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Painting of a bishop rising into clouds with a crozier, attended by putti, above a harbor city with ships.

The ascension of Saint Gennaro

Andrea Vaccaro, 1635

Painting of the Holy Family in a dim interior: a child holding up a bird, a man seated, a woman spinning, and a white dog.

The Holy Family with a Bird

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1650

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus, with Saint Joseph behind her holding a flowering staff.

The Holy Family

Francisco Bayeu, 1776

Oil painting of an Egyptian-style temple with palms, a sphinx, obelisks, boats on the Nile and pyramids in the distance.

The Pharoah's daughter taking Moses out of the Nile

José María Avrial y Flores, 1862

The Virgin and Child with a Male and a Female Donor

The Virgin and Child with a Male and a Female Donor

Vincenzo Catena, 1485-1531

Gilded altarpiece panel of the Madonna and Christ Child surrounded by saints and angels in a pointed frame.

The Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels

Andrea da Firenze, 1346-1379

Painting of women in luxurious gowns gathered around a baby in a basket beside trees and a glowing sky.

The Finding of Moses

Orazio Gentileschi, 1633

Painting of the Virgin Mary rising on clouds with angels, above apostles gathered around an open stone tomb.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Eugenio Caxés, 1603

Saint Thomas the Apostle

Painting of the Crucifixion with Christ center, two thieves on crosses, and three kneeling mourners below in dark light.

The Crucifixion

Pedro Orrente, 1630

Painting of the Virgin on a throne crowned by angels, with two young men in prayer at the lower corners.

Seated Madonna with Graduation of the García Brothers

Marcos Zapata, 1750

Painting of the Virgin and sleeping Christ Child inside an oval garland of colourful flowers, with two angels behind them.

Garland with the Virgin, the Christ Child and two Angels

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1619

Painting of a bearded man, a woman with auburn hair and a nude toddler holding flowers against a dark background.

The Holy Family. The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Giulio Cesare Procaccini, 1613-1615

Painting of a fallen rider and white horse beneath a glowing Christ holding a cross, with startled soldiers in shadow.

Conversion of Saint Paul

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1675

Oil painting of a dense flower garland framing a veiled bust of the Virgin Mary in a stone niche.

Garland surrounding the Virgin Mary

Nicolaes van Verendael, 1640

Painting of the Virgin Mary with clasped hands beside the sleeping infant Christ, surrounded by angels and putti in clouds.

The Virgin and Child with Angels

Eugenio Caxés, 1618

Painting of two bearded saints looking up at a radiant light, surrounded by angels, cherubs and clouds.

Glory of Saints Cosmas and Damian

Joseph Haller, 1760

Painting of Saint Anthony of Padua holding a lily and gazing at the Infant Christ seated on a cloud.

Saint Anthony of Padua with the Infant Christ

Gaspar de Crayer, 1655

Painting of a haloed Dominican saint holding a cross staff and lily, with a dog bearing a torch at his feet.

Saint Dominic of Guzmán

Claudio Coello, 1685

Painting of Christ showing his wounds, flanked by two prophets holding inscribed scrolls, on a gold patterned background.

Christ of Mercy between the Prophets David and Jeremiah

Diego de la Cruz, 1495

Painting of the Holy Family with a dove, God the Father and angels in clouds above, in red and green robes.

The Holy Family or Trinity on Earth

Francisco Camilo, 1650

Painting of a kneeling friar holding the Christ Child with a lily, while angels float in clouds above a river landscape.

Saint Anthony of Padua

Alonso Cano, 1650

Winged archangel in armour with red cloak standing on a fallen demon, holding a spear and a shield.

The Archangel Michael

Juan de Valdés Leal, 1656

Painting of an elderly bearded saint with a halo, seated bare-chested in a rocky landscape, holding a crucifix and red draper

Saint Jerome meditating

Paolo Veronese, 1585

Nativity scene at night with Mary, the infant Christ, an ox, shepherds, a sheep, a dog and an angel in red.

The Adoration of the shepherds

Pedro Orrente, 1623

Gold-ground altarpiece with the Madonna and Child above a row of standing saints in arched niches.

Polyptych with Saint James Major, Madonna and Child, and Saints

Bartolomeo Vivarini, 1490

Painting of Saint John the Baptist with a halo, red cloak, staff with banner, and a lamb at lower left against a dark backgro

Saint John the Baptist

Jerónimo Jacinto de Espinosa, 1645

Painting of a bound, half-nude young man with a halo gazing upward while two figures attend him in dim light.

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

Jusepe Leonardo, 1637

Painting of a risen Christ ascending in glory above kneeling saints, angels and clouds, in warm golden light.

Christ in Glory with Saints

Mattia Preti, 1660

Painting of Christ blessing children among robed figures before a glowing stone archway under a fiery sky.

Christ Blessing the Children

Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli, 1870