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Gold-ground painted crucifix of Christ with outstretched arms, bowed head and halo, on a lobed gilded cross.

Christ on the Cross

Guariento di Arpo, 1360

Painting of a winged angel with a gold halo holding a small figure wrapped in white cloth against a black background.

Angel

Guariento di Arpo, 1354

Gilded Gothic altarpiece with Christ crowning the Virgin at center and narrative scenes in arched panels around it.

Coronation of the Virgin Altarpiece

Guariento di Arpo, 1344

Painting of a nude crucified figure with a golden halo above a woman in white raising her arm, with yellow flowers at left.

Den Hellige Katharina af Sienna Saint Catherine of Sienna

Kristian Zahrtmann, 1914

Painting of the Adoration of the Shepherds with Mary and the infant Christ, shepherds, oxen, and angels above.

Adoration of the shepherds

Dirck Barendsz, 1565

Fantastical scene of demons and hybrid creatures tempting a saint, with a burning town on the right.

The Temptation of Saint Anthony

Jan Mandijn, 1525

Painting of a bald friar with a halo holding an open book in a gilded arch, with a tree and landscape behind him.

Saint Bernardino of Siena

Vincenzo Foppa, 1495

Painting of a bishop saint with jeweled mitre, gold crozier and book against a gold arched background.

Saint Sirus

Vincenzo Foppa, 1460

Madonna holding the Christ Child who touches her chin, with an open book and a landscape behind them.

Madonna and Child

Vincenzo Foppa, 1495

Painting of Saint Paul with a halo, holding a sword and red book, wearing a blue robe and red mantle on gold ground.

Saint Paul

Vincenzo Foppa, 1460

Virgin kneeling before the Christ child with a bearded saint, musical angels on a terrace, and shepherds in a landscape.

Adoration of the Child with St. Benedict and Angels

Vincenzo Foppa, 1478

Painting of the Virgin seated in a blue mantle holding the Christ Child, who reaches up, before a red backdrop and stone arch

The Virgin and Child Enthroned

Vincenzo Foppa, 1500

Painting of shepherds adoring the infant Christ in a manger, with angels above and an ox and donkey at right.

Adoration of the Shepherds (Luke 2:16-17)

Barent Fabritius, 1671

Circular painting of a crowned saint carried through the sky by winged angels above a coffin, with mourning angels below.

Saint Catherine

Karl von Blaas, 1850

Winged angels carry a sleeping crowned saint through a sunset sky above a sea and rocky coast.

The Miraculous Translation of the Body of Saint Catherine of Alexandria to Sinai

Karl von Blaas, 1860

Gold-ground arched panel of Saint Bartholomew holding a knife and book, wearing a patterned white robe with a halo.

Saint Bartholomew

Andrea di Bonaiuto, 1365

Gold altarpiece panel with the Virgin and Child at center flanked by ten saints in arched niches.

The Virgin and Child with Ten Saints

Andrea di Bonaiuto, 1365

Diptych of two haloed saints on gold ground: left holds a lamb and palm, right holds an inscribed disc and palm.

Saint Agnes and Saint Domitilla

Andrea di Bonaiuto, 1365

Standing saint in red patterned mantle holding a white lamb before a gold arched background.

Saint Agnes

Andrea di Bonaiuto, 1363

Gold-ground panel of a standing female saint in a red robe holding a bowl of roses, with a gold halo.

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Andrea di Bonaiuto, 1363

Gold-ground panel of a mitred bishop saint holding a crozier and book, within a pointed gothic arch.

Saint Nicholas of Bari

Andrea di Bonaiuto, 1363

Painting of a bishop consecrating a kneeling monk with a crozier, surrounded by clergy, angels and cherubs in clouds.

La Consécration du bienheureux Waltman par saint Norbert

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1645

Grey-toned painting of the dead Christ supported by a grieving woman and an angel, with a cross on a rocky hill behind.

The lamentation over the dead Christ label QS:Lit,"Lamento sul Cristo morto

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1630

Painting of Abraham kneeling before three winged angels seated at a laden table, with a servant and dark trees behind.

Abraham served by three angels

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1650

Painting of a woman in a velvet gown reading an illuminated manuscript beside a gilded ewer on a teal table.

Saint Mary Magdalene Reading an Illuminated Manuscript

Ambrosius Benson, 1532

Painting of a bishop saint with red mitre, jeweled black cape and crozier, before a hilly landscape with buildings.

Saint Isidore

Ambrosius Benson, 1530

Painting of Saint Leander as a bishop in a red cope and jeweled mitre holding a crozier, with a landscape behind.

Saint Leander

Ambrosius Benson, 1530

Painting of the Madonna in a red mantle holding the Christ Child and a green parrot, within an arched dark wooden frame.

Madonna

Ambrosius Benson

Painting of the Nativity with kneeling Mary and Joseph, the infant Christ, three angels above, and a town in the background.

The Nativity

Ambrosius Benson, 1525

Gothic tempera panel of the Nativity with Mary, Joseph, the infant Christ, an ox and donkey, angels and shepherds.

Adoration of the Magi

Bartolo di Fredi, 1374

Tall gothic panel of a bearded bishop with mitre, crozier and book against a gold leaf background.

Saint Savin

Bartolo di Fredi, 1415

Gilded panel painting of a bearded elderly saint in a dark habit holding a red book and staff, with a gothic frame.

Saint Antoine abbé

Bartolo di Fredi, 1405