Piety Collection

The Angelus, 1857-1859, (1912). Artist: Jean Francois Millet
The Angelus, 1857-1859, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

The Angelus, 1857-1859. Artist: Jean Francois Millet
The Angelus, 1857-1859. A man and woman working in a potato field pause for prayer when they hear the bell rung in the church in the right background

Lamentation. From the Great Passion (Passio domini nostri Jesu), 1511. Creator: Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528)
Lamentation. From the Great Passion (Passio domini nostri Jesu), 1511. Found in the Collection of the Sachsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitatsbibliothek Dresden.

Christ is laid in the grave. From the Great Passion (Passio domini nostri Jesu), 1511. Found in the Collection of the Sachsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitatsbibliothek Dresden.

Mother of Sorrows, c.1610. Creator: Strozzi, Bernardo (1581-1644)
Mother of Sorrows, c.1610. Found in the Collection of the Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Spinola, Genova.

Lamentation for Christ with Saints Bartholomew and Paul, c.1570. Creator: Gambara, Lattanzio (around 1530-1574)
Lamentation for Christ with Saints Bartholomew and Paul, c.1570. Found in the Collection of the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia.

Portrait of a Young Woman as a Saint, c1510-1520. Creator: Amico Aspertini
Portrait of a Young Woman as a Saint, c1510-1520

Portrait of Abbot Nicholas à Spira, 1563. Creator: Jacques de Poindre
Portrait of Abbot Nicholas a Spira, 1563

Portrait of Fra Lorenzo da Bergamo, 1542. Creator: Lorenzo Lotto
Portrait of Fra Lorenzo da Bergamo, 1542. The Dominican preacher Fra Lorenzo from the city of Bergamo, Italy. Dressed in the robes of his order, Fra Lorenzo is linked with St

"The Ivory Carver" - painted by E. H. Wehnert, 1857. Creator: Unknown
"The Ivory Carver" - painted by E. H. Wehnert, 1857. Charles Boxer, an American poet of some reputation, has furnished the subject of the picture by Mr

St. Jerome, 1676. Creator: Matthys Naiveu
St. Jerome, 1676

Piety - Love - Sorrow, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Piety - Love - Sorrow, 1854. Pressing with reverend foot the hallowed sod, Thou tread'st the earth even as the sages trod, In the old favoured days, who walked with God

Half figure of a St. bishop's, around 1480/1490. Creator: Hans Klocker
Half figure of a St. bishop's, around 1480/1490

"The Child's Prayer", by H. Lejeune, from Mr. Morby's Collection, Royal Exchange... 1862
"The Child's Prayer", by H. Lejeune, from Mr. Morby's Collection, Royal Exchange Gallery, 24, Cornhill, 1862. Mr

A Fashion-Plate from Irkutsk. Posing Was the Wife of a Justiciary Who Hosted a Group... 1904
A Fashion-Plate from Irkutsk. Posing Was the Wife of a Justiciary Who Hosted a Group of Lovers of Drawing, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954)

Joan of Arc, c1900, (1918). Artist: Jeanne Labrousse
Joan of Arc, c1900, (1918). From The Studio Volume 74. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1918]

Denarius (Coin) Portraying Empress Julia Maesa, 218. Creator: Unknown
Denarius (Coin) Portraying Empress Julia Maesa, 218. Reverse: personification of Piety. Minted in Antioch

Pelican in Her Piety [reverse], c. 1446. Creator: Pisanello
Pelican in Her Piety [reverse], c. 1446

St. Pauls Burning, (Lex ignea), 1671 or after. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
St. Pauls Burning, (Lex ignea), 1671 or after

Title page: The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety, 1667. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Title page: The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety, 1667

Francesco I d Este, Despite his Discomfort, Displays his Piety While Traveling in the Snow and Ice to Receive the Holy Sacrament, from L Idea di un Principe ed Eroe Cristiano in Francesco I d Este

Book-Plate of Christoph Scheurl, 16th century. Creators: Lucas Cranach the Younger
Book-Plate of Christoph Scheurl, 16th century

Woman Digging Bamboo Shoots in the Snow, or Parody of Meng Zong (Moso), from Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety, ca. 1765

Figure 75: Nun saying her prayers, 1854-56, printed 1862

Henry III, (1207-1272), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Henry III, (1207-1272), 1830. Henry III (1207-1272) King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death

Canute Reproving the Flattery of his Courtiers, c1890. Creator: Unknown
Canute Reproving the Flattery of his Courtiers, c1890. King Canute (c995-1035), explaining his humanity, the sea would not obey him. From " Cassells Illustrated History of England"

Detail of The Piety, designed by Gaspar Becerra

The Piety, table of a triptych by Roger van der Weyden

Saint John in the Desert, c1445-1450. Artist: Domenico Veneziano
Saint John in the Desert, c1445-1450. The painting is part of the Kress Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Prudence, Piety, Charity and Discretion inviting Christian into the Palace Beautiful, 1789, (1912). From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

L Enfance De Jeanne D Arc, c1918, (1919). Artist: Edward Reginald Frampton
L Enfance De Jeanne D Arc, c1918, (1919). From The Studio Volume 75. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1919]

Father Ignatius, c1891. Artist: W&D Downey
Father Ignatius, c1891. Joseph Leycester Lyne (1837-1908), known as Father Ignatius of Jesus, an Anglican Benedictine monk, who introduced monasticism into the Church of England

First part of King Henry VI. Act 5. Scene 4. Joan la Pucelle & Fiends, 1795. Artist: Anker Smith
First part of King Henry VI. Act 5. Scene 4. Joan la Pucelle & Fiends, 1795. After William Hamilton (1751-1801). From Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, 1795, by John Boydell. [J. & J

Tomb of Pope Clement XIII, St Peters Basilica, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Tomb of Pope Clement XIII, St Peters Basilica, Rome, Italy. Clement XIII was Pope from 1758 until 1769. His tomb monument was sculpted by Antonio Canova between 1783 and 1792

The White Monk II, c1775, (1938). Artist: Richard Wilson
The White Monk II, c1775, (1938). Original painting held at the Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, USA. From A Catalogue of the Pictures

The White Monk, c1765, (1938). Artist: Richard Wilson
The White Monk, c1765, (1938). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume IV, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe. [Emrose and Sons Ltd

St Elizabeth of Hungary, 1886. Elizabeth (1207-1231) was the daughter of Andras II of Hungary. After the death in 1227 of her husband Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, from plague while on crusade

Piety and Alms, c1921. Artist: Jose Maria Rodriguez Acosta
Piety and Alms, c1921. From The Studio Volume 81. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1921]

Tobit, c1470, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Tobit, c1470, (1843). Tobit, blind and sick, has just dispatched his son Tobias to the city of Rages. The woman cooking is his wife Anna. She is using a jack to hang the pot over the fire

Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, German religious and social reformer, (1854). Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760) was a pupil of Francke and convert to pietism

Relief figure of St Magnus from Kirkwall Cathedral, Orkney. (20th century). Artist: CM Dixon
Relief figure of St. Magnus from Kirkwall Cathedral, Orkney. (20th century). Earl of Orkney from 1106 to 1115, Magnus the Martyr had a reputation for piety and gentleness

Anne of Brittany (1476-1514), Duchess of Brittany and Queen of France. Anne married Charles VIII of France in 1491, then after Charles death, married Louis XII in 1499

Tomb of St Elizabeth of Hungary, 1878. Elizabeth (1207-1231) was the daughter of Andras II of Hungary. After the death in 1227 of her husband Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia

St Elizabeth of Hungary, 1878. Elizabeth (1207-1231) was the daughter of Andras II of Hungary. After the death in 1227 of her husband Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, from plague while on crusade

St Elizabeth of Hungary and St Lucy, 1878. Elizabeth (1207-1231) was the daughter of Andras II of Hungary. After the death in 1227 of her husband Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia

Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760), German theologian. Pupil of Francke and convert to pietism. Revived Moravian Church, aided its establishment in America. Wood engraving

Philip Melanchthon the German Protestant reformer, c18th century. Engraving after original likeness by Durer

Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) the German Protestant reformer
Philip Melanchthon the German Protestant reformer, 1497-1560. Portrait after Holbein

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping