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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,988 works

Black and white print of three bishops in mitres and robes beside a stone column, one holding a book and one with a halo.

Saints Nicholas, Ulrich and Erasmus

Albrecht Dürer, 1505

Woodcut of a crowned woman kneeling before an executioner beside a burning spiked wheel, with a mountain landscape behind.

The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine

Albrecht Dürer, 1498

Woodcut of a long-haired saint with a halo, lifted by winged angels above a rocky outcrop and a landscape.

The Elevation of Saint Mary Magdalen

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of Saint Paul preaching to seated listeners beside a fluted column in an arched interior, oval format.

Saint Paul Preaching, an oval composition

Giulio Bonasone, 1547

Engraving of five haloed saints, centred on Saint Cecilia with an organ, with angels reading books in clouds above.

Saint Cecilia standing in the centre accompanied by Saint Paul, the Magdalene, Saint John the Evangelist, and Saint A…

Giulio Bonasone, 1531

Woodcut of Saint Jerome reading in a cave with a lion, crucifix, and distant town and boat, dated 1512.

Saint Jerome in a Cave

Albrecht Dürer, 1512

Circular engraving of the Virgin and Child in a landscape, crowned by two angels above.

The Virgin and Child Crowned by Two Angels above a Landscape

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1504

Woodcut of the Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John flanking Christ on the cross, a skull at the base.

Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Black and white print of a severed bearded head held aloft by an executioner while a woman holds a platter, in a city courtya

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Engraving of a crowned woman carrying a severed head on a platter to a bearded man at a banquet table.

The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought to Herod

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Oval grey wash drawing of the Immaculate Virgin standing on a serpent with a palm branch, cherubs and a winged figure below.

The Immaculate Virgin

Johann Georg Bergmüller, 18th-mid 18th century

Grey wash drawing of the Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, a kneeling Christ, cherubs above and angels at left.

The Baptism of Christ

Joseph Esperlin, 1725-75

Pen and wash drawing of a robed saint rising on clouds, surrounded by putti and angels.

Saint Augustine on Clouds Surrounded by Angels

Johann Jacob Eybelwieser, 1667-1744

Pen and red chalk drawing of a seated bearded man gesturing, with sketched figures and rays of light at right.

Saint John the Baptist in a Landscape

Hans Stutte, 1600-1625

Black-and-white print of Christ with a halo entering a broken gate of hell, with demons and naked souls.

Christ Descending into Hell

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of Christ on the cross flanked by the Virgin Mary and Saint John, with a skull below and German text beneath.

Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint John (first sheet of two)

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Printed sheet of German devotional verses in black-letter type, with hour headings and a monogram in the lower right corner.

Christ on the Cross with Mary and Saint John (second sheet of two)

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Woodcut of Christ kneeling before an angel in a rocky garden while sleeping disciples lie below and soldiers approach in the

Agony in the Garden

Albrecht Dürer, 1497-1500

Woodcut of Christ carrying the cross through a city gate past soldiers and a crowd, with a castle on the hill behind.

Christ Carrying the Cross, from The Large Passion

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1498

Watercolor of domed tombs with crescent finials among palm trees, a stone bridge over water, and figures on a dirt road.

Tombs of Great Arab Saints to be seen in the Neighborhood of Rosetta, Egypt

Luigi Mayer, ca. 1800

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

Woodcut of the Madonna and Child on a grassy bank with an elderly man, a standing woman with fruit, and two infants.

The Madonna on a Grassy Bank

Albrecht Dürer, 1526

Woodcut of the crucifixion with three crosses, a ladder, mounted soldiers and mourning figures gathered below.

Calvary with the Three Crosses

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1503

Woodcut of the Betrothal of the Virgin: a high priest joins hands of a young woman and man in an arched church interior with

The Betrothal of the Virgin, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1503

Woodcut of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, who blesses young John the Baptist with a staff and banner, in an oval frame.

The Virgin and Child with the Chirst Child blessing the young John the Baptist

Bartolomeo Coriolano, 1647

Woodcut of a haloed figure with a book and sword amid seven candlesticks, while a kneeling man bows before him.

The Vision of the Seven Candlesticks, from "The Apocalypse", German Edition

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1498

Woodcut of four armed angels in the foreground holding winds, with a descending angel above and a crowd at right.

The Four Angels Holding the Winds, from "The Apocalypse", German Edition

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1498

Woodcut of four winged angels with swords striking a crowd below, with trumpeting angels and a throne in the clouds above.

The Four Avenging Angels, from "The Apocalypse", Latin Edition

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of Saint Michael and winged angels fighting a dragon above a river landscape with a town and ships.

Saint Michael and the Dragon, from "The Apocalypse"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1498

Woodcut of an angel with a key and chain confronting a dragon, with a walled city and hills in the background.

The Angel with the Key to Bottomless Pit

Albrecht Dürer, 1511