Illustrative Religious Narratives

Black and white illustrations portraying religious themes, rituals, and narratives, emphasizing historical context and moral tales.

A man possessed by the devil because of jealousy. Date: circa 1900s

front page of Der Sturmer, May 1934, illustrating the historic Blood libel against Jews. This special edition was dedicated to the practice of ritual murder ascribed to the Jews. The authors presented their prejudices as fact in order to intensify anti-Semitic hatred towards the 'murderers of Christ.' This accusation, which emerged in the Middle Ages, maligned Jews as 'murderers' of Christian children for ritualistic purposes. Der Sturmer was a weekly German tabloid-format newspaper published by Julius Streicher, as a significant part of Nazi propaganda, and was vehemently anti-Semitic

Angel with lantern points the child; Pia Desideria. An angel with lantern shows a child's road at night. The print is part of an album.

Black and White Illustration from the Loutrell Psalter circa 1340; Reeping or Harvesting

A man possessed by the devil because of jealousy. Date: circa 1900s

High Priest kneels in from of the Ark of Covenant in a cloud of incense.

Engraving from Harper's New Monthly Magazine (1868-1869). Sayyid Majid bin Said Al-Busaid (1834 - October 7, 1870) (Arabic: ماجد بن سعيد البوسعيد‎) was the first Sultan of Zanzibar. He ruled Zanzibar from October 19, 1856 to October 7, 1870. Majid became Sultan of Zanzibar and Oman on the death of his father, Sayyid Said bin Sultan, but his accession was contested. Following the struggle over the accession to the position of Sultan of Oman, Zanzibar and Oman were divided into two separate principalities, with Majid ruling Zanzibar and his older brother Sayyid Thuwaini bin Said al-Busaid ruling Oman. His marriage only produced one daughter, Sayyida Khanfora bint Majid (who married her cousin, the seventh Sultan). Consequently, Majid was succeeded as sultan by his brother Barghash. His reign was infamous in that he consolidated his power around the East African slave trade. His descendants would later follow this practice. Barghash bin Said claimed to halt the slave trade, but he continu

The Resurrection - Jesus, dressed in a shroud, stepping out of his tomb as it rests in a cave. On the right, the women weap, and on the left, the guards tumble over each other in fright, circa 1530

Illustration showing a scene in a church, with the priests dead and the poor-box robbed, during the Spanish Civil War. On the wall, a hammer and sickle motif and the legend 'Viva Russia' has been painted. The Spanish Catholic Church supported the Nationalist rebels during the Civil War, which made atrocities such as this one, supposedly performed by the Republican socialists, more inevitable. Such images, whether true or not, were certainly used for propaganda purposes, both in Spain and ab

German Funeral Sacrifice. This illustration, daitng to around 1900, shows the deceased high on a funeral pyre, with those close to him in life preparing to join him in death. In ancient times, in various societies, it was the practice for those close to the deceasedfamily and servants, for exampleto accompany the deceased to the afterlife. This practice was particularly observed by the more powerful members of the society.

Jacobus Tyras, laid out on a bed of straw, Pieter Nolpe, after IJsbrant Reijersz. Deijer, 1638 print The deceased minor brother Jacobus Tyras is laid out on a mat and a bundle of straw with a cross in his hands. There are a prayer cord and book on the table. A extinguishing lamp, skull and hourglass indicate the passing of time and to death. At the bottom two columns with a four -line text in Latin. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving deathbed. monk(s), friar(s). death's head, skull (symbol of Death). hourglass

Gothic-style engraving depicting a naked woman trying to seduce a religious man.

Engraving depicting the tragic death of William the Conqueror (1028-1087) the first Norman King of England. Dated 11th Century

Friday Morning: Jesus in Prison James Tissot (1836-1902/French)

A prisoner sits in his cell and carves the Crucifixion in the wall with a nail. Engraving by F. Bacon after E.H. Wehnert.

Illustration depicting the drying of the body of an eminent man prior to burial in the Congo. Dated 19th Century

Martin Luther (1483-1546) naited to the door of the Wittenberg castle church his Ninety-Five These, 1517. Germania, 1882.

Black and white drawing, Christ as the Good Shepherd, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Engraving depicting a religious man praying. Dated 19th Century

"Clair-obscur woodcut by Ugo da Carpi around 1524-1525 depicting Saints Peter and John, showing figures, gestures, and detailed three-plate composition."

Persian king sitting on his throne surrounded by his court. Baysonghori Manuscript of the Shahnameh (Scha-Nameh). Iran. Old steel engraved antique print. Published in L'Univers La Perse, in 1841. History of the ancient Persian empire

The great Judge of hell. Yama is a dharmapala, wrathful god and king of hell. His duty is to judge the dead and rule the various hells and purgatories. Japan. Old 19th century engraved illustration Travel to Japan by Aime Humbert from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

Mittelalter, geteilte Tracht, Mi-parti, Papst und König, oder weltliches und geistliches Gericht, An den Seiten Vasallen, 12. -13. Jahrhundert, Modege...

SAINT PATRICK The Saint's vision of the ship which would take him home. Date: 390 - 461

Crucifixion. Augustin Kolb (German, 1859-1942). Woodcut;

Crossbow men being protected by pavise-bearer, 15th century Crossbow men being protected by pavise-bearer, 15th century Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21665026

The great Judge of hell. Yama is a dharmapala, wrathful god and king of hell. His duty is to judge the dead and rule the various hells and purgatories. Japan. Old 19th century engraved illustration Travel to Japan by Aime Humbert from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

An Indian belief asserts that if a live black cat is thrown into a fire, a reincarnated soul is liberated.

Chinese cartoon depicting Christian missionaries gouging out the eyes of their converts

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

Cvomodo loved reading books on law. It was his meditation all day. Cvomodo loved reading books on law. It was his meditation all day. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656441

Krishna and Radha 20th century India (Mewar, Jaipur). Krishna and Radha 37856

Jan Hus at the stake, on July 6, 1415, the Czech reformer was burned at the Council of Constance as a stubborn and incorrigible heretic, woodcut, Czech Republic, Europe

Legend of the Jew calling the devil from a vessel of blood. Facsimile of a woodcut in Boaistuau's Histoires Prodigieuses.

Vintage Photograph. Painting of "Adoration of the Shepherds" by Gerard van Honthorst.

JUHN HUS IN PRISON, Switzerland

England: 'Friar Bacon in his Study', anonymous drawing of Roger Bacon, 1905

Israel, West Bank, Nazareth, Church of the Annunciation, bronze door, depictions, biblical, religion

Old woman and child at candlelight, Willem Panneels, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1631 print An old woman holds a basket and a candlestick. A child tries to light a candle. In the background the figure of death, represented as a frame. In the margin a caption in Latin. Antwerp paper etching / engraving Death as skeleton. old woman. candle (+ kindling a light; lit, burning light, lamp, candle)

Engraving depicting a group of famous troubadours, composers and performers of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages

Rembrandt / Holy Family with Curtain

Historia sagrada. Lanza con la que Jesucristo crucifijado fue atravesado en un costado. Rama de la corona de espinas. Clavo y punta de la cruz. Grabado de 1862.

The large statue of Shivas son. Ganesha, one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in Ganapatya sect. Java island. Indonesia, Southeast. Six weeks in Java 1879 by Desire Charnay (1828 - 1915). Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1880

Christmas illustration depicting the flight into Egypt, The flight into Egypt is a biblical event described in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 2:13-23), in which Joseph fled to Egypt with Mary and infant son Jesus after a visit by Magi because they learned that King Herod intended to kill the infants of that area.

Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza being used as an astronomical observatory, 1891. Artist: Unknown

Christ on the cross in a mountain landscape. Attributed to the monogrammist GZ (1516-1522). Pen and black ink heightened with white, on blue prepared paper, 157 x 86mm.

Norman baptistery Kirkburn Priory, Yorkshire, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837.

Pretty witch, cauldron, faces, masks, Halloween, illustration

Variant vignette for the final designer of the card for "pastor Makowski, Tadeusz (1882-1932); 1924 (1924-00-00-1924-00-00);Christmas (iconogr.), Czyżewski, Tytus (1880-1945). Pastorałki, Jesus Christ, devils, purchase (provenance), animals

Every year, on the third day of the third month, the Hina Matsuri - Feast of Dolls - is celebrated in Japanese homes, girls receiving new additions to their collections. Date: 1899

The Spirit of Grief

Man hoarding wealth over devils back with one foot in the grave, 17th. c. ballad.

China: Lu Bu (- February 199 CE) about to murder Ding Yuan (- 189 CE), from a Ming Dynasty edition of 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'

Public bath in the Middle Ages, Germany / Gesellschaftsbad im Mittelalter, Deutschland, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

S: Iustyn in 12 years martyr (image of St. Justus (Justus); Balcewicz, Franciszek Wacław (fl. Ca 1748-1760), Franciscans printing (Vilnius; fl. Ca 1740-1770); 1759 (1759-00-00- 1759-00-00); was downloaded from the Muse of the National Museum in Warsaw; graphic / c / copperplate; inorganic material / metal / copper; height 16.2 cm, width 10.8 cm; 31503 MNW; all rights reserved.

witches witch hunt a witch is being burnt at the stake woodcut mid 16th century,

Abraham. Founding patriarch of the Israelites, Ishmaelites, Edomites, and the Midianites. Colored engraving. 16th century.

Skiopticone image. Religious motive.

Side Chapel in Warwick Church, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european

Apostle James the multiple; Jacobus Major. The apostle James seen the multiple on the back.

Taoist priests performing an incantation, China, ca 100 AD, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown...

SAN MARTIN PARTIENDO SU CAPA. Author: VAZQUEZ ALONSO. Location: ST ANNE'S CHURCH, SEVILLE, SPAIN.

The Angel Appearing to Shepherds (in background), 1600. Flemish School

An evangelist (Saint Mark) holding a book

Handaka Sonja, a Lohan (disciple of Buddha), shown with his attribute, the dragon. Woodcut in the manner of an ink stone rubbing, China, 18--

History of the Prophet Moses, Moses and Aaron, c. 1550, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th or 19th century original, Europe

Christ Heals the People on the Sabbath by Justis Lyle

Photo production of painting by Paul Delaroche: La Vierge and Contemplation Devant La Couronne d'Epines.

Christ on the cross; Wankie, W Adys Aw (1860-1925); around 1916 (1911-00-00-1921-00-00);Purchase (provenance)

The letter to the Christ Child, Little Boy throws a letter into the mailbox and is raised by his sister, wishes / Der Brief an das Christkind, Kleiner Junge wirft Brief in den Briefkasten und wird dabei von seiner Schwester hochgehoben, historisch, C:CC5historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

The caption for this illustration reads: and the rays the girl shone. King Michael of Leyden had a daughter and the Tsar Doushan wanted a wife. Doushan sent an official named Theodor to check her out. The scene here shows Theodor with the Princess Roksanda. The place was dark, but he had a magic ring that provided light. She was beautiful and he gave her the ring from Doushan. The illustration is from a 1921 book on Serbian myths and legends.

Rebuilding the Temple, 19th cent. Bible engraving by Schnorr von Carolsfeld. GERMANY.

Erasmus v. Rotterdam, Moriae Encomium sive Stultitiae Laus Des

superstition necromancy necromancers John Dee and Edward Kelly invoking dead woman colour engraving Great Britain early 19th century private collection historic historical Europe esotericism occultism magic graveyard night moon church tombstone tombstones ghost ghosts,

London nightwatchman, or Charlie, who patrolled the streets at night in the 18th century. He carries a staff and a candle lantern. Lithograph c1870.

Job (Hebrew: אִיּוֹב, Arabic: أيّوب‎ Ayyūb) is the central character of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible. Job is also recognised as a prophet of God in the Qur'an. The Book of Job begins with an introduction to Job's character. He is described as a blessed man who lives righteously. God's praise of Job prompts Satan to challenge Job's integrity and suggesting that Job serves God simply because he protects him. God removes Job's protection, allowing Satan to take his wealth, his children, and his physical health in order to tempt Job to curse God. Despite his difficult circumstances, he does not curse God, but rather curses the day of his birth. And although he protests his plight and pleads for an explanation, he stops short of accusing God of injustice. Most of the book consists of conversations between Job and his three friends concerning Job's condition and its possible reasons, after which God responds to Job and his friends. The characters in the Book of Job consist of Job, his

Golgotha Franz von Stuck (German, 1863-1928). Golgotha, 1917. Oil on canvas, 46 7/8 x 48 1/4 x 3 3/16 in. (119.1 x 122.6 x 8.1 cm). This is one of five Crucifixions that Franz von Stuck painted during the difficult years just before and during World War I. Here, Christs sufferings at Golgotha take place not on a high cross but at eye level. Viewers can imagine themselves as part of this intimate scene, under an eclipsed sun, standing close to the haloed Virgin Mary, the crucified thief, and Christ on the cross. The buildings visible in the background suggest an eastern Mediterranean architectural style, acknowledging the historical location of the biblical scene. European Art 1917

Greenlanders as seen by Martin Frobisher (d. 1594) was an English seaman who made three voyages to the New World to look for the Northwest Passage. All landed in north-eastern Canada, around today's Resolution Island and Frobisher Bay.

Portrait Moses and Aaron, Old Testament, Bible, two old men, Moses, beard, face, cloak, book, stone tablet, outdoors, mountain, castle, historical illustration 1890, black and white

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

Saint Francis de Paul lying in state; a candle, skull and book next to him. Engraving by C. Mellan after himself, ca. 163-.

Madonna and Child and Little Saint John by 1894 Robert Loftin Newman. Madonna and Child and Little Saint John 11656

Sketch of the ancient font formerly in St Mary's Church, Stratford upon Avon. Black and White Illustration from the "Old England" published by James Sangster in 1860.

Christ Foretells the Destruction of the Temple by Justis Lyle

A painting of Christopher Columbus speaking with a Franciscan monk is displayed in La Rabida Monastery, Palos de la Frontera, Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain.

A view of hell featuring the devil and lots of demons, serpents, three headed dogs, turtles and people being tortured against a backdrop of flames.

A Merry Christmas - vintage card featuring Santa Claus stuffing stockings

The marble throne of Charlemagne in Aachen Cathedral, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known, Europe

Engraving showing the toiling of the Great Bell (or Tenor bell) of St. Paul's Cathedral on the death of the Duke of Albany, 1884. Date: 5 April 1884

Druids making human sacrifice to their gods, based on report by Julius Caesar. Druids, the priests, teachers and judges of Celts suppressed by Romans c50 AD. Woodcut 1832. Wicker Man

Thor son of Woden or Odin, the second god in the ancient Scandinavian pantheon, riding in chariot drawn by goats and wielding his hammer, symbolising thunder and lightning. Woodcut.

Bronze lamp in the Cathedral of Pisa, vintage engraving. Bronze lamp in the Cathedral of Pisa, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1873. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679618

Photograph by Charles Scolik showing an allegorical New Year's scene with an old woman and an angel in front of a painted Vienna cityscape around 1896. Silver gelatin paper print documenting staged scene and symbolic representation.

Monnik with folded hands resting on an open book with a skull, A. van Ravesteyn (attributed to), 1830 - 1878 print Numbered in the bottom left: 2. paper etching monk(s), friar(s). hands folded. meditation over skull and/or crucifix

Lourdes, 1914, 25th International Eucharistic Congress 1914 France. Lithograph on cream wove paperl laid down on linen . Jean Louis Forain

Principal Mourners Guard Stalin's Bier this is a reproduction from "Taegliche Rundschau", the Russian Official Newspaper in Germany, showing 12 Mourners before the Bier of Marshal Joseph Stalin. Seen standing beside the open flower-bedecked casket containing Stalin's body, in the hall of columns, Moscow's house of Trade Unions, are Pictured Left to Right: Vyacheslav Molotov, Foreign Minister; Lazar Kaganovich, Deputy Chairman; Nikolai, Bulganian, Deputy Chairman; Marshal Klementi Voroshilov, Chairman of the Supreme Council Praesidium; Leon P.Beria, Minister Of International Affairs & Georgi Malenkov , Chairman of the Council of Ministers.Mourners in background are not identified. March 08, 1953. (Photo by AP Wirephoto)

A monk as a healer. He has a string of pearls in his hand and rings around his fingers. The print is part of a series with caricatures of the French clergy under Louis XIV, Monk with pearl necklace Le Receleur Caricatures on the French clergy under Louis XIV,' (B) Renversement de la Morale Chr, print maker: Jacob Gole, Cornelis Dusart, 1670 - 1724 and/or 1693 - 1700, paper, engraving, h 115 mm × w 90 mm

'An Offering', 1889. Artist: Unknown

How at a great feast that King Mark made came Eliot the harper and sang the lay that Dinadan had made - King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table

Flowers or gift delivered to a woman standing in front of a mirror, Maxfield Parrish

Man drinking sake before the hearth. Print shows an old man seated next to a sunken hearth, drinking sake with his meal.

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