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Christ extends his hand to a kneeling apostle before a group of apostles, with sheep and trees in a landscape.

Christ Giving the Keys to Saint Peter

Willem van Herp, 1626

Painting of a flower garland framing a statue of the Madonna and Child in a dark ornamental niche.

Madonna in a flower garland

Jan Philip van Thielen, 1667

Painting of armored Minerva with spear and shield striking down a falling nude figure against a stormy sky.

Minerva overcoming Ignorance

Peter Paul Rubens, 1632

Painting of the Nativity with Mary and infant Christ surrounded by shepherds, sheep, cattle and angels in a barn.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Joachim Wtewael, 1625

Virgin Mary crowned and holding the infant Christ in a Gothic church interior with a crucifix and stained glass.

Virgin and Child in a Church

Painting of Christ crucified centre, with martyrs being executed around him in a city with ruins and flowers.

Christ, the Example for Martyrs

Juan de las Roelas, 1615

Painting of an angel in white gesturing to a kneeling woman in red and blue, with God and cherubs in golden clouds above.

The Annunciation

Antonio de Pereda, 1637

Painting of the Virgin Mary seated in a landscape holding the sleeping infant Christ, with a young tree beside her.

The Virgin and Child

Alonso Cano, 1645

Kneeling man in black with lace collar prays before the Madonna holding the Christ child in a blue mantle.

A Gentleman in Adoration before the Madonna

Giovanni Battista Moroni, 1560

Painting of a kneeling friar in brown habit reaching toward the Virgin and Christ Child amid clouds, cherubs, and roses.

Saint Francis of Assisi in the Portiuncula

Antonio de Pereda, 1664

Painting of a kneeling saint in prayer as an executioner raises a sword, with a nude body and Roman soldiers nearby.

The death of Saints Cosmas and Damian

Ambrosius Francken I, 1573

Painting of Christ's body on a table before a rocky tomb, with skulls, mourners and a distant landscape.

Preparation of Christ's Tomb

Vittore Carpaccio, 1505

Painting of the Crucifixion with kneeling saints, the Virgin Mary, and Passion scenes set in a walled city landscape.

The Crucifixion with St Jerome and St Dominic and Scenes from the Passion

Geertgen tot Sint Jans, 1450

Painting of the Annunciation: an angel kneels before Mary at a lectern while a dove and God the Father appear above.

Annunciation

Johann Ignaz Cimbal, 1600

Painting of the Virgin Mary in green and red robes holding the Christ Child against a landscape with an arched top.

The Virgin and Child

Jacopo da Sellaio, 1485

Painting of a seated man in red robe with brush and palette, beside an ox, with an assistant working in a dim studio.

Saint Luke

Frans Floris, 1556

Painting of two saints ransoming chained Christian captives beneath an angel and the Trinity in clouds, 1740.

Saint John of Matha and Felix of Valois Ransoming Christian Slaves

Franz Xavier Karl Palko, 1740

Painting of the Virgin holding the infant Christ, who wears a golden rosary, seated against a dark background.

Virgin and Child with a Rosary

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1650

Medieval painting of the Madonna and Christ Child enthroned between two haloed saints, with angels crowning the Virgin agains

The Madonna Enthroned between St. Catherine and St. Elizabeth from Hungary

Master Martin, 1497

Painting of the Virgin Mary in pink and blue standing on clouds with cherubs, while two elderly figures look up in prayer.

The Immaculate Conception with Saint Joachim and Saint Anne

Francisco de Zurbarán, 1638

Painting of the Nativity with the infant Christ in a manger, Virgin Mary, shepherds, angels and an ox in candlelit shadow.

Adoration of the Sheperds

Antoine Pesne, 1748

Arched panel of the Adoration of the Shepherds with Mary, Joseph, the infant Christ, shepherds, angels and animals.

The adoration of the Shepherds

Guidoccio Cozzarelli

Kneeling young man in black robes before a seated friar in brown habit, surrounded by a crowd of robed monks in a church.

Saint Bonaventure receiving the Habit from Saint Francis

Francisco Herrera the Elder, 1628

Painting of a thatched farmstead with resting peasants, goats, a dog and a turkey under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with farmstead, peasants and the exodus of Tobias with the angel

Abraham Bloemaert, 1630

Painting of the Crucifixion with Christ center, two thieves on crosses either side, soldiers and mourners below in shadow.

The Crucifixion of Christ

Januarius Zick, 1778

Religious panel: Virgin and Child enthroned with two crowned saints kneeling, two male saints, and two angels above.

The Mystical Marriage of St. Catherine in Presence of St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Helena and Two Angels

Master of the Miller Tondo

Painting of Neptune and Amphitrite with sea gods, nymphs and hippocampi in stormy waves beside a rocky coast.

Neptune and Amphitrite

Frans Francken the Younger, 1600

Gold-ground panel of the crucified Christ with angels, mourning figures in blue and red, and armored soldiers with banners.

Christ on the Cross

Simone Martini, 1350

Painting of haloed apostles in a wooded landscape with a tall tree, ruined arch, mountains, and cloudy sky.

Communion of the Apostles / Apostles in a wooded landscape

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1523

Painting of a festive procession with a nude Venus on a red chariot, garlanded arch, putti and classical buildings.

Festive Procession with Chariot of Venus

Johann Heinrich Schönfeld, 1640