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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,431 works

Woodblock print of a grey setting moon over stylized waves, with dark rocky shoreline and a small boat, plus calligraphy.

Setting Moon on Waves

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a white rabbit beside pink blossoms on snow, under a large grey moon with stylized clouds.

Rabbit in the Snow beneath the Moon 月下の兎

Katsushika Hokushū, 1819

Japanese print of a red patterned knife sheath on folded paper beside a branch of white plum blossoms.

Plum Blossoms, Cut Paper and a Knife in Sheath

Uematsu Tōshū

Woodblock print of a large flounder and several fish arranged together, with Japanese calligraphy and red seals beside them.

Flounder and Other Fishes

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a small yellow-green bird perched on a plum branch with white blossoms and handwritten inscriptions.

New Moon; Nightingale on a Plum Branch

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a blue floral box, stacked books, and two cards showing plum blossoms and a bird, with calligraph

Books and Cards

Reisai, 18th-19th century

Woodblock print of a honeycomb with wasps beside a patterned box, a spoon and a knife, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Hives with Wasps, and a Box with a Spoon for Honey

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a bearded elder on a decorated treasure ship with patterned sails and seated attendants.

Boat of Good Fortune

Woodblock print of New Year decorations with pine, bamboo, tassels and layered patterned textiles, with calligraphy.

New Year Decoration and a Set of Bed-Clothing

Hachifusa Shūri, 18th-19th century

Figures in robes sit and stand around a low table on rocks, gazing at a moon above distant mountains in a Japanese print.

Nanamaro and His Followers Looking at the Moon in China

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Diptych woodblock print of two figures in kimono before Mount Fuji, one holding a walking stick, the other in a flat straw ha

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro as a Tall Woman in a Flat Straw Hat

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1778

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral pink kimono on a green bank, gazing toward a horned demon's head in the water below.

A Girl on the Edge of a Stream Sees a Demon's Head in the Water

Komatsuken Shoshoken

Japanese print of men and women in layered court robes dancing, with vertical calligraphy and a folding fan at lower right.

Men and Women in Court Costume Dancing

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Two kabuki actors with swords in dramatic poses under a crescent moon and streaking clouds in a night sky.

The Actors Otani Tomoemon I and Bando Mitsugoro I

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1776

Woodblock print of a scowling man with dark hair, a yellow rope at his collar, against a pink and black radiating background.

Head of an Unidentified Actor as a countryman in Rags

Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1793

Woodblock print of a wooden measure of green peas, a cup on a red stand, holly sprigs and dried fish, with calligraphy.

Green Peas in a Measure and Sprays of Hollyhock with Heads of Sardines; Symbols Representing the Ceremony of Exorcisi…

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Two kabuki actors in patterned kimono stand beside bamboo and a shoji screen, in a 1788 woodblock print.

Kabuki Actors Sawamura Sōjūrō III and Sanogawa Ichimatsu III in "A Courtesan’s Mirror for the Eastern Provinces" (Kei…

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1788

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono before shoji screens and snow-laden bamboo.

Kabuki Actors Osagawa Tsuneyo II and Ichikawa Danjūrō V

Katsukawa Shunshō, ca. 1780s

Japanese print of a toy bow with arrows and a pine-decorated drum with cords, with calligraphy on the left.

Hama-Yumi and Buriburi-Gitcho, Boy's Toys, for the New Year Celebration

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Ink and color print of a seated man in a dark robe and tall hat beside a tied bundle, with a signature and red seal.

Portrait of Rikyū (?)

Shibata Zeshin, ca. 1875

Pale white macaw perched on a red and gold rod beside decorated cups, set within a black circular field with red seals.

A White Macaw

Itō Jakuchū, ca. 1900

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor preparing papers beside a folding screen with a plum branch and a brazier.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII Preparing New Year's Gifts

Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1830

Woodblock print of a seated courtesan holding a plum blossom branch, with calligraphy above and an animal figure at right.

Courtesan with Branch of Plum Blossoms

Totoya Hokkei, 1835

Engraving of a seated draftsman sketching beside a standing man, with a classical statue and brazier in a dim interior.

The Drawing Lesson

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 1749-83

Grey graphite study of a circular ceiling with a central medallion, clouds, allegorical figures and panels, by Thomas Couture

Study for the decoration of the ceiling of the Opéra Comique

Thomas Couture, ca. 1857

Pastel drawing of a female nude bending forward to dry her leg, hair falling down, on an ochre paper ground.

Bather Drying Herself

Edgar Degas, ca. 1892

Pencil sketch of a seated man in classical robes with a laurel wreath, with dancers and musicians sketched in the background.

Male figure in classical costume

Gustave Doré, 1845-83

Graphite sketch on brown paper of a hunched, bowed seated man with head lowered and arms drawn close to the body.

Study for Ugolino

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 19th century

Drawing of a seated man with long hair in a pink cloak, resting his hand on bagpipes, colored with pencil and wash.

The Bagpipe Player

Guillaume Bodinier

Lithograph of an astonished bearded man in a robe standing on a spiky curved earth, from a newspaper page.

Galileo, astonished by changes in the face of the earth, from "News of the Day"

Honoré Daumier, February 21, 1867

Pen and wash drawing of a bishop with a crozier giving alms to a kneeling man in a columned interior with landscape.

Saintly Prelate Distributing Alms

Christoph Amberger, 1505-62

Circular pen and grey wash drawing of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, with a priest holding the infant at an altar.

The Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple

Sebald Beham, early to mid-16th century

Circular pen and ink drawing with wash of a garden of love, with bathing women, courting couples, musicians and a town skylin

The Garden of Love

Jörg Breu the Younger, 16th century

Circular drawing of Neptune raising a trident in a shell chariot pulled by sea horses over waves, with cliffs behind.

Neptune in his Chariot

Pieter de Jode, late 16th-mid 17th century

Pen and wash drawing in a circle of the Circumcision of Christ, with a priest holding the infant and the Virgin watching.

The Circumcision of Christ

Sebald Beham, 1510-50

Pen and ink drawing of Saint John the Baptist with a lamb in a wooded wilderness, within a circular format.

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Hans von Kulmbach, ca. 1510-15

Grey-toned drawing of a spray of Canterbury bells with bell-shaped flowers and buds on a dark olive background.

Spray of Canterbury Bells

Antoine Berjon, n.d.

Pen and gray wash drawing in a circle: a woman in a robe by a canopy bed, a young man at a doorway, classical architecture.

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

Georg Pencz, 1510-50

Grey wash drawing of Saint Ignatius of Loyola kneeling among angels and allegorical figures beneath a radiant dove in an oval

Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Allegories of the Four Continents

Felix Anton Scheffler, 1715-60

Brown ink drawing of a crowned king on steps before arches, with robed figures gathered below and a tree at right.

King Herod Receiving the Three Magi

Martin Schongauer, second half 15th century

Pen and wash drawing in a circle of bearded men in a wooded landscape, two standing and two reclining in the foreground.

The Drunkenness of Noah

Friedrich Sustris, 1550-1600

Watercolor of a pale armored warrior on a rearing horse beside nymphs in glowing water and a hooded figure.

Hagen and the Nymphs of the Danube

Henry Fuseli, 1802

Pen and ink wash drawing of shepherds adoring the infant Christ with Mary, a donkey and an ox in the background.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Joachim Beuckelaer, 1560

Pen and wash drawing of armed warriors with shields and a fallen woman with long hair in a battle scene.

The Death of Camilla

Jacques-Louis David, ca. 1781

Pen and brown ink drawing of sailing and rowing boats on water beside a village of gabled houses and trees.

Boats and Houses

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 16th century

Pen and ink drawing of a temple interior with a priest, a lamb on an altar, and a crowd of robed men.

Joachim's Offering Refused

Jan Wellens de Cock, early 16th century

Pen and ink drawing of a knight on horseback beside a helmeted landsknecht with a pole, with a dog in the foreground.

Knight on Horseback and Landsknecht

Albrecht Dürer, 1485-1528

Pen drawing of an ornamental border with cymbals, tambourines, vines and leaves framing a panel of script.

Design for a border with Cymbals and Tambourines

Carl Alexander von Heideloff, 1809-65

Pen and brown ink sketch of a plumed-hat rider on a rearing horse, with a cloaked standing figure at left.

Study for an Equestrian Portrait, Possibly that of Albert de Ligne, Count of Arenberg; verso: Various Studies of Stat…

Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1628-32

Pencil sketch of a seated man at a tavern table with a jug, surrounded by loosely drawn background figures.

Peasants in a Tavern

Egbert Jasperszoon van Heemskerck I, mid-17th-early 18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a young girl climbing temple steps toward a robed priest, with onlookers and vaulted architectu

Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple

Valerio Castello, 1624-59

Brown wash drawing of a turbaned rider on a horse led by a cloaked man through a walled city street with onlookers.

Triumph of Mordecai

Hans Ulrich Fisch vom Stein I, early to mid-17th century

Circular ceiling design in blue watercolor with winged dancing figures around a central chariot scene with horses.

Design for Ceiling: Apollo and the Hours

Angelica Kauffmann, 1760-1807

Pen and grey wash design of a rococo cartouche with putti and monkeys perched on scrolling ornament and a central mask.

Design for a Rococo Cartouche with Putti and Monkeys

Clément Pierre Marillier

Pen and gray wash drawing of two figures in a vine-covered garden pavilion with a tiled roof and feathery plants.

Chinoiserie

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Red chalk drawing in a circle of the Holy Family: kneeling Mary, seated Joseph, and the infant Christ on a cloth.

Holy Family in the Stable

Govert Flinck, mid-17th century

Charcoal sketch of three male figures, one standing, one bent forward, one lying on the ground, on cream paper.

Vendéan Fusillé

Clément-Auguste Andrieux, 1849-80

Oval drawing of a reclining woman and standing male figures in a martyrdom scene, with grid lines and soft shading.

The Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia (Cartoon for a Fresco)

Domenichino, 1612-14

Black and white engraving of the Virgin and Christ Child with haloes, a crown above, an open book, and flowers in the foregro

Virgin with a Bird on a Grassy Bank

Master ES, mid-15th century

Grey wash drawing of the Colosseum cross-section with tiered seats and arches, topped by a laurel-crowned bust on a plinth.

A Reconstruction of the Colosseum in Cross-Section

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Sketch of a ceiling design with a chariot and horses in clouds, winged figures, and allegorical figures in brown wash.

Design for a Ceiling

Mariano Salvador Maella, 1739-1819

Engraving of a wild man with a leafy crown holding a club, resting on a shield with a leaping greyhound.

Shield with Greyhound Held by Wild Man

Martin Schongauer, 1470-1491

Circular engraving of bound Christ brought before the seated Annas, with soldiers and ornate foliate border.

Christ before Annas, from the Circular Passion

Lucas van Leyden, 1509

Watercolor still life of a bouquet of chrysanthemums in a dark vase on a wooden table against a grey wall.

Bouquet of Small Chrysanthemums

Léon Bonvin, 1862