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Red chalk sketch of the Virgin and Child with a kneeling saint, showing drapery and hand studies on cream paper.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

Simone Cantarini, 1612-48

Etching of Moses kneeling before a burning bush and a robed figure in flames, with sheep and a distant town in the landscape.

Moses and the Burning Bush

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Pen and ink sketch of the Holy Trinity in glory: three seated figures on clouds, a dove above, and two angels.

The Holy Trinity in Glory

Simone Cantarini, 1612-48

Red chalk drawing of a saint's execution with soldiers and an angel in clouds above, within an arched frame.

The Decapitation of a Male Saint

Carlo Carlone, 1686-1775

Etching of God on a cloud pointing at Moses, whose staff has become a serpent in a landscape, with German verse below.

Moses and the Serpent

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Etching of the Virgin seated on a grassy bank embracing the nude infant Christ, with trees and hills behind them.

The Virgin and Child on a Grassy Bank

Etching of Moses pointing as the Israelites cross, while Pharaoh's horses and soldiers drown in the waves of the Red Sea.

Moses Closing the Red Sea

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Head of Christ

Jacob Matham, late 16th-early 17th century

Brown wash drawing of Saint Lucy in glory with angels, putti, clouds and a dove in a circular composition.

Saint Lucy in Glory

Carlo Carlone, 1686-1775

Etching of Moses with outstretched arms watching a battle of armored soldiers on a hilly landscape, with German verse below.

Moses with Outstretched Arms

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1547

Etching of Moses receiving stone tablets on a cloud while Israelites below gather around tents and a golden calf.

Moses Receiving the Tablets

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Etching of bearded men in robes gathered around a veiled figure before tents and a hilly landscape, with German verse below.

Moses Speaks to the Children of Israel

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Engraved landscape with a castle on a cliff, a wide river valley, rocky crags, large trees and a kneeling hermit figure.

S. Hieronymus in Deserto (Saint Jerome in the Desert)

Johannes van Doetecum I, 1555

Engraving of a crowded village festival with brawling peasants, a church tower, thatched cottages, and a banner of Saint Geor

The Festival of Saint George

Johannes van Doetecum I, 1561

Black chalk and white highlight study of a youthful figure with outstretched arm and draped cloth on blue paper.

Study for an Angel (recto); Study of a Cushion (verso)

Annibale Carracci, 1600-1602

Etching of a bearded man with a staff, a woman leading a donkey carrying a child in a basket, with a town in the distance.

Moses Returns to Egypt from Midian

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1549

Engraving of an angel stirring a pool under a columned hall while figures on crutches look on, with German verse below.

The Angel Agitating the Pool of Bethesda

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Red chalk drawing of a robed bearded man with outstretched arms, with separate studies of hands on pale paper.

Studies for a Figure of Saint Francis Kneeling in a Three-Quarter View and for His Hands (recto); Studies for a Figur…

Annibale Carracci, 1583-85

Etching of a standing woman with a jug at a stone well, facing a seated bearded man, with a walled city behind.

Christ and the Samaritan Woman

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated woman in drapery beside a city gate with figures on a path in the distance.

The Virgin and Child Resting Outside a City Gate

Annibale Carracci, 1560-1609

Engraving of Saint Luke writing at a desk beside a winged ox, with a doorway and window in the room behind him.

Evangelist Lucas

Johannes Wierix, 1579

Engraving of the evangelist Mark seated writing in a book beside a winged lion, with a lectern at right.

Evangelist Marcus

Johannes Wierix, 1579

Engraving of Saint John the Evangelist writing at a desk with an eagle beside him, columns behind, and books on the table.

Evangelist Johannes

Johannes Wierix, 1579

Engraving of Saint Matthew writing at a book stand while a curly-haired angel points to the open page beside him.

Evangelist Matteüs

Hieronymus Wierix, 1563

Engraving of Saint Mark the Evangelist writing in a book on a lion's head, with a Latin inscription below.

Evangelist Marcus

Hieronymus Wierix, 1563

Engraving of Saint Luke reading at a desk with a haloed head, an ox at his side, and an inkwell and pens nearby.

Evangelist Lucas

Hieronymus Wierix, 1563

Engraving of Saint Mark writing in a book with a quill, haloed, with a lion's head at the lower right.

Evangelist Marcus

Antonie Wierix, 1676

Engraving of Saint Matthew with halo, beard and book, a small winged angel peering over his shoulder.

Evangelist Matteüs

Antonie Wierix, 1676

Engraving of Saint John the Evangelist holding a chalice, with an eagle at his feet between two classical columns.

H. Johannes de Evangelist

Hieronymus Wierix, 1578

Pen and ink drawing of a kneeling old man surrounded by robed figures, with faint sketches and grid lines on tan paper.

The Last Communion of Saint Jerome

Ludovico Carracci, 1555-1619

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ speaking with the Woman of Samaria at a well, with onlookers and a column behind.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Annibale Carracci, 1560-1609

Red chalk and blue wash drawing of the Madonna and Child surrounded by angels and putti on clouds.

Nativity with Angels

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1609-64