Theology Collection (page 12)

Christ giving the Benediction to John the Evangelist, c. 1450. Artist: Ritzos, Andreas (1421-1492)
Christ giving the Benediction to John the Evangelist, c. 1450. Found in the collection of the Benaki Museum, Athens

Saint John the Evangelist writing his Revelations, ca 1455. Artist: Ritzos, Andreas (1421-1492)
Saint John the Evangelist writing his Revelations, ca 1455. Found in the collection of the Benaki Museum, Athens

Theodore Beza, French Protestant scholar and theologian, 16th century. Theodore Beza, or de Beze (1519-1605) was an important figure in the French reformation

Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian and professor in theology at the University of Leiden. Arminius (1560-1609) was the founder of the Arminian

Francois Fenelon, French Roman Catholic theologian, poet and writer, (1833). Artist: J Thomson
Francois Fenelon, French theologian, poet and writer, (1833). Francois de Salignac de la Mothe, more commonly known as Francois Fenelon (1651-1715), was a French Roman Catholic theologian

John Calvin, French Christian theologian, (1854). Jean (or John) Calvin (1509-1564) settled in Geneva and became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation

Richard Allen, African American founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, (1854). Allen (1760-1831), was bishop of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church, USA

John Wesley, English minister, (1854). Wesley (1703-1791) was an Anglican clergyman and Christian theologian

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

Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss theologian, (1854). Huldrych (or Ulrich) Zwingli (1484-1531), was the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland

David Millard, 1854

J C Mather, 1854

Pope Pius IV, (1854). Born Giovanni Angelo Medici, Pius IV (1499-1565), who was pope from 1559 until his death in 1565), was not related to the famous Medici family of Florence

Roger Williams, Anglo-American theologian, 1854
Roger Williams, Anglo-American theologian, (1854). Portrait of Williams (1603-1684)

Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1523. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1523. Found in the collection of the Kunstmuseum Basel Art Museum, Basel, Switzerland

Amalric of Bena teaching, c1200, (1375-1379). In 1204, the University of Paris condemned the doctrines of Amalric of Bena (or Amalric of Chartres) as heretical

St Jerome, detail, 1543. Artist: Jan Sanders van Hemessen
St Jerome, detail, 1543

St Jerome, 1543. Artist: Jan Sanders van Hemessen
St Jerome, 1543

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

Johann Kaspar Lavater, Swiss physiognomist and theologian, early 19th century. Physiognomy is the art of reading psychological traits from physical characteristics

Andreas Osiander, 16th century German Lutheran theologian, 17th century. Osiander (1498-1552) was Professor of Theology at Konigsberg

Blaise Pascal, 17th century French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and theologian, c1830. Artist: Henry Meyer
Blaise Pascal, 17th century French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and theologian, c1830. Credited with founding the modern theory of probability

Via Veritatis (The Way of Truth). Fresco of the Cappellone degli Spagnoli, ca 1365. Found in the collection of Cappellone degli Spagnoli, Florence

Enthroned Madonna with Child and Saints Peter, Romuald, Benedict and Paul, ca 1595. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Rofeno Abbey Poliptych, 1330-1335. Artist: Lorenzetti, Ambrogio (ca 1290-ca 1348)
Rofeno Abbey Poliptych, 1330-1335. Found in the collection of the Museo Civico Archeologico e d Arte Sacra Palazzo Corboli Asciano

Saint John the Baptist, ca 1340. Artist: Lorenzetti, Ambrogio (ca 1290-ca 1348)
Saint John the Baptist, ca 1340. Found in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness, 1455-1460. Artist: Giovanni di Paolo (ca 1403-1482)
Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness, 1455-1460. Found in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago

Saint John the Baptist in Prison Visited by Two Disciples, 1455-1460. Artist: Giovanni di Paolo (ca 1403-1482)
Saint John the Baptist in Prison Visited by Two Disciples, 1455-1460. Found in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, 1455-1460. Artist: Giovanni di Paolo (ca 1403-1482)
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, 1455-1460. Found in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago

Annunciation with Saints John the Baptist und Bernardino da Siena. The Crucifixion. Saints Peter and Paul, Between 1455 and 1464

Saints Jerome and John the Baptist, ca 1428-1429. Artist: Masaccio (1401-1428)
Saints Jerome and John the Baptist, ca 1428-1429. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Procession to Calvary, c. 1505. Artist: Ghirlandaio, Ridolfo (1483-1561)
The Procession to Calvary, c. 1505. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Virgin and Child with Saint John and Angels (The Manchester Madonna), c. 1497. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Triptych with scenes from the life of Saint John the Baptist, ca 1530. Artist: Master of the Gent Adultress (active c)
Triptych with scenes from the life of Saint John the Baptist, ca 1530. From a private collection

Saint John the Baptist and Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, 1480. Artist: Master of St. Gudule (active End of 15th cen. )
Saint John the Baptist and Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, 1480. From a private collection

St Thomas Aquinas, Italian theologian and philosopher. Also known as Doctor Angelicus, St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) was a member of the Dominican order who attempted to reconcile Aristotles science

St Anselm reluctantly accepting the Archbishopric of Canterbury, 1093 (1864). Anselm (1033-1109), an Italian-born Benedictine monk was an influential philosopher and theologian

St Thomas Aquinas, 13th century Italian philosopher and theologian. Thomas Aquinas (c1225-1274) joined the Dominican order and studied under Albertus Magnus at Cologne

St Thomas Aquinas (c1225-1274), Italian philosopher and theologian. Thomas Aquinas was a member of the Dominican order of monks (black friars)

Jean Calvin, 16th century French theologian, (c1636-1689). Artist: Conrad Meyer
Jean Calvin, French theologian, 1581. Calvin (1509-1564) settled in Geneva and became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation. He gave his name to the strict form of Protestantism, Calvinism

Jan Hus, Bohemian religious reformer and theologian, 1493. Hus (1369-1415) was burnt as a heretic at Constance for preaching the teachings of the English reformist clergyman John Wycliffe

St Basil the Great and St Maximus the Confessor and Monk, Greek theologians, (c1820-c1830)
St Basil the Great (c329-c379) one of the great Greek fathers of the church and St Maximus the Confessor and Monk (c580-c662), Greek theologian, located in Russia

Philipp Melanchthon, 16th century German Protestant reformer, 1836. Melanchthon (Schwarzerd) (1497-1560) was a friend of Martin Luther, after whose death he became leader of the German Reformation

The Puseyite Moth and the Roman Candle, 1850. Edward Pusey (1800-1882) English theologian and leader of Oxford Movement, shown as an Anglican moth in danger of being singed by the flame of Roman

The Cats Paw: or Poor Pu(s)sey, 1850. Edward Pusey (1800-1882), English theologian, Anglo-Catholic and a leader of the Oxford Movement, shown being used as a cats paw by the Pope. Cartoon from Punch

The Venerable Bede (c673-735), Anglo-Saxon theologian, scholar and historian, c1584
The Venerable Bede (c673-735), Anglo-Saxon theologian, scholar and historian, 1493. Seen here using a quill pen and a writing slope, Bede was a monk at Jarrow, Northumberland

Albertus Magnus (c1200-1280) German-born Dominican friar, late 16th century. Known as Doctor Universalis, Albertus Magnus became Bishop of Ratisbon (Regensburg) in 1260

Edwin Abbott (1838-1926), English educationalist and theologian, c1895. Abbott was the author of the mathematical satire Flatland. He was Headmaster of the City of London School (1865-1889)

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