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Oval painting of a crowned saint holding a sunburst monstrance beside a burning tower under a dark sky.

Saint Barbara

Francisco Goya, 1772

Painting of Christ crucified between two thieves, with grieving women at the foot of the cross under a stormy sky.

Christ's death on the cross at Gogotha

Anthony van Dyck, 1629

Full-length painting of Saint Dominic in black cloak and white habit, holding a red book against a gold background.

Saint Dominic (Trinity Altarpiece)

Bartolo di Fredi, 1300

Painting of a woman in red and blue holding a fair-haired child in white against a cloudy sky.

Madonna with Child

Józef Oleszkiewicz

Oval garland of roses, tulips and carnations framing two child figures with a lamb in a dark landscape.

Garland of flowers with the Child Jesus and St John

Jan van Kessel the Elder, 1646

Painting of a centaur carrying a struggling woman in pink drapery past a reclining river god and an archer.

The Abduction of Deianira by the Centaur Nessus

Louis Jean François Lagrenée, 1755

Painting of a sleeping bearded man beside tools as an angel gestures above him, with cherubs and a dove in light.

The Dream of Saint Joseph

Francisco Herrera the Younger, 1662

Painting of a crowned king in armor and blue mantle bending toward a bearded cleric, with soldiers and a dog nearby.

Saint Louis IX, King of France, Receives Pierre de Corbie

Lucas Franchoys the Younger, 1641

Painting of Saint Stephen in blue vestments gesturing to bearded elders in an arcaded hall, with an obelisk visible through a

Saint Stephen in the Synagogue

Juan de Juanes, 1562

Painting of an elderly saint in blue and ochre reaching toward a winged angel in red who descends through clouds.

Saint Peter liberated by an Angel

Alonso Cano, 1652

Nativity scene with the infant Christ, the Virgin Mary, adoring figures and praying angels in gold clouds above.

The Birth of Christ

Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, 1603

Painting of a young woman with a covered jar in her hands, framed by a Gothic arch with a town and hills behind her.

Saint Mary Magdalen

Quinten Metsys, 1514

Brown-toned painting of a boy teaching seated elders in a temple while a veiled woman gestures on the steps.

Twelve-year-old Jesus teaching in the Temple

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1750

Painting of nude women bathing in a forest pool beside waterfalls, with dogs and a spear on the bank and a lake beyond.

Diana a Kallistó

Daniel Vertangen, 1590

Watercolor sketch of a seated saint giving a drink to a kneeling child among poor people in a Gothic church.

Saint Jadwiga among the Poor

Jan Matejko, 1855

Seated young man in blue and red robes gazes upward with an open book beside a stone pedestal and classical colonnade.

Conversion of Saint Augustin

José García Hidalgo, 1663

Painting of a haloed monk in black robes blessing bread on a gold plate offered by a kneeling monk, with a standing man besid

Saint Benedict blessing the Bread

Juan Rizi, 1655

Oil painting of a winged angel in a golden robe scattering roses across a landscape with hills and a river.

The Archangel Baraquiel scattering flowers

Bartolomé Román, 1650

Christ gestures toward a seated tax collector at a cluttered desk while robed onlookers gather beside him in an interior.

The Calling of Saint Matthew

Marinus van Reymerswaele, 1530

Painting of Saint John the Baptist holding a cross staff and a lamb in a wooded rocky landscape under a cloudy sky.

Saint John the Baptist

Gaspar de Crayer, 1655

Risen Christ with raised arm surrounded by angels and cherubs in a golden arched sky, painted by Pietro Novelli.

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Pietro Novelli, 1650

Painting of Saint Jerome reclining as two angels raise whips, with a putto beside open books and a skull at left.

Saint Jerome Whipped by Angels

Francisco Camilo, 1651

Painting of a haloed kneeling cardinal looking up at angels, while crowned rulers and soldiers gather in a columned hall at r

Recognition of the Carthusian Saint Cardinal Niccolò Albergati

Vincenzo Carducci

Painting of a Dominican friar in black habit holding an open book and martyr's palm, framed by a Gothic arch.

Saint Peter Martyr

Pedro Berruguete, 1493

Half-length painting of a bearded man with a golden halo, white tunic and blue cloak, holding a tool against a cloudy sky.

Christ as the Gardener

Titian, 1553

Painting of Moses with a staff beside a crowd collecting water from a rock, with jugs, a dog and a camel.

Moses striking the Water from the Rock

Gioacchino Assereto, 1640

Bishop in mitre gestures as men carry grain sacks from ships while a woman and children gather grain beside him.

During a Famine in Myra Saint Nicholas Saves the People

Otto van Veen, 1605

Painting of the Madonna and Christ Child on clouds with angels, and kneeling friars Saint Francis and Saint Anthony below.

Madonna and child with Saints Francis and Anthony

Pietro Avogadro, 1650

Painting of the Virgin seated on a throne with a halo, blue mantle, book and dove against a gold background.

Virgin of the Annunciation

Simone Martini, 1350

Painting of a monk reading in a fantastical landscape surrounded by demons, a nude figure, and a burning tower.

The Temptations of Saint Anthony

Hieronymus Bosch