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The young Christ lectures the doctors of the Temple. Engraving by E. Rouargue.

Residents of Ephesus burn their books on the magic arts before Saint Paul. Engraving, 18th century, after J. Thornhill.

A seething mass of people driven by a multitude of different wills; representing the levelling of life by death. Etching by G.M. Mitelli after himself, 1690.

Christ among the doctors. Engraving by A. de Bruyn, c. 1580, after S. Crispi.

Christ among the doctors. Etching by A. Scacciati, 1766, after G.B. Moroni, c. 1570.

The levels of hell depicted as circular stone tiers; purgatory lies outside its walls. Engraving.

Christ teaches the doctors; while they scour books, he points upwards to indicate the source of his knowledge. Engraving by C. Levasseur after Borel after J. Ribera.

A schoolroom; illustrating Biblical proverbs on the necessity of the discipline of children. Engraving by H. Goltzius.

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Learning and scholarship - Religious aspects

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Images about Learning and scholarship - Religious aspects

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A seething mass of people driven by a multitude of different wills; representing the levelling of life by death. Etching by G.M. Mitelli after himself, 1690.

Christ among the doctors. Etching by A. Scacciati, 1766, after G.B. Moroni, c. 1570.

Christ teaches the doctors; while they scour books, he points upwards to indicate the source of his knowledge. Engraving by C. Levasseur after Borel after J. Ribera.

The young Christ lectures the doctors of the Temple. Engraving by E. Rouargue.

A schoolroom; illustrating Biblical proverbs on the necessity of the discipline of children. Engraving by H. Goltzius.

Learning and scholarship - Religious aspects

Images from the collections

Images about Learning and scholarship - Religious aspects

Works from the collections

A seething mass of people driven by a multitude of different wills; representing the levelling of life by death. Etching by G.M. Mitelli after himself, 1690.

Christ among the doctors. Etching by A. Scacciati, 1766, after G.B. Moroni, c. 1570.

Christ teaches the doctors; while they scour books, he points upwards to indicate the source of his knowledge. Engraving by C. Levasseur after Borel after J. Ribera.

The young Christ lectures the doctors of the Temple. Engraving by E. Rouargue.

A schoolroom; illustrating Biblical proverbs on the necessity of the discipline of children. Engraving by H. Goltzius.

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