Martyrdom and Biblical Narratives

Artistic depictions of saints and their trials, focusing on emotional expressions and dramatic actions in soft monochromatic tones, embodying the gravity of faith.

The Holy Family, Mariano Rossi, Italian, 1731-1807, Pen and black ink, black and white chalk on light brown paper, Drawing of the Holy Family. At center is Christ as a baby standing while the Virgin Mary is seated to the right supporting him. Behind them at center left is Joseph standing. Christ is reaching down to grab an object from the small Sheppard (). To the right a man looks over and to the center left a woman seated looks on. An angel flies above all figures at upper right corner., Italy, ca. 1730-1800, figures, Drawing, Drawing

S. Bartłomiey Martyrdom of Saint Bartłomiej; Głębocki, Adrian (1833-1905); 1857 (1857-00-00-1857-00-00);

. During an outbreak of the plague, the Saint Rochus (right above) begs the Virgin Mary for help. In the foreground a group of bullyers. The print is part of a series with biblical, mythological and allegorical representations.

Christ and His Disciples atEmmaus. Artist, attributed to: Godfried Maes, Flemish, 1649-1700

Deposition from theCross. Artist: Matthys van den Bergh, Dutch, 1615-1687

Cross out. The body of Christ is taken from the cross by John the Evangelist, Joseph of Arimatea and Nikodemus. Maria Magdalena kneels at the feet of Christ. Maria sits mourning alongside the cross. Right three men who open the grave for Christ. Links a group of spectators, possibly the Maria's.

Jacopo Palma's drawing depicts Mary's proclamation, including figures of Johannes the Evangelist, the Holy Hieronymus, and two monks, executed with feather and lavated.

Christ with the cross, surrounded by kneeling figures, Jan Gerritsz. Van Bronckhorst, 1613 - 1677 drawing paper. chalk

Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh, the Sons of Joseph, Jan Victors (attributed to), c. 1635 - c. 1640 drawing Amsterdam paper. ink pen Jacob blesses his sons. Jacob blesses his sons

"Chalk and feather drawing by G. Rosa depicting Saint Francis kneeling before a floating crucifix, executed with bister and wash."

The Holy Family, Mariano Rossi, Italian, 1731-1807, Pen and black ink, black and white chalk on light brown paper, Drawing of the Holy Family. At center is Christ as a baby standing while the Virgin Mary is seated to the right supporting him. Behind them at center left is Joseph standing. Christ is reaching down to grab an object from the small Sheppard (). To the right a man looks over and to the center left a woman seated looks on. An angel flies above all figures at upper right corner., Italy, ca. 1730-1800, figures, Drawing, Drawing

A brown pen drawing by Paul Troger depicting the Madonna presenting the rosary to St. Dominikus, emphasizing figures, posture, and gesture.

Pietro Antonio de Pietris red chalk drawing depicts Saint Joseph leading the child Jesus, who blesses a kneeling bishop and a kneeling nun.

Coronation of Mary by Christuschind. Coronation of Mary by Christuschind, in the clouds surrounded by saints. Design for a print.

Ciro Ferri, Saint Zenobius Resuscitating a Child, c 1665 Saint Zenobius Resuscitating a Child

A red chalk drawing by Francesco Vanni depicting scenes from the life of St. Katharina von Siena, showing her healing the sick and a child, with spiritual figures and spectators, including chalk and ink traces.

Ink drawing with laved shading by Martin Johann Schmidt depicting Christ on the Mount of Olives, showing figures, gestures, and composition.

Doop van Christus.Christ's baptism in the Jordaan River. John the Baptist (right) pours water over Christ's head.

St. Catherine of Siena with The Infant Jesus (recto); Warrior with Dead Lion (verso) 17th century Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century Italian. St. Catherine of Siena with The Infant Jesus (recto); Warrior with Dead Lion (verso) 340097

The Virgin and Child with Saint Anthony of Padua Handing a Lily to the Child 1619-1661 Italy. Red chalk, with brush and red chalk wash, squared in black chalk, on tan laid paper, ruled in red chalk . Andrea Sacchi

Christ appears as a gardener to Maria Magdalena (Noli Me Tangere), 1610 - 1620 print Christ appears as a gardener to Maria Magdalena (Noli Me Tangere). She kneels for him. Print is part of an album. paper engraving Mary Magdalene kneeling before Christ, who is usually represented as a gardener with a hoe and/or a spade; 'Noli me tangere'

Pencil drawing by Carl Müller depicting a hermit and an angel playing music.

The birth of John the Baptist. .

Feather drawing on brownish paper depicting the Madonna appearing to St. Rochus and St. Antonius of Padua, with traces of white highlights, 18th century.

Worship by the shepherds. An entrance with Mary with the Christ child worshiped by the shepherds. Above a banderole with beams. Right below 1 1 3 numbered.

Abraham and Melchizedek; Rivalz, Antoine (1667-1735); 2. PO. 18th century (1751-00-00-1800-00-00);Abraham (Bible), Bible, Melchizedek (Bible), Mrozowski, Józef (1864-1924), Mrozowski, Józef (1864-1924)-collection, Old Testament (Bible), Dar (provenance), French drawings, Bible scenes

Adoration of theShepherds. Artist: Unknown

Bewening, anonymous, 1600 - 1700 print The deceased Christ is carried in the grave and is tired by, among others, Angels, Maria, Johannes and Maria Magdalena. On the right is a man with a bowl of sponge in his hands. The passion tools are on the ground: nails and thorns. A putto shows the veronica cloth. paper etching lamentation over the dead Christ by his relatives and friends (Christ usually without crown of thorns). preparations for Christ's entombment. bearing of Christ's body to the grave

Four Saints worship Maria. Four Saints worship Maria, who trolve into the clouds.

Christ blesses the children ..

Ascension of Christ; Thesaurus (...) Novi Testamenti. Design for a print.

Representation of a sick individual being attended to by saints associated with the Madonna, including gestures of care and spiritual support.

The descent into the Borgste, monogramemist Wah, after monogram AG (15th century), 1475 - 1491 print Christ, a staff with a vane in hand, frees souls from a dungeon. Devilish being try to hinder Christ, but without success. This print is part of a series of prints with scenes from the suffering story, copies to prints of the monogram miss AG. Print Maker: Germanyprint Maker: Bocholt (Germany) paper engraving Christ leaving hell: he liberates patriarchs, prophets, kings and other persons from hell, among them Adam, Eve, Moses, David, and John the Baptist

Red chalk drawing by an anonymous artist depicting Mary under the cross, executed in a blotchy style.

The Crucifixion; Hans von Aachen (German, 1552 - 1615); about 1587; Pen and brown ink and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk; 33.3 x 45.9 cm (13 1,8 x 18 1,16 in.)

The Crucifixion. Hans von Aachen (German, 1552 - 1615)

The Assumption of the Virgin 1548-1612 Attributed to Bernardino Poccetti Italian. The Assumption of the Virgin 340494

Christ with the cross surrounded by kneeling figures.

A religious drawing by Duflocq depicting Christ praying on the Mount of Olives, created with brown ink and white highlights.

Red chalk drawing by Francesco Vanni showing scenes from the life of St. Katharina of Siena, including her admission to heaven, visions of Thomas Petra and Semia, Christ as judge, and her death.

A lead pencil drawing by Bartolomeo Altomonte from around 1720 depicting the biblical scene of Christ appearing to two disciples in Emmaus.

The Baptism of Christ 1683 Raymond de La Fage French. The Baptism of Christ 337505

The Holy Family with Angels Bearing Symbols of the Passion 1612-48 Simone Cantarini Italian. The Holy Family with Angels Bearing Symbols of the Passion 338382

Multiplication of the loaves and the fish. Christ blesses the loaves and the fish, brought to him by a little boy. The crowd is in the background.

Saint Anne with Child and Virgin Mary', c1500 Artist: Albrecht Durer. Drawing study of Saint Anne with her daughter, the Virgin Mary, and the Christ Child.

Christ falls under the cross, draughtsman: Pier Francesco Morazzone, (circle of), 1581 - 1640, paper, brush, h 242 mm × w 360 mm

St. Peter and St John Healing the Paralytic 1606-69 Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch. St. Peter and St John Healing the Paralytic 347896

Israelites collect the manna. Design for a sculpture.

The Holy Family with Angels (recto); Madonna and Child(verso). Artist, possibly by: Master of the Egmont Albums, Flemish, active 16th century

Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well n.d. Giuseppe Passeri (Passari) Italian. Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well 372540

Visitation, Anonymous, Christoph Murer, 1625 print paper Visitation (possibly Joseph and/or Zacharias present) (Luke 1:39-56)

Bishop Saint Blessing a Mother and Child 1575-1600 Italy. Red chalk, with traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper . Alessandro Casolani

Meeting of Apollion with Belzebub and Belial, Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1898 print On the right the angel Apollion with a golden branch of the tree of life in his hand. To his left the angels Belzebub and Belial. paper letterpress printing devil(s) and demons. the tree of life in the Garden of Eden

Christ Disputing with the Elders in the Temple, Louis Laguerre, 1663-1721, French, active in Britain (from ca. 1684), undated, Pen and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 5 5/8 × 10 inches (14.3 × 25.4 cm), book, dispute, elders, religious and mythological subject, temple

Christ Healing the Paralytic ca. 1616-20 Jacob Jordaens Flemish. Christ Healing the Paralytic 399222

An anonymous drawing depicting Moses turning his staff into a snake on Mount Horeb, executed in black stone chalk with white heightening on brown paper.

A Deacon Led to Martyrdom 1575-1640 Giovanni Mauro della Rovere Italian. A Deacon Led to Martyrdom 341115

Anonymous pen drawing with gray wash on brownish paper depicting the risen Christ with two approaching angels, Jerusalem in the distance, and three empty crosses on a hill.

Christ Carrying theCross. Artist: Peter van Lint, Flemish, 1609-1690

Peter Candid, called Peter de Witte, black and gray ink drawing depicting the Adoration of the Savior in 1597, showing figures, priests, and gestures.

The Emperor Frederick Barbarossa Submitting to Pope Alexander III in the Presence of a Doge 1556-1618 Pietro Malombra Italian. The Emperor Frederick Barbarossa Submitting to Pope Alexander III in the Presence of a Doge 340737

Ink drawing by an anonymous artist depicting the Holy Family with the boy John, showing figures, gesture, and compositional arrangement, with laved details.

A pen and pencil drawing by Daniel Gran showing the Holy Family with Godfather and the Holy Spirit, highlighting figures, gesture, and composition.

Drawing by Eustache Le Sueur of two young men praying before an altar, with soldiers approaching, executed in lead and squared for transfer.

Baptism of Christ; Biblical scenes; Historia del Testamento Vecchio / Dipinta in Roma Nel Vaticano da Raffaelle di Urbin (...). Christ is baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordaan River. Behind John kneel and hover angels.

Visitation.

Parable from the workers in the vineyard.

Pen and lead pencil drawing by Daniel Gran depicting a missionary performing a baptism ceremony.

Entombment 16th century Traditionally Ascribed to Maso da San Friano (Tommaso Manzuoli) Italian. Entombment 343225

Isaac blessing Jakub (according to the picture of Jan Victors) Victors, Jan (1619/1620 post 1676), Normand, Charles (1765 1840)

De Heilige Aloysius van Gonzaga in Gebed, Giuseppe Antonio Pianca, 1713 - 1757 drawing paper. chalk St. Aloysius Gonzaga renounces the world

Peter and John for the Sanhedrin Scenes from the Acts of the Apostles (title series), draughtsman: Pieter Fransz. de Grebber, (attributed to), Haarlem, 1610 - 1652, paper, h 301 mm × w 197 mm

Beggar sitting on his knees in front of a sitting woman, Northern Netherlands, 1600 - 1699, paper, chalk, h 114 mm × w 127 mm

Five studies by Franz Anton Maulbertsch depicting St. Francis in prayer and receiving the stigmata, drawn with brown feather around 1765-1770 as preparatory studies for a painting in Pannonhalma Abbey.

Red chalk drawing depicting Assumption Day, including figures, angels, and religious iconography, dating from the 17th or 18th century.

Jan Swart van Groningen, Moses Delivering God's Commandments to the Israelites Moses Delivering God's Commandments to the Israelites

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. Pen and ink drawing by J. Luyken.

Malègue, Hippolyte, Tapestry with the entry into Jerusalem and prefigurations in a church at La Chaise-Dieu, recto - printed, photograph, photo, page, photos, album des tapesseries de l'église de la Chaise-Dieu, par MH Malegue - Planche VIII, height 119 mm, width 205 mm, photographer, 1868 - 1873, photographic paper, photo paper, albums print, albumen print

Holy family with Anna. Maria with the Christ child, Joseph and the Holy Anna in an interior.

Pietro Damini, Italian (1592-1631), The Virgin and Child Adored by Saint Catherine and Another Female Saint, pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk on laid paper

De Grafleging, Battista Franco, 1508 - 1561 print Two men wear the body of Christ. Maria is left. In the background on the right is a skull at the foot of the cross. Italy paper etching Christ's entombment (possibly by angels)

An anonymous artist depicts the Resurrection of Christ using ink and feather.

Jacopo Palma il Giovane, Christ Carried to the Tomb, 1607 1620 Christ Carried to the Tomb

Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-46) ca. 1600 Anonymous, German, 16th century German. Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-46) 334858

Heilige Familie met de jonge Johannes de Doper.Joseph, Maria, the Christ child and the young John the Baptist with his lamb.

Group standing men in gowns.

Angel visits a woman and child with a well. Page 60 from a sketchbook with 72 pages.

The angel appears to Manoah and his wife.

Christ in the garden of Gethsemane, Pietro Testa (possibly), 1600 - 1699, Pietro Testa, (possibly), draughtsman: anonymous, 1600 - 1699, paper, pen, h 215 mm × w 271 mm

Christ for Pilate.

Johan Wierix, Mary Magdalene Praying in the Wilderness Mary Magdalene Praying in the Wilderness

Christ Among theDoctors. Artist: Peter van Lint, Flemish, 1609-1690

The Martyrdom of Saint Paul.

Christ on the Cross, Etienne Acille Réveil, After Pierre Prud'hon, 1810 - 1851 print paper etching the crucifixion of Christ: Christ's death on the cross; Golgotha (Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38)

Samuel Bottschild drawing depicting Christ in a gray, black-gray, and brown pen study with brown and blue-gray shading.

The Heilige Jerome c. 1700 - c. 1750 print The saint Hieronymus praying in a cave. For him a crucifix, a skull and a book. Behind him is a reading man. paper etching St. Jerome as penitent in the desert, half naked, kneeling before a crucifix and holding a stone in his hand to beat his breast; a skull (and other 'Vanitas' symbols), sometimes a scorpion and a snake beside him

The baptism of the Chamberlaling.

The Holy Family Under an Arch. 1588. Carracci, Lodovico, 1555-1619. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

A drawing by Noël Cochin depicting Jesus healing the sick, including a lame figure, executed with black chalk and brown feather on coated paper with black borders.

Woodcut by Ludwig Büsinck between 1620-1630 depicting the Evangelists Mark, Luke, John, and Matthew, showing religious figures, gestures, and symbolic attributes.

Cosmas Damian Asam, The Ascension of Christ, 1720 The Ascension of Christ

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