Priest Collection (page 25)

Samuel Wilberforce, English prelate, 1873. The third son of the anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce (1759-1833), Samuel Wilberforce (1805-1873)

Joan of Arc in Prison, 1825. Artist: Paul Delaroche
Joan of Arc in Prison, 1825. Joan, in chains, is interrogated by a prelate in scarlet. Behind his chair a secretary stands recording the interrogation in a book

The Circumcision, early 16th century. Artist: Lodovico Mazzolini
The Circumcision, early 16th century. Mary and Joseph have brought the infant Jesus to the Temple for the ceremony of circumcision

Paris altarpiece, 15th century. Christ crucified (centre) with the Virgin Mary and St John the Apostle on the left and right of the cross

The Adoration of the Trinity (The Landauer Altarpiece), 1511. Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Adoration of the Trinity (The Landauer Altarpiece), 1511. This picture shows the Holy Trinity in glory, worshipped by all the saints

Crucifixion, early 16th century. Artist: Gerard David
Crucifixion, early 16th century. From the Metropolitan Museum, New York

The Martyrdom of Saint Ignatius, 16th century. Ignatius of Antioch (dc107), Bishop of Antioch, was sentenced to death under Trajan, taken to Rome and killed by lions in the Colosseum

Injured pilgrim ignored by priest and Levite, stained glass, Chartres Cathedral, France, 1205-1215. Detail from the Good Samaritan and Adam and Eve window in the south aisle

Cardinal Richelieu, c1637, (18th century). Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642), French prelate and statesman

The Funeral at Ornans, 1850. Artist: Gustave Courbet
The Funeral at Ornans, 1850. This realistic representation of a simple country funeral, with the village priest leading the cortege to the open grave where the mourners are waiting

Conversion of Witikind, 785 AD, (19th century). The Saxon leader Witikind (or Wittekind), resisted Emperor Charlemagne for a long time before finally submitting

Establishment of the Normans: Baptism of Rollo at Rouen, (19th century). King Charles III of France ceded Normandy to the Viking leader Rollo in c911 AD

Baptism of Clovis, 496 AD, (19th century). Clovis I (c466-511 AD), King of the Franks, converted to Christianity and was baptized in 496 AD

Ecstasy of Saint Francis of Paula, 18th century. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Ecstasy of Saint Francis of Paula, 18th century. St Francis of Paula (1416-1507) was the founder of the Order of Minims. From the Church San Benedetto, Venice, Italy

La Prise de Paris, 24 May 1871. The execution of the Archbishop of Paris, the Cure of La Madeleine and four other clergymen by the Paris Communards. From a private collection

St Stephen, Austrian statue, 1480. From the Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Bela III founding the Cistercian monastery at Szentgotthard in 1183 (1795-1796). Artist: Istvan Dorfmeister
Bela III founding the Cistercian monastery at Szentgotthard in 1183 (1795-1796). Bela III (1148-1196) was King of Hungary from 1172. From the Hungarian National Gallery

Altarpiece of St Vincent, 1460. Artist: Nuno Goncalves
Altarpiece of St Vincent, 1460. Panel of the Relic (right side), Panel of the Knights (left side). From the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal

Altarpiece of Saint Vincent, 1460. Artist: Nuno Goncalves
Altarpiece of Saint Vincent, 1460. Panel of the Frades (right side), Panel of the Fishing (left side). From the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal

The High Priest (Le Grand Pretre), ballet costume design, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
The High Priest (Le Grand Pretre), ballet costume design, 1911. From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Voyage dans les Pouilles, 16th century. Manuscript in the National Library of France, Paris

Peloton d Arrestation, Paris Commune, 1871. Cartoon from a series titled Types de la Commune. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed National Guards

Annunciation, 1516-1517. Artist: Jean Bellegambe
Annunciation, 1516-1517. From the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

Annunciation (detail), 1516-1517. Artist: Jean Bellegambe
Annunciation (detail), 1516-1517. From the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

Death of Monseigneur Darboy, Archbishop of Paris, 24th May 1871. As the government forces sent to suppress the Paris Commune closed in, the Communards executed hostages they had taken

St Thomas Aquinas, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
St Thomas Aquinas, mid 15th century. St Thomas Aquinas (1226-1274), Italian scholastic philosopher, Christian theologian and member of the Dominican order

St Sixtus II and his Deacon St Laurence, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
St Sixtus II and his Deacon St Laurence, mid 15th century. St Sixtus II (d258) was elected Pope in 257 and martyred in 258 under Valerians persecution

St Jerome, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
St Jerome, mid 15th century. Born Eusebius Hieronymus Sophronius, St Jerome (c342-420) was a leading father of the Christian church

St John Chrysostom, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
St John Chrysostom, mid 15th century. St John Chrysostom (c347-407), Syrian priest and one of the Doctors of the Christian Church. He was created Bishop of Constantinople in 398

St Gregory, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
St Gregory, mid 15th century. Gregory I, the Great (540-604), Pope from 590. Fresco in the Chapel of Nicholas V, Vatican, Rome, dedicated to St Stephen and St Laurence

The Vocation of St Nicholas, 1437. Artist: Fra Angelico
The Vocation of St Nicholas, 1437. The birth of St Nicholas; St Nicholas preaching; three poor girls whose dowries he paid to save them from prostitution

Samuel Wilberforce, English churchman, 1870. Wilberforce (1805-1873) at the time of his appointment as Bishop of Winchester in 1869

Sliding on Thin Ice, 1869. Artist: John Tenniel
Sliding on Thin Ice, 1869. English converts to Rome including Newman, skating on thin ice while, on the left, Pusey and his Anglo-Catholic Ritualistic friends test the ice before committing

Neje and his mother, New Kingdom. 19th Dynasty, 1300BC-1200BC. Painted limestone, Thebes, Egypt.. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany)

Terracotta group of King and Priests, Third Dynasty of Ur, 2100 BC-2000 BC. The Third Dynasty of Ur, also known as the Neo-Sumerian Empire

Pectoral behalf of the pharaoh and high priest of Amon Pinedjem, c990BC-969BC. Pinedjem II was a High Priest of Amun at Thebes in Ancient Egypt from 990 BC to 969 BC

St Louis of Gonzaga, Italian saint and protector of young students, 19th century. Also known as St Aloysius, St Louis of Gonzaga (1568-1591) in priests robes

Grand procession of criminals sentenced by the Inquisition of Lisbon, 18th century
Grand procession to the auto-da-fe of criminals sentenced by the Inquisition of Lisbon, 18th century

Lanercost Priory, 12th century
Lanercost Priory in Cumbria, founded by the Austin Canons, 12th century

Punic stela of a priest holding a child, from Carthage, now in the Bardo Museum in Tunis

Reconstruction of the Priest-King fresco at Knosssos, 17th-14th century BC
Reconstruction of the Priest-King fresco at the Minoan palace of Knosssos, 17th-14th century BC

Mayan stone lintel showing a serpent god and priest
Mayan stone lintel from Menche showing a serpent god and priest

Detail of a Neo-Punic relief dedicated to the god Saturn showing a priest
Detail of a Neo-Punic relief on a stelae dedicated to Saturn showing a priest with a lion, from the British Museums collection

Egyptian wax portrait of a man, 2nd century
Roman period Egyptian wax portrait of a man from a tomb in Hawara, c140-160. The gold star on his forehead shows he is a priest of the sun. From the British Museums collection, 2nd century

The Yaxchilan Lintels, 8th century
Lintel 15 of Yaxchilan Structure 21, Mayan, Mexico, 770. Carved limestone lintel with glyphs and a scene representing Lady Wak Tuun, during a bloodletting rite

Children at a Church Door, Between 1817 and 1845. Artist: Charlet, Nicolas-Toussaint (1792-1845)
Children at a Church Door, Between 1817 and 1845. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Sculpture of the Emperor Augustus as the Pontifex Maximus, 1st century BC
Sculpture of the Emperor Augustus (September 23, 63 BC - August 19, 14 AD) as the Pontifex Maximus, the high priest of Rome, 1st century BC

Buddhist priest before the image of a reclining Buddha in a Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka

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