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Clasped Hands Collection

"Clasped Hands: A Symbol of Connection and Unity" In the painting "The Disciples Peter and John Running to the Sepulchre on the Morning of the Resurrection

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: The Disciples Peter and John Running to the Sepulchre on the Morning of the Resurrection, c

The Disciples Peter and John Running to the Sepulchre on the Morning of the Resurrection, c
XIR82875 The Disciples Peter and John Running to the Sepulchre on the Morning of the Resurrection, c.1898 (oil on canvas) by Burnand, Eugene (1850-1921); 82x134 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Guess My Name, c.1821. Creator: David Wilkie

Guess My Name, c.1821. Creator: David Wilkie
Guess My Name, c.1821

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Artem Mikoyan, Soviet aircraft designer

Artem Mikoyan, Soviet aircraft designer
Artem Ivanovich Mikoyan (1905-1970), Soviet aircraft designer. Mikoyan, of Armenian descent, was a member of the USSR Academy of Sciences

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: The Tears of St Peter, c. 1605 (oil on canvas)

The Tears of St Peter, c. 1605 (oil on canvas)
XJL109908 The Tears of St Peter, c.1605 (oil on canvas) by Greco, El (Domenico Theotocopuli) (1541-1614); 108x89.6 cm; Hospital Tavera, Toledo, Spain; (add.info.: Larmes de Saint Pierre; ); Greek

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Portrait of a Woman aged Fifty-seven, 1539. Creator: Hans Mielich

Portrait of a Woman aged Fifty-seven, 1539. Creator: Hans Mielich
Portrait of a Woman aged Fifty-seven, 1539.

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Portrait of a Bearded Man, 1534. Creator: Hans Cranach

Portrait of a Bearded Man, 1534. Creator: Hans Cranach
Portrait of a Bearded Man, 1534.

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Mary Magdalen, 1477. Creator: Derick Baegert

Mary Magdalen, 1477. Creator: Derick Baegert
Mary Magdalen, 1477.

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Portrait of a young Woman, 1522. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer

Portrait of a young Woman, 1522. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
Portrait of a young Woman, 1522.

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Portrait of Mrs. Samuel Hill (Miriam Kilby), 1764. Creator: John Singleton Copley

Portrait of Mrs. Samuel Hill (Miriam Kilby), 1764. Creator: John Singleton Copley
Portrait of Mrs. Samuel Hill (Miriam Kilby), 1764. In this almost full-length portrait, the imposing figure of Miriam Kilby (1696-1765), wife of the Boston merchant Samuel Hill

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: W.H. Hutton, 1927, England,Joseph Simpson. Gift of Sir John Ilott, 1927. Creator: Joseph Simpson

W.H. Hutton, 1927, England,Joseph Simpson. Gift of Sir John Ilott, 1927. Creator: Joseph Simpson
W.H. Hutton, 1927, England,Joseph Simpson. Gift of Sir John Ilott, 1927. The churchman (Dean of Winchester) and historian of the church and India, William Holden Hutton (1860-1930)

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Alexandra Carlisle as 'Georgiana Vesey', 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Alexandra Carlisle as "Georgiana Vesey", 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Alexandra Carlisle as "Georgiana Vesey", 1911.

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Jules Pelletier, 1867. Creator: Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier

Jules Pelletier, 1867. Creator: Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
Jules Pelletier, 1867. The French statesman Jules Pelletier wearing a robe trimmed with ermine, a lace neckerchief, and the medal of the Legion of Honor, hanging from a red ribbon.

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Mona, 1911. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Mona, 1911. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Mona, 1911. In Swedish, 'Mona' means mother, and the subject is Grudd Anna Anderscotter, who was an unmarried peasant when she give birth to Anders Zoen in 1860

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Old Postillion, 1920. Creator: Francis Dodd

Old Postillion, 1920. Creator: Francis Dodd
Old Postillion, 1920.

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Seated Nude, 1884. Creator: William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Seated Nude, 1884. Creator: William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Seated Nude, 1884.

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Portrait Of A Man, 1887. Creator: Edgar Degas

Portrait Of A Man, 1887. Creator: Edgar Degas
Portrait Of A Man, 1887.

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Steamship strike, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Steamship strike, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Steamship strike, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Statue of a female in worshipping pose, Khafajah, Mesopotamia, c.2650-2550 BC (gypsum)

Statue of a female in worshipping pose, Khafajah, Mesopotamia, c.2650-2550 BC (gypsum)
3288571 Statue of a female in worshipping pose, Khafajah, Mesopotamia, c.2650-2550 BC (gypsum); Photo © Zev Radovan

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: SANT'IGNAZIO of Loyola (engraving)

SANT'IGNAZIO of Loyola (engraving)
6203085 SANT'IGNAZIO of Loyola (engraving); (add.info.: SANT'IGNAZIO of Loyola (1491-31 July 1556), a Spanish religious founder of the Society of Jesus

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm (Khiva), in uniform...between 1910 and 1915

Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm (Khiva), in uniform...between 1910 and 1915
Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm (Khiva), in uniform, seated on chair, outdoors, between 1910 and 1915. Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Northern types: In a yurt, 1928. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov

Northern types: In a yurt, 1928. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov
Northern types: In a yurt, 1928. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Unknown woman possibly German princess, c16th century. Creator: Anon

Unknown woman possibly German princess, c16th century. Creator: Anon
Unknown woman possibly German princess, c16th century

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Old French Countrywoman, 1885. Creator: Jenny Nystrom

Old French Countrywoman, 1885. Creator: Jenny Nystrom
Old French Countrywoman, 1885

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Portrait of a Member of the Alardes Family, early 16th century. Creator: Jacob Claesz van Utrecht

Portrait of a Member of the Alardes Family, early 16th century. Creator: Jacob Claesz van Utrecht
Portrait of a Member of the Alardes Family, early 16th century

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: August, 1526-1586, Elector of Saxony, Anna, 1532-1585, Princess of Denmark, Electoress of Saxony

August, 1526-1586, Elector of Saxony, Anna, 1532-1585, Princess of Denmark, Electoress of Saxony. Creator: Anon
August, 1526-1586, Elector of Saxony, Anna, 1532-1585, Princess of Denmark, Electoress of Saxony, unknown date

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Hildegard and Alfhild Tamm Children, 1882. Creator: Hildegard Katerina Thorell

Hildegard and Alfhild Tamm Children, 1882. Creator: Hildegard Katerina Thorell
Hildegard and Alfhild Tamm Children, 1882

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Joseph and Mary with the infant Jesus, late 15th century. Creators: Jean Poyet

Joseph and Mary with the infant Jesus, late 15th century. Creators: Jean Poyet, Workshop of Jean Poyer
Joseph and Mary with the infant Jesus, late 15th century. Illustration from a Book of Hours

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Hatsuhana at Hakone, published in 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

Hatsuhana at Hakone, published in 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Hatsuhana at Hakone, published in 1852. Series: Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: The Old Blind Woman, 1903. Creator: Fanny Brate

The Old Blind Woman, 1903. Creator: Fanny Brate
The Old Blind Woman, 1903

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: The Singer Christina Nilsson, c19th century. Creator: Constant-Joseph Brochart

The Singer Christina Nilsson, c19th century. Creator: Constant-Joseph Brochart
The Singer Christina Nilsson, c19th century

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Margot (Lefebvre) in Blue, 1902. Creator: Mary Cassatt

Margot (Lefebvre) in Blue, 1902. Creator: Mary Cassatt
Margot (Lefebvre) in Blue, 1902; showing a child wearing a floppy white bonnet and blue dress

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Mary Magdalene (?), c1525. Creator: Lucas Cranach the Elder

Mary Magdalene (?), c1525. Creator: Lucas Cranach the Elder
Mary Magdalene (?), c1525

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Portrait of a Woman in a Leopard Cloak, c1545. Creator: Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen

Portrait of a Woman in a Leopard Cloak, c1545. Creator: Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen
Portrait of a Woman in a Leopard Cloak, c1545. The luxuriousness of this gentlewoman's stole or mantel of European lynx is set off against a variation of a simple linen beguin headdress

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Portrait of a Boy, c1900s. Creator: Jenny Nystrom

Portrait of a Boy, c1900s. Creator: Jenny Nystrom
Portrait of a Boy, c1900s

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Old Woman and Child Reading a Book, 1840s. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville

Old Woman and Child Reading a Book, 1840s. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville
Old Woman and Child Reading a Book, 1840s. An old woman sits with her feet propped on a hassock, looking pensively into the distance. The young girl at her side reads from a large book

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Portrait of an elderly woman, unknown date. Creator: Anon

Portrait of an elderly woman, unknown date. Creator: Anon
Portrait of an elderly woman, unknown date

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Princess Kotschoubey, 1860. Creator: Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Princess Kotschoubey, 1860. Creator: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Princess Kotschoubey, 1860. Helene Bibikoff was initially married to Prince Esper A. Belosselsky-Belozersky and subsequently to Prince Kotschoubey, the son of the chancellor of the Russian empire

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Mrs. Jesse Hare (Catherine H. Welch), 1848. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

Mrs. Jesse Hare (Catherine H. Welch), 1848. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Mrs. Jesse Hare (Catherine H. Welch), 1848. Mrs. Jesse Hare (Catherine H. Welch) (ca. 1790-1874). Jesse Hare (1789-1861)was an extremely wealthy tobacco manufacturer

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Portrait of Maria Elisabeth Adolphine Waller-Schill, 1866. Creator: Louis Chantal

Portrait of Maria Elisabeth Adolphine Waller-Schill, 1866. Creator: Louis Chantal
Portrait of Maria Elisabeth Adolphine Waller-Schill, 1866. The drawing dates from the year of Maria Schill's marriage to M.J. Waller

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Maid, 1875-1934. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels

Maid, 1875-1934. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels
Maid, 1875-1934

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Deposition, 1775. Creator: Valentine Green

Deposition, 1775. Creator: Valentine Green
Deposition, 1775

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Looking as if Someone is about to Arrive: The Appearance of a Fireman's Wife in the Kaei Era, 1888

Looking as if Someone is about to Arrive: The Appearance of a Fireman's Wife in the Kaei Era, 1888

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Madonna, c17th century. Creator: Anon

Madonna, c17th century. Creator: Anon
Madonna, c17th century

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Martyr, c17th century. Creator: Anon

Martyr, c17th century. Creator: Anon
Martyr, c17th century

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Sitting man with folded hands, before a Bible, c.1734-c.1801. Creator: Jacobus Buys

Sitting man with folded hands, before a Bible, c.1734-c.1801. Creator: Jacobus Buys
Sitting man with folded hands, before a Bible, c.1734-c.1801

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Le Régisseur. - Voyons, mademoiselle, faites sonner les RRR... 1856. Creator: Honore Daumier

Le Régisseur. - Voyons, mademoiselle, faites sonner les RRR... 1856. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Regisseur. - Voyons, mademoiselle, faites sonner les RRR... 1856. Le Regisseur - Voyons, mademoiselle, faites sonner les RRR...vibrrrez...vibrrrez...les bons traditions se perdent...de mon temps

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: De la neige, de la vraie neige... 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier

De la neige, de la vraie neige... 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier
De la neige, de la vraie neige... 1853. De la neige, de la vraie neige...je n'en avais pas vu a Paris depuis 1822...ca me rajeunit de trente ans!'

Background imageClasped Hands Collection: Portrait of Cornelia Rijdenius, Wife of Johannes Lublink II, 1790-1795. Creator: Friedrich Tischbein

Portrait of Cornelia Rijdenius, Wife of Johannes Lublink II, 1790-1795. Creator: Friedrich Tischbein
Portrait of Cornelia Rijdenius, Wife of Johannes Lublink II, 1790-1795




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"Clasped Hands: A Symbol of Connection and Unity" In the painting "The Disciples Peter and John Running to the Sepulchre on the Morning of the Resurrection, " clasped hands represent faith and hope as they rush towards a momentous event. "The Tears of St Peter" captures remorse and forgiveness, with clasped hands symbolizing repentance and seeking solace in divine mercy. Artem Mikoyan, Soviet aircraft designer, had his hands clasped in determination as he revolutionized aviation technology, leaving an indelible mark on history. A black-eared white Boxer puppy lies peacefully with crossed paws, showcasing innocence and trust. Clasped paws reflect contentment in its purest form. Pictures from the Tudor Exhibition reveal Queen Catherine Parr's portrait by Hans Holbein. Her regal presence is accentuated by her clasping hands that exude grace and strength. Marcellin-Gilbert Desboutin's portraits of Princess Colonna and Comte Lepic depict elegance through their poised poses with delicately clasped fingers. "The Meditating Child" showcases serenity as tiny palms are gently pressed together, reflecting inner peace even at a tender age. Keane, Bishop of Richmond's photograph portrays wisdom personified through his folded hands – a gesture that signifies contemplation before guiding others spiritually. Honorable individuals like Jushire, Crittenden, English have their identities preserved through photographs where they clasp their hands firmly – embodying integrity during challenging times. Amidst diverse contexts captured by these images lies a common thread - clasped hands transcend time and culture to symbolize connection, unity, introspection or devotion.