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Tending Collection (#6)

"Tending: Nurturing the Essence of Life in Various Forms" Amidst the buzzing hive, a honey bee tends to its queen and diligently works on building comb

Background imageTending Collection: Angels ministering to Jesus after the Devil has left him, 1897. Artist: James Tissot

Angels ministering to Jesus after the Devil has left him, 1897. Artist: James Tissot
Angels ministering to Jesus after the Devil has left him, 1897. (Matthew 4). Illustration by JJ Tissot for his Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ. (1897)

Background imageTending Collection: Death of Sir Philip Sydney, 1586 (c1815)

Death of Sir Philip Sydney, 1586 (c1815). Philip Sidney (1554-1586) English soldier, statesman poet, and patron of poets was appointed Governor of Flushing in the Netherlands in 1585

Background imageTending Collection: Aerial Telegraph: Ancient Greek soldiers tending a signal fire, c1900

Aerial Telegraph: Ancient Greek soldiers tending a signal fire, c1900. It is claimed that news could be transmitted 525 km in a night. Trade card for Liebig Meat Extract

Background imageTending Collection: Brighton Rock (1947)

Brighton Rock (1947)
Rose (Carol Marsh) tends to a wounded Pinkie (Richard Attenborough)

Background imageTending Collection: Gardening silhouette

Gardening silhouette
A father and his two children tend to the garden, pruning and watering a small tree. c. 1910

Background imageTending Collection: Vestal Virgins in ancient Rome tending the sacred fire in their temple

Vestal Virgins in ancient Rome tending the sacred fire in their temple. After a 19th century illustration by an unidentified artist; Illustration

Background imageTending Collection: Allegory Disease sick man lying bed sheet legs

Allegory Disease sick man lying bed sheet legs
Allegory of the Disease, A sick man is lying on bed with a sheet over his legs. Behind the bed are an old and a young man and a young woman with a candle

Background imageTending Collection: Bedouin wedding Bedouin boy tending flock 1900

Bedouin wedding Bedouin boy tending flock 1900, the Bedouin are a grouping of nomadic Arab peoples who have historically inhabited the desert regions in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula

Background imageTending Collection: Young Woman Watering Plants On Her Balcony. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte Vom Mittelalter Bis

Young Woman Watering Plants On Her Balcony. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte Vom Mittelalter Bis Zur Gegenwart By Eduard Fuchs, Published 1909

Background imageTending Collection: ai, android, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, bionic, caring, chores, color image

ai, android, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, bionic, caring, chores, color image
Robot man mowing grass with lawnmower

Background imageTending Collection: Shepherd on the Plains of Vardar, Macedonia - WW1 era

Shepherd on the Plains of Vardar, Macedonia - WW1 era
Shepherd tending to his flock on the Plains of Vardar, Macedonia - WW1 era. Date: 1916

Background imageTending Collection: Croatian Shepherd, playing a Frula

Croatian Shepherd, playing a Frula. The frula (also known as svirala or jedinka), is a musical instrument which resembles a medium sized recorder or flute, traditionally played in Serbia

Background imageTending Collection: Country people in the Middle Ages

Country people in the Middle Ages -- a woman feeds a hen and chicks, a man sharpens his scythe before continuing to cut grass, and an older man carries a basket on his back. Date: circa 13th century

Background imageTending Collection: Man shearing wool off sheep, farmhouse and shepherd tending animals in background

Man shearing wool off sheep, farmhouse and shepherd tending animals in background

Background imageTending Collection: Viking house in ring fortress, artwork

Viking house in ring fortress, artwork
Viking house in ring fortress. Cutaway artwork of the inside of a Viking longhouse in one of the circular Viking fortresses known as trelleborgs

Background imageTending Collection: Steam bath, satirical artwork

Steam bath, satirical artwork
Steam bath. Satirical artwork showing a woman tending to a man who is enclosed in a steam bath container at a health resort

Background imageTending Collection: St. Charles Borromeo (1538-84) Visiting the Plague Victims in Milan in 1576 (oil

St. Charles Borromeo (1538-84) Visiting the Plague Victims in Milan in 1576 (oil
XIR187149 St. Charles Borromeo (1538-84) Visiting the Plague Victims in Milan in 1576 (oil on canvas) by Skreta, Karel (c.1610-74); Narodni Galerie, Prague

Background imageTending Collection: Myanmar, Keng Tung (Kyaing Tong). Tending the crops, Keng Tung, Myanmar

Myanmar, Keng Tung (Kyaing Tong). Tending the crops, Keng Tung, Myanmar

Background imageTending Collection: Kenya, Lamu archipelago, Pate Island

Kenya, Lamu archipelago, Pate Island. A man on Pate Island tends his smallholding planted with tobacco. Bananas grow beyond the fence. Kenya, Lamu archipelago, Pate Island

Background imageTending Collection: A Pate farmer tends his tobacco crop among the coral

A Pate farmer tends his tobacco crop among the coral ruins of old Pate town. His Arabian origins are unmistakable. Pate was established by Arabs from Arabia in the 13th century, or possibly earlier

Background imageTending Collection: The Farmers Wife by Eden Phillpotts

The Farmers Wife by Eden Phillpotts (4 November 1862 29 December 1960). First produced at the Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, on 11th November 1916 and at the Royal Court Theatre, on 11th March 1924

Background imageTending Collection: A gardener feeds the rose bush with fresh manure

A gardener feeds the rose bush with fresh manure Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTending Collection: Tending a grave near Mametz Wood, August 1916

Tending a grave near Mametz Wood, August 1916. Lantern slide from a box of 80 lantern slides associated with the Western Front, 1916-1917. Lee Enfield rifles (SMLEs) stacked

Background imageTending Collection: Watneys Happy Families - Miss Barrel

Watneys Happy Families - Miss Barrel, the Coopers Daughter. circa 1930

Background imageTending Collection: Nursery Rhymes - Waiting for the prodical son

Nursery Rhymes - Waiting for the prodical son
Waiting for the prodical son - woman in nightwear tending fire. Part of Box 52 Boswell collection. Nursery Rhymes. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTending Collection: RSPCA with chimpanzee, Heathrow Airport, London

RSPCA with chimpanzee, Heathrow Airport, London
RSPCA staff with a young chimpanzee, Animal Rescue Centre, Heathrow Airport, London. 1965

Background imageTending Collection: RSPCA tending a sick animal, Heathrow Airport, London

RSPCA tending a sick animal, Heathrow Airport, London
RSPCA staff tending a sick animal at the Animal Rescue Centre, Heathrow Airport, London. Date: 1965

Background imageTending Collection: Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Weed

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Weed the Gardeners Wife. circa 1930s

Background imageTending Collection: Coffee / Guatemala / 1877

Coffee / Guatemala / 1877
A scene at a coffee plantation in Antigua, Guatemala, showing men transplanting and tending young coffee trees. Date: 1877

Background imageTending Collection: Hogarths House / Chiswick

Hogarths House / Chiswick
WILLIAM HOGARTH English artist and engraver, tending his garden at his home in Chiswick, West London Date: 1697 - 1764

Background imageTending Collection: William Cowper

William Cowper
WILLIAM COWPER (1731 - 1800) English poet in his garden

Background imageTending Collection: Aylesbury Borstal Inmates - Farm Work

Aylesbury Borstal Inmates - Farm Work
Uniformed inmates at Aylesbury Girls Borstal tending pigs in the farmyard. Date: circa 1926

Background imageTending Collection: Edwardian Children Tending Allotments, Newport Pagnell

Edwardian Children Tending Allotments, Newport Pagnell, near Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1910

Background imageTending Collection: British soldier and French civilian, Western Front, WW1

British soldier and French civilian, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier watching a French civilian tending his crops on the Western Front during World War One. The area is shelled by the Germans every day

Background imageTending Collection: How Does My Garden Grow? by Muriel Dawson

How Does My Garden Grow? by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy tends his springtime bulbs, watched by a robin on a branch. Date: 1942

Background imageTending Collection: Russian Farmer Tending to his Land

Russian Farmer Tending to his Land
A bearded and elderly Russian Farmer delicately sowing seeds by hand. Date: 1924

Background imageTending Collection: Chocolate box design, lady in a garden

Chocolate box design, lady in a garden
Chocolate box design, featuring a lady in a blue dress in a garden, picking and tending flowers. Date: 20th century

Background imageTending Collection: Serving Through the Ages - Women

Serving Through the Ages - Women
This picture shows the various roles of women servants from the 14th-19th century. It starts with showing servant girls milking, harvesting

Background imageTending Collection: Tending Sheep 19th century Black chalk touches

Tending Sheep 19th century Black chalk touches
Artokoloro

Background imageTending Collection: Early man tending to flock of sheep, tending to crops

Early man tending to flock of sheep, tending to crops

Background imageTending Collection: Death of Sir Philip Sidney at the Battle of Zutphen, 1865 (engraving)

Death of Sir Philip Sidney at the Battle of Zutphen, 1865 (engraving)
XJF872766 Death of Sir Philip Sidney at the Battle of Zutphen, 1865 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageTending Collection: St. Sebastian Tended by St. Irene (oil on canvas)

St. Sebastian Tended by St. Irene (oil on canvas)
XIR71317 St. Sebastian Tended by St. Irene (oil on canvas) by Tour, Georges de la (1593-1652); 167x131 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Saint Sebastien Soigne par Irene; ); French

Background imageTending Collection: St. Sebastian Nursed by St. Irene (oil on canvas)

St. Sebastian Nursed by St. Irene (oil on canvas)
XIR70352 St. Sebastian Nursed by St. Irene (oil on canvas) by Caracciolo, Giovanni-Battista (c.1570-1637) (attr); 104x140 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Caen

Background imageTending Collection: Caring for the Sick, from L Abbaye de Port-Royal, c. 1710 (gouache on paper)

Caring for the Sick, from L Abbaye de Port-Royal, c. 1710 (gouache on paper)
XIR69803 Caring for the Sick, from L Abbaye de Port-Royal, c.1710 (gouache on paper) by Cochin, Louise Madelaine (1686-1767) (after); Chateau de Versailles, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageTending Collection: A lady picking flowers from a pot, Bundi, Rajasthan, Rajput School, c

A lady picking flowers from a pot, Bundi, Rajasthan, Rajput School, c
XCF4527 A lady picking flowers from a pot, Bundi, Rajasthan, Rajput School, c.1680, (gouache on paper) by Indian School, (17th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Indian, out of copyright

Background imageTending Collection: Piling up the fire, illustration to Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

Piling up the fire, illustration to Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
XJF451381 Piling up the fire, illustration to Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen, edition published in 1894 (engraving) by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr)

Background imageTending Collection: The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian in the Chapel of Benedict XIII (oil on canvas)

The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian in the Chapel of Benedict XIII (oil on canvas)
XIR438848 The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian in the Chapel of Benedict XIII (oil on canvas) by Sforza, Alberto (18th century); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Background imageTending Collection: St. Sebastian (oil on canvas)

St. Sebastian (oil on canvas)
XIR420046 St. Sebastian (oil on canvas) by Calvaert or Calvart, Denys (1540-1619); 228x200 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Caen, France; (add.info.: Saint Sebastien; ); Flemish, out of copyright




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"Tending: Nurturing the Essence of Life in Various Forms" Amidst the buzzing hive, a honey bee tends to its queen and diligently works on building comb, symbolizing the intricate harmony within nature's kingdom. Inspired by Saint Clare's devotion, we witness her tending to her spiritual garden with unwavering faith and love, cultivating peace and serenity. Indian Medicine Men At Work - their ancient wisdom passed down through generations as they tend to both body and spirit, healing ailments with natural remedies rooted in tradition. St. Jerome Removing a Thorn from the Lion's Paw captures an act of compassion as he tends to a wounded creature, reminding us that kindness knows no boundaries. In times of war, Corporal Josephine M C Robins exemplifies heroism by tending to wounded soldiers' needs selflessly; her bravery shines amidst chaos. Victoria Waters Flowers bloom under careful nurturing hands; she tends to each delicate petal with love and dedication, creating breathtaking floral masterpieces. St Camillo De Lellis embodies empathy as he tirelessly tends to those afflicted by illness or injury, offering solace in their darkest hours through his compassionate care. Tending Oyster Beds reveals the meticulous work behind harvesting these ocean gems; patient hands cultivate thriving beds that provide sustenance for many. Rice paddy fields come alive with farmers meticulously tending each plant; their labor ensures bountiful harvests that sustain communities across vast landscapes. Tree surgery requires skilled hands delicately pruning branches while preserving life-giving trees—a testament to our responsibility towards nature's guardianship through tender care. A farmer tending an organic vegetable garden nurtures not only plants but also promotes sustainable practices that nourish both people and planet harmoniously—nature at its finest. In WW2, R. A.