Blessed Collection (#7)

The Sacred Fujiyama, Highest Mountain in Japan, 1896. From The Underwood Travel Library - Japan, [Strohmeyer & Wyman, New York, 1896]

Shinto procession carrying sacred objects over bridge to Imperial Museum, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. From The Underwood Travel Library - Japan, [Underwood & Underwood, London, New York, 1904]

And When The Angel Showed Him The Names Of Those Whom Love Of God Had Blest, 1916, (1917). Lo! Ben Adhems Name Led All The Rest. From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]

She carried in her arms nine books, c1912 (1912). Artist: Ernest Dudley Heath
She carried in her arms nine books, c1912 (1912). Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (died 495 BC) the seventh king of Rome, was offered the sacred prophecies of Sybyl Cumae by an old women asking an

The Virgin and Child with Saints, 1435, (1909). Artist: Pisanello
The Virgin and Child with Saints, 1435, (1909). Painting held at The National Gallery, London. From The National Gallery, Vol. One [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London and Edinburgh, 1909]

The Sacred City of the Hindus: Benares on the Ganges, 1908. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 2, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1908]

Illuminated manuscript to illustrate Walter Scotts The Talisman, c1830. Artist: Sangorski and Sutcliffe
Illuminated manuscript to illustrate Walter Scotts The Talisman, c1830. Walter Scotts The Talisman, 1825. From The Studio Volume 48. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1909-10]

The Ansidei Madonna, 1505, (1911). Artist: Raphael
The Ansidei Madonna, 1505. This painting is part of the group which makes up The Ansidei Altarpiece, San Fiorenzo, Perugia. Painting held in The National Gallery, London

Bathing ghat at Benares, India, late 19th or early 20th century. Benares (Varanasi) is a major place of pilgrimage for Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and Buddhists alike

Lama dance, Tibet, c1924. Artist: Edmund Candler
Lama dance, Tibet, c1924. Lama dancing is a sacred ritual dance in Tibetan Buddhism. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume six, The Fleetway House, London, c1924

Torii of Itsukushima temple in Miyajima Island, Japan, c1930s. Artist: John Bushby
Torii of Itsukushima temple in Miyajima Island, Japan, c1930s. This Shinto shrine dates from the 6th century although the gate itself was built in 1168

The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem. Artist: The American Colony
The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem. The wall, also known as the Western Wall is the only remnant of the Temple in Jerusalem, the holiest building in Judaism

Sacred torii gate rising from the sea, Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima Island, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Sacred torii gate rising from the sea, Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima Island, Japan, 1904. This Shinto shrine dates from the 6th century although the gate itself was built in 1168

Coming and going under long rows of sacred torii, Shinto temple of Inari, Kyoto, Japan, 1904
Coming and going under long rows of sacred torii, Shinto Temple of Inari, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. Inari is the Shinto god of fertility, rice, agriculture, foxes and industry

How Hindu cows enjoy life on Harrison Street, Calcutta, India, 1900s. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
How Hindu cows enjoy life on Harrison Street, Calcutta, India, 1900s. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

Dalada Maligawa, Palace of Buddhas Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1902. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Dalada Maligawa, Palace of Buddhas Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1902. Stereoscopic slide. Detail. This is the famous shrine where pilgrims come from all parts of India to adore the so-called Sacred Tooth

Sacred monkeys at Galta, near Jeypore, India, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Sacred monkeys at Galta, near Jeypore, India, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Benares (Varanasi), India, 1895. Artist: Taylor
Benares (Varanasi), India, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

The Emperor of Annam, Vietnam, 1922. As the Son of Heaven, the emperor is dressed in his ritual robes and holds in his hands the sacred rule, a tablet of wood

The Sacred Allegory, 1490-1500, (1925). Illustration from Apollo, A Journal of the Arts, (London 1925)

Buddh Gaya, Buddhas holiest place, India, 1922. Artist: Deaville Walker
Buddh Gaya, Buddhas holiest place, India, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Entrance to the Virgins Fountain, Jerusalem, Israel, late 19th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Avenue of sacred images after excavation, Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, c1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Avenue of sacred images after excavation, Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. It was Ramses II who erected this splendid avenue of sphinxes, or really of rams, though they are often called sphinxes

Columns of the great temple of Sethos I, Abydos, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Columns of the great temple of Sethos I, Abydos, Egypt, 1905. This temple within which we are standing was built in the fourteenth century BC and contained shrines to Osiris

Hindu cow with sacred cow, India, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

A cow on the roof of a building, Nowshera, India, 1916-1917

Sacred Conversation, c1525. Artist: Jacopo Palma il Vecchio
Sacred Conversation, c1525. Painting held at the Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice. From The Studio Volume 119. [The Studio Ltd, London & New York, 1940]

The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, c1920s-c1930s(?). The wall, also known as the Western Wall is the only remnant of the Temple in Jerusalem, the holiest building in Judaism

The sacred rock, where the Temple Alter stood, Mount Moriah, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The sacred rock, where the Temple Alter stood, Mount Moriah, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1900. Stereoscopic slide. From a series called Travelling in the Holy Land Through the Stereoscope, by Jesse Hurlbut

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, between 1645 and 1655. Artist: Bartolome Esteban Murillo
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, between 1645 and 1655. Murillo, Bartolome Esteban (1617-1682). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1623. Artist: Guercino
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1623. Guercino (1591-1666). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Salvator Mundi (Saviour of the World), c1570. Artist: Titian
Salvator Mundi (Saviour of the World), c1570. Titian (1488-1576). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Madonna Adored by Angels (Madonna della Vallicella), 1608. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Madonna Adored by Angels (Madonna della Vallicella), 1608. Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Procession of the Sacred Bull Apis, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
The Procession of the Sacred Bull Apis, late 19th or early 20th century. From a private collection

The sacred robe of Athena held up by cult officials, and Athena and Hephaistos, 438 BC. From the Elgin collection, British Museum

The Blessed Humility and Eleven Stories from Her Life, (detail), c1306-1348 Artist: Pietro Lorenzetti
The Blessed Humility and Eleven Stories from Her Life, (detail), c1306-1348. Found in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

The Blessed Humility and Eleven Stories from Her Life, c1306-1348. Artist: Pietro Lorenzetti
The Blessed Humility and Eleven Stories from Her Life, c1306-1348. Found in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

Blessed Agostino Novello Altarpiece, (detail), 1324. Artist: Simone Martini
Blessed Agostino Novello Altarpiece, (detail), 1324. Lower left scene of the altarpiece: Child Falling from a Balcony. Found in the collection of the Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena

Sacred Lake, Karnak, Egypt, c1900. Artist: Robert Talbot Kelly
Sacred Lake, Karnak, Egypt, c1900. The Sacred Lake at the temple complex of Karnak lies within the Precinct of Mut, an enclosed area dedicated to the worship of the Ancient Egyptian goddess Mut

Chapel of the Carmelites, Paris, 1783. Above the altar, an angel reveals the Sacred Heart pierced with a sword (representing God the Son)

The Carmelite Nuns in the Warming Hall, mid 18th century. Artist: Charles Guillot
The Carmelite Nuns in the Warming Hall, mid 18th century. From the Musee d Art et d Histoire, St Denis, France

Virgin of Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain. This Black Madonna in the Benedictine Abbey of Montserrat is said to have been carved by St Luke

Adoration of the Magi, 1507. Artist: Hans Baldung
Adoration of the Magi, 1507. From the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Epiphany, late 14th / early 15th century. Artist: Taddeo di Bartolo
Epiphany, late 14th/early 15th century

Chinese Jade, Representation of Taoist Sacred Mountain with Hermits Hut, c1636-1912. Symbolised the retreat aspect of Taoism. Chi ing Dynasty

Egyptian Bronze Cat, Sacred to the Goddess Bastet, Roman Period. c664BC-332 BC. The Gayer-Anderson Cat is an Ancient Egyptian statue of a cat, which dates from the Late Period (around 664-332 BC)

Olympia. Model of the Sacred Site in Greece with Temples and stadium beyond, c20th century
Model of Olympia, Sacred Site in Greece with Temples and stadium beyond, c20th century. Olympia was a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula

Minoan Sacred Dance, Palaikastro, Eastern Crete, Post-Palatial Period, c1400BC- c1100 BC. Archeaeological Museum, Heraklion

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"Blessed: A Tapestry of Divine Grace and Human Triumph" In the brushstrokes of Paolo de Matteis' "Triumph of the Immaculate, " painted between 1710-1715, we witness a celestial celebration. The ethereal beauty radiates from every corner, reminding us that in our darkest moments, blessings can still shine through. Ramon Llull's Breviculum Codex takes us on a journey through time with its intricate miniatures. Within these delicate pages lies the wisdom of centuries past, offering glimpses into the profound spirituality that has blessed humanity since ancient times. Duns Scotus, one of history's great philosopher-theologians, penned his Scriptum q with meticulous care. His words echo across generations as he delves deep into matters of faith and reason, guiding seekers towards enlightenment and divine understanding. The Padstow Hobby Horse dances merrily through folklore and tradition. Its presence brings joy to all who witness it—a reminder that even in playful moments, there is room for blessings to manifest themselves. "The Annunciation" by an unknown artist captures a pivotal moment in religious history before 1652. The painting exudes serenity as Mary receives news of her sacred destiny—an event forever etched in our hearts as a testament to God's grace upon humankind. In "Blessed Gerard of Villamagna and St Mary Magdalen with St Catherine of Alexandria, " we find solace amidst companionship. These saints stand united against adversity—beacons illuminating our path towards redemption and spiritual growth. Step inside The Carafa Chapel where "the Annunciation" merges seamlessly with "the Assumption. " This harmonious blend depicts heavenly messengers descending upon earth—a visual symphony celebrating divine intervention throughout human existence. A cricket match unfolds under the watchful eye of an umpire circa 1905—an emblematic scene symbolizing fair play and sportsmanship.