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  • Physique sacrée, ou histoire-naturelle de la Bible / Traduite du latin de Mr. Jean-Jaques Scheuchzer ... Enrichie de figures en taille-douce, gravées par les soins de Jean André Pfeffel.
  • Christ as the Good Shepherd. Engraving.
  • Joseph being seduced by Potiphar's wife. Engraving by J. Frey after C. Cignani.
  • Physique sacrée, ou histoire-naturelle de la Bible / Traduite du latin de Mr. Jean-Jaques Scheuchzer ... Enrichie de figures en taille-douce, gravées par les soins de Jean André Pfeffel.
  • A woman-serpent bends around the Tree of Knowledge as Adam and Eve reach into the branches. Line engraving by T. de Bry after J. van Winghe.
  • The resurrected Christ appears with a flag before the apostles; God spreads his hands above. Woodcut.
  • The Virgin Mary, pregnant with James, and Joseph voyage back from Egypt with the child Jesus. Engraving by L. Vorsterman the elder, 1620, after P.P. Rubens.
  • Shepherds adoring the Christ Child. Etching by Robert van Audenaerd after Pietro da Cortona.
  • The uncleanliness of the mother after giving birth, according to Jewish law. Etching by P.G. Harder, ca. 1731/1733.
  • Hebrew midwives refusing to kill male babies after being ordered to do so by the Pharoah of Egypt. Engraving by P.P. Bouché after G. Freeman, ca. 1694.
  • Joseph reads from the Bible while the Virgin Mary breast feeds Jesus. Etching by S. della Bella.
  • The serpent entwines itself around the body of Eve; it whispers in her ear, enticing her to eat the forbidden fruit. Photogravure by Lemercier and co. after Walter Crane, 1899.
  • The serpent entwines itself around the body of Eve; it whispers in her ear, enticing her to eat the forbidden fruit. Photogravure by Lemercier and co. after Walter Crane, 1899.
  • Saint Peter and Saint John healing a lame man at the entrance to the Temple. Oil painting after L. Cardi, il Cigoli.
  • Saint Peter and Saint John healing a lame man at the entrance to the Temple. Oil painting after L. Cardi, il Cigoli.
  • Noah and his entourage come down from the ark and make a sacrifice to God. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.
  • The birth of Christ; outside the crumbling cave, an angel announces the event to three shepherds. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after J. Führich.
  • Mary and Joseph ride to Egypt with the infant Jesus. Etching by or after J. Callot.
  • Jesus appoints Peter as head of the church. Engraving.
  • Jacob offers bread and soup to an exhausted Esau, who has returned from hunting; to the left, angels move upon Jacob's ladder; to the right, the blind Isaac feels Jacob's disguised hands. Engraving by E. Kirkall after Skeitz.
  • A radiant Samuel brings word from God to Eli. Line engraving by A.W. Warren, 1816, after E. Bird.
  • Jesus appoints Peter as head of his church, symbolised by a flock of lambs. Engraving by F. Keller after J.F. Overbeck.
  • The three kings are ordered in a dream not to return to the land of Herod. Engraving by Jan Sadeler I, 15--, after G. van Groeningen.
  • The first day of Creation: God, borne by a cloud, divides the light from the darkness. Line engraving by T. de Leu after M. de Vos.
  • The first day of Creation: God, borne by a cloud, divides the light from the darkness. Line engraving by T. de Leu after M. de Vos.
  • The first day of Creation: God, borne by a cloud, divides the light from the darkness. Line engraving by T. de Leu after M. de Vos.
  • The shepherds adoring the Christ Child. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, ca. 1830, after C. Procaccini, 1584.
  • Jesus appoints Peter as head of the church. Etching by P.L. Ghezzi.
  • Daniel in the lions' den. Oil painting by a Netherlandish painter, 17th century.
  • Daniel in the lions' den. Oil painting by a Netherlandish painter, 17th century.