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Painted gilded crucifix with Christ crucified, mourning figures on each side, and an inscription above the head.

Crucifix by the Master of San Francesco, Louvre

Master of Saint Francis, 1250

Painting of a friar in clouds with a rosary above a woman tending a newborn, attended by kneeling women in a green-canopied b

Saint Didacus Helps with a Difficult Birth

Baroque painting of a chaotic cavalry battle with armored riders, white horses, banners, and fallen soldiers under a hazy sky

Moses' Battle

Jacques Courtois, 1625

Painting of an angel with a staff pointing to a kneeling young man holding a fish by a river under a dark, stormy sky.

Tobias and the Angel

Salvator Rosa, 1650

Renaissance painting of the Madonna and Child with St Elisabeth, infant St John, and two angels in a dark setting.

Madonna and Child with St Elisabeth, the Infant St John, and Two Angels

Andrea del Sarto, 1515

Painting of a woman in white draped robes reclining on a couch before a smoky funeral pyre with a shield and urn.

Polyxena on Achilles' funeral pyre

Joseph Stallaert, 1860

Oil painting of the Holy Family with the Virgin and Christ child, elderly Saint Anne, God the Father and the Holy Spirit abov

The Holy Family

Franz Anton Maulbertsch, 1755

Painting of Christ on the cross with Mary Magdalene kneeling below, beneath a stormy sky with a skull and jar at her side.

Crucifix with Mary Magdalene

Martino Altomonte, 1728

Gilded panel painting of the Madonna and Child on a throne, surrounded by haloed angels playing instruments and offering flow

Madonna and Child Enthroned Surrounded by Angels

Gonzalo Pérez, 1450

Painting of armored Minerva with spear and palm, surrounded by cherubs, muses and a writing woman below.

Minerva Victorious over Ignorance

Bartholomeus Spranger, 1591

Painting of Christ on the cross surrounded by angels and kneeling Dominican saints beneath stormy grey clouds.

Christ on the Cross Adored by Eight Saints of the Dominican Order

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1652

Painting of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, with five angels behind them against a dark patterned background.

Madonna and Child with Five Angels

Sandro Botticelli

Painting of Christ's body laid on a slab, surrounded by haloed mourners in red and pink robes, with a city in the background.

The Lamentation of Christ

Jaume Huguet, 1440

Gilded panel showing an enthroned crowned ruler with a red sword, surrounded by courtiers and kneeling figures under a Gothic

The Judgement of Saint George

Bernat Martorell, 1430

Oil painting of a young boy drawing a bow while a muscular centaur behind him guides his aim, against a dark background.

Achilles and Chiron

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, 1695

Gilded triptych with a central Crucifixion, a Virgin and Child with saints on the left wing, and standing saints on the right

Triptych with the Crucifixion and Saints

Master of the San Quirico Crucifix, 1310

Painting of a bishop in gold robes beside a crown on a cushion, with a kneeling man and gathered courtiers in a palace hall.

Leopold the Saint rejects the imperial crown

Karl von Blaas, 1860

Ceiling painting of gods gathered on clouds around a radiant central light, with putti and framed architectural ornament.

Diana's Admission to Olympus

Daniel Gran, 1732

Painting of a bearded saint with halo, red mantle and knife, in a gilded Gothic frame with twisted columns.

Saint Barthelemy

Antonio Aleotti, 1498

Madonna and Child enthroned on a marble pedestal with saints in red and gold robes, columns and fruit bowl before a landscape

Madonna enthroned with child with saints

Moretto da Brescia, 1536

Painted panel of the grieving Virgin with bowed head and clasped hands, dark blue mantle, gold halo and gold background.

Mourning Virgin, Fragment of a Crucifix

Pietro Nelli, 1360

Risen Christ in red mantle blessing from a tomb as an angel lifts the lid and armored soldiers sleep nearby.

Resurrection of Jesus

Hans Memling, 1450

Painting of the Virgin Mary nursing the infant Christ, with a glowing halo and a small angel against a teal background.

Madonna and Child

Hans Baldung Grien, 1539

Renaissance altarpiece of the Virgin and Child with saints and kneeling men beneath an angel-filled sky.

The Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine

Moretto da Brescia, 1543

Winged angel in armor spears a fallen demon on rocky ground beneath a cloudy sky with distant hills.

Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan

Altarpiece of Madonna and Child in glory with Saints Joseph and Francis above, and standing saints below on a blue sky.

Madonna with Child in Glory with Saints Joseph and Francis

Moretto da Brescia, 1540

Holy Family painting: Mary and Joseph watch a sleeping infant Christ while young Saint John stands beside them.

Sainte Famille avec le petit saint Jean

Possibly Benedetto Caliari, 1550

Religious allegory with a bearded man holding a sword, a crowned woman with a dove, a blue globe, a lamb and a radiant eye.

Religious allegory

Jan Provoost, 1510

Nativity painting with kneeling Virgin, infant Christ, armoured kneeling saints, shepherds, and singing angels in an arched f

Adoration of the Shepherds with the Saints Nazario and Celso

Moretto da Brescia, 1540

Painting of the Virgin Mary rising in red and blue robes with outstretched arms, supported by angels in clouds.

Assumption of the Virgin

Guido Reni, 1637