Historical Religious Figures

Illustrations of significant religious figures and events from history, featuring depictions of saints, gods, and warriors in an artistic, vintage style.

SAINT EUSTACHIO (Eustace) Roman general who became a Christian after meeting a stag with a crucified Jesus between its antlers. Well, wouldn't you Date: - 118

SAINT EUSTACHIO (Eustace) Roman general who became a Christian after meeting a stag with a crucified Jesus between its antlers. Well, wouldn't you Date: - 118

Roman God Terminus

Portrait of St Rose of Lima (Isabel Flores de Oliva). Engraving from Lives of the Saints by Sabin Baring-Gould.

Mamluk, 'owned'; also transliterated Mamlouk, Turkish: Memluk, also called Kolemen;, Mamluq, Mamluke, Mameluk, Mameluke, Mamaluke or Marmeluke. A soldier of slave origin, predominantly Cuman or Kipchak and later Circassian and Georgian. The 'Mamluk phenomenon', as David Ayalon dubbed the creation of the specific warrior class, was of great political importance and was extraordinarily long-lived, lasting from the 9th to the 19th century CE. Over time, Mamluks became a powerful military caste in various Muslim societies. Particularly in Egypt, but also in the Levant, Iraq, and India, Mamluks held political and military power. In some cases, they attained the rank of sultan, while in others they held regional power as amirs or beys. Most notably, Mamluk factions seized the sultanate for themselves in Egypt and Syria in a period known as the Mamluk Sultanate (1250-1517). The Mamluk Sultanate famously beat back the Mongols at the Battle of Ayn Jalut and fought the Crusaders effectively driv

Medische Tracht, mit langem faltigem Rock, Persepolis, Geschichte der Mode, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus de...

Brother Jonathan, symbolising the American in the 19th century, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original, original date unknown

Ancient Bacchus Priest, Greece, after a vase painting, History of Fashion, History of Costume, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, Europe

Imperial general Aetius, 5th century, in a late Roman costume with patterned fabric, History of Fashion, Costume History, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original

Mendicant Holy Man Mendicant Holy Man, 17th century. Painting, 19 1/8 x 14 7/8 in. (48.5 x 37.8 cm). Asian Art 17th century

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.

Black and White Illustration of a 9th century soldier from the Mac Durnan Gospel;

Doing Penance in a Church, Illustration from the Book, "John Cassels Illustrated History of England, Volume II", text by William Howitt, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, London, 1858

Engraving depicting a Knight Templar, who were among the most wealthy and powerful of the Western Christian military orders and were prominent actors in Christian finance

Landgrave Konrad of Thuringia in the habit of the Teutonic Knights. Konrad of Thuringia, also known as Konrad Raspe, c. 1206, 24 July 1240, was a brother-in-law of St. Elisabeth and Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights from 1239 to 1240, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Scholar's traditional costume of the Reformation period, Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, probably on 28 October 1466, 11 July 1536, an important Dutch scholar of Renaissance humanism, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Frederick II (born 26 December 1194) (died 13 December 1250) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was King of Sicily from 1198, German King from 1211 and Emper...

Idols of Kamchatka, The evil geniuses, vintage engraving. Idols of Kamchatka, The evil geniuses, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673036

Engraving depicting a religious soldier. Dated 13th Century

According to Norse mythology, Odin was one of the chief gods and the ruler of Asgard (the country or capital of the Norse gods).

Saint John of God; Black and White Illustration

Sargon of Akkad; also known as Sargon the Great. Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th and 23rd centuries BC. The founder of the Dynasty of Akkad; Sargon reigned during the penultimate quarter of the third millennium BC.

Border taken from the bible of Clement VII, 14th century. The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance by Paul Lacroix, 1874

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, anti-Catholic caricature of Pope Alexander VI, depicting the pope as a devil, Ego sum Papa, I am the Pope, 16th Century

Griechenland, griechische Damen mit umgeschlagenem Himation oder Peplos, Geschichte der Mode, Kostümgeschichte, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion eine...

An engraving depicting a woman in Puritan dress. 19th century

The figure pictured here is a German bishop in 1700. This illustration dates to 1882.

Water Carrier of Nazareth, Illustration, Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers, by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895

Line drawing of Brother William, Englishman and companion of St Francis. Brother William is depicted with bare feet, hands covered in a gesture of humility and an ordinary rope round his waist. Drawn by Matthew Paris (1200-1259) a Benedictine monk, English chronicler, artist in illuminated manuscripts and cartographer, based at St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire. Dated 13th Century

Sigi (or Siggi) is the forefather of the Volsung lineage. He is said to be one of the sons of Odin in the Volsung saga and Nafnaaeulur both. He has a son named Rerir. He was outlawed for murdering a thrall named Bredi who had outdone him in hunting.

Illustration depicting a blood-letting man, showing the points of the blood-letting connected with the signs of the Zodiac by Gregor Reisch. Gregor Reisch (1467-1525) a German Carthusian humanist writer. Dated 16th Century

Odin or Wodan is the main god in Norse and continental Germanic mythology, 1881, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known

Dream of St. Basilius the Great - The martyr of Cesarea, St. Mercurius, sent from heaven by Christ, is in the act of stabbing the Emperor Julian the Apostate, whom he has thrown to the ground.

Illustration depicting a Samurai bowing

Quetzalcoatl, a syncretic deity of several Mesoamerican cultures, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from the 19th century, exact date unknown

Statue Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, led the choir of Ely Cathedral, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837.

Pope Julius II. Date: First published: 1532-64

Robert II called Robert Kurzhose, Robert Curthose, Robert Courteheuse, 1054, 1134, Duke of Normandy, effigy in Gloucester Cathedral, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

This figure represents King John who issued, at Runnymede in England, the Magna Carta in A.D. 1215. The Magna Carta is considered the most important instrument of English constitutional history. The illustration dates to 1882.

St Werburgh, (AKA Wærburh, Werburh, Werburga, meaning "true city"). Engraving from Lives of the Saints by Sabin Baring-Gould. she was the daughter of King Wulfhere of Mercia, but spent most of her life a a nun.

Engraving depicting the Assyrian winged god Nesroch in a mirror image either side of a symbolic tree. Dated 19th century

This illustration, dating to 1882, represents an Anglo Saxon general in 975. The term Anglo Saxons refers to Germanic peoples who lived in and ruled Britian from about A.D. 500-1000.

Andalusian Santero, man who created sacred images, near Ecija, Andalusia, Spain. Europe. Travels in Spain by Gustave Dore and Jean Charles Davillier from Le Tour du Monde 1867

Historical print from the 19th century, Frankish warriors from the 9th century

Islamic law, or Sharia, has been in effect in Aceh in some form or another since the 16th century. The Islamic penalty for theft is the ampuation of a limb, and the punishment is repeated on other limbs for successive thefts of property worth more than a gram of gold.

Hierarchy of the Church, with God at the head, the Pope below flanked by angels, kings, priests and laity, with demons falling into the flames of Hell below From Elias Ashmole "Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum", London, 1652 Engraving

Theodore II Kassa Hailu, 1818, 1868, was first Governor of Quara (Kwara) and from 1855 to 1868 Emperor of Ethiopia, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Tigranes, king of Armenia, vintage engraved illustration.

Queen of the Kurds on Horse, Turkey, 1890's, Illustration, Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers, by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895

Queen of the Kurds on Horse, Turkey, 1890's, Illustration, Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers, by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895

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

Illustration depicting an Assyrian male

The four evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, are represented in Christian iconography by four winged symbols, the church as a mount, 1870, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century original

French 19th century, illustration, showing Saint Adele (died 730 AD); daughter of King Dagobert II of Germany. She married and had a son, who would become the father of Saint Gregory of Utrecht. After the passing of her husband, and after she made arrangements to provide for her son, Adele became a nun. She established a convent at Palatiolum and became its first abbess

Anglo-Saxon grave finds from the Migration Period, 1881, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not available

Depicted here is Mohman Khaun, Nabob (local ruler) of Cambay, a city in northwestern India (present-day Kambhat).

When King Olaf Trygvason had been two years king of Norway (A.D. 997), there was a Saxon priest in his house who was called Thangbrand (pictured here), a passionate, ungovernable man, and a great man-slayer; but he was a good scholar, and a clever man. The king would not have him in his house upon account of his misdeeds; but gave him the errand to go to Iceland, and bring that land to the Christian faith.

Gallows and pillory Saxon, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837.

St Idda or Ida of Toggenberg (AKA Gutta of Fischingen) 13th century Swiss Christian nun, venerated as a saint in the Diocese of Constance especially in Fischingen, Switzerland: Engraving from Lives of the Saints (November Part 1) by the Reverend Sabin Baring-Gould, published 1898

Woodcut engraving depicting a Monk holding keys to the cellar, tasting the liquor as he fills a jug from the barrel. Dated 15th century

The last Peruvian Inca King Athabaliba or Atapalipa in festive garb, historical illustration from 1881

The figures represented here are two Byzantines Theodosius in 379 and his consort Aelia Flacilia.

1836 Sculpture Show, A Holy water font, indicated to the church of the Madeleine, vintage engraving. 1836 Sculpture Show, A Holy water font, indicated to the church of the Madeleine, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659981

Thor was the god of thunder, and thus the god of might and war. The son of Odin, he had a magical hammer named Mjollnir that returned to him, a belt of strength, and iron gloves. His chariot was pulled by two goats, Tanngrisni ("gap-tooth" ) and Tanngnost ("tooth grinder"). This illustration dates to 1913.

Cultural state in the 8th to 11th century, Emperor Henry II on the throne, after a miniature painting in a Gospel book from Bamberg, Germany, Historic...

Qianlong (25 September 1711 - 7 February 1799) was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China. The fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from 11 October 1736 to 8 February 1796. On 8 February, he abdicated in favor of his son, Jiaqing, a filial act in order not to reign longer than his grandfather, the illustrious Kangxi Emperor. Despite his retirement, however, he retained ultimate power until his death in 1799. Although his early years saw the continuity of an era of prosperity in China, he held an unrelentingly conservative attitude. As a result, the Qing Dynasty's decline began later in his reign.

Reims Cathedral, Statue of Christ, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1869.

Costumes of the time of Henry III, vintage engraving. Costumes of the time of Henry III, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10648848

Roman Army. Roman General. Engraving. Color. Imperial era.

Civil official ca. late 7th-first half of 8th century China Despite the fact that they undoubtedly depict foreigners of Western origin, these officials are dressed in the typical Tang-dynasty Chinese court dress of a long, wide-sleeved tunic over a long gown. Their hats illustrate two varieties of the standard headgear of Tang-dynasty Chinese court officials.. Civil official 49199

The Lord Treat Chamberlain. March 7, 1938.

Ancient Germanic grave goods, burial with weapons in the ground, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original d...

Jesus Christus Illustration of Jesus based on Thorvaldsens Christus statue. Image source: Scribners Magazine from 1870. The image is currently in public domain due to its age. Copyright: xZoonar.com/J.xSandvikx 2762723

Illustration of an indian sikh guard with spear hook done in retro woodcut style.

A monk symbolic as a horny cat in the monastery, satire woodcut from the 16th century, digitally improved reproduction from a publication of the year 1880, a monk symbolic as a horny cat in the monastery, digitally improved reproduction from a publication of the year 1880

Statue of Ethelbert placed on his tomb in Hereford Cathedral, vintage engraving. Statue of Ethelbert placed on his tomb in Hereford Cathedral, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10648685

A psaltery player, 9th century, (1870). Artist: Unknown

Illustration depicting the death of Saint Edmund the Martyr (d. 869), king of East Anglia who was venerated as a martyr saint soon after his death at the hands of Vikings

An Inca warrior from the 15th century from Peru, illustration from 1860, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

St Simeon (Simon) Stylites (387-459) Hermit of the Pillar. Syrian pillar-saint. 7 years self-imposed solitude in Syrian monastery, then spent 30 years on top of a 72ft pillar preaching to the crowds. Woodcut published London 1825.

Etendard kept in the Archives of the city of Beauvais, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1841.

Physician, from the Danse Macabre, 1490.

Khondland woman, Near East, India, Khond tribe, Khands, 19th century woman, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, As...

New Font for Witley Church, 1861. 'Witley Church adjoins Witley Court in Worcestershire, the princely residence of the Earl of Dudley. In the restorations and additions which have been made in the church his Lordship has spared no expense...The Font...is executed by Mr. James Forsyth, of Edward-street, Hampstead-road, who is also doing sculptured subjects in oak for the pulpit. The angles and bowl of the font are in pure statuary marble; the plinth is of black Irish marble; the bowl is nearly semicircular in form. The entire decorations are renaissance in character, to be in harmony with the

christmas christmas market pyramid vendor wood engraving Berlin Germany 1880,

Playing card of a magical being belonging to a court vendor from the beginning of the 17th Century.

A modern impression of the only surviving 14th Century Woodcut known as 'Bois Protat' depicting a Crucifixion. Dated 14th Century

Line drawing of Frater Mathias Parisiensis kneeling in adoration. Drawn by Matthew Paris. Dated 13th Century

Line drawing of Brother William, Englishman and companion of St Francis. Brother William is depicted with bare feet, hands covered in a gesture of humility and an ordinary rope round his waist. Drawn by Matthew Paris (1200-1259) a Benedictine monk, English chronicler, artist in illuminated manuscripts and cartographer, based at St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire. Dated 13th Century

Shepherd playing the bagpipes. 16th century. Engraving. Title page of the first Folio of Drayton's poem.

Effigy of Queen Philippa, placed on his tomb in the cathedral of Gloucester, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837.

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.

Burmese princess

American 20th Century, Plate 38 Saint Michael From Portfolio Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico, 1935 1942 Plate 38: Saint Michael: From Portfolio Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico

The Tassilo Chalice is an 8th century bronze chalice gilded with silver and gold, located in Kremsmünster Abbey in Austria. Digitally restored reprodu...

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

Primitive Idol Carved from Walrus Tooth, Hawaii, Illustration, 1885

Drawing of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara statue

National coat of arms, coat of arms from 1890, Mexico, digitally restored reproduction of an original template from the 19th century, exact original d...

Negress market bread, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1843.

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