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  • The risen Christ asks Mary Magdalene not to touch him. Etching by F. Parr after C. Le Brun.
  • The apostles gathered around the empty tomb of Mary on her Assumption. Etching with aquatint by C.M. Metz after L. Cardi.
  • An angel reading the inscription on the tombstone of William Woollett. Stipple engraving.
  • The birth of Christ; outside the crumbling cave, an angel announces the event to three shepherds. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after J. Führich.
  • A midwife gives the Virgin Mary her first bath, Joachim looks and exclaims to the heavens where angels are celebrating her birth. Engraving by P.S. Bartoli after F. Albani.
  • Two roundels: above, a man supported by his wife and children prays before an altar of Aesculapius; below, a garland of medicinal plants, and angels representing pharmacy and botany. Coloured engraving by P. Lenormand, ca. 1830, partly after N. Guérin.
  • Jupiter carrying Hercules to be breast-fed by a goddess (?) Engraving by P.R. de Launay after D. Duvivier after G. Robusti, il Tintoretto.
  • The canonised Noah. Lithograph by J.G. Schreiner, c. 1840.
  • The Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, Saint Augustine, Michael the Archangel, Saint Jerome and Saint Margaret of Antioch. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G.F.M. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.
  • The apostles around the empty tomb watch the Assumption of the Virgin. Engraving.
  • A man dressed up as an angel with wings puts a condom onto the penis of another man lying down on draped materials wearing a devil's horned mask and the message: "he put a condom to play with his body without playing with fire"; an advertisement for World AIDS Day, 1 December 1992 by ARIS (Association of gays and lesbians in Lyon). Lithograph by Félix [?].
  • The Assumption of the Virgin. Etching by G.M. Mitelli after A. Carracci.
  • A midwife gives the Virgin Mary her first bath, Joachim looks and exclaims to the heavens where angels are celebrating her birth. Engraving by P.S. Bartoli after F. Albani.
  • The Virgin, reading a scroll on a prie-dieu, is visited by the announcing angel. Engraving by M. van der Gucht.
  • An angel holds a palm branch and points towards the Holy Cross. Colour lithograph.
  • The Virgin sets aside her Bible as the angel appears, holding out his hand and bearing lilies. Engraving after F. Barocci (?).
  • The pool of Bethesda. Oil painting by L. Chéron, ca. 1683.
  • Cherubs and demons hold up pictures in front of a youth; a woman embroiders; representing the age of twenty. Engraving by Conrad Meyer, 16---.
  • The Virgin reads her Bible as the angel appears with the Holy Spirit. Engraving by J. Collaert after J. Straet.
  • "The angel Gabriel" : with best wishes for Christmas and the new year from the National AIDS Trust.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, 1830, after F.G. Gessi.
  • A religious figure possibly Shiva being offered food and offerings by two worshippers and two angels. Gouache drawing.
  • The resurrected Christ rises over terrified soldiers. Watercolour painting.
  • Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above, symbolising the element fire. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.
  • Christ resurrected on the day of judgement. Etching after M. de Vos.
  • The Assumption of the Virgin Mary; below the apostles crowd around her empty tomb. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after Agostino Carracci.
  • The agony in the garden; the apostles slumber while the soldiers and priests approach. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1582, after M. de Vos.
  • The Virgin in Heaven. Engraving.
  • Two angels visit Lot with the intention of destroying Sodom: he offers them hospitality. Line engraving by P. Galle after A. Blocklandt.
  • A regal Mary (or Wisdom?), as the Church of the Last Judgement, flanked by angels. Line engraving by T. de Leu.