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Painting of Christ's head and shoulders with a gold and red halo, praying hands, and tears on his face.

Head of Christ

Vicino da Ferrara, 1470

Gold-ground panel of the Virgin being crowned by the Trinity, with a dove and rows of red-winged angels.

The Coronation of the Virgin with the Trinity

Master of Rubielos de Mora, c. 1400

Medieval manuscript leaf showing the Virgin and apostles gazing up at the Ascension, framed by gold and floral borders.

The Ascension: Leaf from a Book of Hours (4 of 6 Excised Leaves)

Workshop of Henri d'Orquevaulx, c. 1420-30

Painting of a man in a red hat and cloak reading a book before a gold patterned halo, Antonello da Messina, 1473.

Saint Jerome

Antonello da Messina, 1473

Painting of Saint Gregory in a papal tiara and red mantle, reading an open green-covered book against a gold background.

Saint Gregor

Antonello da Messina, 1470

Painting of Saint Augustine in a jeweled mitre and red cape, reading a red book against a gold background.

Saint Augustine

Antonello da Messina, 1473

Damaged Annunciation panel: angel Gabriel gestures to the Virgin Mary seated by a lectern in a column-lined interior.

Annunciation, Fragment

Antonello da Messina, 1474

Painting of the dead Christ held by a winged angel, with a wound on his side and a distant city in the background.

The Dead Christ Supported by an Angel

Antonello da Messina, 1475

Small panel painting of a haloed saint holding up a hanged man on a gallows, with armed men and a walled city behind.

Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Saves a Hanged Man

Zanobi Machiavelli, 1470

Half-length painting of Christ wearing a crown of thorns, bare-shouldered, against a dark background.

Christ Crowned with Thorns

Antonello da Messina, 1470

Painting of the Virgin in a blue veil holding the infant Christ in a red cloak against a distant landscape.

Benson Madonna

Antonello da Messina, 1465

Saint Jerome kneels penitent in a rocky desert beside a red cardinal's robe, a lion, and a crucifix on a tree.

Saint Jerome Penitent

Antonello da Messina, 1460

Painting of a woman in green robes holding a severed head and lyre, with a rocky cliff and river landscape behind her.

Orpheus

Gustave Moreau, 1865

Painting of an enthroned Jupiter with a nude Semele reclining before him, surrounded by winged figures and ornate columns.

Jupiter and Semele

Gustave Moreau, 1894

Painting of the Nativity: Mary lies on a branch bed holding the infant Christ while three winged angels stand nearby.

The Nativity

Edward Burne-Jones, 1888

Painting of Venus, Cupid and Ceres: three figures with grapes, wheat, and a basket of fruit against a dark background.

Venus, Cupid and Ceres

Cornelis van Haarlem, 1604

Painting of the risen Christ with a red cross banner appearing to a kneeling Virgin, with angels and putti around them.

The Risen Christ Appearing to the Virgin

Francesco Solimena, c. 1708

Painting of a nude river god chasing a fleeing nude nymph along a wooded stream, with cattle and a red cloth in view.

Alpheus and Arethusa

Moses van Uyttenbroeck, 1626

Madonna and Child enthroned with a kneeling donor, a jeweled crown, and fruit garlands under an arched niche.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Donor

Carlo Crivelli, 1470

Painting of the Madonna crowned with a gilded halo, holding the Christ Child on a red cloth before a landscape.

Madonna with Child

Carlo Crivelli, 1450

Painting of the Madonna and Child with a small kneeling friar in prayer, framed by hanging fruit and gilded architecture.

Madonna with Child

Carlo Crivelli, 1482

Painting of the dead Christ with a crown of thorns, supported by two weeping winged angels against a gold background.

Dead Christ Supported by Two Angels

Carlo Crivelli, 1472

Carlo Crivelli's Madonna della Candeletta: Virgin and Child on a throne framed by fruit garland, with flowers and an inscript

Madonna della Candeletta

Carlo Crivelli, 1490

Gilded Renaissance panel of the Madonna in a jeweled crown holding the Christ Child on a brocade cloth.

Madonna of Montefiore

Carlo Crivelli, 1470

Painting of an apostle with a golden halo holding a written scroll and raising one finger against a gold background.

An Apostle

Carlo Crivelli, 1470

Painting of a haloed saint healing a man's leg in a wooden workshop, with onlookers and a gold leaf background.

Saint Peter Martyr Healing the Leg of a Young Man

Antonio Vivarini, 1450

Painting of the Virgin and Child receiving a kneeling king in red robes, with attendants and a gold vessel in a columned inte

The Adoration of the Magi

Justus van Gent, 1465

Gold-ground panel of the Madonna seated in prayer, holding the haloed infant Christ on a red patterned cloth.

Madonna and child

Antonio Vivarini, 1440

Painting of a dark-robed monk with black cowl gesturing over a green book, before a red wall and stone arcade.

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Justus van Gent, 1473

Gold-ground panel of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, who touches her veil, in a carved gilded Gothic frame.

Virgin and Child

Niccolò di Pietro Gerini, 1390-1400