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Painted relief of a bowed mourning figure in purple drapery with a pale hand raised, set against a blue and red ground.

Mater Dolorosa (The Virgin Mary Mourning)

Georges-Daniel de Monfreid, 1897

Two triangular gilded panels, each with an angel in a gold halo against a gold leaf background.

Pinnacle with Angel (pair)

Niccolò di Segna, c. 1340

Two oval paintings of vaulted stone interiors: left shows soldiers by a cannon in a colonnade, right shows riders and dogs in

Pair of Paintings: The Colonnade of Saint Peter's, Rome, during the Conclave and The Grotto of Posillipo

Hubert Robert, c.1769

Illuminated manuscript page with a Nativity miniature inside a gold P initial, musical notation and floral border.

Leaf from a Gradual: Initial P with the Nativity

Workshop of Attavante degli Attavanti, c. 1500

Gilded altarpiece of the Adoration of the Magi, with the Virgin and Child, kneeling kings, a crowd, and prophets above.

Adoration of the Magi

Lorenzo Monaco, 1420

Saint Jerome with a halo stands in a book-lined study while a lion sits beside him, resting a paw on his hand.

Saint Jerome in His Study.

Lorenzo Monaco, 1420

Gold-ground arched panel of the Madonna in a dark mantle holding the Christ Child in a red robe.

Madonna and Child

Lorenzo Monaco, 1413

Gold-ground panel of a crucifixion with praying women at left, soldiers and winged angels at right.

Crucifixion of Saint Andrew

Lluís Borrassà, 1400

Arched painting of a dying bearded man in bed, a red-robed figure gesturing, a woman praying, and angels in clouds above.

Death of Saint Joseph

Francesco Polazzo, 1738

Painting of an angel kneeling before the Virgin Mary in an interior, with a dove of the Holy Spirit radiating light above.

The Annunciation

Peter Candid, 1585

Painting of the dead Christ supported by grieving figures, with Mary in blue at right and a crown of thorns below.

Lamentation

Palma il Giovane, 1620

Painting of Christ's body lowered onto a stone sarcophagus, surrounded by grieving figures under a stormy sky.

The Deposition

Peter Paul Rubens, 1602

Painting of a nude bearded man seated in a vaulted stone prison cell beside a staff and iron chain.

Saint John the Baptist in prison

Victor Meirelles, 1852

Vermeer painting of Christ speaking with two women in a dim interior, one serving bread from a basket on a table.

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

Johannes Vermeer, 1654

Small painting of the Virgin Mary in blue holding the infant Christ against a gold background, within a carved wooden frame.

The Virgin and Child

Oil painting of the Virgin, infant Christ, and saints in a wooded landscape with a ruined tower and a lamb.

The Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine

Sébastien Bourdon, 1650

Painting of an elderly bearded man in a brown robe writing with a quill beside an open manuscript in a dark room.

Saint Paul the Apostle

Attributed to Govaert Flinck, Date unknown

Grayscale painting of mourners lowering a dead man's body, with a kneeling figure at the feet and a cross beside them.

The Lamentation

Andrea Vaccaro, 1652

Oil painting of an elderly bearded man weeping and looking upward, hands clasped, with keys at lower right.

The Apostle Peter

Girolamo Troppa, 1665

Two paintings of ceremonial interiors with clergy in red robes, one a long decorated hall, the other a church nave with colum

Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of Saints Giovanni e Paolo, 1782 and Pontifi…

Francesco Guardi, c. 1783

Triangular gold-ground painting of an angel with a halo, looking upward, in a red robe and grey mantle, with dark wings.

Pinnacle with Angel

Niccolò di Segna, c. 1340

Painting of the Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist, Mary reading by candlelight with the infant Christ, Joseph at left.

Holy Family with St John the Baptist

Luca Cambiaso, 1578

Painting of the Virgin Mary in a red robe embracing the naked infant Christ standing on a stone ledge beside a column.

Madonna and Child, with John the Baptist

Luca Cambiaso, 1565

Dark interior painting of a mother nursing an infant, an older woman watching, a boy with a cross, and a lit candle.

Madonna of the Candle

Luca Cambiaso, 1570

Illuminated manuscript leaf with gold background showing enthroned Christ, the Virgin, a saint, angels and monks in a decorat

Christ in Majesty with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist: Single Leaf from a Book of Rules

Master of the Washington Coronation, c. 1310-20

Painting of the Madonna holding the infant Christ close, her head bent toward him against a dark background.

Madonna and Child

Luca Cambiaso, 1564

Painting of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, the Virgin Mary, a kneeling figure and a youth in an orange cloak.

Crucifixion

Luca Cambiaso, 1560

Painting of the deposition of Christ, a dead nude body on a white shroud with a man in pink lowering it and mourners behind.

The Deposition

Luca Cambiaso, 1583

Painting of Christ with a crown of thorns, head bowed, flanked by bearded men in turbans and red hats.

Christ Presented to the People (Ecce Homo)

Il Sodoma, 1540

Oil study of a young woman in a white gown with soft angel wings behind her, set in an ornate gold frame.

Study for Seated Angel

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Painting of the dead Christ held by mourners, including a figure in gold and red robes and hooded women, with a dark backgrou

Lamentation of Christ

Il Sodoma, 1533

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ on a gilded throne, with a landscape and marble columns behind.

Madonna and Child Enthroned

Aelbrecht Bouts, 1510