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Biblical Scenes of Mourning and Faith

Dramatic engravings depicting biblical events: entombment of Christ, the wisdom of Elisha, and dramatic confrontations of faith.

Tombination of Christ, 1646 - 1658 print In the light of a torch, Joseph of Arimatea and Nikodemus lift the body of Christ in a rectangular grave. Maria Magdalena and two other women mourn his death. In the foreground, next to the grave, there are jars with oil and a few passion tools. In the background waving with the three crosses. paper engraving Christ's entombment (possibly by angels)
Tombination of Christ, 1646 - 1658 print In the light of a torch, Joseph of Arimatea and Nikodemus lift the body of Christ in a rectangular grave. Maria Magdalena and two other women mourn his death. In the foreground, next to the grave, there are jars with oil and a few passion tools. In the background waving with the three crosses. paper engraving Christ's entombment (possibly by angels)
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Tomb monument for Ahasverus van den Berg. The grave monument of the pastor Ahasverus van den Berg with his portrait, framed with a Ouroboros as a symbol for eternity. At the monument, a grieving woman looks up to a women's figure that leans on a bible on a base and indicates a hand to an open space between the clouds where light rays come true. On the grave monument there are an hourglass and a winch and two books from the deceased pastor, evangelical dummer from 1806 and book of Psalms from 1774. Against the monument is also a zeis and in the foreground two naked children play.Josiah's Passover by Jules Peronard, illustration, (18th C)David receives the tone pleaths and goliats' sword of priest Achimelech. .Christ crucified between the two murderers: oval plate.Group of four arms are offered food from three other figures, Van den Kerckhoven, 1848 print paper etching the poor. feeding the hungry, 'esuriens cibatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy. starvation, famineSACRIFICIO AZTECA - GRABADO.Maria with child and Joseph with basket on back walking on foot next to donkey during flight to Egypt; Flight to Egypt; Idea Pittoresche Sopra La Fugga in Egitto.Skeleton of Death takes the arm of a Bishop with mitre and crozier, as distraught shepherds leave their sheep in the meadow. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar from The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein, Coxhead, London, 1816.Drogenne promises Angor's hand of Olwene; Aeddon. On the edge of a forest there is an older woman in a long dress, Drogenen. She stands towards Angor, a young, Celtic dressed man with a spear. Illustration at the seventh vocals of the epic praise aeddon.Young Abraham destroys the idols of his father Terach and points upward Terach owned a store that sold idols Abraham Abram, at the age of three, began to doubt the authenticity of the images This resulted in the destruction of several idols, Abraham 's Kindschheid , print maker: Jacob Ernst Marcus, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Nicolaus Heideloff, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1819, paper, etching, h 115 mm × w 86 mmFabel from Cupid, death and reputation; Fables of Aesopus. Death, the personification of reputation and amor together and each can raise a glass. A funeral procession in the background. Illustration of a Aesopus Fabul.EmmausGangers. .Joseph is sold by his brothers to merchants at De Put; Story of Joseph.Maria Magdalena praying in the wilderness, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1730 - 1778 print France paper etching the penitent St. Mary Magdalene (often before a cave, possibly at La Sainte-Baume hill): her long hair covers her (naked) body, she reads, meditates or raises her tear-filled eyes towards heavenA Scottish bard singing before Queen Victoria and the Royal Family. Date: 1847Bliżej Kultury Hanfstaengl, Fr.. .Death of Albrecht Beiling, Johann Wilhelm Kaiser (I), 1840 - 1884 print Albrecht Beiling, commander in Schoonhoven, was convicted by Jacoba van Beieren to be buried alive, in the year 1426. Albrecht stands with a cross in his hands and his face to heaven in front of his own grave. The spiritual next to him points in heaven and has a rosary with him. paper steel engraving windmillChrist appears at Lake Galilee ..Funérailles de Duguesclin (Funeral ofDuguesclin). Engraver: Charles-Amédée Colin, French, 1808-1873 After: Nicolas Guy Brenet, French, 1728-1792Illustration depicting a Chinese toy seller. Dated 19th centurySkioptikonbild Med religiöst motive. "When you strike out twice lifted stick out, aqvae abundance, Art. Chap. 20".Political and literary newspaper mode n � 2 / civilized Bedouins. / Article 1: All French are equal before the law (IT)Return from Golgotha; Krudowski, Franciszek (1860-1945), Dziedzic, P. (fl. 1860-1887); 1880-1887 (1880-00-00-1887-00-00);Robert von Langer depicts St. Cäcilia distributing alms using pencil and black chalk, brown lavated ink, white brush on light brown paper, 1809.The Molly Maguires, a secret patriotic organisation whose members dressed as women to fool the authoritiesBiblical scene. Jakob a shepherd at Labana according to Gustav Doré. Pannemaker, Adolphe François (1822 1900), Doms, A. (N.N.), Doré, Paul Gustave (1832 1883)Joseph and Nicodemus with the Body ofChrist. Artist: Augustin Hirschvogel, German, 1503-1553Priest at a burning altar Title page for: P. Cunaeus. La republique des Hebreux, dl. 3, 1705, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Pieter Mortier (I), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1705, paper, etching, h 146 mm × w 90 mmStory of the Prophet Moses, Moses Defeats the Egyptian, 1712, Caspar Luyken, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th or 19th century original. Madeleine cemetery. After the execution of the queen. (TF)The Raising of Lazarus. Augustin Hirschvogel (Germany, Nuremberg, 1503-1553). Germany, 1545. Prints; etchings. EtchingMemorial for Johannes Hamelau, Hendrik Leffert Meyling, after Christiaan van Waardt, 1804 - 1806 print Memorial for Johannes Hamelau, Luther's pastor, with his silhouette portrait. On the monument are grieving putti with extinguished torches, skulls, a scythe and a winged hourglass. The winged Victoria crowns the monument with a laurel wreath. At the foot of the memorial, the personification of the truth of faith, with a sun on her chest and a flame on her head, is reminded by an angel on the monument. On the right is faith with a cross in hand, leaning on a Bible. Netherlands paper engraving / etching torch - BB - torch held upside down. death's head, skull (symbol of Death). hourglass. Faith, 'Fides'; 'Fede', 'Fede catholica', 'Fede christiana', 'Fede christiana catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues. Truth; 'Verití' (Ripa)Arrival of Columbus amongst natives of HispaniolaThe 16th century. The young man measures to Kurek () (Fig. From the manuscript B. Bema), from: Tygodnik Ilustrowany, 22.11.1862, No. 165 Unknown, Kossak, Juliusz (1824 1899)Symbolic photo for Ash Wednesday, even a herring did not help against the headache and the spirits of pain pisaken the young man, 1880, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century original, EuropeThe Merciful Samaritan.S. Pèlerin, éveque et martyr (St. Pelerin, Bishop and Martyr), May 16th, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year) 1636 Jacques Callot French This print is part of a series comprised of a title page, frontispiece, and 122 plates. Each of these 122 plates contains four oval scenes depicting Saints and Religious Events for each day of the year. This etching was originally one of four oval scenes on a plate in the series.. S. Pèlerin, éveque et martyr (St. Pelerin, Bishop and Martyr), May 16th, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year). Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1636. Etching; second state of two (Lieure). Israël Henriet (French, Nancy ca. 1590-1661 Paris). PrintsSri Lanka, Boursse, Esaias, Three labourers, Outside along the road are three men, as if they are posing for the artist. On the left, a man is sitting on a boulder. He is wearing a loincloth (veshti, lungi) wrapped between his legs and pulled up above his knees, and a second cloth (chadar) over his back, shoulders and left arm, leaving his right arm uncovered. The ends of this cloth lie on his lap. The man in the middle is also wearing a calf-length loincloth (veshti, lungi), and a shawl (chadar) around his shoulders, back and upper arms, the end of which is tied at the waist. The upper body and both forearms are uncovered. A straw is drawn in the raised left hand: probably a toothpick (dath katuwa). The standing man on the right is wearing a knee-length loincloth that appears to be draped in the Sinhalese manner. Above that is the hip-length shirt (kamisaya) with long turned-up sleeves. The two men on the left and centre are labourers from South India or Jaffna; the man on the right iTwo scouts from Nyishi peopleINHABITANTS OF THE STEPPES OF ASIATIC TARTARY. The Great Steppe, that is the great tract of northern and central AsiaSt. Christopher Philip Velijn, after Hans Memling, after John Anthony Augustine PluckX, 1821 - 1836 print Saint Christoffel with the Christ child on his shoulders. Bottom right: bl. 177. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving the giant and martyr Christophorus; possible attributes: palm-tree (with bunches of dates, or withered), infant ChristHindoo Devotees, IndiaBUYING FAMILY, Bartolomeo Pinlli, 1819 A family from the Ciociaria area, praying along a road for a small altar in which Mary and the Christ child are depicted. A man with a packed donkey walks on the road. The print is part of an album. Rome paper etching Latium A family from the Ciociaria area, praying along a road for a small altar in which Mary and the Christ child are depicted. A man with a packed donkey walks on the road. The print is part of an album. Rome paper etching LatiumThe Immaculate Conception. Dimensions: sheet (rounded top): 28.4 x 15.1 cm (11 3/16 x 5 15/16 in.). Medium: pen and black ink with black chalk on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pietro Antonio Novelli.Memorial for Petrus Haack. Memorial for Petrus Haack, who was a pastor in Amsterdam and died in 1824. On a monument a putto shows the portrait of Haack. A grieving figure looks up to the portrait. A putto kneels at a Bible open at the book.'THE YOUNG GIANT AND THE TAILOR' The giant, who has got the tailor in the palm of his hand, inspects him with curiosity.Monument in memory of the death of preacher from Rossum in Delft with his portrait and two grieving allegorical women. Monument in memory of the death of pastor of Rossum in Delft with his portrait in oval frame on column. Two female allegorical figures mourning at the monument, left a woman with symbols of faith, hope and love and her foot resting on a rich apple. The other woman holds a spear and has a star on her chest. A predicted position is on the foot of the monument.St. Nil, Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), after Niccolo Vanni, active 1750-1770, Italian, after Domenichino Zampieri, 1581-1641, Italian, 1762, Etching on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper, Sheet: 19 9/16 x 12 15/16 inches (49.7 x 32.8 cm), Plate: 17 7/8 x 9 15/16 inches (45.4 x 25.3 cm), and Image: 16 7/16 x 8 15/16 inches (41.8 x 22.7 cm), angel, blessing, Christianity, cloak, costume, cross (motif), crucifix, death, gesture, halos, kneeling, nails, portrait, prayer, praying, religious and mythological subject, religious symbolism, robe, saint, St. Nil (c. 1433-1508), trees, worshipDepicts the triumphant procession of Emperor Maximilian I, including natives from Algoa and Guinea, created by Hans Burgkmair in 1796 as a woodcut. The work shows figures, costumes, and procession details.EMBASSY OF KICKAPOO INDIANS TO THE EMPEROR OF MEXICO, 1865Flight to Egypt, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1790 print Berlin paper etching the flight into Egypt: Mary, Joseph, the child (and sometimes others) on their way; Mary usually riding on an assThe corpse of Charlemagne found frozen in the mud, 1477, 1853 - 1855 print The corpse of Charlemagne found frozen in the mud, near Nancy, 1477. A woman points to the mutilated body. Netherlands paper violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death (+ finding of dead or dying person) NancyQueen Philippa Interceding for the Brave citizens of Calais, Print made by John Jones, ca. 1745-1797, British, after Henry Singleton, 1766-1839, British, 1792, Stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paperHeilige family, Claude Mellan, 1650 - 1688 print France paper. chalk engraving Holy Family, and derived representationsAnglican missionary crucified in Abomey July 1862, Dahomey, Central Africa, Old 19th century engraved illustration, Le Tour du Monde 1863The good Samaritan stops to help a wounded man who has been previously ignored by a priest and Levite. Wood engraving by C.A. Zscheckel after J. Schnorr von Carolsfeld.IBN BATUTA Arab Traveller With a native in Egypt Paris Freemasons support the Commune, thereby damning themselves even further in the eyes of the Catholic Church Date: Spring 1871Why do you flee .... These are Christians! .... Dogs !!! .... / Thank you ... is that these dogs there are enraged dogs! ..... (title registered) | News. (Title of the set)Costume of the Pagan Irish, Irish & British Life - AncientDeath of Albrecht Beiling. Albrecht Beiling, commander in Schoonhoven, was sentenced by Jacoba van Bavaria to be buried alive, in the year 1426. Albrecht stands with a cross in his hands and his face to heaven aimed for his own grave. The spiritual besides him points to heaven and has a rosary with him.Hindoo Family of the Banian Cast, IndiaChrist and his students in the storm on Lake Galilee; Scenes from the Bible; Biblia Sacra. Book illustration at the story of Christ and his students in the storm on Lake Galilee (Matthew 14: 24-31). The students of Christ sail into a boat over Lake Galilee during a storm. Christ follows them over the water. The students are fiercely shocked by this miracle. Peter walks over the water to Christ. He threatens to drown but Christ saves him. The print contains a caption with a reference to the accompanying Bible passage.travel geography Russia people Kamtchatka Itelmens making fire engraving from Georg Wilhelm Steller (1709 - 1746) ""Description of the land of Kamtchatka"" Frankfurt Leipzig 1774,Vincente Valverde trying to persuade the Inca to convert to Christianity rather than be massacred by Pizzarro. Engraving by W. Greatbach after H.P. Briggs.Buridan donkey between two opinions. (Registered title) | News. (Title of the whole)The three holy women stand in light rays outside the tomb of Christ. Engraving by J.F. Leybold after F.H. Füger.Our crowds in the Orient./31/- The cold clip ... (title registered (letter)) | Our beloves in the East. (Title of all)Newspaper clipping - Furs for the European Market: The Hudson Bay Company's Trappers at Work Paul Frenzeny (1840-1902)A Patagonian funeral of the Tehuelches people, a native tribe of Patagonia. Argentina, South America. Three years of captivity among the Patagonians by Auguste Guinnard 1856Christ advises a rich young man, Jan Luyken, 1703 print Print Maker: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam paper etching a rich young man who came to see Christ goes away sorrowfulBook illustration etching by Heinrich Friedrich Füger showing The Messiah, with central and supporting figures, gestures, and symbolic composition, created between 1770 and 1838.New Testament. Matthew. Chapter 26. Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. An angel appears to comfort him. Engraving.Rebekah and Eliezer at the Well. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231). Hungarian Princess. Engraving by Capuz. Christian Year, 1852.Tab. 1. Yágam; Tab. 2. Hǒmam., 1791, Romae, Publisher, Apud A. Fulgonium, Hinduism, Brahmanism, Sacrifices, Rites and ceremonies, EngravingsHere! It seems that I am known here! .... (title registered) | News. (Title of the whole)Christ is Stripped of His Garments, plate ten from Stations of the Cross. Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo; Italian, 1727-1804. Date: 1748. Dimensions: 233 x 170 mm. Etching on paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Reproduction of a painting: Henryk Siemiradzki (1843-1902), Christ with Martha and Maria; from: `Tygodnik Ilustrowany` 1887, no. 219 (March 12th), p. 161 (title page). Angerer, C. & Göschl (Wiedeń ; zakład graficzny i fotograficzny ; 1873-), photo studio, Tygodnik Ilustrowany (Warszawa ; czasopismo ; 1859-1939), publisherIsaac before the Grand Master. Date: First published: 1820Wszyscy Święci w MNK Matiuszyn, I., Adamow, A. O. (N.N.), Sorokin, Evgraf Semenovič (1821 1892)Group of Nubians, Wady Kardassy, created by David Roberts (1796-1864) between 1842 and 1849. Published in London by F.G. Moon. The work features themes of description and travel, including depictions of daggers, swords, and traditional clothing. This lithograph is part of a collection that includes illustrations, maps, and colored plates, formatted in six volumes within four, measuring 25.5 x 35.5 cmHabits on the Gold Coast Dress of the people of Cape Lope Gonsalvo and Rio Gabon. Prints, Illustrations. 1745 - 1747. Rare Book DivisionMuslims in various prayer postures, Johannes Jacobsz van den Aveele, 1681 print Four performances with two people on each performances that are depicted in different postures of Islamic prayer. paper etching prayer ~ Islam, MohammedanismPoor asking for alms.AN ARAB TENT, TUNISThe sins, Giovanni Volpato, 1700 - 1799 print Imagination of one of the spiritual works of mercy: forgiving sins. Two men hug each other in a landscape. The one holds a sword in the hand. The other person is lying on the ground. A boy flight away. Title under the show. The scene is caught in an ornament edge. paper engraving / etching forgiving injuries ~ one of the (seven) spiritual Acts of Mercy. ornaments ~ artChang and Eng the Siamese twins, in an oriental setting. Lithograph, ca. 1830.Life of Saint Philip of Jesus (Vida de San Felipe de Jesus) José Montes de Oca (Mexican, active ca. 1788-1820). Life of Saint Philip of Jesus (Vida de San Felipe de Jesus), 1801. Engraved prints on white antique laid paper, modern binding, size of cover: 9 1/8 x 6 7/16 in. (23.2 x 16.4 cm). These three objects tell a story of Mexicos early nineteenth-century Creole patriotism. The Mexican independence movement was fueled by Creoles, who were often denied a voice in colonial government. The 1821 Act of Independence formalized the independence that had been declared in 1810 and was signed by many Creole aristocrats, among them Don José María Gómez de Cervantes, whose portrait is on view nearby. New World figures like the Virgin of Guadalupe, who miraculously appeared to the Indian Juan Diego in 1521, and Saint Felipe de Jesús, the first Mexican-born saint, became important nationalist symbols, supporting the idea that the independence of Mexico was divinely ordained. Estos tres objetosLife of Saint Philip of Jesus (Vida de San Felipe de Jesus) José Montes de Oca (Mexican, active ca. 1788-1820). Life of Saint Philip of Jesus (Vida de San Felipe de Jesus), 1801. Engraved prints on white antique laid paper, modern binding, size of cover: 9 1/8 x 6 7/16 in. (23.2 x 16.4 cm). These three objects tell a story of Mexicos early nineteenth-century Creole patriotism. The Mexican independence movement was fueled by Creoles, who were often denied a voice in colonial government. The 1821 Act of Independence formalized the independence that had been declared in 1810 and was signed by many Creole aristocrats, among them Don José María Gómez de Cervantes, whose portrait is on view nearby. New World figures like the Virgin of Guadalupe, who miraculously appeared to the Indian Juan Diego in 1521, and Saint Felipe de Jesús, the first Mexican-born saint, became important nationalist symbols, supporting the idea that the independence of Mexico was divinely ordained. Estos tres objetosThe meeting of Jacob and Esau. Genesis. The Bible. Engraving by Gustave Dore, 1866.'The empress and her attendants proceeding to the temple from the mulberry grove', 1847.Artist: JW GilesMuslims in different prayers. Four representations with two people who are shown in different attitudes of the Islamic prayer.Netherlands, O ye Fools and Little Faith!, Treasure Hunters of Muiden, 1800, verso - stamped, The treasure hunters of Muiden kneel at the location of the supposed treasure. The German swindler sprinkles a cross with a holy water brush while the others pray. Illustration of the story of the deception of the superstitious Catholic lieutenant-colonel Dirk Cornelis van der Meulen by a German swindler, in Muiden on the night of 12 to 13 August 1800. In the background the Muiderslot., print, engraving, prints, engravings, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 158 mm, width 215 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1800 - 1800, paper, papier, etching, etsenChrist runs on the water, Jan Luyken, 1660 - 1712 drawing Possible design for a print. paper. ink pen / brush Peter steps out of the boat and tries to walk on the water towards ChristThe Traditional EdenI respect but I do not know about worship ... / 2 (set of all) | Fantasies by Charlet. 1831.THE MAY GARLAND, BY HARRISON WEIRIllustration depicting Chinese children playing at Shuttlecock, while in the background an itinerant toy seller has a stick full of dolls for sale. 19th century