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  • Suppenbrunnzer, dove of the Holy Spirit.
  • The Holy Spirit initiates the Pentecost. Engraving by A. Mochetti after N. Poussin (?).
  • A cascade of three Sacred Hearts inspired by the Holy Spirit, with filigree border. Coloured cut paper work.
  • The Virgin reads her Bible as the angel appears with the Holy Spirit. Engraving by J. Collaert after J. Straet.
  • The Virgin looks up at the announcing angel; cherubs spin in a circle around the Holy Spirit. Engraving after J. Callot (?).
  • The Christ Child sitting on straw between lilies under the dove of the Holy Spirit and showing his Sacred Heart. Colour lithograph.
  • John baptises Christ; the holy spirit descends. Etching by J. Mynde, c. 1737.
  • The Virgin and Child being crowned by angels, and above them is God the Father and the dove of the Holy Spirit. Photo reproduced lithograph.
  • The angel Gabriel announces the birth of Jesus to Mary; the light of the Holy Spirit alights on her brow. Etching by V. Lefebvre, c. 1670, after Titian.
  • Faith and a female personification of the papacy before a small church; above them the dove of the Holy Spirit dispersing seven sacred gifts: fear, knowledge, council, wisdom, understanding, strength and piety. Coloured etching.
  • The three theological virtues (Hope, Faith and Charity) are standing near an altar above which the Holy Spirit is hovering, while the the four cardinal virtues (Temperance, Justice, Fortitude and Wisdom) are sitting in the foreground. Engraving.
  • The eye of God, with the dove of the Holy Spirit, the Sacred Hearts of Christ and the Virgin, and the Eucharist, venerated by a male saint and Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque; below, the Visitation with Joseph and Zacharias. Engraving by A.A. Bourgeois de la Richardiere.
  • God the Father with the Holy Ghost. Line engraving by G.M. Pitteri after G.B. Piazzetta.
  • Saint Thomas Aquinas holding a monstrance and a quill. Painted plaque.
  • Two physicians are reconciled by another, overseen by a duck-like parody of the Holy Ghost. Lithograph by F.E. Regamey after himself.
  • The angel Gabriel tells Zacharias that his prayer for a child is to be granted; John the Baptist will be his son. Engraving by E. Kirkall after M. Scheits.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1594.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1594.
  • The marriage of Mary and Joseph. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.
  • The Council of Trent: the Holy Ghost appearing above the councillors. Engraving by P.A. Pazzi after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia.
  • Nossa Senhora da Boa Morte (the Virgin of Boa Morte) in Coimbra. Lithograph by Michellis.
  • 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.
  • The presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Painting.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by N. de Bruyn, 1622.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by N. de Bruyn, 1622.
  • The resurrected Christ appears before the apostles and other people. Etching.
  • Simeon holds the infant Jesus in his arms. Etching by Rembrandt, ca. 1639.
  • Tongues of fire descend on the apostles (Pentecost). Engraving by Jan Wierix, 1581, after P. van der Borcht.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Bloemaert, c. 1650, after G. Lanfranco.
  • The angel, announcing the birth of Christ, gives a lily to the Virgin. Etching by N. Le Mire after Dubois after F. Solimena.