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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,937 works

Sepia design panel of winged putti among clouds inside a gilded rococo frame with scrolled cartouches.

Design with putti

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Brown wash drawing of winged cupids, one drawing a bow at a target while others kneel and sit around him.

Design of putti at play

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged putti playing on a seesaw beside a classical urn with doves, set in a scrolled frame.

Putti at play

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Decorative design panel with gilded scrollwork, a blue cherub in an oval medallion, and a garland of colorful flowers.

Design fo the Allegory of the Arts

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Brown ink and wash drawing in a circular medallion of three winged putti playing a cello, framed by a dark foliate border.

Medallion with putti holding a cello

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of six circular ornamental medallion designs with scrolls, foliage and emblems.

Six designs set in medallions

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pencil drawing of a globe, telescope, scrolls and laurel leaves arranged within a circular medallion on a blank sheet.

Allegory of the Liberal Arts (Astronomy)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Trompe l'oeil ceiling design with a golden urn of flowers and garlands in a molded niche against a blue sky.

Trompe l'oeil design for a ceiling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Two rosy putti seated on clouds, one holding a flower garland, framed in a blue scalloped cartouche.

Two putti on clouds

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Two nude putti on pink clouds, one holding a leafy garland, within a blue and gold cartouche-shaped frame.

Two putti seated on clouds

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Painted decorative panel with a gilded urn, roses, foliage, a perched bird and red drapery in a trompe l'oeil niche.

Trompe l'oeil design of birds and flowers

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Painted trompe l'oeil panel showing a ewer, clarinet and shell on red drapery within a brown frame.

Trompe l'oeil design of ewer and clarinet

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of a paneled double door with gold scrollwork and a red medallion beneath a patterned pink frieze.

Design for a door

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pen and wash design of a symmetrical ornamental ceiling with scrolled panels, a central medallion, and classical moldings.

Design for Half of a Ceiling Decoration, Fontainbleau

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1867

Pen and grey wash design for a decorated ceiling with an oval central panel of sketched putti and ornate scrolled borders.

Design for a ceiling: the Grand Salon

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design elevation of a rococo interior with gilded paneling, arched mirror, painted cherub scenes, and a white fire

Design for wall panels, mirror, and fire mantle

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Grey lithograph of a mounted soldier raising a sabre, with cannon and cavalry receding behind him and the word Modèle at uppe

Modèle

Théodore Géricault, 1800-1824

Etched design for a ring watch with a Roman numeral dial, serpent, ram heads and scrollwork, within an oval frame.

Design for a Ring Watch, Plate 32 from Livre d'Aneaux d'Orfevrerie

Pierre Woeiriot de Bouzey II, 1561

Engraving of a seated woman turning away from spilled jewelry in an open chest, with a veiled woman beside her.

St. Mary Magdalen Trampling Her Valuables

Lucas Vorsterman, 1622-23

Black-and-white heraldic print of Johan Stabius's coat of arms with a double-headed eagle, crown, and laurel wreath.

Coat -of-Arms of Johan Stabius, edition of 1781

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a heraldic eagle perched on a helmet above a shield with ornate scrollwork, by Albrecht Dürer.

Arms of Michel Beheim

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Black and white woodcut of a woman at a spinning wheel with labeled animals, beside a procession of men in armour.

The Tapestry at Michelfeld

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of two armored knights on ornate horses in a tournament, one with a raised lance and flying banners.

The Tournament on Horseback

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1517-18

Woodcut-style embroidery pattern with black circular knotwork, central shield motif, and four corner floral ornaments.

Embroidery Pattern with an Amazon Shield in its Center

Albrecht Dürer, before 1521

Black and white embroidery pattern with interlaced knotwork circle, central ring medallion, and leafy corner ornaments.

Embroidery Pattern with Round Medallion in its Center

Albrecht Dürer, before 1521

Black circular roundel with white interlaced knotwork and seven wreaths, framed by knotted corner pieces and scrolls.

“The Sixth Knot”. Interlaced Roundel with Seven Wreaths

Albrecht Dürer, before 1521

Woodcut of Saint Jerome reading in a cave with a lion, crucifix, and distant town and boat, dated 1512.

Saint Jerome in a Cave

Albrecht Dürer, 1512

Circular engraving of the Virgin and Child in a landscape, crowned by two angels above.

The Virgin and Child Crowned by Two Angels above a Landscape

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1504

Woodcut of the Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John flanking Christ on the cross, a skull at the base.

Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Black and white print of a severed bearded head held aloft by an executioner while a woman holds a platter, in a city courtya

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Albrecht Dürer, 1510