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  • Daedalus attaching wings to the shoulders of his son, Icarus. Stipple engraving by G.S. and J.G. Facius, 1779, after C. Lebrun.
  • Christ ascends to heaven above his disciples. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
  • The transfigured Christ. Drawing, c. 1788, after Raphael.
  • Pan, carrying a basket of grapes, preceded by a woman riding a goat, both followed by a young satyr feeding another goat. Etching after S. Della Bella.
  • Joseph reads from the Bible while the Virgin Mary breast feeds Jesus. Etching by S. della Bella.
  • God appears to Noah and his family; three cherubs hold him aloft. Etching after Raphael.
  • Juno with her peacock in the clouds; representing the element of air. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1587, after D. Barendsz.
  • Three men ride through the sky on black, red and white lions (colours of the alchemical process); beneath, men lay sprawled among dismembered limbs. Coloured etching after etching, ca. 17th century.
  • The Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Drypoint by Torras.
  • The Great Industrial Exhibition, Dublin, 1853: a hot-air balloon flies above. Lithograph.
  • Accompanied by angels, the fugitive holy family board a barge to cross a river. Etching by A. Scacciati after P. Testa.
  • The Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Woodcut.
  • The Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Woodcut.
  • Alberto Santos-Dumont, aviator, with an airship attached to his head and a propeller strapped to his back. Colour lithograph after Geo. Hum., 1901.
  • 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. Engraving after G. Reni.
  • Mary and Joseph prepare to flee into Egypt with the infant Jesus. Etching by Agostino Carracci.
  • Joseph and Mary arrive in Egypt, fatigued. Etching by F. Zuccarelli, 1730, after G. Manozzi (Giovanni da San Giovanni).
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) and Saint Joseph with the Christ Child. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1797, after P. Violet after C. Maratta.
  • The angel tells Joseph to awaken and take Jesus and Mary to Egypt. Engraving after P. Mignard.
  • Joseph is told in a dream to flee to Egypt with Mary and Jesus. Etching after A. Sacchi.
  • Mary and Joseph voyage to Egypt with the infant Jesus. Etching by A.-C.-P. de Caylus after A. Carracci.
  • Venus teaching Cupids to fly. Engraving by A. Campanella after A. R. Mengs, 1778.
  • Venus teaching Cupids to fly. Engraving by A. Campanella after A. R. Mengs, 1778.
  • The Virgin, reading a scroll on a prie-dieu, is visited by the announcing angel. Engraving by M. van der Gucht.
  • Four men sitting cross-legged outside a building with bells hanging from the roof: Bombay at the time of the plague. Photograph, 1896/1897.
  • 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.
  • The angel announces to the Virgin that she will give birth to Christ. Watercolour.
  • The Virgin looks away from her Bible as the angel appears, bearing lilies. Engraving by C. Visscher after A. de Weerdt.
  • Mary and Joseph with Jesus through a wide landscape to Egypt. Etching by J. Callot.