Pious Collection (#3)

Burial of Edward the Confessor, illustration from a facsimile of The Life of St Edward the Confessor (colour litho)
STC286257 Burial of Edward the Confessor, illustration from a facsimile of The Life of St Edward the Confessor (colour litho) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info)

The new statue of the late Lord Shaftsbury in Westminster Abbey, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The new statue of the late Lord Shaftsbury in Westminster Abbey, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Devotions at church, illustration from La Femme a Paris by Octave Uzanne (1851-1931) 1894 (colour engraving)
REV326181 Devotions at church, illustration from La Femme a Paris by Octave Uzanne (1851-1931) 1894 (colour engraving) by Vidal, Pierre (b.1849) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Grace, 1904 (oil on canvas)
OVR371671 Grace, 1904 (oil on canvas) by Frovig, Ole (fl.1904); 83x100 cm; Haugesund Art Gallery, Norway; (add.info.: Bordbonn; ); Photo © O. Vaering

Lady Julian of Norwich, illustration from The Mighty Army by Winifred M. Letts, pub. 1912 (colour litho)
STC364360 Lady Julian of Norwich, illustration from The Mighty Army by Winifred M. Letts, pub. 1912 (colour litho) by Reid

Prayer, 1932 (oil on wood)
3281665 Prayer, 1932 (oil on wood) by Cagnaccio di San Pietro (1897-1946); 80x60 cm; Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Photo © Fine Art Images

Deposition, detail of 2562706, 1521 (fresco)
2562707 Deposition, detail of 2562706, 1521 (fresco) by Pordenone, Giovanni Antonio (1484-1539); Duomo (Cattedrale Santa Maria dell Assunta), Cremona, Lombardy

Morality and Vice, (pencil and oil on panel)
658348 Morality and Vice, (pencil and oil on panel) by Hampel, Walter Sigmund (1868-1949); 40x34 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Morality and Vice. Sigmund Walter Hampel (1868-1949)

Saturday evening prayers, 1873 (oil on canvas)
5906539 Saturday evening prayers, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Tidemand, Adolph (1814-76); 60x47 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lordagsaften - Andakt); Photo © O. Vaering

Crucifixion, 1521 (fresco)
2562703 Crucifixion, 1521 (fresco) by Pordenone, Giovanni Antonio (1484-1539); Duomo (Cattedrale Santa Maria dell Assunta), Cremona, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Duomo (S)

Female saint praying by the body of a dead man (fine pen & brown ink with brown wash and heightening)
CTS404688 Female saint praying by the body of a dead man (fine pen & brown ink with brown wash and heightening) by Procaccini, Camillo (c.1560-1629); 19.5x11.8 cm; The Devonshire Collections

A Pilgrimage to Lourdes, from the cover of Sunday Sun magazine, 1899 (colour litho)
CHT174526 A Pilgrimage to Lourdes, from the cover of Sunday Sun magazine, 1899 (colour litho) by Caplain, G. (fl. 1899) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Vision of St Philip Neri. Modelletto for The Vision of St Philip Neri in the Battistero di San Giovanni (Siena)
5938163 Vision of St Philip Neri. Modelletto for The Vision of St Philip Neri in the Battistero di San Giovanni (Siena), 1680 (oil on canvas) by Morandi

Crucifixion, 1521 (fresco)
2562705 Crucifixion, 1521 (fresco) by Pordenone, Giovanni Antonio (1484-1539); Duomo (Cattedrale Santa Maria dell Assunta), Cremona, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Cremona)

Q for Quaker, illustration from An Alphabet, published by William Heinemann, 1898 (hand-coloured woodcut)
ELB109834 Q for Quaker, illustration from An Alphabet, published by William Heinemann, 1898 (hand-coloured woodcut) by Nicholson, William (1872-1949); Private Collection; © Desmond Banks

Deposition, 1521 (fresco)
2562706 Deposition, 1521 (fresco) by Pordenone, Giovanni Antonio (1484-1539); Duomo (Cattedrale Santa Maria dell Assunta), Cremona, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Cremona)

Crucifixion, detail of 2562703 and 2562705, 1521 (fresco)
2562704 Crucifixion, detail of 2562703 and 2562705, 1521 (fresco) by Pordenone, Giovanni Antonio (1484-1539); Duomo (Cattedrale Santa Maria dell Assunta), Cremona, Lombardy

Deposition, detail of 2562706, 1521
2562708 Deposition, detail of 2562706, 1521 by Pordenone, Giovanni Antonio (1484-1539); Duomo (Cattedrale Santa Maria dell Assunta), Cremona, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Duomo (Cattedrale di S)

The Penitent St. Jerome (oil on panel)
XOU231291 The Penitent St. Jerome (oil on panel) by Giampietrino, Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli (fl.c.1495-1521); 49x37.7 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France

Man kneeling in prayer, seen from the back (metalpoint with gouache on paper)
CTS413051 Man kneeling in prayer, seen from the back (metalpoint with gouache on paper) by Italian School, (15th century); 23.5x18.2 cm; The Devonshire Collections

Saying Grace, 1900 (oil on canvas)
OVR395281 Saying Grace, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Sundt-Hansen, Carl (1841-1907); 39x23.5 cm; Bergen Art Museum, Norway; Photo © O. Vaering

Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, born 1456), ca. 1470. Creator: Hans Memling
Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, born 1456), ca. 1470. Detail from a larger artwork

The Annunciation, Completed by 1457. Creator: Johann Koerbecke
The Annunciation, Completed by 1457

Untitled [pious woman in a veil], 1868. Creator: Georgina Cowper
Untitled [pious woman in a veil], 1868. [ Oh for the Sin of Righteousness... ]. Albumen print

Jungfer Lorenzen of Tangermünde, After 1837. Creator: Christian Daniel Rauch
Jungfer Lorenzen of Tangermunde, After 1837. [According to legend, a virgin named Laurentia lived in the village of Tangermunde in Germany

Vesper Bells, 1897. Creator: Rudolph Eichemeyer
Vesper Bells, 1897. Photogravure, no. 6 from the portfolio " American Pictorial Photography, series i" (1899); edition 146/150

Portrait of a Lady, 1870 / 79. Creator: Adolphe Monticelli
Portrait of a Lady, 1870/79

Portrait of a Woman with a Prayer Book, 1560 / 70. Creator: Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Younger
Portrait of a Woman with a Prayer Book, 1560/70

Female personification of Hope looking up with hands held together and left shoulder exposed, in an oval frame, after Reni, ca. 1835-81

Female personification of Hope... ca. 1835-81. Creator: Giovanni Buonafede
Female personification of Hope looking up with hands held together and left shoulder exposed, in an oval frame, after Reni, ca. 1835-81

The Annunciation, with Gabriel and other angels at left and God the Father above, 1687-1717

St. Agnes, 1864 / 65. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
St. Agnes, 1864/65. A work made of albumen print

Saint Anne kneeling holding the Virgin... 1760-1800. Creator: Giuliano Traballesi
Saint Anne kneeling holding the Virgin, with Saint Joachim holding his staff at right, 1760-1800

The Virgin in prayer, looking up with clouds behind her, in an oval frame, after Reni, 1648-81

The Virgin in prayer looking down, in an oval frame, after Reni, 1640-93

Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece), c. 1427-32 (oil on oak)
3432899 Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece), c.1427-32 (oil on oak) by Master of Flemalle, (Robert Campin) (1375/8-1444); 64.5x27.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Cold Water Army Pledge, 1842 (litho)
745905 The Cold Water Army Pledge, 1842 (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: The Cold Water Army Pledge by Charles J)

The Pilgrims, 1870 (oil on canvas)
3122654 The Pilgrims, 1870 (oil on canvas) by Pryanishnikov, Illarion Mikhailovich (1840-94); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Photo eFine Art Images; Russian, out of copyright

St. John the Evangelist (oil on canvas)
1073453 St. John the Evangelist (oil on canvas) by Dolci, Carlo (1616-86); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

The Blessed Julie with Two Children, 1927 (stained glass)
CH343566 The Blessed Julie with Two Children, 1927 (stained glass) by Clarke, Harry (1889-1931); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Irish, out of copyright

Portrait of a Lady, standing three quarter length, wearing an Elaborate Black Costume
827972 Portrait of a Lady, standing three quarter length, wearing an Elaborate Black Costume, a White Ruff, and Lace Cuffs, holding a Gold Chain and a Pair of Gloves, 1633 (oil on panel) by Eliasz

Daniel in the Lions Den, c. 1650 (pen and ink on paper)
3704030 Daniel in the Lions Den, c.1650 (pen and ink on paper) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 22.2x18.4 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: pen and brown ink)

The Virgin in Prayer, 1640-50 (oil on canvas)
3700771 The Virgin in Prayer, 1640-50 (oil on canvas) by Sassoferrato, Il (Giovanni Battista Salvi) (1609-85); 73x57.7 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; Italian, out of copyright

The Puritan, 1883-86 (bronze)
3614055 The Puritan, 1883-86 (bronze) by Saint-Gaudens, Augustus (1848-1907); 77.5 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Chester W)

Portrait of a Carthusian, 1446 (oil on wood)
3615921 Portrait of a Carthusian, 1446 (oil on wood) by Christus, Petrus (c.1410-1475/76); 29.2x21.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: The Carthusian Order)

Marble portrait of the emperor Antoninus Pius, c. 138-161 AD (marble)
3526111 Marble portrait of the emperor Antoninus Pius, c.138-161 AD (marble) by Roman, (2nd century AD); 40.2 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

"Mr Standfast"from The Pilgrims Progress From This World
5615824 " Mr Standfast" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

St Carlo Borromeo in Prayer (stone)
704381 St Carlo Borromeo in Prayer (stone) by Raggi, Antonio (1624-86); San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Charles Borromeo (1538-84)

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"Pious: A Glimpse into Devotion and Faith" In the serene masterpiece "The Angelus" by Jean Francois Millet, we witness a moment frozen in time, as two humble peasants bow their heads in prayer amidst their toil. The painting's tranquility speaks volumes about the pious nature of these individuals, finding solace and strength through their unwavering devotion. Similarly, St. Teresa of Avila's portrait captures her deep spirituality and unwavering commitment to God. Her eyes reflect an inner peace that can only be attained through a life dedicated to prayer and contemplation. "The Infant Samuel, " painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds, portrays the young prophet Samuel in a state of divine communication. This depiction reminds us of the importance of nurturing our spiritual connection from an early age, fostering piety as a foundation for a meaningful existence. An intriguing glimpse into history is found within an anti-home rule postcard that showcases religious figures like St Bernard of Clairvaux and Jan Hus with books symbolizing knowledge and enlightenment. These images serve as reminders that piety often goes hand-in-hand with intellectual curiosity and pursuit of truth. Moving eastward to Hong Kong's Po Lin Monastery, we encounter the majestic Big Buddha statue - an awe-inspiring representation of Buddhist devotion. Its sheer size commands reverence from all who visit this sacred site, reminding us that acts of piety can take many forms across different cultures. Hagia Sophia's mosaic depicting Jesus blessing while holding the Bible serves as a testament to Christianity's rich heritage in Istanbul. It encapsulates both faithfulness to scripture and compassion towards humanity – qualities synonymous with true piety. A portrait capturing Margaret Beaufort reveals her devout spirit amidst political turmoil; her gaze reflects resilience rooted in faith during challenging times. This image exemplifies how piety can provide solace even amid worldly struggles. Finally, Bhutanese men and women turning prayer wheels in Buddhist temples showcase a vibrant piety deeply ingrained in their culture.