Saints in Artistic Representations

Classic depictions of saints and biblical figures in various art forms, including engravings and etchings, capturing their spiritual essence and historical context.

Apostel Judas Thaddeüs, Jacques Callot, 1631 print Judas, back, an ax in hand. In the background on the left you can see how he baptized a man; In the background on the right you can see how he is killed with an ax. This print is part of a series of 16 prints, consisting of a title page and 15 portraits, representing Christ, Mary and the Apostles. print maker: Nancypublisher: Paris paper etching the apostle Jude Thaddaeus; possible attributes: book, club, halberd, scroll. Judas Thaddaeus preaching and baptizing. martyrdom and death of Judas Thaddaeus: he is beaten to death and beheaded

Holy Hieronymus; S. Hieronimus. Saint Hieronymus as a penalty kneeling for a crucifix in the desert with a stone in his hand to beat himself. There is an open book and a skull for him. Under the show is a Latin fresh in two couplets of two lines

Matthew, holy evangelist.

Saint Antony Abbot. Etching by C. Jacque, 1845/1847.

Bildnis Des S. Elias prophet

The Penitence of Saint Peter 1675-1700 Jacob Männl German. The Penitence of Saint Peter 650957

16th-century woodcut depicting the Apostle Matthew, portrayed with a book and quill, representing his role as an evangelist and Gospel writer.

Pachomius of Theben, Saint.

Apostel Judas Thaddeüs, Jacques Callot, 1631 print Judas, back, an ax in hand. In the background on the left you can see how he baptized a man; In the background on the right you can see how he is killed with an ax. This print is part of a series of 16 prints, consisting of a title page and 15 portraits, representing Christ, Mary and the Apostles. print maker: Nancypublisher: Paris paper etching the apostle Jude Thaddaeus; possible attributes: book, club, halberd, scroll. Judas Thaddaeus preaching and baptizing. martyrdom and death of Judas Thaddaeus: he is beaten to death and beheaded

The Holy Francis. The Saint Francis is praying on his knees for a low altar with crucifix. There is a skull on the altar.

H. Bernardus at a writing table, Jean Morin, After Philippe de Champaigne, c. 1610 - 1650 print France paper etching Bernard of Clairvaux, Cistercian monk and abbot; possible attributes: beehive, chained dragon, crucifix, cross with instruments of the Passion, (three) mitre at his feet, white dog

unknown, Passe, Crispijn van de (I), The four evangelists, The evangelist Mark, verso lower left - stamped, The evangelist Mark writing his gospel. Behind him his attribute the lion. In the background the crucifixion of Christ. The representation is set in a round frame with an inscription in Latin. Print from a series of four with the evangelists., print, prints, diameter 101 mm, 1564 - 1637, print maker, printmaker, 1574 - 1637, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Scholar in his working room. The man is sitting at a table, his left hand on his head. He is wearing a turban. He browsing his right hand in a book. Books on the table, a globe and a pen in an ink pot. To the left of him is to see the flame of a lamp and at the top right hangs a curtain.

Head of a saint with rosary, Gaetano Gandolfi, 1744 - 1802 print Kop of male saint with beard, looking up diagonally. He holds a rosary in his left hand and a stick in his right hand. paper etching aids for prayer, e.g. rosary. saints

Saint dressed in a hooded cloak, holding book with the inscription "CHARITAS" from a portfolio of reproductions of the Imperial Gallery of Paintings in Vienna; plate 41 of the series 1728 Giorgio Gasparo de Prenner Italian. Saint dressed in a hooded cloak, holding book with the inscription "CHARITAS" from a portfolio of reproductions of the Imperial Gallery of Paintings in Vienna; plate 41 of the series 650913

Boetvaardige Maria Magdalena, Anonymous, After Francesco Villamen, After Francesco Vanni, c. 1576 - 1624 print Saint Mary Magdalena with an open book. On the right a putto with the ointment pot and a crucifix on the left. Assignment and two lines of Latin text in the lower margin. Italy paper engraving the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge. (human) skull. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Anonymous drawing of Saint Simon depicts the figure in a standing posture with gestures and robes, rendered in black chalk, reddish tones, and brown and gray brush with white highlights.

Evangelist Marcus, Crispijn van de Passe (I), After Lucas van Leyden, 1574 - 1637 print The Evangelist Marcus in his study. His attribute de Leeuw is under the writing table. North Netherlands paper engraving St. Mark the evangelist writing the Gospel, usually a (winged) lion present

Apostle; Christ, Mary and Apostles caught in ovals. A apostle with book, caught in an oval.

A copper engraving and etching by Gérard Jean Baptiste Scotin II from 1710-1760 depicting Saint Paulus, showing his features, pose, and attire.

A monk is kneeling to pray in the open air. In front of him are a book and a human skull. In the foreground some fruit. Praying monk, possibly St. Jerome, print maker: Jacob Hoolaart, (mentioned on object), Godfried Schalcken, (mentioned on object), Dordrecht, 1723 - 1789, paper, h 225 mm × w 187 mm

Saint Francis, Pieter Claesz. Soutman, After Caravaggio, 1616 - 1657 print Saint Francis is praying on his knees for a layer of altar with crucifix. There is a skull on the altar. paper etching founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), Francis(cus) of Assisi; possible attributes: book, crucifix, lily, skull, stigmata

Jodocus Bickart, Saint Mark Saint Mark

Apostle Paulus; S. Paulus; Christ and thirteen apostles; Den Grooten Emblemata Sacra, consisting of more than four hundred by Belsche figures, as des old as des Nieuwen Testaments. The apostle Paul with a sword and a book in his hands. In the undermaster a two-key text in Latin and Dutch. The print is part of an album.

. Portrait of half a apostle looking over his shoulder, seen from behind. This print is part of a seven-part series about different apostles.

Paul, holy apostle.

Evangelist Matteüs, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print paper etching St. Matthew writing the Gospel, usually the angel present, dictating or assisting him

H. Antonius or H. Paulus de Kluizenaar, Willem van der Leeuw, After Jan Lievens, 1616 - 1665 print Hermit, dressed in a pip and with hood on the head. Bust, and profil to the right. He touches his beard with his left hand. In the background a cross and skull. Under the rectangular frame a banderole with four -line verse in Latin. paper etching / engraving the hermit Antony Abbot (Antonius Abbas) of Egypt, also called the Great; possible attributes: bell, book, T-shaped staff, flames, pig. Paul of Thebes, the first hermit; possible attributes: raven, two lions

Saint Francis of Assisi, holding a skull, contemplating a crucifix. Etching by G. Guidalotti Franceschini after G.M. Viani, 16--.

A copper engraving and etching by Peter Isselburg from 1583-1630 depicting Saint Hieronymus, showing detailed facial features, attire, and symbolic attributes.

Portrait of Saint Jacobus the Apostle executed with black chalk, reddish accents, light brown highlights, and brushwork in brown and gray on white background.

Pius V., Papa.

Portrait of an old man, also called "the Greek priest", François André Vincent, 1782 print paper etching old man. anonymous historical person portrayed. priest (Eastern, Greek and Russian orthodox)

Praying Jewish man, Hermann Struck, 1913 print Portrait of a praying Jewish man with a prayer book in his right hand. He wears prayer belts, the Tefilin, and a prayer rug, the tallite. paper etching / drypoint the Jews, Jewish life. one person praying. 'tefillin', phylacteries ~ Jewish ceremonial objects. 'tallit', prayer shawl worn over head and shoulders ~ Jewish ceremonial objects

Copper engraving by Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert depicting Saint Matthias, created between 1607 and 1652, showing a religious figure in a devotional scene.

Lucas de evangelist; Four evangelists. The Evangelist Lucas with the Gospel and the OS. Next to him a cupboard with books.

Dark brown pen drawing with graulavings by Johann Franz Greippel showing Saint Francis in prayer, illustrating posture, gesture, and religious iconography.

H. Jerome, 1658 - 1677 print The H. Hieronymus is shocked from his book by the sound of a trumpet. During his stay as a penitent in the desert, Hieronymus sometimes thought he heard the trumpets of the Last Judgment. paper St. Jerome listens to angels blowing the trumpets of the Last Judgement

Christ with the cross; Title page for: Christian album, 1856. Christ is wearing the cross over his shoulder, his eyes facing up. Above the print the bibleers Joh. 19:17.

The holy Paul, sitting at a table.

Sitting spiritual.

Apostle Paul. The H. Paul is at a table on which a foliant. He has a writing spring in the left, that rests on a skull. A letter in his right hand.

St Jerome Kneeling in Prayer, Looking Down, Willem van der Vliet, After Rembrandt van Rijn, After 1635 - 1642 print paper etching the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone

Evangelist John, print maker: Egbert van Panderen, Pieter de Jode I, Joannes Galle, c. 1590 - 1637

Saint Hieronymus. The holy hieronymus with a rosary and a crucifix in his hand. There are a book and a skull for him. A landscape in the background.

A copper engraving and etching by Peter Isselburg from 1583-1630 depicting Saint Ambrosius, showing facial features, attire, and symbolic elements.

Saint Antonius the Great of Egypt as a hermit; Sanctus Antonius; Hermiters; Sacra Eremvs Ascetarvm. Sainte Antonius The Great of Egypt (Antonius ABT) as a hermit with the devil in different forms that bring him into temptation.

Bartolomeus; Christ and the apostles.

Church Father Augustine, Anonymous, After David Teniers (II), 1700 - 1799 print Church father Augustinus, dressed as a bishop, sits with a book and looks up. There is a mirror on the table. Low Countries paper etching St. Augustine as Doctor of the Latin Church in his study, at his writing-desk, with book, pen and sometimes a dove (divine inspiration)

St. Jerome Praying. Claude Mellan; French, 1598-1688. Date: 1665. Dimensions: 445 x 298 mm (plate); 447 x 302 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Les moines à l'église , Monks, Churches, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Holy Francis of Assisi, Francesco Villamena, c. 1576 - 1624 print The Holy Francis of Assisi in prayer with tearing eyes. In front of him are an open book, a cross and a skull. Latin text in two columns in the lower margin. Italy paper engraving founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), Francis(cus) of Assisi; possible attributes: book, crucifix, lily, skull, stigmata

Copper engraving by Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert depicting Saint Philippus, created between 1607 and 1652, showing a religious figure in a devotional scene.

Italy, Villamena, Francesco, Saint Francis of Assisi, verso - stamped, Saint Francis of Assisi in prayer with tearful eyes. Before him lie an open book, a cross and a skull. Latin text in two columns in bottom margin., print, prints, height 312 mm, width 243 mm, Italian, 1566 - 1624-07-07, print maker, printmaker, 1576 - 1624, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), plate tone

Holy Marcus; S. Marcvs; Four evangelists. The Evangelist Markus with his Attribute De Leeuw

The saint Hieronymus, 1659 drawing Zwolle paper. ink. chalk brush

Portrait of Saul ben Aryeh Loeb Loewenstamm, Portrait of the rabbi Saul ben Aryeh Loeb Loewenstamm in a window. His right hand rests on the book Binjan Ariel, book, head-gear: hat (men's clothes), rabbi, Saul ben Aryeh Loeb Loewenstamm, Johannes Craco (mentioned on object), 1771 - 1850, paper, h 250 mm × w 187 mm

Apostle James the multiple; Christ, the twelve apostles and the Holy Paul. Saint Jacobus the several half, a staff in hand, shells on his hat and jacket. In margin below the print of a few lines of Latin. Print from a series of fourteen.

Old woman in a church, praying with rosary and Bible, Frans Lauwers, 1864 - 1911 print paper etching one person praying. old woman

Augustinus of Hippo, holy.

Les moines à l'église , Monks, Churches, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

St. Anthony, Theodorus de Roode, 1746 - 1793.

Woman with empty purse. An old woman holds an empty money grant in the shine of a candle. With caption in Latin and Dutch.

Peter, Holy Apostle.

Italy, Bianchi, Sebastiano, Evangelist Lucas, verso - stamped, The Evangelist Luke, leaning his hands on a book., print, prints, height 145 mm, width 127 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1671 - 1673, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Boetish Petrus, Jan van der Bruggen, 1659 - 1740 print Peter is in a penitent position, the hands folded, at a rock in a landscape. The Haan crows on the left. Southern Netherlands paper repentance of Peter. the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara

Sacred Luke for a painting cloth, Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, 1625 - 1669 print The evangelist Lucas with pallet and brush for a canvas, on which he is painting Maria. Italy paper etching St. Luke painting or drawing the Madonna from memory

A rebellious monk with a knife in his hood and fire in one hand and water in the other. The print is part of a series with caricatures of the French clergy under Louis XIV, Monk with fire and water Le Seditieux 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

Monk reads Bible ..

$. Bust from an apostle to the left, with his head a fraction bent down. This print is part of a seven-part series about different apostles.$

St. Vrtanes patriarch and St. Narses Claiensis. Armenian Apostolic Church. Engraving drawn by H. Lalaisse. Engraved by Langlois. Lemaitre direxit. "Panorama Universal. Historia de Armenia", 1838. Author: Hippolyte Lalaisse (1812-1884). French illustrator.

St. Peter Penitent. 1601 - 1652. Ribera, Jusepe de, 1591-1652. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Spiritual. A man with a beard, dressed in a gown with stola.

Monk with a picture of Mary; l'Idolatria; Caricatures on the French clergy under Louis XIV, (b); Running the La Moral Chrétienne Par les Désordress du Monachism. A monk worship a picture of Mary. The print is part of a series of caricatures of the French clergy under Louis XIV.

Melancholy; The Holy Thai. A woman sitting on the ground, her head resting on her hand. She represents the melancholy.

Jusepe de Ribera, The Penitence of Saint Peter, 1621 The Penitence of Saint Peter

Portrait of an unknown man with a cross on a chain and a horn, anonymous, after Tobias Stimmer, 1549 - 1584 print Print is part of an album. paper historical persons. horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba

Monnik with a statue of Maria, Jacob Gole, after Cornelis Dusart, 1693 - 1700 print A monk adores a picture of Maria. The print is part of a series with caricatures of the French clergy under Louis XIV. paper engraving political caricatures and satires. Mary devotion. monk(s), friar(s)

Holy Antonius, Theodorus de Roode, 1746 - 1793 print Netherlands paper etching male saints (with NAME)

Saint John the Evangelist. Engraving.

No title. (Seated dwarf holding rosary beads.), 1625-1690, Flanders, by David Teniers the Younger. Gift of Bishop Monrad, 1869.

Old man in long robe, Adam Elsheimer, 1588 - 1610 drawing Standing old man in a long robe, leaned on a stick. paper. ink pen standing figure. old man

Shoulder piece of an evangelist, to the left. Shoulder piece of an evangelist, leaning on a book.

A monk with a knife and a saber. On his chest a sign reading 'Le Pere General'. The print is part of a series with caricatures of the French clergy under Louis XIV. Anger La Cholere Caricatures on the French clergy under Louis XIV, (A) 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

Apostle Andreas; Christ, the twelve apostles and the Holy Paul. The Holy Andreas in Halveneva, an Andrew Cross next to itself. In margin below the print of a few lines of Latin. Print from a series of fourteen.

Spiritual with a mask, Jacob Gole, after Cornelis Dusart, 1693 - 1700 print The deceptive monk. He sticks out his tongue and has a mask in his hand. The print is part of a series with caricatures of the French clergy under Louis XIV. paper engraving political caricatures and satires. mask. tongue stuck out. monk(s), friar(s)

Apostle Thomas, Ludwig Büsinck, Georges Lallemand, 1600 - 1669 print paper the apostle Thomas; possible attributes: book, chalice, girdle, heart, lance or spear, scroll, square, stones

Apostle Andreas; Sanctus Andreas; Apostles. Numbered at the bottom right: II.

Spiritual with a snake and a fox; La finesse; Caricatures on the French clergy under Louis XIV, (b); Running the La Moral Chrétienne Par les Désordress du Monachism. The cunning spiritual. On his neck a fox and a hose, both symbols for cunning. The print is part of a series of caricatures of the French clergy under Louis XIV.

Saint Gregory reads a book S. Gregorius (title on object), Saint Gregory bareheaded reading in a book, half to the right. He supports his head with his left hand and is dressed in liturgical clothing, saints, reading the Bible or other religious books, Theodorus van Kessel (mentioned on object), 1635 - 1660, paper, engraving, h 206 mm × w 180 mm

Praying monk. nieznany malarz holenderski, painter

Evangelist Lucas with OS; Four evangelists.

Benedictine; Z: "Tygodnik Ilustrowany" 1880, No. 226 (April 24) p. 257 (title page); Fa 1880 (1883-00-00-1883-00-00);

Laziness, Jacob Gole, after Cornelis Dusart, 1693 - 1700 print Sleeping monk with a sign on his chest on which the text "Le Frere Morphée". The print is part of a series with caricatures of the French clergy under Louis XIV. paper engraving Sloth, Indolence, 'Acedia', 'Desidia'; 'Accidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. political caricatures and satires. monk(s), friar(s)

Monnik and a woman, Cornelis Dusart, 1670 - 1704 print A monk and a young woman are eating and drinking. The print is part of a series of six prints with monks and nuns. paper engraving monk(s), friar(s). alcoholic drinks. eating

Non with outstretched tongue, Jacob Gole, after Cornelis Dusart, 1693 - 1700 print A nun has extended her tongue. Around the neck she wears a cord with a sign on which the text "La revending mere". The print is part of a series with caricatures of the French clergy under Louis XIV. paper engraving political caricatures and satires. tongue stuck out. monk(s), friar(s)

Red chalk drawing by an anonymous artist depicting Saint Hieronymus meditating in half-figure, holding a stone in the right hand and reading a book with the left; drawing is partially damaged.

Apostel Matteüs, Giovanni Marco Pitteri, After Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1712 - 1786 print Numbered below: IX. Venice paper engraving the apostle and evangelist Matthew (Mattheus); possible attributes: angel, axe, book, halberd, pen and inkhorn, purse, scroll, square, sword

Steriness. An old woman is at the light of a candlestick to count her money. On the left on the table a pouch, right a jewelry box. With two-legged Dutch caption.

Jeremiah From The National Illustrated Family Bible published c1870

Canisius, Peter.

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