses arranged in a winding S-shaped formation across a pale field.

Twenty-four Cavaliers Form a Double S

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Etching of plumed cavaliers on horseback in four groups, pairs of riders brandishing swords against each other.

Twenty-four Cavaliers Battle with Swords in Four Groups

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Etching of plumed cavaliers on horseback arranged in two columns along the top and bottom edges of a sheet.

Twenty-four Cavaliers in Two Columns

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Etching of ten cavaliers on horseback with plumed headdresses, five arranged in a V formation on a pale sheet.

Ten Cavaliers Including Five Forming a V

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Drawing of a seated young woman in white dress sketching under a tree beside a distant landscape.

Portrait of a Seated Young Lady Drawing under a Tree

Firmin Massot, late 18th-19th century

Portrait of a Young Lady Drawn in Left Profile

Henry Fuseli, ca. 1778-79

Watercolor of snowy alpine peaks and glaciers with a hiker and goats on a rocky grassy slope under blue sky.

View of the Massif of Mont Blanc near the "Petit Jorasse, Grand Jorasse, le Géant" with the "Glaciers des Périades et…

Jean Antoine Linck, late 18th-19th century

Engraving of galleys in close naval combat, soldiers crowding the decks amid smoke, with fleets and flags in the distance.

Naval Combat

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Engraving of a nobleman with attendants pointing at workers building stone fortifications beside a harbor with ships.

The Grand Duke fortifies the Port of Livourne

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a seated bearded man with wind-blown hair and flowing drapery, study for a figure.

Study for the Figure of Aeolus

Pellegrino Tibaldi, 1549-51