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  • After healing a lame man, the apostles Paul and Barnabas are mistaken for gods at Lystra; the priest brings them a sacrifice of oxen. Etching after Raphael.
  • Jephthah makes a sacrifice of his daughter according to his rash vow. Line engraving by J.W. Cook after J. Opie.
  • Peruvian mummified male, c.1200-1400
  • The presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Painting.
  • The adoration of the shepherds. Etching by D. Piola the elder.
  • Judaic rituals in the Old Testament. Engraving.
  • Peruvian mummified male, c.1200-1400
  • Saint Peter and Saint John heal the lame man. Engraving by B. Franco, il Semolei, after Raphael.
  • Simeon takes the infant Christ in his arms. Etching by A. Smith.
  • Peruvian mummified male, c.1200-1400
  • 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 sense of smell: a man lying in bed smells flowers as another lights some incense, above, a priest stands before a burning sacrifice of a lamb. Engraving after G. Collaert, 1630, after N. van der Horst.
  • Jephthah's daughter contemplating her virginity and her imminent death, surrounded by woeful attendants with musical instruments. Engraving by P. Lightfoot, 1846, after H. O'Neil.
  • The apostles Peter and John heal the lame man. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Raphael.
  • The presentation of the infant Christ at the temple. Etching by V. Lefebvre after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
  • A sacrifice taking place in the tabernacle in the wilderness; the encampments of the Jewish tribes spread out to the horizon. Coloured lithograph.
  • Adam sacrifices a lamb, which Eve scatters with flowers (left); Thirza mourns by the water (right). Etching by R.B. Peake after T. Uwins.
  • Two women and two rams at a sacrifice. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
  • 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.
  • Peruvian mummified male, c.1200-1400
  • Enoch in the clouds above a group of people at a festival. Etching.
  • Peruvian mummified male, c.1200-1400
  • The birth of Christ among ruins. Engraving by J. Sadeler after Polidoro da Caravaggio.
  • The high priest of the Temple inspects the circumcised Christ child, whose head is glowing. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
  • The high priest of the Temple, holds the circumcised Christ in his arms; Mary brings a sacrifice after her purification. Etching.
  • Noah preparing his first sacrifice after the Flood; the Tower of Babel; God responds to Noah's sacrifice with a rainbow. Etching by J. Hulett.
  • Cain bends over the dead Abel; Cain flees in the background. Etching by F. Hortemels, 1729, after A. Sacchi.
  • Episodes in the Pentateuch involving sacrifice, worship and idol-worshipping. Engraving.
  • An angel descends as Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac; the ram lurks in the bushes. Line engraving.
  • The high priest of the Temple, holds the circumcised Christ in his arms; Mary brings a sacrifice after her purification. Etching.