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  • Christ being circumcised in a crowded temple; God is visible with the angels in the sky heralding the start of the Passion. Etching by BM, 1793, after Titian (?).
  • Saint Peter: an angel releases him from prison. Colour lithograph by C. Mariannecci, 1862, after Filippino Lippi.
  • Christ appears in the skies on the day of judgement. Engraving after M. Rota after Michelangelo.
  • Cupid inspiring plants with Love, in a tropical landscape. Coloured stipple engraving by T.Burke, ca. 1805, after P. Reinagle.
  • A multi-horned ram holding a staff and flag within a red planet with an orange glow at the centre of a starry universe; a red drawn multi-headed fire-breathing winged serpent and personified half-moon in the lower half of the image, yellow drawn knights on horseback coming to the rescue and a glowing sun in the upper half; an astronaut hovers at the right side of the planet while an angel flies at the left; advertising the danger of AIDS. Colour lithograph by Nelson Garrido, ca. 1994/5.
  • The apostles Peter and John heal the lame man. Mezzotint by J. Simon after Raphael.
  • The Virgin Mary with angels and Saint John the Evangelist, Saint Nicholas of Tolentino and Saint Euphemia. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after S. Cantarini.
  • A huge angel stands atop Noah's ark, its back turned towards the entwined mass of drowning creatures; people pray and one holds her baby aloft; serpents tussle among the dying. Etching by L. Friedrich after W. Kaulbach.
  • The angel of death striking a door during the plague of Rome. Reproduction of a wood engraving by P. Noël after J. Delaunay.
  • The marriage of Mary and Joseph. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.
  • A female goddess with a castle on her head (representing an Earth goddess or Geometry) holds up a tablet engraved with faces from which a man copies; two angels and a swan sit with them in the clouds. Engraving by T. Holloway, 1810.
  • Christ, enthroned, crowns Mary in heaven. Etching with aquatint by C.M. Metz after Giotto and G. Vasari.
  • The death of Joseph. Etching by L. Mattioli, c. 1720, after M.A. Franceschini.
  • The angel of death striking a door during the plague of Rome. Engraving by J.G. Levasseur after J. Delaunay.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin, who stands before a lectern. Engraving after F. Zuccaro.
  • Saint Jerome, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Saint John the Baptist and an angel with a lily. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after F. Francia.
  • The sense of taste: diners around a feasting table containing a swan and a human skeleton, above, scenes of communion and Abraham and the three angels. Engraving after G. Collaert, 1630, after N. van der Horst.
  • The ages of man represented as a step scheme. Reproduction of an engraving by C. Bertelli.
  • A man on his deathbed. Drawing attributed to H. Bone.
  • 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.
  • The apostles watch the Assumption of the Virgin. Etching by S. Pacini after A.D. Gabbiani.
  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by N. de Bruyn, 1622.
  • Fallen angels with animalized characteristics tumble from heaven under the sword of Michael. Engraving by R. Sadeler, 1583, after M. de Vos.
  • The Virgin Mary with Christ as a small child, another woman stands above them arms raised, perhaps Saint Anne. Line engraving.
  • An angel appears to some shepherds in the night. Engraving by J. Sadeler after J. Bassano.
  • Hygieia stands before a pyramid engraved with the names of famous figures in the history of medicine. Etching by B. Hübner, 1777.
  • The ark of the covenant guarded by angels in the Temple of Solomon. Engraving.
  • Anne teaching the young Mary to read. Engraving by Catenacci.
  • Abraham gives food to his three strange guests. Stipple engraving by G.S Facius and J.G. Facius, 1781, after B.E. Murillo.
  • 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.