Religious Illustration Collection (#6)

The mouth of Hell
" The mouth of Hell, a scene from Miltons Paradise Lost. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker."

Our Lady of Good Counsel, c.1680 (oil on copper)
XOS5884700 Our Lady of Good Counsel, c.1680 (oil on copper) by Perez, Bartolomeo (1634-93); 50x40 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting Bartolome Perez)

Study of Santa Rosalia of Palermo, 1659-64 (black chalk with smudging on ivory laid paper)
5862014 Study of Santa Rosalia of Palermo, 1659-64 (black chalk with smudging on ivory laid paper) by Ferri, Ciro (1634-89); 20.4x18.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

The Penitent Mary Magdalene with Two Angels, 1622 (oil on canvas)
7426514 The Penitent Mary Magdalene with Two Angels, 1622 (oil on canvas) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Madonna and Child with St. Anne, 1480 (oil on panel)
7432261 Madonna and Child with St. Anne, 1480 (oil on panel) by Memling, Hans (c.1433-94); Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany; (add.info.: Diptych of Munich (reverse)); Photo © Fine Art Images

The Virgin and Child enthroned with Saints, c.1525 (pen & brown ink and wash over black chalk)
7432386 The Virgin and Child enthroned with Saints, c.1525 (pen & brown ink and wash over black chalk) by Foschi, Pier Francesco (1502-67) & Puligo

Madonna with Child in rose arbor (Maria mit dem Kind in der Rosenlaube), ca 1470
7432260 Madonna with Child in rose arbor (Maria mit dem Kind in der Rosenlaube), ca 1470 by Master of the Life of Virgin Mary, (15th century); Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin

Gloria, 1551-1554 (oil on canavs)
7754141 Gloria, 1551-1554 (oil on canavs) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); Prado, Madrid, Spain; Photo © Fine Art Images

The Dead Christ supported by Two Angels, 1470-5 (tempera on poplar)
7887047 The Dead Christ supported by Two Angels, 1470-5 (tempera on poplar) by Crivelli, Carlo (c.1430/35-1495); 72.4 -- 55.2 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: By Carlo Crivelli)

The Annunciation, c. 1608-1610 (oil on canvas)
7614116 The Annunciation, c. 1608-1610 (oil on canvas) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, France; Photo © Fine Art Images

The Little Garden of Paradise, c.1410-20 (mixed media on oak)
7443779 The Little Garden of Paradise, c.1410-20 (mixed media on oak) by Upper Rheinish Master (fl.c.1410-35); Stadel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (add.info.: By Upper Rhenish Master)

St. Sebastian, statue (wood)
7301188 St. Sebastian, statue (wood) by Tasso, Leonardo del (1465-c.1500); Sant Ambrogio, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: by Leonardo del Tasso); Ghigo Roli

Destruction of the Sennacherib Army
" Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a scene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing the destruction of the army of Sennacherib

David and Goliath
" Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a sdcene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing David and Goliath. Goliath was described as a giant Philistine warrior

The angel appears to Joshua
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Vision of the Empyrean
" The vision of the Empyrean, a scene from Dantes Paradiso. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker."

Joseph and Marys Flight into Egypt
Vintage colour lithograph from 1882 Joseph and Mary fleeing to Egypt with the baby Jesus

Palm Sunday
Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832 - 1883)

Jesus Drives Out a Demon
Engraving by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (March 26, 1794 - May 24, 1872)

Jesus Christ blessing the Little Children
Vintage colour lithograph from 1880 of Jesus Christ blessing the Little Children

Palm Sunday Entry by Jesus
Engraving by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (March 26, 1794 - May 24, 1872)

Illustration of the twelve symbols of the tribes of Israel, The sun, pitcher with sword, lion, ship, donkey, snake, round tent, tree, fawn, bunch of black grapes, palm tree, and wolf

San Giovanni Battista, c. 1480 (oil on board)
7413354 San Giovanni Battista, c.1480 (oil on board) by Vivarini, Alvise (c.1445/6-1503/5); 133x51. cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

San Girolamo, c. 1580 (marble)
7413353 San Girolamo, c.1580 (marble) by Vittoria, Alessandro (1525-1608); h.192 cm; Basilica Santi Giovanni and Paolo, Venice, Italy; (add.info.: Alessandro Vittoria (1526-1608)); Luisa Ricciarini

Madonna (Sorrowful Virgin), 1583-1584 (bronze)
7413351 Madonna (Sorrowful Virgin), 1583-1584 (bronze) by Vittoria, Alessandro (1525-1608); 104.5 cm; Basilica Santi Giovanni and Paolo, Venice

Saint John the Evangelist, 1583-84 (bronze)
7413352 Saint John the Evangelist, 1583-84 (bronze) by Vittoria, Alessandro (1525-1608); Basilica Santi Giovanni and Paolo, Venice

St. Christopher, Facing to the Left, 1521 (engraving)
XOS5874453 St. Christopher, Facing to the Left, 1521 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by Albrecht Durer)

Virgin and Child, c. 1500 (oil on wood)
XOS5887419 Virgin and Child, c. 1500 (oil on wood) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519) (circle of); 57.5x47 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, c. 1430 (tempera and gold on wood)
XOS5887425 St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, c. 1430 (tempera and gold on wood) by Bicci di Lorenzo, (1373-1452); 21.7x32 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Virgin and Child, 1400s (tempera and gold on wood)
XOS5887418 Virgin and Child, 1400s (tempera and gold on wood); 63.5x50.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Byzantine (Dalmatian?), 15th century)

The Virgin, c. 1500 (oil on panel)
7412365 The Virgin, c.1500 (oil on panel) by Anonymous; 18.3--13.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Anonymous artist, Southern Germany)

The Virgin with the Swaddled Child, 1520 (engraving)
XOS5879793 The Virgin with the Swaddled Child, 1520 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 14.2x9.6 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by Albrecht Durer)

San Girolamo, 1566 (marble)
7413349 San Girolamo, 1566 (marble) by Vittoria, Alessandro (1525-1608); Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice, Italy; (add.info.: By Alessandro Vittoria (1526-1608)); Luisa Ricciarini

Jacob receiving the tunic of Joseph, 1630 (oil on canvas)
7413326 Jacob receiving the tunic of Joseph, 1630 (oil on canvas) by Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y (1599-1660); 223x250 cm; Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid

Adoration of the Shepherds, c. 1480-1500 (oil on wood)
XOS5887422 Adoration of the Shepherds, c. 1480-1500 (oil on wood) by Italian School, (15th century); 36x34.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Italy, 15th century)

Adoration of the Shepherds, c. 1500 (oil on wood)
XOS5887421 Adoration of the Shepherds, c. 1500 (oil on wood) by Italian school, (15th-16th century); 63x51 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Northern Italy)

Christ as Salvator Mundi, c. 1500 (oil on panel)
7412314 Christ as Salvator Mundi, c.1500 (oil on panel) by Anonymous; 17.5x13 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Anonymous artist, Southern Germany)

Saint John the Baptist, 1550 (marble)
7413350 Saint John the Baptist, 1550 (marble) by Vittoria, Alessandro (1525-1608); Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice, Italy; (add.info.: Alessandro Vittoria (1526-1608)); Luisa Ricciarini

The Holy Family with Two Angels in a Vaulted Hall, 1503-04 (woodcut in black on ivory laid paper)
5859420 The Holy Family with Two Angels in a Vaulted Hall, 1503-04 (woodcut in black on ivory laid paper) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 21.9 x 15.4 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

The Holy Family with Two Musician Angels, 1511 (woodcut)
XOS5877308 The Holy Family with Two Musician Angels, 1511 (woodcut) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 12.2x12.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

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The Virgin and Child with Saints John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene and George (possibly), c. 1524 (oil on panel)
7205715 The Virgin and Child with Saints John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene and George (possibly), c.1524 (oil on panel) by Bordone, Paris (1500-71); 85.4x117.5 cm; Glasgow Museums

The Virgin Mary and Child with Saints Jerome and Anthony Abbot and a Donor, c. 1522 (oil on poplar panel)
7205716 The Virgin Mary and Child with Saints Jerome and Anthony Abbot and a Donor, c.1522 (oil on poplar panel) by Bordone, Paris (1500-71); 61x82.9 cm; Glasgow Museums

Triptych: The Visitation, between St. Michael and St. Francis (painting on wood)
885750 Triptych: The Visitation, between St. Michael and St. Francis (painting on wood) by Pacchiarotti, Giacomo (1474-1539/40); Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Tuscany

Madonna of Humility, 1433 (painting on wood)
885696 Madonna of Humility, 1433 (painting on wood) by Domenico di Bartolo, (c.1400-47); 93x60 cm; Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Surrounded by angel musicians)

Old Testament. Judas Maccabeus before the army of Nicanor, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665539 Old Testament. Judas Maccabeus before the army of Nicanor, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Old Testament)

Elie smashes the idols of Baal, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665490 Elie smashes the idols of Baal, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Elie smashes the idols of Baal, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866)

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"Journey through Faith: A Visual Exploration of Religious Illustration" Step into the realm of divine artistry as we delve into a rich tapestry of religious illustrations spanning across different faiths and eras. From ancient mythologies to sacred scriptures, these captivating depictions offer glimpses into the spiritual realms that have shaped our beliefs and cultures. Intriguingly, we begin with Janus, the Roman god symbolizing transitions and new beginnings. As his two faces look both forward and backward, we are reminded of the eternal cycle of life and its inherent connection to spirituality. Moving further, an illustration unfolds before our eyes - four priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant while crossing the mighty River Jordan. This powerful scene from biblical history represents a pivotal moment in which faith triumphs over adversity. The Pythia's prophetic visions at Delphi come alive next; her enigmatic words echoing through time as seekers sought guidance from this oracle. The convergence of divinity and mortal existence is palpable within these mystical illustrations. We then witness Jesus praying fervently in the Garden, capturing a profound moment where humanity meets divinity in an intimate communion. His unwavering devotion serves as an inspiration for believers across generations. A breathtaking fresco reveals another significant event - The Transfiguration. Christ stands vested in white amidst Moses and Elijah while apostles John, Peter, and James bear witness below. This ethereal encounter signifies a transformative revelation that forever changed those present. An antique map takes us on a geographical journey to Biblical Palestine—a land steeped in historical significance for multiple religions—where stories intertwine with landscapes etched by time itself. Saint Mary Magdalene penitent emerges on canvas—an embodiment of redemption through repentance—a testament to human frailty seeking solace within divine forgiveness. Muhammad—the Prophet of Islam—is depicted reverently; his teachings shaping one-fifth of humanity's spiritual path towards enlightenment and unity.