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  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint John the Baptist and angels. Etching by A. François after Michelangelo.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi held by two angels; angel playing the violin on a cloud. Etching by C. Heath after W.M. Craig after L. Carracci, 1 December 1815.
  • The birth of Christ; female angels swoon through the air; Joseph looks on. Aquatint by T. Piroli, 1796, after W. Y. Ottley.
  • Fallen angels with animalized characteristics tumble from heaven under the sword of Michael. Engraving by R. Sadeler, 1583, after M. de Vos.
  • Two angels visit Lot with the intention of destroying Sodom: he offers them hospitality. Line engraving by P. Galle after A. Blocklandt.
  • The Virgin Mary is borne upwards to a heaven crowded with angels. Engraving by F. Rosaspina, 1830, after himself after L. Sabbatini.
  • The two angels visiting Lot's house in Sodom strike blind the rapacious mob outside. Line engraving by P. Galle after A. Blocklandt.
  • Saint Joseph in a niche surrounded by a border of scallops, supported by angels. Etching by G.B. Vanni after A. Correggio.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint Sixtus, Saint Barbara and angels. Lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after Raphael.
  • A saint lying on his death bed is visited by the Virgin, saints and angels. Etching by B. Picart after G. Reni.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint Jerome and Saint Francis of Assisi and angels. Etching after L. Carracci.
  • Saint Gregory the Great, wearing ecclesiastical dress, is kneeling in prayer; angels above him. Etching by S. Watts after Annibale Carracci, 1766.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) and Saint Joseph with the Christ Child and angels. Engraving by L. Heckenauer after P. Liberi (?).
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint Sixtus, Saint Barbara and angels. Engraving by A.T. Aikman after Raphael.
  • Saint Carlo Borromeo: angels crown him with the approval of the Holy Trinity. Line engraving by F. Villamena, 1615, after G. Agellio.
  • Angels drawn by children fly across red wires joined to syringes; advertising a family Christmas charity event in support of AIDS-affected children and their parents in Berlin. Colour lithograph for Kinder-AIDS-Forum e.V., 1993.
  • Jesus appoints Peter as keeper of the keys to heaven; angels stand by. Engraving by G. Pasqualini after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.
  • God and his angels sit in judgment; they divide humanity into the elect and the damned. Mezzotint by J. Stephenson after J. Martin.
  • Ezekiel has a vision of angels and spheres with eyes coasting along the thunderstruck sea. Etching by R. Pranker, 176-, after B. Picart.
  • The Christ Child cleans the believer's heart with a hand-held mop, assisted and venerated by angels. Engraving by A. Wierix, ca. 1600.
  • The Christ Child enthroned as a king in the palace of the believer's heart, venerated by angels. Engraving by A. Wierix, ca. 1600.
  • The Christ Child as a professor sitting at a desk in the believer's heart, lecturing to angels. Engraving by A. Wierix, ca. 1600.
  • The Christ Child cleans the believer's heart with a hand-held mop, assisted and venerated by angels. Engraving by A. Wierix, ca. 1600.
  • The Virgin Mary venerating the Christ Child with angels presenting the instruments of the Passion. Lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl after Benvenuto Tisi, il Garofalo.
  • The council in hell: the fallen angels, persuaded by Satan, decide to pursue the battle against God. Etching by J. Ireland after W. Hogarth.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint John the Baptist and angels. Mezzotint by C. Phillips, 1767, after G.C. Procaccini.
  • Saint John of God ascending to heaven, supported by three angels. Etching by L. Mattioli after D.M. Viani after G.M. Viani, 16--.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi in ecstasy after receiving the stigmata, held by two angels; an angel playing the violin on a cloud. Etching by L. Vorsterman the elder after G. Seghers, 16--.
  • Two angels support the backdrop to the coat of arms of Gilles Foucquet; title page to Livre d'oyseaux. Etching by A. Flamen, ca. 1659.
  • 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.