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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

201 works

Woodcut of a holy kinship group under trees, with cherub angels playing instruments in the foreground, dated 1511.

The Holy Kinship with Lute Playing Angels

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Etching of a reclining draped body with a kneeling man and bearded onlookers beside it, set against dense crosshatched shadow

Finding the bodies of Saints Peter and Paul (fragment)

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1647-51

Etching of a seated woman in draped robes holding a small child against her chest, with cross-hatched shading.

Virgin and Child

Simone Cantarini, 1775

Circular engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, mourners at his feet, a skull, and veiled women at right.

The Crucifixion (Round) (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of haloed shepherd kneeling by his staff among sheep in a wooded landscape.

Saint Eberhard of Tüntenhausen as a Shepherd

Jan Sebastiaen Loybos, late 17th-early 18th century

Circular etching of the Virgin Mary cradling the sleeping infant Christ, with a radiating halo behind her head.

The Virgin holding the infant Christ with the fingers of her right hand hidden, a circular composition

Guido Reni, ca. 1600-40

Circular engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, Mary in prayer at right, and a kneeling figure with a skull a

The Crucifixion (Round)

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1519

Chiaroscuro woodcut of Saint John the Baptist pointing beside a lamb in a desert landscape, printed in yellow and black.

Saint John the Baptist in the desert, a lamb by his side

Antonio da Trento, ca. 1527-30

Etching with five numbered mythological scenes framing a central bearded head, with cross-hatched shading.

Five numbered scenes, each after a painter in the Accademia Degl'Incamminati, from IL FUNERALE D'AGOSTINO CARRACCIO F…

Guido Reni, 1603

Round etching of the Virgin and Child with the infant Saint John holding a cross-shaped staff, against hatched background.

The Virgin and Child with Saint John, a round composition

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Circular etching of Adam and Eve leaving Paradise, with a winged angel at right and a serpent in a tree above.

Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise

Dominique Vivant Denon, 18th-19th century

Engraving of Saint John preaching to a seated crowd under trees, arms raised toward a cloudy sky.

Predication de St. Jean

Woodcut of the crucified Christ with a haloed head, a seated woman at a table, and a kneeling figure, framed by scrolling bor

Crucifixion by a table, illustration from Speculum Passionis, 1507

Hans Baldung Grien, 1507

Etching of the Holy Family at a round table, Saint Joseph guiding the haloed Christ Child with a candle and food on the table

Le Benedicite, estampe appelée aussi La Sainte Famille a Table et St. Joseph Faisant Boire L'Enfant Jésus (The Grace,…

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Chromolithograph card of the red and gold Order of Saint Anne medal from Russia, with peacock feathers on each side.

Order of Saint Anne, Russia, from the World's Decorations series (N44) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1890

Woodcut of three winged angels serving at a table, one holding a bowl, a bearded man at right, with ornamental borders.

Angels Served at a Table, illustration from Speculum Passionis, 1507

Hans Baldung Grien, 1507

The Holy Spirit Surrounded by a Wreath of Flowers Held up by Infant Angels

The Holy Spirit Surrounded by a Wreath of Flowers Held up by Infant Angels

Giovanni Battista Merano, 1632-98

Gold star medal with red centre and crown on pink-green ribbon, framed by scrollwork, captioned Order of St. Hubert, Bavaria.

Order of Saint Hubert, Bavaria, from the World's Decorations series (N44) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1890

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt (The Repose of the Holy Family in Egypt)

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt (The Repose of the Holy Family in Egypt)

William Blake, 1806

Printed card showing the red cross medal of the Order of Saint James, Portugal, with laurel wreath and gold scrollwork border

Order of Saint James, Portugal, from the World's Decorations series (N44) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1890

Chromolithograph card of the Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen medal with gold crown, green cross and pink-green ribbons.

Saint Stephen, Hungary, from the World's Decorations series (N44) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1890