Front Cover: The Annunciation (1828), Johann von Schraudolph (1808-1879), oil on wood, Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland. © Artothek / La Collection. Page 8-9: John Paul II’s monument in Września, Poland, marble sculpture by Iwona Jesiotr-Krupińska. © Bogdan Konopka. Page 10: Virgin with Child, called Notre-Dame-de-la-Bonne (detail, 14th century), polychrome stone, Basilica of Saint-Quentin, France. © Jean-Paul Dumontier / La Collection. Page 11: Lily (1683), from the History of Louis le Grand, folio 54, Jean Donneau de Visé (1638-1710), National Library of France, Paris. © BnF. Page 12-13: Pilgrims Entering Bethlehem on Christmas Day (c. 1875), Félix Bonfils (1831-1885). © adoc-photos. Page 14: White Lily, anonymous, National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France. © Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, dist. RMN-GP / image du MNHN, bibliothèque centrale. Page 15: The Annunciation, illumination from the Great Hours of Anne of Brittany, folio 26v, Jean Bourdichon (c. 1457-1521), National Library of France, Paris. © BnF. Page 17: The Virgin of the Annunciation (after 1440), Altarpiece of the Magi, reverse side, left wing panel, Stephan Lochner (c. 1410-1451), oil on wood, Cologne Cathedral, Germany. © Artothek / La Collection. Page 18: Bouquet, Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), National Library of France, Paris. © BnF. Page 19: The Visitation, illumination from the Great Hours of Anne of Brittany, folio 36v, Jean Bourdichon (c. 14571521), National Library of France, Paris. © BnF. Page 21: The Visitation (c. 1610/1614), Domenikos Theotokopoulos, called El Greco (1541-1614), oil on canvas, Dumbarton Oaks Museum, Washington DC, USA. © DeAgostini / Leemage Page 22: Bouquet, Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), National Library of France, Paris. © BnF. Page 23: The Nativity, illumination from the Great Hours of Anne of Brittany, folio 51v, Jean Bourdichon (c. 14571521), National Library of France, Paris. © BnF. Page 25: The Nativity, panel from the Sant’Agostino polyptych, Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci, called Perugino (c. 1448-1523), oil on wood, National Gallery, Perugia, Italy. © 2012, Photo Scala, Florence – courtesy of the Ministero Beni e Att. Culturali. Page 26: Bouquet (1852), Pierre Anglade (19th century), National Library of France, Paris. © BnF. Page 27: The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, illumination from the Great Hours of Anne of Brittany, folio 70v, Jean Bourdichon (c. 1457-1521), National Library of France, Paris. © BnF. Page 29: The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple (1510), Vittore Carpaccio (c. 1460-c. 1525), oil on wood, Galleria dell’Accademia, Venice, Italy. © 2012, Photo Scala, Florence – courtesy of the Ministero Beni e Att. Culturali. Page 30: Bouquet (1805), Jean-Louis Prévost (c. 17601810), National Library of France, Paris. © BnF. Page 31: The Finding of Jesus in the Temple, illumination from the Speculum historiale by Vincent of Beauvais, folio 206v, Master François (15th century), National Library of France, Paris. © BnF. Page 33: Christ among the Doctors, Spanish School, Catalonia (15th century), tempera and gold leaf on wood, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, NY, USA. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dist. RMN-GP / image of the MMA. Page 34: Virgin (c. 1410), polychrome stone, National Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia. © Collection Dagli Orti / Galerie nationale, Ljubljana, Slovenia / Gianni Dagli Orti. Page 35: Sunflower (1683), from the History of Louis le Grand, folio 30, Jean Donneau de Visé (1638-1710), National Library of France, Paris. © BnF. Page 36-37: The Jordan Issuing from Lake Tiberias (c. 1880), Félix Bonfils (1831-1885). © adoc-photos. Page 38: Bouquet, Nicolas Robert (1614-1685), National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France. © Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, dist. RMN-GP / image du MNHN, bibliothèque centrale. Page 39: The Baptism of the Lord, illumination from the Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry, Ms. 65, folio 109v, Jean Colombe (c. 1430-c. 1498), Conde Museum, Chantilly, France. © RMN-GP (Domaine de Chantilly) / RenéGabriel Ojéda. Page 41: The Baptism of the Lord (1561), Paolo Caliari, called Veronese (1528-1588), Church of the Redeemer, Venice, Italy. © Luisa Ricciarini / Leemage. Page 42: Bouquet, Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), Louvre Museum, Paris, France. © RMN-GP (musée du Louvre) / Michèle Bellot. Page 43: The Wedding at Cana (1460), illumination from the Book of Hours of Amédée de Saluces (15th century), British Library, London, United Kingdom. © akgimages / British Library. Page 45: The Wedding at Cana, (13th century), stained glass, Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres, France. © Jean-Paul Dumontier / La Collection. Page 46: Bouquet (1805), Jean-Louis Prévost (c. 17601810), National Library of France, Paris. © BnF. Page 47: Christ Preaching, illumination from the Book of Hours of Louis de Laval, folio 265, Jean Colombe (c. 1430c. 1498), National Library of France, Paris. © BnF. Page 49: Christ Calling Andrew and Simon Peter (detail, 14th century), fresco, Church of Saint John the Baptist, Origne, France. © Jean-Paul Dumontier / La Collection. Page 50: Bouquet, Louis Barthélemy Fréret (1755-1831), National Library of France, Paris. © BnF. Page 51: The Transfiguration of the Lord, illumination from the Breviary of King René II of Lorraine, Jean Bourdichon (workshop of) (c. 1457-1521), Petit-Palais Museum, Paris, France. © RMN-GP / Agence Bulloz. Page 53: The Transfiguration of the Lord (c. 1594/1595), Ludovico Carracci (1555-1619), oil on wood, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, Italy. © Alinari / The Bridgeman Art Library. Page 54: Bouquet (1805), Jean-Louis Prévost (c. 17601810), National Library of France, Paris. © BnF. Page 55: The Washing of the Feet, illumination from the Book of Hours of the use of Troyes, ms. 3901, folio 194v, Jean Colombe (c. 1430-c. 1498), Médiathèque du Grand Troyes, France. © Photo Médiathèque du Grand Troyes. Page 57: The Institution of the Eucharist (detail, 1451/1453), cell 35 in the Convent of San Marco, Fra Angelico (c. 1387-1455), fresco, San Marco Museum, Florence, Italy. © 2012, Photo Scala, Florence – courtesy of the Ministero Beni e Att. Culturali. Page 58: Pietà (detail, c. 1400), anonymous German master, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich, Germany. © Bayerisches Nationalmuseum. Page 59: Carnation (1683), from the History of Louis le Grand, folio 68, Jean Donneau de Visé (1638-1710), National Library of France, Paris. © BnF. Page 60-61: View of the Garden of Gethsemane near Jerusalem (c. 1853), Robertson & Beato (19th century). © Musée Nicéphore Niépce, Chalon-sur-Saône, France / adoc-photos. Art Credits
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