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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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A congregation going to a baptism in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Lithograph.The London Hospital, Whitechapel: the pool of Bethesda, used as a ticket. Engraving after W. Hogarth.Franciscans, Monastic Religious Orders, late 19th Century, Illustration, The History of Costume, Braun & Schneider, Munich, Germany, 1861-1880INDIANS PERFORMING AGRICULTURAL TASKS. Illustration of "Trujillo del Perú", collection of plates made by Bishop Don Baltasar Martínez Campañón. 18th century. Library of the Royal Palace. Madrid. Spain. (National Heritage) .Dancing bride; Le Menuet de la Mariée. Wedding party in the open air with the bride and the Drost in the middle (administrative officer) that dancing a menu set, surrounded by partygoers. A seated man points out the groom. On the second plan drinking and eating people under the canopy of an inn. Under the show a coat of arms.Leonius of Poitiers, holy.Apostle Judas Thaddeüs, Anonymous, c. 1550 - c. 1600 print paper engraving the apostle Jude Thaddaeus; possible attributes: book, club, halberd, scrollHistorical views of Persia (Iran). Persian lady traveling in a palanquin on a camel 61, Zoroastrians or Ghebers worshipping the naphtha flame 62, and men playing polo 63. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev. Isaac Taylors Scenes in Asia, for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-Home Travelers, John Harris, London, 1819.The 1903 caption reads: "Evangeline from painting by Douglas." Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie, is an epic poem by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Evangeline was an Acadian girl and the story tells of her search for her lost love named Gabriel. It is set in the time of the Expulsion of the Acadians. The expulsion was the forced removal of the Acadian people by the British during the French and Indian War (1755-1764). They were removed from the Canadian Maritime Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and part of Maine. It was written in English and published in 1847. Here, Evangeline is shown tending cows. Edwin James Douglas (died 1914) was a Scottish animal and portrait painter.Standing soldier with a dog and a crucifix mid-19th century Victor Adam French. Standing soldier with a dog and a crucifix 638410