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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Engraving of a crowned royal couple under a canopy with cherubs, flanked by courtiers in a columned hall with verse below.

The Joy of France

Abraham Bosse, 1638

Black-and-white woodcut of a knight on horseback beside a halberd-bearing man-at-arms, with trees and a distant castle.

The Knight and Man-at-arms

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint John in a cauldron over a fire, watched by a seated ruler, a crowd, and guards in a city setting.

The Martyrdom of Saint John, from "The Apocalypse"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of Mary Magdalen praying, surrounded by angels and haloed, above a rocky landscape with a hermit and distant sailboat

The Ecstasy of Saint Mary Magdalen

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut bookplate with winged putti, heraldic shields, a bearded head, fruit garland and Latin inscription naming Wilibald Pi

The Book Plate of Wilibald Pirckheimer

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of the Holy Family with bearded saints under trees and two angels playing lute and bagpipe, dated 1511.

The Holy Family with Saints and Two Musical Angels

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of Saint George on a rearing horse spearing a dragon, with bones and a skull in the foreground.

Saint George and the Dragon

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1504

Etching of a standing woman in an elaborate gown holding a feathered fan, with city buildings and clouds behind her.

Woman Holding a Fan, from "The Garden of the French Nobles In Which One Can Pick Up Their Way of Dressing"

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Engraving of the Virgin Mary nursing the infant Christ while seated on a crescent moon, surrounded by radiating lines and sta

The Madonna on the Crescent, Frontispiece to "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1511

Woodcut of the Holy Family with Saint Anne and Saint Joachim gathered beneath a large tree, with the Christ child at center.

The Holy Family with Saint Joachim and Saint Anne

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Etching of a gentleman seen from behind entering a vaulted church interior, with a figure far off among pillars.

A gentleman seen from behind walking into a church, plate 8 from "French Nobility at Church"

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1629

Watercolor of trees on a bank above a still lake, with a dirt path at lower right and a partly cloudy sky.

Trees by the lake, Peamore Park, near Exeter, Devon

Francis Towne, 1790-1810

Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer showing a seven-headed crowned beast, a horned beast, enthroned God, angels and kneeling crowd.

The Beast with the Seven Heads and the Beast with Lamb's Horns

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of Hercules wrestling Cacus in a landscape with bare trees, a distant town, and scattered armor.

Hercules and Cacus

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a coat of arms with a wild man blowing horns above, a wild man leading hunting dogs on the shield, framed by vines

The Arms of Johann Tscherte

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of allegorical figures holding a sword and scales above a crown and imperial eagle coat of arms, dated 1521.

The Arms of the Empire and of Nuremberg

Albrecht Dürer, 1521

Woodcut of a walled fortress under siege, with cannon smoke, armed troops on open fields, and towers under a cloudy sky.

The Siege of a Fortress

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of a seated woman in a lace-collared gown holding an open book beside a leaded window and curtain.

Seated Woman Holding a Book and Singing

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Watercolor of two cattle resting on a hillside above a river and hazy mountains under a pale sky.

Cattle resting in a mountainous landscape, Bengal

George Chinnery, ca. 1808-12

Engraving of a curly-haired man in elaborate dress playing a lute beside a stone column, with French verse below.

Man Singing and Playing a Lute

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Engraving of a man in a lace collar and tasselled garters beside embroidered clothes, a trunk, and leaded windows, with Frenc

A Valet Putting Away the Luxious Clothes of His Master

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Engraving of a man in ornate 17th-century dress gesturing beside a chair of clothing and an open trunk, with French verse bel

A Valet Putting Away the Luxurious Clothing of His Master

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Engraving of Minerva with a shield and coat of arms, a putto painting it, and putti holding garlands beside monogram cartouch

Minerva and the Arms of François Sublet de Noyers Painted by the Genius of Painting

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Woodcut of three standing saints under a stone arch; the central figure wears a papal tiara and holds a cross.

Saint Stephen, Saint Sixtus and Saint Lawrence

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a crowned seated woman, Philosophy, surrounded by medallion portraits, wind heads, foliage and Latin inscriptions.

Philosophy

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a bearded horseman drawing his sword beside a kneeling beggar, with trees and a castle in the background.

St. Martin

Hans Baldung Grien, 16th century

Woodcut portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed robe and feathered hat, with heraldic shields and an eagle above.

Copy of Portrait of Charles V

Hans Weiditz the Younger, n.d.

Engraving of winged Fortune above clouds, with nobles on the left and a crippled soldier and beggars on the right, battle and

Fortune Favoring France

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1635-37

Symmetrical engraved grotesque panel with satyrs, a central mask, scrollwork, and small classical figures in framed niches.

Grotesque Panel

Jacques Androuet, 1550

Symmetrical engraved grotesque panel with winged figures, rearing horses, hybrid creatures and scrolling ornament.

Panel from "Petites Grotesques"

Jacques Androuet, 1550