Saintly Figures and Biblical Themes

Classic representations of saints and biblical narratives in prints and engravings, illustrating historical religious figures and their significance.

The Beggars: Beggar with Rosary , c. 1623. Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635). Etching;

Monica, saint.

Reverse Copy of Le Mendiant au Rosaire (The Beggar with a Rosary), from Les Gueux suite appelée aussi Les Mendiants, Les Baroni, ou Les Barons (The Beggars, also called the Barons) 17th century Anonymous. Reverse Copy of Le Mendiant au Rosaire (The Beggar with a Rosary), from Les Gueux suite appelée aussi Les Mendiants, Les Baroni, ou Les Barons (The Beggars, also called the Barons). Les Gueux suite appelée aussi Les Mendiants, Les Baroni, ou Les Barons. Anonymous. 17th century. Etching. Prints

Woman with a cloak and a stick.a standing woman with a cloak. She Holds a Stick With Her Both Hands.

Saint Monica, dressed in black, looks up with crowded face up to the letters IHS, the abbreviation of the name of Christ. At the bottom of the pedestal a triple text in Latin. Print from a series of saints.

Copper engraving from around 1500 depicting John the Baptist, showing figure, gesture, clothing, and compositional elements.

Abraham Bosse or Jacques Callot, Priest Carrying the Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist Priest Carrying the Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist

Apostle John with mislift and snake; S. Ioannes; Christ and Maria and Saints.

The Beggars: Beggar with Rosary , c. 1623. Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635). Etching;

This copper engraving by Frederick Bloemaert, around 1626, depicts Saint Engelmundus in religious attire, highlighting symbolic elements associated with the saint.

The Virgin Mary, from Les Grands Apôtres Debout, Représentant Le Sauveur, La Bienheureuse Marie et Les Saints Apostles (The Large Standing Apostles, Representing The Savior, The Blessed Mary and The Apostles) 1631 Jacques Callot French. The Virgin Mary, from Les Grands Apôtres Debout, Représentant Le Sauveur, La Bienheureuse Marie et Les Saints Apostles (The Large Standing Apostles, Representing The Savior, The Blessed Mary and The Apostles). Les Grands Apotres Debout, Représentant Le Sauveur, La Bienheureuse Marie et Les Saints Apotres. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1631. Etching; second state of two (Lieure). Prints

. A standing monk with Kromzwaard in the right and a dagger in the left hand. A knife on its roof. The print is part of a 50-part series with the subject of the misuse of the Catholic clergy.

A monk of a begging order, Anonymous, After Hans Sebald Beham, After 1526 print paper engraving monk(s), friar(s). liturgical vestments, canonicals. monastic orders, monastic life ~ Roman Catholic church

St. John the Evangelist, from Les Grands Apôtres Debout, Représentant Le Sauveur, La Bienheureuse Marie et Les Saints Apôtres (The Large Standing Apostles, Representing The Savior, The Blessed Mary and The Apostles) 1631 Jacques Callot French. St. John the Evangelist, from Les Grands Apôtres Debout, Représentant Le Sauveur, La Bienheureuse Marie et Les Saints Apôtres (The Large Standing Apostles, Representing The Savior, The Blessed Mary and The Apostles). Les Grands Apôtres Debout, Représentant Le Sauveur, La Bienheureuse Marie et Les Saints Apôtres. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1631. Etching; second state of three (Lieure). Prints

Married woman from Africa; AFRA Mulier Nupta; Omnium Fere Gentium Nostrae Aetatis Habitus, Nunquam Ante Hac Aediti. Married woman from Africa. Woman with veil overlooked, eyes down, seen from the front. Part of the costume book entitled 'Omnium Fere Gentium Nostrae Aetatis Habitus, Nunquam Ante Hac Aediti', Venice 1569. Reference from 1569 of the first edition from 1563. This print in duplicate bound in this bundle.

Dürer (School of). A Bishop (Bartsch App. 23). 1510-1520. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 77217-20 Catholic art, Chretian art, religious art, Christianity, Holy History, Christian iconography, Religious Iconography, Renaissance, Engraving

Frygic sibille; Sibylla phrygia; Twelve sibilles. Frygic Sibille, standing for passage in a rock wall. In her hand she holds a small booklet. Six fresh rules in Latin under the print.

Running man with stitch. Walking man with stitch on, with fur lined cloak and a sleeve in the left hand (the abbot of the Mont Saint-Michel abbey).

Jacques Stella, Saint Bartholomew Saint Bartholomew

Bedelmonnik Philippus de Rebaldis, anonymous, after Francesco Villamena, in or after c. 1576 print The monk Philippus de Rebaldis as a beggar. In his hands a crucifix and a basket full of stones. On the right a tree stump with a coat of arms. Five lines of Latin text and assignment in the end margin. after print by: ItalyVaticaanstadItalyItaly paper engraving 'cris de Paris', cries of London, etc.. carrying something in basket, bag, rucksack, etc.

Copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem depicting the blessing Christ, created in the last third of the 15th century, showing figure, gesture, and composition.

Holy Matthew, Petrus Clouwet, After Peter Paul Rubens, 1639 - 1670 print The print shows the Holy Matthew. In his left hand his torture tool, the Hellaard. The series consists of prints based on paintings by Peter Paul Rubens. Antwerp paper engraving the apostle and evangelist Matthew (Mattheus); possible attributes: angel, axe, book, halberd, pen and inkhorn, purse, scroll, square, sword

Copper engraving by Cornelis Visscher depicting St. Odulf of Utrecht, created in 1650, showing the saint in religious attire with symbolic attributes.

Ignatius of Loyola, saint.

S. Evariste, pape et martyr (St. Evaristus, Pope and Martyr), October 26th, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year) 1636 Jacques Callot French This print is part of a series comprised of a title page, frontispiece, and 122 plates. Each of these 122 plates contains four oval scenes depicting Saints and Religious Events for each day of the year. This etching was originally one of four oval scenes on a plate in the series.. S. Evariste, pape et martyr (St. Evaristus, Pope and Martyr), October 26th, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year). Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1636. Etching; second state of two (Lieure). Israël Henriet (French, Nancy ca. 1590-1661 Paris). Prints

The Blessed John Mata n.d. Nicolas Pitau French. The Blessed John Mata 385153

Greek wife, from Andrinopel or Edirne in Thracia, Léon Davent, After Luca Penni, After Nicolas de Nicolay, 1555 - 1568 print Print is part of an album. Lyon paper etching Europeans (GREEKS) (+ costume). folk costume, regional costume. adult woman

Apostle Jakobus the MEERERDEE, Martin shocks, c. 1470 - 1491 print The apostle James the superior, in full, with a hat on the head and a walking stick in hand. This print is part of a series of twelve portraits of the apostles. Germany paper engraving the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, sword

This copper engraving by Marco Dente depicts the Apostle Paul, showing the figure in traditional pose and attire with symbolic elements.

H. Potanianna, Claude Mellan, 1608 - 1688 print paper engraving female saints

Woodcut 'Johannes Bugenhagen, Pastor of Wittenberg' by Lucas Cranach the Younger, depicting the pastor with detailed figure, clothing, posture, and symbolic religious elements.

Holy jakobus de minor with buds; S. Iacobvs minor; SS. Apostolorum icones ..

Melanchthon, Philipp 1651/1750

Crowned Maria with child on a cloud, Joseph von Keller, after Ernst Deger, 1822 - 1873 print Düsseldorf paper engraving / etching Madonna (i.e. Mary with the Christ-child) in the air, or on the clouds. crown (symbol of sovereignty)

Aethiops, in or before 1558 Ethiopian, standing, seen from the front, with shield. Next to him is a lance in the ground. Print from album 'Diversarum Gentium Nostrae Aetatis Habitus'. Venice paper engraving Ethiopian, standing, seen from the front, with shield. Next to him is a lance in the ground. Print from album 'Diversarum Gentium Nostrae Aetatis Habitus'. Venice paper engraving

The Holy Tomas, monogrammist FP (Italy; 16th century), after Parmigianino, c. 1500 - c. 1599 print paper etching the apostle Thomas; possible attributes: book, chalice, girdle, heart, lance or spear, scroll, square, stones

The Saint Catharina. Saint Catharina on a base

Peasant Woman from Bohemia Made 1643 Bohemia. Etching on gray Asian paper . Wenceslaus Hollar

St. Philip, from Les Grands Apôtres Debout, Représentant Le Sauveur, La Bienheureuse Marie et Les Saints Apôtres (The Large Standing Apostles, Representing The Savior, The Blessed Mary and The Apostles) 1631 Jacques Callot French. St. Philip, from Les Grands Apôtres Debout, Représentant Le Sauveur, La Bienheureuse Marie et Les Saints Apôtres (The Large Standing Apostles, Representing The Savior, The Blessed Mary and The Apostles). Les Grands Apôtres Debout, Représentant Le Sauveur, La Bienheureuse Marie et Les Saints Apôtres. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1631. Etching; second state of three (Lieure). Prints

. Thick monk barefoot. He keeps the thumb of his right hand before the mouth. The print is part of a 50-part series with the subject of the misuse of the Catholic clergy.

Holy Paulus; Christ, the twelve apostles and the Holy Paul. The apostle (holy) Paul, standing on a stairway near a ruin, a book in the right hand, a sword in the left hand. Under the show a line Latin text.

Nun. Beyer, Wilhelm Stanisław (1813-1874), draughtsman, cartoonist

Ceremonial clothing of an English bishop, Wenceslaus Hollar, 1662 print paper etching nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthood. clothes for special purposes. archbishop, bishop, etc. (Roman Catholic)

Caricature exile German doctor / The High German Doctor unknown, Sayer R. (druk)

Holy Laurentius with schedule, Anonymous, After Francesco Vanni, 1573 - 1660 print Saint Laurentius with a book, palm branch and the grid on which he was burned alive. Coat of arms and assignment in the lower margin. Italy paper engraving the martyr and deacon Laurence of Rome; possible attributes: book, censer, cross, dalmatic, gridiron, palm, purse (or cup with golden coins)

Apostle Petrus with keys; Christ and the apostles.

Woman with candle in her hand in a church interior, Juliaan de Vriendt, 1869 print paper. etching candle. adult woman. interior of church

Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642). French Catholic clergyman and statesman. Minister of state to Louis. Engraving era. Anonymous author. (Later colouration).

Veiled woman with bread and a wine cup in her hands, Jan Luyken, 1687 print Veiled woman with bread and a wine cup in her hands, in the background the Last Supper. Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing wine ~ alcoholic drinks. bread, loaf. the episode of the Last Supper

Ida von Toggenburg, saints.

Donated Heilig.

Detail from a poster advertising the Bavarian Passion Play; a dramatic presentation depicting the Passion of Jesus Christ: his trial, suffering and death. The character shown in this detail is 'Rabbi' played by Anton Heiserer. Anti-Semitism was prominent in Passion plays. Dated 1870

Apostle Bartholomes; The big apostles; Christ, Mary and the Apostles. Bartholomes, full-hand, a knife in hand. In the background on the left you can see how he drifts evil spirits; In the background right you can see how he is skinned. This print is part of a series of 16 prints, consisting of a title page and 15 portraits, representing Christ, Mary and the Apostles.

Lady in a black bonnet tied under her chin, with a muff on her right forearm, turned slightly to the left. Hollar, Wenceslaus (1607-1677), graphic artist

Turkish spiritual of the Order of Torlaquis or Torlacchis, Léon Davent, After Luca Penni, After Nicolas de Nicolay, 1555 - 1568 print A Turkish spiritual of the Order of Torlaquis or Torlacchis, dressed in a lion and sheep or goat sheet and with a top hat, reads the hand of a figure for him. Print is part of an album. Lyon paper etching Asiatic races and peoples: Turks (+ costume). monk(s), friar(s). religious functionaries ~ non-Christian religions

Sitting woman in a long cloak. .

Bernard Westmacott, Cigar Store Indian, c 1936 Cigar Store Indian

Spiritual with open book under the arm and a palm branch in hand, Louis le nain, 1861 - 1911 print paper. etching / engraving / drypoint organization, functionaries and dignitaries in Roman Catholic church; clergy in general. book - MM - book open

Copper engraving from around 1470 depicting the Cimmerian Sibyl, a female prophetic figure in traditional representation.

Portrait of Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, Emperor of the Mogolrijk, Anonymous, 1605 - 1699 print Portrait of Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar in a rectangular frame. He has a bird of prey on his right hand. His name and his death year in a frame. In the middle: 8. paper etching

Ismael .

Saint Ignatius van Loyola, Mattheus Borrekens, After Peter Paul Rubens, 1644 print The Holy Ignatius of Loyola was the founder of the Order of Jesuits. He is wearing a priest's robe and stands for an altar. He holds a book with his left hand open. He has a halo around his head. On the open page of the book is the motto of the Jesuits: 'Ad Maiorem dei Gloriam'. paper engraving the founder of the Jesuit Order, Ignatius of Loyola; possible attributes: book (with 'ad majorem Dei gloriam'), demon, dragon under feet, flames, flaming heart, globe, IHS monogram, skull (with crown), tears in eyes, torch

Standing nun. Draughtsman: Gesina ter Borch (signed by artist). Dating: 1657. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 173 mm × w 130 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Afra woman married in or before 1558 Woman with a veil over the head, the eyes struck, seen from the front. Print from album 'Diversarum Gentium Nostrae Aetatis Habitus'. Venice paper engraving Woman with a veil over the head, the eyes struck, seen from the front. Print from album 'Diversarum Gentium Nostrae Aetatis Habitus'. Venice paper engraving

unknown, Amsterdam, King, Wilhelmus, Engelbrecht, Martin, Northern Netherlands, Saxony, Joost van, The Callotto resuscitato or Newly Established Two-Cabinet, Hali Nasili Pascha Prime Minister of the Miracles Perfumed by Mahomet, Hali Nasili Pascha Great Intendant of the Mahometan Perfumed Miracles, Hali Nasili Pascha, the Visir Knupperli Brother Standing with the Great Insul Schmeks in the Arschipelago, The Dwarf Hali Nasili Pascha, 1716, The Muslim Dwarf Hali Nasili Pascha, with turban and scepter in his hand. In the caption verses in German, French and Dutch. Print within a decorative frame printed from a separate plate with tendrils and flowers. Numbered right center: 14. Part of the Dutch bound edition of 1716 of a series of caricatures with dwarfs, known as Het Dwergentooneel (The Dwarf Theater), copied after an older German example., print, caricature, books, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 160 mm, width 105 mm, height 275 mm, width 172 mm, 1755, print maker, printmaker, 1

Marek Sobieski Lublin Voivode, from: Tygodnik Ilustrowany 1862, No. 156, p. 116 Unknown, Polkowski, Józef Tadeusz (1820 1895)

Standing king with incense vessel. .

Ratib ebubekir master.

Portret van Beato Giovanni Chigi; B. Ioannes Chisius.Portrait full of the Augustinian Monk Beato Giovanni Chigi. He looks up in the direction of divine light and is a skull on his right hand. There are branches with thorns and a scent under his feet (). At the bottom of his name in Latin and a triple caption about him with his death year 1363.

Antwerpen, Jode, Gerard de, Francken, Ambrosius (I), Wierix, Antonie (II), Thesaurus novi Testamenti elegantissimis iconibus expressus continens historias atque miracula doni nostri Iesu Christi, Christ and the Apostles, John, Antwerp, The apostle and evangelist John standing with the chalice with snake in his hand. On the left in the background his martyrdom. He is put in a pot with boiling oil. Below the representation a line from the Apostles' Creed and a three-line text about John in Latin. This print is part of an album., print, album page, prints, height 198 mm, width 145 mm, South Netherlands, 1559 - 1604-03, print maker, 1585 - 1585, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1544 - 1618-10-16, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Dutch, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher

A chalk drawing with white highlights on brown paper by Francesco Curradi showing a saint kneeling on clouds, holding a book, with drapery and gesture details.

Image reproduction: Józef Chełmoński (1849-1914), Midnight Mass; Z: "Tygodnik Ilustrowany", 1901, No. 27, p. 517; Tygodnik Ilustrowany (Warsaw; magazine; 1859-1939); 1901 (1901-00-00-1901-00-00);

Luther, Martin .

High Priest wearing traditional cloths for important religious ceremony, Choshen and Ephod.

. A thick monk is wearing two large keys over his shoulders (the symbolic keys from heaven and earth gave Christ to Peter). The print is part of a 50-part series with the subject of the misuse of the Catholic clergy.

Girl from the island of Guam in Oceania goes to mass Jeune fille de Guham allant a la messe relche aux les Mariannes Landscapes and peoples seen on a world tour Promenade autour du monde , print maker: Jacques Etienne Victor Arago, (mentioned on object), printer: Pierre Langlumé, (mentioned on object), Paris, 1822, paper, h 363 mm × w 275 mm

Pope Gregory I (540-604), also known as Saint Gregory the Great, often pictured with a dove, representing the Holy Spirit inspiring his writings.

Man from Ethiopia, 1569 Ethiopian, standing, seen from the front, with shield. Next to him is a lance in the ground. Part of the costume book entitled 'Omnium Fere Gentium Nostrae Aetatis Habitus, Nunquam Ante Hac Aediti', Venice 1569. Re -issue from 1569 of the first edition from 1563. paper engraving fashion plates. Africans (+ costume). the soldier; the soldier's life Ethiopia

Copper engraving by Cornelis Visscher depicting Saint Lebuin of Deventer, created in 1650.

A woman slave in Bali, standing with a cloth in her hands and a wide hat on her head. Engraving after C. de Bruyn.

Habit of an archbishop of Russia. 1757 - 1772, Jean-Baptiste Le Prince (1734-1781). Engraving, hand-colored. Published in London by T. Jefferys. This work depicts the costume history of bishops in Russia

Holy Macarius of Alexandria, Frederick Bloemaert, after Abraham Bloemaert, after 1636 - c. 1670 print The Holy Macarius walks with a grape vock in the hand that he has received, has passed on to others, who also passed it, so that the TROS eventually ended up completely at Macarius. Print from a series of 80 prints and a title print with hermits from the 2nd to the 6th century. paper engraving male saints (with NAME)

. Pregnant non, the hands on the big belly. The print is part of a 50-part series with the subject of the misuse of the Catholic clergy.

Writing Arab. An Arab is sitting on a rock in the middle of the ruins of a city. He writes on a scroll. There is an ink pot for him.

Monnik his Pije Tetend, Jacob Gole (attributed to), after Cornelis Dusart, 1724 print Monk barefoot. On his head a hat with wide edge and feathers. He is half dressed and bites on his tide. Rear a church tower with a flag. The print is part of a 50-part series on the subject of the abuses of the Catholic clergy. paper etching monk(s), friar(s). eating. head-gear. (aspects of) Christian Religion or the Church (as institution) ridiculed, criticized, or caricaturized

Tartarus; Tartar warman; Diversarum Gentium Nostrae Aetatis Habitus. Tartar warman with shield and halberd, seen from the front. His hair is braided. Print from album 'Diversarum Gentium Nostrae Aetatis Habitus'.

Woman walking in the night, Jan Luyken, Pieter Arentsz (II), 1687

Constabilis, saint.

Convicted person in the fines, with rosary and miter, Jan Luyken, 1692 print Print at the top right marked: p. 369. Amsterdam paper etching public penance, general avowal of faults

Etching by Giovanni Domenico Picchianti depicting Saint Francis of Assisi, created around 1710.

Ancient of a hundred years; Ancient habits, modern and world around the world ....

The dwarf Hali Nasili Passover, ca. 1710; Hali Nasili Passover, Deß Visir Knupperli Bruder, Statthalter Auff der Grossen Insul Schmeks im Arschiplago; Il Callotto Resurcitato Oder Neu Eingerichtes Zwerchen Cabinet. The Muslim Dwarf Hali Nasili Passover, with turban and scepter in hand. In the caption under the title a four-line verse in German. Numbered at the top right: 14. Part of a loose-leaf edition from approx. 1710 of a series of caricatures with dwarfs, known as the dworten tone.

Reading old woman, Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1631 - 1633 print An old woman, probably Rembrandt's mother, Neeltgen Willemsdr van Zuydtbroeck, possibly presented as the prophets Anna. She reads in a book that lies open on her lap. Her foot rests on a foot stew. Leiden paper etching / engraving reading. old woman. reading the Bible or other religious books. foot-stove

Roman healing deity, associated with Asclepius : personifying the hope of successful healing, he is represented as a boy in a hooded cloak. Date: 3rd century

Armenian Apostolic Church. The oldest national church in the world. Armenian pontiff. Engraving drawn by Vernier. Engraved by Lebas. Lemaitre direxit. 'Panorama Universal. Historia de Armenia', 1838.

woman; Omnium Fere Gentium Nostrae Aetatis Habitus, Nunquam Ante Hac Aediti. Woman walking to the right. No indication on the sign. Part of the costume book entitled 'Omnium Fere Gentium Nostrae Aetatis Habitus, Nunquam Ante Hac Aediti', Venice 1569. Reference from 1569 from the first edition from 1563.

Engraving of a medieval Cardinal. Dated 14th Century

Portrait of Beato Giovanni Chigi, Anonymous, After Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1622 - 1725 print Portrait of the Augustinian Monnik Beato Giovanni Chigi. He looks up in the direction of the divine light and a skull lies on his right hand. Under his feet are branches with thorns and a scourge (). At the bottom of his name in Latin and a three -faced caption about him with his year of death 1363. print maker: Low Countriesafter design by: Southern Netherlands paper engraving historical persons. monk(s), friar(s). (human) skull

Philip Christopher D, Archbishop of Trevirensis S, Empire by Gaul and the Kingdom of Archicancellarius and elector, Bishop , Philipp Christoph von Seernem, Erzbischof und Kurfürst von Trier, Zu Pferde, Unknown

Portrait of a sitting spiritual, Anonymous, After Jan Lievens, 1625 - 1674 print Portrait of a sitting spiritual paper organization, functionaries and dignitaries in Roman Catholic church; clergy in general

Saint Mark. Engraving by F. Keller after F. Overbeck.

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