Monastery Collection (#12)

Visitation of Tsar Alexander I in the Alexander Nevsky Monastery, 1821. Artist: Russian master
Visitation of Tsar Alexander I in the Alexander Nevsky Monastery, 1821. Found in the collection of the State History Museum, Moscow

Outside the Monastery Gate, 1916. Artist: Navozov, Vasily Ivanovich (1862-1919)
Outside the Monastery Gate, 1916. From a private collection

Letter of the Solovetsky monks refusing the new service books (June 8, 1658), 1658. Artist: Historical Document
Letter of the Solovetsky monks refusing the new service books (June 8, 1658), 1658. Found in the collection of the State History Museum, Moscow

The Coastal Monastery of Saint Sergius in Strelna near St, Petersburg, 1840s
The Coastal Monastery of Saint Sergius in Strelna near St. Petersburg, 1840s. Found in the collection of State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow

New Jerusalem. Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Mid of the 19th century. Found in the collection of Russian State Historical Library, Moscow

The Alexander Nevsky Monastery. Artist: Anonymous
The Alexander Nevsky Monastery. Found in the collection of the State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow

The New Monastery of the Saviour in Moscow, 1851. Artist: Kutepov, Alexander Sergeyevich (1781-1855)
The New Monastery of the Saviour in Moscow, 1851. Found in the collection of the Museum of Moscow History and Reconstruction, Moscow

Red Tower in the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, 1912. Artist: Kustodiev, Boris Michaylovich (1878-1927)
Red Tower in the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, 1912. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Winter, 1909. Artist: Arkhipov, Abram Yefimovich (1862-1930)
Winter, 1909. Found in the collection of the Regional I. Kramskoi Art Museum, Voronezh

Saint Hildas Abbey, Whitby, 1912. From The Mighty Army, by W. M. Letts, illustrated by Stephen Reid. [Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd, London, 1912]

A Monastery at the foot of Hymettus, 1913. From The Near East, by Robert Hitchens. [Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1913]

Convento da Luz, 1895. Artist: Paulo Kowalsky
Convento da Luz, 1895. From Sao Paulo by Gustavo Koenigswald. [S. Paulo, 1895]

Roma - St. Paul without the Walls - Cloister of the Monastery of the Benedictine Monks. Work of the Vassallectus, 1910. From Cento Vedute Classiche di Roma. [Enrico Verdesi, Rome, 1910]

Bulgaria... c1920. Artist: LG Popoff
Bulgaria. In a beautiful beechwood valley of the Rila mountains is the Rita Monastery, which can shelter two thousand pilgrims, c1920

Ground Plan of Furness Abbey, 1897. From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Furness Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Furness Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Greece, early 19th century, (c1930s). Artist: Richard Thomas Underwood
Greece. The Meteora Monasteries in Thessaly were founded high on the summit of pillar-like rocks in the turbulent fourteenth century, early 19th century, (c1930s). From Geographical Magazine, Volume 3

Where faithful Buddhist lie at rest-cemetery near Kurodani monastery, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. From The Underwood Travel Library - Japan, [Underwood & Underwood, London, New York, 1904]

China... c1920
China. None but Buddhist monks may dwell on Pu Tu, the sacred island off the Chusan coast. A graceful marble bridge spans the lotus lake of the main

South Front of Monastery of Santa Maria at Belem, c1890

Valley of Mar Saba and Convent, from Brook Kedron, c1900. From Journey in All Lands - Palestine. [Realistic Travels, London, Cape Town, Bombay, Melbourne, Toronto, c1900]

Kloster Maulbronn - Maulbronn Abbey, Well in the Cloister, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Kloster Maulbronn - Maulbronn Abbey, Well in the Cloister, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

Schwabisch-Hall. Komburg, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Schwabisch-Hall. Komburg, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

Schwabisch-Hall. View from the Limburg towards the Komburg, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Schwabisch-Hall. View from the Limburg towards the Komburg, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

Part of Tynemouth Monastery. Northumberland, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Part of Tynemouth Monastery. Northumberland, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

The Queens Golden Monastery, a gem of oriental architecture, Mandalay, Burma, 1907. [H. C. White Co. Chicago, New York, London, 1907]

Cloisters in a monastery, Florence, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Cloisters in a monastery, Florence, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

Catacombs of the Capuchins, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Catacombs of the Capuchins, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, 1927. The Capuchins are an order of friars in the Catholic Church, among the chief off-shoots of the Franciscans

Cloisters of the Benedictine Monastery, Monreale, Sicily, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Cloisters of the Benedictine Monastery, Monreale, Sicily, Italy, 1927. The monastery was founded in the 12th century under the rule of the Norman King William II

Cloisters in the Monastery of San Martino, near Naples, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Cloisters in the Monastery of San Martino, near Naples, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

Pluscardine Abbey, 1804. Artist: James Fittler
Pluscardine Abbey, 1804. Pluscarden Abbey is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery located in the glen of the Black Burn near Elgin, in Moray, Scotland. After John Claude Nattes (c1765-1839)

Eastern cloister of St Bartholomews Priory, West Smithfield, City of London, c1805 (1906). Artist: John Greig
Eastern cloister of St Bartholomews Priory, West Smithfield, City of London, c1805 (1906). The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great was originally founded as an Augustinian priory in 1123

Interior of the Church of St Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, City of London, 1906. The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great was originally founded as an Augustinian priory in 1123

Church of St Bartholomew the Great in West Smithfield, City of London, 1822 (1906). View of part of the choir, with the remains of the south transept

The gate of St Bartholomews Priory, West Smithfield, City of London, c1850 (1906).The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great was originally founded as an Augustinian priory in 1123

Plan of the Priory Church of St Bartholomew-the-Great, London, 1906. A conjectural restoration of the buildings of the church as existing in Prior William Boltons time, c1530

Vasile Lupu, Prince of Moldavia, c1906, (1907). Vasile Lupu, Prince of Moldavia (1595-1661) secured the Moldavian throne in 1634 after a series of complicated intrigues

A painting on the core pillar of the Pagoda at the Daigoji Monastery, c13th century. The five-storey pagoda at Daigoji temple was built in 951 and is the oldest building in Kyoto

Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, 1823. Fountains Abbey was founded in the 1130s as a Cistercian monastery

Little Malvern Church, c1850. Artist: Baxter
Little Malvern Church, c1850. Little Malvern Priory, in the village of Little Malvern near Malvern, Worcestershire, was a Benedictine monastery c1171-1537

Granada. Interior of the Cartuja. The Sacristy, c1908. Artist: Universal Process Engraving Co Ltd
Granada. Interior of the Cartuja. The Sacristy, c1908. From Penroses Pictorial Annual, Vol. XIV, edited by William Gamble. [A.W. Penrose & Co. Ltd, London, 1908-9]

The Carmelite monastery on the Rue d Enfer, Paris, 1915. From Paris Past and Present. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1915]

The Carthusian Abbey of Paris, 1915. From Paris Past and Present. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1915]

The Portal of the Abbey of St Genevieve, 1915. From Paris Past and Present. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1915]

The Abbey of St Germain-des-Pres in the 14th Century, 1915. From Paris Past and Present. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1915]

The Abbey of St Martin-des-Champs, 1915. From Paris Past and Present. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1915]

Monastery of the Celestines, 1915. From Paris Past and Present. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1915]

The Monastery Gateway, c19th century. Artist: Joseph Walter West
The Monastery Gateway, c19th century. From The Studio Volume 58 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1913.]

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