Leonardo da Vinci, Saint John the Baptist, 1513–1516, Oil on walnut wood, Louvre, Abu Dhabi

Leonardo da Vinci
Saint John the Baptist
1513–1516, Oil on walnut wood
Louvre, Abu Dhabi

Claudius Markar, Trebeta – the legendary founder of the city of Trier, 1684, Oil on canvas, Stadtmuseum Simeonstift, Trier

Claudius Markar
Trebeta – the legendary founder of the city of Trier

1684, Oil on canvas
Stadtmuseum Simeonstift, Trier © CC BY-SA 4.0

Louis Counet, St. Lawrence baptizes Lucillus in prison, 17th century, Oil on canvas, Stadtmuseum Simeonstift, Trier

Louis Counet
St. Lawrence baptizes Lucillus in prison
17th century, Oil on canvas
Stadtmuseum Simeonstift, Trier © CC BY-SA 3.0 DE

John William Waterhouse, The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius, 1883, Oil on canvas Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide

John William Waterhouse
The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius
1883, Oil on canvas
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide

Federico Faruffini, Cola di Rienzo, 1865, Musei Civici di Pavia

Federico Faruffini
Cola di Rienzo
1865, Oil on canvas
Musei Civici di Pavia

Albrecht Dürer, Self-portrait, 1500, Oil on lime, Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Albrecht Dürer
Self-Portrait at Twenty-Eight

1500, Oil on lime wood
Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Anton von Werner, Martin Luther at the Diet at Worms, Oil on canvas, 1877, Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart

Anton von Werner
Martin Luther at the Diet at Worms
1877, Oil on canvas
Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart

Thomas Couture Romans during the Decadence, 1847, Oil on canvas, Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Thomas Couture
Romans during the Decadence
1847, Oil on canvas
Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Madonna with christ child nibbling grapes, after 1537, Oil and tempera on panel Private collection, Eltz Castle

Lucas Cranach the Elder
Madonna with christ child nibbling grapes
after 1537, Oil and tempera on panel
Private collection, Eltz Castle

School of Rembrandt, The Crucifixion, 1650s, Oil on wood, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

School of Rembrandt
The Crucifixion
1650s, Oil on panel
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

Matthias Grünewald, The Crucifixion, 1512–1516, Oil on panel Musée d'Unterlinden, Colmar

Matthias Grünewald
The Crucifixion
1512–1516, Oil on panel
Musée d'Unterlinden, Colmar © CC BY-SA 3.0

Francesco Botticini, Tobias and the three archangels, 1470, Tempera on panel, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Caravaggio
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas
1601–1602, Oil on canvas
Sanssouci Picture Gallery, Potsdam

Francesco Botticini, Tobias and the three archangels, 1470, Tempera on panel, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Francesco Botticini
Tobias and the three archangels
1470, Tempera on panel
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence