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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Architectural elevation drawing of a Gothic chapel in Notre Dame with a central stained glass window and painted religious mu

Plan for the Renovation of a Chapel in the Nave of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris

Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, 1843

Hand-coloured print of an artist on a black horse holding an umbrella against rain, with easel and palette, passing a woman a

An Artist Travelling in Wales

Thomas Rowlandson, February 10, 1799

Grey wash drawing of an oval ornamental frame with laurel, a plumed helmet, sword, and books at its base.

Design for an Ornamental Frame

Pieter Tanjé, 18th century

Engraved kitchen scene with a maid preparing fish, a lobster and a pot, and Christ at Emmaus shown in the background.

Kitchen Scene with Kitchen Maid Preparing Fish, Christ at Emmaus in the Background, from Kitchen and Market Scenes wi…

Jacob Matham, ca. 1603

Etching of Castel Sant'Angelo beside a river, with a bridge, flag, smoke clouds, boats and figures in the foreground.

Castel Sant' Angelo

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1634

Etching of workers loading cargo onto an ornate galley at a harbor, with onlookers, a stone statue and distant boats.

Loading a galley, from "Views of the port of Livorno" (Vues du port de Livourne)

Stefano Della Bella, 1654-55

Etching of broken Corinthian columns and an entablature with figures and laundry in the foreground and a Roman cityscape beyo

The Temple of Vespasian and the Roman Forum, from "Six large views, four of Rome, and two of the Roman countryside" (…

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of the Arch of Constantine and Colosseum ruins with grazing sheep and a shepherd in the foreground.

Arch of Constantine and Colosseum with sheep grazing in foreground, from "Six large views, four of Rome, and two of t…

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of a winged female figure flying left, blowing a trumpet and holding another, with a flowing banner and draped robe.

Fame

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-50

Etching of a circular landscape with a reclining horse, cow, goats, two shepherds, a waterfall and a mountain.

A horse lying down at center, a cow and two goats at right, two seated shepherds to left, a waterfall and a mountain…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a grazing horse, a mare with a foal, a shepherd pointing, and a pyramid with ruins in a circular frame.

The pyramid of Caius Cestius at right in the background, a horse grazing at center, a foal suckling a mare at left, t…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a sleeping shepherd and horses before Roman ruins, within a circular vignette, by Stefano della Bella.

A shepherd sleeping on the ground at right, three horses at left, other horses and various figures to right, the Bath…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Circular etching of a ruined stone structure, grazing horned cattle in the foreground, a distant hill and a rider under a clo

Ruins of a temple in a Roman landscape, plate 13 from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a circular Roman landscape with a reclining buffalo, shepherds, horsemen, grazing animals and a ruined arch.

Campo Vaccino, a buffalo and two shepherds in center, the Fontanone to right in the middle ground, various animals an…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of two horsemen in wind-blown cloaks riding past windswept trees in a circular landscape with hills.

A gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, with the wind blowing from the left side, plate 3 from "R…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Circular etching of Roman ruins, a carved monument and trees at left, with cattle, sheep and two shepherds at right.

A Corinthian capital on the ground at left, a monument with figures in low relief at left in the middleground, variou…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Circular etching of a woman on a horse with a camel, goats, sheep and a shepherd in a rural landscape.

A woman carrying a child on a horse at left, a camel following her, a herd of goats, sheep, and a shepherd in front o…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Circular etching of cows crossing a rocky valley beside trees, with a horseman and distant cattle in the background.

Cows crossing a valley at left, a horseman and other cows in the background, plate 6 from "Roman landscapes and ruins…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a circular landscape with a triple waterfall, a dead tree at right, ruins, and a hill with cows in the distance.

A triple waterfall, a dead tree at right, a mountain and a herd of cows in the background at right, plate 7 from "Rom…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of the Colosseum in a circle with herds of cattle and sheep driven across the foreground by a shepherd.

The Colosseum, two herds being directed towards the amphitheater in the foreground, plate 8 from "Roman landscapes an…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of Roman ruins with the Arch of Constantine at left, Colosseum arches at right, and horses and figures in a field.

The Arch of Constantine at left, part of the Colosseum at right, various horses and figures in foreground and backgro…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Circular etching of a leaning tree, stone pedestal, and ruined arch in a landscape, with an inscription and coat of arms.

Fragments from ancient monuments, plate 1 from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etched frontispiece with two putti riding dolphins flanking a title cartouche above sea waves, with a distant sailing ship.

Frontispiece: cartouche at center, putti on either side riding on dolphins, from 'Various Embarkations' (Divers embar…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646-47

Etching of soldiers and workers at a harbor fortress, with a horseback rider, cannons, a rowboat, and sailing ships on the wa

Plate 1: soldiers waiting to board a ship, from 'Various Embarkations' (Divers embarquements)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646-47

Etching of three ships battered by waves under a dark, stormy sky, one listing sharply with broken masts.

Plate 6: three ships in a storm, from 'Various Embarkations' (Divers embarquements)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646-47

Etching of workers loading cargo from a dock into a rowboat, with sailing ships and a galley on the water.

Plate 7: merchandise loaded onto a boat, two galleys in the background to right, from 'Various Embarkations' (Divers…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646-47

Etching of a forest clearing with a procession of figures below and classical gods gathered on a cloud above.

The Wedding of the Gods: Second Scene, Diana

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etched stage design of a heavenly scene with draped curtains, clouds, and dancing figures in circles.

Sixth scene, the heavens, from "The marriage of the gods" (Le nozze degli Dei)

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of two skeletons among foliage flanking a draped cloth and a heart-shaped cartouche within an oval frame.

Cartouche with Skeletons

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etched heraldic coat of arms with a crown, shield divided into sections showing a tree, an eagle, and round balls, framed by

Arms of the Medici with Della Rovere

Stefano Della Bella, 1637