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Blue-toned painting of a kneeling woman reaching toward moonlit water, with a pale standing figure behind her on a shore.

Moses in the Bullrushes

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1921

Painting of a haloed bearded man in pink robe and green cloak gesturing, with robed figures and a hilly landscape behind.

Christ Addressing the People

Bonifazio di Pitati, 1400

Painted wooden panel of Saint Anthony in a brown habit holding the Christ Child, both with halos, on a worn gold ground.

St. Anthony with the Christ Child

Arroyo Hondo Painter, 1825

Painting of a young woman with upturned gaze holding a white banner and an arrow, wearing blue and gold drapery.

Saint Ursula

Bernardo Cavallino, 1650

Painting of a sunlit Paris-style street with a church facade, pedestrians and a horse-drawn carriage in warm golden tones.

Saint Roche, Rue Saint Honore

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a young angel with large white wings and a white robe against a pale blue background.

Angel

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1887

Oil painting of the Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, a dove descending in light, and angels above a river.

Baptism of Christ

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1700

Painting of a nude man raising a staff beside two bearded older men in red and green robes against a dark background.

Moses, Aaron and Hur on Mount Horeb

William Page, 1850

Painting of a young woman with downcast eyes and braided hair wearing a red dress and blue mantle against a grey background.

Head of the Madonna (from la Belle Jardiniere)

Painting of the Madonna holding the standing Christ Child, both with gold halos, framed by columns and gilded scrollwork.

Madonna and Child

Antonio da Correggio, 1800

Full-length oil portrait of a standing man in red turban and white robes, with domed buildings and palms behind him.

Hindu Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Loose painting of a haloed woman holding a child beside a draped figure, in warm reds and browns.

The Holy Family

Robert Loftin Newman, 1910

Painting of the Virgin with the Christ Child and young John the Baptist kneeling before green curtains.

Madonna

Master of Serumido, 1500

Painting of a sunlit city street with a church facade, a horse-drawn carriage, and pedestrians under a pale sky.

Saint Roche Church

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Panel painting of the Virgin and Child receiving a gilded casket from a kneeling king, with soldiers and a landscape behind.

Adoration of the Kings

Flemish Bernard van Orley, 1400

Folk painting of Saint Anthony of Padua in blue habit holding the Christ Child and a white lily before red curtains.

Saint Anthony of Padua

Eighteenth-Century Novice, 1770

Painting of a young winged angel with white wings and a white gown against a pale blue background, gazing forward.

Angel

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1880

Painted wooden panel of St. Anthony in brown habit holding the Christ Child, both with halos, on a worn ochre ground.

St. Anthony with the Christ Child

Arroyo Hondo Painter, 1820

Nude male figure with arms raised high against a dark background, lit dramatically, in a crucifixion-like pose.

Crucifixion

William Merritt Chase, 1870

Painting of the Virgin Mary steadying the infant Christ as he reaches toward a white lamb against a dark background.

Madonna and Child

Bernardino Luini, 1530

Loose oil study of a haloed, bearded Christ figure with open arms in a red robe, set before a green landscape and cloudy sky.

Study for "Christ"

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Painting of a winged angel in a flowing white robe, gazing upward against a soft blue and cream background.

The Angel

William Baxter Closson, 1910

Painting of two bearded men in robes seated in a dim interior, one gesturing, beside a window with a green landscape.

Visit of Nicodemus to Christ

John La Farge, 1880

Blue-toned painting of a kneeling woman by water at moonlight, with a standing figure and a distant sailboat.

Moses in the Bullrushes

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1920

Expressionist painting of a haloed crucified Christ above a landscape, with nude mourners grieving in the foreground and a sh

(Crucifixion)

Carl Newman, 1930

Painting of Christ with a halo, long brown hair and beard, red robe, and raised hand against a dark background.

Head of Christ

Palma il Vecchio, 1590

Painting of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, two angels, a dove above, and two kneeling mourners before rocky hills.

Crucifixion

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1920

Painting of a sunlit courtyard with a horseback rider, a turbaned man reading a paper, merchants in a carved shop window, and

Hindu Merchants

Edwin Lord Weeks, 1880

Painting of the Madonna in a red robe and dark veil holding a nude standing child on a draped ledge.

Madonna and Child

Flemish Peter Paul Rubens, 1610

Painting of a haloed figure rising into a blue sky while robed followers look upward from a rocky landscape.

The Ascension

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1920