Blessed Collection (#8)

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

Arikara medicine fraternity-The prayer, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Arikara medicine fraternity-The prayer, c1908. Photo shows Arikara shamans, without shirts, backs to camera, seated in a semi-circle around a sacred cedar tree, tipis in background

Relief of Alexander the Great being blessed by Amun-Ra, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor
Relief of Alexander the Great as the Pharaoh being blessed by the god Amun-Ra, Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt

Relief of Alexander the Great before Amun-Ra, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor, Egypt
Relief of Alexander the Great as the Pharaoh before the god Amun-Ra, Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt. Alexander is identified by his cartouches

Romanesque Art. Catalonia. Altar frontal from the Virgin and Child with fleur-de-lis in El Coll. Last quarter of the 12th century. Tempera on poplar wood

From left to right, Trinitarian friar, Dominican and August
Mendicant orders in the Middle Ages. From left to right, Trinitarian friar, Dominican and Augustinian. Nineteenth-century colored engraving

"So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job". From The Book of Job with an introduction by G. K. Chesterton
" So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job". From The Book of Job with an introduction by G.K. Chesterton

Wedding Jacoba Bavaria Countess Holland Jan IV
The Wedding of Jacoba of Bavaria, Countess of Holland, and Jan IV, Duke of Brabant, 10 March 1418, The marriage of Jacoba van Beieren, closed on 10 March 1418 in the hofkapel in The Hague

Map coasts Flanders Normandy England Description
Map of the coasts of Flanders, Normandy and England Description of the sea Custen van Vlanderen and Picardien (...) (title on object), representation of Last Judgment

Map coast Norway Sweden MerdAŝy Uddevalla Custe
Map of the coast of Norway and Sweden between Merdoy and Uddevalla The Custe of Noorweghen, with that lands from north east in its wesenandde form (...) (title on object)

Last Judgment damned led hell Christ sits judge
Last Judgment: The damned are led to hell, Christ sits as a judge on a cloud in heaven and is surrounded by angels. Under him the doomed souls are led to hell by devils

Blessing Blessed Julia Margaret Cameron British
Blessing and Blessed; Julia Margaret Cameron (British, born India, 1815 - 1879); Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England; 1865; Albumen silver print

Left side Main Portal Saint-Trophime Evangelists
Left side of the Main Portal of Saint-Trophime with Evangelists and the Blessed, Arles; Charles Negre (French, 1820 - 1880); Arles, France; 1852; Salted paper print; 32.2 x 22.9 cm (12 11, 16 x 9 in.)

Ceremonial Part Of A Marriage Known As Beilagers, Mostly Used In Germany From The Middle Ages To The 19th Century. A Bishop Would Bless The Marriage Bed With The Newly Wed Couple In It

Alexander I Of Russia, 1777 A

St. Benedict And The Devil. When Benedict Was Building A Chapel, The Devil Sat On A Stone And Nobody Could Move Him Until St Benedict Blessed The Stone. Then The Devil Took Flight

Bernard Ii De Bade, Born 1428 Or 1429 Died 1458. Declared Blessed By Pope Sixtus Iv. From Les Artes Au Moyen Age, Published Paris 1873

Durham Cathedral; Durham, England

Stained Glass Window In Saint Boniface Catholic Church

A Group Of People Standing At The Base Of A Large Wooden Cross

A Small Crowd Gathered At A Wooden Cross

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Main facade, 1743, by Ferd
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Initiated in the 5th century, was enlarged and reformed until the 18th century. Main facade, 1741-1743, by Ferdinando Fuga (1699-1781). Rome. Italy

John Duns Scotus (1266-1308). Scottish philosopher and Franciscan theologian. Portrait on the cover of Scriptum super quartum Sententiarum. Edition 1530

Gothic art. Cathedral of Santa Maria de Regla. Tympanum of the central portico in the main facade. Christ the Judge between angels with the attributes of the Passion

While Jesus was preaching in a synagogue meets a numb woman and blesses her with his hand. The rabbi of the synagogue was indignant because it was Saturday. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library

WW1 - Russian Troops blessed by Priest before offensive
WW1 - Russian Troops blessed by Russian Orthodox Priest before offensive - June 1917 Date: 1917

CHARLES DE FOUCAULD (1858-1916). Blessed Charles Eugene de Foucauld, French Catholic priest who lived among the Tuareg people in the Sahara Desert in Algeria. Photograph, 1915

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1611 (fresco)
XIR897862 Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1611 (fresco) by Reni, Guido (1575-1642); Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Nativitede la Vierge); Italian, out of copyright

Royal Wedding 1923 - The Ray of Sunshine
Illustration in a Bystander issue celebrating the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923 showing the happy couple bathed in a ray

Guardian Spirit on Frieze on Outer Wall of the Tivanka Shrine, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, 20th century. 12th century Buddhist frieze of Guardian Spirit on the outer wall of the Tivanka Temple in

Elephant Frieze on Base of Audience Hall, Polunnaruwa, Sri Lanka, 20th century. 12th century relief carving of Elephant in the Audience Hall of the ancient kingdom of Polonnaruwa

12th century Lankatilaka, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
12th century Lankatilaka, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. 20th century. Emblematic structures of the ancient kingdom of Polonnaruwa in North Central Province, Sri Lanka

Detail from the west front of Conques Abbey, 11th century
Detail from the west front of Conques Abbey, showing the Last Judgement and the Blessed in Heaven, 11th century

Inside the Diktaen cave above the village of Pyschro on Crete. It is the reputed birthplace of Zeus, and was sacred since before Minoan times. A lot of votive objects have been found here

Italian earthenware plate, Erysichthon felling a tree in grove of Ceres, 16th century
Depiction of Erysichthon felling a tree in the sacred grove of Ceres (Ovids Metamorphoses VIII), on an Italian earthenware plate, from the V&As collection, 16th century

Phoenician ivory of a woman at a window, 8th century BC
Phoenician ivory panel depicting a womans head and shoulders wearing an Egyptian wig and necklace, looking through a window. Found at the North West Palace at Nimrud

Mummified bull, from Thebes, Egypt, Roman Period, after 30 BC. Bulls were sacred to several gods through which they issued oracles. From the British Museums Collection

Painting on the outer walls of the inner shrine of the Temple of the Tooth, 17th century
Painting on the outer walls of the inner shrine of the Temple of the Tooth, where the sacred relic of the tooth of Gautama Buddha is kept, 17th century

Sacred bo-tree at Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka, planted here from a shoot brought from the bo-tree under which Buddha found enlightenment

Statuette of an owl from the Acropolis
Statuette of an owl, sacred to Athena, from her sanctuary on the Acropolis

Glazed Brick relief of a bull on the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC
Glazed Brick relief of a bull on the walls of the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC

Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of a bull-man and hero. Each is holding a bull by the horns, and in the centre is a stylised mountain with a sacred tree on top

Dragon sacred to the god Marduk, detail of the Ishtar Gate, c604-c562 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Detail of the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c604-c562 BC
Detail of the Ishtar Gate leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c604-c562 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Brick relief of a lion on the walls of the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC
Glazed Brick relief of a lion on the walls of the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Reliefs of Ramesses III, Mortuary Temple of Rameses III, Medinat Habu, Egypt. c12th century BC
Reliefs of Ramesses III, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, Medinat Habu, Luxor, Egypt, c12th century BC. The reliefs show Ramesses III before Amun-Ra

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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.