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Portrait of Daruma

Unkoku Tōgan, early 17th century

Painting of the elegant interior of Saint Peter's Basilica with crowds of figures in period dress on the marble floor.

Interior of Saint Peter's, Rome

Giovanni Paolo Panini, after 1754

Haloed saint seated calmly among lions and bears in a grassy arena, with spectators in a gallery and a castle on a hill.

Saint Agapitus of Praeneste in the Arena; (interior) The Beheading of Saint Agapitus of Praeneste

Swiss Painter, ca. 1500-1505

Painting of Christ's body lowered by mourners beside a rocky cliff, with three crosses on a hill under a cloudy sky.

The Entombment

Moretto da Brescia, 1554

Circular painting of the Madonna praying beside the Christ Child, infant John the Baptist and a red-robed angel, with a lands

Madonna Adoring the Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and an Angel

Lorenzo di Credi, early 1490s

Painting of a kneeling woman in dark dress with hands on her chest as a winged angel descends through clouds beside her.

The Annunciation of the Death of the Virgin

Samuel van Hoogstraten, ca. 1670

Veiled woman in blue robe prays before a chalice and host on an altar, flanked by two crowned saints and candles.

The Virgin Adoring the Host

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1852

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ across her lap on a white shroud, with a crown of thorns nearby.

Pietà

Juan de Valdés Leal, ca. 1657-60

Portrait of a middle-aged man in a blue robe with a hand on his shoulder against red drapery.

A Donor Presented by a Saint

Dieric Bouts, ca. 1460-65

Gold-ground panel of an enthroned Virgin in red robes, surrounded by musician angels and two kneeling veiled figures in white

Saint Mary Magdalen Holding a Crucifix; (reverse) The Flagellation

Spinello Aretino, ca. 1395-1400

Painting of a haloed man in animal skin pointing toward a distant robed figure in a wooded landscape with a stream.

Saint John the Baptist Bearing Witness

Annibale Carracci, ca. 1600

Painting of a kneeling emaciated woman receiving communion from a monk, with angels and cherubs in a landscape with lake and

The Last Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1680

Painting of the Virgin and Child in a walled courtyard, with kneeling kings, angels above, an ox, a dog and a distant landsca

The Adoration of the Magi

Hieronymus Bosch, ca. 1475

Painting of the crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John grieving beside Christ on the cross, skull below.

The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John

Hendrick ter Brugghen, ca. 1624-25

Soldiers in a stone guardroom play cards beside scattered armor, a drum, and a greyhound, with a painted angel visible behind

Guardroom with the Deliverance of Saint Peter

David Teniers the Younger, ca. 1645-47

Triptych landscape with rocky peaks, a river baptism on the left, a kneeling saint in the center, and a seated saint with a b

The Penitence of Saint Jerome

Joachim Patinir, ca. 1515

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ before a landscape with trees, a river and a small house.

Virgin and Child

Gerard David, ca. 1520

Painting of the Holy Family with young Saint John the Baptist holding a globe, against a green curtain.

The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist

Andrea del Sarto, ca. 1528

Painting of the dead Christ seated on a white shroud, supported by two angels with wings, a skull and serpent at his feet.

The Dead Christ with Angels

Édouard Manet, 1864

Three saints in a painting: Saint Roch with staff, Saint Anthony Abbot with bell and dog, Saint Lucy holding a palm.

Three Saints: Roch, Anthony Abbot, and Lucy

Cima da Conegliano, ca. 1513

Painting of the Madonna holding the Christ Child on a throne, flanked by two winged angels against a gold background.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Angels

Master of Varlungo, 1275

Painting of a bound, nude Christ at a column, surrounded by tormentors with rods and a spear under an arched sky.

The Flagellation; (reverse) The Madonna of Mercy

Girolamo Romanino, ca. 1540

Penitent woman with long hair gazes upward beside a skull, open book and crucifix, with angels and cherubs above.

The Penitent Magdalen

Corrado Giaquinto, ca. 1750

Oval painting of Christ being baptized by John the Baptist in a river, with angels and cherubs attending the scene.

The Baptism of Christ

Sébastien Bourdon, ca. 1650

Portrait of a bearded monk in brown robes holding an open book, with a small crucifixion scene in the background.

Brother Gregorio Belo of Vicenza

Lorenzo Lotto, 1547

Painting of three miracles of Saint Zenobius showing mourners, clergy, a bier and a horse in a Renaissance city square.

Three Miracles of Saint Zenobius

Botticelli, ca. 1500

Painting of a Tahitian woman carrying a haloed child, with two women, fruit, flowering trees and mountains behind.

Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary)

Paul Gauguin, 1891

Painting of blue Krishna on a riverbank holding clothes while gopis in water pray with raised hands, with cow and deer nearby

The Gopis Plead with Krishna to Return Their Clothing: Folio from "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana

Master of the "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana, ca. 1560-65

Handscroll painting of a seated luohan under a twisted pine, with a standing monk in white robes gesturing nearby.

The Sixteen Luohans

Wu Bin, dated 1591

Painted manuscript folio showing a seated Bodhisattva with a devotee and golden stupa, flanked by columns of black script.

The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Expounding the Dharma to a Devotee: Folio from a Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra M…

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century