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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of a forest scene with tall trees, a fallen log over a rocky stream, and a grassy bank.

Ugbrooke, Devon

John White Abbott, July 17, 1809

Watercolor of ruined Gothic arches of an abbey with a grazing cow, fallen stones and a tree against a cloudy sky.

The east end of Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire

John Sell Cotman, 1803

Engraving of a bearded man holding a bow beside a woman in a turban carrying a baby, on a hatched landscape.

The Turkish Family

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1496

Watercolor of a hilltop castle across tidal sands, with two walking figures and boats under a cloudy sky.

Harlech Castle across the Traeth Mawr

John Varley, 1800-42

Pen and wash drawing of a seated woman, an older man, and a cherub beside a chest, with handwritten text above.

An Allegory

Adam Gutmann, 1598

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man in a large white turban and fur-trimmed robe, with Arabic and Latin inscriptions belo

Süleyman the Magnificent

Melchior Lorck, 16th century

Grey wash drawing of two draped women, one comforting the other with a hand on her shoulder, beside a small fire.

Two women grieving

John Flaxman, 1779-1810

Drawing of the nude Farnese Hercules leaning on a club, rendered in black chalk and white highlights on blue paper.

The Farnese Hercules

Pieter van Lint, 1639

A Male Teal

Johann Jakob Walther, mid-17th century

Soft-toned drawing of a woman with upswept hair and a hoop earring, head turned to the right against a dark background.

Portrait of a woman, her head turned to the right, wearing an earring

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1770-72

Etching of Christ crowned with thorns standing before Pilate on a raised platform, with soldiers and a crowd around him.

Christ Before Pilate: the large plate

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1636

Pen-and-ink drawing of a blacksmith running off with a raven as a bearded figure leaps from a rock.

The Blacksmith Chooses Ye Raven and Runs Away With It, for "The Wonder Clock"

Howard Pyle, 1887

Ink and wash drawing of Juno on a chariot above a reclining woman and bearded river god with a peacock and putti.

Juno on Her Chariot Visiting a Young Woman and a Rivergod

Richard van Orley, late 17th-mid 18th century

Etching of the Virgin nursing the infant Christ under trees while a haloed man reads a book beside them.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etching of a man on a prancing horse holding a pennant, with a young attendant holding a crowned shield and a city behind.

Portrait of Bernardino Ricci

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a windswept female figure in flowing drapery with a sword at her feet, after Stefano della Bella.

Dido Killing Herself

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1660

Etching of a crowded 17th-century banquet hall with guests in elaborate dress, a chandelier, and draped curtains.

Banquet of the Piacevoli

Stefano Della Bella, 1627

Etching of a bearded man embracing a bronze bull while a laurel-crowned ruler gestures beside a crowd and a cherub.

Phalaris Having Perillus Thrown into the Bronze Bull

Stefano Della Bella, 17th century

Etching of the Virgin Mary embracing the infant Christ, both facing each other within an oval frame with radiating light.

The Virgin and Child

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of the Virgin and Child with young John the Baptist kneeling beside a lamb, with Saint Elizabeth in a niche above.

Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist and St. Elizabeth

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of Mary riding a donkey with the infant Jesus, led by Joseph, beneath a radiating halo of cherub heads and clouds.

Flight into Egypt

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Circular etching of the Virgin and Christ child riding a donkey past a tree, with cherub heads floating in the sky.

Flight into Egypt, a round composition

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1662

Etching of the child Jesus in clouds above Mary, Joseph and a young figure with a scroll, with a dove and rays of light.

Child Jesus Explaining the Scriptures to His Mother and St. Joseph

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1627

Etching of a bearded archbishop in a long robe with outstretched arms, standing on clouds among cherubs.

St. Anthony, Archbishop of Florence

Stefano Della Bella, 1651

Etching of the infant Saint John the Baptist with his lamb in a wooded landscape, with a halo above his head.

The Infant St. John the Baptist with his Lamb

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etching of the infant St. John the Baptist with a halo, holding a cross staff and a banner, beside a lamb.

The Infant St. John the Baptist Holding up His Robe

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etching of a nearly nude man kneeling at a spring beneath a rocky cliff, with trees and a small animal at left.

St. John the Baptist Drawing Water from a Spring

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a laurel wreath, with a crowned coat of arms and eagles below.

Portrait of the Poet Sigismond Boldoni

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of six groups of acrobats forming human pyramids, each holding flaming torches, in plumed caps and tunics.

Thirty-six Acrobats in Six Groups

Stefano Della Bella, 1652

Etching of a standing man in a fur-collared coat and feathered hat, with a small rider on horseback in the distance.

Polish man with a mustache wearing a fur coat and a hat with a feather

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1648