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Kneeling woman in blue receives communion from a priest in gold vestments at an altar, with kneeling witnesses in a church in

The Miraculous Communion of Saint Catherine of Siena

Domenico Beccafumi, about 1513-1515

Painting of a bearded saint with a halo, wearing armor and holding a lance, with a dark landscape behind him.

Saint George

Dosso Dossi, 1513

Two gilded hinged panels showing the angel Gabriel in red and the Virgin Mary in blue during the Annunciation.

The Annunciation

Paolo Veneziano, 1348

Dim interior scene with a seated man at a table of jewelry, women in red drapery, and a shield and sword held up in the foreg

Achilles among the Daughters of Lycomedes

Pietro Paolini, about 1625-1630

Painting of the Holy Family with Joseph, Mary, two nude infants reading a scroll, and a woman with a basket in a landscape.

The Holy Family

Giulio Romano, 1520

Painting of Christ and an adulteress surrounded by armored soldiers and robed men against a dark background.

Christ and the Adulteress

Valentin de Boulogne, 1620

Painting of the Holy Family with Saints Catherine and Mary Magdalene, Virgin nursing infant, angels above.

Holy Family with Saints Anne, Catherine of Alexandria, and Mary Magdalene

Nosadella, 1560s

Painting of a nude woman reaching toward a god in blue robes among clouds, with attendant women and a newborn infant below.

The Birth of Bacchus

Giulio Romano, 1530

Madonna with the Christ child, three singing angels above, putti playing lute and viol, rocky landscape in background.

Madonna Adoring the Child with Musical Angels

Bernardo Zenale, 1502

Painting of Saint George with a halo, armor, and lance, set against a dark sky and distant landscape.

Saint George

Dosso Dossi, about 1513-1515

Gilded Gothic altarpiece with Christ crowning the Virgin at center, flanked by saints and angels, and predella scenes below.

Polyptych with Coronation of the Virgin and Saints

Cenni di Francesco, 1390

Gold-ground Nativity panel: Mary in prayer beside the infant Christ, Saint Joseph at left, a donkey in a stable at right.

Adoration of the Child

Gentile da Fabriano, 1420

Painting of the Virgin with the infant Christ, a dove, and the young Saint John the Baptist with a cross staff and lamb.

Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist

Guido Reni, about 1640-1642

Kneeling priests in gold vestments raise a chalice before an altar, where Christ appears with Passion instruments in a Gothic

The Mass of Saint Gregory the Great

Adriaen Isenbrandt, 1510

Medieval panel of a haloed saint in a boat with women and bishops sailing toward a walled city with towers.

Arrival of Saint Ursula at Cologne

Bernardo Daddi, 1333

Two gold-ground panels with four standing saints under pointed arches, including Saint Francis, a bishop, John the Baptist an

Saint Francis and a Bishop Saint, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Dominic

Fra Angelico, late 1420s

Painting of Christ's head with a crown of thorns, long brown hair and beard, gazing downward against a pale background.

Head of Christ

Antonio da Correggio, 1525

Painting of a satyr with vine leaves gesturing at a seated peasant at a table in a rustic kitchen with a woman and child.

The Satyr and the Peasant Family

Jan Steen, 1660

Oil painting of Hercules playing a tambourine beside a reclining Omphale, with cupids, red drapery and classical columns.

Hercules and Omphale

Luigi Garzi, about 1700-1710

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

Circular painting of the Madonna nursing the Christ Child with saints and a kneeling donor before carved architecture.

Madonna and Child with a Male Saint, Catherine of Alexandria and a Donor

Michelangelo di Pietro, 1496

Bearded saint in white hooded robe reading a book while grimacing horned demons and a goat head lurk in the shadows.

The Temptation of Saint Anthony

Lelio Orsi, 1570s

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

Painting of the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, Saint Elizabeth and young Saint John the Baptist in a rocky landscape.

Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist

Painting of a columned palace among trees, with classical figures on the steps and many wild animals in the foreground.

Ulysses at the Palace of Circe

Wilhelm Schubert van Ehrenberg, 1667

Painting of Christ on the cross with Mary, Saint John and Saint Catherine of Siena, with a skull and a distant town.

Christ on the Cross with Saints Mary, John the Evangelist and Catherine of Siena

Marco Pino, 1570

Painting of a nude woman embracing a young hunter with a spear, accompanied by three dogs, under a dramatic sky.

Venus and Adonis

Titian, 1555

Painting of the Virgin and infant Christ seated with an older man on a marble terrace, with columns, fountain, and landscape

The Holy Family

Jan Gossaert, about 1507-1508

Gilded panel of the Virgin and Christ Child enthroned among haloed musical angels in red, green and gold robes.

Madonna and Child with Musical Angels

Gherardo Starnina, 1410

Parmigianino painting of the Virgin, Christ child, young John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene in a wooded landscape with an an

Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene

Parmigianino, 1535

The Apostle Simon

Anthony van Dyck, about 1618

Virgin Mary in red robes holds the infant Christ on a green cushion, with a crown and figure in the dark background.

Madonna and Child in a Window

Martin Schongauer, about 1485-1490

Medieval painting of the Adoration of the Magi with Saint Anthony Abbot, Virgin and Child, and three kings on red patterned g

The Adoration of the Magi with Saint Anthony Abbot

Franco-Flemish Master, 1390

Painting of a wooded lake scene with a flying winged Cupid, a crowd of musicians, putti, and satyrs in the forest.

Cupid and Pan

Federico Zuccaro, about 1600

Oil painting of the Holy Family: the Virgin holds the Christ Child while an older woman and two men look on in an interior.

The Holy Family

Joseph Paelinck, about 1820

Painting of Saint Francis with stigmata beside a bishop saint with mitre and crozier, on gold background, by Fra Angelico.

Saint Francis and a Bishop Saint

Fra Angelico, 1420

Painting of the Virgin and Child with kneeling kings offering gifts, surrounded by a retinue in an arched Renaissance setting

Adoration of the Magi

Defendente Ferrari, about 1520

Painting of Venus and Mars on a canopied bed as a nude figure bursts through green curtains and gods watch from above.

Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan

Joachim Wtewael, 1604-1608

Painting of Saint Jerome seated before a ruined stone arch with a crucifix, a dog, and bare trees under a blue sky.

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Ercole de' Roberti, 1470

Gold-ground panel painting of the Madonna in a blue mantle holding the Christ child, who reaches toward her chest.

Madonna and Child

Master of St. Cecilia, about 1290-1295

Nude woman chained to a cliff with a winged putto freeing her wrists, a sea monster in the water below.

Andromeda

Peter Paul Rubens, about 1640s

Painting of a forest landscape with a waterfall, rocky cliffs, pine trees, grazing deer and goats, and a small hut.

Landscape with the Temptation of Saint Anthony

Roelant Savery, 1617

Painting of Saint Matthew with halo writing with a quill while a winged child holds an inkwell beside him.

Saint Matthew Writing His Gospel

Carlo Dolci, 1640s

Mars in armor is disarmed by a nude Venus while cupids tug at his gear among scattered weapons in a vaulted arsenal.

The Return from War: Mars Disarmed by Venus

Peter Paul Rubens, about 1610-1612

Painting of the Virgin Mary in orange and blue reaching for a veil with the infant Christ, Saint Joseph behind her.

The Holy Family (The Madonna del Velo; Madonna di Loreto)

Copy after Raphael, 1550

Round painting of the Virgin nursing the Christ Child with a bearded saint, a kneeling donor and Saint Catherine beside a car

Madonna and Child with a Male Saint, Catherine of Alexandria and a Donor

Michelangelo di Pietro Membrini, about 1496

Painting of Venus embracing Adonis, a young hunter with hunting dogs, a cupid and bow in a forest setting.

Venus and Adonis

Titian, about 1555-1560

Virgin Mary holds the infant Christ as three kings in turbans offer gifts beside an attendant against a dark background.

The Adoration of the Magi

Andrea Mantegna, 1495

Painting of the Nativity with Mary and the infant Christ among shepherds in a ruined courtyard at dusk.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Nicolaes Maes, about 1660

Medieval painting of the Crucifixion with Christ center, two thieves, mourners below, a walled city and a hell scene at right

The Crucifixion

possibly André d'Ypres Dreux Budé Master, before 1450

Painting of a sleeping nude woman on a gilded bed as a man parts green drapery, with white doves on a checkered floor.

Mars and Venus, Allegory of Peace

Louis Jean François Lagrenée, 1770

Painting of a sleeping nude woman with a centaur, two women, cupids above, fruit trees and a distant city.

Mythological Scene

Dosso Dossi, about 1524

Diana and nymphs bathing by a stream beside classical ruins, with a dog and hunting gear in a wooded landscape.

Diana and Her Nymphs in a Landscape

Laurent de La Hyre, 1644

Painting of Saint Andrew with a diagonal cross and dark book, wearing a green robe against a gold arched background.

Saint Andrew

Painting of Perseus holding up Medusa's head amid a battle of armored men in a colonnaded hall with statues.

Perseus Confronting Phineus with the Head of Medusa

Sebastiano Ricci, about 1705-1710

Painting of Saint John the Baptist with a halo, holding a scroll, against gold leaf with two prophets above.

Saint John the Baptist

Luca di Tommè, 1380s

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

Coronation of the Virgin with Saints Joseph and Francis of Assisi

Giulio Cesare Procaccini, 1604

Painting of the Madonna with the Christ Child, three singing angels above, putti playing lute and violin, and a rocky landsca

Madonna Adoring the Child with Musical Angels

Bernardino Zenale, about 1500-1510

Painting of an angel kneeling and gesturing toward the Virgin Mary seated before a red canopy in a Gothic interior.

The Annunciation

Dieric Bouts, about 1450-1455

Painting of the Madonna and Child with an angel holding a dish of flowers, set before a landscape with a castle and watermill

Madonna and Child

of Lorenzo di Credi (Italian, 1490

Painting of Venus reclining on a sea wave with cupids, doves, and roses in a pale blue sky.

Venus on the Waves

François Boucher, 1769

Painting of a woman in a golden hooded cloak beside a dark archway, with a white urn, brick wall and blue mountain landscape.

Saint Mary Magdalene at the Sepulchre

Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo, 1530s

Painting of a winged Cupid flying over a wooded lake with satyrs, putti and figures gathered on the forest floor.

Cupid and Pan

Federico Zuccari, 1600

Painting of an angel descending on clouds gesturing toward a young woman in a red skirt and blue drape in a dark interior.

The Annunciation

Godfried Schalcken, about 1660-1665

Painting of the Madonna holding the Christ Child while the infant Saint John the Baptist looks up at them in a dark landscape

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

Giovanni Lanfranco, about 1630-1632

Two saints under a gold Gothic arch: John the Baptist in red with a scroll, and Dominic in black holding a blue book.

Saint John the Baptist and Saint Dominic

Fra Angelico, 1420

Madonna and Child with an angel offering flowers, seated before a landscape with a castle and watermill, painted panel.

Madonna and Child

Lorenzo di Credi, about 1490-1500

Virgin Mary with haloed Christ Child in a walled garden with lilies, an open book, and a river and city behind.

The Madonna of Humility

Medieval panel of horsemen and trumpeters in rocky mountains, gold background, with two figures holding Latin scrolls in the

The Meeting of the Three Kings, with David and Isaiah (recto); The Assumption of the Virgin (verso)

Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece, 1480

Rubens painting of Christ's body being lowered by mourners, a young man in red supporting the head and a weeping Virgin above

The Entombment

Peter Paul Rubens, about 1612

Panel painting of the Trinity with God the Father holding crucified Christ, flanked by the Virgin, saints and a kneeling dono

The Trinity with the Virgin, Saints John the Evangelist, Stephen and Lawrence and a Donor

Peter Hemmel von Andlau, 1479

Medieval painting of the Crucifixion with Christ between two thieves, mourners below, a city on the left and hell with a demo

The Crucifixion

André d’Ypres, 1450

Painting of mourners lowering the dead Christ from the cross, with angels above and a gold background.

The Deposition

Rogier van der Weyden

Painting of Christ crucified on a dark cross under a stormy sky, with a skull and bones at the base and a town on a hill.

Christ on the Cross

El Greco, 1600-1610

Pastoral landscape with a reclining nymph and satyr on rocks, cattle and sheep nearby, tall trees on the right.

Landscape with a Nymph and a Satyr

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1647

Kneeling bearded monk in brown habit gazes up at angels and putti in clouds, with the word CHARITAS glowing above.

The Vision of Saint Francis of Paola

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, about 1670

Portrait of a woman as Diana with a bow, arrows, and leopard skin beside a tree, in a red and white gown.

Portrait of Madame Bonnier de la Mosson as Diana (Constance-Gabrielle-Magdeleine du Monciel de Lauraille)

Jean-Marc Nattier, 1742

Painting of Saint Sebastian bound to a tree, pierced by arrows, tended by two women beside a red drape and armor.

Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene

Vicente López Portaña, 1795

Medieval painting of richly dressed horsemen and trumpeters among pink rocky peaks, with inscribed scrolls and a gold backgro

The Meeting of the Three Kings, with David and Isaiah (recto); The Assumption of the Virgin (verso)

Master of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece, before 1480

Gilded altarpiece panel of Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist beneath a small angel in a medallion.

Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist

Mariotto di Nardo, 1408

Painting of Christ being baptized by John the Baptist in a river, with a dove and cherubs above and angels on the bank.

The Baptism of Christ

Paolo Veronese, 1580

Mountain landscape with a waterfall, pine trees, deer and goats, and a small hermitage with figures at left.

Landscape with the Temptation of Saint Anthony

Roelant Savery, 1617

Painting of a seated nude man with a staff, a dead lion, a nude woman with two children, and a castle on a cliff.

A Faun and His Family with a Slain Lion

Lucas Cranach the Elder, about 1526

Candlelit painting of a bare-chested seated man mocked by soldiers, one holding a torch, in a dark interior.

Christ Crowned with Thorns

Gerard van Honthorst, 1620

Painting of Christ's head wearing a crown of thorns, with long hair, a beard, and a red garment at the shoulder.

Head of Christ

Antonio da Correggio, about 1525-1530

Panel painting of Saint Andrew with a cross and book, wearing a green robe against a gold background with a halo.

Saint Andrew

Illuminated miniature of the Adoration of the Magi with Mary, the Christ Child, three kings and a radiant star.

The Adoration of the Magi

Georges Trubert, 1480

Interior of a whitewashed Gothic church with tall pillars, pointed arches, stained glass, and small figures on a tiled floor.

The Interior of Saint Bavo, Haarlem

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, 1628

Painting of the Virgin, Christ Child, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Joseph beneath a palm tree in a landscape.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt with Saint John the Baptist

Fra' Bartolomeo, about 1509

Painting of Mars and Venus on a bed surprised by Vulcan, with cupids, armor, and green drapery in a mythological scene.

Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan

Joachim Wtewael, 1604

Painting of soldiers lifting a nude man by a white cloth above a stone sewer, with armored onlookers and weapons around.

Saint Sebastian Thrown into the Cloaca Maxima

Ludovico Carracci, 1612

Painting of a woman drawing water at a well beside a seated bearded man, framed by ruined arches, a palm tree and a column.

Christ and the Samaritan Woman

Alessandro Magnasco, 1705-1710

Painting of figures being baptized in a river beneath trees, with rolling hills and a cloudy sky behind them.

Saint John Baptizing in the River Jordan

Nicolas Poussin, 1630

Pastoral landscape with a nymph and satyr on rocks beside grazing cattle and sheep under trees and a cloudy sky.

Landscape with a Nymph and a Satyr

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1647 ?

Painting of nude Venus on a bed with Mars, cupid, attendant women and a servant with a tray in a dark interior.

Venus and Mars

Palma il Giovane, about 1605-1609

Painting of Saint Sebastian bound to a tree and pierced by arrows, tended by Saint Irene beside a second woman in red.

Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene

Vicente López Portaña, 1795-1800