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Etching of the Virgin with a distaff and an angel in a draped interior, a sleeping child and basket in the foreground.

The Virgin and Child with Distaff and an Angel

Jacques Bellange, c. 1615

Illuminated manuscript page showing the Crucifixion with Christ flanked by two haloed figures in blue robes, above Latin text

The Crucifixion

Unknown artist, late 12th century

Woodcut of the Virgin Mary with a star crown and halo holding the infant Christ among clouds, with a heraldic shield below.

Virgin and Child in the Clouds

Hans Baldung Grien

Illuminated manuscript page with the Annunciation in a large initial D, angel and Virgin in blue, gold floral borders.

The Annunciation to the Virgin

Belbello da Pavia, 1450/1460

Etching of a bearded man's head with curling hair, eyes lowered, and a wooden cross form at lower left.

Head of Saint John the Baptist

Jr Thomas Butts

Pen and brown ink drawing of six prophets below the Virgin, an angel and a dove of the Holy Spirit in a niche.

The Six Prophets of the Coming of Christ

called Stradanus Jan van der Straet, mid-16th-early 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of the prophet Daniel standing in a cloak, holding a book, with winged creatures and clouds around

The Prophet Daniel in a Landscape

Hendrick Goltzius, late 16th-early 17th century

Etching of Christ kneeling to wash an apostle's feet before a group of robed onlookers in a street with ruined columns.

Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles

Jacques Callot, c. 1624/1625

Etching of soldiers leading a haloed figure through a Roman street past classical buildings and a crowd of onlookers.

Christ Condemned to Death by Pilate

Jacques Callot, c. 1624/1625

Etching of a haloed figure led by soldiers through a city square before robed officials, with a tower and SPQR banner.

Christ before Caiaphas

Jacques Callot, c. 1624/1625

Engraved print of Saint Paul in draped robes with a halo, trampling a viper beside a classical column.

Saint Paul Overcoming the Viper

Giulio Bonasone, mid 1540s

Etching of Christ carrying the cross past mounted soldiers, a banner, and a crowd before a city gate and ruined tower.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Jacques Callot, c. 1624/1625

Engraving of the dead Christ lying on a shrouded tomb slab, with a crown of thorns and Latin inscription below.

The Dead Christ Lying in the Sepulchre

Nicolas de Plattemontagne, 1654

Etching of the Crucifixion with Christ centered on a cross, two thieves at the sides, soldiers, and mourning women below.

The Crucifixion

Jacques Callot, c. 1624/1625

Engraving of three views of the penitent Mary Magdalene kneeling on rock with a crucifix and skull beside her.

Saint Mary Magdalene Penitent, from Oeuvre de Canova

Angelo Bertini, 1817

Pen and wash title page design with a haloed central figure, Moses with tablets, a saint with keys, and angels.

Title Page for a Bible

Engraving of haloed Christ standing on a mound with arms outstretched, a crowd below, and an angel holding a banner above.

Christ op berg omringd door mensen

Jan Schenk, 1731

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna and Christ child with a kneeling saint and studies of bearded heads.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

Anthony van Dyck, 1618

Woodcut of the Virgin and Child with a kneeling man in fur-trimmed robes, a castle and landscape behind them.

The Virgin and Child Adored by Frederic the Wise of Saxony

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Brown ink and wash drawing of shepherds gathered in a dim arched stable interior with horses in the background.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Samuel van Hoogstraten, early 1640s

Engraving of a winged angel with a laurel crown holding a staff with a unfurling banderole, on a plain background.

The Angel of the Annunciation

Martin Schongauer, c. 1470-75

Etching of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, a kneeling king, attendants, an ox, and angels under a star.

Adoration of the Magi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1753 (?)

Grey paper drawing in black chalk and white highlights of a reclining body held by a draped figure, with a head study at righ

Study for the Lamentation

Anthony van Dyck, 1627

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin with outstretched arms surrounded by angels, musicians and kneeling figures.

The Virgin Surrounded by Angels and Representatives of Secular and Ecclesiastical Authorities

Pieter de Jode, late 16th-mid 17th century

Grey wash drawing of Christ falling under the cross, with soldiers, mourning women and a stone arch.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner, 1732-61

Brown ink and wash drawing of the crucifixion with Christ on a cross, mourners below and a mounted soldier at right.

Christ nailed to the Cross

Anthony van Dyck, 1627

Pen and ink study of Christ on the cross with two mourning figures below, on blue-grey paper with white highlights.

Christ on the Cross, with the Virgin, St John and the Magdalene below, study for a painting

Anthony van Dyck, 1627

Etching of the Virgin Mary standing on clouds with a dove, cherubs, and a serpent beneath her feet.

The Immaculate Conception

Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo, ca. 1770

Sepia chiaroscuro print of the Virgin and Child with young Saint John beside a classical temple and columns.

The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist

Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder, 1722

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd with oxen and a kneeling priest before a classical colonnaded building.

Saint Paul at Lystra

Jacob Jordaens, 17th century

Engraved print of Saint John seated in a desert landscape beneath a tree, with a halo and two cherubs beside him.

Saint John in the Desert

Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder, 1725

Grisaille study of a ceiling decoration with clouds, a draped woman, winged putti and reclining figures in flanking spandrels

Study for the Decoration of a Vault

Carlo Alberto Baratta, 1754-1815