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The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Bloemaert, c. 1650, after G. Lanfranco.

John baptises Christ; the holy spirit descends. Etching by J. Mynde, c. 1737.

God the Father with the Holy Ghost. Line engraving by G.M. Pitteri after G.B. Piazzetta.

The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1594.

The angel, announcing the birth of Christ, gives a lily to the Virgin. Etching by N. Le Mire after Dubois after F. Solimena.

John baptises Christ in the Jordan. Engraving by P. Galle, 1564, after M. van Heemskerck.

Christ in the Winepress, with the Virgin of Sorrows and the Instruments of the Passion. Woodcut after H.J. Wierix, ca. 1700.

A scholar in a surgeon's workroom with a jar of spirits containing Saint Michael defeating a dragon with a barbued tonge; representing the scholar's knowledge of chemistry enabling surgeons to heal, by setting the beneficent force of alkalis against the noxious force of acids. Etching by P.P. Bouche, ca. 1686.

Saint John the Baptist baptises Christ; an angel with a book descends from above. Wood engraving by the Dalziel brothers, 1854, after W.O. Williams after Giotto.

The Council of Trent: the Holy Ghost appearing above the councillors. Engraving by P.A. Pazzi after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia.

Foreground left, the Virgin's sewing basket containing scissors and thread. Right, the Archangel shows the sole of his foot to the viewer

Bible. N.T. Luke 1.26-35. The attitudes and postures of the Virgin and the angel vary significantly in different represenations of the Annunciation. The Virgin's hand is usually active; sometimes she is intently studying, sometimes she is in a gesture of surprise. She may be glorified, or on the other hand she may kneel. Then the angel varies in relation to her: he might kneel before her. After the Council of Trent, the angel was set in the air, "reacting against the excessive 'familiarity' of religious art of the 15th century" (L. Réau, Iconographie de l'art chrétien, Presses Universitaires de France : Paris, 1957, vol. 2, book 2, pp. 178-187, particularly p. 182)
The angel Gabriel folds his arms; Mary lifts her veil

1 print : line engraving with etching ; border 40.2 x 27.3 cm

The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Cort after Titian.

While Gregory dictates his Homilies on the prophet Ezechiel, his amanuensis sees the Holy Ghost descend and perch on his head

Saint Gregory the Great, dictating his homilies on the prophet Ezechiel, is visited by the Holy Ghost. Engraving by L.A. Martinet, 1770, after C. van Loo.

Bible. N.T. Matthew 3.13-17; Mark 1.9-13; Luke 3.21-22. John 1.29-32. Jesus leaves his sandals on the bank

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 25 x 28 cm

The baptism of Christ; two angels bear witness, the crowd points and the holy spirit descends. Engraving by F. Keller after J.F. Overbeck.

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The Holy Spirit the gift of God our heavenly Father, to them that ask him. A sermon preach'd on a day of prayer and fasting, kept by the South Church in Boston, to ask of God the effusion of his spirit on the rising generation, Novemb. 13th. 1722. By Joseph Sewall, A.M. Pastor of a church of Christ in Boston. [Five lines of Scripture texts]

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The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1594.

The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Cort after Titian.

Saint Gregory the Great, dictating his homilies on the prophet Ezechiel, is visited by the Holy Ghost. Engraving by L.A. Martinet, 1770, after C. van Loo.

The baptism of Christ; two angels bear witness, the crowd points and the holy spirit descends. Engraving by F. Keller after J.F. Overbeck.

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The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1594.

The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Cort after Titian.

Saint Gregory the Great, dictating his homilies on the prophet Ezechiel, is visited by the Holy Ghost. Engraving by L.A. Martinet, 1770, after C. van Loo.

The baptism of Christ; two angels bear witness, the crowd points and the holy spirit descends. Engraving by F. Keller after J.F. Overbeck.

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