Prayer Collection

The Battle Of Agincourt, 1415, (c1850). The Battle of Agincourt, fought between the English and French, took place on 25 October 1415, in northern France

A Prayer to the Madonna, c1877-1912, (1912). Artist: Maurice Bompard
A Prayer to the Madonna, c1877-1912, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Praying hands, art by Durer
Durers Praying Hands. Sketch by the German artist Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) of praying hands (1508). Durer did much to introduce the Renaissance style of art to northern Europe

Praying Girl, Italian painting of 19th century. Artist: Roberto Ferruzzi
Praying Girl, Italian painting of 19th century. Ferruzzi, Roberto (1854-1944). Found in the collection of the M. Kroshitsky Art Museum, Sevastopol

The Angelus, 1857-1859, (1912). Artist: Jean Francois Millet
The Angelus, 1857-1859, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

The Lords Prayer
From the Gospel of Matthew, chapter vi, verses 3 - 13

The Angelus (c1857-1859). At the sound of the Angelus bell from the church in the distance, peasants pause in their work to say an evening prayer. Jean Francois Millet (1817-1875) Musee d Orsay, Paris

The Lords Prayer and the Ten Commandments. Print shows the Lords Prayer and the Ten Commandments interspersed by various religious symbols and religious and secular admonitions

Primitive Methodists at Prayer, c1889, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
Primitive Methodists at Prayer, c1889, (c1902). After a painting in the Dudley Museums Service collection. Depiction of fishermen in the congregation of the Fore Street Chapel in St Ives, Cornwall

The Angelus, 1857-1859. Artist: Jean Francois Millet
The Angelus, 1857-1859. A man and woman working in a potato field pause for prayer when they hear the bell rung in the church in the right background

The Evening Prayer: There is a dog who loves his Master so, He always goes with him wherever he may go, And even when he kneels to say his Evening Prayer, This faithful friend is by his bedside there!

The prayer at Valley Forge. Print showing George Washington, kneeling on one knee, praying in a grove of trees, his hores nearby

St. Teresa of Avila (oil on canvas)
REV345898 St. Teresa of Avila (oil on canvas) by Spanish School, (17th century); Monasterio de Santa Maria de San Salvador, Canas

The prayer of a horse to its master in a plea to be treated well (b / w photo)
5999793 The prayer of a horse to its master in a plea to be treated well (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

English knight. Brass rubbing, c1323, from Pebmarsh Church, Essex, England
WILLIAM FITZRALPH, d. 1323. English knight. Brass rubbing, c1323, from Pebmarsh Church, Essex, England

Muslim woman kneeling on prayer mat saying prayers, Jordan, Middle East

The Infant Samuel, c1776, (1912). Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds
The Infant Samuel, c1776, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, (Cassell and Company, London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

First settlers of Hartford, Connecticut, 1636
Thomas Hookers congregation migrates from Massachusetts to settle Hartford, Connecticut, 1636. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

The Intercession of Christ and the Virgin, before 1402. Creator: Lorenzo Monaco
The Intercession of Christ and the Virgin, before 1402. Christ and the Virgin pray to God on behalf of a prominent Florentine family

Saint Rita Praying
SAINT RITA OF CASCIA Italian peasant woman who survived a brutal husband to become a nun and saint - depicted at prayer Date: 1377 - 1447

Twilight at the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal
Turn up the light in new year in Boudhanath Stupa Boudhanath is a UNESCO world heritage site in the Kathmandu valley, Nepal

CONTINENTAL CONGRESS. Chaplain Jacob Duche leading the first prayer in the First Continental Congress at Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia, September 1774: mezzotint, 1848

The Angelus, 1857-59 (oil on canvas)
XIR7582 The Angelus, 1857-59 (oil on canvas) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 55.5x66 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Monk by the Sea, 1808-10 (oil on canvas)
XJL211848 Monk by the Sea, 1808-10 (oil on canvas) by Friedrich, Caspar David (1774-1840); 110z171.5 cm; Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany; (add.info.: Der MAonch am Meer); German

King George V Silver Jubilee celebrations, ILN cover, 1935
Soldiers from across the British Empire gather to adore the crown, resplendent on a garlanded pedestal, on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of King George V.St Pauls Cathedral can be

England, County Durham, Durham City. Durham Cathedral, situated above the river banks of the River Wear

Last Conversation between St. Benedict and St. Scholastica, 15th century (fresco)
LRI4690611 Last Conversation between St. Benedict and St. Scholastica, 15th century (fresco) by Umbrian School, (15th century); Monastero di San Benedetto (Santuario Sacro Spero), Subiaco, Rome

Manuscript Leaf with the Annunciation from a Book of Hours, ca. 1485-90. Creator: Jean Bourdichon
Manuscript Leaf with the Annunciation from a Book of Hours, ca. 1485-90

Piero della Francesca, Italian painter
Renaissance Art. Italy. 15th century. Piero della Francesca (c.1420-1492). Italian painter. The Nativity, 1470-75. Tempera on panel. National Gallery. London. England. UK

Prayer flags with the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal
Boudhanath Stupa in the Kathmandu valley, Nepal. Boudhanath is a UNESCO world heritage site

St. Augustine and his mother St. Monica, 1855 (oil on canvas)
XIR903333 St. Augustine and his mother St. Monica, 1855 (oil on canvas) by Scheffer, Ary (1795-1858); 146.5x114.5 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Saint Augustin et sa mAeAšre sainte Monique)

TANNER: THE SAVIOUR. Oil on wood by Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937)

Lourdes - The Grotto
Statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Grotto, with believers praying beneath and hanging crutches testament to the miraculous cures achievers by those of faith at this sacred Christian site

England, County Durham, Durham City. Fulling Mill, on the banks of the River Wear, below Durham Cathedral

RUBENS: DANIEL & LIONS DEN. Peter Paul Rubens: Daniel in the Lions Den. Oil on canvas, c1615

Egypt - Old Egyptian men at prayer

Novice monk praying at the feet of Giant Buddha statue, Wat Intharawihan (Wat In), Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Hands, Za-Zen meditation, Elheiji (Eiheiji) Zen monastery, Japan, Asia

Buddha statue in grotto, Tanzhe Temple, Beijing, China, Asia

St Birgitta of Sweden
SAINT BIRGITTA Swedish saint, depicted at prayer before a crucifix. Date: CIRCA 1303 - 1373

Muslim with prayer beads, Abene, Casamance, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

PRIMITIVE METHODISTS, 1888. Primitive Methodists at Prayer. Wood engraving after William Holt Yates Titcombs painting, c1888, of the Primitive Methodist congregation of Fore Street, St. Ives, England

Women wearing embroidered veils at Holy Mass, Beit Jala, West Bank, Palestine National Authority, Middle East

Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco State, Mexico, North America

Buddhist monks performing prayers and music, Kyoto city, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Dandelion Clock & Prayer
A dandelion clock is used as a metaphor for measuring your life by loss and not by gain

Jesus praying, St. Anthony Coptic church, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Woman offering candle and praying in front of Crucifix

Bishops mitre, Paris, France, Europe

Muslim prayer beads, Brazzaville, Congo, Africa

Tree with prayer ribbons, Jade Buddha temple, Shanghai, China, Asia

Tree with prayer ribbons, Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai, China, Asia

English Prayer Book
THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER An Ordre for Mattyns - a page from the first book of Common Prayer in English, published under Edward VI

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor temples, Buddhist monk in saffron robes meditating (MR)

Daniel in Egypt praying toward Jerusalem
Daniel Chapter 6, verse10: " And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God

Old Woman Saying Grace, Known as ‘The Prayer without End, c.1656. Creator: Nicolaes Maes
Old Woman Saying Grace, Known as The Prayer without End, c.1656

Coronation of the Virgin, detail, 1414 (tempera on wood, gold background)
887006 Coronation of the Virgin, detail, 1414 (tempera on wood, gold background) by Monaco, Lorenzo (1370-1425); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: by Monaco)

Muslim woman praying, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

The Lords Prayer in ten different languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, Irish, Portuguese, Greek, German, Latin and Welsh) Date: 1841

Everest base camp, Everest base camp trek, Himalayas, Nepal, prayer flags, Colour Image
Everest base camp, Everest base camp trek, Himalayas, Nepal, prayer, Gallo Landscapes, 705009687

The Sunset Prayer in the Desert, c1913. Artist: Charles JS Makin
The Sunset Prayer in the Desert, c1913. From With Pen and Camera in Three Continents by Charles J. S. Makin, F.I.C. F.C.S. [The Tribune Publishing Company, London, 1913]

Jews praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur, 1878. Artist: Maurycy Gottlieb
Jews praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur, 1878. Gottlieb, Maurycy (1856-1879). Found in the collection of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

The Laying in the Tomb ( The Deposition / The Entombment ), 1602-16044. Artist: Michelangelo Caravaggio
The Laying in the Tomb ( The Deposition / The Entombment ), 1602-1604. Mary of Clopas with her arms raised; Mary Magdalene with bowed head; Nicodemus grasps the legs of the dead Christ

Construction of the Temple at Jerusalem by King Solomon, 15th century. Solomon directs proceedings from a balcony. From Les antiquities Judaiques (Antiquities of the Jews)

Le Coup de Lance, 1620. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Le Coup de Lance, 1620. At the Crucifixion the soldier pierces Christs side to make sure he is dead. At bottom right, the Virgin Mary and St John the Apostle turn aside in despair

Mary with Jesus (Dyce)
Mary reads a prayer book while Jesus watches

Aaron and Hur holding up the hands of Moses as Joshua and the Israelites defeat the Amalekites (chromolitho)
7185795 Aaron and Hur holding up the hands of Moses as Joshua and the Israelites defeat the Amalekites (chromolitho) by English School

A little girl kneels to say her prayers - Carlisle Cathedral
A little girl kneels to say her prayers in Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria, England. She wears a tiara and holds her hands together 2011

Bhutan, Paro. Prayer flags fluttering at the cliffs edge across from Taktsang Monastery, or Tigers Nest

Praying Hands, 1508, (1943). Creator: Albrecht Durer
Praying Hands, 1508, (1943). Drawing in the Albertina Museum, Vienna. From " Europaische Handzeichnungen", (Five Hundred Years of European Drawings), by Bernhard Degenhart

Salvador Dali Poses in front of one his paintings
Picture dated in the 50s of Spanish artist Salvador Dali. / AFP PHOTO / -

WW1 - Catholic Mass in the Trenches at Bienvillers-aux-Bois
WW1 - French troops partake in Catholic Mass in the Trenches at Bienvillers-aux-Bois - August 1915. It was estimated that over 20, 000 priests served in the French army in some capacity

Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591). Italian Jesuit. Colored
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591). Italian Jesuit seminarian and student at the Roman college. He died in Rome, at the service of persons infected by the plague

St. Marys Cathedral, Sydney, Australia
Seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney

Detail of Madonna of the Pilgrims, c. 1603-05 (oil on canvas)
XIR426293 Detail of Madonna of the Pilgrims, c.1603-05 (oil on canvas) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610); Chiesa di San Agostino, Rome

Lord Have Mercy Upon Us : The Plague in London (woodcut) (b / w photo)
XJF180917 Lord Have Mercy Upon Us : The Plague in London (woodcut) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: petition to God asking to end the plague; ); English

The Annunciation, before 1652 (oil on canvas)
XIR158293 The Annunciation, before 1652 (oil on canvas) by Le Sueur, Eustache (1617-55); 297x227 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

England, Lincolnshire, Lincoln Cathedral. Detail shot of the interior of Lincoln Cathedral featuring Organ Pipes and Candles

Greece, Santorini, Oia. Blue domed church overlooking the Sea of Crete

Washington: Valley Forge
WASHINGTON: VALLEY FORGE. George Washingtons prayer at Valley Forge. Color engraving, American, 19th century

The Prayer at Valley Forge From the original painting by Henry Brueckner /. Print showing George Washington praying under trees at Valley Forge; military camp in background. Date 1889, c1889

A pair of Angels
A very beautiful chromolithographic postcard depicting a pair of angels, one bowed in prayer and one holding a long thin scroll. Date: circa 1910s

A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Bob Cratchit & his son Tiny Tim: illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) to " A Christmas Carol"

JERUSALEM: WAILING WALL. Jewish Jerusalem-Old City. Western Wall (Wailing Wall)

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"Captivating Artworks Depicting the Power and Beauty of Prayer" "A timeless masterpiece capturing the innocence and devotion: Praying Girl by Roberto Ferruzzi. " "Immerse yourself in a moment of contemplation with The Angelus, an iconic 19th-century Italian painting by Jean Francois Millet. " "Durer's artistry brings to life the profound humility and faith expressed through his renowned piece, Praying Hands. " "The Lords Prayer and the Ten Commandments – guiding principles that have stood the test of time, inspiring countless prayers throughout history. " "Jean Francois Millet's The Angelus resonates with its depiction of humble farmers pausing their work to offer a prayer at dusk. " "St. Teresa of Avila's serene presence in oil on canvas invites us to reflect on her deep connection with prayer as a path to spiritual enlightenment. " "Discover solace in reciting The Lords Prayer, an eternal source of comfort and guidance for believers worldwide. " "King George V Silver Jubilee celebrations captured on ILN cover remind us how prayer unites nations during moments of joyous gratitude. " "Transport yourself back in time as you hear the distant church bell tolling during The Angelus (c1857-1859), awakening souls to pray together daily. " "Witness the unwavering resolve depicted in 'The Prayer at Valley Forge, ' where General Washington sought divine intervention during America's struggle for independence. "Sir Joshua Reynolds' portrayal of The Infant Samuel evokes awe-inspiring reverence as he receives God's call amidst darkness, symbolizing hope even in challenging times" "Honoring our roots: First settlers bow their heads in unity, seeking divine blessings upon Hartford, Connecticut - 1636. " These captivating artworks serve as poignant reminders that prayer transcends time and culture, offering solace, strength, and a connection to the divine.