Historic Religious Figures

Illustrations of historical religious figures and saints, showcasing detailed apparel and props linked to their stories.

Engraving depicting the tomb of Henry III of England (1207-1272). Dated 13th Century

St Godebertha, (aka Godeberta, Gotheberta or Gothoberta). 7th century nun and abbess at Noyon, France. Engraving from Lives of the Saints by Sabin Baring-Gould.

John the Apostle, St. John, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, here a sculture from Peter Vischer from the Shrine of St. Sebaldus in the Sebalduskirche at Nuremberg, Germany / Der Apostel Johannes, nach Peter Vischer, Sebaldusgrab in Nürnberg, Deutschland, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Wooden statue of Saint Elisabeth in Marburg Cathedral, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known, Europe

Kaffre Mail Carrier Using Split Stick, Africa, "Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers", by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895

Bourgeois traditional costume in the 13th century, man in civilian dress, woman with headdress, from a Latin Gospel book of the time, Constantinople, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Edle französische Dame im Jahr 1350, Modegeschichte, Kostümgeschichte, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Order of Santiago. Religious and military order founded in the 12th century in the kingdom of Leon. Knight of Santiago. Engraving by Capuz. Historia General de Espana by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852.

A Woman carrying a Goulah, Illustration from the Book, "From Pharaoh to Fellah" by C.F. Moberly Bell with Illustrations by Georges Montbard, engraved by Charles Barbant, Wells Gardner, Darton, & Co., London, 1888

Engraving depicting the tomb of Henry III of England (1207-1272). Dated 13th Century

Statue of Dagobert I, Church of St. Denis, vintage engraving. Statue of Dagobert I, Church of St. Denis, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1843. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660403

Saint Walburga (aka Walpurga or Wealdburg), daughter of Saint Richard the Pilgrim. She was an Anglo-Saxon missionary who lived in the 8th century. Engraving from Lives of the Saints by Sabin Baring-Gould.

Bourgeois traditional costume in the 13th century, man in civilian dress, woman with headdress, from a Latin Gospel book of the time, Constantinople, ...

Statue of the prophet Elijah, by Alonso Cano, in the church of Saint John Kings in Toledo, vintage engraving. Statue of the prophet Elijah, by Alonso Cano, in the church of Saint John Kings in Toledo, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1873. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679447

The figure illustrated here is a Hebrew high priest during the Feat of Expiation, a day of fasting and offering repentance for sin. The illustration dates to 1882.

Saint Etheldreda (Aethelthryth, Audrey). Lithograph after H. Watling.

Cultural state in the 12th century, tomb slab of Rudolf of Swabia in Merseburg Cathedral, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19...

San Juan de Capistrano (1386-1456), religioso franciscano de origen napolitano. Facsímil de 1877.

Sketch of the Effigy of Lady Joan de Thorpe in All Saints Church Ashwelthorpe Church, Norfolk. Black and White Illustration from the "Old England" published by James Sangster in 1860.

Theodosius I (347-395). Roman emperor form 379-395.

This illustration, dating to 1882, shows a Druid priest in a judge's garb. Druids were an ancient Celtic order of priests and diviners. Julius Caesar mentions Druids when speaking of his conquest of Gaul in the 50s B.C. Another Roman author also mentioned Druids, and spoke of a Druidic ceremony in which a priest adorned in a white robe climed an oak tree and cut down a branch with mistletoe with a "golden sickle.".

Jacques Callot, The Virgin, published 1631 The Virgin

St Vincent Ferrier (aka Vincent Ferrer, Vincenzo Ferreri) was a Valencian Dominican friar and preacher, missionary and logician. Engraving from Lives of the Saints by Sabin Baring-Gould.

Knight Templar in travelling dress. Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, founded c1119 to protect pilgrims from maruading Muslims. Order Suppressed by Pope Clement V in 1312. Woodcut by Jost Amman, 16th century.

Merchant in Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Europe. Travels in Spain by Gustave Dore and Jean Charles Davillier from Le Tour du Monde 1867

Saint Cyril of Alexandria. After the picture by Domenico Zampieri in the Church of Grotto Ferrata, Rome. Engraving from Lives of the Saints by Sabin Baring-Gould.

The figure illustrated here is a Hebrew high priest during the Feat of Expiation, a day of fasting and offering repentance for sin. The illustration dates to 1882.

St James Major. Plate 6. From: Christ and the Apostles. prints, engravings, works on paper

Asia. Persia. Asia. Veiled lady, 1885. Engraving.

St Josaphat Koncevitch or Kuntsevych: Engraving from Lives of the Saints (November Part 1) by the Reverend Sabin Baring-Gould, published 1898

Aelia Galla Placidia was a daughter of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I. Granddaughter of Valentinian I. Mother of the later Emperor Valentinian III and as such de facto regent of the Western Roman Empire for some years, wearing late Roman traditional costume, 5th century, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

A Templar at the end of the 12th century

The figure represented here is the Emperor Justinian II in A.D. 711. Justinian II (669-711) was the last reigning Byzantine emperor. He abolished the office of consul. The Byzantine Empire was based in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul in Turkey). The illustration dates to 1882.

Arab woman, Cairo, veiling, water jug, fountain, barefoot, Egypt, Africa, historical illustration 1890, Africa

Saint Germanus: Engraving from Lives of the Saints by the Reverend Sabin Baring-Gould, published 1898

Japan in the late Middle Ages, High official in professional dress, Illustration from 1870, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

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St Stephen of Hungary; King Saint Stephen; 1st King of Hungary: Engraving from Lives of the Saints by the Reverend Sabin Baring-Gould, published 1898

Otto III. 980-1002, from the house of the Ottonians was Roman-German king from 983 and emperor from 996, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Woodblock print depicting Pope Gregory I (540-604) commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great. Dated 11th century

Persian King on his throne, with his frond holder, Persepolis, History of Fashion, History of Costume, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century artwork

Fourth prophet; Four prophets.prophet with Banderole in the hands, standing in a niche.

Reims Cathedral, Statue of Christ, vintage engraving. Reims Cathedral, Statue of Christ, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1869. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10678541

JACOPONE DA TODI Italian writer, imprisoned for criticising pope Bonifacius VIII, but credited with writing the 'Stabat Mater' Date: circa 1230 - 1306

Engraving depicting Thor, son of Odin, god of thunder and lighting in Norse mythology

This illustration, dating to 1882, shows an Anglo Saxon king in A.D. 966. The term Anglo Saxons refers to Germanic peoples who lived in and ruled Britian from about A.D. 500-1000.

Black and White Illustration of Saint Donatian (4th Century), Bishop of Rheims, Patron Saint of Bruges

Theodora (died A.D. 548) was the wife of the Byzantine emperor Justinian. She suppressed the Nika sedition in 532 and determined many of her husbands religious policies. Justinian I (483-565) ruled as Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565. His reign was the rebirth of imperial greatness. His generals recovered Africa from the Vandals and Italy from the Ostrogoths. He had the church of the Hagia Sophia built. He called the Second Council of Constantinople in 553. The illustration dates to 1882. .

John Morton (c. 1420 - 1500) English prelate who served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1486 to 1500. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1493.

Roman toga, vintage engraved illustration.

A 15th century astrologer, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

'The Assyrian King; at the entrance to the Nineveh Court, Crystal Palace, Sydenham', 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854".

SAN PEDRO - SIGLO XVII - BARROCO ESPAÑOL - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - AÑOS 60. APOSTLE PETER.

The Star of Bethlehem - Study for Balthazar, the King of Nubia, 1887. Artist: Edward Burne-Jones

Ceremonial costume of the native tribe of the Wayana Indians, French Guiana, Department of France, South America. Voyage of exploration in the interior of the Guianas 1877 by Jules Crevaux. Le Tour du Monde 1879

Kopfschmuck einer Herero-Frau, Namibia. Afrikanische Kultur und Altertümer. Headdress of a Herero woman, Namibia. African culture and antiquities. Publication of the Meyers encyclopedia, Vol. 7, Leipzig, Germany, 1910. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxKohlx 23206185

Portrait of a Moorish man, Morocco. North of Africa. Morocco by Edmondo de Amicis 1875. Le Tour du Monde 1879

Saint Thomas the Apostle. Engraving by P. Fontana after L. Camia after B. Thorwaldsen.

Saint Clotilda, Queen of the Franks. second wife of the Frankish king Clovis I. She, with Clovis, built the Church of the Holy Apostles in Paris, afterwards known as the Abbey of St Genevieve. Clotilda is depicted holding a model of the church. Engraving from Lives of the Saints by Sabin Baring-Gould published in 1897.

Costumes of the nineteenth century bishops, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837.

Frederick II (born 26 December 1194, died 13 December 1250) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. Dezember 1250) aus dem Geschlecht der Staufer war ab 1198 König von Sizilien, ab 1211/12 deutscher König und von 1220 bis zu seinem Tod Kaiser des römisch-deutschen Reiches / Frederick II (born December 26, 1194, died December 13, 1250) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was king of Sicily from 1198, German king from 1211/12, and emperor of the Roman-German Empire from 1220 until his death, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. century, exact original date unknown, subsequently coloured

ST. MARGARET AND THE DRAGON, BY MISS GRANT

High Priest of Israel, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume I, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1894

SANTA ROSA DE LIMA - RETABLO DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA PAZ - SIGLO XVII - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - SIGLO XVII. Location: CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA MAGDALENA. GETAFE. MADRID. SPAIN.

The mediaeval view of Poverty, Kingship and the Divine from the 12th Century story on the Life of King Edward the confessor. Dated 12th Century

Albanian Man And Woman Costumes In A Late 18th Century Engraving

Line Drawing: St Marina. Engraving from Lives of the Saints by the Reverend Sabin Baring-Gould, published 1898

Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus), Charlemagne, 747-814, King of the Frankish Empire from 768 to 814, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Nestorianism is a Christological doctrine advanced by Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople from 428-431. Nestorius and his teachings were eventually condemned as heretical at the First Council of Ephesus in 431 and the Council of Chalcedon in 451, leading to the Nestorian Schism in which churches supporting Nestorius broke with the rest of the Christian Church. Afterward many of Nestorius' supporters relocated to Sassanid Persia, where they affiliated with the local Christian community, known as the Church of the East. Subsequently the Church of the East became increasingly Nestorian in doctrine, leading it to be known alternately as the Nestorian Church.

Saint Luke. Colour lithograph.

The figures represented here are two German citizens of rank in court costume between 1500 and 1550. The illustration dates to 1882.

This figure is of an ancient Egyptian, a lady of the upper class, holding a sistrum, a musical rattle that had discs threaded onto a fork-shape frame. It was often used to accompany rituals in temples, and is particularly associated with the goddess Hathor.

Apostle Paulus according to Pfannschmidt, Saint Paul, Saul of Tarsus

Pudicitia, modesty; depicted as a personification of a matrona modestly wrapped in her robe or as a woman about to veil herself, statue in the Vatican in Rome, Italy, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th-century original.

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The Communist International is the new 'Queen of the May' - wearing garlands for solidarity and the eight hours day, but also for strikes and agitation Date: 1892

Hecate was the chief goddess presiding over magic and spells. She witnessed the abduction of Demeter's daughter Persephone to the underworld and, torch in hand, assisted in the search for her. Thus, pillars called.

Thoth amulet 664-30 B.C. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period Amulets often represent deities in order to invoke their protection and specific powers. Such amulets were used by the living and often placed on mummies as well. The piece here depicts the god Thoth as a man with an ibis-head. Thoth was the god of knowledge and writing, and he was thought to have healing powers. Thoth amulets were popular mummy amulets, which possibly relates to his healing powers and to his role as recorder of the final judgment, in which it was determined if the deceased had lived a virtuous life.. Thoth amulet. 664-30 B.C.. Faience. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period. From Egypt

Illustration of Jesus based on Thorvaldsens Christus statue. Image source: Scribners Magazine from 1870. due to its age

Portrait of Pope Saint Gregory I, Pope of the Catholic Church from 3 September 590. Dated 10th century

Leopold II in Imperial Regalia, Hungary, digital improved reproduction of an original from 1880, 5 May 1747, 1 March 1792, was Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and King of Bohemia, Croatia from 1790 to 1792, Europe

Engraving depicting Jesus Christ 'The Saviour of the World'

Portrait of Saint David, Patron Saint of Wales. Engraving from Lives of the Saints by Sabin Baring-Gould.

Frederick I also known as Frederick Barbarossa, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th c...

Benedictine abbot, Germany, 16th century. In black habit, carrying a bible and crozier, wearing an embroidered mitre. From a history of the Benedictines. Allemagne, Benedictin. Handcolored lithograph after an illustration by Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard from Georges Duplessis's Costumes historiques des XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siecles (Historical costumes of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries), Paris, 1867. Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard was an artist, book illustrator, and interior designer.

Frederick I of Brandenburg, 1371- 1440, was Margrave of Brandenburg and Arch-Chamber and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 1415 to 1440, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

CHARLEMAGNE depicted as ruler of Europe and of the Church (note the religious mitre in addition to the royal symbols)

Mary at Pentecost

Bulgarian peasant woman, Bulgaria. Old 19th century engraved illustration. Travel to Bulgaria by Guillaume Lejan from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

Virgin's traditional costume c. 1280, sword and wheel as attributes of St. Catherine, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Martin Luther slams the 95 theses on the church door in Wittenberg, religion, trade in indulgences, indulgence, trade, Catholicism, Protestant, 16th century, historical illustration circa 1860

Effigy of Sir Robert Goushill (c1362 - 1403), Hoveringham Church, Nottinghamshire. Killed at the Battle of Shrewsbury Black and White Illustration from the "Old England" published by James Sangster in 1860.

Portrait of Saint Anthony Abbot by Jacopo di Cione (1325-1390) an Italian painter. Dated 14th Century

Saint Timothy martyr at Reims in 287, stained glass window in the church of Neuwiller Bas-Rhin, France. The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance by Paul Lacroix, 1874

Santa Margarita de Inglaterra (1045-1093), reina de Escocia. Grabado de 1852.

Chief Rabbi of Esneh (Esna),Illustration from the Book, "From Pharaoh to Fellah" by C.F. Moberly Bell with Illustrations by Georges Montbard, engraved by Charles Barbant, Wells Gardner, Darton, & Co., London, 1888

Saint Francis of Assisi, part of an altarpiece Bartolomeo Vivarini (Italian, School of Venice, active 1450-1491). , ca. 1460. Tempera and tooled gold on poplar panel, 51 3/8 x 15 1/2 in. (130.5 x 39.4 cm). The Vivarini brothers, Bartolomeo and Antonio, were significant figures in Venetian painting of the second half of the fifteenth century. This image was part of a larger polyptych (or multi-panel work) whose other elements have not been identified. Active in the early thirteenth century, Saint Francis made a great contribution not only to the reform of monastic practice, but also to the evolving concept of Christianity as a force for compassion in human life. He is typically shown, as here, with the plain brown robe and bare feet of the mendicant (or almsseeking) friar. Here he also displays, on his hand, foot, and barely visible chest, the marks of the Stigmata, the five wounds of Christ on the Cross, which the saint was said to have received in a moment of mystic revelation. Europ

Imagen religiosa troquelada del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús. Impreso en Alemania. Año 1900.

The Vatican, vintage engraving. The Vatican, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1846. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673090

SANTO TOMAS DE VILLANUEVA - SIGLO XVII - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - AÑOS 60. Location: IGLESIA. Toledo. SPAIN.

Pope Sixtus IV, Costume & Decorations of the Middle Ages

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