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Prayer

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  • The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Bloemaert, c. 1650, after G. Lanfranco.
  • Three people praying around the bed of a sick man, one is a priest. Line engraving by I. Taylor.
  • God appears to Noah and his family; three cherubs hold him aloft. Etching after Raphael.
  • A young woman helping another with her toilet while an old woman prays. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/98.
  • Three means to gain God's mercy: fasting, prayer and alms, which cause the heart of man to fly towards God. Engraving attributed to T. Galle, 1601.
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    The Dormition of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by the apostles. Engraving by B. Eredi after C. Maratta.

    Maratti, Carlo, 1625-1713. | Reference: 21253i
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    The resurrected Christ appears with a flag before the apostles; God spreads his hands above. Woodcut.

    | Reference: 23293i
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    Adam prays in the Garden of Eden. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

    Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767. | Reference: 20714i
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    Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb while angels watch and pray. Etching.

    | Date: 1849 | Reference: 23757i
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    The Assumption of the Virgin Mary; below the apostles crowd around her empty tomb. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after Agostino Carracci.

    Carracci, Agostino, 1557-1602. | Reference: 25352i
    Part of: La Pinacoteca della Pontificia Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna
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