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Hanging scroll of the bodhisattva Monju seated on a lion, drawn in ink with a small red seal at lower right.

Monju on a Lion

Shūsei, late 15th century

Panel painting of Saint Peter with keys and book beside a veiled donor in black before a brick wall, c. 1520.

Saint Peter and a Donor (recto); Saint Thomas (verso)

Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, c. 1520

Gold-framed medieval panel of Christ crucified with angels and kneeling figures in red and gold robes below.

Christ on the Living Cross

Follower of the Master of Saint Veronica, c. 1420

Hanging scroll of two robed figures on a cloud bridge above water, with a small bird on a rock, in a patterned silk mount.

The God Izanagi and Goddess Izanami

Nishikawa Sukenobu, 18th century

Painting of classical ruins with columns, an arch, reclining nude and mythological figures under a cloudy blue sky.

Mythological Figures among Ruins

Clemente Spera, 1690

Portrait of a woman with a bow, arrows and crescent headdress, dressed as the huntress Diana, against a dusky landscape.

Portrait of a Woman with Attributes of Diana

Pere Crusells, 1725

Watercolor of a seated nude woman resting her head on a dark urn filled with white roses in a garden.

Woman Seated, copy after August Jernberg's Nymph by a Flower Urn

Magnus Enckell, 1890

Painting of the Madonna and Child with an elderly man, young children and a female saint before classical ruins and mountains

Madonna of San Zaccaria (bad filename)

Parmigianino, 1534

Young boy with halo kneeling beside a cross staff with scroll, wearing a red cloak and animal skin, pointing upward.

Saint John the Baptist as a Boy

Rosso Fiorentino, 1521

Renaissance altarpiece of the Madonna and Child with saints and two putti reading a book at the base.

Spedalingo Altarpiece (filename wrong)

Rosso Fiorentino, 1521

Medieval Latin Bible leaf with blue and gold illuminated initials, a robed figure holding a book, and two columns of text.

Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial P: St. Paul with a Sword and a Book

William de Brailes, c. 1230-40

Hanging scroll of seated White-Robed Kannon in white robe with gold jewelry, before pine, waterfall and cliffs, with calligra

White-Robed Kannon

Sakai Hōitsu, 1823

Painting of the Annunciation: an angel with a lily and the Virgin Mary kneeling in an interior, with a dove and a hilltop tow

The Annunciation

Benedetto Bonfigli, 1455

Scholar in red robe reading at a lectern in a study, with a resting lion, books, an hourglass and an astrolabe.

Saint Jerome in His Study

Jan van Eyck, 1435

Virgin and Child with an angel crowning Mary, a kneeling donor in prayer, and a river town seen through Gothic arches.

Madonna of Chancellor Rolin

Jan van Eyck, 1400

Painting of four-armed Vishnu seated on the winged green bird Garuda, holding a lotus, conch and mace, in a decorative border

Vishnu on Garuda

Sajnu, ca. 1810-20

Hanging scroll of Buddhist hell scenes with red demons, flames, a seated judge, and robed figures in a misty landscape.

Scenes of the Buddhist Hell

Shōsai, second half 19th century

The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite

The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite

Frans Francken, 1630s

Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child in a garden with lilies, a Gothic church, a halo and rainbow, by Grünewald.

Aschaffenburger Altar, Mitteltafel: Maria mit Kind (Stuppacher-Madonna)

Matthias Grünewald, 1517

Painting of the Virgin Mary in a red cloak kneeling over the dead Christ, with crucifixions and a castle behind.

The lamentation over the dead Christ

Bernhard Strigel, 1509

Triptych with Virgin and sleeping infant Christ in an interior, flanked by a bearded saint with a book and a nude figure.

Dresden Altarpiece

Albrecht Dürer, 1496

Painting of a young haired figure with a halo gesturing among bearded elders holding large books and a woman in a white coif.

Jesus among the Doctors

Albrecht Dürer, 1506

Adoration of the Magi: Mary holds the Christ Child as three kings bring gifts beside a stable, with ruins and a hilltop town

Adoration of the Magi

Albrecht Dürer, 1504

Painting of the Virgin in a blue mantle holding a nude infant on a green cushion before a red curtain and landscape.

Madonna and Child (Haller Madonna)

Albrecht Dürer, 1496

Painting of the dead Christ mourned by women and men, with crosses, a walled town and mountains in the background.

The lamentation over the dead Christ

Albrecht Dürer, 1499

Painting of the crucifixion with Christ on the cross, grieving women, a bearded man pointing, and a lamb with a chalice.

The Crucifixion

Matthias Grünewald, 1512

Sketch of a white-robed angel with a glowing halo, holding a lit candle and a hanging censer against a dark background.

Angel with Censer and Candle. Sketch for Vladimir cathedral (Kiev)

Mikhail Vrubel, 1887

Painting of three winged angels approaching a kneeling bearded man on a road beside a rocky cliff and grazing cattle.

Abraham greets the angels

Jan Symonsz. Pynas, 1601

Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels

Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels

Francesco Guardi, 1750s

The Vision of Saint Jerome

The Vision of Saint Jerome

Giovanni Battista Langetti, c. 1660