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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;

Etching by Jacob Folkema depicting Christus, created between 1750 and 1757.

Her Majesty's Ceremony Habit The Emperor Napoleon I. / The day of the coronation.

Cleric. Dimensions: overall: 34.4 x 26.5 cm (13 9/16 x 10 7/16 in.). Medium: lithograph on chine collé. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lamourette.

Martha of Bethany. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Mugeres de la Biblia by Joaquin Roca y Cornet 1862

The Zaporozhian Cossacks Officer by Karneyev, Yegor / Private Collection / 1812 / Russia / Aquatint / History / 47,6x39,3

Karl, Infant of Spain.

Mandzhurskie narody: Tunguz. Manchurian peoples, Tungus ( Evenk ) hunter.. Georgi, Johann Gottlieb (1738-1802). text. Illustrations. 1799. Rare Book Division. Russia, Ethnology , Russia, People

Disciples, Giovanni Battista.

A Jesuit nun. Religieuse Jesuite.. Buonanni, Filippo, 1638-1725. Prints. 1757 - 1772. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , History, Women , Clothing & dress , France , 1700-1799, Jesuits, Nuns , Clothing & dress

Henry Murphy, Cigar Store Indian, c 1940 Cigar Store Indian

Tatarskie narody: Kabardinets. Tatar peoples, Kabardin (male).. Georgi, Johann Gottlieb (1738-1802). text. Illustrations. 1799. Rare Book Division. Russia, Ethnology , Russia, People

Judía de Jerusalem, Planas, Eusebio (1833-1897), 1876, Barcelona, Publisher, A. Riudor, 14 x 9 cm. Wood engraving depicting a Jewish woman from Jerusalem, showcasing clothing and interior elements related to Jerusalem

H. Barbara, J. Dubois, After Rafaël, 1645 - 1655 print Saint Barbara with the tower, the place of her captivity, in her hands. Barbara's hair is braided around her head and she has a halo. Under the show a Latin verse on the life of Barbara. paper engraving / etching the virgin martyr Barbara; possible attributes: book, cannon(ball), crown, cross, chalice with wafer, Dioscuros (her father), peacock feather, sword, torches, mason's tools, tower

Old woman with Bible on the lap, possibly the mother of Rembrandt, Pieter Louw, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1739 - 1800 print Old woman with Bible on the lap, a squeeze glass in hand. Amsterdam paper reading the Bible or other religious books. old woman

Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborn c.639-709. From Carmen de virginitate, a famous poem he composed In praise of virginity, 8th century. In pontifical robes, giving a benediction with his right hand, and holding a book in his left that represents his work. His white tunic and the sleeves of his purple robe are decorated with embroidered borders. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1796.

Tatarskie narody: Katchinskaia devushka s tyla. Tatar peoples. Georgi, Johann Gottlieb (1738-1802). text. Illustrations. 1799. Rare Book Division. Russia, Ethnology , Russia, People

Emperor of Abyssinia (Ethopia), carrying a cross. 17th century woodcut.

Arabian Jew - selling ostrich feathers, 1886, New Zealand, by Major General Horatio Robley. Acquisition history unknown.

Habit of a Moorish priest in 1695. Pretre de Maroc.. Pidou de Saint-Olon, Monsieur (François), 1646-1720. Prints. 1757 - 1772. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , History, Moors , Clothing & dress , 1600-1699, Men , Clothing & dress , Morocco , 1600-1699

Reproduction of a painting of the Holy Cecilia by Edouard Dubufe, Goupil & Cie., After Edouard Dubufe, c. 1872 - in or before 1879 photomechanical print paper St. Cecilia as patroness of music

London Cries: Last Dying Speech and Confession, Paul Sandby RA, 1731-1809, British, ca. 1759, Watercolor over graphite on medium, cream, slightly textured wove paper, Sheet: 6 7/8 x 5 5/8 inches (17.5 x 14.3 cm), confession, cries, dying, genre subject, hat, man, paper, speech, woman, England, Europe, London, United Kingdom

High priest in white liturgical clothing that belongs to the big reconciliation day, 1728 print print maker: Leidenpublisher: The Hague paper etching / engraving 'Yom Kippur', Day of Atonement. high priest ~ hierarchy of priests. religious practices, worship, liturgy ~ Jewish religion

Knight templar in monastic attire. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonist

The figure pictured here is a German Protestant clergyman in 1700. This illustration dates to 1882.

Habit of the emperor of China, in 1667. L'empereur de la Chine.. Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680. Prints. 1757 - 1772. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , History, Men , Clothing & dress , China , 1600-1699, Emperors , China

Kneeling Woman in Prayer, Willem Hendrik Schmidt, 1847 - 1849 print A young woman kneeling in front of a pulpit with a prayer book. The Hague paper one person praying

A chalk and red chalk drawing by Francesco Vanni depicting Saint Katharina of Siena walking with a book in a kitchen where a nun prays in front of an altar, with later white stains.

Le bostangi-bachi, ou l'intendant des jardins, en habit de ceremonie. Vanmour, Jean-Baptiste, 1671-1737. 1714. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Clothing and dress , Turkey

Portrait of Bishop Otho van Milan, Hillebrand van der Aa, c. 1680 - Before 1721 print Portrait of the bishop in a laurel wreath, columns on either side. Under the portrait the attributes of the bishop as a ecclesiastical ruler (miter and cross) and as a worldly ruler (sword and crown). Leiden paper etching / engraving archbishop, bishop, etc. (Roman Catholic). insignia of bishop, e.g. mitre, crozier. insignia and symbols of sovereignty (crown, diadem, sceptre, orb, seal, standard, cloak, pectoral)

Mamma lucia, cavalleria rusticana

Prince of the Holy Roman Empire with text on his clothing, Emanuel Eichel, After August Scheller, 1727 - 1782 print The text indicates the noble composition of the Holy Roman Empire, in addition to the figure two legends. paper etching History. chronology. prince. government, the State; 'Politica', 'Auttorití o Potestí' (Ripa)

The Christian religion.design for a painting.

A RELIGIOUS MENDICANT

St Simonian Carpenter.

Traditional traditional costume, clothing, a Turk wearing the Atcoran, Koran, the holy scripture of Islam, around 1700, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, copperplate engraving by Caspar Luyken from 1703, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th century original, Asia

H. Barbara, Wallerant Vaillant, after Rafaël, 1658 - 1677 print Saint Barbara with the tower, the place of her captivity, in her hands. Barbara's hair is braided around her head. paper the virgin martyr Barbara; possible attributes: book, cannon(ball), crown, cross, chalice with wafer, Dioscuros (her father), peacock feather, sword, torches, mason's tools, tower

Finskie narody: Estlandskaia baba s tyla. Finnish peoples, Estonian woman, rear view.. Georgi, Johann Gottlieb (1738-1802). text. Illustrations. 1799. Rare Book Division. Russia, Ethnology , Russia, People

The Order of Aviz is a Portuguese religious order of knights.. "After the conquest of Aviz the military castle erected there became the motherhouse of the order, and they were then called Knights of St. Benedict of Aviz, since they adopted the Benedictine rule in 1162. They were indebted to the Cistercians for their rule and their habit a white mantle with a green fleur-de-lysed cross.". Handcolored copperplate engraving of a knight from a religious military order from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1796).

The Abbot Sponsor disguised in small boxes reduced to the congrue portion. (IT)

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair - Clergy. 'High Church'. Rev. Cary Liddon. 16 September 1876, 1876. Chromolithograph.

This 1840s illustration shows a Hindu Bayadere, a female Hindu dancer, especially one at a southern Indian temple.

A servant standing on a carpet holding a bunch of keys. Watercolour by an Indian artist.

Tatarskie narody: Tatarskaia devushka v Kuznetske so spiny. Tatar peoples, Tatar girl in Kuznetsk, back view.. Georgi, Johann Gottlieb (1738-1802). text. Illustrations. 1799. Rare Book Division. Russia, Ethnology , Russia, People

Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), Faith, 1787. Engraving.

Maria gathered wood; The motherloous mary.

An ancient habit of a virgin of Friesland. Parûre ancienne d'une vierge de Frise.. Prints. 1757 - 1772. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , History, Women , Clothing & dress , Netherlands , Friesland

N ° 28. / A child of Israel. (Title registered (letter))

Franz von Assisi, saint.

Fath Ali, Shah of Persia.

The abbot Sang-Su-re, returning to Péronne. (IT)

España. Castilla. Tipos populares del siglo XVIII. Vendedora ambulante de ajos.

. Portrait of moulay al-rashid, morocco sultan, with turban on the head and a scepter in hand.

News. - The abbess of Longchamps./4./Eugenie of Spain (IT)

Portrait of man kour, a widow from Saharanpur; Man Kour. Hindoo (Brahmin) Widow. Saharunpoor. .

Illustration on the devil's embedding from the book of the Freemasons by Eugen Lennhoff, published in 1932 / Devil Worship Illustration from the book the freemason by Eugen Lennhoff Published 1932, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date not stated,

The Evangelist Lucas, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1574 - 1637 print The evangelist Lucas who reads actions in the Bible book. Behind him his attribute de Os. Saulus falls from his horse in the background after being blinded by the light of Christ. The show is caught in a round frame with a border script in Latin. Print from a series of four with the evangelists. unknown paper engraving Luke the evangelist; possible attributes: book, (winged) ox, portrait of the Virgin, surgical instruments, painter's utensils, scroll. on the way to Damascus Christ appears to Saul, who falls from his horse and is blinded by the light

Japanese national legend singer, Tokyo. Japan, Asia. Journey to Japan by Aime Humbert 1863-1864 from Le Tour du Monde 1867

Interior of the Domkerk in Utrecht: the doors in the Zuidertransept.

Monnik with keys, Jacob Gole, after Cornelis Dusart, 1693 - 1700 print A monk with three large keys. The print is part of a series with caricatures of the French clergy under Louis XIV. paper engraving political caricatures and satires. key. monk(s), friar(s)

Bonifatiu, 985, 6. Mai 1052, aus der Familie der Herren von Canossa war einer der maechtigsten Adligen in Italien in der ersten Haelfte des 11. Jahrhu...

Portrait of an unknown veiled woman, anonymous, c. 1720 - c. 1770 print England paper anonymous historical person portrayed alone - BB - woman. veil

Christus, Christian Forssell, after A. Liernur, after Valentin, 1787 - 1852 print Bust of Christ, turned to the left. The head is slightly bent. In the margin there are two lines of text in French. paper engraving 'portraits' of Christ

A skeleton wearing a bishop's mitre reading a book (vignette for the feast of the dead) ca. 1890-1910 José Guadalupe Posada. A skeleton wearing a bishop's mitre reading a book (vignette for the feast of the dead). José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1851-1913). ca. 1890-1910. Metal-plate engraving. Prints

Alph Levy, The Rabbi, c 1887 The Rabbi

Nuu-chah-nulth. Indigenous people in Canada. Pacific Northwest coast. Vancouver Island. Chief Maquinna. Mowachaht chief. 18th century. Engraving in 18

Japanese national legend singer, Tokyo. Japan, Asia. Journey to Japan by Aime Humbert 1863-1864 from Le Tour du Monde 1867

Funeral Ritual #2, Antique Skeletons of Amsterdam

Persian Dervish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth. Within the Islamic tradition such people are often known as Sufis, Sufi, people of the way or mystics and they come from every strata of society; here monetary considerations are inapplicable since the situation is that of a deep personal inner spiritual longing. There are in existence a number Sufi Orders many of which bear the name of a great saint and within these order

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Vanity Fair - Clergy. 'No one has suceeded like him in sketching the comic side of repentance and regeneration'. Charles Spurgeon. 10 December 1870, 1870. Chromolithograph.

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