Historical Religious Scenes

Depictions of religious figures and ceremonies across history, including monks writing, synagogue gatherings, and religious artwork capturing significant moments.

Photo production of a weeping woman in a crib, Laurens Lodewijk Kleijn (attributed to), after Anonymous, c. 1865 - c. 1900 glass wet collodion negative adult woman. weeping

Umbria Perugia Trevi Chiesa della Madonna delle Lacrime. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of the plain exterior focus on the sculpted portal. The spacious, white-walled interior is filled with various altarpieces and tomb monuments of the Valenti family (Romolo, Filiberto, Cardinal Erminio). The following subjects and saints figure in the altarpieces: S. Ubaldo, Ss. Battista and Antonio di Padova, S. Agostino, St. Francis, St. Joseph, St. Peter, St. Paul, Jonah, David, sibyls, prophets, the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Betrothal of the Virgin, the Flight into Egypt, the Visitation, a Madonna and Child that shed tears of blood in 1485 (now adorned with necklaces), the Deposition, the Resurrection, and various other saints and angels. Other views include a holy water font, walnut-wood benches, a marble crucifix and a Coiugali tomb. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to

Picture photography: Marcin Kober (CA 1550-ANTE 1598), portrait of Anna Jagiellon, a picture in the Krakow cathedral; Krieger, Ignacy (Kraków; Photographic Zak 1860-1926); before 1893 (1880-00-00-1893-00-00);Amalia (1846-1928) - collection, Krieger

The Blessing Harry Roseland (American, 1866/67-1950). The Blessing, 1905. Oil on canvas, 30 x 48in. (76.2 x 121.9cm). American Art 1905

Abruzzo Chieti Chieti S. Tommaso Apostolo, Cathedral6. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Cathedral was begun in 840, and building continued in the 11th cent. It was reconstructed in the 14th cent. The interior underwent a radical restoration in the 18th cent. in the Baroque style. The campanile was built in 1335. Photos include exterior views of the facade and the campanile along with several details. The interior views show the Baroque nave with its vaults and cupola. There are paintings in the vaults and over the altars, including one of St. Thomas & Christ over the main altar. There are also photos of the marble paliotto in front of the altar (17th cent.). Other interior details are the baptismal font, a wooden statue of the Madonna & Child, and wooden statues of two saints, one St. Peter. There are also several photos of the crypt, including a few of the painting fragments remaining there. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s un

A rabbi reads the Torah in the synagogue of Djerba.

Portrait of an unknown girl in a communion dress, Hendrikus Jacobus van den Anker, c. 1895 - c. 1898 Photograph. visit card Zaltbommel photographic support. cardboard first communicant. communion dress

A Sister of Charity Serving a Patient at the Hospice de Beaune. Unknown maker, French

Sunday morning revival of the Victory through Christ Society. Dos Palos, California. 1938. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Internal migrants, Religious services, California , Dos Palos, California , Merced County, Religious gatherings

Angel gravestone on cemetery

Brother Joseph Dutton at the Grave of Father Damien at the Leper Colony on Molokai in Hawaii, circa 1915

st, castle - interior views - Schweizerhof - Imperial Treasury - Spiritual Treasury - Monstrance, Bruno Reiffenstein -, photographer

Campania Caserta Sessa Aurunca S. Pietro (Duomo)64. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture (c. 1103), architectural sculpture, pavement (12th century), pascal candle, baptismal font with re-used Roman fragments. Post-medieval: Frescoes (13th century) Baroque interior (c. 1758), sculpture Object Notes: Site restored 1980 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Archbishop Hughes, prepared for burial

At Ephrata, Pennsylvania, Ethel Post Parrish materialises the spirit of 'Silver Belle' picture 7 of 7 Date: 1953

The practice of Christianity in Korea revolves around two of its largest branches, Protestantism and Catholicism, accounting for 8.6 million and 5.3 million members respectively. Roman Catholicism was first introduced during the late Joseon Dynasty period. In 1603, Yi Gwang-jeong, Korean diplomat, returned from Beijing carrying several theological books written by Matteo Ricci, a Jesuit missionary to China. He began disseminating the information in the books and the first seeds of Christianity were sown. In 1758 King Yeongjo of Joseon officially outlawed Catholicism as an evil practice. Roman Catholicism was again introduced in 1785 by Yi Seung-hun. Korean Christians were subject to persecution and hardship. Many were martyred, especially during the Catholic Persecution of 1801 and later. The Joseon Dynasty saw the new religion as a subversive influence and persecuted its earliest followers in Korea, culminating in the Catholic Persecution of 1866, in which 8,000 Catholics across the c

Painter Kazimierz Alchimowicz (1840-1916) in the pose of Christ's crucified as a model to the very image; Karoli, Aleksander (1838-1916); around 1904 (1899-00-00-1904-00-00);Alchimowicz, Kazimierz (1840-1916), Alchimowicz, Kazimierz (1840-1916)-iconography, Alchimowicz, Kazimierz (1840-1916)-collection, Jesus Christ, painting model, portraits, artists' studios, painting workshops

Apparition of Mary sculpture, Shrine of our lady of Lourdes, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Christmas night , Prayer, Bedtime, Holidays, Children

Mensa Christi, Nazareth. 1898, Israel, Nazareth

'The tomb of our Lord,' 'New Calvary,' outside of Jerusalem, Palestine , Tombs & sepulchral monuments Edgar Sutton Dorr Photograph Collection

Feet and lines in Ventura CA

Church of Nativity interiors, art. 1898, West Bank, Bethlehem, Israel

Photo collection Service army contacts Indonesia. DLC East. Dark photo. Procession Papua's? Women traditional clothing. November 10, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Description: "A Shrine whose eaves in far-off cloudland hide I mount and with the sun stand side by side" - Pi Yun Ssu. Location: China Date: 1920 china, asia, asiathroughalens

Ukrainian national dances presented by girls of the Ukrainian school in Ustilug / Ustyluh.

Black Legion member in his night rider robes. They splintered from the Ku Klux Klan and were led by William Shepard in Ohio. The groups were suspected of murders of alleged communists and socialists. They were known to have murdered a of black laborer Silas Coleman, and a Charles Poole, WPA worker. June 1936.

, Kopalgasse - crucifix, August Stauda -, photographer

The Christmas Story, Y.M.C.A. tableaux The Annunciation III. 1934, Jerusalem, Israel

Russian Cossacks. 1906 - 1914. Photographs. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.), New York (N.Y.) , Emigration and immigration, Immigrants , New York (State) , New York, Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)

Photo, Alphons Diepenbrock (Circle of), c. 1895 - c. 1925 photograph glass

Sister of Charity Serving Patient at the Hospice de Beaune; French; about 1848; Daguerreotype, hand-colored; 12.4 × 9.1 cm (4 7,8 × 3 9,16 in.)

VILLANOVA DEL GHEBBO ITALY JUNE 1964 Little girls in Christian religious clothes in 50s

A wonderful mass (diary, January 4, 1808), Christiaan Andriessen, 1805 - 1808 drawing paper. deck paint brush Twelfth Night, usually falling on the eve of January 6

Religion in Stein -- To provide Curtea de Arges Cathedral Curtea de Arges, which was donated by the princes Neagoe Basarab in 1512 and his family a grave Wurdige Statte. April 04, 1936.

Ossuary Chapel of skulls - Valletta, Malta - destroyed by a bomb during World War II. Date: circa 1910s

Rome, Italy may 1964: Two young girls dressed in white communion dresses and veils, holding flowers, possibly during their first communion ceremony in the mid-20th century

Thessaloniki, Greece a Muslim Albanian, veiled head , 1913 - Balkans - Jean Brunhes and Auguste Léon - (April 23 - June 9) (French - Thessalonique , Grèce Une Albanaise musulmane , tête voilée). Woman, costume, Islam, embroidery, portrait, hairstyle , headgear, Human beings, clothing, religion, Greece, Salonica, a Muslim Albanian Aiché-Hanum, the same, veiled head

Πιστεύω στὴν άγάπη μας 'Πιστις' , Crosses, Flowers. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Christmas tree of the 15th aviator component. 24.12. In a Turkish mosque. .

Πιστεύω στὴν άγάπη μας 'Πιστις' , Crosses, Flowers. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Model of a Funeral Boat with Figures symbolizing Isis and Nephthys. The Egyptianfunerary boat is a typical tomb offering and symbolizes the transport of the dead person or their soul, from life to the afterlife. Sister ofIsisand protector of Osiris,Nephthysis a protective goddess who symbolizes the death experience, just asIsisrepresented the birth experience.Nephthyswas known in some ancient Egyptian temple theologies and cosmologies as the "Helpful Goddess" or the "Excellent Goddess".

This First Communion photo predates 1920 and shows a New Bedford girl, daughter of Portuguese immigrants to this city in Massachusetts.

Biddend Kind, Anonymous, 1852 - 1863 stereograph cardboard. paper albumen print one person praying. child

Camera Work: A Franciscan, Venice, 1904. J. Craig Annan (British, 1864-1946). Photogravure;

The Christmas Story, Y.M.C.A. tableaux The Home at Nazareth II 1934, Jerusalem, Israel

Turkey. Constantinople. Calling to prayer , Minarets, Adhan. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Saint

Lying in state of the Late King Edward VII

Statue of a man in a crown(). Statue of a man in a crown()

The Little Novice and the Queen Guinevere in the Holy House at Almesbury. Date/Period: 1874. Print. Albumen silver. Height: 340 mm (13.38 in); Width: 279 mm (10.98 in). Author: Julia Margaret Cameron.

St. Andrew's Church. Mrs. McRae at the organ in robes. 1940, Jerusalem, Israel

W.H. Taft, speaking from dais

A Japanese Geisha girl holding a model fish suspended at the top of an ornamental flagpole, soon to be placed in a rack with other decorative flags, visible in the background. circa 1910s

A white lady posing at a bell, part of a Buddhist shrine, Myanmar, 1907 photograph Myanmar photographic support gelatin silver print southeast Asia

Calamity Jane (Martha Jane Burke) (1852-1903) at the grave of Buffalo Bill in 1900. She claimed to have been briefly married to Wild Bill Hickok in the 1870s.

Photograph by Julius Leth showing the sarcophagus of Emperor Joseph I in the Capuchin crypt in Vienna, printed on albumin paper around 1865-1866, depicting the monument and crypt interior.

Young monks at the Sviatogorsk Monastery near Pskov. Karl Karlovitz Bulla, photographer (Russian, 1854 - 1929) 1913 Inscription: Print vo.: title in German and English (pencil); artist's stamp, stamp of Pawel Barchan.

Man Ringing Bell with Rock, Church of the Twelve Apostles, Trampas, New Mexico, USA, Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration, July 1940

Yixuan (16 October 1840 - 1 January 1891), titled Prince Chun (Prince Ch'un in Wade-Giles) or more formally Prince Chun of the First Rank (親王), was a Manchu prince and statesman of the late Qing Dynasty. He was the father of the dynasty's second-to-last emperor, the Guangxu Emperor, and the paternal grandfather of China's last emperor Puyi.

Figure of Budai, 'Laughing Buddha' , Sculpture, Buddhas, Children, Budai he shang, -916. Leon Abdalian Collection

Vintage Photograph. Baptism of newborn baby in Catholic Church.

Rome Italy may 1951 A stunning photo capturing the beauty and solemnity of a wedding ceremony in a gorgeous church setting in 50s

Solemnization - the nuptial ceremony , Weddings, Marriage

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Young monks, Monastery of St. Catherine 1900, Egypt, Sinai

The Samaritans of Nablus, Middle East (Shechhem) Samaritan writing a manuscript 1900, West Bank, Nablus, Middle East

Three Models Posing for the "Symbolic Group" in the picture, "The Feast of St. Vitus in Rügan," from the "Epic of the Slavs Cycle, Zbiroh, Bohemia". Alphonse Maria Mucha, photographer (Czech, 1860 - 1939) negative 1912, print about 1980 (Verso, sheet) inscribed in pencil, at lower right corner: "64"

Portrait of an unknown girl in a communion dress, Johannes Franciscus Hennequin, c. 1888 - c. 1903 Photograph. visit card Bussum photographic support. cardboard first communion. communion dress

Prisoners aboard a Russian train bound for Siberia, 1918, The mass in the front is a dead boy

Postcard, historical, bride and groom, church,

Vanity Fair - Clergy. 'The Christian martyr'. Rev. Arthur Tooth. 10 February 1877, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1877, Chromolithograph

, Central Cemetery - honorary grave of Amerling, postcard, Brothers Kohn KG B, producer

Sacred Heart, Mission Sisters, Union Park , Sculpture. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

"Mar chioness de Beauvoir, wife of Major and Marquis de Beauveir, a direct descendant of French soldiers who fought with Lafayette in America, and a veteran of the war of 1870, shown here taking a personal interest in feeding a Belgian baby who was brought back from the war zone. The Mar chioness is renowned for her charitable work in both America and France. Paris, France."

St Cecilia at the organ, (c1865). Creator: Christian Schultz.

Organist of Latter Day Saints Church. Mendon, Utah 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Utah , Mendon, Utah , Cache County

Sinai, man praying. 1925, Egypt, Sinai

An Acolyte. Culture: probably French (Nevers). Dimensions: H. 7.6 cm. Date: last half 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bible Pix - Amish Color, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Julia Margaret Cameron, An Angel unwinged by your desire, 1873 An Angel unwinged by your desire

Cassiano Indian at San Antonio Mission, 136 years old. Watkin's new series, no. 4532 1880. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California, Indians of North America , California, Missions , California, Older people

Flying males in art, Churches in Landkreis Nordsachsen, 1904, Landkreis Nordsachsen, Collmberg, Blick zum Collmberg, Fliegender Mann, Germany

Bishop Potter's tomb

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