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Yale University Art Gallery

149 works

Gold-ground panel of the Virgin in blue mantle seated on a throne, holding the Christ Child who touches her cheek.

Virgin and Child Enthroned

Taddeo Gaddi, 1345

Narrow predella panel with gold-ground painted saints, a crucifixion scene, and geometric red and blue medallions between fig

Predella: Saint Francis, the Mourning Virgin Mary, Christ on the Cross, the Mourning Saint John the Evangelist, and S…

Luca di Tommè, 1350

Painting of the Virgin and Child with two angels in a gilded arched frame, set against a background of flowers.

Virgin and Child with Two Angels

Pseudo-Pier Francesco Fiorentino, 1455

Gilded panel of an enthroned God in a fiery ring of angels, with armored saints above and falling demons and dragons below.

The Fall of the Rebel Angels

Miguel Ximénez, 1490

Tall gilded panel painting of Saint Peter with papal tiara, holding keys and a staff against a gold background.

Saint Peter

Vittore Crivelli, 1480

Half-length gold-ground panel painting of Saint Peter with halo, holding a red book and gesturing with one hand.

Saint Peter

Master of Città di Castello, 1310

Gilded altarpiece panel with the Virgin and Child seated between two saints under Gothic arches, worn with flaking paint.

Virgin and Child with Saints Peter and Paul

Marchigian School, 1415

Painting of a bald saint in white robes holding a golden crozier against a dark background.

Saint Bernard; Virgin and Child

Jean Bellegambe, 1525

Panel painting of the Virgin and Child enthroned between two angels under a gilded arch on a red patterned ground.

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Two Angels

Bartolommeo Bulgarini, 1355

Painting of the Crucifixion with Mary and John beside the cross, a skull at the base, and a distant landscape with a city and

The Crucifixion

The Master of the Risen Magdalen, 1500

Painting of the risen Christ with a banner in a tomb, flanked by two sleeping and watching soldiers in a green landscape.

The Resurrection

Florentine School, 1480

Engraving of Christ carrying the cross, crowned with thorns, surrounded by soldiers with spears and a kneeling figure.

Christ Carrying the Cross, from The Engraved Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1512

Etching of a gnarled pollard willow with a kneeling bearded man on the right and a lion's head at the lower left.

Saint Jerome beside a Pollard Willow

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1648

Pencil sketch of an arched interior with a balustrade and a mural above, including a lion figure.

Drawing after John Singer Sargent's "Prophets" mural in Boston

Edwin Austin Abbey

Woodcut of a Gothic hall with an ornate fountain, winged figures, children and a bearded old man with a staff.

The Holy Family on the flight into Egypt at a Fountain

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1520

Engraving of the Virgin and Child seated under a tree, with a bridge and tower in the background, dated 1511.

The Virgin and Child with the Pear

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Etching of Saint Jerome reclining on rocks, embraced by a winged angel, with a putto holding a book in the clouds above.

Saint Jerome and the Angel

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1764

Etching of the Holy Family on a donkey led by Joseph, attended by two winged angels on a rocky hill near the sea.

The Holy Family Between Two Angels, from the series Idee pittoresche sopra la fuga in Egitto (Flight into Egypt)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1750

Woodcut of a Holy Family group gathered beneath a large tree, with an infant held by an older woman, dated 1511.

Holy Family with Joachim and Anne Under a Tree

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Brown ink and wash drawing of an armored archangel with a sword above falling rebel angels in clouds.

Fall of the Rebel Angels

or copy after? Domenico Piola

Pencil drawing of a nude woman with head tilted back in front of a shaded bearded male head, with a dedication inscription.

Woman and Head of Christ

Kahlil Gibran, 1921

Engraving of Christ on the cross with mourners and a soldier, skull at the base, by Albrecht Dürer, 1511.

Christ on the Cross, from The Engraved Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Engraving of the Old Saint Anthony's Gate in Amsterdam with a round tower, boats on the canal and a distant church spire.

D'oude St. Anthonis Poorte, t' Amsterdam (The Old Saint Anthony's Gate, Amsterdam)

Etching of Saint Joseph kneeling before the Holy Family under a palm tree, with a donkey and two angels nearby.

Saint Joseph Adoring the Infant Jesus, from the series Idee pittoresche sopra la fuga in Egitto (Flight into Egypt)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1752

Engraving of Saint Gregory kneeling at an altar before a vision of the suffering Christ, with an angel holding Passion instru

The Mass of Saint Gregory

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Ink and wash drawing of Mary Magdalene praying with a rosary, beside a skull, book, and cross under rays of light.

Saint Mary Magdalen in Prayer

Claude Mellan, 1621

Pen and brown ink sketch of winged angels and cupids in dynamic poses arranged around a central arch.

Studies of Angels and Cupids (Recto); Architectural Studies (verso)

Alessandro Casolani

Etching of the Holy Family with a donkey passing a pyramid, with an angel and cherubs in the sky above.

The Holy Family Passing a Pyramid, from the series Idee pittoresche sopra la fuga in Egitto (Flight into Egypt)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1750

Pen and ink study sheet with multiple sketched figures, including a central standing nude and a figure with outstretched arms

Studies for the Resurrection

called Il Cigoli ( Ludovico Cardi, 1590

Engraving of the risen Christ holding a banner atop a tomb as armored soldiers recoil below, with a landscape behind.

The Resurrection, from The Engraved Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1512