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Nativity scene at night with kneeling Virgin, Christ child, Saint Elizabeth holding John the Baptist, cherubs and ruins.

Nativity with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist

Antonio da Correggio, 1515

Painting of an angel in white robes gesturing to a chained bearded man in a dark stone prison with a sleeping guard.

The Angel Releasing St. Peter from Prison

Washington Allston

Painting of the Crucifixion with Mary and John at the cross, a skull and bones in the foreground, and a distant landscape wit

The Crucifixion

Joos van Cleve, 1525

Madonna holding the Christ child on clouds, flanked by two angel musicians and cherub heads under a golden halo.

Madonna with child and two angel musicians

Antonio da Correggio, 1511

Painting of Christ with crown of thorns, rope around neck, and halo, set before a column and carved stone frame.

Christ at the Column

Francesco da Cotignola, 1499

Gilded altarpiece panel with the Crucifixion above and the Annunciation below, with angels, lilies and a dove.

Annunication; Crucifixion

Giuliano di Simone, 1385

Oil painting of the Madonna and child with saints, an elderly man at right and a seated woman in yellow at left.

Madonna and child with Saints Anne, Joachim, and Benedict

Andrea Celesti, 1693

Loose painting of a group of robed bearded men in white and dark brown cloaks, with gesturing arms, in earthy tones.

Frieze of the Prophets

John Singer Sargent, 1892

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, both with halos, against dark green drapery.

Virgin and Child

Francesco Granacci

Painting of the Virgin gazing at the sleeping nude Christ Child on a white bed, with a dark curtain and landscape behind.

Virgin Adoring the Sleeping Christ Child

Lavinia Fontana, 1605

Standing friar in a pale hooded habit with knotted cord gazes upward within a dark arched niche, casting a shadow on the wall

Saint Francis

Francisco de Zurbarán, 1640

Sunset over a tropical river with tall palms, vines, and a robed figure beside the water in a warm painted landscape.

The Finding of Moses

Alexander F. Loemans

Grisaille panel of a bishop saint with crosier in a Gothic niche, with a kneeling donor and beggar beside him.

Pilate Washing his Hands and Saint Martin of Tours with a Beggar and the Donor

Master of Alkmaar, 1500

Painting of the Holy Family with Saints John and Catherine, with a child reaching for a fruit basket in a dark setting.

The Holy Family with Saints John and Catherine

Andrea Schiavone, 1540

Arched devotional panel of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, who holds a swallow, both with gold halos.

Virgin and Child

Domenico di Zanobi, 1470

Gold-ground religious painting of the Virgin and Child with two saints and six angels in roundels above.

The Virgin and Child, Two Saints and six Angels

Sano di Pietro, 1460

Gold-ground panel of the crucified Christ with the grieving Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist at the foot of the cross.

Crucified Christ with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist

Naddo Ceccarelli

Panel painting of the Virgin Mary ascending to heaven with Christ, angels above and apostles kneeling around an open tomb.

Assumption of Virgin Mary of Warta

Jan Wielki, 1480

Painting of Saint John the Baptist in red cloak and animal skin, holding a cross staff, standing before a round window with b

Saint John the Baptist

Antonio da Correggio

Painting of a crowd stoning a kneeling man in a pink robe, with a rider on a dark horse at left and city towers behind.

The lapidation of Saint Stephen

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1624

Oil painting of the Adoration of the Kings with Mary holding the infant Christ and kneeling kings offering gifts.

The Adoration of the Kings

Andrea Schiavone, 1550

Renaissance painting of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, kneeling kings, angels and a distant river lands

Adoration of the Magi

Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1488

Diptych with Crucifixion and saints on the left and Virgin and Child with a deacon on the right, gold backgrounds.

Christ on the Cross with Saints Francis and Onophrius; The Virgin and Child with Saint Lawrence

Lippo d' Andrea, 1430

Three haloed saints in red, gold and dark robes stand before arched niches, holding a staff, a palm, and keys.

Saints Stephen, James, and Peter

Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1493

Painting of the Virgin kneeling before the infant Christ, with shepherds, an ox and donkey, and a horseman procession behind.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1483

Painting of the Annunciation: the angel Gabriel addresses the Virgin Mary in a tiled room with a red bed and a dove above.

Annunciation

Hans Memling, 1480

Gold-ground panel of the Crucifixion with angels catching blood, grieving haloed figures below, and soldiers at right.

The Crucifixion

Gilded Gothic reliquary with a painted Crucifixion flanked by the Virgin and Saint John, surrounded by labeled relic compartm

The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John, with Saint John Baptist (above); Franciscan Saint in Prayer before a…

Master of the Osservanza

Painting of Christ pointing upward as the Virgin wipes tears, with God the Father and angels carrying a cross above.

Christ Taking Leave of his Mother and Foretelling his Passion

Alessandro Turchi, 1600

Gilded altarpiece panel of the Crucifixion with mourners, soldiers, kneeling donors and background scenes.

The Crucifixion and Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist

Master of Saint Severin, 1490

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, with Saint Joseph and two angels in a wooded landscape.

Holy Family with Angels

Francesco Albani, 1608

Painting of Christ in a crown of thorns and pink robe surrounded by soldiers, with a rooster and balcony figures behind.

The Mocking of Christ