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Muted drawing of a pale nude body being mourned by two hooded draped figures against a swirling dark background.

The Entombment

Edward Burne-Jones, 1879

Study for stained glass showing a blue-robed Christ rising above haloed angels, with apostles in brown robes gazing upward.

Ascension of Christ (Acts I, 1-9): study for stained-glass window

Edward Burne-Jones, ca. 1875-84

Sepia print of a grand classical vestibule with Corinthian columns, coffered ceiling, and small figures in the foreground.

A View of the Vestibule of Saint Mary at Rome

Georges François Blondel, 1766

Engraving of a bishop receiving an infant from a crowned woman and bearded man, with courtiers and crowds in a columned churc

Filips III van Spanje en Margaretha van Oostenrijk presenteren hun kind aan de Madonna van Valladolid

Antonio Tempesta, 1565

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a nude male figure with raised arm seated on a cloud.

Christ Blessing

Giacomo Zoboli, 1681-1767

Grey wash drawing of the Virgin and Child on clouds, with Saint Dominic giving rosaries to kneeling faithful and angels above

The Virgin and Child, Saint Dominic, and Angels Distributing Chaplets to the Faithful

Giovanni Mauro della Rovere, 1575-1640

Drawing of a flying angel with arms raised, draped robes, and white chalk highlights on blue-grey paper.

Flying Angel with Arms Upraised

Giovanni Mauro della Rovere, 1575-1640

Wash drawing of a haloed Carthusian saint among ill and kneeling figures beneath a curtained classical arch.

A Carthusian Saint Visiting the Plague Stricken

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of the Virgin and Christ Child with Saint Joseph and angels among clouds.

Holy Family

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Grey wash drawing of Christ ascending into cloudy sky while kneeling apostles gaze upward from a hilltop.

The Ascension of Christ

Ventura Salimbeni, 1568-1613

Pen and wash drawing of apostles at the Virgin's tomb beneath a radiant sun, with two seated figures in the upper corners.

The Apostles at the Tomb of the Virgin, and Studies for Two Pendentives

Francesco Maria Salvetti, 1691-1758

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and a young John the Baptist in a tight group.

Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and John the Baptist

Francesco Salviati, ca. 1550

Pen and wash drawing of Saint Andrew with a transverse cross, book, and fish, standing in flowing robes with a halo.

Saint Andrew, Apostle, with Transverse Cross, Book, and Fish, (recto); Architectural sketch (verso)

Fabrizio Santafede, 1576-1623

Pen and ink sketch of the Virgin and Child with two angels above and two saints below, on a brownish sheet.

Virgin and Child with two angels appearing to two saints

Fabrizio Santafede, 1575-1623

Brown ink and wash drawing of the crucified Christ above kneeling robed figures beside classical arches.

St. Thomas Aquinas Presenting His Work to the Crucified Christ

Santi di Tito, ca. 1593

Graphite drawing of the Holy Family with infant John the Baptist beside a tree, on grey-blue paper with grid lines.

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, 1609-85

Black chalk drawing on blue paper of two flying putti above studies of draped cloth, with faint grid lines.

Studies of Two Flying Putti and of Drapery (recto); Seated Virgin and Child, and Kneeling Child (verso)

Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, 1609-85

Engraving of the Virgin holding the standing infant Jesus, with a hilly landscape and a curtain behind them.

[Madonna z Dzieciątkiem]

Louis Le Nain, 1900

The Virgin in profile facing right reading to the infant Christ

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of Pope Pius IX walking through a church interior, with kneeling worshippers, clergy and halberd guards.

Visit of Pius IX. to the Church of the Apostles at Rome

Henry Duff Linton, 1859

Pale grid-ruled study sketch of a Holy Family with grey wash and white highlights, with a child figure at lower left.

Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

Denys Calvaert, 1580/85

Engraving of a kneeling Christ reaching toward an angel with a cross while sleeping disciples lie in the foreground.

Agony in the Garden, from The Engraved Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Oil painting of the Last Supper: Christ at a central table with apostles in colorful robes around a platter of fish.

The Last Supper

Bartolomeo Schedoni, 1578-1615

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding the sleeping Christ child, with two angels above and a caption with a coat of arms below

The Madonna With Sleeping Child

Jean-Baptiste Michel, 1780

Engraving of Saint Paul raising a fallen Patroclus as onlookers gather, with a dog at lower left and classical buildings behi

Saint Paul raising Patroclus who is on the ground, surrounded by a group of onlookers, a dog in the foreground at left

Agostino Carracci, 1583

Engraving of the crucifixion with Christ center, the swooning Virgin supported by two women at left, and a bearded saint at r

Christ on the cross, Saint John to the right looking toward him, to the left is the fainting Virgin Mary supported by…

Agostino Carracci, 1582

Engraving of a winged angel carrying two sleeping children over a pastoral landscape with sheep, cattle and a farmhouse.

Angel with Two Children in Her Arms

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1760

Engraving of the dead Christ supported by the Virgin and a winged angel, with a crown of thorns on the ground.

Pietà: Christ supported by the Virgin and an angel at the right

Agostino Carracci, 1582

Engraving of the mystic marriage of Saint Catherine with the Christ child, angels with instruments, and a landscape beyond.

The mystic marriage of Saint Catherine who sits at center with the Christ child, angels with instruments at the left

Agostino Carracci, 1585

Woodcut of the Virgin Mary ascending on clouds, crowned by two figures, with apostles below beside an open tomb.

The Assumption of the Virgin, from the Life of the Virgin series

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Engraving of Christ with a crown of thorns, seated beside the grieving Virgin Mary, with soldiers and a bearded man behind.

Ecce Homo

Agostino Carracci, 1587

Engraving of a haloed figure among clouds with angels and trumpets, and a skeleton with a scythe on a hill below.

The Triumph of Eternity on Death, from "The Triumphs of Petrarch"