Monastic Collection (page 6)

Richard II with his three protectors, St John the Baptist, St Edmund, and St Edward the Confessor
3635768 Richard II with his three protectors, St John the Baptist, St Edmund, and St Edward the Confessor, from an ancient diptych, now at Wilton

The Dream of St Ethelreda, from the ancient sculpture in Ely Cathedral (engraving)
3635761 The Dream of St Ethelreda, from the ancient sculpture in Ely Cathedral (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dream of St Ethelreda)

Angel, from the Chapel at Grotta Ferrata (engraving)
3635758 Angel, from the Chapel at Grotta Ferrata (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Angel, from the Chapel at Grotta Ferrata)

La Grande-Chartreuse (engraving)
2788998 La Grande-Chartreuse (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Grande-Chartreuse. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 24 July 1892)

Monks feeding the poor, Italy, 1864-65 (oil on canvas)
NUL386978 Monks feeding the poor, Italy, 1864-65 (oil on canvas) by Burkel, Heinrich (1802-69); 27x38 cm; Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Detail of a monastery with a garden (wall painting)
LIT389873 Detail of a monastery with a garden (wall painting) by Krua Inkhong (fl. 19th century); Wat Bovornivet, Bangkok

Bell of Cumascach Mac Aillelo, Steward of Armagh, End of Ninth Century
473785 Bell of Cumascach Mac Aillelo, Steward of Armagh, End of Ninth Century, illustration from Short History of the English People by J. R

View of the Tour d Evrault and the refectory (photo)
XIR229515 View of the Tour d Evrault and the refectory (photo) by French School; Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault (Fontevraud)

St. Benedict, St. Christopher and St. Catherine, c. 1400 (tempera on poplar wood)
BFM286528 St. Benedict, St. Christopher and St. Catherine, c.1400 (tempera on poplar wood) by Spinello or Spinelli, Aretino Luca (c.1340-1410); 18x42.7 cm; Lindenau Museum, Altenburg

View of the Tour d Evrault (photo)
XIR249226 View of the Tour d Evrault (photo) by French School, (12th century); Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault (Fontevraud)

Bacchanalian Relief, Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan Period (AD 1-320
3899095 Bacchanalian Relief, Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan Period (AD 1-320) (schist) by Pakistani School, (1st century AD); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Monastic Produce, 1888 (oil on panel)
658881 Monastic Produce, 1888 (oil on panel) by Grutzner, Eduard von (1846-1925); 38.5x30 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Monastic Produce. Eduard von Grutzner (1846-1925). Oil on panel

View of the church inside the monastery, begun in 1161 (photo)
KW141210 View of the church inside the monastery, begun in 1161 (photo) by Spanish School, (12th century); Monestir de Poblet, Catalonia

The Saint Discovers the Deceit of Totila, King of the Ostrogoths
BEN130902 The Saint Discovers the Deceit of Totila, King of the Ostrogoths, detail from the Life of Saint Benedict (c.480-c.550), in the Sacristy, 1387 (fresco) by Spinello or Spinelli

The Saint Frees a Monk Possessed, detail from the Life of Saint Benedict (c. 480-c
BEN130905 The Saint Frees a Monk Possessed, detail from the Life of Saint Benedict (c.480-c.550), in the Sacristy, 1387 (fresco) by Spinello or Spinelli

Facade of Santissima Annunziata, c. 1601-04 (photo)
BEN169439 Facade of Santissima Annunziata, c.1601-04 (photo) by Caccini, Giovanni Battista (1556-1613); Piazza Santissima Annunziata, Florence, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

Remaining wing of a monastery, now the Academy of Fine Arts, built 1552 (photo)
FTB165475 Remaining wing of a monastery, now the Academy of Fine Arts, built 1552 (photo) by Palladio, Andrea (1508-80); Venice

Monastery, 1926 (oil on cardboard)
SRM187371 Monastery, 1926 (oil on cardboard) by Lentulov, Aristarkh Vasilievic (1882-1943); 101.5x98 cm; State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; eState Russian Museum; Russian, out of copyright

Panel from a Triptych: St. Anthony Abbot, 1458 (tempera on wood panel)
5673779 Panel from a Triptych: St. Anthony Abbot, 1458 (tempera on wood panel) by Lippi, Fra Filippo (c.1406-69); 81.3 x 29.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Grey Friars, Coventry (b / w photo)
3096725 Grey Friars, Coventry (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grey Friars, Coventry. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Landscape at Montmajour Abbey in Arles, 1888 (pen on paper)
3704059 Landscape at Montmajour Abbey in Arles, 1888 (pen on paper) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 48.3x59.8 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

St Catherine of Siena, fainting, Razzi (engraving)
3635826 St Catherine of Siena, fainting, Razzi (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Catherine of Siena, fainting, Razzi)

St Catherine of Siena (engraving)
3635823 St Catherine of Siena (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Catherine of Siena)

St Peter Martyr, Cima da Conegliano (engraving)
3635821 St Peter Martyr, Cima da Conegliano (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Peter Martyr, Cima da Conegliano)

St Dominick, Lucas versus Leyden (engraving)
3635819 St Dominick, Lucas versus Leyden (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Dominick, Lucas versus Leyden)

St Dominick (engraving)
3635818 St Dominick (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Dominick. Illustration for Legends of the Monastic Orders as represented in the Fine Arts by Mrs)

Angel, from the Chapel of San Bernardino, Agostino della Robbia (engraving)
3635816 Angel, from the Chapel of San Bernardino, Agostino della Robbia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Angel, from the Chapel of San Bernardino)

St Clara, portrait at Assisi (engraving)
3635804 St Clara, portrait at Assisi (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Clara, portrait at Assisi)

St Dominick and St Francis, from a picture formerly in the Spanish Gallery of the Louvre (engraving)
3635796 St Dominick and St Francis, from a picture formerly in the Spanish Gallery of the Louvre (engraving) by English School

St Francis, Giunta Pisano (engraving)
3635794 St Francis, Giunta Pisano (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Francis, Giunta Pisano)

St Lorenzo Giustiniani (engraving)
3635791 St Lorenzo Giustiniani (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Lorenzo Giustiniani)

St Philip Neir, an angel holds the Gospel from which he preaches (engraving)
3635782 St Philip Neir, an angel holds the Gospel from which he preaches (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Philip Neir)

St Bruno, statue by Houdon, in the Certosa at Rome (engraving)
3635773 St Bruno, statue by Houdon, in the Certosa at Rome (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Bruno, statue by Houdon, in the Certosa at Rome)

St Dunstan kneeling at the feet of Christ, from a pen-drawing by himself, existing in the Bod Lib, Oxford
3635766 St Dunstan kneeling at the feet of Christ, from a pen-drawing by himself, existing in the Bod Lib, Oxford, and engraved in Hicks Thesaurus (engraving) by English School

St Sebald, from the statue by Peter Vischer (engraving)
3635764 St Sebald, from the statue by Peter Vischer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Sebald, from the statue by Peter Vischer)

St Nilus heals the Epileptic Boy, from the fresco at Grotta Ferrata (engraving)
3635757 St Nilus heals the Epileptic Boy, from the fresco at Grotta Ferrata (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Nilus heals the Epileptic Boy)

Saint Elzear of Sabran healing three Lepers, c. 1373 (alabaster)
3619776 Saint Elzear of Sabran healing three Lepers, c.1373 (alabaster) by French School, (14th century); 43.5x38.5x12 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Plan Of The Benedictine Monastery At Canterbury, 1880 (litho)
3518857 Plan Of The Benedictine Monastery At Canterbury, 1880 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

A Buddhist Monk, from India Ancient and Modern, 1867 (colour litho)
STC418227 A Buddhist Monk, from India Ancient and Modern, 1867 (colour litho) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

The Carthusians of the Palais de Luxembourg (pen & ink on paper)
449291 The Carthusians of the Palais de Luxembourg (pen & ink on paper) by Gasselin, Noel (fl.1677); 13.5x30.8 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Malmesbury Abbey (w / c on paper)
OJ12459 Malmesbury Abbey (w/c on paper) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); Private Collection; eAckermann Johnson; English, out of copyright

The Lookout (oil on canvas)
AKV406794 The Lookout (oil on canvas) by Spitzweg, Carl (1808-85); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ausschau; ); eAckermann Kunstverlag; German, out of copyright

Abbot de Rance (engraving)
CHT440664 Abbot de Rance (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info)

Interior of the benedictine abbey church, 1711-31 (photo)
XIR212835 Interior of the benedictine abbey church, 1711-31 (photo) by Fischer, J. M. (1692-1766) & Feuchtmayer, J. A. (1696-1770); Ottobeuren, Germany; German, out of copyright

View of the Cabanes de Breuil (photo)
NUL245271 View of the Cabanes de Breuil (photo) by French School; Le Breuil, Dordogne, France; (add.info.: small dry stone buildings of unknown date; occupied by Benedictine monks from Sarlat in)

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"Exploring the Monastic World: From Naughty Nuns to Drunk Monks" Step into a fascinating world life as we delve into the intriguing history and captivating stories behind these iconic hints. "Naughty Nuns": Uncover scandalous tales and secret affairs that took place within the walls of monasteries, challenging traditional perceptions. "Fountains Abbey N950001": Discover the grandeur of Fountains Abbey, an architectural masterpiece nestled amidst breathtaking landscapes. "Horses pulling cart IC086_019": Witness the daily routines of monks as they relied on horses to transport goods in their secluded communities. "Castle Acre Priory J940262": Immerse yourself in medieval times at Castle Acre Priory, where echoes of ancient prayers still resonate through its ruins. "Monk Spanks Nun 17C": Unearth a peculiar historical artifact that sheds light on unconventional disciplinary practices within religious orders during the 17th century. "The Nave at St Augustine's Abbey J990018": Stand in awe before the magnificent nave at St Augustine's Abbey, once a thriving center for spiritual devotion and worship. "Byland Abbey J940485" & "Fountains Abbey J940477": Marvel at two majestic abbeys that stand as testaments to human ingenuity and dedication throughout centuries past. "Stone Stairway, Skellig Michael, Skellig Islands, County Kerry, Ireland": Ascend stone stairways carved into cliffs on Skellig Michael Island – witness firsthand how monks sought solitude in remote locations to deepen their connection with God. "Lindisfarne Priory J880141" & Thornholme Priory J890422: Explore Lindisfarne Priory and Thornholme Priory – remnants of sacred spaces where monks devoted themselves to prayer against stunning coastal backdrops. "DRUNK MONK".