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  • While the holy family rest on the way to Egypt, an angel bends a palm tree to provide them with dates. Etching.
  • The Visitation of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth (?) Engraving by S. Mulinari, 1778.
  • Christ is laid into a tomb. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after E.R. Wehnert, 1849.
  • The presentation of the infant Jesus at the temple. Etching by A. Campanella, 1771, after Fra Bartolommeo.
  • The Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Engraving by S. Scafa.
  • Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.
  • Jesus sits in the spacious house of Martha and Mary. Etching by J-G. Caquet after Meunier after H. van Steenwyk the younger.
  • 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 four holy women lament over the dead Christ. Line engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1598, after Annibale Carracci, 1597.
  • The angel announces to the Virgin that she will give birth to Christ. Watercolour.
  • The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth. Watercolour painting.
  • Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Lithograph by J. Dickson after Cesare da Sesto.
  • The crucifixion of Christ; the three Maries lament. Etching by W. Unger after R. van der Weyden.
  • Saint Cecilia with Saint Paul the Apostle, Saint John the Evangelist, a bishop and Saint Mary Magdalen. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after Raphael.
  • The Virgin looks away from her Bible as the angel appears, bearing lilies. Engraving by C. Visscher after A. de Weerdt.
  • Christ's body is carried to its tomb. Etching after Raphael, 1506-7.
  • Christ sits at the bedside of Jairus's sickening daughter. Etching after G.C. von. Max.
  • God animates Adam and operates on his rib. Etching by G.B. Leonetti after C. Cencioni after Nicola Pisano.
  • The Virgin Mary prays to the infant Jesus, who is being carried by four kneeling angels; they all stand in a circle around the sun drawn on the ground. Aquatint with etching by C.M. Metz after D. Ghirlandaio.
  • The Virgin Mary and the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes; Joseph sits nearby. Etching by F. de Grado.
  • The birth of Christ; the Virgin kneels before the manger. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.
  • A midwife wrapping the Virgin Mary in swaddling clothes after receiving her first bath, Anna is recuperating in bed. Engraving by P. de Surugue after Pietro da Cortona.
  • Saint Mary Magdalene. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after T. Viti.
  • Saint Anne with the young Mary. Coloured stipple engraving.
  • Christ heals the haemorrhaging woman; women wash their linen in a pond. Etching by G. Bodenehr after C.J. Vernet and J.C. Tardieu.
  • The resurrected Christ appears before terrified soldiers. Etching by B. Bartoccini after F. Overbeck, 1848.
  • The birth of Christ; female angels swoon through the air; Joseph looks on. Aquatint by T. Piroli, 1796, after W. Y. Ottley.
  • The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth. Engraving by J. Sadeler after M. de Vos.
  • Christ carries his cross to Golgotha. Etching by H. Kipp after J.F. Overbeck, 1846.
  • Adam gestures towards a radiant Eve, flesh of his flesh. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.