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Saints, angels, demons, mythology, ritual scenes, and devotional intensity. Browse the public-domain works below, then open an artwork to see available products.

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"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet) by Mustafa ibn Vali.

Mustafa ibn Vali

"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet)

ca. 1595

Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness by Sano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio).

Sano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio)

Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness

ca. 1440

St. William of Aquitaine in armor bearing a standard in his right hand and resting his left hand on a shield, a landscape beyond by Martinus Martini.

Martinus Martini

St. William of Aquitaine in armor bearing a standard in his right hand and resting his left hand on a shield, a landscape beyond

ca. 1581–1610

The Adoration of the Magi by Giotto di Bondone.

Giotto di Bondone

The Adoration of the Magi

possibly ca. 1320

Design for a Plate with Neptune in a Shell Drawn by Horses in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters by Adriaen Collaert.

Adriaen Collaert

Design for a Plate with Neptune in a Shell Drawn by Horses in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters

ca. 1600

Augustus Saint-Gaudens by Kenyon Cox.

Kenyon Cox

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

1887, replica 1908

Landscape with Saint Jerome at left looking towards lion and bear fighting at center; two figures with mule in the background by Domenico Campagnola.

Domenico Campagnola

Landscape with Saint Jerome at left looking towards lion and bear fighting at center; two figures with mule in the background

ca. 1530–35

Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals by Charles Joseph Natoire.

Charles Joseph Natoire

Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals

1757

The Adoration of the Magi by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

The Adoration of the Magi

late 14th century

Portrait of a Man, Said to be Christopher Columbus (born about 1446, died 1506) by Sebastiano del Piombo (Sebastiano Luciani).

Sebastiano del Piombo (Sebastiano Luciani)

Portrait of a Man, Said to be Christopher Columbus (born about 1446, died 1506)

1519

The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John by Hendrick ter Brugghen.

Hendrick ter Brugghen

The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John

ca. 1624–25

The Fifth Day (Dies V): The Creation of the Kingdom of Animals, from "The Creation of the World" by Jan Muller.

Jan Muller

The Fifth Day (Dies V): The Creation of the Kingdom of Animals, from "The Creation of the World"

1589

Panel with Biblical vignettes by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Panel with Biblical vignettes

1667

Scenes from the Story of Abraham by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Scenes from the Story of Abraham

mid-17th century

Maria Scotorv Regin et Franciae Dotaria, from "Heads of the Kings of England, and of several Famous Persons" by George Vertue.

George Vertue

Maria Scotorv Regin et Franciae Dotaria, from "Heads of the Kings of England, and of several Famous Persons"

1735

Altar Frontal with Man of Sorrows and Saints by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Altar Frontal with Man of Sorrows and Saints

ca. 1465

Christ Carrying the Cross by Martin Schongauer.

Martin Schongauer

Christ Carrying the Cross

ca. 1475–80

Piece by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Piece

1795–99

Michael Angelo and Emma Clara Peale by Rembrandt Peale.

Rembrandt Peale

Michael Angelo and Emma Clara Peale

ca. 1826

St. Mark, seated with an unfurled scroll in his hands, a winged lion's head and forefeet emerge beneath his robes, from a series of the four evangelists after Agostino Veneziano, which are in turn after Giulio Romano by Anonymous, Italian, 16th century.

Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

St. Mark, seated with an unfurled scroll in his hands, a winged lion's head and forefeet emerge beneath his robes, from a series of the four evangelists after Agostino Veneziano, which are in turn after Giulio Romano

after 1518

St. Jerome seated on the ground and reading an inscribed scroll, a skull next to his right leg and a lion beyond by Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto).

Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)

St. Jerome seated on the ground and reading an inscribed scroll, a skull next to his right leg and a lion beyond

ca. 1624

Monju on a Lion by Shūsei.

Shūsei

Monju on a Lion

late 15th century

View of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme by Edgar Degas.

Edgar Degas

View of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme

1896–98

Saint Jean Gualbert trampling a monster with two human heads and a serpentine body, from "Frontispiece and four scenes from the life of Saint John Gualbert" (Frontispice et quatre vignettes pour une vie de Saint Jean Gualbert) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Saint Jean Gualbert trampling a monster with two human heads and a serpentine body, from "Frontispiece and four scenes from the life of Saint John Gualbert" (Frontispice et quatre vignettes pour une vie de Saint Jean Gualbert)

1640

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