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Woodcut of a martyrdom scene with a crowd of onlookers, a figure raised on a platform, and a swordsman in the foreground.

Saint James the Less, The Martyrdom of the Apostles

Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1512

Black and white woodcut of a kneeling bearded man before mounted soldiers and spearmen under a tree, with heraldic shields ab

Saint James the Greater, from The Martyrdom of the Apostles

Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1512

Woodcut of a kneeling man beside a wooden post, surrounded by armed soldiers, a crowd, and a horseback rider in a landscape.

Saint Matthias, from The Martyrdom of the Apostles

Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1512

Woodcut of a kneeling saint in a robe before armored soldiers and a crowd, with a halberd and chandelier in an interior.

Saint Thomas, from The Martyrdom of the Apostles

Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1512

Woodcut of Saint Simon's martyrdom: a bound figure sawed on a cross, watched by a crowd and riders before a hilltop town.

Saint Simon, from The Martyrdom of the Apostles

Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1512

Engraved panorama of a Venetian ceremonial procession with gondolas on the water and crowds in a city square.

Procession of the Doge to the Bucintoro on Ascension Day, with a View of Venice, ca. 1565

Jost Amman, 1697

Woodcut print of Saint Andrew on an X-shaped cross, surrounded by soldiers and a crowd, with a rocky landscape behind.

Saint Andrew, from The Martyrdom of the Apostles

Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1512

Woodcut of an upside-down figure on a cross above armored horsemen, soldiers with pikes, and a crowd before a hilltop castle.

Saint Philip, from The Martyrdom of the Apostles

Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1512

Black and white woodcut of Saint Peter crucified upside down, with executioners, a crowd of onlookers, and a castle on a hill

Saint Peter, from The Martyrdom of the Apostles

Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1512

Woodcut of a kneeling robed martyr attacked by clubbing men in a Gothic church interior with an altar.

Saint Jude, from The Martyrdom of the Apostles

Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1512

Woodcut of a mounted rider with plumed hat among spearmen and onlookers, a dog below, and a headless body at lower right.

Saint Paul, from The Martyrdom of the Apostles

Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1512

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bound nude man at a column, attacked by turbaned figures with a torch, in an arched setting.

The Flagellation of Christ

Matthäus Gundelach, 1632

Etching of a figure in a feathered turban and fur-trimmed robe holding a covered cup aloft.

Balthasar, from Three Magi series

Jacques Bellange, 1595-1616

Etching of Christ crucified between two thieves, lit from above, with soldiers on horseback and a crowd below.

Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: The Three Crosses

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1660

Historic photograph of Quebec's lower town and river harbor with a steamboat, rooftops and masts in the foreground.

Gezicht op Québec en de Saint Charles

Jules-Ernest Livernois, 1889

Woodcut of the Holy Family with angels holding a crown, three hares in the foreground, and a landscape with a castle.

The Holy Family with Three Hares

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1497-98

Engraving with a seated bearded man, a skeleton, winged allegorical figures, and an oval portrait of a woman with a skull-hol

Portrait of Bartholomeus Spranger with an Allegory on the Death of his Wife, Christina Muller

Aegidius Sadeler, 1600

Engraving of St. John writing on Patmos with an eagle, a tree, sea and boats, and the Virgin and Child in light above.

St. John the Evangelist on Patmos

Martin Schongauer, 1470-1491

Etching of a martyrdom scene: a nude figure on a fiery grill, a seated ruler, soldiers, and an angel descending above.

The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence

Claude Vignon, ca. 1627

Etching of the Holy Family: a seated woman holds an infant, a bearded man leans behind her, and a boy with a staff stands bes

The Holy Family

Guido Reni, ca. 1595-1600

Woodcut of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, kneeling kings, angels, a star, and a stone stable.

The Adoration of the Magi, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1502

Engraving of an angel and a young boy walking through a dark wooded landscape with a distant tower and cloudy sky.

Tobias and the Angel (large plate)

Hendrick Goudt, 1613

Dark etching of figures gathered around a glowing lantern at night, with a swaddled infant and a reader at right.

Adoration of the Shepherds: A Night Piece

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1657

Engraved landscape of a dense forest with two small figures on a path, a river, and a distant town under clouds.

Landscape with the Temptation of Christ

Hieronymus Cock after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c. 1554

Engraving of a muscular man carrying heavy wooden gates on his shoulders over rocky ground, in strong black and white.

Samson Carrying the Gates, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Lord Leighton Frederic, 1881

Red and black chalk drawing of winged angels, putti and a harp among clouds, by Federico Zuccaro.

Angels and Putti in the Clouds

Federico Zuccaro, 1566

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ in a triumphal chariot pulled by a lion, with kneeling figures, clergy and a crowd.

The Triumph of Christ

attributed to Bartolomeo Roverio

Engraving of the adoration of the shepherds with the Virgin, Joseph, kneeling shepherds and angels above a manger.

The adoration of the shepherds

Diego de Astor, 1605

Woodcut of a rider with a lance attacking a multi-headed dragon beneath a rearing horse.

Saint George

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Etching of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, angels above a star, and a procession of figures and horsemen

The Adoration of the Magi, set before and architectural colonnade

Pietro Testa, ca. 1640

Engraving of Saint Sebastian tied to a bare tree, pierced by arrows, standing on a rocky mound.

Saint Sebastian

Martin Schongauer, 1470-1491

Engraving of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin and infant Christ, shepherds, a donkey and a landscape.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Giovanni Britto after Titian, c. 1532/1533