Mary Collection (page 58)

The Annunciation, 1472-1475. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
The Annunciation, 1472-1475. The Annunciation is the revelation to Mary, the mother of Jesus by the archangel Gabriel that she would conceive a child to be born the Son of God

Virgin and Child with St Anne (detail), 1502-1516. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Virgin and Child with St Anne (detail), 1502-1516. St Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary, is not mentioned in the New Testament. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

The Virgin and Child, c1511. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
The Virgin and Child, c1511. The design is based on two Leonardo paintings, the Litta Madonna and the Madonna of the Yarn-Winder. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Virgin of the Rocks, 1491-1519. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
The Virgin of the Rocks, 1491-1519. The Virgin with the Infant Saint John the Baptist adoring the Infant Christ accompanied by the archangel Uriel). From the collection of the National Gallery, London

Virgin and Child with St Anne, 1502-1516. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Virgin and Child with St Anne, 1502-1516. St Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary, is not mentioned in the New Testament. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

Madonna of the Rocks, 1482-1486. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Madonna of the Rocks, 1482-1486. The meeting of the baby Jesus and John the Baptist during the Flight into Egypt. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

The Deposition from the Cross, 1526-1528. Artist: Jacopo Pontormo
The Deposition from the Cross, 1526-1528. The dead Christ is lifted down after being crucified. From the Capella Capponi, Church of Santa Felicita, Florence, Italy

The Nativity, 1470-1475. Artist: Piero della Francesca
The Nativity, 1470-1475. The Virgin in a blue robe kneels before the infant Jesus lying on the corner of her cloak. St Joseph sits on a saddle and listens to the shepherds

Madonna and Child, late 15th / early 16th century. Artist: Bramantino
Madonna and Child, late 15th/early 16th century

Madonna del Ceppo ( Madonna of the Stocks ), 1453. Artist: Filippo Lippi
Madonna del Ceppo ( Madonna of the Stocks ), 1453. The Madonna enthroned, holding Jesus, is flanked by St John the Baptist (right) and another saint

The Epiphany, c1230. Artist: Giotto
The Epiphany, c1230. The Magi, the three Kings from the East, Melchior, Gaspar and Balthazar, present their gifts of gold

Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, 13th century. Jesus, with Joseph on the left and Mary on the right. From an Armenian manuscript of the Gospels

Pieta, early 16th century. Artist: Lodovico Mazzolini
Pieta, early 16th century. The Virgin Mary laments over the body of the crucified Christ. From the Loredan Palace, Venice, Italy

The Nativity, 15th century. Joseph sits next to the bed in which Mary lies with the infant Jesus beside her in swaddling bands

The Annunciation, early 14th century. The Angel Gabriel appears to the Virgin Mary to tell her that, by immaculate conception, she is to be the mother of Jesus

Mary Magdalene anointing the feet of Jesus, c1860. From the Bible (John 12)

The Madonna and the Cuccina-Family, 1571. Artist: Paolo Veronese
The Madonna and the Cuccina-Family, 1571. The donor family kneels before the Madonna, Saint John Baptist, and Saint Jerome (Hieronymus)

Virgin and Child with Saint Dominic and Saint Hyacinth, 1740-1750. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Virgin and Child with Saint Dominic and Saint Hyacinth, 1740-1750. From the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA

The Virgin and Child, c1570-1576. Artist: Titian
The Virgin and Child, c1570-1576. From the National Gallery, London

The offering of Jesus at the Temple, c1870
The presentation of Jesus at the Temple, c1870. Simeon holds the child, saying Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, ... while behind him, the prophetess Anna gives thanks

The Magi presenting their gifts to the infant Jesus, c1860. They are making their symbolic offerings of Gold for royalty, Frankincense for divinity, and Myrrh for bitterness and suffering, to Jesus

Magi presenting gifts to the infant Jesus, 1666. Artist: Stanislaus de Lubienietski
Magi presenting gifts to the infant Jesus, 1666. Overhead is the star said to have led them to Bethlehem. From Stanislaus de Lubienietski, Historia Universalis Omulum Cometarum. (Amsterdam, 1666)

Thomas Edison experimenting with electric lamps on his wedding day, 1871 (1883). Edison (right) is preoccupied with his work as his bride and other guests wait in the adjoining room

Gothic wall painting in St James church in Koszeg, Hungary, 15th century

Stained glass Swedish Nativity
Stained glass nativity from a Swedish Church, now in the Historical Museum in Stockholm

Mary Wollstonecraft, 18th century English teacher, writer and feminist. A writer with radical political views on a range of issues fincluding womens rights, education

Mary Anderson, American actress, c1895. Artist: W&D Downey
Mary Anderson, American actress, c1895. Mary Anderson (1859-1940) as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. She retired from the stage in 1889

Doubting Thomas putting his hand into Christs wounds. On the left are scenes from the life of Margaret of Antioch and on the right are scenes from the life of St George. School of Antwerp altarpiece

Marble altarpieces of saints. From left to right: St Anne holding her daughter Virgin Mary; St Catherine of Alexandria (d307); St Margaret standing on the Devil who visited her in prison

St Josephs Dream, c1677-1747. Artist: Francesco Solimena
St Josephs Dream, c1677-1747. An Angel appearing to Joseph in a dream, telling him to take Mary as his wife because she was carrying the Son of God

Triptych, c1486-1530. Artist: Quentin Metsys I
Triptych, c1486-1530. A triptych with the Crucifixion as the main panel flanked by panels of donors and saints

The Youth of Jesus, c1897. Artist: James Tissot
The Youth of Jesus, c1897. Jesus carrying a plank of wood down the street while Mary and Joseph, a carpenter, watch from their doorway. From Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ by JJ Tissot

Jesus Found, c1897. Artist: James Tissot
Jesus Found, c1897. Mary and Joseph finding the young Jesus in the Temple where he had been sitting with the Doctors (Bible: Luke 2). From Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ by JJ Tissot

It is Finished : Christs last words from the Cross, c1890. Artist: James Tissot
It is Finished : Christs last words from the Cross, c1890. As Christ speaks his last words, at the foot of the cross the three Marys and James strain anxiously towards him while, above

Madonna and Child, 1490. Artist: Bartolomeo Vivarini
Madonna and Child, 1490. Detail. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Madonna and Child, 15th century. Artist: Lorenzo di Niccolo
Madonna and Child, 15th century. Detail. Florentine School. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

The Holy Doors and iconostasis, St Isaacs Cathedral, St Petersburg, Russia, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall
The Holy Doors and iconostasis, St Isaacs Cathedral, St Petersburg, Russia, 2011. Built between 1818 and 1858, St Isaacs Cathedral was the largest cathedral in Russia when it was completed

Mary, Queen of Scots, 1881. Creator: Unknown
Mary, Queen of Scots, 1881. Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, reigned over Scotland from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567. From " St

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