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  • Cain kills Abel. Engraving by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.
  • The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth. Engraving by B. Eredi after F. Barocci.
  • The tabernacle erected in the wilderness, surrounded by an enclosure and miles of tents. Coloured etching by W. Dickes.
  • Cain killing Abel. Etching.
  • Abraham and Isaac embrace in the wilderness, in the shock of their reprieve. Autotype after F.J. Shields, 1877.
  • The levels of hell depicted as circular stone tiers; purgatory lies outside its walls. Engraving.
  • The angel intervenes as Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert, c. 1620, after T. Rombouts.
  • The adoration of the shepherds at the birth of Christ; a bound lamb is placed before the cradle. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet after D. Feti.
  • The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth. Engraving, 1588, after F. Baroccio.
  • The torments of Job under a swirling sky dominated by God. Engraving by M. van Heemskerck, 1563.
  • Jacob's ladder; Moses' exhausting prayer; Elijah addressing God at a sacrifice. Mezzotint by G. Sanders, 1845, after E. Taylor.
  • The circumcision of Christ. Etching by J.M. Giovannini after G. Reni.
  • Cain violently kills Abel. Engraving by Jan Muller after Cornelis van Harlem.
  • An old prophet denounces the proceedings at a lavish sacrifice given by the wayward king Jeroboam. Engraving.
  • Noah's entourage comes down from Mount Ararat; Noah makes a sacrifice. Etching by N.C. Goodnight.
  • The high priest of the Temple inspects the circumcised Christ child, whose head is glowing. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
  • A Christian man is tortured because he refuses to eat meat or drink wine that have been dedicated in a sacrifice to pagan deities. Woodcut.
  • The circumcision of Christ. Etching by J.M. Giovannini after G. Reni.
  • Cain and Abel make their sacrifices to God; Cain kills Abel. Engraving by F. Villamena after Raphael.
  • An extremely detailed survey of the activities surrounding the building of the tower of Babel. Engraving, c. 1680.
  • The serpent sacrifice. Chromolithograph.
  • The presentation of the Virgin in the Temple. Engraving by H. Wierix.
  • Abel sits distressed beside his thankless sacrifice. Autotype after F.J. Shields, 1877.
  • Sins and subsequent punishment in Hell. Chromolithograph.