Monastic Collection (page 5)

St Bernardino (engraving)
3635810 St Bernardino (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Bernardino. Illustration for Legends of the Monastic Orders as represented in the Fine Arts by)

St Nicholas of Tolentino (engraving)
3635789 St Nicholas of Tolentino (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Nicholas of Tolentino)

St Henry, I V Melem (engraving)
3635788 St Henry, I V Melem (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Henry, I V Melem)

Two Nuns of Port-Royal, Philippe de Champagne (engraving)
3635783 Two Nuns of Port-Royal, Philippe de Champagne (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Nuns of Port-Royal, Philippe de Champagne)

St Bernard of Clairvaux, Angelico da Fiesole (engraving)
3635776 St Bernard of Clairvaux, Angelico da Fiesole (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Bernard of Clairvaux, Angelico da Fiesole)

St John Gualberto, F Angelico (engraving)
3635771 St John Gualberto, F Angelico (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St John Gualberto, F Angelico)

St Helena and St Constantine, Palma Vecchio (engraving)
3635762 St Helena and St Constantine, Palma Vecchio (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Helena and St Constantine, Palma Vecchio)

St Bennet Biscop (engraving)
3635760 St Bennet Biscop (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Bennet Biscop. Illustration for Legends of the Monastic Orders as represented in the Fine)

St Helena, Boisseree Gallery (engraving)
3635759 St Helena, Boisseree Gallery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Helena, Boisseree Gallery)

St Benedict, A Mantegna (engraving)
3635756 St Benedict, A Mantegna (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Benedict, A Mantegna)

St Elizabeth of Hungary (engraving)
3633289 St Elizabeth of Hungary (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Elizabeth of Hungary)

St Francis of Assisi (engraving)
3633288 St Francis of Assisi (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Francis of Assisi)

Interior of the Cistercian Abbey (photo)
NUL260891 Interior of the Cistercian Abbey (photo) by French School, (12th century); Pontigny, Sens, France; (add.info.: refuge of St. Thomas Becket (1118-70), Stephen Langton (c.1150-1228) and St

Augustini Baker, frontispiece from Holy Wisdom, printed in 1634 (engraving)
TPG290440 Augustini Baker, frontispiece from Holy Wisdom, printed in 1634 (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vera effigies R)

The Charterhouse near the Pavia from Views of Milan and its Environs
STC225722 The Charterhouse near the Pavia from Views of Milan and its Environs (colour litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

George Curzon (1859-1925) inspecting books at the Abyssinian library in the monastery of
TRV227735 George Curzon (1859-1925) inspecting books at the Abyssinian library in the monastery of Souriani, from Visits to Monasteries in the Levant

Knitting Monk (oil on canvas)
AKV406793 Knitting Monk (oil on canvas) by Spitzweg, Carl (1808-85); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strickender Monch; Moench; ); eAckermann Kunstverlag; German, out of copyright

Verandah beside the Sea Shore, Cappucin Monks in the Suburbs of Sorrento
SRM169473 Verandah beside the Sea Shore, Cappucin Monks in the Suburbs of Sorrento, 1827 (oil on canvas) by Shedrin, Sylvester F. (1791-1830); 47.5x60 cm; State Russian Museum, St

Arches in the West Side of the Cloister of St. Georges de Boscherville, near Rouen
XYC173641 Arches in the West Side of the Cloister of St. Georges de Boscherville, near Rouen, Normandy, c.1818 (graphite, brown wash and pen & ink on paper on card) (see 172543) by Cotman

Portrait of the geneticist Johann Gregor Mendel, 1926 (pastel on paper)
BAL341677 Portrait of the geneticist Johann Gregor Mendel, 1926 (pastel on paper) by Ezuchevsky, Mikhail Dmitrievich (1880-1928); 32.5x24.5 cm; State Darwin Museum

Monastery of Mar Saba, c. 1880-1900 (photochrom)
PEF446230 Monastery of Mar Saba, c.1880-1900 (photochrom) by Swiss Photographer, (19th century); Palestine Exploration Fund, London, UK; (add.info.: photochrome print made by the Photochrom Co)

La Grande-Chartreuse (engraving)
2788997 La Grande-Chartreuse (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Grande-Chartreuse. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 24 July 1892)

The Cloister, Kirkstall Abbey, 1893 (engraving)
LMG148388 The Cloister, Kirkstall Abbey, 1893 (engraving) by Haig, Axel (1835-1921); 26.7x40.5 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; Swedish

The Convent Garden, 1878 (oil on canvas)
LMG140008 The Convent Garden, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Walker, Francis S. (1848-1916); 106.6x183 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; British

Refectory and guest house, late 12th century (photo)
JB140764 Refectory and guest house, late 12th century (photo) by Serbian School (12th century); Studenica Monastery, Kraljevo

Hugues de Provence at his Desk, from the Cycle of Forty Illustrious Members of
KAB146336 Hugues de Provence at his Desk, from the Cycle of Forty Illustrious Members of the Dominican Order in the Chapterhouse 1342 (fresco) by Tommaso da Modena (1325-76); San Nicolo, Treviso

Abbey Church of Klosterneuburg, 1844 (w / c on paper)
KLN146839 Abbey Church of Klosterneuburg, 1844 (w/c on paper) by Alt, Rudolph von (1812-1905); Stiftsmuseum, Klosterneuburg, Austria; eStiftmuseum Klosterneuburg; Austrian, out of copyright

Screen facade of the Carthusian Monastery, begun in 1473 (photo)
XIR102492 Screen facade of the Carthusian Monastery, begun in 1473 (photo) by Italian School; Certosa di Pavia, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info)

The Miraculous Feeding of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul the Hermit (mixed media on wood)
3740440 The Miraculous Feeding of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul the Hermit (mixed media on wood) by Swiss School, (15th century); 133.5 x 77.5 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

St. Clare, 1530 (oil on canvas)
886676 St. Clare, 1530 (oil on canvas) by Bedoli, Girolamo Mazzola (c.1500-69); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Saint Clare of Assisi (1194-1253)

Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript, c. 1180 (tempera, gold, and ink on parchment)
3615967 Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript, c.1180 (tempera, gold, and ink on parchment) by Spanish School; 44.5x30 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness, c. 1435 (tempera and gold on wood)
3614071 Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness, c.1435 (tempera and gold on wood) by Master of the Osservanza, (fl.c.1436); 47.6x34.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Vision of St Catherine of Siena, Vanni (engraving)
3635825 Vision of St Catherine of Siena, Vanni (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vision of St Catherine of Siena, Vanni)

St Thomas Aquinas, Benozzo Gozzoli (engraving)
3635822 St Thomas Aquinas, Benozzo Gozzoli (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Thomas Aquinas, Benozzo Gozzoli)

St Felix de Cantalicio (engraving)
3635814 St Felix de Cantalicio (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Felix de Cantalicio)

St Elizabeth, Paolo Morando (engraving)
3635811 St Elizabeth, Paolo Morando (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Elizabeth, Paolo Morando)

St Bernardino, from the bas-relief by A della Robbia (engraving)
3635807 St Bernardino, from the bas-relief by A della Robbia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Bernardino, from the bas-relief by A della Robbia)

St Francis in a glory of Seraphim, Sassetta, 1444 (engraving)
3635801 St Francis in a glory of Seraphim, Sassetta, 1444 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Francis in a glory of Seraphim, Sassetta, 1444)

St Francis encounters Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience, School of Giotto (engraving)
3635799 St Francis encounters Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience, School of Giotto (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Francis encounters Poverty)

St Francis, Simon Memmi (engraving)
3635795 St Francis, Simon Memmi (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Francis, Simon Memmi)

Badge of the Order of Mercy (engraving)
3635793 Badge of the Order of Mercy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Badge of the Order of Mercy)

St Ferdinand, from a picture by Murillo (engraving)
3635790 St Ferdinand, from a picture by Murillo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Ferdinand, from a picture by Murillo)

St Ludmilla, E Max (engraving)
3635785 St Ludmilla, E Max (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Ludmilla, E Max)

St Bernard writing the praises of the Virgin (engraving)
3635777 St Bernard writing the praises of the Virgin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Bernard writing the praises of the Virgin)

St Hugh presenting a votary, from a picture in the Boisseree Gallery (engraving)
3635775 St Hugh presenting a votary, from a picture in the Boisseree Gallery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Hugh presenting a votary)

St Bruno reading the Popes letter, Le Sueur (engraving)
3635772 St Bruno reading the Popes letter, Le Sueur (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Bruno reading the Popes letter, Le Sueur)

Richard II with his three protectors, St John the Baptist, St Edmund, and St Edward the Confessor
3635768 Richard II with his three protectors, St John the Baptist, St Edmund, and St Edward the Confessor, from an ancient diptych, now at Wilton

The Dream of St Ethelreda, from the ancient sculpture in Ely Cathedral (engraving)
3635761 The Dream of St Ethelreda, from the ancient sculpture in Ely Cathedral (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dream of St Ethelreda)

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