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Tiepolo painting of a seated ruler reacting as a woman in gold holds a flower-crowned head within a columned hall.

The Patron Saints of the Crotta Family

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Painting of the Virgin nursing the infant Christ on a throne in a Gothic interior, wearing a red mantle.

Lucca Madonna

Jan van Eyck, 1437

Painting of a glowing hooded figure with a staff reaching toward a man in green clinging to a rock cliff above a valley.

A Guardian Angel Rescuing Emperor Maximilian from the Martinswand

Alfred Rethel, 1839

Painting of Saint Mark's Square in Venice seen through an arch, with the campanile, basilica domes, awnings and strolling fig

Saint Mark’s Square in Venice

Giacomo Guardi, 1780

Painting of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Christ Child, kings offering gifts among ivy-covered ruins under a

The Adoration of the Magi

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1530

Painting of Saint Mark with a golden halo, raised finger, and red book in an arched stone niche.

Saint Mark the Evangelist

Andrea Mantegna, 1450

Painting of a rocky grotto with stone steps, a wooden cross, and two robed monks praying in the foreground.

Saint Francis’ Grotto on Monte Verna

Jacob Philipp Hackert, 1801

Panel painting of the Madonna and Child with five saints and two angels under a white canopy, with a brass ewer of flowers be

Medici-Madonna, Szene: Madonna mit den Heiligen Petrus, Johannes dem Täufer, den Heiligen Kosmas und Damian

Rogier van der Weyden, 1453

Painting of the Madonna and Child on a Gothic throne, surrounded by twelve haloed angels against a gold background.

Madonna and Child Enthroned and Twelve Angels

Fra Angelico, 1420

Triptych with enthroned Christ blessing at center, kneeling angel left, and seated Virgin with lily right, on gold ground.

Salvator Mundi, The Angel of the Annunciation and the Virgin Annunciate

Gherardo Starnina, 1404

Grisaille painting of the Trinity: a bearded God the Father in a crown supports Christ's body, with a dove above, in a stone

The Trinity

Robert Campin, 1430

Narrow panel painting of a kneeling angel in a red robe with a gold halo, looking up at a scroll with Gothic lettering.

Annunciation Angel

Gold-ground panel painting of the kneeling angel Gabriel in a red and blue robe, hands folded in prayer, in a gothic frame.

Archangel Gabriel

Gherardo Starnina, 1404

Painting of the Virgin Mary nursing the infant Christ against a red and gold patterned background with a halo.

Madonna and child

Robert Campin, 1430

Gilded altarpiece panel of the Virgin and Child enthroned among angels, with a kneeling donor at left.

Madonna with Child, Angels and founder

Gilded panel showing seated Christ in blue mantle, blessing with raised hand and holding a globe, in a Gothic frame.

Christ as Salvator Mundi

Gherardo Starnina, 1404

Painting of a crucified man on a gold background with two armored onlookers below and a river landscape at lower left.

The Bad Thief to the Left of Christ; former exterior wing of the triptych: Saint John the Baptist (fragment)

Robert Campin, 1430

Painting of the Madonna holding the Christ Child, with the infant St. John praying beside them against a landscape.

Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John

Pietro Perugino, 1495

Gold-ground panel of Saint Agnes in blue robe holding a white lamb and palm, with haloed head and Gothic arch.

Saint Agnes

Andrea Vanni, 1370

Idealised Portrait of a Lady (Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci as Nymph)

Sandro Botticelli, 1480

Painting of a nude saint in a cauldron over fire, with executioners and richly dressed onlookers against a gold background.

Martyrdom of St. John the Evangelist

Stefan Lochner, 1435

Gilded panel painting of Saint Anna in red robes holding the infant Mary in blue against a gold arch.

Saint Anna and the Infant Mary

Andrea Vanni, 1370

Painting of the Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Elizabeth against a blue sky, by Giovanni Bellini.

Madonna and Child with Saints John the Baptist and Elizabeth

Giovanni Bellini, 1490

Painting of the Madonna kneeling in prayer with the infant St. John, an angel and the Christ Child in a landscape with cattle

Madonna, the Infant St. John and an angel, worshiping the Christ Child

Pietro Perugino, 1510

Tall gold-ground panel of a crowned female saint in red robes holding a white banner with a red cross, under a gothic arch.

Saint Ursula

Andrea Vanni, 1370

Painting of a bearded man with a halo and rough garment, one hand raised, against a dark background, with worn paint.

Saint John the Baptist

Andrea del Sarto, 1520

Painting of the Crucifixion with three crosses, grieving women at the base and armored soldiers in polished helmets beside th

Crucifixion

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1515

Christ and the Samaritan Woman (The White Flower Bouquet)

Odilon Redon, 1895

Painting of a bearded old man with a halo lying beside a sleeping lion in a cave, with a scroll and staff nearby.

Saint Jerome

Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1874

Painting of a bearded figure in green robes surrounded by mothers, infants and onlookers against a dark background.

Christ Blessing the Children

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1535

Painting of a nude bearded man bound at the wrists, standing by a stone column against a dark background.

Christ at the Column

Guido Reni, 1604

Grey-toned painting of a bishop with an open book touching a kneeling child's mouth, dark leaves behind, inscribed S. Ciriacu

Saint Cyriacus

Matthias Grünewald, 1509

Painting of a nude woman with a sheer veil, gold jewelry and elaborate hairnet, standing on rocky ground against black.

Venus

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1532

Painting of the Virgin Mary rising in golden light, surrounded by angels and putti playing musical instruments on clouds.

Assumption of the Virgin

Guido Reni, 1596

Painting of a praying woman in a white veil beside two children, one reading a book, with a landscape behind them.

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

Vittore Carpaccio, 1499

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child in a dark arched niche, both with halos, in a draped robe.

Madonna and Child

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1509

Painting of a martyrdom scene with a mounted soldier, nude captives, a crowd, and a stormy rocky landscape.

The Martyrdom of Saint Januarius and his Fellows

Salvator Rosa, 1601

Devotional painting of the Virgin and Child on a throne with two saints, one in red holding a book, one barefoot friar with a

Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome and Francis

Petrus Christus, 1457

Painting of a seated woman in gold robes with two boys and a bearded man reading in a window overlooking a landscape.

Mary Salome and Zebedaeus (with the features of John the Constant) with their sons St. James the Greater and St. John…

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1509

Madonna holding the Christ Child beside the young St. John, who looks up, before a green drape and dark background.

Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John

Rosso Fiorentino, 1515

Multi-panel altarpiece of Passion of Christ scenes with crowds, soldiers and Christ carrying the cross, plus a Last Supper st

Inside of the Outer Wings, Passion of Christ (High Altarpiece of the Dominican Church)

Hans Holbein the Elder, 1501

Two nude women rest by a pond in a green wooded landscape, with a duck on the water and a distant building.

Two Nymphs at Rest (Jupiter and Callisto?)

Palma Vecchio, 1520

Painting of the Madonna and Child in heaven above saints and kings, with scholars and artists gathered around a fountain belo

The Triumph of Religion in the Arts

Johann Friedrich Overbeck, 1829

Christ kneels to wash Saint Peter's feet in a basin while apostles watch within a gilded Gothic arch.

Christ Washing St Peter's Feet

Hans Holbein the Elder, 1501

Elderly bearded man in a red hood kissing a small crucifix, lit against a dark background, painted by Giuseppe Maria Crespi.

Anthony the Abbot Kissing the Crucifix

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, 1701

Painting of Moses raising his staff at a rocky cliff as people, cattle and cherubs gather to collect water.

Moses Striking the Rock

Abraham Bloemaert, 1611

Painting of men in loincloths digging with pickaxes and shovels, a wooden cross in the background, with robed onlookers at ri

The Frankfurt Altarpiece of the Exaltation of the True Cross: The Digging for the Cross (bottom middle left)

Adam Elsheimer, 1603

Painting of the dead Christ on a shroud, mourned by kneeling and standing figures beside a cave, with the crown of thorns and

The Lamentation

Cornelis van Haarlem, 1600

Painting of Christ on clouds with a cross, a bishop with crozier and three kneeling friars looking upward, with cherubs.

Three Capuchin Saints and a Bishop Worshipping Christ and the Cross

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1630

Painting of two women in gold and dark blue robes boarding by a harbor with a colonnade, boats, and a hilltop town behind.

The Frankfurt Altarpiece of the Exaltation of the True Cross: The Embarkation of the Empress Helena (left)

Adam Elsheimer, 1603

Painting of Orpheus seated in a forest clearing playing music as lions, deer, elephant, horse and birds gather around him.

Orpheus Charming the Animals with His Music

Roelant Savery, 1610

Painting of a winged angel in white robes holding a lily sceptre, with a Latin scroll reading Ave gratia plena above.

Angel of the Annunciation

Joos van Cleve, 1524

Painting of a barefoot figure in a patterned robe carrying a large wooden cross past kneeling women, children and a crowd nea

The Frankfurt Altarpiece of the Exaltation of the True Cross: Emperor Heraclius’ Entry into Jerusalem

Adam Elsheimer, 1603

Virgin and Child enthroned with Saint Anthony Abbot and Saint Sebastian in a columned marble hall, with a lute-playing angel.

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints Anthony Abbot and Sebastian

Moretto da Brescia, 1540

Painting of the Virgin with a golden halo holding a pear for the nude infant Jesus on her lap, with a landscape behind.

Madonna with Pear

Joos van Cleve, 1515

Rider in gold robe and turban carries a cross on horseback, with angels in clouds above and a servant helping in the forest.

The Frankfurt Altarpiece of the Exaltation of the True Cross: Heraclius on Horseback with the Cross (bottom right)

Adam Elsheimer, 1603

Painting of Christ and a woman beside a stone well, with a water jar, tree and blue sky behind them.

Christ with the Samaritan Woman at the Well

Sisto Badalocchio, 1609

Painting of the Virgin nursing the Christ Child in a niche, with a red mantle, green dress, grapes, lemon and wine glass.

Madonna and Child in a Niche

Joos van Cleve, 1520

Dim interior where a nude man lies on a wooden cross as a bishop and onlookers watch, painted in 1603.

The Frankfurt Altarpiece of the Exaltation of the True Cross: The Testing of the Cross (middle right)

Adam Elsheimer, 1603

Painting of John the Baptist pouring water on the kneeling Christ in a river, with a dove above and two angels watching.

Baptism of Jesus Christ

Giovanni Battista Crespi, 1601

Triptych showing the Lamentation of Christ in the center, with the Veronica veil on the left and a man holding the crown of t

Veronica (left); the lamentation (middle); Joseph of Arimathea (right)

Joos van Cleve, 1524

Painting of a kneeling old man questioned by a red-clad nobleman and a pointing woman, with children and a rider in a landsca

The Frankfurt Altarpiece of the Exaltation of the True Cross: The Questioning of the Jew (bottom left)

Adam Elsheimer, 1603

Nativity scene with Mary, infant Christ, angels playing instruments, and two kneeling donors at candlelit desks.

The Nativity with the Donors Peter von Clapis and Bela Bonenberg

Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder, 1516

Painting of mourners around the dead Christ on a slab, with three crosses on a hill and a rocky landscape behind.

Lamentation of Christ

Joos van Cleve, 1524

Gilded panel painting of the Madonna in a blue mantle holding the Christ Child in yellow robes under a Gothic arch.

Madonna and Child

Barnaba da Modena, 1367

Painting of a wooded landscape with tall trees and a group of robed figures and a nude child on a path.

The Birth of Adonis

David Teniers the Elder, 1600

Painting of the Virgin reading a book in a marbled niche, with Latin scrolls above her reading Ecce ancilla Domini.

Virgin of the Annunciation

Joos van Cleve, 1524

Painting of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, who reaches toward a kneeling red-robed man, with two cherubs above in dark

Madonna and Child, worshipped by St Carlo Borromeo

Simone Cantarini, 1630

Painted altarpiece of the Virgin and Child enthroned with angels and saints, gold halos, cracked and worn panel.

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints

Neri di Bicci, 1475

Saint Veronica in red robe holds a cloth showing Christ's crowned face, with a castle and town in the landscape behind.

Saint Veronica Displaying the Sudarium

Joos van Cleve, 1524

Oval painting of a bearded elder in red robe kneeling before a burning altar, with a child in clouds above.

Joachim's Sacrifice, reverse: Saint Joseph with the Christ Child

Martino Altomonte, 1701

Painting of the Virgin Mary with the infant Christ in a stable, with shepherds, a rooster and a basket of eggs.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Januarius Zick, 1765

Gilded altarpiece panel of the Madonna and Child enthroned, flanked by standing saints and two angels against gold.

Madonna and Child Enthroned, with Saints and Angels

Lippo Vanni, 1358

Oval painting of Saint Joseph holding the Christ Child with a cross, a lily branch, and cherubs above.

St. Joseph with the Christ Child

Martino Altomonte, 1701

Painting of a reclining nude woman with red hair lying on grass in a dark, shadowy forest.

Nymph

Victor Müller, 1862

Painting of Saint Bernardin of Siena, a gold-haloed friar in grey habit holding a red-framed book against a dark background.

Saint Bernardin of Siena

Guidoccio Cozzarelli, 1485

Christ rises from a stone tomb holding a banner as soldiers sleep nearby and an angel descends at upper left.

The Resurrection

Master of the Housebook, 1485

Painting of a forest clearing with an angel in red and a kneeling man on a path, with rabbits and storks nearby.

Hagar and the Angel in the Desert

Nude figures dance in a circle around a statue of Venus in a Gothic arched rotunda.

Dance around the Statue of Venus

Hans Bock, 1570

Ornate painting of two women in a central medallion, surrounded by flower urns, griffins, and gilded scrollwork.

Juno and Flora

Ignaz Unterberger, 1775

Virgin Mary in pink mantle and white veil, hand to her face, with a haloed gold background and a small angel above her.

The Virgin Mary Mourning

Meister der Stalburg-Bildnisse, 1504

Painted ornamental panel with a central medallion showing Jupiter and Hebe, framed by scrolls, urns, sphinxes and a Greek key

Jupiter and Hebe

Ignaz Unterberger, 1775

Painting of Christ as Man of Sorrows, nude with crown of thorns and halo, bleeding wounds, skull at his feet, gold background

Christ as Man of Sorrows

Meister der Stalburg-Bildnisse, 1504

Pencil sketch of a robed preacher addressing a crowd in a columned interior, with kneeling and reclining figures in the foreg

The Sermon of Saint Paul in Ephesus

Eustache Le Sueur, 1649

Pen and brown wash drawing of a crowd worshipping at a fiery altar beneath a large tree, with a wide landscape beyond.

The Adoration of the Golden Calf

Claude Lorrain, 1653

Watercolor and pen drawing of a Neapolitan cathedral interior with clergy at an altar and a kneeling crowd in the foreground.

The Blood Miracle of Saint Januarius in the Cathedral of Naples

Louis Jean Desprez, 1780

Pencil sketch of Christ with Mary and Martha in an arched interior, with grid lines and a standing woman at right.

Christ with Mary and Martha

Eustache Le Sueur, 1650

Brown ink drawing of the Virgin Mary ascending among angels above apostles gathered around an open tomb.

Assumption of Mary

Jacques Callot, 1631

Brown ink drawing of the infant Moses in a basket by a river, with a kneeling woman, reclining river god and hilltop city.

The Exposure of Moses on the Nile

Francisque Francisque Millet Millet

Pen and wash drawing of a dying old man on a bed with a haloed figure pointing upward, angels above, and mourners around.

The Death of Saint Joseph

Michel Corneille the Younger

Red chalk drawing of robed apostles on a rocky hill under a tree, with a kneeling crowd gathered in the foreground.

Appointing of the apostles

François François-Alexandre Verdier Verdier

Red chalk drawing of Christ beside Ionic columns reaching toward a lame man on a pallet, with a crowd and landscape behind.

Christ heals a lame man

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bacchanal procession with a chariot, satyrs, maenads, putti and a big cat in an oval frame.

Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne

Brown wash drawing of Venus on a cloud above smiths forging armour and a shield in a cave workshop.

Venus in the workshop of Vulcan, who is forging the weapons of Aeneas

Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen, 1752

Brown wash drawing of the Adoration of the shepherds with an infant, kneeling figures, an ox, sheep and a classical arch.

Adoration of the shepherds

Sébastien Bourdon

Brown wash drawing of the Adoration of the Kings with the Virgin and Child, kneeling king, attendants and classical arch.

Adoration of the kings

Gilbert Francart, 1677