Religious Artworks and Scenes

Illustrations depicting significant religious themes and historical figures, ranging from biblical narratives to scenes of cultural interplay, in various artistic styles.

A Chinese 'opium palace' for wealthy smokers in San Francisco Date: 1882

The Raising of Lazarus: The Larger Plate ca. 1632 Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch. The Raising of Lazarus: The Larger Plate 369805

religion Judaism Pharisee during dispute detail from woodcut ""The baptism of Christi"" by Lukas van Leyden circa 1510,

A Chinese 'opium palace' for wealthy smokers in San Francisco Date: 1882

Dramas of India. Punishment, vintage engraving. Dramas of India. Punishment, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656997

Blessed are the Merciful. Dated: published 1916. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ernst Barlach.

LA ENCARNACION. Grabado de 1889. Álbum de Historia Sagrada (La Santa Biblia en imágenes). Dibujo de Julio Schnorr de Carolsfeld.

St. Boniface (675-754) destroying the Donar's Oak. Missionary work in Germania. Engraving, Germania, 1882.

Middle Ages crusades a messenger brings news from the Holy Land wood engraving after Gustave Dore 19th century,

The early 1900s caption reads: "Gudrun rose and came towards Brynhild." In Norse mythology, Gudrun was the wife of the great hero Sigurd. n the Scandinavian 'Volsunga Saga', and the Icelandic 'Poetic (or Younger) Edda' and 'Prose (or Elder) Edda'. The hero Sigurd came to King Giuki's court after braving the wall of flames surrounding the warrior-maiden Brynhild, with whom he fell in love. In the course of an argument between Gudrun and Brynhild, Brynhild realized she had been wedded to Gunnar by deception, and in her rage sought Sigurd's death.

BERBERS. Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa, west of the Nile Valley. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis, in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger River.

literature fairy tales Tales of the Thousand and One Nights translated by Gustav Weil published by Prof. J. M. Metzger 1928 ""Story of Ali Addins"" image: ""caliph bringing Ali an honour dress"",

Saul and the Witch of Endor' 'Bible' I Samuel 28. Saul tries to communicate with the dead Samuel through the Witch of Endor. She brings Samuel 'out of the earth' (Necromancy) when Saul has promised to take no action against her as a witch. Copperplate engraving c1808.

Jesus expels several demons from a possessed man

Christ taken to the tomb, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Dore (18321883), published a series of 241 wood engravings for a new deluxe edition of the 1843 French translation of the Vulgate Bible, popularly known as the Bible de Tours. This new edition was known as La Grande Bible de Tours and its illustrations were immensely successful.

The Sinner at the Hour of his Death After a 15th century allegoric miniature used in Service for the Dead in a Liber Horarum From Science and Literature in The Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London 1878

The Veiled Bride, 1862. Artist: Simeon Solomon. Rebekah stands on the left looking at the ground, her hands held by Isaac.

Jewish woman being tortured and put to death for having her son circumcised. 'Bible' 1 Maccabees 1.60. Copperplate engraving c1804

Saint Andrew Avellino. Engraving by M. Zignani.

Woodcut, Good Samaritan, Luke 10, 33, New Testament, Catholic Picture Bible

Waldensian youth hiding his vernacular Bible c1200 (19th century). Artist: Unknown

Alfred the Great was king of Wessex from 871 to 899. He successfully kept the Viking form conquering. Folklore told of one occasion when Alfred is running from the Vikings and he enters a peasant woman's home as a place of refuge. Neatherd is a name used in the past to refer to peasants and herdsmen. She ask him to watch her small loaves of bread that are cooking by her fire. Consumed by his problems, he forgets and the breads burn. The peasant woman then really scolds him, as seen her in this drawing by Edawrd Dalziel that accompanied Charles Dickens' account of the tale in his book "A Child's History of England.".

Saint John the Evangelist. Engraving by P. de Bailliu after T. van Thulden.

INDIAN TABLEAUX AT THE PRINCE'S HALL, PICCADILLY, IN AID OF THE MEDICAL MISSIONS TO THE WOMEN OF INDIA. THE TABLEAUX ILLUSTRATED THE LIFE OF AN INDIAN WOMAN, WITH SCENES FROM THE STORY OF SAVITRI, AS RELATED IN THE VEDAS

Dopo la messa (after Mass) a Santa Trinita de Monte. Date: 1875

Death Philip of Swabia. Philip, emperor of Germany, was urged by his vassal, Otto of Wittelsbach, to help him in securing the land of a rich heiress. Instead, Philip warned the young ladys father of Ottos evil character. The suitor, learning this, forced his way into Philips presence as he sat playing chess, and before the emperor could defend himself, slew him in the presence of all his court. The murderer fought his way out through the amazed attendants and escaped before any of them roused to stop him. Philip of Swabia was a member of the House of Hohenstaufen and King of Germany from 11

To ring prayer, girl pulls a bell rope to ring, 1890, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century model, exact date of depiction unknown, historical, A child pulls a rope of a bell in a stone chamber with shadow and light effects

Ioannes, pl. 11 of 29 from the series Solitudo sive vitae patrum eremicolarum (MaleHermits). Engraver: Unknown After: Maarten de Vos, Flemish, 1532-1603 Publisher: Johann Sadeler I, Flemish, 1550-1600 Publisher: Rafael Sadeler I, Flemish, 1560-1628

Engraving depicting Aaron's Rod being placed with the others of the twelve tribes, sends forth leaves showing that he was chosen by the Lord. Aaron's rod refers to any of the staff carried by Moses's brother, Aaron, in the Torah. The Bible tells how, along with Moses's rod, Aaron's rod was endowed with miraculous power during the Plagues of Egypt that preceded the Exodus. There are two occasions where the Bible tells of the rod's power. Dated 19th century

Henry IV Doing Penance at Canossa, Anonymous

Mento mori, woman standing in the cemetery in front of a coffin slab, sarcophagus, Italy, 1890, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

HENRY IV. IN THE COURTYARD OF THE POPE AT CANOSSA.

Scriptorium of a Monastery From the book The Church of England A History for the People published c.1910

Ladies whipping girls. Illustrations, Prints. 1834. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. Slave trade , United States, Whipping , Women

THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON, BY GUSTAVE DORE

Mento mori, woman standing in the cemetery in front of a coffin slab, sarcophagus, Italy, 1890, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th ce...

'A Flower Girl', 1872. From, "LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. Grant and Co., 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C., 1872.

Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb; weapons hang from above. Engraving by J. Thomson, 1846, after J. Franklin after Rembrandt.

Marley's ghost appearing to Scrooge., From A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, (London 1843-1844)

BLESSING THE NORMAN TROOPS BEFORE THE BATTLE.

Spain. Altar server singing. Essay. Engraving by Perez. Painting by Arcadio Mas y Fondevilla. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana. 1886.

Christ Reproaching Peter from The History and Life of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by Reverend J. Milner, published by B. Crosby, 1808

Alfred the Great was king of Wessex from 871 to 899. He successfully kept the Viking form conquering. Folklore told of one occasion when Alfred is running from the Vikings and he enters a peasant woman's home as a place of refuge. Neatherd is a name used in the past to refer to peasants and herdsmen. She ask him to watch her small loaves of bread that are cooking by her fire. Consumed by his problems, he forgets and the breads burn. The peasant woman then really scolds him, as seen here in this drawing by Edawrd Dalziel.

Aladdin visited by the Genie of the Lamp. From a French edition of ''Arabian Nights'' illustrated by Clement Pierre Marillier (1740-18098)

Pentecost outdoors, family with children in nature, family having a picnic with the children, 1881, Germany, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century image, Europe

San Justo (siglo V-546), confesor, obispo de Urgel. Grabado de 1852.

Waldenses missionary/troubador showing his vernacular Bible, c1170. Artist: Unknown

The Dream of Happiness, Young mother has fallen asleep with her baby and dreams of a fairy godmother blessing the child, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

An Old Woman Wearing a Rosary Cursing a Seated Man; Possibly Queen Margaret Cursing the Duke of Gloucester. Henry Fuseli (Johann Heinrich Fussli) (1741-1825). Pencil, pen and brown ink, grey wash. 19.1 x 16.2cm.

16th century. Europe. The Anabaptists. Adult baptism. Engraving by Germania, 1882.

Darstellung einer deutschen Familie auf der Colonna (Antonina) in Rom, Italien, digitale verbesserte Reproduktion eines Originaldrucks von 1880

Elijah raising the widow's child. I Kings 17.19-20. From The New Evangelical Family Bible, London, 1804.

Solomon's Judgment by Felix Hoffmann

S. EUPHROSYNE, lady who dressed as a man, became a monk consulted by many including her father to whom she did not reveal herself until dying, as shown here. Date: 5TH CENTURY

"The Convent Shrine" by Frank Wyburd, in the Gallery of the British Institution, 1862. Engraving of a painting. 'This is a charming and picturesque little composition, imbued with that pious and romantic character which Mr, Wyburd loves to deal with. In an ancient convent of rude structure a nun is kneeling, telling her beads before the shrine of a saint; two other young females, whose faces denote a reverential and serious turn of thought, completing the group. "And the hymn of the nuns was heard the while, Sung low in the dim, mysterious aisle". The shrine is lighted by a

Albrecht Dürer's 'The Holy Hieronymus in the Cell' (1511) is a woodcut showing Saint Jerome seated in a cell, with books and a crucifix, emphasizing scholarly devotion and detailed interior elements.

JESUS AND THE WOMAN OF SAMARIA, BY GUSTAVE DORE

BartolomÈ de las Casas, O.P. (c. 14841 ñ 18 July 1566) was a 16th-Century Spanish historian, social reformer and Dominican friar. He became the first resident Bishop of Chiapas, and the first officially appointed 'Protector of the Indians'. His extensive writings, the most famous being A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies and Historia de Las Indias, chronicle the first decades of colonization of the West Indies and focus particularly on the atrocities committed by the colonizers ag

Pilgrimage to Kevelaer, Adoration of the Image of Mary, 1869, Kleve District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Historical, digitally enhanced reproduction of a 19th-century original.

Three criminals bury the body of Hiram. Date: 1890s

Cartoon depicting Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India. Dated 19th Century

The Wise Virgins going to meet the bridegroom, their lamps shining brightly. 'Bible' Matthew 25. Wood engraving of 1883

Christian pilgrims, historic steel engraving from 1860

Jacob tending the flocks of Laban in the Old Testament

Summons to Valhalla (early 1900s illustration) Valhalla was the ancient German heaven. The wild tribes believed that those who died fighting valiantly in battle were borne by Wodens Valkyrie maidens to feast with him in Valhalla. They thought also that a man at times became fey, that is, he saw his death approaching. Thus, in our picture a German warrior, kneeling in the night by his fair sleeping bride, sees the passing rush of the Valkyrie; and one of them pauses to summon him to his doom in the morrows fight.

Act IV Scene i from Macbeth, c19th century. Artist: Unknown.

Antonio Michele Ghislieri, San Pío V (1504-1572), fraile dominico y comisario general de la inquisición romana, papa de la iglesia católica; dió soporte cristiano en la batalla de Lepanto en su lucha contra el imperio otomano. Grabado de 1852.

Luxembourg Museum in Paris, Trinity Chapel in Plouha, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1876.

people professions butcher etching by Daniel Chodowiecki Germany late 18th century,

Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated, the secret of women. Four women stand at the fountain and talk discreetly

Song of Solomon, Holy love. The singing of the songs Jesus Christ and his wife the church. Sacred biblical history Old Testament. Old engraving

Jesus preaches the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6: 28, 29) New Testament. Antique digitally colored Biblical illustration by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

Santa María Egipciaca (344-421), cortesana de Alexandría convertida al cristianismo. Grabado de 1852.

King John (1167-1216) signing the Magna Carta at Runnymede, 1215. Artist: Unknown

Woman grinding corn for the prisoners at Magdala. Amba Mariam, Ethiopia. Old 19th century engraved, Narrative of a Journey through Abyssinia by Guillaume Lejean from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

INDIAN SKETCHES, CROSSING A NULLAH, 1872 engraving

Ceremony of the last ablution in the holy mass of the Catholic Church. Old XIX century engraving illustration. Old 1852 Epithalamion. Collection of exercises prayers and trades

Pilgrimage. Copy the Cup. Łoskoczyński, Józef (1857 1928)

Saladin (1137/38-1193). Sultan of Egypt and Syria. Opposed to the European Crusaders. Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883).

Two pilgrims; Les Gueux / Les Mendiants / Les Baroni / Les Barons; Beggars. Man and woman dressed in rags, each with a staff in hand and a hat with scallop shell on the head. In the background pilgrims in a village. This print is part of a series of 25 prints with beggars and wanderers, such as Callot who has probably seen in Italy.

Scene from the biblical story, the famous biblical parable of the prodigal son, authentic reproduction of a school mural, historical, around 1900

Healing the Lepers by Karl Thylmann

A Gallic priestess, vintage engraving. A Gallic priestess, vintage engraved illustration. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656295

The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist. Hendrik Goltzius (Netherlands, Mülbracht now Bracht-am-Niederrhein, 1558-1617). Holland, circa 1593. Prints; engravings. Engraving

An episode in 'Gil Blas': Gil Blas and Don Alphonso, on the road from Toledo to Cuenca, receive advice from a hermit who subsequently reveals himself as their friend Don Raphael in disguise. Engraving by F. Engleheart after R. Smirke.

Der letzte Gruß, Frau winkt mit dem Taschentuch dem gehenden Mann nach, 1881, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahr...

Agony of Jesus on the Mount of Olives, historic steel engraving from 1860

IL PENSEROSO, THE POPE IN THE VATICAN, 1872 engraving

The Hermit Ephrem, Ephraem the Syrian, born c. 306, from Sylvae Sacrae by Rafael Sadeler (c. 1600), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

. A priest is flanked by two veiled women in long robes, while in the background a procession with veils and long robes passes a gate at moonlight.

The prophet Isaiah proclaims to King Hezekiah his imminent death, sick, prophet Isaiah, son Amoz, speak, plead, couch, bed, chest of drawers, bedchamber, Bible, Old Testament, Second Book of Kings, chapter 20, verse 1, historical illustration c. 1850, Near East

Der Stock und seine Anwendung, als Stütze im Alter, 1888, Illustration, Historisch, Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. Authentisch, Datei restauriert für optimale Verwendung, genaues Datum der Vorlage unbekannt 1f-4999807

Arab women from Tebessa. Oran Province, Algeria. Africa. Drawing by Georges Ivan Pranishnikoff (1841 - 1909) Tébessa and its monuments by Antoine Héron de Villefosse (1845 - 1919) Le Tour du Monde 1880

Hel, daughter of Loki & goddess of the underworld.

Mucius thrust his hand into a nearby flame to prove his courage. Amazed at his courage, Porsenna freed him.

Country Countess Elizabeth of Thuringia, and Elizabeth of Hungary, 1207 - 1231, a saint of the Catholic Church, with a beggar woman, woodcut 1888

The Poor Mans Friend: Cartoon by John Leech from Punch, London, February 1845, showing Death as the friend of the old or sick unemployed manual labourer, a more welcome option than the Union (Workhouse) that can be seen through the window.

Elijah raising the widow's son. 'Bible' 1 Kings 17.19, 20. Copperplate engraving c1808

David Feinstein, Union Meeting, c 1935 1943 Union Meeting

The legend of Pope Urban IV refusing pardon to the Knight Tannhauser, 1200s

The flight of Joseph, Mary and Jesus into Egypt; Black and White Illustration from William Hone's Everyday Book

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