Cross Collection (page 30)

Saint John the Baptist, 17th century. Artist: Orazio Ferraro
Saint John the Baptist, 17th century. Found in the collection of the State M Ciurlionis Art Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania

The Lamentation over Christ with a Carmelite Monk, c1510. Artist: Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano
The Lamentation over Christ with a Carmelite Monk, c1510. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Bronze fals showing a figure holding a cross, 7th century
Bronze fals, minted at Damascus, showing a figure holding crosses, 7th century

Pair of bronze ritual iron age spoons
Pair of bronze ritual spoons found in an Iron Age grave at Pen Bryn in Wales. One has an inscribed cross, the other a small hole. Now from the National Museums collection of Wales in Cardiff

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia with the Cross of Saint Vladimir, 1905. Artist: Genrich Maniser
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia with the Cross of Saint Vladimir, 1905. Nicholas (1868-1918) succeeded his father, Alexander III, as Emperor of Russia in 1894

Emperor Napoleon III of France on his deathbed, 1873. Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (1808-1873) was President of the French Second Republic from 1849 until 1852

West side of the base of the Moone cross, 7th century
West side of the base of the Moone cross in County Kildare, showing the Cruxificion and 12 Apostles, 7th century

St Muras cross in Pahan, 7th century
The east face of St Muras cross in Pahan, County Donegal, Ireland, 7th century

Base of the east face of the Moone Cross, 7th century
Base of the east face of the Moone cross, showing the temptation of Adam and Eve, the sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham, and Daniel in the Lions Den, 7th century

Graves in the cemetery of the Novodevichy (New Maidens ) Convent, Moscow, Russia, 1929. Standing on the bank of the Moskva River

The Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, Arbat, Moscow, Russia, 1881. Found in the collection of the Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk

Depiction of Daniel in the Lions Den on the Moone Cross, 7th century
Depiction of Daniel in the Lions Den, on the east face of a Celtic Christian High Cross in Moone, county Kildare, Ireland, 7th century

Cross at Paludza in the Czech Republic
Cross at Paludza near Liptovesky Mikulds in the Czech Republic

Gothic pillar-cross with the earliest known three legs of Man, 14th century
Gothic pillar-cross with the earliest known representation of the three legs of Man, in Maughold churchyard on the Isle of Man, 14th century

Window detail from Notre Dame of St Eustace, 14th century
Window detail from Notre Dame of St Eustace and his vision of the stag bearing a cross, 14th century

Coptic Funeral Stele, 3rd-4th century
Limestone Coptic funeral stele, depicting a figure at prayer with a cross, 3rd-4th century. In the collection of the Coptic Museum in Cairo

Fragment of a cross depicting a Viking Warrior, Weston Church, North Yorkshire
Cross fragment from Weston Church in North Yorkshire, 10th century. The detail is of a viking warrior, reusing an earlier anglican cross

Anglo-Saxon Silver Penny of Cnut, pointed helmet type
Silver penny of Cnut (990-1035), pointed helmet type, showing both sides. From the Chester and Shrewsbury mints

Carved stone with Christian motif
Late Viking period carved stone with Christian motif from Sweden, now in the Museum in National Antiquities in Stockholm

Gosforth Viking Cross
Gosforth Cross from Cumbria, England from the northwest in the evening. This side shows Odin, Heimdal and dragons in Ragnarok

Ivory carving of the deposition from the cross
English ivory carving of the deposition from the cross, from the Herefordshire school of workmanship

Bewcastle Anglo-Saxon Cross, 7th century
An elaborate Anglo-Saxon cross from Bewcastle, Cumbria. Runes are visible in the centre, 7th century

Chalcedony cylinder-seal in the first Kassite style, owned by Sha-if-Imma, son of Lugal-Mansi

Coptic painting of a man holding an ankh-cross
Encaustic painting on cloth of a man holding an ankh-cross, from the Louvres collection

Irish Celtic High Cross, Clonmacnoise, Ireland. 9th century

Sheila-na-gig on Celtic cross-shaft, Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly, Ireland
Sheila-na-gig on Celtic cross-shaft, Clonmacnoise, Co.Offaly, Ireland

Glencolumbkille, Donegal, Eire. Early Christian Cross-slab

St. Patricks Cross, Cshel, Co. Tipperary, Eire
St.Patricks Cross, Cshel, Co.Tipperary, Eire

Kilnasaggart Cross Pillar, Armagh, Ireland, c714. Inscribed with crosses and inscription. The oldest dateable Christian monument in Ireland

Kilnasaggart Cross Pillar, Armagh, c714. Inscribed with crosses and inscription. The oldest dateable Christian monument in Ireland

Cross-inscribed ogham stone, Dromkeare, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Cross-inscribed ogham stone, Dromkeare, Co.Kerry, Ireland

Scene from Scenes of Clerical Life by George Eliot, 1883. Artist: Robert Brown
Scene from Scenes of Clerical Life by George Eliot, 1883. This series of three tales included The Sad Fortunes of the Rev

Scene from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Artist: Walter-James Allen
Scene from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Maggie Tulliver, having cut off her hair and run away from home, is offered a share of the gypsies stew

Title page of The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Artist: Walter-James Allen
Title page of The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (1819-1880), c1880. The vignette shows Dorlcote Mill, the home of the Tulliver family. From The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot. (London, c1880)

Title page of Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. Artist: William Small
Title page of Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. The vignette on the title page shows The Hall Farm, home of farmer Martin Poyser and of his orphaned niece Hetty Sorrel

Scene from Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. Artist: William Small
Scene from Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. In his tall stalwartness Adam Bede was a Saxon and justified his name. Adam, the village carpenter, in the workshop

St Simeon Stylites, Hermit of the Pillar, 5th century (1825). St Simeon Stylites (387-459) spent 7 years self-imposed solitude in a Syrian monastery

Attempt to exorcise evil spirits possessing a patient in San Spirito Hospital, Rome, 1792. Artist: Henry Fuseli
Attempt to exorcise evil spirits possessing a patient in San Spirito Hospital, Rome, 1792. Illustration based on Johann Kaspar Lavaters description, from his Essays on Physiognomy. (London, 1792)

The Eighth Key of Basil Valentine, legendary 15th century German monk, 1651. Symbolising the purification of metals through death and resurrection

Crucifixion, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Crucifixion, 1866. Jesus being nailed to the cross. From the Bible (John 19.18)

Frederick I, Barbarossa, 12th century Holy Roman Emperor, 13th century. Frederick, Duke of Swabia (c1123-1190), succeeded his uncle Conrad III as Holy Roman Emperor in 1152

Elevation of the Cross during a Russian Orthodox service, 19th century

The Emperor of Abyssinia, 17th century. The Emperor of Abyssinia (Ethopia), carrying a cross. Christianity become established in Abyssinia in the 4th century

The Abyssinian Emperor, 17th century. The Emperor of Abyssinia (Ethopia), carrying a cross. Christianity become established in Abyssinia in the 4th century

St Helena, 1922. Artist: Auguste Henri Thomas
St Helena, 1922. St Helena (c255-330), wife of Constantius Chlorus (c250-306) and mother of Constantine I (c275-337), converted to Christianity in 312

St Louis of Gonzaga, 16th century Italian saint and protector of young students, 19th century. St Louis of Gonzaga (1568-1591), also known as St Aloysius

St John Chrysostom, c1470-1523. Artist: Perugino
St John Chrysostom, c1470-1523. Born in Antioch, St John Chrysostom (c347-407), was reputedly one of the greatest of Christian preachers, for which he is known as the Golden Tongued

The Temptation of St Anthony, c1649-1670. Artist: Abraham Teniers
The Temptation of St Anthony, c1649-1670. St Anthony the Great (251-356), resisting the temptation of the wild beasts

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