Historical Religious Scenes

Depictions of historical religious narratives, featuring dramatic encounters and ceremonial practices in a vintage illustration style.

Funeral rites for a cat, now mummified in ancient Egypt BC

'The Two Men Were Felled Simultaneously', 1932. 'The friar opened the door just sufficiently to permit his stalwart frame to slip through, and disappeared into the darkness of the cell. "Ohé there, you men", cried the friar from within, "where is the prisoner I cannot see him". "That is very strange", said the guards, rushing in hastily and leaving the door open whilst they endeavoured to pierce the gloom with their dim lanthorns. The friar threw out his arms like a flail, and such was his strength that the two men were felled simultaneously and lay stunned

Water carrier, Souk Medina of Fez, Fes el Bali. Morocco, Maghreb. North Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

Funeral rites for a cat, now mummified in ancient Egypt BC

Cartoon from Punch, London, 1860, when the leader of the pseudo-religious community at Spaxton near Taunton, Somerset, which scandalised Victorian England, proposed going to America.

Wooden pulpit in the church of St. Gudule, seventeenth century, vintage engraving. Wooden pulpit in the church of St. Gudule, seventeenth century, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659984

Jason and Medea with the Golden Fleece. According to Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece is the fleece of the golden-woolled, winged ram, Chrysomallos, and is a symbol of authority and kingship. Jason

Woman in a living tent in Turkmenistan, Woman in the 19th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting, exact original date unknown

Amazonian witch doctor/medicine man. From a late 19th century French engraving.

Entrance to the Tombs of the Kings, Gospel of Luke, New Testament, Rock Tomb, Entrance, Guardian, Queen Helena, Family, Bible, Historical Illustration 1850

Engraving depicting a Christian knocking on a Gate. Taken from the 'Pilgrim's Progress'. Dated 1860

An engraving depicting the women of Sonnenberg taking parts of dolls to the finishers for assembly. Dated 19th century

Sarcophagus of queen Jelena (Helena) from Solin, Croatian. Epitaph inscription: In this grave lies the famous Jelena, wife of king Mihajlo, mother of king Stjepan. She won peace for the kingdom. On the 8th October in the year 976 after the incarnation of the Lord she was buried here: on the IV indication, V lunar cycle, XVIII epact, V solar cycle. She, who was mother to the kingdom in her life time, also became mother to all orphans and the protectress of windows. While you behold this say: Oh God, have mercy upon her soul !. Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments, Split, Croatia.

Burying victims of the Plague of London (1665) at night in multiple graves. Two of men are smoking pipes, partly to combat stench of corpses, partly in the hope that Tobacco smoke would prevent them becoming infected. Copperplate engraving.

A native woman washing gold in Senegal. From a sketch by Mungo Park (1771-1806) on his last expedition.

Wohnung der Tscherkessen, Zirkassier, ein kaukasisches Volk in der Türkei, im Jahre 1860 / Dwelling of Circassians, a Caucasian people in Turkey, in 1860, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

A Bosnian peasant, c1890. Artist: Unknown

Missionary Preaching to the Sioux”, Book Illustration from Indian Horrors or Massacres of the Red Men”, by Henry Davenport Northrop, 1891

The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of persons. Examples of litter vehicles include lectica (ancient Rome), jiao (China), sedan chairs (England), palanquin (also known as palki) (Bangladesh, India), gama (Korea), cáng (Vietnam) and tahtırevan (Turkey). Smaller litters may take the form of open chairs or beds carried by two or more men, some being enclosed for protection from the elements. Larger litters, for example those of the Chinese emperors, may resemble small rooms upon a platform borne upon the shoulders of a dozen or more men. To most efficiently carry a litter, porters will attempt to transfer the load to their shoulders, either by placing the carrying poles upon their shoulders, or the use of a yoke to transfer the load from the carrying poles to the shoulder.

The name 'Viasayan' refers to any of several ethnic groups, including Austronesian and Negroid peoples, that inhabit the regions of the Visayas and some parts of Mindanao in the Philippines.

The early 1900s caption reads: "Gunnhild's messengers came to Thorstein." The historical Gunnhild was the wife of Eric Bloodaxe, King of Norway from 930 to 934 AD. She appears in the Icelandic Sagas. She lived during a time of great change and upheaval in Norway. Her father-in-law was Harald Fairhair. Thorstein the Red or Thorstein Olafsson was a viking chieftain who flourished in late ninth-century Scotland. This illustration by Gordon Browne dates to 1913.

Wulstan Bransford, - 1349. Medieval Bishop of Worcester, England. From Picturesque England, Its Landmarks and Historic Haunts, published 1891.

Relief at Borobudur Temple, Indonesia. Depicts women carrying lotus offerings. Borobudur, or Borobudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia

religion, clergyman, caricature, mendicant and musicians, woodcut by Albrecht Duerer, circa 1500,

Mexican deity Quetzalcoatl Date: circa 1500

An engraving depicting 17th-century London watchmen with lanterns and bells. Dated 19th Century

An old Hindu ascetic, or holy man: seated, with a circular grating around his neck. Etching, ca. 1890 ().

Cart with Bells Attached, for Performances, Burma, "Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers", by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895

Night watchman with lantern, 1845. 'I lament more particularly for the loss of one of our most ancient privileges - the comfortable families' mild and amiable guardian of the night called the watchman. Ah! the comfort to the sleepless of that mournful quavering cry: it gave assurance to you in the darkness and the stillness of the night (although the correctness of the hour could never be depended on). What matter! you knew a guardian was watching round your pillow...too weak to commit a burglary on your pantry, and who, when wanted, was always to be found in his box. See what a comfort it was

Jean Ribault sets up his column which the Florida Indians honour Date: 1562

Moses hiding his face, unable to look upon the face of God, Old Testament, engraving, 1808, 19th century

Engraving depicting inhabitants of the Kamchatka Peninsula and their summer hut (Balagan), fish hanging up to dry for use in the winter. Dated 19th century

Medicine Man in Fantastic Costume”, Book Illustration from Indian Horrors or Massacres of the Red Men”, by Henry Davenport Northrop, 1891

Man from Laos, illustration from 1870 / Mann aus Laos, Illustration aus 1870, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Carvings at the Choir Chair in the Nikolauskapelle in Mainz Cathedral, Germany, historical image or illustration, published 1890, digitally improved, Carvings at the Choir Chair in the Nikolauskapelle in Mainz Cathedral, Germany, historical image or illustration, published 1890, digitally improved, Europe

Blind beggar. Ernst Barlach (Germany, 1870-1938). Germany, 1912. Prints; lithographs. Lithograph

Willem Barents (d1597) Dutch navigator who led expeditions in search of Northeast Passage. Interior of Barents' winter quarters off Novaya Zemlya; these quarters were discovered in 1871 just as they had been left by the doomed expedition.

A Knight of Teutonic Order, also Order of Teutonic Knights, Teutonic Knights or Teutonic Order, a Roman Catholic religious order, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original

Rusia. Tienda - habitación de los kalmucos, pueblo mongol del oeste del Volga. Grabado de 1890.

Pierre Sonnerat (1748-1814) was a French naturalist and explorer who made several voyages to Southeast Asia between 1769 and 1781. He published this two-volume account of his voyage of 1774-81 in 1782. Volume 1 deals exclusively with India, whose culture Sonnerat very much admired, and is especially noteworthy for its extended discussion of religion in India, Hinduism in particular. Volume 2 covers Sonnerat's travels to China, Burma, Madagascar, the Maldives, Mauritius, Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka), Indonesia, and the Philippines. The book is illustrated with engravings based on Sonnerat's drawings. Among the most interesting illustrations are Sonnerat's pictures of various Hindu deities. Sonnerat was also a dedicated ornithologist and bird collector, and the book describes and depicts a number of species that he was the first to identify.

Moslem fanatics at the Mohurrum festival : they have inflicted all kinds of physical injuries on their bodies as signs of their devotion. Date: 1887

An engraving depicting 17th-century watchmen with their lanterns and bells. Dated 19th century

A woodcut engraving depicting a man collecting resin from an incense tree. Dated 17th century

Marskramer.A skelmer with a large hat sells all kinds of baubles from a march, including Kamjes and mirrors.

christmas christmas market greetings card saleswoman drawing by Daniel Chodowiecki Berlin circa 1800,

Women, Sinhalese, ethnic group in Sri Lanka, woman in the 19th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, original date unknown

Engraving depicting a lady summoning a servant by means of a bell, in this case a pneumatic (compressed air) one which was operated by squeezing a small rubber balloon. Dated 19th century

Annual peasant fair, 16th century. Bauernkirchweih, copperplate engraving by Daniel Hopfer, 16th century, digitally improved reproduction from a publication of the year 1880, Annual peasant fair, 16th century. century, digital improved reproduction from a publication of the year 1880

Engraving depicting the crowning of the May Queen. Illustrated by William Small (1843-1929) a Scottish illustrator and artist. Dated 19th century

Illustration in an English publication depicting an angelic child, figure carrying a decorated Christmas tree through a forest towards a village. 1891

Druidical Circle of Jersey. Black and White Illustration from the "Old England" published by James Sangster in 1860.

Mexican religious men of the 19th century dressed in typical costumes of the time, Mexico city, drawing by Edouard Riou (1833-1900) Travel in Mexico, 1854-1855 by Ernest Vigneaux. Le Tour du Monde 1862

'With Lord Dufferin in Burma - A Burmese Pas Seul', 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886".

Leader of workhouse rebellion being encouraged to come down from the roof and end her protest. 1884.

Norteamérica. Acto funerario de una tribu india. Grabado de 1888.

Black and White Illustration; The Anglo-Saxon Calendar; April; Feasting; Source MS Cotton Julius A vi;

Procession of the members of an Order of Penitents, France, Spain, historical illustration, 1877, Europe

Bearers of the gestational chair of the pope. Vatican. Rome. Italy, drawing by Alphonse de Neuville (1835-1885) Holy Week in Rome, 1863 by Ludovic Celler (1828-1909) Le Tour du Monde 1867

This woodcut from Hartmann Schadel's "World Chronicle" or "Weltchronik" shows the "Coming of the AntiChrist".

Engraving depicting a monk illuminating a manuscript. Dated 19th century

Steam bath for a Wayana Indians tribe woman who has given birth, French Guiana, South America. Drawing by D. Maillart. From Cayenne to the Andes (1878-1879) by Jules Crevaux (1847 - 1882) Le Tour du Monde 1880

Illustration depicting a hearse taking the deceased to the gravesite. Dated 19th Century

Greek god of marriage, carrying a veil and a torch

The goat of the sin offering, grain offering, sacrifice, propitiation, people, Bible, Old Testament, Book 4 of Moses, Chapter 29, Verse 5, historical illustration c. 1850

Costume Scots leaders of Edward I time, vintage engraving. Costume Scots leaders of Edward I time, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656007

Burial: Grave of Zulu chief: body in sitting position in stone-lined underground chamber. Wood engraving from F Ratzel 'History of Mankind' Leipzig 1888. Wood engraving.

Portrait of Powhatan (1545-1618) the paramount chief of Tsenacommacah, an alliance of Algonquian-speaking Virginia Indians in the Tidewater region of Virginia at the time English settlers landed at Jamestown in 1607. Dated 17th century

DRAWING OF THE CRUCIFIXION

Engraving depicting The Brothers of the Cross doing penance for the Black Death

Victorian London. Poverty and homelessness. Asleep under the stars. Engraving by Dore from "London, a Pilgrimage" , 1872. Author: GUSTAVE DORÉ.

The Last Fall under the Cross, Wood engraving on paper, Simon of Cyrene takes the cross., France, 1840s, Print, Print

In the Shinto religion, the indigenous religion of Japan, Amaterasu was the sun goddess.

The burning of the effigies of Judas in the streets of Tacuba, Mexico City, Mexico -- a traditional Easter activity, designed to purge the sins of the past year. The figures chosen often resemble politicians. Date: circa 1910s

Woodcut depicting an English medieval feast. From Chaucer's Canterbury Tales 1484

Indra, King of the hindu gods in an early collection of hymns, the Rig Veda. He had authority over the sky ; he could rend clouds apart with thunderbolts to make rain.

Marco Polo was a Venetian traveler who left Venice, Italy, with his father Niccolo and uncle Maffeo in 1271, arrived in China in 1275 where Kublai Khan had his court, and returned home in 1294. Shown here are Mongols with the yurts and herds. Yurts were collapsible homes that could be set up and takern down easily.

Witch trial, after a woodcut from the 16th Century

China: Cao Cao (155-15 March 220 CE) appeals to the powerful lords (Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan), from a Ming Dynasty edition of 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' called Sanguo zhi tongsu yanyi

ANGLO-SAXON

Symbols for the crusades of the 11th century, 1850, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Morrisdance, Moor Dance, c. 1340, England, Spring Dance, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Dwelling of the Indians in Central America, Fraün in the 19th century, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, original date not k...

Death of King Philip

State coat of arms, coat of arms from 1890, Egypt, digitally restored reproduction of an original template from the 19th century, exact original date not known, Africa

Journey of distinguished people in Central America, a priest and his housekeeper are carried in a palanquin by porters, 1880, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century print

Death and the Merchant, from the Dance of Death, also called Danse Macabre, Basel, Switzerland, Gothic-style painting, digitally restored reproduction...

The last Judgment, Lintel of the portal of the church of Culture in Le Mans, vintage engraving. The last Judgment, Lintel of the portal of the church of Culture in Le Mans, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1842. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659987

New Zealand. The traditional Maori greeting, the hongi. Pressing noses. Engraving. 19th century.

Cvomodo loved reading books on law. It was his meditation all day.

Japanese musician gril playing a koto, Japanese stringed musical instrument. Japan, Asia. Journey to Japan by Aime Humbert 1863-1864 from Le Tour du Monde 1867

Heart as the seat of the emotions. Nearly 150 years after Harvey's description of the heart as a pump, and the publication of his De Motu Cordis, the old idea lived on. Lover carving a heart and initials on the branch of a tree.

A male skeleton walking behind a female skeleton (vignette for the feast of the dead) ca. 1890-1910 José Guadalupe Posada. A male skeleton walking behind a female skeleton (vignette for the feast of the dead). José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1851-1913). ca. 1890-1910. Metal-plate engraving. Prints

The Anxiety of Saint Joseph (L'anxiété de Saint Joseph) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Anxiety of Saint Joseph (L'anxiété de Saint Joseph), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 6 5/16 x 7 13/16 in. (16 x 19.8 cm). Betrothed but still unmarried, Mary and Joseph do not yet live together, making the news of her unexpected pregnancy a cause of deep concern for Joseph. Ordinarily industrious, as the curled wood shavings around his feet attest, the carpenter hunches over his bench, lost in thought and unable to work. In the hope of catching a glimpse of Mary, he gazes out at the street as women pass carrying jars filled with the days water. Although traditional representations of Joseph show a man of advanced age, Tissot painted him as younger and more robust, arguing in his accompanying commentary that “Rabbinical doctrine” would have regarded the union of an old man and a young girl as a “profanation.” He further asserted that the rigorous demands

Russian folk picture sheet up to 1860, sheet 44

Burial customs: Body left exposed on raised wooden platform: North American Indians in region of Saskatchewan river. Wood engraving c1870

Man kneeling in Prayer, 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

Woman, bayadere, exotic dancer, from Hyderabad, India, Women in the 19th century, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original, Asia

Gallows and pillory Saxon, vintage engraving. Gallows and pillory Saxon, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10648687

Volunteer martyrs cortege in the Muharram bloody procession of Shusha, Azerbaidjan. Line engraving ( c. 1878 ).

1600s 1670s NATIVE AMERICAN LEADER KING PHILIP SON OF MASSASOIT KING PHILIP'S WAR AGAINST NEW ENGLAND COLONIES AT PLYMOUTH

The Shewbread, Leviticus chapter 21 verse 5-8, Bible, shewbread, Jewish ritual, object, baked goods, God, offering, stretcher, ornaments, temple, historical illustration 1850

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