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The Holy Cross with the image of the Virgin of the Ursulines at Landshut, surrounded by saints, used for protection against witchcraft, fire, plague and storms. Etching.

Left, Christ carrying the Cross, standing on a pile of crosses; right, people with crutches seek his help, within a setting of colonnades. Engraving by G.B. Cavalieri, 1568.

The Holy Cross with the Virgin and Christ Child, serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Etching.

The Holy Cross with the wounds of Christ, serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Woodcut.

Numerous death crosses in black against a white background with the names of people who have died of AIDS; a warning issued by Abraco. Colour lithograph by McCann/JM, ca. 1996.

The Holy Cross with Saint Sebastian, Saint Roch and Saint John Nepomuk, serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Coloured woodcut.

An angel holds a palm branch and points towards the Holy Cross. Colour lithograph.

Saint Jerome in his study. Oil painting.

Pilgrims visiting the Holy Cross at the abbey of Woestijn, with the chapel in the background. Engraving, 191-.

The Holy Cross, surrounded by Saint Sebastian, Saint Roch, and Saint John Nepomuk, and (above) the appearance of the Trinity; serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Coloured etching.

The Holy Cross with the wounds of Christ, serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Woodcut on silk.

A dying man seated on a large chair,  bends over the Holy Cross, reaching with his right hand towards the earth, where flowering branches lie. Wood engraving by A. Centenari after A. Riera after E. Butti, 1884.

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Pilgrims visiting the Holy Cross at the abbey of Woestijn, with the chapel in the background. Engraving, 191-.

The Holy Cross, surrounded by Saint Sebastian, Saint Roch, and Saint John Nepomuk, and (above) the appearance of the Trinity; serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Coloured etching.

The Holy Cross with the wounds of Christ, serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Woodcut on silk.

The Holy Cross with the Virgin and Christ Child, serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Etching.

A dying man seated on a large chair, bends over the Holy Cross, reaching with his right hand towards the earth, where flowering branches lie. Wood engraving by A. Centenari after A. Riera after E. Butti, 1884.