Cistercian Collection (page 6)

St. Bernard preaching the second crusade, illustration from The Church of England
STC393327 St. Bernard preaching the second crusade, illustration from The Church of England: A History for the People by H.D.M. Spence-Jones, pub

Tintern Abbey (w / c on paper)
AGN125618 Tintern Abbey (w/c on paper) by Girtin, Thomas (1775-1802); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

Kirkstall Abbey, 1801 (pencil on paper)
LMG148385 Kirkstall Abbey, 1801 (pencil on paper) by Farington, Joseph (1747-1821); 30.1x47.3 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English

Interior of the Chapter House, 12th-13th century (photo)
XIR218252 Interior of the Chapter House, 12th-13th century (photo) by Spanish School; Monasterio de Santes Creus, Tarragona, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

Mellifont Abbey located close to Drogheda
LRI4679201 Mellifont Abbey located close to Drogheda by Irish School; County Louth, Ireland; (add.info.: View of the ruins of Mellifont Abbey first Cistercian Abbey built in Ireland)

Blazon of the abbe of Poblet, Cistersian abbey in Catalonia
LRI4597368 Blazon of the abbe of Poblet, Cistersian abbey in Catalonia. Ceramic plate produced near Valencia, Spain. 16th century Florence, Museo Nazionale del Bargello by Spanish School

St John the baptist, St George, St Lucy, St Catherine, St Bernard (Painting
LRI4699160 St John the baptist, St George, St Lucy, St Catherine, St Bernard (Painting, 17th century) by Assereto, Giovacchino (1600-49); Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista, Recco

View of scriptorium
LRI4720999 View of scriptorium by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy, France; (add.info.: Romanesque art: view of scriptorium, Cistercian abbey of Fontenay)

Romanesque architecture: gallery of the cloitre of the Cistercian abbey of Fontenay
JLJ4691407 Romanesque architecture: gallery of the cloitre of the Cistercian abbey of Fontenay, Burgundy, 12th century (Abbey of Fontenay, Burgundy, France: the cloister, 12th Century) by Romanesque

Romanesque architecture: gallery of the cloitre of the Cistercian abbey of Fontenay
JLJ4691347 Romanesque architecture: gallery of the cloitre of the Cistercian abbey of Fontenay, Burgundy, 12th century (Abbey of Fontenay, Burgundy, France: the cloister, 12th Century) by Romanesque

The dormitory of the monks of the Cistercian abbey of Fontenay
JLJ4691406 The dormitory of the monks of the Cistercian abbey of Fontenay, Burgundy: 15th century frame evoking the hull of a reverse ship (Abbey of Fontenay, Burgundy, France: the dormitory)

The young Marie-Angelique Arnauld walking in the convent garden with her nuns (colour litho)
5217554 The young Marie-Angelique Arnauld walking in the convent garden with her nuns (colour litho) by Mills, Alfred Wallis (1855-1942); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient English religious orders (engraving)
5233499 Ancient English religious orders (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient English religious orders)

Interior of Tintern Abbey (w / c on paper)
AGN125619 Interior of Tintern Abbey (w/c on paper) by Girtin, Thomas (1775-1802); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

Tintern Abbey by Moonlight (pen & brown ink and w / c on paper)
BAC155883 Tintern Abbey by Moonlight (pen & brown ink and w/c on paper) by Cotman, John Sell (1782-1842); 15.4x10.4 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Tintern Abbey
BAL13700 Tintern Abbey by Watts, George Frederic (1817-1904); Private Collection; Roy Miles Fine Paintings; English, out of copyright

St. Mary Magdalene with St. Dominic and St. Bernard, c. 1580 (panel)
CAY82429 St. Mary Magdalene with St. Dominic and St. Bernard, c.1580 (panel) by Borras, Nicolas (1530-1610); 75x50.8 cm; Caylus Anticuario, Madrid, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

Sweetheart Abbey, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
Sweetheart Abbey, or New Abbey, a Cistercian abbey near Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, dating back to the 13th century. Date: 1842

Tintern Abbey
GG37809 Tintern Abbey by Watts, Frederick Waters (1800-62); Private Collection; Photo eGavin Graham Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

The lobby at Maulbronn Monastery, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany (engraving)
3646157 The lobby at Maulbronn Monastery, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The lobby at Maulbronn Monastery, Baden-Wurttemberg)

Kirkstall Abbey (oil on canvas)
1163427 Kirkstall Abbey (oil on canvas) by English School, (18th century); 78x138 cm; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Abbey House Museum) UK; (add.info)

Kirkstall Abbey (oil on wood)
1163426 Kirkstall Abbey (oil on wood) by English School, (19th century); 30x24 cm; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Abbey House Museum) UK; (add.info)

View of the scriptorium of the Cistercian abbey, 12th century (photography)
LRI4655009 View of the scriptorium of the Cistercian abbey, 12th century (photography) by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy, France; (add.info.: View of the scriptorium)

View of the nave of the church of the Cistercian abbey, 12th century (photography)
LRI4654973 View of the nave of the church of the Cistercian abbey, 12th century (photography) by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy

Portrait of Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rance (1626-1700)
XEE556961 Portrait of Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rance (1626-1700), French abbot and founder of the Trappist Cistercians

Facade with rose window, late 12th century (photo)
PC341156 Facade with rose window, late 12th century (photo) by French School, (12th century); Flaran Abbey, Valence-sur-Baise, France; French, out of copyright

View of Clairvaux Abbey (colour litho)
XIR170227 View of Clairvaux Abbey (colour litho) by Guiot, Hector (1825-1903); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

View of prison, scriptorium and chapter house
LRI4720924 View of prison, scriptorium and chapter house by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy, France; (add.info.: Romanesque art: view of prison)

The dormitory of the monks of the Cistercian abbey of Fontenay
JLJ4691348 The dormitory of the monks of the Cistercian abbey of Fontenay, Burgundy: 15th century frame evoking the hull of a reverse ship (Abbey of Fontenay, Burgundy, France: the dormitory)

Tintern Abbey, from The Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England Wales
STC209693 Tintern Abbey, from The Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England Wales, published 1805 (colour engraving) by Loutherbourg

Tintern Abbey
SC2713 Tintern Abbey by Palmer, Samuel (1805-81); 29.3x50.3 cm cm; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Portrait of Saint Bernard de Clairvaux (San Bernardo di Chiaravalle) (1090-1153)
XEE4141499 Portrait of Saint Bernard de Clairvaux (San Bernardo di Chiaravalle) (1090-1153), French abbot and builder of the reforming Cistercian order

Bernard of Clairvaux preaching the Second Crusade in Speyer, Germany, 1146 (engraving)
3647246 Bernard of Clairvaux preaching the Second Crusade in Speyer, Germany, 1146 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Saint Bernard de Clairvaux (1090-1153), French abbot
556656 Portrait of Saint Bernard de Clairvaux (1090-1153), French abbot and builder of the reforming Cistercian order. by French School

St. Gertrude the Great carrying the sacred heart of Jesus (oil on canvas)
REV345896 St. Gertrude the Great carrying the sacred heart of Jesus (oil on canvas) by Spanish School, (17th century); Monasterio de Santa Maria de San Salvador, Canas

View towards the cloister from the Chapter House, 12th-13th century (photo)
XIR241569 View towards the cloister from the Chapter House, 12th-13th century (photo) by Spanish School; Monasterio de Santes Creus, Tarragona, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

View of the nave (b / w photo)
ALI237866 View of the nave (b/w photo) by Italian School, (12th century); Abbey of Fossanova, Priverno, Latina, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Thomas Aquinas died here in 1274; d Aquin; Aquin; ); Alinari

Part of the Ruins of Tintern Abbey (oil on panel)
3822277 Part of the Ruins of Tintern Abbey (oil on panel) by Creswick, Thomas (1811-69); 45.5x34.6 cm; Calderdale Museums Service, West Yorkshire

View of the Cloisters, Monastery of Santa Maria de Salzedas, Tarouca, Portugal (stone)
1126737 View of the Cloisters, Monastery of Santa Maria de Salzedas, Tarouca, Portugal (stone) by Portuguese School, (12th century); Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Salzedas, Tarouca

Tintern Abbey, 1901 (w / c on paper)
NWP132635 Tintern Abbey, 1901 (w/c on paper) by Callow, William (1812-1908); 40.6x31.7 cm; Newport Museum and Art Gallery, South Wales; eNewport Museum and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Crozier of St. Robert, c. 1100 (gilded silver)
XIR187010 Crozier of St. Robert, c.1100 (gilded silver) by French School, (12th century); height: 25 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

Apparition of the Virgin to St. Bernard, 1504-07 (oil on panel)
SCP69429 Apparition of the Virgin to St. Bernard, 1504-07 (oil on panel) by Bartolomeo, Fra (Baccio della Porta) (1472-1517); 215x231 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Italian

The San Esteban cloister of the monastery of Poblet (12th century), Vimboldi - SPAIN
CUL4855421 The San Esteban cloister of the monastery of Poblet (12th century), Vimboldi - SPAIN. Vimbodi. Monastery of Poblet. Cloister of San Esteban

The Virgin and Child, c. 1335 (pot-metal, colourless glass, oxide paint
1765309 The Virgin and Child, c.1335 (pot-metal, colourless glass, oxide paint, silver stain and lead came) by Master of Klosterneuburg (fl.early 14th century); 35.9x20.3x1 cm; J

Apparition of the Madonna to St Bernard of Clairvaux (painting, c. 1504)
LRI4572170 Apparition of the Madonna to St Bernard of Clairvaux (painting, c. 1504) by Bartolomeo, Fra (Baccio della Porta) (1472-1517); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

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"Cistercian: Exploring the Tranquil Beauty of Medieval Monasticism" Step into history and immerse yourself in the serene world architecture. From the awe-inspiring Margram Abbey Church to the picturesque Tintern Abbey in Wales, these sacred sites transport us back to a time when devotion and simplicity were paramount. Founded by St Bernard of Clairvaux, the Cistercians sought solace amidst nature, as seen in Kirkstall Abbey near Leeds, where lush greenery surrounds its ancient ruins. Similarly, Senanque Abbey captivates with its lavender fields in full bloom, creating a breathtaking harmony between man-made structures and natural beauty. Furness Abbey stands as a testament to the order's influence across borders; located in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, it showcases their architectural prowess even today. Joseph Cundall's 1850s depiction of Kirkstall Abbey from the west captures its grandeur and invites us to imagine life within those hallowed walls. Delve deeper into this monastic world with Rievaulx Abbey's ground plan from 1897 - an intricate blueprint that reveals meticulous planning behind every archway and cloister. Melrose Abbey in Scotland beckons visitors with its hauntingly beautiful ruins while Maulbronn Monastery complex offers a glimpse into daily life within these austere yet captivating surroundings. Roche Abbey whispers tales of spiritual contemplation through its crumbling stones while Rievaulx Abbey near Helmsley enchants with its tranquil setting amidst North Yorkshire's rolling hills. The legacy of the Cistercians lives on through these remarkable landmarks scattered throughout Europe. Each site tells a unique story - one that resonates with tranquility, devotion, and an unwavering commitment to faith. Embark on your own pilgrimage through time as you explore these hidden treasures steeped in centuries-old spirituality.