Kneeling Collection (page 50)

Entry of the French into Milan, 8th June 1859, (1893). Artist: Henri Meyer
Entry of the French into Milan, 8th June 1859, (1893). A print from the Le Petit Journal, 13th June 1893

Jesus casting devils out of a kneeling man, c1890. After the devils have been cast out, Christ puts them into Gaderine Swine who plunge over the cliff as if possessed

Christ healing the lepers at Capernaum, c1890. Scene from the Bible (Mark I). From The Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ by JJ Tissot, c1890

The Emperor visited by Death, 1538. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
The Emperor visited by Death, 1538. From Les Simulachres de la Mort (Dance of Death) by Hans Holbein the Younger

The Pope visited by Death, 1538. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
The Pope visited by Death, 1538. From Les Simulachres de la Mort (Dance of Death) by Hans Holbein the Younger

Percival Delivering Belisane... exhibited 1783. Artist: Henry Fuseli
Percival Delivering Belisane from the Enchantment of Urma, exhibited 1783. Found in the collection of the Tate, London

Abraham Kneels in front of Three Angels, 1581-1642. Artist: Frans Francken II
Abraham Kneels in front of Three Angels, 1581-1642

The Confession of Richard Brandon, 1649. Richard Brandon (d1649) was the executioner who beheaded King Charles I of England in 1649, as well as a number of other Royalists

Charles I (1600-1649) King of England, 1824. The execution of Charles for treason at Whitehall, London, on 30 January 1649. He is kneeling in prayer, watched by the executioner, Richard Brandon

The Pilgrim Fathers leaving Delft Haven on their voyage to America, July 1620 (1878). The Pilgrim Fathers, members of the English Separatist Church sect of Puritans fled religious persecution in

Death of St Francis and Inspection of Stigmata, c1320. Artist: Giotto
Death of St Francis and Inspection of Stigmata, c1320. From the Bardi Chapel, Church of Santa Croce, Florence, Italy

Madonna and Child Enthroned, c1300-1303. Artist: Giotto
Madonna and Child Enthroned, c1300-1303. The Madonna and Child is one of the central icons of Christianity. From the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Death of Uncle Tom, c1870
Death of Uncle Tom, beaten to death by the sadistic slave owner, Simon Legree. Eva looks down from Heaven, waiting for Tom to join her

The Nativity, 1470-1475. Artist: Piero della Francesca
The Nativity, 1470-1475. The Virgin in a blue robe kneels before the infant Jesus lying on the corner of her cloak. St Joseph sits on a saddle and listens to the shepherds

Madonna and Child, late 15th / early 16th century. Artist: Bramantino
Madonna and Child, late 15th/early 16th century

Madonna del Ceppo ( Madonna of the Stocks ), 1453. Artist: Filippo Lippi
Madonna del Ceppo ( Madonna of the Stocks ), 1453. The Madonna enthroned, holding Jesus, is flanked by St John the Baptist (right) and another saint

The Epiphany, c1230. Artist: Giotto
The Epiphany, c1230. The Magi, the three Kings from the East, Melchior, Gaspar and Balthazar, present their gifts of gold

The Ghost of Napoleon on St Helena, c1825. Allegorical print of Napoleons tomb on St Helena, with the figure of Napoleon watching as a laurel wreath is laid on the stone

The Madonna and the Cuccina-Family, 1571. Artist: Paolo Veronese
The Madonna and the Cuccina-Family, 1571. The donor family kneels before the Madonna, Saint John Baptist, and Saint Jerome (Hieronymus)

The offering of Jesus at the Temple, c1870
The presentation of Jesus at the Temple, c1870. Simeon holds the child, saying Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, ... while behind him, the prophetess Anna gives thanks

Shabbetai Zevi (1626-1676), Turkish-born Jew who claimed to be the Messiah, c1665. He is shown here blessing a Jewish congregation at Smyrna c1665

Funeral rites for Bertrand Duguesclin, Constable of France, late19th / early 20th century
Funeral rites for Bertrand Duguesclin, Constable of France, late19th/early 20th century. From the Musee des Beaux Arts, Dunkerque, France

Astrologue, late 19th / early 20th century. Artist: Georges Antoine Rochegrosse
Astrologue, late 19th/early 20th century. From the Musee d Arts et d Archeologie, Moulins, France

San Rocco in Glory, 1564. Artist: Jacopo Tintoretto
San Rocco in Glory, 1564. From the Scuola San Rocco, Venice, Italy

The arrival of the Carmelite nuns from Brussels, mid 18th century. Artist: Charles Guillot
The arrival of the Carmelite nuns from Brussels (L arrivee des Carmelites de Bruxelles), mid 18th century. From the Musee d Art et d Histoire, St Denis, France

Mass said by the canon de la Porte, or the main altar of Notre Dame, Paris, 1708-1710. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Detail from the Francois Vase, Ajax carrying the body of Achilles, c6th century BC. Artists: Ergotimos, Kleitias
Detail from the Francois Vase, Ajax carrying the body of Achilles, c6th century BC. Greek Vase signed by Clitias (painter) and Ergotimos (potter), c560 BC

Statuette of supplicant kneeling. Held at the Louvre

Bronze Spirit of the Nile statuette with offering, Late Period, c664BC-323BC. Louvre

Egyptian Surveyor with coiled rope for measuring, 1400 BC
Egyptian Surveyor with coiled rope for measuring, 1400BC. The Pharaohs surveyors used measurements based on body parts. It is thought the Egyptians introduced the earliest fully-developed base 10

Wood Model of Woman Grinding Corn, Egyptian Tomb Finding, c1900 BC. Middle Kingdom at British Museum

Painted Limestone figure, Egyptian, Old Kingdom, 2400BC-2000 BC. Egyptian Museum, Munich

Detail from a painting of the adoration of the Magi at the church of Santa Croce in Florence

Roman wall-painting of the Judgement of Solomon, from Pompeii. Now at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples

Detail of the Last Supper of Salonika embroidered on vestments, 14th century
Detail of the Last Supper ( Epitaphios ) of Salonika, embroidered on vestments, probably made in Constantinople. from the Byzantine Museums collection in Athens, 14th century

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Johann Vogelin, Vienna, 1529. From the title page of the De Sphaericus of Theodosius of Tripoli, 2nd century

Death of David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer, 1 May 1873 (1877). Livingstone (1813-1873) kneeling in prayer by his bedside, found dead by his native servants

Triptych, with the central panel showing the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. The left panel depicts Francis of Assisi receiving stigmata, and Saint Elizabeth

Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and mathematician recanting, 1633 (1880). One of the greatest scientists of all time, Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

Human sacrifice, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA, 1912. Decapitation of a victim tied to a stake in front of the image of a Voodoo god during a Voodoo ceremony

The Descent from the Cross, c1890. Artist: James Tissot
The Descent from the Cross, c1890. When he was dead, Christ was taken down from the cross on which he was crucified (The Deposition) and his body handed over to his family and friends

The Return of the Prodigal Son, c1665-c1669. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Return of the Prodigal Son, c1665-c1669. Detail. A parable in which a younger son requests his portion of the family property and leaves home for a distant country

Sauce for the Gander, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
Sauce for the Gander, 1871. A working man sits down to his evening meal. His wife, however, is still working. This cartoon relates to the strike of engineers at Newcastle

Call Off the Dogs!, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
Call Off the Dogs!, 1871. Paris is brought to her knees by the Dogs of War - Famine, Fire and Sword. In the background, King William of the newly unified Germany gives an instruction that the dogs

Empress and Earl, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain
Empress and Earl, 1876. The Conservative Prime Minister, Disraeli, accepts the title of Earl of Beaconsfield from Her Majesty, Queen Victoria

The True Lovers Knot, 1860. This cartoon depicts Louis Napoleon and Britannia. They are bound by the French ribbon of the Treaty of Commerce which was confirmed in February 1860

Soapey Samuel Kisses the Rod, 1858. Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford, was a reformer of the Church of England who dragged his priests into greater spirituality and efficiency

The Accession of the Queen of India, 1858. After the end of the Indian Mutiny, the authority of the East India Company also ended and the Crown, here represented by Queen Victoria

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