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Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a cap, head bowed, with finely hatched shading.

Head of an Apostle with Beard and Cap

Aegidius Sadeler, 1597

Pen and ink sketch of a martyrdom scene with muscular nude figures, a central prone body, and onlookers at the edges.

Martydom of St. Lawrence

Raymond de La Fage

Engraving of the Entombment of Christ with mourners, a crown of thorns and nails in the foreground, and crosses on a hill.

The Entombment

Aegidius Sadeler

Engraved print strip showing a border of flowers, buds and leaves on slender stems against a pale background.

Saint Apollonia

Justus Sadeler, 1590/1600

Engraving of the seated prophet Jeremiah holding a book, with banderole reading IEREMIA PROFETA above him.

The Prophets: Jeremiah

Baccio Baldini, c. 1470-75

Pen and ink drawing of a veiled woman reading in an ornate Baroque cartouche with rays of light and tablets below.

Study for a Decorated Initial A with the Annunciation

Gilles-Marie Oppenord

Brown ink and wash study of an emperor carrying a cross amid horsemen, soldiers and crowds, framed by a scrolled cartouche.

Study for Emperor Heraclius Carrying the Cross into Jerusalem

Gregorio de' Ferrari, 1647-1726

Engraved portrait of a man in a wig and gown inside an oval frame, with an inscription on the stone pedestal below.

Portret van Johann Friedrich Christ

Johann Christoph Sysang, 1739

Pencil sketch of Christ driving money changers from a temple, with a whip raised over a fleeing crowd.

Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple

Lorenzo de' Ferrari, 1700-44

Brown wash drawing of a ceiling design with a radiating Jesus monogram, clouds, angels and allegorical figures.

Ceiling Design with the Glorification of the Name of Jesus (recto); Aurora and Cephalus (verso)

Lorenzo de' Ferrari, 1680-1744

Engraving of a crowned saint with an open book and sword, beside a spiked wheel, in a landscape with a half-timbered house.

Saint Catherine

Master MZ, c. 1500

Grey wash drawing of robed saints and music-making angels among clouds in heavenly glory.

Prophets, Patriarchs, Saints, and Music-Making Angels in Glory

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, 1639-1709

Brown wash drawing of Elijah resting in the wilderness beside a jug as an angel flies down through clouds above.

Elijah Visited by an Angel in the Wilderness (1 Kings 19:4-8)

Alessandro Magnasco, 1687-1749

Medieval painted Crucifixion with Christ on the cross flanked by a grieving Virgin in blue and a saint in green.

The Crucifixion

Unknown artist, c. 1430

Pen and wash drawing of Christ and the Virgin Mary joining hands in heaven, surrounded by angels and clouds.

Christ Receiving the Virgin into Heaven

Giovanni Battista Paggi, 1554-1627

Brown wash drawing of Moses raising his staff as Egyptian chariots and horses are swept into the sea while a crowd watches.

Moses and the Chosen People Behold the Drowning of the Egyptian Army in the Red Sea

Domenico Piola, 1627-1703

Title page of an 1558 print series by Hieronymus Cock, with Latin heading and Dutch text in black type on paper.

Title Page, from Landscapes with Biblical and Mythological Scenes

Hieronymus Cock, 1558

Painted drawing of an enthroned haloed saint holding a book, with attendant figures in arched bays and decorative borders.

Saint Augustine

after Anonymous Anonymous, 19th century

Illuminated page of the Nativity with angels, shepherds, sheep, and a gold-leaf border, in red, blue, and gold.

The Nativity with the Annunciation to the Shepherds

Master of the Dominican Effigies, c. 1340

Red chalk drawing of a bishop with a crozier raising his hand before a tub holding three children, with rays of light behind.

Saint Nicholas of Bari Resuscitating Three Children Discovered in a Tub of Brine

Giovanni Agostino Ratti, 1699-1795

Illuminated manuscript initial showing a seated bearded saint in a papal tiara holding a key, on gold ground with blue and re

Saint Peter Enthroned

Lippo Vanni, 1345/1350

Black chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man with curly hair pointing to his temple, resting a hand on a book.

Saint Peter

Bernardo Strozzi, 1581-1644

Engraving of Christ on a cross as workmen prepare it, with soldiers and a mounted rider, and a haloed Christ standing at righ

The Martyrdom of Christ, from The Martyrdom of Christ and the Apostles

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1578

Manuscript fragment with square chant notes on red staff lines, black gothic text, and a cut-out decorative border.

Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion

Unknown artist, third quarter 15th century

Woodcut of mourners holding the dead Christ across a lap, with a ladder, cross, nails and jar in the foreground.

Lamentation for Christ

Hans Baldung Grien, 1515/1517

Pen and brown ink drawing of mourning women beside a tomb, with cypress trees, a lion and a flaming urn.

Landscape with a Memorial Scene

Ennemond Alexandre Petitot, ca. 1760-80

Etching of three putti holding a framed bust of a laureled man, with columns, an inscribed tablet and a distant city beyond.

Title page: Homage to Mantegna, from "The Story of Saints James and Christopher in the Eremitani Chapel"

Giovanni David, 1776

Engraving of a bearded prophet in a turban tearing a cloak beside a seated youth under a gnarled tree.

Ahajah Divides his Cloak into Twelve Parts, from Four Scenes from the Life of the Prophets, Isaiah, Ahajah and Elisha

Jan Saenredam, 1604

Etching of Saint James healing a blind man beneath a coffered arch, with soldiers and onlookers in a city street.

Saint James Cures a Blind Man, from "The Story of Saints James and Christopher in the Eremitani Chapel"

Giovanni David, 1776

Etching of Saint James's martyrdom: an executioner with a club, mounted soldiers, and a ruined arch in a hilly landscape.

The Martyrdom of Saint James, from "The Story of Saints James and Christopher in the Eremitani Chapel"

Giovanni David, 1776

Engraving of a martyrdom in an arcaded courtyard with armored soldiers, a headless body and a severed head on the pavement.

The Martyrdom of Saint Christopher, from "The Story of Saints James and Christopher in the Eremitani Chapel"

Giovanni David, 1776

Etching of Saint Christopher bound at right as archers take aim beneath a pergola, with a tower in the distance.

The Martyrdom of Saint Christopher, "Secondo Quadro"

Giovanni David, 1776