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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,988 works

Engraving of Christ kneeling in prayer under an angel in clouds, with two disciples asleep on a rocky hillside.

Christ in the Garden of Olives

Claude Mellan, 17th century

Engraving of the Virgin seated on a rock holding the Christ Child, with a column, tree and distant landscape behind.

Virgin and Child Seated on a Rock (Vierge à l'Enfant dans des ruines)

Claude Mellan, 1659

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man with long wavy hair in an oval frame, with a Latin inscription scroll below.

Bust of St. Joseph in an Oval

Engraved bust of a young boy with curly hair in an oval frame, with a Latin inscription on a scroll below.

Bust of Jesus as a Child in an Oval

Engraving of the Virgin seated on a draped cloth, holding the Christ Child, with radiating light behind her head and a rocky

Virgin and Child

Pencil drawing of a Pietà: the Virgin cradles the nude body of Christ while a veiled mourner stands behind them.

Pietà

Johann David Passavant, early to mid-19th century

Etching of a winged angel pointing to a tall cross while a kneeling man clasps his hands beside it.

An Angel Indicates a Cross to a Man Kneeling

Engraving of a winged angel holding a drape overhead above a scrolled bracket, with a putto holding stems below.

Statue of an Angel

Engraving of a dying Magdalen supported by two winged angels before a rocky cliff and cave with trees.

Dying Magdalen Sustained by Angels

Claude Mellan, 1627

Engraving of a kneeling saint praying as an angel points to a Latin banner in the clouds above a dying man in bed.

St. Nicolas Praying for a Dying Man

Engraving of a kneeling friar before the Virgin seated on clouds holding the Christ Child, with angels and rays of light abov

St. Francis of Assisi Adoring the Christ Child on the Virgin's Lap

Engraving of a bearded saint in a robe being carried forward by two angels, one winged, in an arched hall with monks.

Saint Peter Nolasque

Claude Mellan, 1627

Engraving of a kneeling bearded man praying beside a large tree, with a garden and distant building behind him.

St. Augustine

Claude Mellan, 1660

Engraving of the Holy Family resting: Mary seated with the infant Christ, Joseph kneeling beside, a donkey grazing at left.

Holy Family (Repos pendant la fuite en Égypte)

Claude Mellan, 1635

Engraving of five robed saints standing under a cloudy sky, with a veiled woman at the center looking upward.

Sts. Anne, Joseph, Joachim, Bernard and John the Evangelist (Parenté de la Vierge)

Claude Mellan, 1648

Engraving of a kneeling nun in a dark habit praying with clasped hands in a room with a crucifix and skull.

St. Theresa Kneeling in Prayer

Claude Mellan, 1661

Engraving of two seated biblical ancestors of Christ flanking an inscribed tablet reading Iesse, David, Salamon.

The ancestors of Christ flanking an inscribed tablet, an arched top composition

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of an elderly bearded man in a hooded robe asleep, hands on a cross, with a skull and candle beside him.

St. Francis de Paul

Engraving of a kneeling nun in a veil praying with clasped hands before a monstrance on an altar at left.

St. Claire

Claude Mellan, 1667

Engraving of a bishop with a crozier stopping an emperor in Roman dress at a columned entrance, with onlookers and a city str

St. Ambrose, Archbishop of Milan, Turning Back Emperor Theodosius

Claude Mellan, 1681

Engraving of a woman resting her head on her hand beside a book and crook, with sheep grazing under an oak tree.

St. Genevieve

Engraving of St. Gregory seated at a desk, writing with a quill, with a papal tiara and crucifix nearby.

St. Gregory

Claude Mellan, 1681

Engraving of an elderly bearded man kneeling in a cell before a crucifix, with a skull in a wall niche and a lion outside.

St. Jerome Praying in His Cell (Saint Jérôme pénitent)

Claude Mellan, 1665

Etching of St. Luke seated at an easel painting the Virgin, with an ox resting beside him.

St. Luke Painting the Virgin

Claude Mellan, 1625

Engraving of a kneeling young saint in a robe with a cord, raising a hand toward rays of light and clouds.

A Young Saint in Prayer

Engraving of a kneeling bearded monk praying at a stone pedestal beside a cross and skull, with rocks and a tree behind.

St. Claude

Claude Mellan, 1664

Engraving of two robed monks in a stone interior, one gesturing, with seated figures in a meeting room behind them.

St. Bernard Taking a Brother to an Assembly

Engraving of a monk lifting a habit toward a kneeling monk, with kneeling figures, a cross and a tree behind them.

St. Bernard Receives a Monk's Habit

Engraving of a hooded saint extending a hand to a kneeling monk, with other monks kneeling behind and a town in the distance.

St. Bernard Presenting the Rule

Engraving of a robed monk gesturing to a bearded man who recoils with arms outstretched, a hat flying above him.

St. William, Duke of Aquitaine, Converted by St. Bernard