Mitre Collection (page 7)

Charles de St. Albin, Bishop of Laon, 1698-1723. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de

St. Austen, 1842 (stained glass)
3475245 St. Austen, 1842 (stained glass) by Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore (1812-52); St. Augustines Church, Kenilworth, Warwickshire

Blessing of the bells given by the Pope for the new St Marks bell tower, still under construction
2815345 Blessing of the bells given by the Pope for the new St Marks bell tower, still under construction, in Venice (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Bishop (engraving)
3646586 The Bishop (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bishop. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg Hirth)

The Bishop (engraving)
3646484 The Bishop (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bishop. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

Siegfried von Eppstein, Archbishop of Mainz from 1230 to 1249, with the German Kings Henry Raspe
3100824 Siegfried von Eppstein, Archbishop of Mainz from 1230 to 1249, with the German Kings Henry Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia, and William II of Holland

Saint Sirus, c. 1460 (tempera on panel)
3247534 Saint Sirus, c.1460 (tempera on panel) by Foppa, Vincenzo (1427/30-1515/16); 54.9x30.5 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Italian, out of copyright

Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury
Henry Chichele or Checheley (c.1364-1443), Archbishop of Canterbury (1414-1443) and founder of All Souls College, Oxford. 15th century

Design for an heraldic panel of stained glass, 1522 (pen and black ink with wash)
1217555 Design for an heraldic panel of stained glass, 1522 (pen and black ink with wash) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543); 33.1x29 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Dr. Johnson at the Mitre, 1860 (pen & black ink on paper)
1202911 Dr. Johnson at the Mitre, 1860 (pen & black ink on paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 22.2x21.7 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

An official habit of an archbishop in the 13th Century (engraving)
972923 An official habit of an archbishop in the 13th Century (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An official habit of an archbishop in the 13th Century)

Avatar of Thaling, Bhutan, South Asia
Avatar of Thaling and others, Bhutan, South Asia. The Avatar is seen here in his Buddhist vestments, including an embroidered cope and an ornate mitre. 1922

Annual procession of the Holy Blood, Bruges, Belgium -- supposedly drops of Jesuss blood brought from the Holy Land in 1150 by Theodoric, Count of Flanders, preserved in a chapel in the Grand Place

Fleet Street in 1842 by Thomas Shotter Boys
Scene depicting Fleet Street, London in 1842 by Thomas Shotter Boys, taken from his book, London As It Is - twenty-six coloured lithographs showing contemporary scenes of London

John Pearson, Bishop of Chester
John Pearson (1612-1686), English churchman, Bishop of Chester, seen here at the age of 70. Date: 1682

Figures on the facade of Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany
Carved stone figures on the facade of Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany. Date: early 20th century

John Peckham, Archbishop of Canterbury
John (Johannis) Peckham (1230-1292), Archbishop of Canterbury from 1279 to 1292. He was a native of Sussex, educated at Lewes Priory, becoming a Friar Minor about 1250

St. David, detail (stained glass)
3475333 St. David, detail (stained glass) by Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore (1812-52); Church of St. Paul, Brighton, East Sussex

William Waynflete (oil on canvas)
3576794 William Waynflete (oil on canvas) by English School; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; (add.info.: William Waynflete (c.1398-1486) Provost of Eton (1442-1447)

Emperor Napoleon Crowning Himself, c. 1804 / 07 (pencil on paper with traces of ink)
1747842 Emperor Napoleon Crowning Himself, c.1804/07 (pencil on paper with traces of ink) by David, Jacques Louis (1748-1825); 29.2x25.2 cm; Louvre, Paris

William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich (engraving)
3656124 William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Bateman (c1298-1355)

Saint Ambrose, 1520-22 (tempera on board) (detail of 3496310)
3496311 Saint Ambrose, 1520-22 (tempera on board) (detail of 3496310) by Luini, Bernardino (c.1480-1532); 150x64 cm; Museo Certosa di Pavia, Lombardy

Detail of the Tomb of Antipope John XXIII (bronze)
3469869 Detail of the Tomb of Antipope John XXIII (bronze) by Donatello, (c.1386-1466); Museo di Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence

King Henry of France and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (pen & black & brown ink
2968229 King Henry of France and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (pen & black & brown ink, with brush & grey wash, over traces of red chalk, on cream laid paper)

St. Martin is consecrated as Bishop of Tours, scene from the Life of St
3100235 St. Martin is consecrated as Bishop of Tours, scene from the Life of St. Martin, Chartres Cathedral (stained glass) by French School, (13th century); (add.info.: St)

Window Ew depicting St John of Bridlington (stained glass)
723276 Window Ew depicting St John of Bridlington (stained glass) by English School, (15th century); Collegiate Church of St. Mary, Warwick, UK; English, out of copyright

St. Remi baptises le Roi Clovis (stained glass)
PC316495 St. Remi baptises le Roi Clovis (stained glass) by French School, (13th century); Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France; (add.info.: top section of the St)

Window depicting St. Marcellus (stained glass)
PC316481 Window depicting St. Marcellus (stained glass) by English School, (14th century); Wells Cathedral, Somerset, UK; (add.info.: Pope Marcellus I (d.309)); English, out of copyright

Window depicting St. Blaise (stained glass)
PC316476 Window depicting St. Blaise (stained glass) by English School, (14th century); Wells Cathedral, Somerset, UK; English, out of copyright

Saint Peter receiving the nobility, from the Wenhaston Doom, c. 1500-20 (painted wood)
MFI271188 Saint Peter receiving the nobility, from the Wenhaston Doom, c.1500-20 (painted wood) by English School, (16th century); St

St. Martin of Tours, late 14th century-early 15th century (painted & gilded wood)
REV345861 St. Martin of Tours, late 14th century-early 15th century (painted & gilded wood) by Spanish School; Monasterio de Santa Maria de San Salvador, Canas

St. Bernard, abbot of Clairvaux, giving the Templars their rules (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT287206 St. Bernard, abbot of Clairvaux, giving the Templars their rules (litho) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

An Holy Bishop (tempera on poplar wood)
BFM286540 An Holy Bishop (tempera on poplar wood) by Italian School, (16th century); 18x18 cm; Lindenau Museum, Altenburg, Germany; (add.info.: Ein heiliger Bischof (Augustinus)

The Coronation of Charles V (1500-58) from The Tapestry of Charles Quint, c
XIR244102 The Coronation of Charles V (1500-58) from The Tapestry of Charles Quint, c.1630-40 (tapestry) (detail of 167804) by Flemish School, (17th century); Musee du Temps, Besancon

Walter de Merton (d. 1277), after a painting in the Bodleian Gallery (colour litho)
STC188618 Walter de Merton (d.1277), after a painting in the Bodleian Gallery (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Front cover of a picture album depicting St. Nicholas bringing presents to the children
CHT163113 Front cover of a picture album depicting St. Nicholas bringing presents to the children, late 19th century (colour engraving) by French School

Portrait of Felipe de Guimaran, 1630-33 (oil on canvas)
XIR222229 Portrait of Felipe de Guimaran, 1630-33 (oil on canvas) by Zurbaran, Francisco de (1598-1664); 190x115 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Pau, France; Spanish, out of copyright

Figure of an ecclesiastic, Viking Age (gilt-bronze)
XBP390412 Figure of an ecclesiastic, Viking Age (gilt-bronze) by Celtic, (12th century); height: 19 cm; National Museum of Ireland, Dublin

Saint Ambrose preaching in Milan, form the Altarpiece of Saint Augustine, c
REV415707 Saint Ambrose preaching in Milan, form the Altarpiece of Saint Augustine, c.1480 (oil on panel) by German School, (15th century); Abbazia di Novacella (Neustift), Bressanone

Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury (oil on canvas)
NCO404071 Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury (oil on canvas) by English School; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Archbishop Thomas Cranley, 1417 (brass)
NCO434801 Archbishop Thomas Cranley, 1417 (brass) by English School, (15th century); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

St Hugh of Lincoln (stone)
NCO368353 St Hugh of Lincoln (stone) by English School, (14th century); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

St. Pius, from the Piccolomini altar, 1501-4 (marble)
BAT97654 St. Pius, from the Piccolomini altar, 1501-4 (marble) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); Duomo, Siena, Italy; Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; Italian, out of copyright

Madonna del Baldacchino, c. 1507 (oil on panel)
ALI388719 Madonna del Baldacchino, c.1507 (oil on panel) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Galleria Palatina & Appartamenti Reali di Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany

Death taking the Bishop and the Nobleman, from the Danse Macabre, published Paris
BBC211051 Death taking the Bishop and the Nobleman, from the Danse Macabre, published Paris, 1485 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Marchant, Guy (fl.1485); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

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"Mitre: A Symbol of Faith, Power, and Artistic Expression" The mitre, a distinctive headdress worn by bishops and high-ranking clergy in the Catholic Church, has long been associated with religious symbolism and artistic creativity. Its origins can be traced back to ancient times when it was used as a symbol of authority and wisdom. One notable figure linked to the mitre is St Swithin, an Anglo-Saxon bishop known for his piety and connection to weather folklore. Another historical reference takes us to Dudley, where Maxims were exchanged among nobles wearing magnificent mitres during lavish banquets. Artworks featuring the it also hold significant cultural value. The coloured engraving of Archbishop St Dunstan showcases the intricate details of this regal headpiece. Similarly, Archangel Raphael with Bishop Domonte portrays heavenly figures adorned with majestic mitres on canvas. However, not all depictions are angelic in nature. Michael Pacher's painting "The Devil Presenting St Augustin with the Book of Vices" captures a darker side as Satan tempts a saintly figure while wearing an ominous-looking mitre. Beyond its religious connotations, customs surrounding the they have developed over time. Saint Swithin's association with rain led to traditions like "St Swithin's Day, " which predicts summer weather patterns based on rainfall patterns around July 15th each year. Geographically diverse locations have also become synonymous with this iconic headgear. Milford Sound offers breathtaking reflections Peak towering above tranquil waters while Wurzburg boasts architectural marvels such as Old Main Bridge overlooking River Main against the backdrop of Fortress Marienberg - both scenes reminiscent of grandeur associated with bishops' attire. Notable saints have been depicted alongside their respective dioceses or patrons wearing ornate mitres throughout history.