Figures of Prayer

Artistic depictions of saints and biblical figures in prayerful poses, illustrating themes of reverence and spiritual introspection.

St Jerome Praying: Arched, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1632 print paper etching the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone

Pietro Gambacorti Van Pisa, Federico Bencovich, 1806 - 1830 print Pietro Gambacorti from Pisa kneeled in prayer for a crucifix. On the left a reading young monk who rests with his hand on a skull. In the foreground a crown. Above two putti and a pigeon. Italy paper etching saints. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. monk(s), friar(s)

Prophet Daniel; Daniel Propheta; Prophets; Propraetarum. The prophet Daniël, turned to the right and with writing tablet in both hands. Title in undermarge and numbered at the bottom left: 9.

James De Minerere; Christ and twelve apostles.the apostle James the minerere. Part of a Series of 13 Prints With Christ and the Twelve Apostles.

Hieronymus in prayer: plate with bent upper edge.

Ernst Barlach, Blessed are the Merciful, published 1916 Blessed are the Merciful

Saint Hieronymus in prayer.

Saint Antonius of Padua with the Christ child. The Sacred Antonius of Padua stands with the Christ child in his arms for a curtain.

Holy Paula of Rome as a hermal; S. Paula Romana; Kluizenaars; Sacra Eremus Ascetriarum.

St Jerome Praying: Arched, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1632 print paper etching the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone

Antonius buries Paulus, Léopold Flameng, 1854 print paper. etching St. Antony Abbot buries St. Paul the Hermit

Saint Catharina van Siena receives the Stigmata.The Saint Catharina van Siena, kneeling for a crucifix, receives the stigmata. Top left cherubs.

Virgin of the Immaculate Conception Standing on Clouds. Artist: Anonymous, Spanish, School of Seville, 17th century. Dimensions: 6-5/16 x 3-3/4 in. (16.0 x 9.5 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Saint Paula van Rome as a hermit, Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, after Abraham Bloemaert, 1619 print paper engraving female saints. anchorite, hermit

The Holy Family with the infant Saint John the Baptist 1760-70 Andrea Scacciati. The Holy Family with the infant Saint John the Baptist. Andrea Scacciati (Italian, 1725-1771). 1760-70. Etching with brown wash. Prints

Saintly FigureKneeling. Artist: Unknown

Holy Marana of Syria and Saint Cyra as recliners with chains, Anonymous, After Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, after Abraham Bloemaert, 1590 - 1662 print paper engraving female saints. anchorite, hermit

Saint John Nepomuk Praying 1720-59 Georg Anton Urlaub German. Saint John Nepomuk Praying 338786

Holy Hieronymus in prayer, 1659 - 1661 Zwolle paper. ink. chalk brush Zwolle paper. ink. chalk brush

Apostle James the multiple; Jacobus Major. The apostle James seen the multiple on the back.

Holy Marcella of Rome as a hermal; Sancta marcella; Kluizenaars; Sacra Eremus Ascetriarum.

Depiction of Christ on the Mount of Olives, executed in chalk with feather strokes and lavated technique, 1590.

Flight to Egypt, Sébastien Bourdon, 1626 - 1655 print paper etching the flight into Egypt: Mary, Joseph, the child (and sometimes others) on their way; Mary usually riding on an ass

Seated Doctor of the Church Reading (Saint Ambrose or Saint Gregory) 1600 Jacopo Palma the Younger Italian. Seated Doctor of the Church Reading (Saint Ambrose or Saint Gregory) 340530

Saint Candida and Saint Gelasia as an angless with angel; SS. Candida et Gelasia; Kluizenaars; Sacra Eremus Ascetriarum.

Man on the basis of an angel. An angel leads an old man in the direction of an opened door.

Bedelknik. A charm monk, standing in a landscape.

Stoning a woman. On the left in the foreground a woman kneel with bare top. To her stand three men, the middle of which lifts up his left arm. There is a boulder in his hand.

Sitting monk. Leaf 33 Recto from a sketchbook with 33 sheets and 10 loose drawings.

St. Barbara 1525 Nicolaas Hogenberg Netherlandish. St. Barbara 393743

Christ after the intersection, Wilhelmus Johannes Steenhoff, 1873 - 1888 print Christ in sitting position after the decline of the cross. There is a woman in the background. Netherlands paper. etching / drypoint the mourning over the dead Christ

Our Lady of Sorrows with the tools of Paid; Rijn, Rembrandt Van (1606-1669); around 1642 (1601-00-00-1700-00-00);Arma Christi (iconogr.), Magdalenaea (collection), Maria (Mother of Jesus Christ), Passion (iconogr.), Religious scenes

Personification of the Innocence, Arnold Houbraken, 1710 - 1719 print A female figure as a personification of innocence washes her hands in a basin on a standard. She looks at the background, where Christ is depicted for Pontius Pilatus. This allows the scene in which Pilatus, who did not want to take on the moral responsibility for the trial of Christ, washes his hands (in innocence). Print from a series of 41 symptoms. Amsterdam paper etching / pen Christ before Pontius Pilate (Matthew 27:11-26; Mark 15:2-15; Luke 23:2-7, 23:13-25; John 18:28 - 19:16). Innocence; 'Innocenza', 'Innocenza o purití' (Ripa) (+ personification)

Standing monk with collection box, Jacob Gole (attributed to), after Cornelis Dusart, 1724 print Standing monk, walking to the right. On his shoulder a owl, in his left hand a collection box with the text Caritas. He looks through a loupe. The print is part of a 50-part series on the subject of the abuses of the Catholic clergy. paper etching monk(s), friar(s). (aspects of) Christian Religion or the Church (as institution) ridiculed, criticized, or caricaturized. offertory-box, offertory-bag. owls

Etching by Rembrandt from 1641 depicting the Virgin Mary holding the Christ child surrounded by clouds, showing fine line work and religious composition.

Three monks; Keizer Karel V in the Sint-Servaaskerk in Maastricht. .

Peter after his denial of Christ; Penance and repentance in the old and New Testament; Typus Divinae Indulgentiae Atqz Misericordiae, Erga Eos Quumbus Ex Toto Corde Transgressionum Poeni Tet et ad Dnm Deum Se Convertunt. The apostle Petrus is looking for forgiveness in a cave after his denial of Christ. In addition to him on the ground the key to the kingdom of heaven. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about penance and repentance in the old and New Testament.

Maria WITH KIND, CLOTH ADAMSZ. Bolswert, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1596 - 1659 print paper engraving Mary standing (or half-length), the Christ-child on her arm (Christ-child to Mary's left)

S. Sabas, abbe (St. Sabas, Abbot), December 5th, 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. Sabas, abbe (St. Sabas, Abbot), December 5th, 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). Prints

Mary met kind; Ss. Acts Icon ..

Two standing monks, Jan Josef Horemans (I), 1692 - 1759 drawing paper. chalk standing figure. monk(s), friar(s)

L'Enfance du Christ. Repos de la Sainte Famille (1re planche) , Families, Angels, Saints, Spiritual leaders, Jesus Christ, Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, Joseph, Saint, Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Enfance du Christ. Repos de la Sainte Famille.. Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904). Lithographs and Other Prints

The Virgin Annunciate; Francisco Bayeu y Subias (Spanish, 1734 - 1795); Spain; about 1769; Black chalk with touches of white on green-blue paper; 47 × 31.5 cm (18 1,2 × 12 3,8 in.)

Christ disappears in mind of two students during meal in Emmaus, Jonkheer Isaac Lambertus Cremer van den Berch van Heemstede, After Arnold Houbraken, 1821 - 1879 print paper etching Christ vanishes ~ supper at Emmaus

Saint Magna as a recluse, Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, after Abraham Bloemaert, 1619 print Saint Magna is in her recluse and with her attributes such as the Bible, a rosary and a crucifix surrender to her Ascetic life. On the Verso is a fragment French text from the edition. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Low Countriespublisher: Antwerp paper engraving female saints. anchorite, hermit

Saint Francis receives the Stigmata, Camillo Procaccini, 1593 print Saint Francis of Assisi, seen from the side, kneeling on the Alverna Mount. He receives the cross wounds of a crucifix in the sky. paper etching stigmatization of St. Francis of Assisi: in retreat on Mount Alverna, he beholds a vision of Christ on the cross enveloped by wings (like a seraph with six wings); rays passing down to the body of the kneeling saint form the marks of the five wounds of Christ

King in Worship, Jacob Duck, 1621 - 1667 print paper etching adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh)

The blessed Pietro Gambacorta of Pisa with a monk, and angels above. Etching by F. Bencovitch.

Mother with two children at the foot of a cross, Jean François Portaels, 1828 - 1895 print paper. etching / steel engraving the cross ~ symbols of Christ. one person praying. mother with son(s) (mother-love)

Maria with child at a tree stump, Claude Mellan, 1660 - 1670 print France paper engraving Madonna: Mary sitting on the ground, the Christ-child in her lap

Hermit with crucifix.

Bedelmonnik, Andries Both, c. 1622 - c. 1642 print A begging tonnik, standing in a landscape. unknown paper etching / engraving monk(s), friar(s). beggar

Saint Antony of Padua holding the Christ Child. Lithograph after Sir P.P. Rubens.

Etching by Nikolaus Hogenberg from 1524 depicting God blessing three martyrs, showing divine figure and human figures in a religious scene.

Three sages from the east. Melchior, flanked by Balthazar and Caspar, looks up to a Radiant Star. They carry gifts in their hands.

The penitent John the Baptist; S. Ioannes; The penitent saints. In a rocky environment, John prays the Baptist, a child, kneeling for a cross that rests against a tree. Under the show a caption in Latin. This print is part of a series of six prints, consisting of a title print and five representations of penitent saints.

Bootless Mary Magdalene in the cave kneeling for a crucifix. .

Saint Antony Abbot. Line engraving by Lucas van Leyden.

Johann Matthias Kager, The Stigmatization of Saint Francis, 1607 The Stigmatization of Saint Francis

Ascension of a saint. .

Copper engraving by Meister E.S. depicting the resurrection of Christ, created in the second third of the 15th century, showing figures, drapery, and religious composition with detailed technique.

The Saint Catharina of Alexandria. Saint Catharina of Alexandria feet in a rock landscape for a wheel. In her hand she wears a palm branch and a sword. A hair band with a ring sets her head. Under the show a verse in Latin, signed with the HSS monogram.

A beggar is on his knees praying before a grave. His dog is on his left. His hat and staff are on the right. Several graves can be seen in the background. The outline of a church is visible., Beggar at a cemetery, print maker: Karel Frederik Bombled, (mentioned on object), 1832 - 1902, paper, etching, h 223 mm × w 163 mm

Standing monk with outstretched tongue, Jacob Gole (attributed to), after Cornelis Dusart, 1724 print Standing monk, with the right hand pointing to the left. There is a round plate with the text: Le Carlatan around his neck. The man sticks out his tongue. The print is part of a 50-part series on the subject of the abuses of the Catholic clergy. paper etching monk(s), friar(s). (aspects of) Christian Religion or the Church (as institution) ridiculed, criticized, or caricaturized. tongue stuck out

Maria sucks the Christ child. Maria sits on a wall and sucks the Christ child. At her feet there is a stone with Albrecht Dürer monogram and the dating of his print: 1519. Highlighted at the top left: 12.

Praying monk.

. Standing monk, a dagger in his right hand, a man's head in his left hand. Flames come out of his head. His feet are devil claws. On the ground next to him a skull and bones. The print is part of a 50-part series with the subject of the misuse of the Catholic clergy.

Maria Magdalena, Claude between, 1608 - 1688 print The meditating Mary Magdalena with skull and a cross, leaning against a stone. France paper engraving 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 heaven

Graphite and brown pen drawing by Paul Troger showing Moses breaking the legislative tablets.

H. Claudius in Gebed, Claude Melan, 1664 print paper engraving saints. one person praying. (human) skull

Chalk drawing by Giuseppe Cesari depicting the apostle John with spread arms and the head of a second apostle partially visible behind him. Red chalk, full figure, expressive gesture.

A brown ink drawing by Abraham Bloemaert depicting Saint Macharius, using lavated ink and white highlights, showing the saint in traditional religious pose and attire.

Saint Euphrosina from Alexandria as a vermonsares; Sancta Euphrosyna; Kluizenaars; Sacra Eremus Ascetriarum. Two clergymen consider the dead body of the Saint Euphrosina of Alexandria. She asked himself as a man and lived in a male monastery, only in her death became clear that she was a woman. On the Verso is a fragment of French text from the edition.

The Holy Hieronymus in his study room. The Holy Hieronymus is in a study deduction to write to a guard with a curtain. A lion is in the foreground.

Saint Francis, Pieter Claesz. Soutman, After Caravaggio, 1616 - 1657 print Saint Francis is praying on his knees for a layer of altar with crucifix. There is a skull on the altar. paper etching founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), Francis(cus) of Assisi; possible attributes: book, crucifix, lily, skull, stigmata

. Or the hermit in the wilderness. It rains. Or is kneeling for a Bible and a crucifix. On the right a hut with a Maria icon.

Holy Thai from Alexandria as a hermit; Sancta Thaisis; Kluizenaars; Sacra Eremus Ascetriarum.

Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata of Christ from the seraph. Etching by G.P. Lasinio after Ludovico Cardi, il Cigoli.

Saint Macarius of Alexandria as a hermit; S. Macarius Alexandrinus; Hermiters; Ad Sacrum Speculum (...) Patribus that Ales ..

Saint Abbondio with miter and staff. Design for a banner.

Bearded Saint with walking stick by Grunewald, Matthias (ca 1470-1528) Albertina, Vienna c. 1516 Black chalk, white colour on paper 36,2x29,2 Germany Renaissance Bible Graphic arts

Maria Magdalena Bidt kneeled for Crucifix; Vélins.

Sitting old woman cuts her nails, Johann Gottfried Haid, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1764 print Castle of Villette ** paper old woman. nails (fingers). tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: scissors

Peter Paul Rubens drawing depicts St. Peter holding keys, with a cross and rooster nearby, rendered in black chalk with white heighted details on blue paper.

Praying hermit. A hermit kneels in a cave. He looks at a cross that lies and prays on the ground.

H. Hieronymus visited an angel. The Holy Hieronymus is in his cave to write and is visited by an angel. There are books, a skull and a book and a cross for him. On the left the lion.

Madonna met kind.Maria, standing, with the Christ child on the right arm.

Saint Jacobus of Nisibis as a recluse, Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, after Abraham Bloemaert, 1590 - 1612 print paper engraving the hermit Macarius of Egypt (the Elder, the Great); possible attributes: T-shaped staff, skull

Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500-1550, Engraving on laid paper, The two apostles are shown walking toward the right, one carrying a large key at left (Saint Peter); the other a sword (Saint Paul). Indications of a wooden fence and a mountainous landscape in the background., Germany, 1520, figures, Print, Print

Woman with long veil, Frederick Bloemaert, After Abraham Bloemaert, After 1635 - 1669 print Seen a standing woman with loose clothing on the back. Her face is not visible, her hair is covered by a veil. Utrecht paper engraving adult woman

A 1798 red chalk drawing by Jakob Gauermann depicting a monk kneeling in his cell before a picture of a saint, with lavated effects.

A patriarch or prophet bestowing a benediction (). Drawing, c. 1791.

. Detail from Christ on the Cross, with Mary, Johannes, Maria Magdalena and soldiers on which only Maria and John are partially displayed. John's hand peacefully on Maria's shoulder.

The Holy Hieronymus in his study, Albrecht Dürer, 1511 print The Holy Hieronymus is writing in a study at a reader at a curtain. There is a lion in the foreground. Nuremberg paper St. Jerome as Doctor of the Latin Church in his study with book, pen and ink; lion and cardinal's hat beside him

Monk grades a woman; Monks and nuns. A monk groped a young woman sitting in a chair. She tries to ward him off. The print is part of a series of six prints with monks and nuns.

St. Paul the Hermit (Elijah) Fed by theRavens. Artist: Willem Pietersz. Buytewech, Dutch, 1590/91-1624

Boetvaardige Maria Magdalena, Francesco Villamen, After Francesco Vanni, c. 1576 - 1624 print Saint Mary Magdalena with an open book. On the left a putto with the ointment pot and on the right a crucifix. Italy paper engraving the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge. (human) skull. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Saint Hieronymus, Jan Lievens, 1631 - 1636 print The saint Hieronymus sits as a penitent with curved head while holding a crucifix with both hands. There is a skull on his lap and in his vicinity there are some of his attributes such as the hourglass, the cardinal hat and a book. paper etching / engraving the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone

A 1517 wooden print by Leonhard Beck showing Saint Madelberta, part of the series depicting saints from Emperor Maximilian I's family.

Woodcut by Leonhard Beck depicting Saint Venantius, one of the Sipp saints associated with Emperor Maximilian I. Produced 1517 on wooden stick.

Holy Dominicus (version 2). The H. Dominicus, a lily and a Bible in the hands

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