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Engraving of the Holy Family under a tree with an infant holding a lamb, an elderly bowing figure, and a distant landscape.

The Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth, Zacharias and John

Jacob Matham, 1590

Pencil sketch of a standing armored knight with a ruff collar, sword, and helmet at lower right, with handwritten notes.

Legnica. Tomb of Hans von Romnitz from the Church of the Virgin Mary

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil sketch of two stone tomb effigies: a veiled woman with clasped hands and an armored man in a helmet.

Legnica. Tomb of Wenceslaus I of Legnica and his wife Anna from the Church of Saints Peter and Paul

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Engraving of an old bearded prophet pointing to a kneeling woman gathering sticks with a child before a ruined brick tower.

Prophet Elijah with the Widow of Zarephath

Jan Saenredam, 1604

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur-trimmed cloak and ruffled collar, with Latin inscription below.

Alexander Nowell, Dean of Saint Paul's

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Chalk drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with figures gathered around the Virgin and angels in clouds above.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

François Lemoyne, 1720-21

Pen sketch of carved fragments from a baptismal font, with an angel, a saint in an arch, lions and tracery.

Legnica. Fragments of the decoration of the baptismal font from the Church of Saints Peter and Paul

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Hand-colored engraving of a triumphal arch with statues and columns, with costumed figures and a ground plan below.

Eerste triomfboog in de Faubourg Saint Antoine tijdens de Blijde Intocht van koning Lodewijk XIV van Frankrijk en zij…

Jean Marot, 1660

Engraving of soldiers and onlookers gambling by a fire in a courtyard, with a rooster on a ledge and a lantern-lit hall beyon

The Denial of the Apostle Peter

Willem Outgertsz. Akersloot, 1626

Red chalk drawing of a robed male figure above four women in draped garments, several looking upward toward him.

Christ Appearing to the Four Marys

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 1650

Grey wash drawing with three religious scenes: a mystic marriage, clergy in a circular church scene, and an angel with a chil

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine; Saint Celestine V Renouncing the Papacy; Saint Catherine Touched by Divine Love

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié, ca. 1780

Study for Saint Gervasius

Eustache Le Sueur, ca. 1652

Etching of the Holy Family with the infant Christ and young St. John, Mary seated beside a column and Joseph behind her.

The Holy Family with St. John

Pierre Brébiette, 1620

Engraving of shepherds adoring the infant Christ while an angel above holds a banner reading Gloria in excelsis Deo.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Andries Jacobsz. Stock, c. 1600-05

Engraving of the Annunciation: Mary kneels at a reading desk as an angel with a lily descends among clouds and cherubs, a dov

The Annunciation

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1593, printed 1599

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ center, two thieves on crosses, soldiers, horsemen, and mourning women below.

Christ on the Cross between Two Thieves

Jacob de Gheyn II, c. 1590

Engraving of a seated evangelist writing beside an eagle, with a vision of Christ in clouds above a distant landscape.

Johannes de Evangelist op Patmos

Adriaen Collaert, 1585

Brown ink and wash drawing of a turbaned man greeting three winged angels seated at a table beneath a tree.

Abraham Entertaining the Angels

Jan Tengnagel, 1610

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin and Child on clouds above two seated female saints in an arched frame.

The Virgin and Child Adored by Saint Catherine and Another Female Saint

Pietro Damini, 1620

Brown wash drawing of a praying deacon before a crowd, an angel above, and kneeling figures in an ornate cartouche frame.

Saint Gregory as Deacon Directing Prayers and Processions for the Cessation of the Plague

Carle Vanloo, 1762

Brown wash drawing of St. Gregory dictating to a secretary by candlelight in a book-lined room, inside an arched frame.

St. Gregory Dictating His Homilies to a Secretary

Carle Vanloo, 18th century

Engraving of Saint Francis in a rocky forest receiving light rays from a seraph, with a skull and book at his feet.

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Agostino Carracci, 1586

Brown wash drawing of a seated pontiff receiving homage from kneeling figures and clergy, framed in an ornate cartouche with

The Clergy of Rome Paying Homage to St. Gregory after His Investiture

Carle Vanloo, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling figure held by a man amid a crowd, framed by a shield cartouche with two cherubs.

St. Gregory Reluctant to Accept His Election as Bishop of Rome

Carle Vanloo, 18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man giving alms to a kneeling woman and child in a city street, within an arched frame.

St. Gregory Distributing His Worldly Goods to the Poor

Carle Vanloo, 18th century

Engraving of the risen Christ flanked by Saint Andrew holding a cross and a helmeted soldier with a spear, in hatched shading

The Risen Christ Between Saints Andrew and Longinus

Andrea Mantegna, early 1470s

Hand-colored print of Saint Wolfgang as a bishop holding a crozier and a church model, in red, green and yellow.

Saint Wolfgang

Casper, ca. 1460

Hand-colored woodcut of the Nativity with Mary kneeling, Joseph standing, an ox and ass, and an angel with a scroll above.

The Nativity

Wolfgang, ca. 1470

Hand-colored woodcut of Saint Christopher carrying the Christ child and Saint John the Baptist holding a lamb.

Saint Christopher and Saint John the Baptist

Jorg Glockendon, ca. 1480-90

Hand-colored woodcut of a haloed female saint holding a bowl of bread and wheat, against a red patterned background.

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Wolfgang, ca. 1470

Hand-colored print of Christ beside a woman lowering a jug into a brick well, with a castle on the hills behind.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Master with the Cologne Arms, ca. 1460-70

Woodcut print of two haloed saints under Gothic arches, one holding a lamb on a book, the other holding a chalice.

Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist

Master with the Cologne Arms, 15th century