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Kneeling Collection (#10)

"Kneeling: A Gesture of Reverence and Devotion" Old Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall: A poignant display of respect

Background imageKneeling Collection: The Queen's Visit to Birmingham - Her Majesty Planting an Oak in the Grounds of Warwick Castle

The Queen's Visit to Birmingham - Her Majesty Planting an Oak in the Grounds of Warwick Castle, 1858. The Queen, taking the Earl of Warwick's arm

Background imageKneeling Collection: Kneeling nun, c.1731. Creator: Martin van Meytens

Kneeling nun, c.1731. Creator: Martin van Meytens
Kneeling nun, c.1731

Background imageKneeling Collection: Presentation of Colours to the 98th Regiment by the Prince of Wales at Malta, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Presentation of Colours to the 98th Regiment by the Prince of Wales at Malta, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Presentation of Colours to the 98th Regiment by the Prince of Wales at Malta, 1876. The future King Edward VII returns to England via the Mediterranean....at noon a Royal salute was fired in honour

Background imageKneeling Collection: The Prince of Wales in India: Chapter of the Star of India at Allahabad...1876. Creator: Unknown

The Prince of Wales in India: Chapter of the Star of India at Allahabad...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales in India: Chapter of the Star of India at Allahabad, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Background imageKneeling Collection: Madonna and Child with Saints Peter and Mark and Three Venetian Procurators, 1510

Madonna and Child with Saints Peter and Mark and Three Venetian Procurators, 1510. Creator: Giovanni Bellini
Madonna and Child with Saints Peter and Mark and Three Venetian Procurators, 1510

Background imageKneeling Collection: Interior of a Baroque Church, 1602. Creator: Bartholomeus van Bassen

Interior of a Baroque Church, 1602. Creator: Bartholomeus van Bassen
Interior of a Baroque Church, 1602

Background imageKneeling Collection: The Infant Shakespeare Attended by Nature and the Passions, published 1799

The Infant Shakespeare Attended by Nature and the Passions, published 1799

Background imageKneeling Collection: Madonna and Child with the Infant St John and Angels. Creator: Lorenzo di Credi

Madonna and Child with the Infant St John and Angels. Creator: Lorenzo di Credi
Madonna and Child with the Infant St John and Angels, Unknown date

Background imageKneeling Collection: Head and Torso of a Male, Ptolemaic Period-Roman Period (332 BCE-337 CE). Creator: Unknown

Head and Torso of a Male, Ptolemaic Period-Roman Period (332 BCE-337 CE). Creator: Unknown
Head and Torso of a Male, Ptolemaic Period-Roman Period (332 BCE-337 CE)

Background imageKneeling Collection: Kneeling Figure of the Priest Pa-Di-Bastet, Late Period (711-332 BCE). Creator: Unknown

Kneeling Figure of the Priest Pa-Di-Bastet, Late Period (711-332 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Kneeling Figure of the Priest Pa-Di-Bastet, Late Period (711-332 BCE)

Background imageKneeling Collection: Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, 1475-1480. Creator: Bernardino Pinturicchio

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, 1475-1480. Creator: Bernardino Pinturicchio
Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, 1475-1480. Saint Jerome (ca. 347-420), one of the four Latin Fathers of the Church (along with Saints Augustine, Ambrose, and Gregory the Great)

Background imageKneeling Collection: Scene of Trappers and Indians, before 1842. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

Scene of Trappers and Indians, before 1842. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Scene of Trappers and Indians, before 1842. In the foreground, the woman is "cording a bale of dried meat, " while in the background, Captain William Drummond Stewart

Background imageKneeling Collection: The Sacrifice of Abel. Study. Creator: Charles Mellin

The Sacrifice of Abel. Study. Creator: Charles Mellin
The Sacrifice of Abel. Study, Unknown date

Background imageKneeling Collection: The Adoration of the Shepherds, c1550 (?). Creator: Cremona

The Adoration of the Shepherds, c1550 (?). Creator: Cremona
The Adoration of the Shepherds, c1550 (?)

Background imageKneeling Collection: The Geisha Umekichi Imploring Nakajima Seibi to Part from Her and Return to His Studies, 1875

The Geisha Umekichi Imploring Nakajima Seibi to Part from Her and Return to His Studies, 1875. Series: The Postal News, No. 463

Background imageKneeling Collection: Book of Hours, 1300-1400. Creator: Unknown

Book of Hours, 1300-1400. Creator: Unknown
Book of Hours, 1300-1400. Men and women kneeling with hands raised in supplication

Background imageKneeling Collection: Book of Hours, early 16th century. Creator: Jean Pichore

Book of Hours, early 16th century. Creator: Jean Pichore
Book of Hours, early 16th century. Crucifixion scene. Jean Pichore, to whom this work is attributed, was one of many versatile artists who did not see the print revolution as a threat to their work

Background imageKneeling Collection: Papal Confession before a pope, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown

Papal Confession before a pope, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown
Papal Confession before a pope, 1400-1404. Page from "Tafel van den Kersten Ghelove" (Handbook of the Christian Faith) by Dutch Dominican theologian Dirc van Delf

Background imageKneeling Collection: Mother and Child in Prayer, 19th century. Creator: Eugene Francois Fines

Mother and Child in Prayer, 19th century. Creator: Eugene Francois Fines
Mother and Child in Prayer, 19th century

Background imageKneeling Collection: Abraham and the Angel, mid 19th century. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

Abraham and the Angel, mid 19th century. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Abraham and the Angel, mid 19th century

Background imageKneeling Collection: Jesus Washing the Feet of his Disciples, 1898. Creator: Albert Edelfelt

Jesus Washing the Feet of his Disciples, 1898. Creator: Albert Edelfelt
Jesus Washing the Feet of his Disciples, 1898

Background imageKneeling Collection: Arab Kneeling in Prayer, c1875. Creator: Charles Bargue

Arab Kneeling in Prayer, c1875. Creator: Charles Bargue
Arab Kneeling in Prayer, c1875. Charles Bargue produced relatively few paintings and is best known for his prints and drawing manuals

Background imageKneeling Collection: Prayer on the Housetop, 1864. Creator: Alexandre Bida

Prayer on the Housetop, 1864. Creator: Alexandre Bida
Prayer on the Housetop, 1864

Background imageKneeling Collection: Raja Medini Pal (Reigned 1722-1736) of Basohli Being Presented with a Falcon, c1725

Raja Medini Pal (Reigned 1722-1736) of Basohli Being Presented with a Falcon, c1725. Creator: Unknown
Raja Medini Pal (Reigned 1722-1736) of Basohli Being Presented with a Falcon, c1725

Background imageKneeling Collection: Shinano Sakon Tomoyuki, between 1848 and 1849. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Shinano Sakon Tomoyuki, between 1848 and 1849. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Shinano Sakon Tomoyuki, between 1848 and 1849. Series: Heroic Stories of the "Chronicle of the Great Peace"

Background imageKneeling Collection: A Scene from the Play Hana no ura gikyoku tsuki (image 3 of 3), 1846. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

A Scene from the Play Hana no ura gikyoku tsuki (image 3 of 3), 1846. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
A Scene from the Play Hana no ura gikyoku tsuki (image 3 of 3), 1846

Background imageKneeling Collection: Illustration for Caroline of Lichtfield, 1786. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Illustration for Caroline of Lichtfield, 1786. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Caroline of Lichtfield, 1786. International bestselling 18th Century melodramatic novel translated from French

Background imageKneeling Collection: Illustration for Weber's Stories from Antiquity, 1787. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Illustration for Weber's Stories from Antiquity, 1787. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Weber's Stories from Antiquity, 1787

Background imageKneeling Collection: Esther Before King Ahasureus, c1470. Creator: Unknown

Esther Before King Ahasureus, c1470. Creator: Unknown
Esther Before King Ahasureus, c1470. Book: Cologne Bible, ninth edition (Nuremburg: Anton Koberger, 1483)

Background imageKneeling Collection: Cecilia or the Story of a Rich Orphan, 1787. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Cecilia or the Story of a Rich Orphan, 1787. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Cecilia or the Story of a Rich Orphan, 1787. From almanac: King's Great Britain Historical Genealogical Calendar, 1789

Background imageKneeling Collection: The Penitent St Jerome. Creator: Jacopo del Sellaio

The Penitent St Jerome. Creator: Jacopo del Sellaio
The Penitent St Jerome, Unknown date

Background imageKneeling Collection: The Adoration of the Shepherds. Creator: Jacopo Bassano il vecchio

The Adoration of the Shepherds. Creator: Jacopo Bassano il vecchio
The Adoration of the Shepherds, Unknown date

Background imageKneeling Collection: Kato Kazuenokami Kiyomasa Kneeling by a Banner, 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Kato Kazuenokami Kiyomasa Kneeling by a Banner, 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kato Kazuenokami Kiyomasa Kneeling by a Banner, 1878. Series: A Mirror of Wisdom, Benevolence, and Valor in Japan

Background imageKneeling Collection: Metal for Tooth Blackening, 12th month, 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Metal for Tooth Blackening, 12th month, 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Metal for Tooth Blackening, 12th month, 1878. From Allusions to the Seven Planets

Background imageKneeling Collection: Woodcutter Kneeling before a Forest Shrine, c1865. Creator: James Crawford Thom

Woodcutter Kneeling before a Forest Shrine, c1865. Creator: James Crawford Thom
Woodcutter Kneeling before a Forest Shrine, c1865

Background imageKneeling Collection: Suffer the Little Children, 1859. Creator: Anton Weber

Suffer the Little Children, 1859. Creator: Anton Weber
Suffer the Little Children, 1859

Background imageKneeling Collection: The Celebrated Dealer Nishimura Exposing an Art Forger, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Celebrated Dealer Nishimura Exposing an Art Forger, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Celebrated Dealer Nishimura Exposing an Art Forger, 1875. Series: The Postal News, no. 466

Background imageKneeling Collection: A Kamezaki Brewer's Celebration of His Good Fortune, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

A Kamezaki Brewer's Celebration of His Good Fortune, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
A Kamezaki Brewer's Celebration of His Good Fortune, 1875. Series: The Postal News, no. 452

Background imageKneeling Collection: Miyamoto Hanako Chastening a Drunkard, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Miyamoto Hanako Chastening a Drunkard, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Miyamoto Hanako Chastening a Drunkard, 1875. Series: The Postal News, no. 425

Background imageKneeling Collection: Yorimasa Awaiting the Nue, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Yorimasa Awaiting the Nue, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Yorimasa Awaiting the Nue, 1882. Series: Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Background imageKneeling Collection: Kneeling Peasant Woman, mid 19th century. Creator: Johann Georg Meyer

Kneeling Peasant Woman, mid 19th century. Creator: Johann Georg Meyer
Kneeling Peasant Woman, mid 19th century

Background imageKneeling Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I in prayer, 16th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I in prayer, 16th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I in prayer, 16th century, (2023). Elizabeth I (1533-1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death

Background imageKneeling Collection: Woman Kneeling in Prayer, 1864. Creator: Alexandre Couder

Woman Kneeling in Prayer, 1864. Creator: Alexandre Couder
Woman Kneeling in Prayer, 1864

Background imageKneeling Collection: Peasants Kneeling Before Shrine, c1840. Creator: Charles Ramelet

Peasants Kneeling Before Shrine, c1840. Creator: Charles Ramelet
Peasants Kneeling Before Shrine, c1840

Background imageKneeling Collection: Arab at Prayer, c1860. Creator: Charles Théodore Frère

Arab at Prayer, c1860. Creator: Charles Théodore Frère
Arab at Prayer, c1860

Background imageKneeling Collection: Parable of the Sticks, c1855. Creator: Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Parable of the Sticks, c1855. Creator: Felix Octavius Carr Darley
Parable of the Sticks, c1855. Taken from Aesop's Fables and demonstrates the moral that there is strength in unity: the bundle of sticks cannot be broken when they are tied together

Background imageKneeling Collection: Sidh Sen (Reigned 1684-1727), Mid-18th century. Creator: Unknown

Sidh Sen (Reigned 1684-1727), Mid-18th century. Creator: Unknown
Sidh Sen (Reigned 1684-1727), Mid-18th century

Background imageKneeling Collection: Sugriva's Farewell, 1700-1725. Creator: Unknown

Sugriva's Farewell, 1700-1725. Creator: Unknown
Sugriva's Farewell, 1700-1725. In this illustration from the "Ramayana, " the god Rama, coloured blue, faces the prostrate form of the monkey Sugriva




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"Kneeling: A Gesture of Reverence and Devotion" Old Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall: A poignant display of respect, as Old Bill pays homage to fallen heroes at the iconic Cenotaph monument. The Return of the Prodigal Son, c1668. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn: In this masterpiece, a humbled son kneels before his forgiving father, symbolizing repentance and reconciliation. Bernadette / Anon Photo: Captured in an anonymous photograph, Bernadette finds solace on her knees, seeking guidance from a higher power. St Peter ordaining St Stephen Deacon, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico: Witnessing a sacred moment unfold, we see St Peter bestowing divine authority upon St Stephen through the act of kneeling. The Attainment; The Vision of the Holy Grail to Sir Galahad, Sir Bors and Sir Percival: Three noble knights kneel before the ethereal vision of the Holy Grail—a testament to their unwavering faith and purity. Et in Arcadia ego (Les bergers d'Arcadie or The Arcadian Shepherds), 1637-1638 (1911). Artist: Nicolas Poussin: Amidst idyllic landscapes lies a group of shepherds pausing their daily tasks to gather around a tombstone—reminding us that even paradise cannot escape mortality's touch. The Infant Samuel, c1776 (1912). Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds: An innocent child kneels by his bed as he listens intently for divine whispers—an embodiment of youthful piety and receptiveness to spiritual guidance. Muslim woman kneeling on prayer mat saying prayers, Jordan Middle East.