Religious Iconography in Art

Engravings and prints depicting saints and religious figures in dramatic poses. The detailed artwork reflects deep religious themes and emotions.

Portrait of Bishop Piotr Tomicki; TEPPLAR, Antoni (1804-Post 1839), PREK, Ksawery (1801-1863), Samostrzelnik, Stanis AW (CA 1480-1541), Czech, Józef (Kraków; Drukarnia; 1826-1850); 1830 (1830-00-00-1830-00-00);

Michel Aubert engraved and etched a copper print in 1724 depicting Saint Katharina, illustrating her figure and iconography.

A copper engraving and etching by Pieter de Jode II from 1620-1674 depicting the mystical marriage of Saint Katharina in a religious context.

Outgoing churchgoers, Joseph de Longueil, after Sigmund Freudenberger, 1780 print France paper etching / engraving monk(s), friar(s). leaving the church after service

Holy Lucia, Johann Sadeler (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1583 - 1587 print The H. Lucia, kneeling to the left. She reads a book. On the floor for her a dagger and a book on which her two eyes lie. In the background on the right she is topped with boiling oil. The thirteenth print of a seventeen -part series with female saints. Germany paper engraving the virgin martyr Lucy (Lucia) of Syracuse; possible attributes: dagger or sword (in neck), eyes, flames at feet, lamp, ox

Copper engraving and etching by Cornelis van Caukercken depicting Augustine of Hippo, created between 1640 and 1680.

Etching by Bernardino Capitelli depicting Saint Theodora, created between 1605 and 1639, showing the saint in religious attire with traditional iconographic attributes and gestures.

Church wedding ceremony. A marriage is found in a church. The groom shoves a ring around the finger of his loved one.

Portrait of Bishop Piotr Tomicki; TEPPLAR, Antoni (1804-Post 1839), PREK, Ksawery (1801-1863), Samostrzelnik, Stanis AW (CA 1480-1541), Czech, Józef (Kraków; Drukarnia; 1826-1850); 1830 (1830-00-00-1830-00-00);

A copper engraving print by Nicolas Bazin created between 1653 and 1710 depicting Our Lady on Mount Carmel, showing figure, landscape, and religious composition.

. Mary is kneeling for the manger with the Christ child. Three angels around the manger. In the background Jozef with the donkey. The print has a Latin Bible quote as a caption and is the third print of a twelve-part series about birth and the first years of Christ.

Pope Stephanus VI (VII) condemns the corpse of Pope Formosus, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jacobus Buys, 1782 print Stefanus VI (VII) and the dead Pope Formosus during the cadaversnode in Rome in 897. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving council, synod ~ Roman Catholic church Rome

Copper engraving by Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert depicting Saint Katharina of Alexandria, created between 1625 and 1659, showing the saint with religious symbols in a devotional scene.

Holy Filomena is looking forward to a vision of Mary with Christ, Henri van der Haert, After Adrianus Wulffaert, 1836 print Brussels paper etching female saints. appearances of Mary

XXIV / The Emperor listened carefully.

Copper engraving and etching by Raphael Sadeler the Elder created in 1615 depicting St. Felix of Cantalice in front of Mary with the child, showing human figures, gestures, and religious narrative in early 17th-century style.

A copper engraving by Giulio Bonasone from 1561 depicting the Holy Family, with Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus in a devotional composition.

Young woman prays in the church, Paul Gavarni, 1854 print Paris paper adolescent, young woman, maiden. one person praying. interior of church

Having only God for witness of my thoughts, and to which / I can not address me, "I declare ... // Funeral oration from Louis XVI

A copper engraving created between 1560 and 1700 depicting the Holy Family, showing Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus in a devotional setting.

Praying nun in sick child, Cornelis Kruseman, 1847 - 1857 print The child is on his lap with the mother, behind it the grandmother is. The company is in the bedroom. paper mother and baby or young child. one person praying. nun(s). patient, sick person

Mucius Scaevola puts his hand in the fire, Anton Maria I Zanetti, after Parmigianino, 1690 - 1757 print The Roman Mucius Scaevola puts his hand in an altar fire to show his self -control to Lars Porsenna, the king of Clusium. Figures are watching around the altar. Italy paper Gaius Mucius Scaevola before Porsena: he thrusts his right hand into the flames (the body of the king's secretary who erroneously had been killed instead of Porsena may be seen lying on the ground)

This copper engraving by Jacobus Neeffs, created between 1630 and 1680, depicts Saint Antonius of Padua holding the Christ Child, showing devotional interaction and detailed figure work.

Depicts Jesus on the Mount of Olives and among the Pharisees, created as a copper engraving print by Cornelis Galle the Elder between 1596 and 1650, showing biblical scenes.

H. Franciscus in Extasse, Charles Audran, After Simon Vouet, 1637 print paper engraving St. Francis of Assisi in ecstasy. building-site of church indicated by a miracle

Copper engraving by Gerard Seghers from 1615-1675 depicting Saint Francis of Assisi, showing the saint in religious habit with symbolic elements of his life.

An etching by Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich from 1779 depicting the Circumcision of Christ, showing figures, gestures, clothing, and religious composition.

The French nobility at the church (from FRANSE Adel in Kerk), Abraham Bosse, After Jean de Saint-Gigny, c. 1628 - C. 1629 paper etching / engraving dress, gown (+ women's clothes). styles of hairdress - AA - ~ women. neck-gear: collar (+ women's clothes). sleeves (+ women's clothes). one person praying. interior of church

Realization of De Dochter of Jairus, William Unger, After Paolo Veronese, 1861 - 1889 print Vienna paper. etching raising of the daughter of Jairus, who is lying in bed (Matthew 9:18-19, 9:23-26; Mark 5:21-24, 5:35-43; Luke 8:40-42, 8:49-56)

Christus bij Martha en Maria.Maria van Bethania is at the feet of Christ and listens to his words. She has a scroll in the hands. Her sister Martha, with a barbell in the hands, accuses her of laziness. Christ spreads his hands, pointing to Mary. Illustration of the Bible text Luc. 10:40. Under the show the title in Hebrew, English, German, Latin, French and Dutch.

Couple kneels for the bishop of Emmeram, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1806 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving archbishop, bishop, etc. (Roman Catholic). kneeling figure. knight

. A thick monk, sitting in a chair. He drinks from a wine bottle. The print is part of a 50-part series with the subject of the misuse of the Catholic clergy.

Sitting Maria with Christ Child (Sedes Sapientiae). Maria is sitting on a throne. There is an open book on the knee of the Christ child. Christ makes the blessing gesture. This print is part of an album.

A 1630-1674 etching by Jan Lievens showing Saint Anthony the Great, depicted with traditional symbols of monastic life and Christian devotion.

Copper engraving and etching by Bartholomäus Kilian from the 17th century depicting Maria and Saint Cajetan, showing figures, gestures, attire, and symbolic elements in early modern European prints.

Voice change between a woman and an old spiritual. .

Chinese man on a half of the people greeted by two people; Chinese on sijn resting bed and haer greetings; Chineese and strangled aftersie. A Chinese man on a resting bed is greeted by two people. One of them keeps a range in hand.

Copper engraving by Frans van der Steen depicting the Holy Family with an angel holding a candle. Produced between 1640 and 1672, it shows human figures, gestures, and symbolic composition.

Blessing a marriage in a church. .

Maria Met Kind, Johann Kaspar Eissenhardt, After Carlo Crivelli, 1834 - 1896 print Vienna paper. etching Madonna: Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (Mary sometimes represented half-length). fruits: apple

Three characters of the Holy Trinity (praying Christ, adored by angels and two saints); Alais, John (Ca 1778-Fl. Ca 1820), Hills, P. (Flow. Ca 1788-1808), Marcinowski, Antoni (Vilnius; Drukarnia; 1817-1862), Tyszkiewicz, Konstanty (1806-1868); 1803-1820 (1803-00-00-1820-00-00);

Emperor Justinianus kisses the feet of the pope. .

King clotwig baptized and anointed by bishop Remigius. .

A copper engraving and etching by Johann Gotthard von Müller from 1819 depicting the mother of a saint, showing figures, gestures, and symbolic religious elements.

Etching by Odoardo Fialetti from 1626-1700 showing a title page dedicated to Antonio Maffei, depicting the habit of a religious order.

Christ before Caiaphas, 1784 print On the right Kaja pas is on his throne, seen from the side. In front of the throne is Christ with tied hands between a crowd of soldiers and Pharisees. paper etching Christ before the Sanhedrin with Caiaphas as high priest, and possibly Annas; maybe a soldier about to strike Christ because he keeps silent (Matthew 26:57-66; Mark 14:53-64; Luke 22:54, 22:66-71)

Annunciation (LAnnonciation), c. 1729, re-worked c. 1763, Engraving and aquatint printed in brown ink on laid paper.

Fine Margaretha in the church, Franciscus Bernardus Waanders, After Ary Scheffer, 1846 print Margaretha van Cortona is a penalty in front of a pew. Being behind her are tucked young women. The Hague paper. the Franciscan Tertiary Margaret of Cortona; possible attributes: discipline, dog, lily, skull, stone

Marriage of Willem van Oranje and Charlotte de Bourbon, 1575, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jacobus Buys, 1783 - 1795 print Marriage of Willem van Oranje and Charlotte de Bourbon in a church in Den Briel, 12 June 1575. The prince and princess standing for a pastor in a pulpit. Amsterdam paper etching (civil) marriage ceremonies. marriage ~ Protestant service Brielle

Copper engraving by Gerard Seghers showing Christ with the crown of thorns, depicting suffering, facial expression, gestures, and religious iconography in 17th-century Christian art.

Two angels lead a woman for Mary in heaven, Franciscus Andreas Durlet (attributed to), 1844 print paper etching (ascent into) heaven. the Virgin Mary. angels

Etching by Johann Leonhard Raab from 1881-1888 depicting St. Thomas von Villanueva healing a lame person, showing figures, gesture, and religious context.

Copper engraving and etching by Antoine Louis Romanet between 1768 and 1807 showing Saint Gregoire distributing his property to the poor, highlighting Christian charity and devotion.

Shepherds in a chapel play Schalmei for Maria with child, Antoinette Cécile Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot, c. 1822 print Paris paper. parts of church interior: chapel. herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.. clarinet, bassoon, oboe, shawm. playing instruments (in church)

Copper engraving and etching by Lucas Kilian from the 16th-17th century depicting Mary with the child and a bishop, including figures, gestures, and composition.

Maria with child and a book, Joseph Théodore Richomme, After Rafaël, 1836 print Paris paper. etching / engraving Madonna: Mary standing (or half-length), Christ-child close to her bosom

Copper engraving by Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert depicting the Holy Family with an angel, created between 1604 and 1659, showing religious figures and devotional composition in 17th-century Flemish printmaking.

Holy family in Hollands Interieur, Carl Gottlieb Guttenberg, after Rembrandt van Rijn, after Pietro Antonio Martini, 1786 - 1808 print paper etching / engraving old woman. infant, baby. interior of the house. reading. Holy Family with others, e.g.: Anna

Godschalk undergoes his punishment and burns his books. Part of the twelve bishops looks at how the penalty them imposed by Godschalk. Godschalk burns books after he has been drained with the rod.

Beul is about to show Gabinia; Gabinia .. A ready turn is about to hit Gabinia, while she prays to God. Serena is desperately watching.

H. Catharina van Siena, anonymous, after Jean André, 1690 - 1730 print Numbered at the top right: 116; bottom right: 224. print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper engraving the virgin and Dominican Tertiary, Catherine of Siena; possible attributes: book, cross, crown of thorns, crucifix, demon under foot, heart (with cross), lily, plague-stricken, ring, rosary, stigmata

This copper engraving and etching by Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, produced between 1595 and 1633, depicts Aloysius von Gonzaga in meditation, highlighting devotional posture and detailed figure rendering.

Christus als onderwijzer; Proefdruk voor de titelpagina voor: K.N. Meppen, Agatha (...), 1846.A young woman is sitting at the feet of Christ, holding her hand. He points her on the lamp that hangs in the room. Perhaps an illustration of the Bible verse Math. 5.15. Above and below the image in blind stamping the title and author of the work plus the imprint.

Hoop (Spes), Abraham Bosse, 1636 print Paris paper engraving / etching the Seven Virtues (symbolized). Hope, 'Spes'; 'Speranza divina e certa' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues

Heilige Vincentius A Paulo, Jean Pierre Larcher, After Achille Devéria, 1814 - 1843 print Paris paper etching / engraving St. Vincent de Paul taking care of orphans and foundlings

Maria met kind, anonymous, c. 1877 - in or before 1882 photograph photographic support albumen print Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child

Rinske Verlaat de Kerk, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1804 print Rinske Heemstra leaves the church during the service. Her husband, called Wigbold, comes after her. The print is part of an album. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Haarlem paper etching / engraving interior of church. taking leave (+ variant)

Title print with four female personifications at a heart. Four female personifications illuminated by sun rays are at a pied feature on which a heart. A veiled woman, the personification of faith, leans with her arm on a stone table while the personification of truth puts hands on her spectator and tramples a mask. The blindfolded personification of justice holds a scales and hits an arm around the prosperity, which has a palm branch and the cornucopia.

Copper engraving by Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert depicting Maria with child Jesus and Saint Katharina of Alexandria, created between 1604 and 1659, showing religious figures and devotional scene in Flemish printmaking.

Fotoreproductie van des Weibe Prayer, Anonymous, After Brooks, 1870 - 1890 Photograph. visit card This photo is part of an album. cardboard. photographic support albumen print painting, drawing and the graphic arts. prayer at going to bed, or at getting up

Two mech men from Darjiling on a rock; MeeCh Group. (Trans-Himalayan Origin). Darjeeling ...

Holy Christina; Mirror of honorability; Speculum Pudicitiae. The H. Christina, sitting. She reads a book. A snake in her left hand. Three other snakes around her legs. In the background she is burned in an oven. The eighth print of a seventeen-part series with female saints.

Family around the sickbed of the mother.Around the sickbed or a woman has collected her children and her husband. The Children Pray.

Chinesen worship Gods images; Chineese Paapen and Goods; Chineese and strangled aftersie. Three chinese worship Gods images. In the foreground a man putting on a drum.

Monnik takes the confession from a prisoner, Isaac Sarrabat, after Nicolaes van Haeften, 1677 - 1701 print paper monk(s), friar(s). confession; 'Confessione Sacramentale' (Ripa) ~ the third of the seven sacraments

Copper engraving by Cornelis Galle the Elder depicting Saint Gregory, created between 1596 and 1633.

Etching by Joseph Fischer, 1790-1822, depicting the burial of Christ with figures in mourning, draped fabrics, and a detailed foreground and background.

Napoleon and Smolensk Pope (IT)

Copper engraving and etching by Gilles Rousselet created between 1620 and 1686 depicting Saint Bruno of Cologne, showing religious attire and symbolic elements.

La Benediction.

Praying women in a church, Léon Augustin Lhermitte, 1878 print paper etching / drypoint interior of church. pilgrimage, pilgrim(s) under way. female saints

Maria Met Kind, Andreas Fleischmann, After Hermann Aschütz, 1851 - 1859 print Equipped with a decorative frame in gold. publisher: Münchenpublisher: London paper steel engraving Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child. sitting or standing on clouds

Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb; weapons hang from above. Process print after Rembrandt.

Alchemist shows a boy a temple on a mountain. .

INTEDLING VAN DE DE EUCHARISTIE, Jean Honoré Fragonard, After Sebastiano Ricci, 1763 - 1764 print Christ shows four kneeling disciples a piece of bread as his body. Italy paper etching institution of the Eucharist, i.e. Christ showing or blessing bread (host) and/or wine (Matthew 26:26-27; Mark 14:22-23; Luke 22:19-20; John 13:26; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25)

Etching by Jan Lievens of a Capuchin monk, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, created between 1630 and 1674.

Franciscus van Paola preaches in the ruin of a chapel, Jean Baptiste Arnout, After J. de Lassus, 1818 - 1826 print Paris paper the hermit and founder of the (Franciscan) Minim Friars, Francis of Paola; possible attributes: inscription 'Charitas' on breast, discipline, skull, staff. parts of church interior. ruin of church, monastery, etc. - QQ - small church, chapel. preaching (in general)

Blessing with Wijwater, Corneille Seghers, 1859 print paper etching Holy Water font

Interior of a church in Louviers, Samuel Prout (attributed to), Charles Joseph Hullmandel, 1832 print Possibly the interior of Notre-Dame in Louviers. London paper. interior of church. Roman Catholic Church Louviers

Engel leads a saint with a lantern in his hand along a kneeling man, Bruno Boucquillon, 1826 - 1878 print Given the attributes (book, lantern and angel), the Holy Goedele of Brussels may be depicted here. paper etching specific aspects of angels, e.g. intervening in human affairs. the virgin Gudula, patroness of Brussels; possible attributes: angel, book, demon, lantern, torch

Copper engraving print by Jacob Matthias Schmutzer from 1748-1811 depicting Jesus demonstrating his actions, showing figure, gesture, and setting.

Pierre Charles Ingouf's engraving shows two waitresses engaged in serving, capturing a moment of daily service work during the 18th century.

Monument for the third centenary of the reform, 1517-1817; Monument. For the third centenary of the church reform. Monument to the third centenary of the reform, 1517-1817. Allegorical show with the entrance to a temple against which medallions with portraits of church reporters are hung. Centrally at the top of the portrait of Martin Luther, in the middle Calvin. In the door of the temple, the religion that the envy and the defamation still has the steadfastness and hope. Links a crowned woman's outlet letters and other pamphlets (O.A. van Rousseau) in the fire of hell. For the temple pointing virtues such as faith and hope the believers toward the temple. In the background scenes from the Bible. A separate statement is one of the print.

Copper engraving by Jérôme David from the 17th century showing Saint Bruno of Cologne with religious attire and attributes.

Visitation, Lodewijk Schelfhout, 1931 print Maria greets her niece Elisabet in front of Zacharias's house, the husband of Elisabeth. Zacharias has been added to the performance to this second street of the print. He is in the doorway of the house. In the background, plants and buildings, including a church, have been added. paper drypoint Visitation (possibly Joseph and/or Zacharias present) (Luke 1:39-56)

Papal blessing, Franciscus Bernardus Waanders, 1838 - 1839 print The pope stands on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica with a blessing gesture. The show is caught in an ornamental frame. Breda paper pope. pope's blessing at Easterday ('urbi et orbi') St. Peter's basilica

English woman captures mourning veil in the hair, Henri-Gérard Fontallard, 1828 print Paris paper mourning dress. looking in the mirror; (possibly: contemplation of own beauty - AA - (for) women). mother and baby or young child. Europeans: Englishmen

Christ and the adulterous woman, Willem Steelink (II), After Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1888 - 1891 print Christ and the adulterous woman. Interior or forecourt of a temple where Christ stands between priests and Pharisees. A young crying woman kneels for him, holding a handkerchief against her face. Bottom left in the margin a coat of arms on a branch with leaves. Netherlands paper etching Pharisees bring a woman accused of adultery before Christ (John 8:2-11)

This copper engraving by Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, created between 1595 and 1633, depicts Saint Johannes Berchmans in meditation, emphasizing devotional pose and detailed figure work.

Nativity play in Poland in the second half of the 18th century Norblin, Jan Piotr (1745 1830), Höfel, Blasius (1792 1863)

Temple of morals represent the duties towards God. A monument with plaques, on which scenes from the Old Testament, under a bow. On the arch also biblical scenes. Before the monument a collection of allegorical figures.

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