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Angels

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  • While the holy family rest on the way to Egypt, an angel bends a palm tree to provide them with dates. Etching.
  • The two angels visitng Lot's house in Sodom pull him back into his house, away from the rapacious, blinded mob. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.
  • An angel gives Elijah cake and water. Line engraving by W. Panneels after P.P. Rubens.
  • The Visitation of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth (?) Engraving by S. Mulinari, 1778.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Bloemaert, c. 1650, after G. Lanfranco.
  • The Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Engraving by S. Scafa.
  • A woman being bled by one man while another holds her arm, two dogs lap up her blood; representing France in the grip of Louis XIV and Cardinal Richelieu, while the financiers drain her resources. Engraving.
  • Eleven decorated initials from the Basel 1555 edition of Andreas Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica. Woodcuts, 1555.
  • A boy angel appears as Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son. Lithograph by G. Sensi y Baldachi after A. del Sarto, 1529.
  • Jesus blesses Joseph as he dies. Engraving by C. Fantetti after C. Maratta.
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Works

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    At the advice of the angel, Tobias carves up the fish to retrieve its medicinal properties. Etching.

    | Reference: 20895i
  • view The Assumption of the Virgin. Etching by G.M. Mitelli after A. Carracci.
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    The Assumption of the Virgin. Etching by G.M. Mitelli after A. Carracci.

    Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609 | Reference: 21594i
  • view Head of an angel. Drawing, c. 1791, after G. Reni.
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    Head of an angel. Drawing, c. 1791, after G. Reni.

    Reni, Guido, 1575-1642 | Date: ca. 1791 | Reference: 29478i
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    An angel hovering over a body in a hospital bed / Peter Rossiter.

    Rossiter, Peter, active approximately 1986. | Date: 13.5.86 [13 May 1986] | Reference: 3025144i
    Part of: Adamson Collection
  • view The birth of the Virgin Mary, Anna receives refreshments from attendants while the midwife gives Mary her first bath. Woodcut after A. Dürer, 1503.
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    The birth of the Virgin Mary, Anna receives refreshments from attendants while the midwife gives Mary her first bath. Woodcut after A. Dürer, 1503.

    Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528 | Date: 1503 | Reference: 17321i
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