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Painting of the crucified Christ with a crown of thorns, a skull on the ground below, and a cloudy hilly landscape behind.

Crucifixion

Eustache Le Sueur, about 1650-1655

Painting of a pastoral woodland with a woman riding a goat led by putti and a satyr, dancers and a thatched hut nearby.

Landscape with the Education of Bacchus

Francesco Zuccarelli, 1744

Kneeling woman in a veil receives rays from a crucifix in a church interior, with three nuns watching nearby.

Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Stigmata

Domenico Beccafumi, about 1513-1515

Gold-ground panel of the Annunciation: kneeling angel Gabriel and seated Virgin reading, with a dove and arched architecture.

The Annunciation

Tommaso del Mazza, early 1390s

Painting of the Virgin Mary crowned in heaven by Christ and God the Father, with Saints Joseph and Francis kneeling below.

The Coronation of the Virgin with Saints Joseph and Francis

Giulio Cesare Procaccini, about 1605

Gilded panel of the Virgin Mary in a blue mantle holding the Christ Child, with a blessing Christ above in a Gothic arch.

Madonna of Humility

Guariento di Arpo, about 1345-1350

Gold-ground altarpiece with a standing saint holding a palm and book, surrounded by twelve narrative scenes from her life.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Twelve Scenes from Her Life

Donato d'Arezzo, about 1330

Brown-toned sketch of a bound nude man tied to a tree, with a winged angel reaching toward him from the right.

Saint Sebastian Tended by an Angel

Anthony van Dyck, about 1630-1632

Painting of Christ kneeling in a pink robe beside a downcast woman surrounded by armored soldiers and older men in dim light.

Christ and the Adulteress

Valentin de Boulogne, about 1618-1622

Painting of a river baptism with robed and nude figures on a riverbank under trees, with hills and clouds behind.

Saint John Baptizing in the River Jordan

Nicolas Poussin, about 1635-1640

Madonna and Child with two donors before a green curtain and a landscape with a lake and mountains.

Madonna and Child with Two Donors

Lorenzo Lotto, about 1525-1530

Painting of Diana with nymphs on a hunt, greyhounds beside them, and a satyr grabbing a nymph at left under a rainbow.

Diana and Her Nymphs on the Hunt

Peter Paul Rubens, 1627-1628

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, with an older man holding a bowl of apples beside them.

The Holy Family

Gerard David, about 1520

Painting of the Virgin and Christ Child in a forest with Saint John, Mary Magdalene, and an angel in the clouds.

Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene

Parmigianino, about 1535-1540

Painting of an elderly bearded man with a knife, hand on chin, in a dark brown setting, by Rembrandt.

Saint Bartholomew

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1661

Painting of Christ with a crown of thorns, hands clasped over a wooden cross, wearing a red robe against a dark background.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Marco d' Oggiono, about 1495-1500

Painting of a crowd and animals gathered at a rock spilling water, with a figure in red raising his arm beside it.

Moses Striking Water from the Rock

Jacob Jordaens, about 1645-1650

Elderly bearded saint with halo holding a crucifix, seated before a ruined stone arch with a dog and bare trees.

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Ercole de' Roberti, about 1475

Gilded altarpiece panel with Saints Lawrence and Stephen standing under Gothic arches, with an angel in a roundel above.

Saints Lawrence and Stephen

Mariotto di Nardo, 1408

Hinged panel painting of the Annunciation: a kneeling winged angel in red at left and the seated Virgin in blue at right, on

The Annunciation

Paolo Veneziano, about 1340-1345

Painting of a nude Venus on a shell-like boat pulled by sea figures, with a flying cupid and attendants above the sea.

Triumph of the Marine Venus

Sebastiano Ricci, about 1713

Gold-ground Gothic altarpiece with the Coronation of the Virgin in the center, saints in side panels, and scenes below.

Polyptych with Coronation of the Virgin and Saints

Cenni di Francesco di Ser Cenni, 1390s

Gilded panel painting of Saint Luke in red robe and brown mantle, writing in an open book with a quill, gold background.

Saint Luke

Simone Martini, early 1330s

Medieval panel of the Adoration of the Magi with Saint Anthony Abbot, gold halos, and red patterned background.

The Adoration of the Magi with Saint Anthony Abbot

Franco-Flemish Master, about 1410-1420

Baroque painting of Venus with Cupid presenting a gilded shield to a nude, bearded Vulcan beside armor and a dove.

Venus at the Forge of Vulcan

Francesco Solimena, 1704

Madonna kisses the nude infant Christ while holding cherries, with fruit on a ledge and a landscape through an arched window.

Madonna of the Cherries

Quentin Metsys, about 1520-1525

Painting of Christ being baptized in a forest river as John pours water, a dove descends, and angels watch.

The Baptism of Christ

Paolo Veronese, about 1580-1588

Painting of Christ in red and blue robes driving a crowd from a temple, with a woman holding a dove and baskets raised overhe

Christ Cleansing the Temple

Bernardino Mei, about 1655

Painting of clergy in gold vestments kneeling at an altar as a half-naked Christ appears above with Passion instruments.

The Mass of Saint Gregory the Great

Adriaen Ysenbrandt, about 1510-1550

Painting of Venus and Adonis in a forest with two cupids overhead, a hunting dog, and white doves on a stone ledge.

Venus and Adonis

Simon Vouet, about 1642

Painting of a levitating bearded saint above a crowd of onlookers and sick people beneath classical columns.

The Miracles of Saint Francis of Paola

Peter Paul Rubens, about 1627-1628

Painting of the Holy Family with Joseph, Mary, two infants, a standing woman and a book, before a ruined wall and landscape.

The Holy Family

Giulio Romano, about 1518-1520

Painting of a ruined classical colonnade with a procession around a chariot bearing a seated Venus among satyrs and cupids.

The Triumph of Venus

Alessandro Magnasco, about 1720-1730

Saint Augustine in gold vestments writes at a desk, gazing up, as figures sprawl beneath him in a dim study.

Saint Augustine in his Study Trampling the Heretics

Philippe de Champaigne, about 1642

Pen and ink drawing of the Lamentation: mourners surround Christ's body beside a crown of thorns and a cross on a rocky hills

The Lamentation

Battista Franco Veneziano, 1545-1550

Pen and ink drawing of a barefoot bearded figure in draped cloth holding a spade on grassy ground.

Christ as the Gardener

Upper Rhenish Master, about 1470-1490

Brown wash drawing of Christ crucified with the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene and Saint John below, in an arched frame.

Christ on the Cross with the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Saint John

Pietro da Cortona, about 1661

Head of a Child, an Angel and a Hand (recto); Male Figure (verso)

Fra' Bartolomeo, about 1510-1515

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds above a kneeling saint, with pencil grid lines.

The Apparition of the Virgin and Child to Saint Louis of France

Mariano Salvador Maella, about 1780s

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a seated Madonna and child with winged figures above, in a gold mat.

Two Studies for a Holy Family

Parmigianino, 1526

Brown ink and wash drawing of a monk in a hooded habit with a rosary, looking up at rays of light before an open book.

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Gerrit Pietersz, 1608

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing woman in flowing robes holding a child, with a sketched landscape behind her.

Saint Agnes (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

Adam Elsheimer, about 1605

Brown ink and wash drawing of three crucifixions on a hill, with mourners, soldiers, and a distant town.

The Crucifixion

Samuel van Hoogstraten, about 1650

Pen and brown ink sketch of mythological figures, sea creatures and a chariot-like shell on aged paper.

Study for the Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite or the Birth of Venus

Nicolas Poussin, about 1634

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ preaching to seated listeners in a columned temple interior beneath a draped canopy.

Christ Preaching in the Temple

Guercino, about 1625-1627

Black chalk drawing of a man's head with curly hair and downcast eyes, with draped cloth over the shoulder, on blue paper.

Study for the Figure of Christ Carrying the Cross

Sebastiano del Piombo, about 1513-1514

Pen and ink sheet with many studies of folded drapery and cloth creases, c. 1490.

Studies of Christ's Loincloth (recto); Studies of Bookbindings and of Christ's Loincloth (verso)

Master of the Coburg Roundels, about 1490

Black chalk drawing on grey paper of a muscular male nude seen from behind with one arm raised.

Study of Triton Blowing a Conch Shell (recto); Partial Study of an Arm (verso)

Annibale Carracci, about 1600

Brown wash drawing of the Mocking of Christ, showing a seated figure with a crown of thorns surrounded by soldiers.

Mocking of Christ

Caspar Freisinger, about 1595

Black chalk drawing of a kneeling hooded monk with clasped hands and upturned face, with a staff beside him.

Saint Francis (recto); Dead Christ (verso)

Pontormo, about 1517-1518

Red chalk drawing of Christ with a halo addressing a kneeling man, with a group of figures and clouds above.

Christ's Command to St. Peter, "Feed My Sheep!" ("Pasce Oves Mea")

Andrea Sacchi, about 1628

Pen and ink drawing of Saint Andrew with a halo, holding a book and an X-shaped cross, with a town in the distance.

Saint Andrew

Master H.B., about 1530

Pen and ink drawing of a standing woman giving alms to a crowd of poor figures before classical columns and buildings.

Saint Cecilia Giving Alms to the Poor

Pietro da Cortona, about 1635-1640

Red chalk drawing of a bearded figure in glory on clouds with flowing drapery, framed in an octagonal gilt mount.

Christ in Glory

Antonio da Correggio, 1520-1523

Pen and brown ink drawing of Mars and Venus embracing under a canopy, with cupids and a lion-masked shield.

Mars and Venus

Abraham Bloemaert, about 1592

Pen and brown wash drawing of two winged putti holding staffs and shields flanking an empty central circle.

Two Child Angels, Symbolizing Patience and Industry

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Brown ink drawing of mourners lowering a body onto a stone tomb inside a rocky cave, with kneeling women and winged figures.

The Entombment

Luca Penni, about 1550

Drawing of a standing saint with curly hair, holding a staff and a heavy draped robe, in brown chalk with white highlights.

Standing Saint (recto); Studies of Christ at the Column, a Nude from Behind, and Various Figures (verso)

Filippino Lippi, about 1482

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin ascending on clouds with cherubs while apostles gaze upward below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Peter Paul Rubens, about 1613-1614

Watercolor of Olympian Zeus temple ruins on a plain at sunset, with the Acropolis on a hill behind and small figures in the f

The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Greece

Edward Lear, about 1870

Pen and brown wash drawing of mythological figures, putti and a reclining nude woman, with faint grid lines on the sheet.

Birth of Bacchus

Giulio Romano, about 1533

Pen and wash drawing of a robed figure raising a reclining man from a bier before a crowd of onlookers and an arch.

Raising of the Son of the Widow of Naim (recto); Madonna and Child with Saints (verso)

Giovanni Battista Naldini, about 1570-1580

Brown wash drawing of mourners carrying Christ's body from a tomb, with angels overhead and a crown of thorns in front.

The Entombment

Niccolò Ricciolini, about 1760

Black chalk drawing of a woman with upturned face and faint halo, wrapped in drapery, on grey toned paper.

Saint Cecilia

Domenichino, about 1612-1615