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Engraving of Saint John the Evangelist writing with a quill, accompanied by an eagle, with a coastal town and sea in the back

John the evangelist writes his gospel

Philips Galle, 1562

Grey wash drawing of a bound nude figure on the left and a seated couple with onlookers on the right.

Illustration to Milton's Paradise Lost: Adam and Eve Guarded by the Angels

John Flaxman Jr.

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Holy Family with the infant Saint John, seated near a palm tree in a landscape.

Holy Family with Infant Saint John

Luca Cambiaso, c. 1562/1563

Brown wash drawing of a rearing horse, armored soldiers and fallen figures beneath a cloudy sky with a distant city.

The Conversion of Saint Paul

after Lodovico Carracci, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with haloed saints and cherubs beside a column and palm tree.

Madonna Surrounded by Saints

Pen and brown wash drawing of seated Saint Luke writing beside an ox, with a veiled woman and classical architecture behind.

Saint Luke

Unknown artist, second half 16th century

Brown wash drawing of angels playing lutes and other instruments among clouds within a curved arched frame.

Angels concert

Gaspare Diziani

Colored print of a temple grounds with a pagoda, stone lantern, pine trees and small figures walking along a path.

Amida pond, the Buddha statue presented by the Korean King to the Japanese Emperor was once thrown in

Akamatsu Rinsaku, 1947

Ink and wash drawing of three figures in an arched spandrel, a central bearded man holding a key and two reclining figures ab

Saints Peter and John as spandrel figures

Gaspare Diziani

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