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Etching of the Descent from the Cross with mourners around Christ's body, a ladder and cross behind, under an arched frame.

Descent from the Cross

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1640

Etching of Jesus served by angels beside a stone table in a wooded landscape, with winged figures and cherubs above.

Jesus served by angels

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1652

Etching of two men beside a large tree above a river and wooded hills, with a fallen log in the foreground.

The Temptation of Jesus

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644-52

Etching of a draped barefoot figure holding a cup with a serpent beside a tree, with a distant landscape and town.

St. John the Evangelist

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1650

Etching of Saint Lawrence with halo, holding a palm and gridiron, standing before a hilly landscape with trees.

St. Lawrence

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1650

Etching of the Crucifixion with Christ between two thieves, surrounded by robed figures and a distant town skyline.

Crucifixion

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644-52

Etching of figures laying a body into a stone tomb in a rocky cave, with bare trees above and a verse inscription below.

Entombment

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644-52

Etching of nude souls near a fiery furnace and stone gateway, with a horned devil in a triple crown blowing a horn.

Descent into Hell

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644-52

Etching of the risen Christ in clouds above a tomb where soldiers disguised as monks feast, with a verse below.

Resurrection

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644-52

Etching of a snowy farmyard with a barn, bare trees, horses and figures in winter cloaks, including a group inside the stable

Adoration of the Kings

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etching of the infant Jesus and St. John embracing under a tree, with winged cherubs and a lamb at left.

Jesus and St. John embracing, with Cherubs

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etching of infant Jesus and St. John the Baptist with a lamb, a cross and winged cherubs beside a flower basket.

Jesus, St. John the Baptist and four cherubs

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Grey paper sketch with grid lines showing two angels with wings and drapery, study for Val de Grâce by Pierre Mignard.

Two Angels, Study for the Val de Grâce

Pierre Mignard I, 17th century

Woodcut of Saint Simon's martyrdom: a bound figure sawn on a frame, crowd and rider nearby, castle on hill.

Simon, from The Martyrdom of the Twelve Apostles

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Etching of a Lamentation over a reclining dead Christ surrounded by mourners, with a sketch of intertwined figures above.

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1540-45 (?)

Hand-colored woodcut of Christ being nailed to a cross on the ground, with soldiers, mourning women, and tools in the foregro

Christ Nailed to the Cross, from "The Small Woodcut Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1509-10

Hand-colored woodcut of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, mourners and soldiers, and a skull in the foreground.

Crucifixion, from "The Small Woodcut Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1509-10

Hand-colored woodcut of Christ in Limbo with a red-robed figure lifting nude souls from a ruined arch amid flames and demons.

Christ in Limbo, from "The Small Woodcut Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1509-10

Hand-colored woodcut of Christ's body being lowered from the cross, with mourners in robes and a crown of thorns on the groun

Deposition, from "The Small Woodcut Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1509-10

Hand-colored woodcut of the risen Christ with a halo and red cloak, standing over a tomb with startled soldiers around him.

Resurrection, from "The Small Woodcut Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1509-10

Grey ink drawing of parted drapery revealing angels on clouds around a radiant monstrance, possibly a stage design.

Parted Curtains Revealing Angels Upon Clouds Worshipping a Monstrance (Design for a Stage Set?)

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1698-1765

Engraving of the Annunciation: an angel on clouds with cherubs approaches a kneeling woman beside a lily vase and columns.

The Annunciation

Jean Cousin the Elder, ca. 1544

Engraving of Saint Lawrence on a fiery gridiron, held by soldiers, with an angel above offering a palm branch.

Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Lucas Vorsterman, 1621

Engraving of a haloed youth gesturing among seated and standing scholars in a columned temple interior, with an inscription b

Christ Disputing in the Temple

Orazio de Santis, 1568-77

Grey wash drawing of a risen Christ with a banner standing over a skeleton, beside chained women in an arcaded hall.

Christ Saving Eve

Hans Jakob Nüscheler the Elder, 1595-1654

Brown wash drawing of a deathbed scene with a standing cleric, a dying man in bed, kneeling monks and a crucifix on a wall.

Scene 33: The Blessed Abbot, near death, receives the blessing of the pope, who sends for this purpose Cardinal d'Oss…

Matthieu Elias, 1706

Brown ink and wash drawing of the baptism of Christ with angels on clouds above and a kneeling figure pouring water.

The Baptism of Christ (recto); The Baptism of Christ (verso)

Gabriel Weyer, late 16th-early 17th century

Pen and ink study of angels above a crowd of figures receiving alms, with a classical urn at right, on tan paper.

Saint Elisabeth of Portugal Giving Alms to the Poor

Daniel Gran, 1710-57

Pen and wash drawing of an architectural altar design with two winged angels seated on a cornice beneath a pediment.

Design for an Altar or Monument with Angels and Other Figures

Peter Candid, late 16th century

Pen and wash drawing of the Holy Ghost as a dove in radiating light, surrounded by angels and putti on clouds.

The Holy Ghost Surrounded by Angels

Hans Georg Asam, late 17th-early 18th century