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18,206 works

Blue-grey drawing with white highlights of Christ ascending among angels while robed apostles look up toward him.

The Ascension of Christ (recto); Head of a Bearded Man Looking Down (verso)

Pierre Charles Trémolières, ca. 1737

Brown wash drawing of a nude man bound to a cross as robed figures surround him under a cloudy sky.

Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew, after Mattia Preti

François-André Vincent, ca. 1774

Photograph of an ivory crucifix with Christ's figure on a dark wooden cross, printed on a page of a bound book.

Crucifix van ivoor uit de bisschoppelijke kapel in Gent, opgesteld op een tentoonstelling over religieuze objecten ui…

Joseph Maes, 1864

Photographic print of a wooden crucifix with a kneeling monk at its base, shown on a book page.

Crucifix van palmhout uit de collectie van C.J. Vervloet in Brussel, opgesteld op een tentoonstelling over religieuze…

Joseph Maes, 1864

Brown wash drawing of the Annunciation with an angel, seated Virgin, dove and cherubs in clouds within an arched frame.

The Annunciation

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, 1695-1741

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, grieving holy women with halos, and soldiers gathered at the base.

The Crucifixion with the Holy Women, St. John and Roman Soldiers

Martin Schongauer, n.d.

Engraving of Pilate washing his hands before a crowned Christ, with soldiers, onlookers and two dogs in the foreground.

Christ before Pilate, from The Passion

Martin Schongauer, c. 1480

Etching of a bearded hermit saint kneeling by an open book, rosary, and cross amid dense foliage.

A Hermit Saint

Karel František Tepper

Brown ink and wash drawing of an angel guiding a boy holding a large fish, with a dog and rocky ground.

Tobias and the Angel Raphael

Jacopo Ligozzi, c. 1605

Engraved portrait of Saint John the Evangelist with halo, holding a chalice with a serpent and raising one hand.

H. Johannes de Evangelist

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, 1637

Grey-ground drawing of the Nativity with the Virgin, infant Christ, kneeling and standing figures and angels above.

The Nativity

Louis Licherie de Beurie

Pen and grey wash drawing of the Virgin on clouds holding a scapular, with two cherubs above holding a star wreath.

Virgin Standing on Clouds Holding a Scapular in Her Left Hand

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, 1675-1741

Pen and ink sketch of a seated older woman with a child on her lap and a standing woman behind them.

Studies for an Education of the Virgin: Saint Anne Teaching the Virgin to Read

Sebastiano Ricci, 1659-1734

Pencil drawing of the Adoration of the Magi showing the Virgin and Child, kneeling kings, and an arched architectural backgro

The Adoration of the Magi

Francesco Zugno, 1709-87

Pencil drawing of two seated allegorical women flanking a blank oval cartouche, one holding a cross and one wearing a mitre.

Allegorical Figures of Religion and Venice Flanking an Empty Cartouche

Francesco Zugno, 1709-87

Pen and ink drawing of Christ healing at the Pool of Bethesda, with crowds, a circular pool, classical buildings and a descen

Christ Healing at the Pool of Bethesda

Lambert Lombard, 16th century

Red chalk drawing of the Madonna of Mercy with a cloak sheltering kneeling figures and angels above.

Madonna of Mercy

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk and brown wash sketch of angels carrying a saint upward through clouds.

Angels Carrying a Saint

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of robed figures and a mitred bishop joining hands beneath a curved arch, a religious marriage scene.

The Marriage of the Virgin (Lunette)

the Younger Giorgio Picchi, 1580-1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing haloed female saint in flowing drapery holding a palm frond.

Saint Apollonia of Alexandria

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of two veiled female saints among clouds, with a lamb and small cherub heads below.

Saint Agnes and a Female Saint

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown ink sketch sheet with a central Virgin and Child group, a kneeling saint, and many surrounding figure studies.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine and other studies

Paolo Veronese, 1568

Red chalk sketch of two women embracing in the Visitation, with draped robes and faint figures and architecture behind.

The Visitation

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Hand-colored devotional print: linden tree with Virgin Mary and pilgrims on left, crucified Christ with prayer text on right.

Het mirakuleus beeld / Van onze lieve vrouwe / van der Linden tot Uden, / in 't land van Ravensteyn / Den Godzaligen…

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Red chalk drawing of the Madonna and Child on clouds with angels, kneeling saints and a child below.

Madonna and Child with Saints

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash sketch of a martyrdom scene with figures around a grill, an angel above, and a column at right.

Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a reclining saint supported by an angel, with a head study and putti sketches above.

Saint in Ecstasy; Study of Saint's Head (recto); Sketches of Putti (verso)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and ink drawing of a standing male nude with one arm raised overhead, wrapped in loose drapery at the waist.

Nude Figure (Saint Sebastian?)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of winged angels and cherubs among clouds around a flaming heart in an oval ceiling design.

Adoration of the Burning Heart: Ceiling Design

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of the Madonna bending over the infant Christ, with draped cloth below, on toned paper.

Madonna and Child

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling saint holding the Christ Child, with the Virgin and cherubs in clouds above.

Saint Cajetan of Thiene Holding the Infant Jesus

Gaetano Zompini, 1730-40

Red chalk drawing of a winged angel leaning forward with one arm outstretched, drapery swirling around its legs.

An Angel

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century