Religion Collection

The Pazzi Madonna (Virgin and Child) Marble, c1417-18. Donatello (c1386-1466) Florentine sculptor. Italian

Ezekiels vision of chariot in sky and a hand in the clouds holding out a book to him, c.614 BC. Bible: Ezekiel II:9. One modern explanation is that Ezekiel, on of the four great Hebrew prophets

Stoning and burial of St Stephen. Stephen was the first Christian martyr. Artist, Mariotto de Nardo (d1424). Private collection

The Last Supper (1803) Michael Kock (1765-1825) copy of the picture by Leonardo da Vinci. Private Collection

The Devil presenting St Augustine (of Hippo) with the book of vices. Michael Pacher (c1435-1498). Oil on wood. Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Madonna and Child. Berlinghiero (active by 1228, d1236) Italian artist. Tempera on wood, gold ground

The Rabbi, 1892. Artist, Jan Styka (1858-1925)
The Rabii wears the Tefillin (Phylactery), black leather cube containing four Tora texts. Jan Styka (1858-1925). Oil on canvas. Private collection

Christ healing the sick brought to him in the villages. Bible: Mark 6. From JJ Tissot The Life of our Saviour Jesus Christ c1890. Oleograph

Kronos (Chronos) one of the Greek Titans, father of Zeus. Saturn in Roman mythology. Giacinto Brandi (1623-1691).Oil on Canvas. Private Collection

St Christopher (Christ-bearer) carrying Christ across the stream. 3rd century Canaanite giant whose task was to carry travellers across the water. Early woodcut

Mary and Joseph finding the young Jesus in the Temple where he had been sitting with the Doctors. St Luke:2. Illustration by J.J.Tissot for his Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, 1897. Oleograph

Ezekiels vision of chariot in sky c. 614 BC. Bible Ezekiel II: 9. One modern explanation
Ezekiels vision of chariot in sky c.614 BC. Bible Ezekiel II:9. One modern explanation is that Ezekiel, on of four great Hebrew prophets, observed parhelia (mock suns)

Ignatius Loyola, born Inigo Lopez de Recalde (1491-1556) Spanish soldier and, with St Francis Xavier (1506-1552) in 1534, one of the founders of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits

Jesus teaching in the Synagogue. Matthew: 4. Illustration by J. J. Tissot for his Life
Jesus teaching in the Synagogue. Matthew:4. Illustration by J.J.Tissot for his Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, 1897. Oleograph

Solomons prayer at the consecration of the Temple But I have built an house of habitation for thee and a place for thy dwelling for ever. Bible II Chronicles 6. Oleograph c1870

Ceremony in honour of Mariatale, goddess of Smallpox, temple at Negapattam, S. India
Ceremony in honour of Mariatale, goddess of Smallpox, temple at Negapattam, S.India. Man with hooks in back, self-hypnosis. Aquatint, 1806

St Francis Xavier (1506-1552) Spanish Jesuit missionary, founded Jesuit order with Ignatius Loyola. Apostle to the Indies. Sent by John III of Portugal as missionary to Portugese territories

St Paul the Apostle who took Christian message to the Gentiles. In background is his conversion on road to Damascus. At his feet are books and writing materials representing his Epistles

St Anthony and St Paul in the desert being fed by a raven. 1645. Diego Velasquez (1599-1660) Spanish artist. Prado, Madrid

It is Finished : Christs last words from the Cross. Illustration by JJ Tissot for his The Life of our Saviour Jesus Christ London c1890. Oleograph

Icon - Novgorod School, 15th century. St George killing the dragon. Tritiakov Gallery, Moscow

St Matthew and an angel. (1621). Abraham Bloemaert (1564-1651) Dutch artist. Oil on canvas. Private collection

The Resurrection His countenance was like lightning and his raiment white as snow: And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. Matthew 28-29

St Anthony Abbot (left) and a martyr. Painting by the Master of the Misericord (active c1355-c1390). Oil on wood. Private collection

Saint Barbara, Christian saint circa 4th century. Patron saint of arsenals and artillery. Protector against lightning. Circle of Jan Polak (d1519). Oil on wood. Private collection

Isis and Osiris, Ancient Egyptian gods, parents of the falcon god Horus. Bas-relief, Ptoelmaic period

John Everett Millais (1829-1896) English artist and founder member of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Illustration for the poem The Bishop and the Knight published in The Cornhill Magazine, London, 1862

Annunciation: Archangel Gabriel appearing to Virgin Mary to tell her she will bear Jesus. Illustration by JJ Tissot for his Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ 1897. Oleograph

Reading from the Torah in the Synagogue. Oil on canvas. Private Collection

The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem. Wassilif Ivanowitsch Navosoff (1798-1865) Oil on canvas. Private collection

Christ as a boy discussing with the doctors in the Temple. Luke: 2. Mid-19th century
Christ as a boy discussing with the doctors in the Temple. Luke:2. Mid-19th century chromolithograph

Manna. Israelites in the wilderness receiving manna from heaven. Dutch School painting by the Master of the Manna (15th century)

Triptych of the Crucifixion. Artist, Quentin Metsys (c1466-1531). Dutch

Moses leading the Children of Israel through the Red Sea. From German 15th century Bible

Jesus scourged on the face. John: 9. Illustration by J. J. Tissot for his Life of Our
Jesus scourged on the face. John:9. Illustration by J.J.Tissot for his Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, 1897. Oleograph

Christ calling Matthew, the tax collector to follow him. From JJ Tissot The Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ c1890. Oleograph

St Anthony of Padua healing a young man. St Anthony (1195-1231) was a Franciscan: Canonized 1232. His day, 12 June. Luca Giordano (1632-1705). Oil on canvas. Private collection

Having created the universe, the Earth and all living creatures, including man, God put Adam into a deep sleep and created Eve from Adams rib

Carthusian monks netting and hooking fish in monastery fishponds, Chartreuse, founded by St Bruno of Cologne (11th century). Detail from Les Belles Heures du duc Jean de Berry. 15th century

Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland from 1558. Elizabeth at prayer. Frontispiece to Christian Prayers 1569

St Michael the Archangel fighting dragon with sword. In left hand he holds balance to weigh mens souls. Bernadino Martini, known as Zenale (1436-1526) Italian artist

David Livingstone (1813-1873) Scottish missionary and African explorer. Livingstone s
David Livingstone (1813-1873) Scottish missionary and African explorer. Livingstones steamer Ma-Robert on a crocodile infested Zambesi River

David Livingstone (1813-1873) Scottish missionary and African explorer being carried The Last Mile to die at his African home in Ujiji, Tanganyika

Vishnu, one of the gods of the Hindu trinity (trimurti) in his avatar as Parshu-Rama, Rama with the Axe. Lithograph from L Inde Francaise, 1828

Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. Armenian mansucript of Gospel (1268)

Saxon idol of the Sun. Wood engraving 1834

Saxon idol of the Moon shown holding a disc which displays the phases of the Moon. Wood engraving, 1834

Noahs Sacrifice in thanks for deliverance from the flood. Nicolas Bertin (1668-1736). Private collection

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