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Arcadian landscape with trees, a classical building, obelisk, and a figure in red drapery gesturing near a pond.

Arcadisch landschap met Jupiter en Io

Johannes Glauber, 1680

Painting of an Arcadian landscape with nude bathers by a pool beneath tall trees and rolling hills under clouds.

Arcadian Landscape with Diana Bathing

Johannes Glauber, 1661

Small painting of nymphs bathing by ruined stone walls, with a standing figure in yellow drape and distant hills.

Nymphs Bathing

Johannes van Haensbergen, 1670

Painting of an armored archangel above falling nude demons tumbling into flames, with angels in the clouds.

The Fall of the Rebel Angels

Eugenio Caxés, 1605

Gilded panel painting of the Madonna and Christ child with two angels above and quails among roses below.

Madonna of the quail

Pisanello, 1420

Painting of Christ bound to a column being whipped by soldiers, with a rooster perched on top of the column.

Flagellation of Christ

Pedro de Campaña, 1550

Painting of a bearded saint in grey robes supported by a winged angel gazing upward, with a skull and book at left.

Saint Francis with the Stigmata, held up by an Angel

Ferraù Fenzoni, 1610

Three riders on camels cross a grassy plain past rocks while one points toward a distant hill; Persian text above.

The Magi Follow the Star (folio 34 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

Payag, 1602-4

Painting of Salome holding a severed head on a gold platter with an executioner and a turbaned attendant beside her.

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Onorio Marinari, 1670

Oil sketch of a bearded saint in red robes with a palm and book, gazing upward among clouds with two putti.

St. Albert of Louvain

Peter Paul Rubens, 1620

Nude nymphs and putti gather fruit in a forest around a cornucopia, painted in dense greenery by Jan Brueghel the Elder.

Nymphs Filling the Cornucopia

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1615

Painting of Christ leading souls from a barred gate through a demon-filled infernal landscape with burning cities.

Christ's Descent into Limbo

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1597

Illuminated manuscript page showing the Adoration of the Magi in a stable with three crowned kings, framed by ornate gold and

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi

Master of Thomas Hoo, c. 1440-50

Painting of Venus and Mars embracing with Cupids, attendants and red drapery in a classical setting, 1604.

Venus and Mars

Hans Rottenhammer, 1604

Diana and nymphs preparing for the hunt in a forest clearing, with a pack of hunting dogs in the foreground.

Diana at the Hunt - Diana and Her Nymphs on the Point of Leaving

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1623

Painting of Christ's body on a marble slab surrounded by mourners, with three crosses visible in a landscape at left.

Entombment

German; possibly Cologne, c. 1500

Painting of the Annunciation: a kneeling angel in red greets Mary in blue beside a Gothic doorway, with a dove and lilies.

The Annunciation

Petrus Christus, 1450

Painting of Christ wearing a crown of thorns, blood on forehead, against a dark blue background with gold foliage.

Head of Christ

Petrus Christus, 1445

Gold-ground panel of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, two angels catching blood, and the Virgin and a saint grieving

Crucifixion of Christ

Paolo Uccello, 1423

Gold-background painting of the Annunciation: kneeling angel Gabriel greets seated Virgin Mary in blue arched room, heavenly

Annunciation

Paolo Uccello, 1425

Madonna holding the Christ child in a gilded arch, with a red mantle, checkered floor and landscape behind.

Madonna and child

Petrus Christus, 1445

Medieval painting of Passion of Christ scenes across a crowded city, with crucifixion on a hill and soldiers in streets.

Scenes from the passion Of Christ

Hans Memling, 1470

Painting of the Virgin and Child enthroned between two musical angels, with a fruit garland and landscape views behind.

Madonna and Child Enthroned and Two Musical Angels

Hans Memling, 1480

Painting of the Presentation of Jesus in a temple, with a priest at an altar, a mother holding an infant, and figures on the

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, and the Baptism of Christ

Franz Cleyn, 1619-1622

Painting of two nude muscular men struggling beside a chariot and rearing horses under dark trees.

Hercules and Diomedes

Antoine-Jean Gros, 1835

Medieval manuscript leaf: an angel appears above shepherds with sheep and a dog, framed by gold and blue floral borders.

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds (recto) and Text (verso)

Boethius Illuminator, c. 1410-20

Crowded street procession of masked figures, a band and a haloed Christ figure under a red Vive la Sociale banner.

Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889

James Ensor, 1888

Medieval manuscript page with Latin text, painted floral borders, and a small miniature of an angel chasing a devil.

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead: Angel Chasing a Devil (recto)

Coëtivy Master, c. 1460

Painting of a winged angel with a violin kissing a sleeping child lying in grass.

The Musical Angel

Vincenzo Irolli, 1900

Painting of Christ holding an infant amid mothers with babies and children, with a Latin inscription across the dark top edge

Christ Blessing the Children

Lucas Cranach, 1537-1553