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Hazy harbor scene at sunset with classical buildings, a tower, sailing ships and rowing boats on calm water.

Seaport with Ulysses Restituting Chryseis to Her Father Chryses

Claude Lorrain, 1700

Risen Christ with a banner rises above a tomb while two angels fly beside him and startled soldiers sprawl below.

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Saint George on a white horse spearing a dragon while a woman in pink watches, with a castle on a cliff behind.

Saint George

Master of the Antwerp Adoration, 1550

Painting of Orthodox church domes and cross-topped spires in warm ochre and blue tones against a pale sky.

Saint Sophia’s Orthodox Cathedral in Kyiv

Jan Stanisławski, 1903

Painting of a young woman with downcast eyes and braided hair wearing a red dress and blue mantle against a grey background.

Head of the Madonna (from la Belle Jardiniere)

Painting of the Madonna holding the standing Christ Child, both with gold halos, framed by columns and gilded scrollwork.

Madonna and Child

Antonio da Correggio

Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth

Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth

Francisco de Zurbarán, c. 1640

Two bearded men with bowed heads, one in a white head covering and one in a white and red turban, against a dark background.

Two Prophets

Bonifazio di Pitati, 1520

Gold-ground painting of the crucifixion with Christ on the cross and three mourners, one kneeling in red at the base.

Crucifixion

Painted Christ crucified on a wooden cross against a red and gold background, with a halo and loincloth.

Christ on the Cross [reverse]

Andrea di Bartolo, 1380

Gold-ground panel of the Madonna nursing the infant Christ, with two angels, a blessing Christ above, and a kneeling donor.

Madonna of Humility, The Blessing Christ, Two Angels, and a Donor [obverse]

Andrea di Bartolo, 1380

Painting of the Resurrection: nude Christ rises with a banner over a tomb as an angel points and startled soldiers react belo

The Resurrection

Cecco del Caravaggio, c. 1619-20

Standing bishop saint with mitre, crozier and gold halo against a gold background, in a medieval panel painting.

Saint Blaise

Andrea di Bartolo, 1390

Painting of a satyr with a donkey beside a seated nymph cradling a sleeping infant, with cattle and goats in a rocky landscap

The Infancy of Zeus

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1648

Painting of a bishop with a halo holding a crozier and raising one finger, with a small chapel beside him on gold.

Saint Boniface of Mainz

Albrecht De Vriendt, 1889

Painted reconstruction of a crowned saint holding a wheel, in a Gothic arch with red and violet foliate patterns.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Artistic reconstruction of a stained-glass panel from the Dominican church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Painting of a rider performing a levade on a bay horse beside classical columns, with mythological figures and a grey horse n

A levade executed under the watchful eye of Mercury, Venus and a riding master

Jacob Jordaens, 1645

Hazy impressionist painting of a canal with fishermen at a lock, autumn trees, a house, and ducks on the water.

Saint Mammès-Loing Canal (Saint Mammès-Canal du Loing)

Alfred Sisley, 1884

The Holy Family with Mary Magdalen

The Holy Family with Mary Magdalen

El Greco, c. 1590-95

Painting of a haloed nun in black habit holding a crucifix and skull-topped rosary, framed by a red scalloped border.

Saint Rita of Cascia (Santa Rita de Cascia)

Pedro Antonio Fresquís, 1815

Diptych painting: left, Christ with a kneeling nun above souls in flames; right, an older woman teaching a young woman in blu

Saint Theresa and the Education of Mary

Peter Paul Rubens

Painting of Christ seated at a stone well speaking with a woman holding a jug, under a pink sunset sky and dark tree.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Horace Pippin, 1940

Painting of a robed risen Christ reaching toward a kneeling woman in green drapery beneath a dark tree and glowing sky.

Christ Appearing to Mary

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1880

Painted panel of a haloed crucified saint in red coat and blue trousers, with a small soldier holding a spear at right.

Saint Acacius (San Acacio)

José Aragon, 1835

Grisaille painting of bishops placing a mitre on a kneeling praying figure beneath a canopy, with a candle bearer.

Episcopal ordination of Saint Eligius

Ambrosius Francken I, 1588

Painted wooden panel of a haloed saint in red robe and green cloak holding a sun-shaped monstrance.

Saint Raymond Nonnatus (San Ramon Nonato)

Santo Niño Santero, 1830

Painting of Saint Michael with raised sword and shield defeating a crouching demon against radiating rays.

Saint Michael (San Miguel)

José Rafael Aragón, 1840

Faded painting of a robed angel with red wings against a gold leaf background, with a small gold ornament at left.

Figure Study of an Angel

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Painting of the Virgin Mary ascending on clouds with angels above, while apostles gather around an open tomb below.

The Assumption of Mary

Painted wooden panel of winged archangel Saint Raphael with halo, staff and fish, on a blue and red background.

Archangel Saint Raphael (San Raphael)

José Benito Ortega, 1890