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
Funeral rites for a cat, now mummified in ancient Egypt BC
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A Germanic tribal family 4th century AD
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A man in Turkish dress slashes an opium poppy bud to extract the sap from the seed capsule. Opium was introduced to Europe from Asia in the 16th century, and used as a painkiller. European engraving from the title page of OPIOLOGIA, A TREATISE CONCERNING THE NATURE, PROPERTIES, TRUE PREPARATION AND SAFE USE AND ADMINISTRATION OF OPIUM. 17th century.
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Woman, Mohammedan from Tbilisi, at home with water pipe, and in street costume, Georgia, woman in the 19th century, digitally restored reproduction of...
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Kalvarienberg at the Heiliggrabkirche on the Virgl mountain in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy, Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated
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Hindu concept of the universe, showing it encircled by a serpent, the symbol of eternity. Mount Meru represents paradise, earth below it supported by six elephants, and below this is the infernal region carried by a tortoise resting on serpent snake. Wood engraving c1880
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TOMBS OF KNIGHTS TEMPLARS, LONDON
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. Man, dressed in rags, seen on the right, his right arm in a Mitella, walking with a flag over his left shoulder with the words 'Capitano de Baroni'. In the background a procession of pilgrims and land runners at a church. This is the title print for a series of 24 prints with beggars and wanderers, such as Callot who has probably seen in Italy.
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Illustration of a hat depicting the life of Sitting Bull, the Native American Indian Chief. Tiny crescents denoted how many animals were captured by Sitting Bull, pipes indicated the number of expeditions, riding whips indicated wars, and crosses personal combat. Date: 1897
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The early 1900s caption reads: Harald Hairfair begged his father that he would let the man go." King Halfdan is the father, and Harald is 10 years old. Halfdan the Black (father) was a king of Vestfold. He belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald Fairhair, the first king of a unified Norway. Of Scandinavian origin, the term "Halfdan" means "half Dane." The time period is given as 12th century/13th century, There is some doubt as to whether Fairfair is a mythical or historical character.
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An aspergillum, a liturgical device used for sprinkling holy water. An aspergillum is a vessel that contains holy water, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century
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Death Whittles a Stick, Skeletons
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A woodcut engraving depicting the Hindu conception of the universe, showing it encircled by a snake, the symbol of eternity. Mount Meru represents paradise, the earth below it is supported by six elephants, and below this is the infernal region carried by a tortoise resting on the snake. Dated 17th century
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Jujuh-House, or House of Worship, 1850. Building '...used by the natives of Western Africa. It assumes a curious and savage appearance, inasmuch as it is chiefly constructed of the skulls of captives taken in war; and in the centre, the Gawna. It is considered the chief Jujuh, which is stuffed and placed as you see in the Sketch. This animal is allowed to roam about the towns unmolested; in fact, should a native be seen hurting it in any way, death would be his reward...You will observe the heads with feathers stuck into the sides: they represent the skulls of chiefs. A few elephants' tusks ar
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'Types of the Circassian Races', 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854".
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FIGURES OF GOG AND MAGOG SET UP IN GUILDHALL AFTER THE FIRE, LONDON
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He cried the stranger as he was weeping over the grave of his father, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).
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"The King", historical Chinese musical instrument, historical picture, about 1893
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men suits and woman in Little Boukhaire, Chinese Turkestan, vintage engraving. men suits and woman in Little Boukhaire, Chinese Turkestan, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660700
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God give us peace. Ernst Barlach (Germany, 1870-1938). Germany, 1916. Prints; lithographs. Lithograph
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Engraving depicting the inhabitants of Kamchatka and their summer hut (a Balagan), with fish hanging up to dry for winter use. Dated 19th Century
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Turkmenistan, a traditional yurt, round tent covered with skins or felt and used as a dwelling by nomads in the steppes of Central Asia, Historical, d...
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Engraving titled 'An Alchemist' which is possibly Basil Valentine (1394-1450) an alchemist, author and possibly Canon of the Benedictine Priory of Saint Peter in Erfurt Dated 15th Century
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(aka Turon or Touraine) - the subterranean Buddhist temple. Date: circa 1855
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St. Julian - Where is Hickcock, Puzzles & Optical Illusions
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MOORS, several historic and modern populations from North Africa
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'A Monk turned Hermit; A zigzag journey through Mexico', 1875. From, 'Illustrated Travels' by H.W. Bates. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London
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Mandar Parvat, also known as Mandar Hill, is a small hill in Banka district under Bhagalpur division of Bihar state, a great pilgrimage site in India,...
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The Entombment of Christ, steel engraving after a painting by Caravaggio, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th-century original.
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A Miraculous Tale: A Sutra Illustration A Miraculous Tale: A Sutra Illustration, 18th-19th century. Handscroll, ink and color on paper, 12 1/2 x 26 in. (31.8 x 66 cm). Asian Art 18th-19th century
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Native American. The Hopi village of Walpi. Tusayan province. Engraving by Rodolfo Cronau. 19th century.
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'The Bishop of Durham', c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech.
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John Huss or Hus (c1369-1415) Bohemian religious reformer and theologian. Burned at stake at Constance as a heretic. Huss in prison. Illustration by Charles Joseph Staniland (1838-1916) English marine painter and illustrator, for 'Sunday at Home' (London, 1866).
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The Iphigenie, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).
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religion pilgrimage pilgrim with rosary woodcut to ""Heiligenleben"" (life of saint) Strasbourg 1573,
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Jurisprudence, torture and punishment in medieval China, two guards carry a criminal who is tied in a basket, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th century model, exact date of depiction unknown, historical
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Charles Kingsley (1819-1875) British writer and cleric. Christian Socialist: Muscular Christianity. Believed in possibility of reconciling science and religion. Kingsley, when rector at Eversleigh, near Aldershot, helping fight a heath fire while curate to finished service in church.
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Tajik is a general designation for a wide range of Persian-speaking people of Iranic origin, with traditional homelands in present-day Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. There are also smaller communities living in Iran and Pakistan, consisting mainly of refugees from Afghanistan and immigrants from Tajikistan. In terms of language, culture, and history the Tajiks are closely related to the Persians of Iran.
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Mountain sermon in the Tyrolean Alps, People in traditional dress gather in the mountains while a man gives a speech, The Königsstuhl on Rügen, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Europe
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The Little Tin God, satirical cartoon of Kaiser Wilhelm II at the start of the First World War. He is shown with six arms, like a Hindu god, holding various weapons in his hands, and sits with a Holy Bible open on his lap. The unlikely word, Peace, appears on a banner over his head. On the plinth are the words: Gott Mit Uns Ich BIN Gott (God with us I AM God), and on another banner below: The sword has been thrust into my hand. Date: August 1914
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Engraving of the Coronation Procession of King Charles II (1630-1685) monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Dated 1660
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The decoration of Havel barges at Pentecost, 1896, Germany, illustration, reproduction from a model from the 19th century. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of original unknown, Historic, A boy climbs on a mast while boats are moored below him and birds are circling in the sky
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A burial in the forest. A burial in the forest. From Jules Verne Cesar Cascabel, vintage engraving, 1890. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659755
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Bonifatiu, 985, 6 May 1052, from the family of the Lords of Canossa was one of the most powerful nobles in Italy in the first half of the 11th century. He is best known as the father of Matilda of Tuscia, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown
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Caritas completes the construction of the People's Sanatorium, Charity, Control, Respect, Selfless Love, Selfless Benevolence is the name for active c...
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Digitally restored, Monks and nuns read a text, caricature on the feasting monks and nuns, publication from the year 1882, Digitally improved:, Monks and nuns read a text, caricature on the feasting monks and nuns, publication from the year 1882
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Mummy of an Aymara Indian, 1869, Peru
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Drawing sketch style illustration of a grave digger in the medieval times holding shovel digging viewed from the side set inside oval shape with church, tombstone and tree in the background.
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Monks of Cusco, the four orders 19th Century. Peru, South America. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Le Tour du Monde 1863
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Caritas completes the construction of the People's sanatorium, charity, control, respect, self-giving love, selfless benevolence is in Christianity the name for the active charity and charity / Caritas vollendet den Bau der Volksheilstätte, Karitas, Teuerung, Hochachtung, hingebende Liebe, uneigennütziges Wohlwollen ist im Christentum die Bezeichnung für die tätige Nächstenliebe und Wohltätigkeit, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.
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Altar of burnt offering, Leviticus chapter 16 verse 9, Bible, sacrificial animal, stone, rectangular, smoke, historical illustration 1850
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Szydłowiec (later in Krakow) the church of St. Zygmunta a movable sculpture Christ on a donkey today in the MNK unknown
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Illustration showing the settlement built by the Pilgrim Fathers the first English Puritans, known today as the Pilgrims, from Plymouth, England to the New World in 1620
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Diana Vaughan, American ex- satanist, reveals the horrors of Freemasonry to the edification of the Catholic Church, but oh gosh ! she is simply Leo Taxil's typist... Date: 1897
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Suger, 1081, 13 January 1151, was a French ecclesiastical prince and statesman, from a stained glass window in the choir of St Denis, France, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe
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Cartoon - Still Worshipping the Wrong Cross. John Collins (1917-2007)
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Book illustration, Laempel the teacher locking up the church, Max and Moritz, A Story of Seven Boyish Pranks, Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch, 1865
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Illustration showing a number of the participants in the May Day Procession at St. Mary Cray, Kent, 1891. These figures are mostly dressed in medieval garb. Date: 9 May 1891
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Fisherman with boats, hut, Historical landscape in Southeast Asia, 19th century lacquer painting from Laos, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original
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Fisherman returning with his catch, Cottage, Historic landscape in Southeast Asia, 19th century lacquer painting from Laos, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original
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Tailpiece depicting a gathering of puritan women. Dated 20th Century
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Ainu people from the island of Ezo, Hokkaido, in traditional costume, 1880, historical illustration, Japan, Asia
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Engraving depicting the explanation by Caspar Schott of how he thought the Egyptian priest used the principle of the camera obscura to display miraculous messages. A metal mirror with an inverted legend was placed in the sunlight (left) outside the temple at the correct distance so that light from it would pass through a hole and be thrown on the wall above the altar, giving an upright image. Caspar Schott (1608-1666) a Jesuit, scientific author and educator of the Baroque period. Dated 19th Century
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The crucifixion of Jesus, vintage engraved illustration.