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Engraving of a standing saint in a fur-trimmed cloak sharing his mantle with a kneeling beggar below.

Saint Martin

Israhel van Meckenem, 1480

Engraving of the Holy Family with a seated Virgin and Christ child, an elderly man on the left, and two onlookers standing at

De Heilige Familie met Johannes de Evangelist, Maria Magdalena en Nicodemus

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding the haloed infant Christ, seated before a walled courtyard with a tower and bare tree.

Virgin and Child in a Courtyard

Israhel van Meckenem

Engraving of a bearded saint with halo holding a sword and book, standing on a tiled floor, by Israhel van Meckenem.

Saint Matthew (Saint Paul?)

Israhel van Meckenem, 1470

Engraving of the Nativity set in a ruined classical arcade with Corinthian columns, shepherds, and a landscape beyond.

The Nativity and the Adoration of the Shepherds

Nicoletto da Modena, c. 1512

Engraving of Saint Sebastian tied to a column, pierced by arrows, within an arcaded classical setting with a landscape behind

Saint Sebastian

Nicoletto da Modena, 1500/10

Etching of Saint Joseph with a flowering staff and the Christ Child embracing him beside a stone pedestal, in an oval frame.

Saint Joseph and the Christ Child

Domenico Maria Viani, 1690

Etching of an angel with a trumpet lifting an ornate coat of arms over a figure on a donkey, with a palace at right.

Frontispiece: The Arms of Carl Philipp von Greiffenklau Carried Aloft by an Angel, from The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Engraving of Saint Stephen's martyrdom: a kneeling saint is stoned while an angel with a crown descends from heaven.

Martyre de Saint Estienne (The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian)

Étienne Baudet, 1677

Etching of the Holy Family resting under a palm tree with a donkey, angels, and a basket in the foreground.

The Holy Family Under a Palm Tree, plate six from The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Etching of the Holy Family on a donkey beside a city wall, with a shepherd and sheep at left and God the Father in clouds abo

The Holy Family Walking Along a City Wall. On the left, a Shepherd with his Flock and God the Father, plate eight fro…

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Etching of the Holy Family with an angel guiding them, Joseph holding the infant Christ, Mary standing at right, under a tree

Mary and Joseph, Holding the Child, are Escorted by an Angel, plate twelve from The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Etching of the Holy Family fleeing, with Joseph walking, Mary on a donkey, and an angel poling a boat by the shore.

The Holy Family on the Bank of a River, plate fourteen from The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Etching of the Holy Family stepping off a riverbank, guided by a winged angel, with a donkey and reeds in the foreground.

The Holy Family Stepping Off the Bank, plate fifteen from The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Etching of the Holy Family boarding a boat with angels' help, palm trees on the bank and mountains in the distance.

The Holy Family Entering the Boat with the Help of the Angels, plate sixteen from The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Etching of the Holy Family in a rowboat crossing a lake, with an angel, swans and a large tree at right.

The Holy Family Crossing the Lake in the Boat, plate seventeen from The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Etching of Mary, Joseph and an angel stepping from a boat, with a donkey beneath a palm tree.

Mary, Helped by Joseph and an Angel, Stepping Out of the Boat, plate eighteen from The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Etching of Joseph reaching toward the Christ Child under a palm tree, with two angels singing and a donkey resting nearby.

Joseph Adoring the Child While Two Angels Sing, plate nineteen from The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1752, published 1753

Etching of the Holy Family with a donkey passing a pyramid, with angels and putti in the sky above.

The Holy Family Passing by a Pyramid, plate twenty from The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, published 1753

Etching of the Holy Family on a donkey on a forest path, with a shepherd and sheep in the foreground and a palm tree at right

The Holy Family Descending a Forest Path, Near a Flock and Some Shepherds, plate 21 from The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Etching of the Holy Family on a donkey passing a statue with a fallen head, with an old man leading them along a wooded path.

The Holy Family Passing a Statue, the Head of Which Falls to the Ground, plate 22 from The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Etching of the Holy Family resting under a large tree with a donkey, a wooden pole, and a distant sea.

The Holy Family Resting in a Wood, plate 23 from The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Etching of Mary with the infant Jesus, aided by an angel, and Joseph on a donkey passing sheep and a shepherd beneath a tree.

Mary, Helped by an Angel, and Joseph Carrying the Basket, Passing a Flock, plate 24 from The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Etching of Mary and two angels following Joseph leading a laden donkey along a rocky path under stone pine trees.

Mary, Helped by Two Angels, Follows Joseph with the Donkey, plate 25 from The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Etching of a kneeling haloed saint embracing the Christ Child, with the Virgin and angels in clouds above.

Saint Anthony of Padua

Giovanni Battista Mercati

Etching of Joseph on a donkey with Mary supported by two winged angels beneath a tree, with a distant tower at left.

Mary, Supported by Two Angels, Follows Joseph, plate 26 from The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Etching of the Holy Family arriving at a city gate, with a donkey, a crowd of figures, and a hanging lantern under an arch.

The Holy Family Arriving at a City Gate, plate 27 from The Flight into Eypt

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1753

Grey wash drawing after Giotto showing St. Francis on a bier, mourning monks, a procession and angels above.

Death of St. Francis, after Giotto, upper Church San Francesco, Assisi

William Young Ottley, 1795-1836

Red and black chalk drawing of winged angels and putti among clouds, with studies of cherub heads and grid lines.

Angels and Putti in the Clouds

Federico Zuccari, 1566

Pen and brown wash drawing of a robed woman addressing a crowd before an obelisk and classical buildings in a city square.

Disputation of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Federico Zuccari, 1570

Pencil sheet with several sketched studies of muscular nude male figures in twisting, falling poses.

Figure Studies after Rubens's "The Fall of the Rebel Angels"

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1820-22

Pencil sketch on tan paper of bearded men, a nude female figure and an infant, studies after Rubens' Adoration of the Magi.

Adoration of the Magi, after Rubens

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1830