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Historical Religious Engravings

A collection of 16th-19th century engravings depicting various religious themes, families, and figures in ornate interiors, showcasing detailed line work and compositions.

Interior showing a 17th century family celebrating St Nicholas In the center, a girl holding a John the Baptist doll and a bucket of candy On the left, a crying boy who has received a rod in his shoe Next to the mother is a boy with a pommel stick On the floor a basket of cakes and rolls, by the chimney singing youngsters In the background an elderly man and woman, Saint Nicholas Festival, print maker: Frans Molenaar (1821-1886), (mentioned on object), after: Jan Havicksz. Steen, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1831 - 1886, paper, etching, h 216 mm × w 186 mm

A first-third 16th-century curtailed copper engraving by Ludwig Krug showing Maria with the child and Saint Anna, including detailed figures and compositional elements.

Library of ozymandias; Erste Bibliothecke von Osimandias erecting. A man on a ladder lays papyrus rolls on shelves that are arranged in a niche. In the foreground there are two men whose left a sign with that: 'Arzeney room für Die Seele'. Numbered in the middle: 74.

Niccolò, from Scelta d'Alcuni Miracoli e Grazie della Santissima Nunziata di Firenze (Selection of Some Miracles and Graces that Occurred in the Church of the Annunziata in Florence) 1611-19 Jacques Callot French. Niccolò, from Scelta d'Alcuni Miracoli e Grazie della Santissima Nunziata di Firenze (Selection of Some Miracles and Graces that Occurred in the Church of the Annunziata in Florence). Scelta d'Alcuni Miracoli e Grazie della Santissima Nunziata di Firenze. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1611-19. Engraving; second state of two (Lieure). Prints

Bishop and abbot parts of grain, anonymous, 1809 - 1899 print The bishop of Liège and an abbot hand out the population after a storm and flood in 1014. paper giving alms or other charity, e.g.: handing out food. giving food. archbishop, bishop, etc. (Roman Catholic)

Interior showing a 17th century family celebrating St Nicholas In the center, a girl holding a John the Baptist doll and a bucket of candy On the left, a crying boy who has received a rod in his shoe Next to the mother is a boy with a pommel stick On the floor a basket of cakes and rolls, by the chimney singing youngsters In the background an elderly man and woman, Saint Nicholas Festival, print maker: Frans Molenaar (1821-1886), (mentioned on object), after: Jan Havicksz. Steen, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1831 - 1886, paper, etching, h 216 mm × w 186 mm

Job hears the bad news of messengers, 1643 print Job hears from three messengers about the disaster that happened to him. In the doorway is his wife, who holds her handkerchief in front of her face. In the landscape you can see how jobs cattle and camels are stolen, how his shepherds and cattle died by lightning and how the house in the city left, in which the children of Job held a party, collapses in the storm. Tetragram in the sky, as a symbol of God the Father and the sky residents who make their appearance. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Job 1:14. This print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving the 'sons of God' (angels) with Satan gather before God (Job 1:6-12). messengers present themselves to Job, each reporting a new disaster

Thomas Linacre throws the New Testament astonishment to the ground. .

Pl. 3. The idle 'prentice at play in the church yard , Churches, Play Recreation. William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints

Return of the baptism; Le Return du Baptesme; Le Mariage à la Ville. A mother lies in a bed with ballroom in a maternity room. For the bed a group of ladies who brought the baby from the baptism: one of them holds the brought baby. Two children, seen on the back. On the right a table with scales cake and pastries. Against the rear wall of the departure a gobelin with the birth of Adonis from his mother Myrrha when she changes in a tree.

The idolatry of Solomo, Jacobus Buys, c. 1734 - c. 1801 drawing Design for a print. paper. ink pen / brush Solomon offers sacrifices to pagan gods (sometimes idols and/or a golden calf upon the altar)

Pischijk. A piskike is at work behind a table on which books, an hourglass and a skull. He keeps the urinal against the light. A veiled woman stands with a pot in her hands next to his desk. In the background there are two figures at the fireplace, the left-handed supports the wall. Two weapons are crowned in a medallion in the margin under the show.

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 objetos

Colored woodcut by Urs Graf d. Ä. from 1509 depicting Christ before Herod, showing figures, gestures, and interior composition.

Tullus tells Numa about his father and mother, Jean Dambrun, After François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1786 print Numa kneels and kisses his mother's urn in his parents' burial cellar, while the high priest Tullus tells about their lives. print maker: Romepublisher: Parispublisher: Paris paper etching male literary characters (with NAME). male literary characters (with NAME). priest ~ Greek religion. grave, tomb. sarcophagus

Apparition of a saint, verso - stamped, A saint with a halo above the head appears to people who worship him with folded hands. He stands at a table on which clothes lie., print, prints, diameter 67 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1600 - 1750, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Arrival of two pilgrims in a village, Anonymous, Jörg Breu (I) (Possible), 1490 - 1537 print Two ornamental strips with plant motifs on either side. Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing pilgrimage, pilgrim(s) under way

January, Dirck De Bray, 1635 - 1694 print The celebration of Epiphany. Four boys keep an illuminated star up for a house with three figures in the doorway. There is a Waterman in the background. Netherlands paper January and its 'labours' (+ with Aquarius (January))

Pope by Petrus statue, Anonymous, 1800 - 1849 print A pope and others kneel down in front of the statue of the apostle Peter in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. Italy paper etching pope St. Peter's basilica. Vatican CITY

Karl I, the big, Roman emperor.

Women Examine their sheets on Mot holes, Jan Luyken, 1711 print Amsterdam paper etching insects: moth

Church father Ambrosius, 1585 print The H. Ambrosius, church father and bishop of Milan, is working in his study. He reads in a book, sitting next to a table with open books open. He is dressed in a bishop's mantle and wears a miter on his head. Under his arm the bishop's staff. On the ground are attribute, the Bijenkorf. Under the performance an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album. paper engraving St. Ambrose as Doctor of the Latin Church in his study at his writing desk with book, pen and sometimes a dove (divine inspiration)

Adjutor of Vernon, holy.

Man kneels for a nun in a church. .

. The H. Bruno de Kartuizer, a German monk from the tenth century after Christ and founder of the cartrider order. He is kneeling for an altar to pray in his safe. In the background a church and other hermit caps.

. Library interior in which clergymen with various functions read and discuss. Books from Church Fathers and other clergy.

Meal in Emmaus, Arnold Houbraken, After Rembrandt van Rijn, 1670 - 1719 print The two disciples from the story of the Emmausgoers in an interior, shot by candlelight, at a table on which a piece of bread. They look frightened at a third empty chair, from which Christ has just disappeared after he had broken the bread for them. After this action, the disciples had recognized the trailing companion as Christ until then and he suddenly disappeared before their eyes. Northern Netherlands paper etching Christ vanishes ~ supper at Emmaus

A feast scene in a medieval castle unknown

Drunk monk and smoking nun Monachus in Glaustro / Non Valet Ova Duo (title on object) Monks and nuns (series title), A drunk monk and a pipe-smoking nun are sitting at a table. The print is part of a series of six prints with monks and nuns, monk (s), friar (s), monks and nuns, drunkenness, pipe, tobacco, Cornelis Dusart, Haarlem, 1670 - 1704, paper, engraving, h 186 mm × w 152 mm

Life of Cardinal Carlo Borromeo; Saints lives. The Saint Carlo Borromeo kneeling for a crucifix. Around this representation fourteen smaller performances with scenes from the life of Carlo Borromeo. Under the central show two coats of arms.

Joannes Columbinus by Siena reads the story of St. Maria van Egypt, Caspar Luyken, 1704 print Nuremberg paper etching / letterpress printing reading the Bible or other religious books. candle. personal devotion of St. Mary of Egypt

Le choeur d'une église Espagnole , Musicians, Choirboys, Priests, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

In addition to a mirror where a woman looks at another woman reading the Bible, Jan Luyken, wed. Pieter Arentsz & Cornelis van der Sys (II), 1711

Catharina prays for the healing of a sick boy, Cornelis Galle (I), 1603 print Catharina has a sick boy on her arm and prays for his healing. Part of a series about Catharina from Siena consisting of a title print, a portrait and 32 numbered scenes from her life. print maker: Southern Netherlandspublisher: Antwerp paper engraving miraculous healings of St. Catherine of Siena

Baptism of Prince Willem V, 1748; The ceremony of Den H: baptism at the Jong Born Erfprins.Baptismal Ceremony of Prince Willem V in the Grote Kerk in The Hague, 11 April 1748. William IV Holds The Child While Baptism.

In addition to a mirror where a woman looks in, another woman reads the Bible; The mirror.

Angel and crying child at a sundial, 1628 print In a garden are an angel and a crying child at a sundial. The child points to the sundial and dries her tears with a handkerchief. The print is part of an album. paper sundial. weeping

Print, Vignette, Wedding Ceremony in a Church; France; wood engraving on paper; 4.9 × 4.8 cm (1 15/16 × 1 7/8 in.); 1945-200-454

Miracle of the liberation of the devil; Tentations daemonvn fvgantvr; Fifteen miracles of the rosary; Miracula et Beneficia SS. Rosario. In Antwerp a woman and a monk pray the rosary for a retably. The woman has signed a contract with the devil, but she hopes to break the commitment. A flying devil brings the contract back and puts it on the altar. In the background Maria saves the woman of two devils. The print has a Latin caption with legend and is part of a fifteenth series about the miracles of the rosary.

S. Jean, martyr (St. John of Nicodemia, Martyr), September 7th, 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. Jean, martyr (St. John of Nicodemia, Martyr), September 7th, 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

Isabella Klara Eugenia, Infantin of Spain.

Communists in a church dressing an image Communists in a Church Dressing An image of the Virgin In Vivandiere Suit ". Anonymous / XP. Wood engraving.

Non between a prior and a young monk, monogrammist HCF, after Pieter Aertsen, c. 1550 - c. 1600 print Satire on monastic life, chastity and moderation. A prior and a young monk are sitting at a set table full of food for a fire. There is a young nun in front of the prior, who is rejected by him. Behind her back the nun caresses the face of the young monk. The fireplace is decorated with a medallion on which Mary with the Christ child. Behind the company is a representation of Moses that hits water from the rock for the Israelites. Rear right are spinning nuns. paper engraving monks and nuns. spinning (manufacture of yarn). hidden love. laid table: table-ware, table-decoration, etc.. Moses striking water from the rock (Exodus 17:1-7; Numbers 20:2-13)

Praying beggar, Pieter Jansz Quast, 1634 - 1638 print At a gate, a beggar, with a bowl at his belly, is praying. Under the gate a beggar with two children. In the background a fabric figure and two animals. The print is part of a series of twenty -six prints with beggars and farmers. The Hague paper etching / engraving beggar. one person praying. crutches. mother and child(ren), woman and child(ren) (family group)

Andries Langedul in Antwerp imprisoned while reading the Bible, 1559, Jan Luyken, 1685 print Amsterdam paper etching reading the Bible or other religious books. persecution of heretics Antwerp

Inhabitants of the Pustusy in the church according to the image of Alois Gabel. A clip from a German magazine. Ruff, Louis (N.N.), Gabl, Alois (1845 1893)

Sleeping parish, 1762 print Print is part of an album. paper etching sleeping; unconsciousness. the congregation

. There is a patriot on his deathbed in an interior. There are two grieving men on his bed. At a table next to the deathbed is writing utensils and a sloping bible. Under the image a four-line caption. The image is caught in a picture frame of oak leaves with fasces, burial columns and law books.

The Christmas evening / Christmas Eve . unknown, Mueller, Lloyd (druk)

Gunst, Philip van, Sabbath Day Societies of the Jews, Sabbath Celebration in a Jewish Family, verso bottom center - stamped, A Jewish family at the dining table. The mother lights a six-wick candlestick. The man blesses the meal with the traditional Kiddush., print, prints, height 321 mm, width 208 mm, Dutch, print maker, printmaker, 1685 - 1725, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Oath of Louis XVI to the Constitution (4 February 1790). (IT)

Christian Detlef Friederich Reventlow (1748-1827), Christ Bespottelse, 1773

Holy Father; The French will believe that this brief is your work, but you know it's me who inspires you. (IT)

'King John threatening to cut off the Noses of the Bishops', c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech.

Falling spiritual and a man with a letter, Daniël Vrevalwaard (I), After Jacob Smies, 1802 - 1809 print A spiritual falls with chair and all, his hands in the air. A man with bent back and a staff and a letter in hand comes barefoot. Top right: pl. II*. Bottom right: p. 61. Haarlem paper etching political caricatures and satires. hunchback

A credulous congregation listening to a sermon by a fiery preacher. Engraving by T. Cook, 1798, after W. Hogarth.

John Baptist Jackson after Titian, Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple (right plate), 1742 Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple right plate

Christ and the personalized soul in a storage cellar; Jesus and the soul in a storage room.

Domestic altar of the gods of happiness in a Japanese house, Japan. Old 19th century engraved illustration Travel to Japan by Aime Humbert from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple right plate. Dated: 1742. Medium: chiaroscuro woodcut in black trial proof of key block. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Baptist Jackson after Titian.

Mother teaches her child to pray, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching one person praying (+ variant). mother and baby or young child. growing up

Chinese Bell Music 1741-63 John Ingram British. Chinese Bell Music 394688

Manual of the groom. The exit of the church. (Dummy title)

Confession, Jacob de Weert, 1600 - 1617 print A praying man kneels between a hat and a book for an altar. On the right is a monk in a confessional. In the distance there are bystanders with a kneeling man. Under the show is a three -line, Latin text about the confession from pred. 18. Paris (possibly) paper engraving confessional ~ part of the confession. altar. kneeling on both knees. one person praying

Visits of the prisoners; Seven works of mercy; Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae. Different people visit the prisoners in prison. A man buys a prisoner free. A woman brings food. Christ speaks to the left with a prisoner and points him on the door. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in mat. 25:36. This print is part of an album.

. Saul grabs Samuel to his cloak, leaving a piece of the cloak. Samuel reacts with the words: the Lord torn out the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to your neighbor, which is better than you (Samuel 15:28). This print is an illustration at the eighth chapter of the sixth book of 'All the works of Flavius Josephus'.

Copper engraving by Francesco Pozzi showing God appearing to Moses as a cloud, created around 1790, emphasizing divine manifestation and biblical narrative.

Church father Augustinus, 1585 print The Holy Augustine, dressed as a bishop, is working in his study. A child points him to an open book. A mirror and other writings on the table. Under the performance an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album. paper engraving St. Augustine as Doctor of the Latin Church in his study, at his writing-desk, with book, pen and sometimes a dove (divine inspiration)

Pope's authority over bishop. The pope gives the bishop's position and title, an example from the ecclesiastical hierarchy. The pope and bishop are surrounded by a group of clergymen while looking out. In the distance lies the city where the bishop will get his seat. Book illustration in rectangular picture frame with fine ornaments. The print is printed with multiple logs. At the top of the magazine the semi-title of the edition: und Antichristi, at the bottom of the magazine is the word antichristus.

Two women stand near an open bible, print maker: Jan Luyken, wed. Pieter Arentsz & Cornelis van der Sys II, 1711

Saint Philip buying clothes forchildren. Artist: Jacques Stella, French, 1596-1657

Drawing by an anonymous artist depicting twelve-year-old Jesus in the temple, executed in brown feder with brown and gray tones, mid-seventeenth century.

Christ Driving the Money-Lenders from the Temple. 1509. Graf, Urs, approximately 1485-approximately 1527. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Ste. Columbe, vierge et martyre (St. Columba, Virgin and Martyr), December 31st, 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.. Ste. Columbe, vierge et martyre (St. Columba, Virgin and Martyr), December 31st, 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

Parable of the rich fool; Similarities from the New Testament; Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae. A rich man leaves even bigger barns for his resources and his grain. He sits at the table between his money. There is a poor exchange in the opened coffin. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Luc. 12:16 And to the continuation of the story: the rich man will die at night. This print is part of an album.

Talking head of Albertus Magnus beng smashed by an infuriated monk. Bronze head used to make prophetic announcements through a speaking tube. Attributed to various medieval scholars including Roger Bacon, Albertus Magnus and Boethius. Engraving, London, 1874.

Monnik is shocked in the library of a ghost, Caspar Luyken, 1704 print Nuremberg paper etching / letterpress printing monk(s), friar(s). spirit, ghost. study; 'studiolo'; library

Loose son; The loose son. A father, who does not know a guard with his loose son, ultimately reminded him by giving him an evil woman. In addition to another man, the father looks at how the son is briefed by she woman.

. Jakob Böhme brings back a slipper to Pastor Gregor Richter. Richter, who accused Böhme van heresy, had thrown the slipper to his head.

Penance by Ashkenazian Jews in the synagogue, Pieter Tanjé, after Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1716 - 1761 print In the High German synagogue in Amsterdam, Ashkenazian Jews do a fine on the eve of Great Day of Atonement or Jom Kipur. Two men let themselves be hit. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving additional service in the Synagogue. 'malkot', crouching men beaten with straps ~ 'Yom Kippur' High German Synagogue

Christ and the personalized soul in a storage cellar; Jesus and the soul in a storage room.

Birth of Christ and Announcement to Shepherds, Ludwig Krug, 1516 print Maria and Joseph Kneelen at De Kribbe with the newborn Christ. Three little angels look at the child and a shepherd proves his honor. The announcement to the shepherds takes place very small in the background. Nuremberg paper engraving Mary, Joseph and the new-born Christ (Nativity). annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds (and/or shepherdesses) at night; a host of singing angels in the air

Print made by William Hogarth, 1697-1764, British, The Sleeping Congregation, 1736. Engraving.

The betrayal of Rennenberg, 1580, Theodoor Koning, After Jacobus Buys, 1787 print Rennenberg swears at night for an image of Christ on the cross, faithful to Spain while Farnese stands next to him, 1580. This print is part of a series of 24 prints with scenes from the life of Prince William I, 1568-1584 And is an illustration in the twenty -two -sang. Amsterdam paper engraving altarcross, crucifix. swearing an oath (with two fingers raised). print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph

Ceremony of raising the chalice in the holy mass of the Catholic Church. Old XIX century engraving illustration. Old 1852 Epithalamion. Collection of exercises prayers and trades

In a room two women are at an open Bible, Jan Luyken, 1711 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing

A sleepy congregation in a country church with one clergyman reading the serman with the aid of a magnifying glass and the other ogling a sleeping woman. Engraving by W. Hogarth.

Felicitas in prison with De Cipier, Jan Luyken, 1685 print Amsterdam paper etching female saints (with NAME) - martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of female saint. prison personnel: jailers, warders, guards

Elia meets the widow of Sarefat, Jan Saenredam, after Abraham Bloemaert, 1628 - 1709 print On the way to Sarefat, Elia meets a widow and her son who are looking for Sprokkelhout. Elia sends her home to make food for him. The print has a Latin text in the lower margin. paper engraving when the brook dries up, Elijah crosses over to the city of Zarephath; at the gate he meets a woman and her little son gathering wood (the woman's sticks may form a cross)

cartoon depicting Queen Victoria of Great Britain comforting widows and orphans during the Crimean War

The corpse service, 16; The Miracle of Amsterdam (copy), 1345. The Corpse Service. The priest keeps the H. sacrament up. On the right in the background an angel saves a soul from the purgatory. In the foreground on the left the coffin under a rug, right kneeling men. Print No 16 from the series of 16 performances of the Miracle of Amsterdam, to the events on March 15, 1345. Copies to the Bolswert series. Under the show in the album engraved a six-line verse in Latin, below a six-line verse in reference in Dutch.

John Baptist Jackson after Titian (English, 1701 - c. 1780), Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple right plate, 1742, chiaroscuro woodcut in black trial proof of key block

Turkish bride on horseback, under counter board; Sposa Turca; Habiti Antichi, ET Moderni Di Tutto Il Mondo .... An (invisible) Turkish woman drives a horse. Around her run four Turkish men who stop a canopy so that she is invisible to men's cans.

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 objetos

The traditional clothing of a Yakunin, he was a samurai who held official positions in the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan's Edo feudal period. Japan. Drawing by Crepon. Travel to Japan, 1863-1864 by Aime Humbert (1819 -1900) Le Tour du Monde 1867

Praying non visited by monks ..

The reunification and forgiveness of the lost son, Cornelis Anthonisz., C. 1540 - c. 1550 print One of series of six. Son (Filius Prodigus) is embraced by Peace (Pax). Around them are justice (Justicia), joy (Laeticia) and steadfastness (Constantia). Above them the Holy Spirit in a jet wreath. In the background the father (Father) in conversation with personification of the Jewish people (Gens Judaica), two men who are going to slaughter a cow, and a church interior (Ecclesia) with the baptism of a child and the Eucharistic celebration. Print from the series of six woodcuts with the history of the lost son with six -line Latin captions in book print. The woodcut is hand -colored where the costumes of the proposed persons have been adjusted / modernized. paper. deck paint. watercolor (paint) letterpress printing festive reception of the prodigal son. preparations, e.g. the prodigal son is given new robes; slaughtering of the fatted calf; the elder son objects

Visiting the sick; Seven works of mercy. Women with washers and towels in a hospital. Under the show a French verse of four rules. Hexagonal leaf, probably part of a circular print.

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 objetos

Woman sacrifices fruits; Sacra Matri Magnae in Antro Idaeo.print at the Top Right Labeled: p.162.

. Leaf with representations of the Mexican idolates Vitzliputsli, Tlaloc, Tescalipuca and a Mexican high priest. Under the performances a caption in French.

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