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Woodcut print of crowned Saint Sigismundus with halo and scepter in a cobbled courtyard, beside a heraldic shield and attenda

Saint Sigismundus

Cornelis Liefrinck after Leonhard Beck, 1516/1518

Woodcut of a haloed saint pouring water for a kneeling man beside arcaded buildings, a fountain and a shield of arms.

Saint Verona

Leonhard Beck, 1516/1518

Woodcut of a haloed saint in a hooded robe pointing toward a ship, with a coat of arms, a city, and mountains behind.

Saint Walpurgis

Leonhard Beck, 1516/1518

Woodcut of Saint Willibaldus pointing at a woodcutter felling a tree, with a coat of arms and village behind.

Saint Willibaldus

Leonhard Beck, 1516/1518

Engraving of the Madonna embracing the infant Christ beside young John the Baptist, within an oval Latin inscription frame.

Madonna della sedia

Servatius Raeven, 1518

Saint Sebastian

Vincenzo Campi, 1580s

Engraving of an angel waking a sleeping man beside a shelter, with a family traveling by donkey through a wintry village land

The Angel Telling Joseph to Flee and the Flight into Egypt

Adriaen Collaert after Hans Bol, 1585

Engraving of a haloed figure calling fishermen from boats in a harbor beside a walled town with towers and a spire.

Jesus Calling the Apostles Among the Fishermen

Adriaen Collaert after Hans Bol, 1585

Engraved landscape of a well with a seated figure, standing travelers, distant river and towns under a cloudy sky.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Adriaen Collaert after Hans Bol, 1585

Engraved landscape with a seated saint near a stream, three lions, large trees, and a rocky cliff under billowing clouds.

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Niccolò Boldrini after Titian, c. 1530/1535

Etching of a pale-faced woman with long dark hair and downcast eyes, shaded with dense cross-hatching.

Princess Maleine (The Little Madonna)

Odilon Redon, 1892

Engraving of Christ kneeling and writing in the dust as a crowd surrounds a woman, after Bruegel, 1579.

Christ and the Adultress

Pieter Perret after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1579

Engraved Annunciation: an angel with a lily points upward as the kneeling Virgin receives rays of light and a descending dove

The Annunciation

Gian Jacopo Caraglio after Titian

Pen drawing of a tall tiered catafalque with scrolled ornament, a central cartouche, and standing figures on the base.

Elevation of a Catafalque: the Central Part Comprised of a Series of Steps to Top; with Statues and Central Cartouche…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Red chalk drawing of a foreshortened angel with curly hair reclining on a ledge, drapery flowing around its legs.

Foreshortened Angel

After Antonio Allegri, called Correggio, 1522/30

Brown ink drawing of St. Michael flying over chained demons beneath God the Father and Christ among clouds and cherubs.

St. Michael Expurging Heresy

Pietro da Cortona, 1596-1669

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate half frame with cherubs, scrolls, fruit garlands and acanthus leaves.

Design for a Half Frame Decorated with Angels, Volutes and Garlands

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Woodcut print of Saint John the Baptist preaching to a crowd beneath large trees, with a castle in the distant landscape.

Saint John the Baptist Preaching

Frans Crabbe van Espleghem, possibly c. 1530

Pen and ink drawing with wash of an ornate wall design with a door, flower urn, blue ribbons, scrollwork and a figure.

Left Half of a Wall Decoration for a Chapel

Francesco Ferrari, ca. 1690

Grey-toned ornamental design drawing with white highlights showing a wall monument, balustrade, angels holding garlands and s

Ornamental Design for a Wall Monument Surmounted by a Balustrade with Human Figures, Angels Holding Garlands and Drap…

Gregorio de' Ferrari, 1647-1726

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed mourners around a figure on a tomb in a vaulted church interior.

Raymond Diocrès Speaking During His Funeral (from the Life of Saint Bruno of Cologne)

Daniele Crespi, 1628-29

Aerial photograph of the Seine with quays, boats and city blocks, printed on a book page.

Luchtfoto van de Seine, Île Saint Louis en de Pont Louis-Philippe

Gaston Tissandier, 1885

Pen and wash drawing of two stacked designs for a bed alcove with swagged drapery and ornate scrolled pediments.

Designs for Bed Alcoves (recto); Studies for a figure of St. John the Baptist and a Bed Alcove (verso)

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1652-1725

Pen and wash drawing with two kneeling draped figures above and two ornamental altar front designs below.

Studies for a Kneeling Figure of Christ and Altar Fronts

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1652-1725

Pen and wash drawing of a dying man consoled by the crucified Christ, surrounded by the Virgin, saints and angels.

Dying Man Being Consoled by Christ on the Cross, Virgin and Saints

Gottfried Bernhard Göz, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate cartouche flanked by a bearded man, a laurel-crowned youth in armor, and four putti.

Drawing of Cartouche with Bearded Man Left, Young man crowned with Laurels Right, and Four Putti

Battista Franco Veneziano

The Archangel Gabriel Kneeling to the Right; Small Study of Head at Lower Left

Jacopo da Empoli, late 16th century

Watercolor design for a church altar with pink marble columns, a painted Virgin surrounded by cherubs, and a gilded tabernacl

Design for Altar

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor elevation of an altar design with pink marble columns, a central door, and a painted angel above the entablature.

Side View of Design for Altar

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of a Gothic pointed-arch stained glass window with ornamental tracery and a heraldic shield above.

Design for Elevation of Window, Saint Clotilde

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor of a Gothic church interior with a robed altar boy in the foreground and ribbed vaulted ceilings above.

View of Interior with Figures, Saint Clotilde

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of a Gothic Revival altar with a crucifix, starry blue vault, radiating light and a dove above.

Design for Altar, Saint Clotilde

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century