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18,486 works

Woodcut of a crowded interior with a robed man seized by armed men, with small narrative scenes in panels above.

The Martyrdom of Saint James (?)

Christoph Murer, 1630

Pencil sketch of a nude male figure in side view with one arm raised, on yellowed paper.

Moses, Aaron and Hur on Mount Horeb (study - figure at right)

William Page, 1850

Print of haloed Christ addressing disciples as angels sound trumpets and naked figures rise toward judgment in the sky.

Christ Tells His Disciples of the Last Judgment

Christoph Murer, 1630

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bound, half-naked man flanked by soldiers and a robed figure with a staff.

Christ Bound between Two Soldiers and a High Priest

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1638

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Adoration of the Kings, with a seated Madonna and Child surrounded by kneeling and standing

Adoration of the kings

Gaspare Diziani

Hand-coloured title page with allegorical figures around an open New Testament book and Christ carrying the cross among cloud

Allegorical figures around an open book and Christ carrying the cross

Romeyn de Hooghe, 1702

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures gathered before a classical arched interior with columns and a kneeling figure.

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery

Unknown artist, 16th century

Woodcut print of Christ with a halo beside a kneeling man lifting his pallet, watched by a crowd of robed onlookers.

The Paralytic Healed by Christ Picks up His Pallet

Christoph Murer

Pen and ink drawing of a robed preacher addressing a crowd beneath hovering angels, with head studies at right.

Saint Paul Preaching to the Britons

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1775

Red chalk drawing of the Madonna and Child with infant John and an older bearded figure at upper right.

Madonna and Child with Saints John and Joseph [recto]

Unknown artist, 17th century

Ink and wash drawing of a ceremonial procession under a canopy with a mitred figure, crowds, and onlookers in an arched frame

The Entry of Saint Antoninus into Florence

Attributed to Giovanni Balducci

Etching of a winged angel pointing near ruined columns, with travelers crossing a stream with a donkey in a rocky landscape.

Landscape with the flight to Egypt led by an angel

Sébastien Bourdon, 1626

Etched landscape with horses in a pool, a classical arch, trees, and figures on steps at right.

Landscape with riding school and Christ with his disciples

Sébastien Bourdon, 1626

Etched landscape with a castle, a stone well with two robed figures, sheep at a trough, and tall trees framing the scene.

Landscape with Christ and the Samaritan woman at the well

Sébastien Bourdon, 1626

Etching of the Holy Family with infant John and a lamb before classical ruins and a round tower, by Sébastien Bourdon.

Holy Family with John and lamb among ruins

Sébastien Bourdon, 1626

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

Brown wash drawing of stacked rococo cartouches showing the Assumption of Mary with clouds, angels and kneeling figures.

Assumption of Mary

Gaspare Diziani

Grey wash drawing of a seated Virgin holding the infant Christ, with a kneeling man bowing beside a ewer.

Adoration of the Magi

John Flaxman Jr.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a martyrdom scene with an angel and cherubs above, figures below, and an arched top.

Martyrdom of Saint John

Gaspare Diziani

Pen and brown wash drawing of a chaotic temple scene with figures, an ox head, a dog and overturned objects.

Jesus drives the merchants out of the temple

Gaspare Diziani

Ink and wash drawing of a winged angel flying diagonally over clouds, with one arm extended and drapery billowing.

Angel on a cloud

Gaspare Diziani

Ink and wash drawing of a banner design showing Saint Mark writing beside a winged lion, with an angel above and ornate frami

Mark the Evangelist

Gaspare Diziani

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing figure addressing seated judges in a columned hall, with crowds around.

Christ before his judges

Maerten de Vos, 1542

Gilded printed sheet with thirty-two panels of haloed saints in rows, each labeled with a name beneath.

Endpaper with Saints

after Johann Lechner

Brown wash drawing of Saint Cecilia with a cellist, angels, putti and organ pipes beneath a glowing cloud in an arched frame.

Saint Cecilia, the head of a girl

Gaspare Diziani

Brown wash drawing of a vaulted stone crypt with an arched opening and a carved altar beneath a barred window.

Crypt of Saint Gervaise, Rouen, Normandy

John Sell Cotman, 1817

Graphite sketch of a woman in a draped veil and headscarf, head turned slightly, with a pensive expression, on tan paper.

Study for Mary, Return from the Crucifixion

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Brown wash drawing of a crowd worshipping a golden calf on a pedestal, with a figure descending from clouds at upper right.

Adoration of the golden calf

Nicolas Poussin

Brown wash drawing in an oval showing three angels before a bearded man seated beside trees.

Abraham receives the three angels

Gaspare Diziani

Engraving of baby Moses in a reed basket on the Nile, with a kneeling woman, a standing figure, a sphinx and pyramids.

The Hiding of Moses

William Blake, 1824

Woodcut of Saint Anthony tempted by demons in a fantastical landscape with ruined towers, flying monsters and robed figures.

The Temptation of Saint Anthony

Jan Wellens de Cock, 1522

Bearded figure in white robe with open arms before three kneeling men under a golden glow, in a watercolor print.

Christ Appearing to His Disciples After the Resurrection

William Blake, c. 1795