Rocks Collection (page 56)

John the Baptist baptising Jesus, c1808. From the Bible (Mark 1. 9)

Moses striking the rock in the wilderness and producing water, 1557. From Prodigiorum ac ostentorum chronicon by Conrad Lycosthenes. (Basel, 1557)

The Deluge, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
The Deluge, 1866. The last frantic attempts to cling to life. And all flesh died that moved upon the earth.... From the Bible (Genesis 7.22)

Moonrise over the Sea, 1774. Artist: Caspar David Friedrich
Moonrise over the Sea, 1774. A man and two women sit on a rock looking out to sea at two sailing vessels silhouetted against the sky which is lit by the rising Moon

St Anthony and St Paul, the Hermit, 1645. Artist: Diego Velasquez
St Anthony and St Paul, the Hermit, 1645. St Anthony (251-356) and St Paul the Hermit in the desert being fed by a raven

Francis of Assisi. Artist: Master of Hoogstraaten
Francis of Assisi. St Francis and another Franciscan monk in the desert

Gold mining, California, USA, c1868. Miners using a hydraulic method invented in California, washing down gold-bearing ore with a jet of water

Folding of rock strata, 1671. Diagram from Danish geologist Nicolaus Stenos Prodromus (1671), showing how rock strata can fold and give different formations

Eddystone Lighthouse, c1850. Built by the English civil engineer John Smeaton (1724-1792) beginning in 1756, this was the third lighthouse to be sited on Eddystone Rocks

Macbeth and the Witches, 1835. Artist: Joseph Anton Kock
Macbeth and the Witches, 1835. The witches flying through the sky riding goats and broomsticks are holding up the crown which Macbeth covets. Scene from Shakespeares play, first performed c1606

Entrance to a tomb in the Valley of the Kings near Thebes, Egypt, 1855. The Valley of the Kings was the site of over 60 tombs of pharaohs and nobles of the Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom (1550-1069 BC)

Miner pushing a trolley from a mine entrance, 1508. A miner wearing a traditional belted tunic and hood and collar, pushing a trolley filled with material. From Margarita Philosophica. (Basle, 1508)

Russian officer wounded by the Prussians, Russian border, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
Russian officer wounded by the Prussians, Russian border, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th November 1898

Landscape Scene with Saint Roch, c1500-1524. Artist: Joachim Patinir
Landscape Scene with Saint Roch, c1500-1524

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, (detail), c1500-1524. Artist: Joachim Patinir
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, (detail), c1500-1524

The Good Shepherd, c1650. Artist: Bartolome Esteban Murillo
The Good Shepherd, c1650. Found in the collection of the Prado, Madrid, Spain

Gebel Silsileh, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Gebel Silsileh, Egypt, 1878. Tombs and shrines cut into the rock above the River Nile. They are thought to date from the 19th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt (13th century BC)

Constellation of Andromeda, 1723. Andromeda chained to rocks waiting for rescue by Perseus. German astronomer and lawyer Johannes Bayer (1572-1625)

Constellation of Argo Navis, 1723. From Uranometria by Johannes Bayer. (Ulm, 1723). German astronomer and lawyer Bayer (1572-1625)

Mohammed V, vintage French postcard, c1900

The Virgin of the Rocks, 1491-1519. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
The Virgin of the Rocks, 1491-1519. The Virgin with the Infant Saint John the Baptist adoring the Infant Christ accompanied by the archangel Uriel). From the collection of the National Gallery, London

Madonna of the Rocks, 1482-1486. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Madonna of the Rocks, 1482-1486. The meeting of the baby Jesus and John the Baptist during the Flight into Egypt. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

Psyche Receiving the First Kiss of Cupid, 1798. Artist: Francois Pascal Simon Gerard
P syche Receiving the First Kiss of Cupid, 1798. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

Hope, 1886. Artist: George Frederick Watts
Hope, 1886. From the Tate Gallery, London

The Trout, 1873. Artist: Gustave Courbet
The Trout, 1873. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, the painting is currently displayed at the Kunsthaus, Zurich

Jonah being spewed up by the whale, 1557. In the middle of the picture he is shown falling overboard and being swallowed. From Prodigiorum ac Ostentorum Chronicon by Conrad Lycosthenes. (Basel 1557)

Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist, c1890. Artist: James Tissot
Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist, c1890. Bible, New Testament. From The Life of our Saviour Jesus Christ by JJ Tissot, c1890

Geology and Palaeontology, c1880. Diagram showing geological eras and periods with the rock strata associated with each (right) as well as the types of flora and fauna alive at the time

Interior of Temppeliaukio Church, 1960s
Interior of Temppeliaukio Church, cut into solid rock, 1960s

Sedimentary rocks showing their strata ? shales and limestones

Interior of the Hypogeum of Hal Saflieni on Malta
Interior of the Hyopgeum of Hal Saflieni on Malta. This is an underground rock cut temple, carved to imitate Maltese megalithic temples from above ground

Hagar Qim temple on Malta, 3rd century BC
Hagar Qim temple on Malta, showing a rock-cut doorway slab, 3rd century BC

Fingals Cave, 1849. The best known of the caves on the southwest coast of Staffa, Scottish Inner Hebrides, was the inspiration for Felix Mendelssohns overture The Hebrides

The French Andromeda; or, wanted, a Perseus, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain
The French Andromeda; or, wanted, a Perseus, 1883. France is chained, like Andromeda, to a rock. In the foaming sea in front of her, Anarchy can be seen having risen from the depths of the ocean

Suspense, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
Suspense, 1881. Hibernia, with two Irish children, awaits the forthcoming Land Reform Act. This was introduced by the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone

Dr. Birch and His Young Friends, 1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
Dr. Birch and His Young Friends, 1880. Sir William Harcourt, the Liberal Home Secretary, prepares a birch labelled Juvenile Offenders Act

Hercules and The Hydra, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
Hercules and The Hydra, 1870. This cartoon shows the Liberal Prime Minister, Mr Gladstone, dressed as Hercules. The hydra

Interior, Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall
Interior, Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. The Lutheran Temppeliaukio (Temple Square) Church was built in 1968-1969

Candles in Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall
Candles in Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. The Lutheran Temppeliaukio (Temple Square) Church was built in 1968-1969

The organ, Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall
The organ, Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. The Lutheran Temppeliaukio (Temple Square) Church was built in 1968-1969

The altar, Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall
The altar, Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. The Lutheran Temppeliaukio (Temple Square) Church was built in 1968-1969

The Falls at Aoigaoka in the Eastern Capital (Toto Aoigaoka no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)

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