Symbolic Collection (page 4)

Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of Pharoahs Butler and Baker, 1766

Pentecost, from The Small Passion, ca. 1510. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Pentecost, from The Small Passion, ca. 1510

Plate 11: Allegory on the Discord in France, from Caspar Barlaeus, " Medicea Hospes", 1638

Allegorical thesis print with various figures, set in an architectural structure, 1608

Temptation, ca. 1850. Creator: Celestin Nanteuil
Temptation, ca. 1850

Christ on the cross, from the series Piccoli Santi (Small Saints), ca. 1500-1527

Saint John the Baptist, German, 15th-16th century. Creator: Unknown
Saint John the Baptist, German, 15th-16th century. Holding a lamb, which symbolizes Christ as the Lamb of God

The Story that Stops Time (L Histoire qui arrete le temps), 1708-54

Dragon Wrapped around Saz Leaves, ca. 1550-70. Creator: Unknown
Dragon Wrapped around Saz Leaves, ca. 1550-70

Symbols of the Chakravartin... a Digambara Manuscript, Possibly the Shalibhadra, late 17th cent
Symbols of the Chakravartin: Folio from a Digambara Manuscript, Possibly the Shalibhadra, late 17th century. Symbols of divine kingship - the elephant, horse, umbrella, weapons, conch

The Return from the Hunt, ca. 1494-1500. Creator: Piero di Cosimo
The Return from the Hunt, ca. 1494-1500

The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth, Saint John, and a Dove, ca. 1608-9. Creator
The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth, Saint John, and a Dove, ca. 1608-9

Hawk on a Pine (Shoo zu), 16th century. Creator: Kano Yukinobu
Hawk on a Pine (Shoo zu), 16th century. Muromachi period (1392-1573)

Virgin and Child. Creator: Unknown
Virgin and Child. The apple handed to the Child alludes to Christ as the future Redeemer of mankind. (early 16th century)

Virgin and Child with a Dragonfly, ca. 1500. Creator: Master of Saint Gilles
Virgin and Child with a Dragonfly, ca. 1500

Boy with a Fawn, ca. 1720. Creator: Unknown
Boy with a Fawn, ca. 1720. Beautiful embroidered coat indicates wealth and privilege, the deer behind is an emblem of longevity and discipline

The American Star (George Washington), ca. 1803. Creator: Frederick Kemmelmeyer
The American Star (George Washington), ca. 1803

Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Jerome, ca. 1512-15. Creator: Francesco Francia
Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Jerome, ca. 1512-15

Sentimental Conversation, early 1660s. Creator: Gerritsz Quiringh van Brekelenkam
Sentimental Conversation, early 1660s

The Baptism of Christ, 1773. Creator: Nicolas Enriquez
The Baptism of Christ, 1773

Report by the Minister of the Interior on the festival of Joan of Arc, 15 March 1803, (1921). Rapport du ministre de l interieur sur les fetes de Jeanne d Arc

Ivory book cover depicting God the Father, early 15th century, (1881). Creator: J Brooke
Ivory book cover depicting God the Father, early 15th century, (1881). Etching of the pierced relief cover of a book, made in Paris or Flanders

Reliquary Cross, 10th century, (1881). Creator: A A Bradbury
Reliquary Cross, 10th century, (1881). Etching of an Anglo Saxon crucifix made c900-1000 AD, possibly in Winchester or Germany

Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament, London, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament, London, c1910. View of the Palace of Westminster and the clock tower housing Big Ben, with traffic on the bridge and a steamboat on the River Thames

A village in Alsace is occupied by French troops, First World War, c1915, (c1920). " Children of Alsace, salute the Flag of France

Coronation of Wilhelm I in Konigsberg, 18 October 1861, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Coronation of Wilhelm I in Konigsberg, 18 October 1861, (1936). Kronung Wilhelms I in Konigsberg, 18 Oktober 1861. Wilhelm I (1797-1888)

A symbolic gesture, 1930. Creator: Unknown
A symbolic gesture, 1930. Un Geste Symbolique. Thanks to TSF (Telecoms without Borders), a military bugle blown in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris answers the greeting of another bugle across

Death riding, 1505, (1943). Creator: Albrecht Durer
Death riding, 1505, (1943). The crowned figure of Death astride a skeletal horse, holding a scythe. Drawing in the British Museum, London

May - wild men jousting, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard
May - wild men jousting, 15th century, (1939). The leafy foliage coves the battling knights bodies like armour, and forms the horses headstalls and caparisons

January - dinner at New Year, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard
January - dinner at New Year, 15th century, (1939). The old man sitting and drinking from a bowl symbolises Janus, the god of gates and transitions. Two women, one richly dressed, stand at the table

Here is a Gentlemen, and a friend of mine!, c1820. Creator: George Cruikshank
Here is a Gentlemen, and a friend of mine!, c1820. Satirical cartoon from a political pamphlet: " The question is not merely whether the Queen shall have her rights

Away with her, and waft her hence ---, c1820. Creator: Unknown
Away with her, and waft her hence ---, c1820. Satirical cartoon with a quote from Shakespeares " Henry VI, Part III", showing Queen Caroline being offered a bribe of £ 50

God, and your Majesty, protect mine innocence, c1820. Creator: George Cruikshank
God, and your Majesty, protect mine innocence, c1820. Satirical cartoon with a quote from Shakespeares " King Henry VIII"

A living teapot stands, one arm held out, one bent, the handle this, and that the spout, c1820. A quote, purportedly from " The Rape of the Lock" by Alexander Pope

What are you at? What are you after?, c1820. Creator: George Cruikshank
What are you at? What are you after?, c1820. Satirical cartoon of the Prince Regent (future King George IV) dressed as a carpenter and self-destructively sawing through The Crown sign

Satirical cartoon of the Prince Regent, c1820. Creator: Unknown
Satirical cartoon of the Prince Regent, c1820. Cadger. n.s. A Low Character. The head of the Prince Regent (future King George IV) mounted on an anchor

St. Francis of Assisi Takes the Lady Poverty To Be His Bride, c1930. Creator: Unknown
St. Francis of Assisi Takes the Lady Poverty To Be His Bride, c1930. St Francis (1182-1226), Italian priest and founder of the Franciscan order, (in dark robes, left)

The Ale-house at the Toll-bridge, 1868, (1965). Creator: Vasily Perov
The Ale-house at the Toll-bridge, 1868, (1965). A Russian peasant woman sits huddled in a scarf on a sledge, waiting in the cold for her husband who is spending their meagre wages on drink in

The Ninth Wave, 1850, (1965). Creator: Ivan Ayvazovsky
The Ninth Wave, 1850, (1965). Seascape showing shipwrecked souls clinging to a piece of debris in the shape of a crucifix

Henry, Duke of Gloucester, 1736. Creator: George Vertue
Henry, Duke of Gloucester, 1736. Portrait of Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (1640-1660), youngest son of King Charles I of England and Queen Henrietta Maria

The Hand of God and Agnus Dei, 1915. Creator: Unknown
The Hand of God and Agnus Dei, 1915. From " Woodcuts of the Fifteenth Century in the John Rylands Library - Manchester"

Guys of the Period, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Guys of the Period, 1897. The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a failed assassination attempt against King James I. The plan was to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London with gunpowder stored in

Election of Pope. Getting to the top of the pole, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Election of Pope. Getting to the top of the pole, 1897. A cardinal climbs a pole topped with the papal crown. From " The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett

Highest Wave, 1850, (1939). Creator: Ivan Ayvazovsky
Highest Wave, 1850, (1939). Also known as The Ninth Wave, seascape showing shipwrecked souls clinging to a piece of debris in the shape of a crucifix

Plaque left on the Moon, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Creator: NASA
Plaque left on the Moon, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Inscription on part of the Eagle. The Apollo 11 Lunar Module, code named Eagle, with US astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin on board

The Shepherd of Jerusalem, c1881, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
The Shepherd of Jerusalem, c1881, (c1902). After a painting in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Victorian imagining of a post-crucifixion scene

Frontispiece from The English Dance of Death, pub. 1815 (coloured engraving), 1815

Chronos and a Young Woman, mid 18th century, (1928). Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Chronos and a Young Woman, mid 18th century, (1928). Chronos and a young woman (youth or beauty), pen with wash on paper. At one time known to have been in the collection of the late Professor W

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