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Drawing of a crowned saint cooking wafers at a stove while two youths press wine in a stone room.

Saint Wenzel Cooking Hosts as Two Youths Press Wine

Eduard von Steinle, 1866

Saint Bartholomew (recto); Study of Drapery and Two Hands (verso)

Carlo Bononi, 1569-1632

Grey drawing of haloed Saint Matthew seated in an architectural niche with a book, accompanied by a winged angel.

Saint Matthew Seated in a Niche

Fabrizio Boschi, 1572-1642

Red chalk drawing of two draped female saints with kneeling followers and angels in clouds beneath an arched frame.

The Departure of Saint Paula and Saint Eustochium for the Holy Land

Giuseppe Bottani, 1740

Brown ink drawing of a bound saint at a stake above flames, with executioners, onlookers and cherubs holding a wreath and pal

A Martyrdom

Serafino Brizzi, 1648-1737

Engraving of the Nativity: Virgin kneeling over infant Christ, angels and shepherds nearby, cherubs and a star above a distan

The Nativity

Giorgio Ghisi, 1553

Engraving of Christ crucified with an INRI plaque, flanked by a kneeling woman and mourners in a rocky landscape.

The Small Crucifixion

Raphael Sadeler the Elder, 1605

Studies for a Scourging Soldier and the Head of Christ

Jacopo Bassano, ca. 1565

Pen drawing of an unfinished choir book initial with robed figures approaching a gothic temple, framed by foliate scrollwork.

Unfinished Design for a Choir Book: Initial with Scene of Christ Entering the Temple

Lorenzo Monaco, 1408-11

Engraving of a seated woman nursing an infant in a room with a window view of a walled town and a checkered floor.

The Virgin at the Window

Barthel Beham, 1502-40

Woodcut title page showing the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, crowned by stars and angels, with rayed border and Latin he

Virgin on a Crescent, title page from Pelbartus de Temesvar's "Stellarium corone"

Daniel Hopfer, 1502

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowned Virgin holding the Christ Child, with a serpent, angels, and clouds.

The Virgin Immaculate with the Christ Child

Giuseppe Cades, 1770

Pen and brown wash drawing of a priest at an altar with a kneeling man and angels rising in clouds above.

Blessed Francis Venimbeni Celebrating Mass for souls in Purgatory

Giuseppe Cades, 1750-99

Drawing of the Virgin holding the Christ child, with a palm frond, halo and rocky landscape behind them.

Virgin and Child

Giuseppe Cades, 1750-99

Engraving of the Risen Christ standing barefoot with a banner staff, raising one hand, surrounded by radiating halo lines.

The Risen Christ

Jacopo de' Barbari, c. 1503-4

Engraving of Saint Luke painting the Virgin and Child in the clouds, with angels and an ox beside him.

Saint Luke Painting the Virgin

Raphael Sadeler the Elder, 1580

Pen and ink sketch of a robed saint gazing up at an angel above two nude figures on clouds, with chains on the ground.

The Vision of Saint John of Matha

Giacinto Calandrucci, 1646-1707

Red chalk drawing of Saint Sebastian being clubbed by soldiers, with angels above and an amphitheater behind.

Saint Sebastian Clubbed to Death

Andrea Camassei, 1602-49

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of the Holy Family with the infant Baptist, a seated woman holding a child beside a stand

The Holy Family with the Infant Baptist

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Engraving of an angel warning sleeping Joseph in a shelter, with the Holy Family fleeing on a donkey through a winter village

The Angel telling Joseph to flee and the flight into Egypt

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman holding a child while another woman reaches toward them beside a tree.

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Engraving of a harbor town with fishermen in boats and a robed figure gesturing on a rock, under a sky with birds and fish.

Jesus calling the Apostles among the fishermen

Pen and ink sketch of the Virgin Mary with the infant Christ and young Saint John, with loose hatched background lines.

Mary, Infant Christ and Saint John

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Medieval manuscript page with green-washed interlace ornament and two fantastical animals, one scaled and winged, one shaggy.

Saint John Dictating to the Venerable Bede

Unknown artist, c. 1140

Engraving of Christ at a well speaking with a woman, disciples nearby, under trees with a river and city in the distance.

Christ and the woman of Samaria

Pen and ink sketch of Christ speaking with a woman at a well, with radiating light lines and rough studies.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Illuminated page showing the crowned Virgin and Christ in a gold mandorla, with the Trinity above and rows of saints around.

Coronation of the Virgin with the Trinity and Saints

Olivetan Master, c. 1440

Pen and ink sketch of the Holy Family with the Virgin, infants, a standing man and a small dog.

Holy Family

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Pen and ink sketch of a haloed female figure surrounded by nude putti and flowing drapery.

Apotheosis of Saint Mary Magdalen

Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child appearing to a kneeling friar and a seated hermit among clouds.

The Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Anthony of Padua and a Hermit

Giovanni Angelo Canini, 1615-66

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Christ child with angels around them, by Simone Cantarini.

The Holy Family with Angels Bearing Symbols of the Passion

Simone Cantarini, 1612-48

Etching of the Finding of Moses: crowned woman and attendants on a riverbank, infant in a basket among willows, 1548.

Finding of Moses

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548