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  • Saint John the Baptist; Saint Lucy

    Saint John the Baptist; Saint Lucy

    Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) (Italian, Città della Pieve, active by 1469–died 1523 Fontignano)

    Accession Number: 1981.293.1–2

  • Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints

    Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints

    Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)

    Date: ca. 1504
    Accession Number: 16.30ab

  • Saint Paul

    Saint Paul

    Lippo Memmi (Filippo di Memmo) (Italian, Sienese, active by 1317–died 1356)

    Date: ca. 1330
    Accession Number: 88.3.99

  • Christ Appearing to His Mother

    Christ Appearing to His Mother

    Juan de Flandes (Netherlandish, active by 1496–died 1519 Palencia)

    Date: ca. 1496
    Accession Number: 22.60.58

  • The Flight into Egypt

    The Flight into Egypt

    Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura) (Italian, Ferrara ca. 1433–1495 Ferrara)

    Date: 1470s
    Accession Number: 49.7.17

  • The Crucifixion

    The Crucifixion

    Master of the Berswordt Altar (German, Westphalian, active ca. 1400–35)

    Date: ca. 1400
    Accession Number: 43.161

  • The Flagellation

    The Flagellation

    Master of the Berswordt Altar (German, Westphalian, active ca. 1400–35)

    Date: ca. 1400
    Accession Number: 2001.216.2

  • Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints

    Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints

    Taddeo Gaddi (Italian, Florentine, active by 1334–died 1366)

    Date: ca. 1340
    Accession Number: 10.97

  • Saint Andrew

    Saint Andrew

    Simone Martini (Italian, Siena, active by 1315–died 1344 Avignon)

    Date: ca. 1326
    Accession Number: 41.100.23

  • Saint Clare

    Saint Clare

    Lippo Memmi (Filippo di Memmo) (Italian, Sienese, active by 1317–died 1356)

    Date: ca. 1330
    Accession Number: 64.189.2

  • The Miraculous Communion of Saint Catherine of Siena

    The Miraculous Communion of Saint Catherine of Siena

    Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena)

    Accession Number: 32.100.95

  • The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Siena

    The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Siena

    Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena)

    Accession Number: 1997.117.2

  • Saint Catherine of Siena Exchanging Her Heart with Christ

    Saint Catherine of Siena Exchanging Her Heart with Christ

    Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena)

    Accession Number: 1997.117.3

  • The Birth of the Virgin

    The Birth of the Virgin

    Fra Carnevale (Bartolomeo di Giovanni Corradini) (Italian, born by 1416–died 1484 Urbino)

    Date: 1467
    Accession Number: 35.121

  • Saints Peter, Martha, Mary Magdalen, and Leonard

    Saints Peter, Martha, Mary Magdalen, and Leonard

    Correggio (Antonio Allegri) (Italian, Correggio, active by 1514–died 1534 Correggio)

    Accession Number: 12.211

  • Saints Matthew and Francis

    Saints Matthew and Francis

    Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena)

    Date: ca. 1435
    Accession Number: 88.3.111

  • The Annunciation

    The Annunciation

    Gerard David (Netherlandish, Oudewater ca. 1455–1523 Bruges)

    Date: 1506
    Accession Number: 50.145.9ab

  • Madonna and Child with Saints

    Madonna and Child with Saints

    Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena)

    Date: 1454
    Accession Number: 32.100.76

  • Paradise

    Paradise

    Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena)

    Date: 1445
    Accession Number: 06.1046

  • Saint Nicholas Resuscitating Three Youths

    Saint Nicholas Resuscitating Three Youths

    Bicci di Lorenzo (Italian, Florence 1373–1452 Florence)

    Date: 1433–35
    Accession Number: 16.121

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  • Saint John the Baptist; Saint Lucy
    Saint John the Baptist; Saint Lucy

    Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) (Italian, Città della Pieve, active by 1469–died 1523 Fontignano)

    Accession Number: 1981.293.1–2

  • Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints
    Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints

    Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)

    Date: ca. 1504
    Accession Number: 16.30ab

  • Saint Paul
    Saint Paul

    Lippo Memmi (Filippo di Memmo) (Italian, Sienese, active by 1317–died 1356)

    Date: ca. 1330
    Accession Number: 88.3.99

  • Christ Appearing to His Mother
    Christ Appearing to His Mother

    Juan de Flandes (Netherlandish, active by 1496–died 1519 Palencia)

    Date: ca. 1496
    Accession Number: 22.60.58

  • The Flight into Egypt
    The Flight into Egypt

    Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura) (Italian, Ferrara ca. 1433–1495 Ferrara)

    Date: 1470s
    Accession Number: 49.7.17

  • The Crucifixion
    The Crucifixion

    Master of the Berswordt Altar (German, Westphalian, active ca. 1400–35)

    Date: ca. 1400
    Accession Number: 43.161

  • The Flagellation
    The Flagellation

    Master of the Berswordt Altar (German, Westphalian, active ca. 1400–35)

    Date: ca. 1400
    Accession Number: 2001.216.2

  • Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints
    Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints

    Taddeo Gaddi (Italian, Florentine, active by 1334–died 1366)

    Date: ca. 1340
    Accession Number: 10.97

  • Saint Andrew
    Saint Andrew

    Simone Martini (Italian, Siena, active by 1315–died 1344 Avignon)

    Date: ca. 1326
    Accession Number: 41.100.23

  • Saint Clare
    Saint Clare

    Lippo Memmi (Filippo di Memmo) (Italian, Sienese, active by 1317–died 1356)

    Date: ca. 1330
    Accession Number: 64.189.2

  • The Miraculous Communion of Saint Catherine of Siena
    The Miraculous Communion of Saint Catherine of Siena

    Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena)

    Accession Number: 32.100.95

  • The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Siena
    The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Siena

    Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena)

    Accession Number: 1997.117.2

  • Saint Catherine of Siena Exchanging Her Heart with Christ
    Saint Catherine of Siena Exchanging Her Heart with Christ

    Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena)

    Accession Number: 1997.117.3

  • The Birth of the Virgin
    The Birth of the Virgin

    Fra Carnevale (Bartolomeo di Giovanni Corradini) (Italian, born by 1416–died 1484 Urbino)

    Date: 1467
    Accession Number: 35.121

  • Saints Peter, Martha, Mary Magdalen, and Leonard
    Saints Peter, Martha, Mary Magdalen, and Leonard

    Correggio (Antonio Allegri) (Italian, Correggio, active by 1514–died 1534 Correggio)

    Accession Number: 12.211

  • Saints Matthew and Francis
    Saints Matthew and Francis

    Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena)

    Date: ca. 1435
    Accession Number: 88.3.111

  • The Annunciation
    The Annunciation

    Gerard David (Netherlandish, Oudewater ca. 1455–1523 Bruges)

    Date: 1506
    Accession Number: 50.145.9ab

  • Madonna and Child with Saints
    Madonna and Child with Saints

    Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena)

    Date: 1454
    Accession Number: 32.100.76

  • Paradise
    Paradise

    Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena)

    Date: 1445
    Accession Number: 06.1046

  • Saint Nicholas Resuscitating Three Youths
    Saint Nicholas Resuscitating Three Youths

    Bicci di Lorenzo (Italian, Florence 1373–1452 Florence)

    Date: 1433–35
    Accession Number: 16.121

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