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This woodcut, made between 1504 and 1505 by the German artist Albrecht Durer, depicts the Virgin Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth. It is one of nineteen prints in his series Life of the Virgin, which established his reputation across Europe.
This 1875 illustration shows the infant Moses being discovered among the reeds of the Nile by Pharaoh's daughter. It is by the German artist Sandberg and comes from Schreiber's Bible Pictures, a set of wall chart illustrations of biblical scenes made for religious education.
This painting, made about 1570, shows Christ on the cross with the Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist, and Saint Catherine of Siena gathered at its foot. It is by Marco Pino, an Italian Mannerist painter trained in Siena who later worked in Rome and Naples.
This painting of the Virgin and Child, made between 1506 and 1512, is by the Venetian Renaissance painter Cima da Conegliano. He was known for painting quiet, contemplative religious scenes with detailed landscape backgrounds, and repeated the Madonna and Child theme in many variations throughout hi
This painting of Christ's first miracle, turning water into wine at a wedding feast, was completed in 1923 by the English painter Winifred Knights while she held the Rome Scholarship at the British School at Rome. It was one of several works by British artists that helped revive religious imagery in
This painting depicts the Gospel scene of Christ speaking with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's Well. It is by the Norwegian painter Axel Hjalmar Ender, who created altarpieces for several churches in Norway, including Asnes, Haug, Kampen and Lunner.
This French Renaissance painting, dated 1537, combines an Old Testament scene of Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh with an allegorical portrait of the Dinteville family, a noble French family. It is by an unidentified painter known as the Master of the Dinteville Allegory.
This painting depicts a vision of the Virgin Mary appearing to Saint Philip Neri, the 16th-century Roman priest known for his joyful spirituality. It is by the French painter Etienne Parrocel, who spent most of his career in Rome and was in demand for religious commissions during the 18th century.
This painting, made in 1890 by the German painter Hans Thoma, depicts the temptation of Christ in the wilderness. Thoma trained at the Karlsruhe Academy and drew inspiration from early German masters such as Albrecht Altdorfer and Lucas Cranach the Elder.
This painting shows Herod being presented with the severed head of Saint John the Baptist, an episode from the Gospels. It is by the Venetian painter Pietro della Vecchia, who was one of the leading religious painters in Venice during the 17th century and was known for reviving the style of the grea
This painting shows the Virgin Mary and the infant Christ set before a landscape. It is by the Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni Antonio Sogliani, who was active mainly in Florence and trained in the workshop of Lorenzo di Credi.
This long panel, painted in tempera and gold on wood by the Florentine painter Marco del Buono Giamberti, depicts scenes from the biblical Book of Esther. It measures about 17 1/2 x 55 3/8 inches and was likely made to decorate a piece of furniture such as a cassone.
This print by the Italian Mannerist artist Battista Franco Veneziano, made around 1560, depicts an angel seated on a cloud. It is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This panel, painted around 1400 by the German painter known as the Master of the Berswordt Altar, depicts Christ on the cross flanked by mourning figures, including the Virgin Mary and Saint John. It is painted in oil and gold on wood.
This icon of the Adoration of the Magi dates from the beginning of the 18th century, painted in the Ukrainian icon tradition.
This devotional panel, painted in oil on poplar around 1506 by the Spanish painter Fernando Yanez de la Almedina, presents a close study of the face of Christ. Yanez trained in Italy, likely in Leonardo da Vinci's circle, before returning to work in Spain.
This oil painting, made in the late 1520s by the Ferrarese painter L'Ortolano (Giovanni Battista Benvenuti), depicts the shepherds kneeling before the infant Christ at his birth. It is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This panel by the Spanish painter Domingo Ram shows the angel Gabriel appearing to the priest Zacharias to announce the birth of his son, John the Baptist. It comes from a retable depicting Saint John the Baptist and scenes from his life, painted in tempera on wood with a gold ground.
This icon of the Adoration of the Magi dates from the end of the 17th century and comes from the village of Trudovach. It is now held in a private collection.
This icon of the Adoration of the Magi was painted by the Rybotychi school of icon painting in the third quarter of the 17th century, for the Church of the Synaxis of the Virgin Mary in Hlomcha. It is now held in the Historical Museum in Sanok, Poland.
This Byzantine medallion, made of gold, silver and enamel worked in cloisonne around 1100, once formed part of the frame surrounding an icon and depicts the Evangelist Saint Matthew. It is about 3 1/4 inches in diameter and is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This gilded copper-alloy figure of the Apostle Philip, made in North Germany around 1350, was designed to be applied as a decorative element, likely on a shrine or piece of liturgical furniture. It measures about 12 9/16 x 3 7/16 inches and is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This limestone sculpture with traces of polychromy, made in France around 1300-1330, depicts the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child. It measures about 48 1/2 x 21 x 14 inches and belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of Medieval Art.
This engraving of Saint Matthew the Apostle, dated 1636, is by the French printmaker Jacques Callot. It comes from his series Les Images de tous les saincts et saintes de l'annee, which paired each saint with their feast day on the calendar, here September 21st.
