Cult Collection (#4)

L'Offrande a Pan, detail of the dancer at the tambourine. Cartons of the curtain created by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer
JEB4881032 L'Offrande a Pan, detail of the dancer at the tambourine. Cartons of the curtain created by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, 1636-1699)

Representation of Charles-Edouard (Charles Edouard) Stuart, dit le Pretendant (1720-1788)
ELD4899291 Representation of Charles-Edouard (Charles Edouard) Stuart, dit le Pretendant (1720-1788) establishing a Chapter of the Rose Cross in Arras in 1747 (In 1747)

Zoroastrianism - Mazdeism: fire worship at the time of the Achaemenid era of persian empire
ELD4961315 Zoroastrianism - Mazdeism: fire worship at the time of the Achaemenid era of persian empire, 539-331 BC (Zoroastrianism - Mazdayasna)

Weekly prayer meeting in a village church, circa 1800. Coloured engraving, 19th century
NWI4959054 Weekly prayer meeting in a village church, circa 1800. Coloured engraving, 19th century.; (add.info.: Weekly prayer meeting in a village church, circa 1800)

Caen, Calvados (14), Basse-Normandy, France, Photo souvenir of the coronation of Notre Dame de la delivrance on August
LUX4733354 Caen, Calvados (14), Basse-Normandy, France, Photo souvenir of the coronation of Notre Dame de la delivrance on August 22, 1872; (add.info.: Caen, Calvados (14), Basse-Normandy, France

Greece, Chania, Crete, Bouzzou-Maria: Tourists visiting the ruins of a place of worship, 1906
LUX4765246 Greece, Chania, Crete, Bouzzou-Maria: Tourists visiting the ruins of a place of worship, 1906; (add.info.: Greece, Chania, Crete)

France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Lourdes: The cave, animated view with preacher in a pulpit
LUX4767072 France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Lourdes: The cave, animated view with preacher in a pulpit, cars of the sick and many pelerins, 1895; (add.info.: France, Midi-Pyrenees)

Borghese vase: crater a dionysian decor (Dionysos) (dionysian fete or bacchanales) around 40-30 BC. Louvre Museum
ETI4397303 Borghese vase: crater a dionysian decor (Dionysos) (dionysian fete or bacchanales) around 40-30 BC. Louvre Museum.; (add.info.: Borghese vase)

Satan marks the forehead of an apprentice witch, 1626 (miniature)
IND5618448 Satan marks the forehead of an apprentice witch, 1626 (miniature); (add.info.: Santan marque le front d'une apprentie sorciere)

Freemasonry: magical ceremony presided by Giuseppe Balsamo, dit Alexandre
ELD4847814 Freemasonry: magical ceremony presided by Giuseppe Balsamo, dit Alexandre, Count of Cagliostro (1743-1795) as part of a maconic rite in which he draws strength from the head of a

Ex-voto. 4th v. BC. Femenine sculpture
CUL4932299 Ex-voto. 4th v. BC. Femenine sculpture.; (add.info.: Iberian art, sculpture on rock Madrid.National Museum of Archaeology. come from CASTILE-LA-MANCHA. ALBACETE. Montealegre del Castillo)

Civilization of Antiquity: Cyrus II the Great, King of Persia, returns the sacred objects of the Hebrews
NWI4912776 Civilization of Antiquity: Cyrus II the Great, King of Persia, returns the sacred objects of the Hebrews. Colour engraving after an illustration by Gustave Dore.; (add.info)

In Greek and Roman mythology, the palladium or palladion was a cult image, 17th century (engraving)
3480619 In Greek and Roman mythology, the palladium or palladion was a cult image, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: In Greek and Roman mythology, the palladium or palladion was a cult image)

Tunisia, Bizerte: Chez le Caid, Aisaouas (aissawas) Fountain, 1910
LUX4765588 Tunisia, Bizerte: Chez le Caid, Aisaouas (aissawas) Fountain, 1910; (add.info.: Tunisia, Bizerte: Chez le Caid, Aisaouas (aissawas) Fountain, 1910); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Practical cult by the druids of Gaul. Colourful engraving from the 19th century
NWI4858425 Practical cult by the druids of Gaul. Colourful engraving from the 19th century.; (add.info.: Practical cult by the druids of Gaul)

Roman Antiquite, Second Punic War: " Roman women in the temple of March after the Battle of Cannes in 216 BC that
ELD4963282 Roman Antiquite, Second Punic War: " Roman women in the temple of March after the Battle of Cannes in 216 BC that saw the defeat of the Roman army by Hannibal"

Sun Worship by Incas, 1723 (engraving)
2526585 Sun Worship by Incas, 1723 (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); (add.info.: Science. Astronomy. Sun Worship by Incas of South America)

the free-macons after supporting the second republic congratulated Prince Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte on the day after
ELD4899415 the free-macons after supporting the second republic congratulated Prince Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte on the day after the coup d'etat of 2 December 1851

French revolution, terror: Conviction of Louis Phillippe Joseph d'Orleans, 1887 (engraving)
ELD4899467 French revolution, terror: Conviction of Louis Phillippe Joseph d'Orleans, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: French revolution)

George Washington (1732-1799) and Thomas Fairfax (1732-1781), assistant to a war dance of the Indians of America
NWI4934622 George Washington (1732-1799) and Thomas Fairfax (1732-1781), assistant to a war dance of the Indians of America

Fragmentary slab of a frieze with a procession of worship scene, from Metaponto, urban sanctuary
LRI741053 Fragmentary slab of a frieze with a procession of worship scene, from Metaponto, urban sanctuary; length: 45 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Metaponto, Bernalda, Matera, Basilicata

Freemasonry: " Hexagram, Solomon's seal, 6-branched star, David's shield, double triangle
ELD4899252 Freemasonry: " Hexagram, Solomon's seal, 6-branched star, David's shield, double triangle, Saturn's talisman

Carbonari: the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872), in exile in Marseille
ELD4899330 Carbonari: the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872), in exile in Marseille, leading the movement Giovine Italia" in break with the carbonari

The Cult of Ceres, 1596. Creator: Jan Saenredam
The Cult of Ceres, 1596

The Cult of Bacchus, 1596. Creator: Jan Saenredam
The Cult of Bacchus, 1596

The Cult of Venus, 1596. Creator: Jan Saenredam
The Cult of Venus, 1596

Fete de l'Etre supreme, (Festival of the Supreme Being) in Champ-de-Mars, c1794. Creator: Pierre-Antoine Demachy
Fete de l'Etre supreme, (Festival of the Supreme Being) in Champ-de-Mars, c1794

The Baphomet of the Templars, illustration of a stone casket found at Essarois (Burgundy
DGC405782 The Baphomet of the Templars, illustration of a stone casket found at Essarois (Burgundy) (engraving) by English School

Ton-up boy Ron Rhodes, 22, nicknamed "King Midas"by other members of Hell
Ton-up boy Ron Rhodes, 22, nicknamed " King Midas" by other members of Hells Angels, outside the church after a service, wearing a fur helmet

Actress Julie Newmar who played Catwoman in the Batman TV series 1968

Actress Julie Newmar who played Catwoman in the Batman TV series 1968

Mexico, Mexico City, Santa Muerte, Saint of Death, Personification Of Death, Venerated Female Skeleton Figure, Day Of The Dead, Centro Historico

Africa, Togo, Togoville. Fetish in the heart of the village with sacrificial offering of a chicken

Africa, Senegal, Casamance. The mask dance ceremony

kitsch / souvenir, nodding dog, Germany, circa 1975, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

Luxor, Thebes: Valley of the Kings, tomb of Horemheb (-1343 - -1314), Egyptian pharaoh on which the goddess Isis
THT4307535 Luxor, Thebes: Valley of the Kings, tomb of Horemheb (-1343 - -1314), Egyptian pharaoh on which the goddess Isis appears

Mystic Blessings, 1883 (oil on canvas)
PNH352484 Mystic Blessings, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Falero, Luis Riccardo (1851-96); 74x40.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; Spanish, out of copyright

Sketch of Moina Mathers (1865-1928) in the role of the High Priestess Anari
RGL212685 Sketch of Moina Mathers (1865-1928) in the role of the High Priestess Anari, working the Rites of Isis, Paris, 1899 (pen & ink on paper) by English School

The Baphomet of the Templars, copy of an stone casket found at Essarois (Burgundy) (litho
CHT287227 The Baphomet of the Templars, copy of an stone casket found at Essarois (Burgundy) (litho) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Charter of the Osiris Temple No. 4 of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
RGL212691 Charter of the Osiris Temple No.4 of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, 1888 (pen & ink on card) by Mathers

Official diagram of the layout of The Golden Dawn Temple for working the first part of
RGL212683 Official diagram of the layout of The Golden Dawn Temple for working the first part of the 4=7 degree of Philosophus, c.1895 (litho) by Westcott, William Wynn (1848-1925) (attr)

The Ton-up boys and their girlfriends turned up for a sportsmans service at Trinity Methodist Church, Leigh, Lancashire. They went to the service at the invitation of the 22 year old minister

Saltbox Motor Cycle Club. 28th October 1962

Rocker boys on motorcycles - called "sickles"- talking to girls
Rocker boys on motorcycles - called " sickles" - talking to girls. Wearing black leather jackets and calf length boots - Rocker symbols. Ace Cafe on the North Circular Road in London

Left to Right: Actors Philip Ray (as Daniel Eldred), Louise Pajo (as Gia Kelly) Ronald Leigh Hunt ( as Julian Radnor) and Patrick Troughton (as Dr Who)

Actress Wendy Padbury 1968 played Doctor Who companion Zoe Herriot

Actress Wendy Padbury on Bed 1968 played Doctor Who companion Zoe Herriot

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Step into the enigmatic world of cults, where ancient symbols and modern mysteries intertwine. From Constantin Brancusi's mesmerizing "The Endless Column" in Targu Jiu to the haunting presence of Punch in "The Wicker Man, " these hints offer a glimpse into the captivating allure of cults throughout history. Delve further back to the Early Bronze Age with the Trundholm sun chariot, an artifact that sparks curiosity about ancient rituals and beliefs. Brancusi's iconic sculpture reappears, drawing us closer to its mystical significance. Stonehenge stands as a testament to both celestial worship and human fascination with sacred sites. ALACOQUE's VISION transports us to 1675, revealing profound spiritual experiences that have shaped religious devotion for centuries. The Vision on Rue Du Bac beckons us towards divine revelations hidden within everyday life. Initiation rites depicted in frescoes from the Villa Dei Mysteri invite contemplation on Dionysian rituals and their transformative power. Symbolic designs adorning the lid of Pastos unveil secrets guarded by adepts through time immemorial. The original San Francisco Hells Angels venture across borders, showcasing how countercultural movements can become objects of fascination worldwide. In this eclectic mix, Wendy Padbury's portrayal of Zoe Herriot reminds us that even within fictional narratives lies a certain magnetism that captivates audiences like devoted followers. Finally, we find ourselves at Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam amidst scenes depicting initiation ceremonies—a reminder that cults exist not only in distant past but also within our contemporary society. These diverse glimpses into various aspects culture leave us pondering humanity’s eternal quest for meaning and connection beyond conventional boundaries – a journey often marked by mystery and intrigue.