Catholic Church Collection (#7)

Virgin Mary on Baroque Altar, Mauer bei Melk church, Mauer bei Melk, Lower Austria, Europe

Crown of Thorns, Christs Passion relics at Notre Dame cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

Crown of Thorns, Christs Passion relics at Notre Dame cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

Saint Jerome in his Cell, 1654. Creator: Van de Hamme, Joost (1630-1657)
Saint Jerome in his Cell, 1654. Private Collection

Saint Jerome, 1514. Creator: Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528)
Saint Jerome, 1514. Found in the Collection of Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, ca 1498. Creator: Signorelli, Luca (ca 1441-1523)
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, ca 1498. Found in the Collection of Pinacoteca Comunale, Citta di Castello

The Triumph of Divine Wisdom, 1629-1631. Creator: Sacchi, Andrea (1599-1661)
The Triumph of Divine Wisdom, 1629-1631. Found in the Collection of Galleria Nazionale d Arte Antica, Rome

Saint Jerome, c. 1467-1469. Creator: Verrocchio, Andrea del (1437-1488)
Saint Jerome, c. 1467-1469. Found in the Collection of Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Saint Jerome Enthroned, ca 1475. Creator: Santi, Giovanni (ca 1435-1494)
Saint Jerome Enthroned, ca 1475. Found in the Collection of Musei Vaticani in Viale Vaticano, Rome

Pope Paul III (1468-1549) viewing Cranachs Portrait of Luther, 1838-1839. Creator: Schorn
Pope Paul III (1468-1549) viewing Cranachs Portrait of Luther, 1838-1839. Found in the Collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Landscape with Tobias and the Angel, 1639-1640. Creator: Lorrain, Claude (1600-1682)
Landscape with Tobias and the Angel, 1639-1640. Found in the Collection of Museo del Prado, Madrid

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, 1492-1495. Creator: Pinturicchio, Bernardino (1454-1513)
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, 1492-1495. Found in the Collection of Appartamenti Borgia, Vatican

Portrait of Pope Clement IX (1600-1669), 1669. Creator: Maratta, Carlo (1625-1713)
Portrait of Pope Clement IX (1600-1669), 1669. Found in the Collection of Musei Vaticani in Viale Vaticano, Rome

Saint Benedict (Predella of the San Pietro Polyptych), c. 1497. Creator: Perugino (ca
Saint Benedict (Predella of the San Pietro Polyptych), c. 1497. Found in the Collection of Musei Vaticani in Viale Vaticano, Rome

c. 1490. Creator: Pietro de Saliba (active ca. 1497-1530)
c. 1490. Found in the Collection of Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

Saint Cecilia. Creator: Coxcie (Coxie), Michiel (1499-1592)
Saint Cecilia. Found in the Collection of Musee des Beaux-Arts, Liege

Triumph of Faith. (Allegory of the victory of Catholic faith over the Reformation). Found in the Collection of Musee des beaux-arts de Valenciennes

Saints Jerome and Alexander. Polyptych from the Santa Maria delle Grazie, 1500-1505. Found in the Collection of Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

Saint Martin, c. 1500. Creator: Greek icon
Saint Martin, c. 1500. Found in the Collection of Petit Palais, Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist, ca 1514. Creator: Orley, Bernaert, van (1488-1541)
The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist, ca 1514. Found in the Collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Saint Sebastian, c. 1618. Creator: Reni, Guido (1575-1642)
Saint Sebastian, c. 1618. Found in the Collection of Museo del Prado, Madrid

Saint Jerome, ca 1624-1625. Creator: Reni, Guido (1575-1642)
Saint Jerome, ca 1624-1625. Found in the Collection of National Gallery, London

The Penitent Saint Jerome in the desert, 1450. Creator: Bellini, Jacopo (c. 1400-c
The Penitent Saint Jerome in the desert, 1450. Found in the Collection of Museo di Castelvecchio, Verona

The Knighting of Saint Martin by the Emperor Constantine, ca 1514. Creator: Orley
The Knighting of Saint Martin by the Emperor Constantine, ca 1514. Found in the Collection of Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri

The Temptation of Saint Jerome. Creator: Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574)
The Temptation of Saint Jerome. Found in the Collection of Galleria Palatina, Florence

Saint Benedict of Nursia, ca 1470-1475. Creator: Antonello da Messina (ca 1430-1479)
Saint Benedict of Nursia, ca 1470-1475. Found in the Collection of Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, c. 1650. Creator: Zurbaran, Francisco, de (1598-1664)
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, c. 1650. Found in the Collection of Musee National d Histoire et d Art, Luxembourg

Saint Sebastian, Between 1601 and 1615. Creator: Reni, Guido (1575-1642)
Saint Sebastian, Between 1601 and 1615. Found in the Collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

Saint Jerome, ca 1573-1575. Creator: Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594)
Saint Jerome, ca 1573-1575. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

School for the Indigent Blind and Bethlehem Hospital, c1851-55. Creator: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
School for the Indigent Blind and Bethlehem Hospital, c.1851-55 (lithograph)

Tobias and the Archangel Raphael returning with the Fish, End of 16th century. Found in the Collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The guardian angels, 1836. Creator: Huebner, Julius (1806-1882)
The guardian angels, 1836. Found in the Collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Saint Sebastian, 1912. Found in the Collection of Galleria nazionale d arte moderna Rome

Saint Sebastian, c. 1910. Found in the Collection of Muse e des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux

Saint Jerome reading, c. 1650. Found in the Collection of Muse e du Louvre, Paris

Saint Sebastian Tended by the Holy Women, 1926-1930. Found in the Collection of Ferens Art Gallery

Life of Martin Luther and Heroes of the Reformation!, pub. 1874 (colour lithograph). Martin Luther (1483 - 1546); shows Luther burning a Papal Bull (Exsurge Domine) issued by Pope Leo X

Buonaparte at Rome giving an Audience in State, 1797
Buonaparte at Rome giving an Audience in State pub. 1797 (hand coloured engraving)

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, ca 1619. Found in the Collection of Galerie Giovanni Sarti, Paris

Saint Jerome reading, c. 1490. Found in the Collection of Muse e Jacquemart-Andre, Chaalis

The Corpus Christi procession in a village. Private Collection

Fantastic Vision of Saint Vincent, 1580s. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Magnani, Bologna

The Penitent Saint Jerome, c. 1513. Found in the Collection of Muzeul National Brukenthal, Sibiu

The Papal Pyramid, ca. 1600. Private Collection

Saint Jerome, 1537. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, c. 1490. Found in the Collection of Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent

Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment, 1777. Found in the Collection of Muse e Fabre, Montpellier

Saint Jerome in his Cell, ca 1545. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

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