Monk Collection (page 8)

Bacchus god of wine, after a Roman statue
3480496 Bacchus god of wine, after a Roman statue; (add.info.: Bacchus god of wine, after a Roman statue. Illustration from supplement to L'antiquite expliquee et representee en figures';)

Mercury and the Bull (Taurus)
3480494 Mercury and the Bull (Taurus); (add.info.: Mercury and the Bull (Taurus). Illustration from supplement to L'antiquite expliquee et representee en figures'; (vols)

September, depicted as a man sacrificing a lizard, representing harvest
3480490 September, depicted as a man sacrificing a lizard, representing harvest; (add.info.: September, depicted as a man sacrificing a lizard, representing harvest)

February, represented as a woman symbolic of the onset of rain
3480484 February, represented as a woman symbolic of the onset of rain; (add.info.: February, represented as a woman symbolic of the onset of rain)

April, represented as a man dancing before a statue of Venus
3480483 April, represented as a man dancing before a statue of Venus; (add.info.: April, represented as a man dancing before a statue of Venus)

A man or monk seated at a table
2909844 A man or monk seated at a table; (add.info.: A man or monk seated at a table, leaning on his arms, possibly asleep or meditating. 1830); Universal History Archive/UIG

Religion. Catholic Religion. The Trinitian Order (Order of the Holy Trinity)
3434394 Religion. Catholic Religion. The Trinitian Order (Order of the Holy Trinity). Miniature in: Regle de Saint Augustin, Manuscript, France, XVth cent. Bibl

The Venerable Louis of Granada, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473301 The Venerable Louis of Granada, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: The Venerable Louis of Granada, 1505 - 1588)

Jeronimo Gracian or Jerome Gratian, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473266 Jeronimo Gracian or Jerome Gratian, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Jeronimo Gracian or Jerome Gratian, 1545 - 1614)

Portrait of Charles John Vaughan
672643 Portrait of Charles John Vaughan; (add.info.: CJ Vaughan - Tinted lithograph Charles John Vaughan (16 August 1816 - 15 October 1897)

Portrait of William Morley Punshon
672625 Portrait of William Morley Punshon; (add.info.: William Morley Punshon (29 May 1824 - 14 April 1881) was an English Nonconformist divine); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of The Most Rev. William Thomson
672544 Portrait of The Most Rev. William Thomson; (add.info.: The Most Rev, William Thomson (11 February 1819 - 25 December 1890) was an English church leader

Physician examining a sample of urine from the patient lying in bed. From Le livre de la propriete des choses
527492 Physician examining a sample of urine from the patient lying in bed. From Le livre de la propriete des choses (On the Properites of Things)

A dissection in progress. From Le livre de la propriete des choses (On the Properites of Things)
527490 A dissection in progress. From Le livre de la propriete des choses (On the Properites of Things) written by the English Franciscan monk Bartholomew Glanville, called Bartolomaeus Anglicus

Venerable Bede (c.673-735) Anglo-Saxon theologian, scholar and historian: monk at Jarrow, Northumberland
532024 Venerable Bede (c.673-735) Anglo-Saxon theologian, scholar and historian: monk at Jarrow, Northumberland, holding open a book

Pope Gregory XVI visiting H.M. Queen Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies at Villa Tuscolana in Frascati
8678366 Pope Gregory XVI visiting H.M. Queen Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies at Villa Tuscolana in Frascati, 1834 (w/c on paper) by Corrodi

The Albigenses of Carcassonne (litho)
8661245 The Albigenses of Carcassonne (litho) by Laurens, Jean Paul (1838-1921) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Albigenses of Carcassonne)

Homage to a Bishop, 1839 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879360 Homage to a Bishop, 1839 (oil on fabric) by Granet, Francois-Marius (1775-1849); 172.5x123.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Francois Marius Granet)

Saint Francis supported by an angel, c.1607 (oil on canvas)
8682967 Saint Francis supported by an angel, c.1607 (oil on canvas) by Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: By Orazio Gentileschi)

The Death of Saint Catherine of Siena (tempera & gold on panel)
8703330 The Death of Saint Catherine of Siena (tempera & gold on panel) by Paolo, Giovanni di (c.1389-1482); 24.8x26 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Giovanni di Paolo St)

Monk Alessandro della Spina, inventor of glasses, ca 1850 (illustration)
7422841 Monk Alessandro della Spina, inventor of glasses, ca 1850 (illustration); (add.info.: Science. Optics. Monk Alessandro della Spina, inventor of glasses, Pisa, Italy, 1296)

The feast of monks violating monastic rules, 18th century (Engraving)
6437876 The feast of monks violating monastic rules, 18th century (Engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Religion Catholic religion. The feast of monks violating monastic rules)

The feast of monks violating monastic rules. They drink wine, court the maids. 18th century (Engraving)
6437874 The feast of monks violating monastic rules. They drink wine, court the maids. 18th century (Engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Religion Catholic religion)

Monks of the Great St Bernard Pass resucing with their dog, for "Genie du Christianisme" 1852 (engraving)
1730617 Monks of the Great St Bernard Pass resucing with their dog, for "Genie du Christianisme" 1852 (engraving); (add.info.: Monks of the Great St Bernard Pass resucing with their dog)

A priest listens to confession on Ash Wednesday. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart
1000892 A priest listens to confession on Ash Wednesday. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection

Friars from the S.Francis of Assisi, 1900 (b/w photo)
5314797 Friars from the S.Francis of Assisi, 1900 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Historical Geography. 1900. Italy. They belong to the Order of friars founded by S)

Pierre Tosant and Martin Lancelot present potions to King Charles VI in an attempt to heal him of his madness
5944545 Pierre Tosant and Martin Lancelot present potions to King Charles VI in an attempt to heal him of his madness (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

An engraving depicting a hygrometer. Monk's hood of thin cardboard attached to a piece of catgut at a; when air
5310945 An engraving depicting a hygrometer. Monk's hood of thin cardboard attached to a piece of catgut at a; when air dry, catgut twisted and raised hood fell

Thoronet Abbey. The lay brother's building
7125800 Thoronet Abbey. The lay brother's building; (add.info.: The Thoronet abbey. The lay brother's building. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Spain (19th c.). "To the Memory and Exploits of the D. Quijotes de la Mancha"
CUL4872357 Spain (19th c.). "To the Memory and Exploits of the D. Quijotes de la Mancha" (To the Memory and Exploits of the D. Quijotes de la Mancha). Engraving. SPAIN

Christopher Columbus arrives with his son at the monastery of La Rabida in Palos de la Frontera and meets two monks
ELD4859620 Christopher Columbus arrives with his son at the monastery of La Rabida in Palos de la Frontera and meets two monks

Barcelon, Juan (1739-1801). Portrait of Fray Luis de Leon. 1791. (36 x 23'8 cm). LEON, Fray Luis de (1528-1591)
CUL4860982 Barcelon, Juan (1739-1801). Portrait of Fray Luis de Leon. 1791. (36 x 23'8 cm). LEON, Fray Luis de (1528-1591). Spanish poet, prose writer, theologian and Agustine philosopher

The Mass of St. Gregoire I, called the Grand Book of Hours. 15th c. (18 x 13 cm). Gregory I The Great, Saint (540-604)
CUL4868362 The Mass of St. Gregoire I, called the Grand Book of Hours. 15th c. (18 x 13 cm). Gregory I The Great, Saint (540-604). Pope of the Catholic Church (590-604). Fol. 152v

History of Religions: Statue of Pere Junipero Serra, Spanish Franciscan missionary, San Diego Queretaro Mission, Mexico
NWI4940648 History of Religions: Statue of Pere Junipero Serra, Spanish Franciscan missionary, San Diego Queretaro Mission, Mexico; (add.info.: History of Religions: Statue of Pere Junipero Serra)

Norman furniture: a royal bed 276 and a common bed 277. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert von
FLO4702845 Norman furniture: a royal bed 276 and a common bed 277. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of

Dom Gauthey, 1870
3479301 Dom Gauthey, 1870; (add.info.: Artist's reconstruction of Dom Gauthey, a Benedictine monk, demonstrating his acoustic telegraph to the Academie des Science 1782)

Representations of Saturn (engraving)
3480488 Representations of Saturn (engraving); (add.info.: Representations of Saturn. Illustration from supplement to L'antiquite expliquee et representee en figures'; (vols)

May, represented as a man carrying flowers
3480486 May, represented as a man carrying flowers; (add.info.: May, represented as a man carrying flowers. Illustration from supplement to L'antiquite expliquee et representee en figures';)

Beatus from San Millan de la Cogolla, dated between 929-930
3499680 Beatus from San Millan de la Cogolla, dated between 929-930; (add.info.: Beatus from San Millan de la Cogolla, dated between 929-930)

Medieval Monk
3329869 Medieval Monk; (add.info.: Woodcut depicting Medieval Monk. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Jose de Siguenza, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473273 Jose de Siguenza, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Jose de Siguenza, 1544 - 1606)

Painting titled Abdurrahman III receives John, Monk of Gorza by Dionisio Baixeras Verdaguer
3521839 Painting titled Abdurrahman III receives John, Monk of Gorza by Dionisio Baixeras Verdaguer; (add.info.: Painting titled Abdurrahman III receives John)

John of Wallingford
3586418 John of Wallingford; (add.info.: Portrait of John of Wallingford, a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of St Albans. Dated 13th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at a service in the Chapel Royal, St. James Palace. Steel engraving by W
FLO4669595 Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at a service in the Chapel Royal, St. James Palace. Steel engraving by W. Radclyffe after an illustration by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd from London Interiors

Bonze or Buddhist monk performing a vow to crawl on all fours with a saddle on his back
FLO4590120 Bonze or Buddhist monk performing a vow to crawl on all fours with a saddle on his back. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

The Garden of Gethsemane (engraving)
8638797 The Garden of Gethsemane (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Garden of Gethsemane)

Grinder friars, 18th century (oil on canvas)
8678367 Grinder friars, 18th century (oil on canvas) by Magnasco, Alessandro (1667-1749); 45x31.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Painting by Alessandro Magnasco); Luisa Ricciarini

Monks building a monastery (litho)
8672869 Monks building a monastery (litho) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monks building a monastery)

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In the tumultuous year of 1963, a Buddhist monk named Thich Quang Duc made a powerful statement that shook the world. Faced with President Ngo Dinh Diem's oppressive anti-Buddhist measures and his mistreatment of protestors, Duc decided to take drastic action. On June 11th, at an intersection in Saigon, South Vietnam, he committed self-immolation. Captured by photographer Malcolm Browne, the image of Duc engulfed in flames became an iconic symbol of resistance and sacrifice. It served as a stark reminder of the lengths individuals would go to fight for their beliefs and bring attention to injustice. Centuries earlier, another monk left his mark on history through cartography. The Fra Mauro Map from 1460 challenged conventional wisdom by orienting south at the top instead of north. This bold choice showcased the innovative thinking and curiosity present within monastic circles during that time. Monks have often been associated with spiritual practices and devotion throughout history. From Dom Perignon perfecting champagne-making techniques to Coates Plymouth Gin crafted by monks using secret recipes passed down through generations – their dedication has resulted in exquisite creations enjoyed by many. Religious icons also play a significant role in monastic traditions. The Icon of St. Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury depicts him holding both the Holy Grail and a staff that miraculously bloomed with flowers – symbols representing faith and divine intervention. Artistic expressions have long captured various aspects of monastic life too. Antonello da Messina's painting "Saint Jerome in his Study" portrays contemplation amidst books and solitude while highlighting intellectual pursuits embraced by monks. Yet not all depictions are serene; some explore folklore or satire like "Woman raising her skirts to scare off the devil. " These images remind us that even those dedicated to spirituality can confront earthly challenges with humor or unconventional methods. Saint John of the Cross exemplifies the resilience and strength found in monastic figures.