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Engraving of the Lamentation over Christ with mourners around the reclined body, a ladder and skull, in an ornate fruit-and-f

The Lamentation over Christ

Jean Mignon, 1535-55

Engraving of a river landscape with a large tree, a seated cloaked figure, a walled city with ships, and a forest.

The Prophet Jonah, from Landscapes with Biblical Subjects and Saints

Johannes van Doetecum I, c. 1562

Engraved landscape with the baptism of Christ beside a river, a dove in the sky, a castle on a hill and a stone bridge.

The Baptism of Christ, from Landscapes with Biblical Subjects and Saints

Johannes van Doetecum I, c. 1562

Engraved landscape with a towered palace, hilltop castle, distant town, half-timbered houses, trees and small figures under c

Saint Anthony Abbot, from Landscapes with Biblical Subjects and Saints

Johannes van Doetecum I, c. 1562

Pen and grey wash drawing of Christ in an oval frame with a halo, cross, kneeling figures and putti in rococo scrollwork.

Christ in Glory

Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner, early to mid-18th century

Engraved landscape of a monastery with church and cloisters, a kneeling saint in the foreground, camels, and a distant town.

Saint Jerome in the Desert, from Landscapes with Biblical Subjects and Saints

Johannes van Doetecum I, c. 1562

Engraving of a seated woman in drapery gesturing toward two children on a bed, with a tower and pyramid in the distance.

Seated woman with two children (Virgin with Christ and St John the Baptist?)

Léon Davent, 1540

Engraving of Christ seated with Mary reading while Martha points to baskets of vegetables, fish and poultry in an interior.

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

Raphaël Sadeler, 1584

Engraving of the prophet Isaiah seated with a Hebrew scroll, flanked by two nude putti and a fruit garland.

The Prophet Isaiah

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Engraving of the Annunciation: a kneeling angel with a lily branch faces the Virgin beneath a radiant dove and cherubs in clo

Annunciation

Israël Crispin, 1632

Engraving of the Risen Christ flanked by Saint Andrew with a cross and a armored Saint Longinus holding a lance.

Risen Christ Between Saints Andrew and Longinus

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, c. 1500-1504

Pen and brown wash drawing of a Renaissance-style interior with muscular men, a woman with a child, and a harbor view.

Saint Peter's Vision

Maerten de Vos, 1588

John Colet, Dean of Saint Paul's

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraving of Saint Peter with keys watching soldiers crucify him upside down in a Roman street, with onlookers and a mounted

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

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1578

Engraving of St Andrew on a cross, watching soldiers beat a man bound in an inverted pose, with a crowd and classical buildin

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

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1578

Engraving of St James Major standing calmly while a kneeling man is struck by an executioner, with soldiers and a city behind

The Martyrdom of St James Major, from The Martyrdom of Christ and the Apostles

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1578

Engraving of St John holding a chalice as figures collapse and a fire burns in a classical city scene with a Latin inscriptio

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

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1578

Engraving of St Thomas kneeling as armed men attack him, with a robed saint holding a staff at right and palm trees behind.

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

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1578

Engraving of St James the Lesser being beaten with clubs while a robed saint watches, with a domed city and obelisk behind.

The Martyrdom of St James the Lesser, from The Martyrdom of Christ and the Apostles

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1578

Red chalk drawing of two robed saints embracing before a building, with angels in clouds above and a dog below.

Saint Francis Meeting Saint Dominic

Francisco Vieira de Mattos, 1699-1783

Red-toned chiaroscuro print of the Madonna and Child with saints, a bearded man, and an infant, with an inscribed cartouche a

Madonna and Child Accompanied by Saints

Andrea Andreani, 1585

Cropped aged paper sheet with a grey panel covering most of the image, showing a dark mark near the top edge.

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

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1578

Engraving of St Bartholomew standing at left while a nude man is flayed before a crowned king and soldiers in a public square

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

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1578

Engraving of St Matthew with a book as a soldier strikes figures in a colonnaded setting, with Latin caption below.

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

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1578

Engraving of St Simon seated with a saw beside St Judas Thaddaeus carrying a cross, as a crowd attacks a fallen idol and temp

The Martyrdom of St Simon and Judas Thaddaeus, from The Martyrdom of Christ and the Apostles

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1578

Engraving of Saint Paul's martyrdom in a city square, with an executioner, kneeling figure, soldiers, and a column.

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

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1578

Engraving of Saint Matthias with an axe and book beside a martyrdom scene of attackers in a classical plaza.

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

Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1578

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly bearded man with closed eyes, wrapped in a shroud, with Latin inscription around the fra

Dr. John Donne, Dean of Saint Paul's, Poet

Martin Droeshout, published 1633

Red chalk drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with kneeling figures at a stable and angels above.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Francisco Vieira de Mattos, 1699-1783

Engraving of St Paul shaking a viper into a fire while onlookers gather on a shore, with a ship in a stormy sea behind.

St Paul Bitten by the Viper, from Acta Apostolorum (The Acts of the Apostles)

Hendrick Goltzius, 1582

Brown chiaroscuro print of the dead Christ supported by an old man, with grieving women and a haloed figure around him.

The Entombment

Andrea Andreani, 1585

Engraving of Christ praying on a rocky hill as an angel appears above, while three disciples sleep below and torchlit figures

Christ on the Mount of Olives, from The Passion

Hendrick Goltzius, 1597