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Etching of anthropomorphic butterflies and insects at a dressing table in a rococo interior, with the caption La Toilette.

The Toilet (La Toilette), from Essai de Papilloneries Humaines par Saint Aubin

Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, ca. 1756-60

Engraving of Moses receiving the tablets of the law amid clouds, angels blowing trumpets, and putti, dated 1773.

Moses on Sinai (Le tables de Loi judaique)

Simon Julien, 1773

Engraved title page with an allegorical figure offering crowns to two kneeling kings beside a central text cartouche.

Title-page: De la Monarchie du Verbe incarné

Abraham Bosse, 1638

Engraving of an angel handing an open book to kneeling Saint John, with a ship at sea and city buildings beyond.

The Angel Gives Saint John the Book to Eat, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of a winged angel writing in a book in an arcaded interior, with a dragon below and the Trinity above.

The Revelation of Saint John the Evangelist, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of an enthroned God above a lamb and angels, with kneeling crowned figures and a city below in an arched frame.

Saint John Summoned to Heaven, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of an angel with a sword among armored soldiers and horsemen, with trumpeting angels and a seated figure above in a

The Angel sounding the Sixth Trumpet, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of Saint Michael fighting a dragon, with angels in the clouds above and a walled city below.

Saint Michael and the Dragon, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of armed winged angels beside a crowd, with a cross and divine figure in clouds above a city.

Four Angels holding back the Winds, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of an apocalyptic scene with Christ and angels above and tormented figures in flames below.

A Star Falls and makes Hell Open, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of the Deposition: Christ being lowered from the cross by ladder, mourners below, two thieves on crosses, a city be

The Deposition

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of four horsemen riding through clouds under an angel, with fallen figures below, in dense black line work.

Saint John sees the Four Horsemen, from the Apocalyspe

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of a kneeling man before a haloed figure with keys and a sword, surrounded by lit candlesticks and clouds.

Saint John sees Seven Gold Candlesticks, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of an angel pointing a kneeling man toward a tree and fountain, with a radiant enthroned figure and crowd above.

The Angel shows Saint John the Fountain of Living Water, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of an angel in a sun summoning birds over a chaotic battle of armored soldiers and horses below.

The Angel in the Sun calling the Birds of Prey, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of Saint Sebastian bound to a tree between two bearded saints, with an angel above and a dog at lower right.

Saints Sebastian, Anthony and Roch

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of an angel chaining a dragon in a pit, with a fortress, walled city and clouds in an arched composition.

Satan bound for a Thousand Years, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of an angel with a staff beside Saint John, with a city of classical buildings above and a river with swans at righ

The Angel shows Saint John the New Jerusalem, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of a crowned rider on a white horse at center, surrounded by armored horsemen, banners, and a dense crowd in an arc

Christ mounted on a white Horse, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of angels and God in clouds above a burning walled city, with a winepress scene in the lower right.

The Winepress of the Wrath of God, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Woodcut of the Nativity with the Virgin kneeling by the infant, angels above and a star in the sky.

The Nativity, from The Life of the Virgin, Latin Edition, 1511

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Engraving of the Holy Family with a kneeling Saint John the Baptist at right, set beside a palm tree and rocky landscape.

Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist who kneels at the right

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of the Virgin on a cloud with angels, while a king and queen kneel in prayer before her beneath a crown.

Almanach for 1639: Louis XIII and Anne of Austria Entrusting the Kingdom and the Prince under the Protection of the V…

Abraham Bosse, 1639

Etching of Saint Bruno kneeling in prayer beside books, a skull and a crucifix in a dark cave, with a halo.

Saint Bruno

Jean Bernard Restout, 1764

Grey wash drawing of Moses kneeling before a burning bush as a figure points, with sheep grazing in the landscape beyond.

Moses and the Burning Bush

Gerard Hoet, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of robed clerics, kneeling monks and a woman in an interior, one monk holding out an unrolled plan.

Scene 31: Foundation of a second Feuillant monastery in Rome, dedicated to Saint Bernard, in 1594, thanks to the gene…

Matthieu Elias, 1706

Brown wash drawing of the Holy Family in an interior: haloed mother holding child, bearded man reading a book beside them.

The Holy Family in an Interior

E. La Touche, early 19th century

Woodcut of the Nativity: the infant Christ in a manger attended by Mary, Joseph, an angel, and kneeling shepherds under a sta

The Nativity, from "The Little Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a bound figure at a column being whipped by two men, with turbaned onlookers under an arched colonnade.

The Flagellation, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1509

Woodcut of Christ crowned with thorns, seated among mocking figures beneath arches, by Albrecht Dürer.

Christ Crowned with Thorns, from "The Small Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1509