Friar Collection (#11)

John Duns (Duns Scotus), Scottish Catholic priest, philosopher and theologian (engraving)
6029813 John Duns (Duns Scotus), Scottish Catholic priest, philosopher and theologian (engraving) by French School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

St Francis of Assisi praying (litho)
5208216 St Francis of Assisi praying (litho) by Crivelli, Carlo (c.1430/35-1495); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) praying

St Francis of Assisi in prayer (litho)
5208218 St Francis of Assisi in prayer (litho) by Zurbaran, Francisco de (1598-1664) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Francis of Assisi in prayer)

Friar preaching from a movable pulpit, illustration from
619663 Friar preaching from a movable pulpit, illustration from The History of Protestantism by James Aitken Wylie (1808-1890), pub

The Vision of St Anthony of Padua (engraving)
961450 The Vision of St Anthony of Padua (engraving) by Murillo, Bartolome Esteban (1618-82) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Vision of St Anthony of Padua)

And if you do not seem sufficient, govern with these (chromolitho)
964783 And if you do not seem sufficient, govern with these (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: And if you do not seem sufficient, govern with these)

The Blessed John Woodcock (engraving)
820736 The Blessed John Woodcock (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Blessed John Woodcock. Died 1646. Father Martin of St Felix. Martinus Woodcocke)

Fray Benito Jeronimo Freijoo
LLM459522 Fray Benito Jeronimo Freijoo by Marti, Ricardo (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fray Benito Jeronimo Freijoo)

Two Franciscan Friars (chalks on paper)
449340 Two Franciscan Friars (chalks on paper) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 56x40.3 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: Study for The Last Communion of St Francis)

Italia, 1200 (colour litho)
2810691 Italia, 1200 (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italia, 1200. Illustration for Historia Universal by Cesar Cantu (Seix)

Assault of a famous convent in Russia by a large band of evildoers (Colour Litho)
2814970 Assault of a famous convent in Russia by a large band of evildoers (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Church of San Francesco, Rimini (engraving)
2781608 Church of San Francesco, Rimini (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Church of San Francesco, Rimini)

The Medici Palace, now Palazzo Riccardi, where the treaty with Florence was signed (engraving)
2781600 The Medici Palace, now Palazzo Riccardi, where the treaty with Florence was signed (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Medici Palace)

Savonarola preaching (engraving)
2781599 Savonarola preaching (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Savonarola preaching)

Savonarola visiting a convent (engraving)
2781595 Savonarola visiting a convent (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Savonarola visiting a convent)

Enter Friar Laurence and Romeo, illustration from Romeo and Juliet, (litho)
3037811 Enter Friar Laurence and Romeo, illustration from Romeo and Juliet, (litho) by Curtazzo (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Immaculate Conception with Saints Francis of Assisi and Anthony of Padua
487976 The Immaculate Conception with Saints Francis of Assisi and Anthony of Padua, 1650 (oil on canvas) by Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto (Il Grechetto) (1609-64)

St. Bernard of Clairvaux carrying the instruments of the Passion (oil on canvas)
REV345869 St. Bernard of Clairvaux carrying the instruments of the Passion (oil on canvas) by Spanish School, (17th century); Monasterio de Santa Maria de San Salvador, Canas

St. Vincent Ferrer, c. 1500 (tempera on wood)
BFM286582 St. Vincent Ferrer, c.1500 (tempera on wood) by Cozzarelli, Guidoccio di Giovanno (1450-1517); 36.5x17 cm; Lindenau Museum, Altenburg

The ceiling of the Chapel of Eleonora of Toledo depicting St
BEN82444 The ceiling of the Chapel of Eleonora of Toledo depicting St. Michael Archangel conquering Satan; St. John the Evangelist; St. Jerome; and St

Madonna and Child with Saints (tempera on panel)
AII80370 Madonna and Child with Saints (tempera on panel) by Domenico di Michelino, (1417-91) (and workshop); Galleria dell Accademia & Museo degli Strumenti Musicali, Florence, Tuscany

St. James della Marca (tempera on panel)
AII80293 St. James della Marca (tempera on panel) by Crivelli, Vittorio, (fl.1481-1501) (attr. to); Palazzo Ducale, Urbino, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

The Burial of Count Orgaz, from a legend of 1323, detail of a franciscan monk
BEN123099 The Burial of Count Orgaz, from a legend of 1323, detail of a franciscan monk, 1586-88 (oil on canvas) (detail of 44240) by Greco, El (Domenico Theotocopuli) (1541-1614); Santo Tome

The Burial of Count Orgaz, from a legend of 1323, detail of the franciscans
BEN122386 The Burial of Count Orgaz, from a legend of 1323, detail of the franciscans, 1586-88 (oil on canvas) (detail of 44240) by Greco, El (Domenico Theotocopuli) (1541-1614); Santo Tome, Toledo

The Reform of the Carmelite Rule, c. 1422 (fresco)
BAT94764 The Reform of the Carmelite Rule, c.1422 (fresco) by Lippi, Fra Filippo (c.1406-69); Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence, Italy; Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; Italian

St. Francis of Assisi (c. 1182-1226) with scenes from his life, 1235 (panel)
BEN85141 St. Francis of Assisi (c.1182-1226) with scenes from his life, 1235 (panel) by Berlinghieri, Bonaventura (fl.1228-74); 152.4x116

St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
BAT49971 St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) by Bartolomeo, Fra (Baccio della Porta) (1472-1517); Museo di San Marco, Florence, Italy; (add.info)

Madonna and Child enthroned with SS. Dionysius, Aeropagita, Domenic
BAT31585 Madonna and Child enthroned with SS. Dionysius, Aeropagita, Domenic, Clement and Thomas Aquinas, 1483 (oil on panel) by Ghirlandaio

Girolamo Savonarola, 1452-1498, Italian Dominican friar
6040036 Girolamo Savonarola, 1452-1498, Italian Dominican friar. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girolamo Savonarola, 1452-1498)

William of Ockham, from the Summa Logicae, 1341 (litho)
GIA1152374 William of Ockham, from the Summa Logicae, 1341 (litho) by English School, (14th century); Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge; (add.info.: William of Ockham (c)

The Jesuit Merchants, 1845 (colour litho)
XEE3550721 The Jesuit Merchants, 1845 (colour litho) by Fragonard, Theophile Evariste (1806-76) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Jesuit Merchants: In Japan)

Three Jesuit martyrs of Japan (oil on canvas)
3550720 Three Jesuit martyrs of Japan (oil on canvas) by Cagnacci, Guido (1601-63); Chiesa Cattolica Suffragio, Rimini, Italy; Photo eMarco Ravenna; Italian, out of copyright

St Francis of Assisi (litho)
5208248 St Francis of Assisi (litho) by Perugino, Pietro (c.1469-1523) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Francis of Assisi (1181-1226)

St Francis, imitator of Christ, stained glass window, Assisi, Italy (colour litho)
5208238 St Francis, imitator of Christ, stained glass window, Assisi, Italy (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Francis, imitator of Christ)

St Francis of Assisi cutting the hair of St Claire (litho)
5208225 St Francis of Assisi cutting the hair of St Claire (litho) by Giottino, Maso di Banco (fl.1341-50); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Francis of Assisi cutting the hair of St Claire)

Vision of St Francis of Assisi (colour litho)
5208219 Vision of St Francis of Assisi (colour litho) by Nordmann (fl.1880) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vision of St Francis of Assisi)

Francois Leclerc du Tremblay, French Capuchin friar and adviser and agent of Cardinal Richelieu
5208213 Francois Leclerc du Tremblay, French Capuchin friar and adviser and agent of Cardinal Richelieu, known as Father Joseph and the Eminence Grise (Grey Eminence) (litho) by Lasne

St Francis Meditating on the Mystery of the Cross (litho)
5208193 St Francis Meditating on the Mystery of the Cross (litho) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Francis Meditating on the Mystery of the Cross)

A Sermon, a monk preaching in the Roman campagna (oil on canvas)
863224 A Sermon, a monk preaching in the Roman campagna (oil on canvas) by Leslie, John (1822-1916); 137.2x248.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Folios from the Rothschild Book of Hours, Ghent or Bruges, c
494961 Folios from the Rothschild Book of Hours, Ghent or Bruges, c.1505 (tempera on vellum) (see also 494950-62, 494969-83 and 490416) by Flemish School

MS 300 f. 107r, David prays to God (above), two clerics (below)
5911898 MS 300 f.107r, David prays to God (above), two clerics (below), from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris, c.1265-70 (pen & ink and tempera on parchment) by French School

The seemling friar bade her take comfort (Measure for Measure)
3949498 The seemling friar bade her take comfort (Measure for Measure), from Tales from Shakespeare pub. by Ward Lock & Co Ltd, 1930-40s (colour litho) by Jackson, A

The Shrine of the Holy Nativity, Bethlehem, 1839 (w / c over pencil
SGS120403 The Shrine of the Holy Nativity, Bethlehem, 1839 (w/c over pencil, heightened with gouache & gum arabic on buff paper) by Roberts

The Virgin and Child with SS Dominic and Thomas Aquinas, 1424-30 (fresco)
MEL40979 The Virgin and Child with SS Dominic and Thomas Aquinas, 1424-30 (fresco) by Angelico, Fra (Guido di Pietro/Giovanni da Fiesole) (c.1387-1455); 196x187 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

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"Friar: A Glimpse into the World of Spiritual Devotion" In the realm of religious devotion, few figures have captivated hearts and minds like the friars. From Padre Pio's miraculous stigmata to Saint John of the Cross' profound poetry, these men dedicated their lives to serving God and humanity. One intriguing tale tells of a woman raising her skirts in defiance, using this unconventional method to scare off the devil himself. Such acts demonstrate the unwavering faith and determination that friars possess in their battle against evil. The artistic world also pays homage to these holy men. In an enchanting engraving colored with vibrant hues, we witness Saint John of the Cross immersed in contemplation, his soul soaring through poetic verses. Similarly, Ramon Llull's Breviculum Codex showcases intricate miniatures that depict his spiritual teachings. A statue of Saint Francis of Assisi stands tall as a testament to his humble yet influential life. This sculpture graces Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel, an exquisite late 19th-century church where Friar Juan de San Miguel is honored for his contributions in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Artistic masterpieces further explore themes surrounding friars' trials and tribulations. "The Temptation of Saint Anthony" portrays a gripping struggle between good and evil on canvas while "The Florentines Renouncing The Vanities" depicts Savonarola's fervent call for moral reform during Renaissance Florence. Venturing beyond borders, we encounter Saint Francis Xavier leaving an indelible mark on Goa, India with his missionary work. His selfless dedication echoes throughout history as he spreads Christianity far from home. Even renowned artist William Hogarth immortalized friars within his etching titled "The Gate of Calais. " Through this artwork, we glimpse at their presence even amidst political turmoil and societal change.