Dramatic Historical Events

Paintings exemplify dramatic historical and biblical narratives, capturing scenes like the destruction of Jericho and local festivities, rich in detail and emotion.

Pugachev Administering Justice to the Population by Vasili Grigorevich Perov, oil on canvas, 1879, 1834-1882, Russia, Moscow, The History Museum

Assets in this Story

The Emperor in the Sukiennice (Cloth Hall) Among the People of Krakow from the Series Inspection Trip of Emperor Franz Joseph I Around Galicia in September 1880 Lipi Ski, Hipolit (1846 1884)

Christ's Passion, late 16th century painting after drawing by Albrecht Durer, 1471-1528 German

The Adoration of the Kings', c1556-1562, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The Three Kings presenting their gifts are treated as caricatures and the Virgin is not idealised. From the collection of the Musees Royaux des Beaux Arts de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium.

Destruction of the walls of Jericho

Pugachev Administering Justice to the Population by Vasili Grigorevich Perov, oil on canvas, 1879, 1834-1882, Russia, Moscow, The History Museum

Sicilian Vespers, the bride of Ruggiero Mastrangelo from Palermo insulted by the French Droetto is avenged with the death of this, 1846, by Francesco Hayez (1791-1882), oil on canvas, 225x300 cm.

SEDANO, Alonso de (145(1st century-1530). Christ Crowned with Thorns. SPAIN. Burgos. Cathedral of St. Mary. Gothic art. Oil on wood.

Painting of the Moors handing over the keys to King Isabella, Capilla Real Tomb Chapel of the Catholic Monarchs Isabella I and Ferdinand II, Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

19 Gorkomian martyrs in holland, chapel of the Gorkomian martyrs, Sant Francesc. 13th century.Palma, Mallorca.Balearic Islands. Spain.

Seven works of mercy, by Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1638).

Italian 16th Century, Saints on Clouds, 16th century Saints on Clouds

Brown ink drawing by Marten de Vos from 1580-1590 depicting Christ standing before Kaiphas, showing figures, gestures, and expressions.

France. Wars of Religion. Procession of the Holy League in Paris (February 4, 1593), catholic militia created to fight Huguenots. Detail. Painting. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. YVELINES. Versailles. Palace of Versailles.

Grand Duchess Sophia Vitovtovna taking the Belt of Vasili Kosoy at the Wedding of Vasili Tyomny,1861. Oil on canvas. Pavel Chistyakov (1832-1919) Russian painter. Marriage of Vasily II, 1432. Feudal War 1425-1453. Russia.

Wedding procession, 17th century copy of painting by Pieter Brueghel (detail)

Ecce homo, Master of the Brunswick Monogram (active c. 1520-1545) Southern Netherlands, 1525-1535, Oil on panel. Ecce homo means Behold the Man: at the top of the stairs, the arrested Christ is shown to the people who demand his crucifixion. The painter set this important biblical story in an imaginary city of his own time. Daily life continues as usual: building work goes on, there is a market, and ships are being unloaded in the harbour.

Epitaph for B. Tucher, 15th century, Ev. St. Sebald Church Nuremberg Jesus Jesus to Golgatha. The mold of the high priest wears Hebrew letters on the bridle. A man with a yellow coat wears a prayer scarf. Yellow was the color of the Jews and prostitutes.

The surrender of Granada. Copy of the original painting by Francisco Pradilla found in the Senate. Costumbrism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Granada. Royal Chapel.

PROCESION - PINTURA REPRESENTANDO LA ACEPTACION DE LA RELIGION CATOLICA POR PARTE DE LOS INDIGENAS MEXICANOS - SIGLO XX. Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGIA. MEXICO CITY. JESUS.

Scalp Dance of the Minitarres. Date/Period: 1843/1844. Aquatint. Width: 59.1 cm. Height: 43.5 cm (sheet). Author: Karl Bodmer.

Christ Carrying the Cross, fresco, 1446, France, Lanslevillard, Saint Sebastien Chapel

Francisco Jimenez of Cisneros (1436-1517). Spanish cardinal and statesman. Cisneros (sitting) visits the construction of the Hospital of the Charity. Sanctuary of the Charity of Illescas (Toledo). Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1889. Colored.

Henry IV of Castile (1425-1474), the Impotent, presenting his sister Doña Isabella (the future Queen Isabella I the Catholic) to the city of Segovia. Chromolithography. Historia General de España (General History of Spain), by Miguel Morayta. Volume III. Madrid, 1890.

Procession by Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, oil on canvas, 1853-1855, 1830-1896, England, London, The Royal Collection, 222x520

early nineteenth century caravan of merchants with camels. Kathiawar, in western India,

Arrest, police officers arrest a criminal at a wedding ceremony / Verhaftung, Polizeibeamte verhaften einen Verbrecher bei einer Hochzeitsfeier, historisch, C:CC5historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Hanging of the Zygmunt bell at the cathedral tower in Krakow in 1521. Jan Matejko

Moses and Israelites Cross the Red Sea, San Gimignano, Italy, 14th century. Artist: Unknown.

The Marriage of Cana, attributed to Michael Damaskenos (ca 1550-ca 1592), oil on canvas, 80x116 cm. Detail.

Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC). Carthaginian general and statesman. Hannibal in the Temple of Carthage with his father Hamilcar Barca, at the age of nine, taking an oath of eternal hatred of Rome by dipping his hands in the blood of the sacrificed animal. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume II, 1881.

CAPILLA MOZARABE - LA TOMA DE ORAN (1509) - DETALLE DE LA LLEGADA DEL CARDENAL CISNEROS - SIGLO XVI - PRIMER RENACIMIENTO. Author: Juan de Borgona. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPAIN. CARDENAL CISNEROS (1436-1517). FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ DE CISNEROS (1436-1517).

Sebastian altar of the Augustinian Abbey of St. Florian near Linz, left hand inner wing to the Passion of Christ, scene of Pilate washing hands. 1509-1516

Frans Francken the Younger (1581-1642). Flemish painter. The Sentence of Jesus, ca. 1623. Prado Museum. Madrid, Spain.

Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519-1521). Spaniards find regufe in Tlaxcala after suffered a lot of casualties fighting against the Aztecs in the Battle of Otumba in 1520. Engraving at "Historia de Espan_a", 19th century. Colored.

The tournament prize in medieval times

retablo de San Gregorio, fragmento, anonimo, siglo XVI, temple sobre tabla, Museo Diocesano, catedral de la Virgen de las Nieves, catedral de Ibiza, siglo XIII , Ibiza, balearic islands, Spain.

Women dancing in a busy street in a North African () country. Watercolours by an European artist.

Saint John the Baptist preaching in the Wilderness. Pieter Brueghel the Younger (c.1564-1638). Oil on panel. Painted circa 1633-50. 106 x 165.5cm.

Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC). Carthaginian general and statesman. Hannibal in the Temple of Carthage with his father Hamilcar Barca, at the age of nine, taking an oath of eternal hatred of Rome by dipping his hands in the blood of the sacrificed animal. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume II, 1881.

Workshop of François II Bunnel. League procession after leaving Notre-Dame Cathedral. Island of the city. Paris (IVth arr.), February 10, 1593. Paris, Carnavalet Museum. 24570-1 Weapon, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Catholicism, Catholic, Dangerous, event, crowd, rifle, black powder, wars of religion, man weapon, cite island, 4th 4th 4th 4th arrondissement, Catholic League, threatening, threat , Monk, Notre-Dame de Paris, forecourt, religious, religious procession, holy league, holy union, religious clothing, 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th century, Danger

a church procession has to wait at the train level crossing / am bahnübergang muss ein kirchenumzug warten, historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt, koloriert, handcoloriert, Koloration.

Wine Mixed with Myrrh James Tissot (1836-1902/French)

Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1638). Flemish painter. The Procession to Calvary, 1602. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark.

Feast of Belshazzar / Schoenfeld / c.1630

Holiday in the Prater, Vienna, Austria, 19th century engraving

The Martyrdom of St Ursula, detail from The Legend of St Ursula and the 10,000 Virgins, by an unknown Hispano-Flemish painter (late 15th and early 16th century).

Procession in front of the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, by Joseph Heintz the Younger, Italy 17th Century. Oil on canvas. Detail.

St Vincent Ferreri preaching to the multitude, by Tiepolo Giandomenico, 18th Century, oil on canvas. Italy, Veneto, Venice, San Polo Church. Detail. St Vincent Ferrer preaching to the multitudes crowd speaker figure in the foreground Crucifix.

fine arts, religious art, Jesus Christ, passion, painting ""Christ bearing the Cross"", Flemish school, 16th century, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Gent,

France. Festival of the Holy Thorn Reliquary. Entry of the King of Epinette ("King of the Thorn") in Lille, 16th century. Engraving. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-ge et à l'époque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

The Road to Calvary, by Andrea di Bonaiuto, 1365-1367, Spanish Chapel, Cappellone degli Spagnoli, Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Meal in Honour of Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen. As part of the ceremony, Calkoen attended a meeting in the divan or council chamber of the palace, after which he and his retinue were offered a meal by the grand vizier. This meal is shown here. At centre, across from the grand vizier, Calkoen sits on a low stool, flanked by two interpreters. The sultan could listen (unnoticed) behind the small grilled window above -hence called the Eye of the Sultan’.

Carlo Coppola (active 1640-1660), attributed to. The tribunal of the Vicariate in Naples at the time of Masaniello. Particular.

Benedict Recognizing and Welcoming Totila, by Signorelli Luca, 1497 - 1498, 15th Century, fresco. Italy, Tuscany, Chiusure, Siena, Monte Oliveto Maggiore Abbey. Whole artwork. St Benedict welcoming Totila Goth general monks dressed in a white habit army armed men on horseback on foot soldiers horsemen landscape.

Caricature depicting the departure of the clergy during the French Revolution. France, 18th century.

Weddings of Jan Kazimierz Matejko, Jan (1838 1893)

after Hans Jordaens / the Israelites...

Three Holy Kings 15th Century Master of the Sterzing Altarpiece (fl c.1450-70 Austrian) Tempera and oil on fir wood

Expulsión de la jesuitas. Grabado. 1820.

Jesus expels the merchants from the Temple for the second time. Colored Illustration for The life of Our Lord Jesus Christ written by the four evangelists, 1853

Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886-1941) who officially came of age at 16 in 1902 here, standing beside his mother, is introduced by the Pope of prospective brides. Married Victoria Eugenie of Battenburg in 1906. Print, New York, 1902.

Ring Race of Christian II ("Rinklenen ...") to Fastnacht 1607

Altarpiece of San Gregorio, fragment, anonymous, 16th century, tempera on panel, Diocesan Museum, Cathedral of the Virgen de las Nieves, 13th century, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Resumption of worship after the French Revolution, detail from a painting by Wolfgang Adam Topffer (1765-1847). France, 19th century.

The Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II in the Assumption Cathedral by Serov, Valentin Alexandrovich (1865-1911) State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow 1896 Oil on canvas 43x64 Russia Russian Painting, End of 19th - Early 20th cen. History Painting

Saint Paul at Ephesus by Cornelis de Vos, (1584-1651)

Folding Screen with Indian Wedding and Flying Pole (Biombo con desposorio indígena y palo volador). Date/Period: Ca. 1690. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,676.40 mm (66 in); Width: 3,048 mm (10 ft). Author: UNKNOWN.

Sultan Ahmed III Receiving a European Ambassadorial Delegation at the Topkapi Palace, Vanmour (Van Mour), Jean-Baptiste, (School)

Christ Taken Prisoner (Betrayal of Christ), Aert de Gelder, 1710 - 1727

Hazrat Sulaymān (King Solomon) enthoned with Bilquīs and with earthly rulers, divs, peris and the animals kingdom, including the simurgh, paying homage). Gouache painting by a Persian artist, Qajar period.

Retablo de San Gregorio, fragmento, anonimo, siglo XVI, temple sobre tabla, Museo Diocesano, catedral de la Virgen de las Nieves, catedral de Ibiza, siglo XIII, Ibiza, balearic islands, Spain, Europe

Coronation of the first king of R.P.1001, from the series "History of civilization in Poland"; Matejko, Jan (1838-1893); 1889 (1889-00-00-1889-00-00);Bolesław and Chrobry (King of Poland- 967-1025), Bolesław and Chrobry (King of Poland- 967-1025)- iconography, Mieszko II Lambert (Polish King- 990-1034), Wojciech (Saint- Ca 956-997), Purchase (provenance)

fine arts, Memling, Hans (1433 - 1494), painting, The Seven Joys of the Virgin, 1480, oil on oak wood, Alte Pinakothek, Munich,

Jewish funeral in Vilnius in 1824. Karczewski, Julian (1806-1833), painter

The thirst suffered by the first crusaders in Jerusalem, 1836-1850, by Francesco Hayez (1791-1882), oil on canvas, 363-589 cm. Detail.

Baptism of Kievan Rus by Sergei Vasilyevich Ivanov, oil on cardboard, 1909, 1864-1910, Ukraine, Simferopol, Regional Art Museum, 60x82

Wedding procession on the Bosphorus, Jean Baptiste Vanmour, c. 1720 - c. 1737 painting Along the Asian banks of the Bosphorus, a colorful procession guides a bride to the house of her groom. The bride drives on horseback, under a canopy that is worn by four men. The imam runs right in front of the tent, who will bless the marriage. One could hear the procession coming from far away. The pyramid -shaped tower, made of golden branches in the form of ears, is a symbol of fertility. On the other side the castle of Rumeli Hisari. canvas. oil paint (paint) painting (civil) marriage ceremonies Turkey

The Procession to Calvary (Detail) 1564 Pieter Bruegel the Elder (ca.1525-1569/Flemish) Oil on Wood Panel Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

The Sermon on the Mount. Date/Period: 1598. Painting. Oil on copper. Height: 26.7 cm (10.5 in); Width: 36.8 cm (14.4 in). Author: jan Brueghel the Elder.

The fight between Carnival and Lent, 1559, by Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1525-1569), oil on panel. Detail.

Maharana Jawan Singh of Mewar Receiving the Governor General of India, Lord William Cavendish Bentinck, February 8th, 1832 Attributed to Ghasi. Maharana Jawan Singh of Mewar Receiving the Governor General of India, Lord William Cavendish Bentinck, February 8th, 1832, ca. 1832. Opaque watercolor, gold and silver on cloth, 74 7/16 × 50 3/8 in., 88 lb. (189 × 128 cm, 39.92kg). This large painting depicts an important meeting that took place at the 1832 Ajmer darbar, the first major gathering of India's Rajput rulers with the British governor general. A darbar is an official audience between rulers that includes a series of strictly regulated ceremonial meetings heralded by gun salutes and punctuated by an exchange of nazar (gifts). Maharana Jawan Singh of Mewar (ruled 1828-38), identified here by his gold nimbus and gold patka (sash), receives Lord Bentinck, who is formally attired in an orange coat. They share a throne made specially for the occasion. Jawan Singh's gifts to the British

The Sermon on the Mount. Jan Brueghel the Elder (Flemish, 1568 - 1625)

The Temptation Of St Anthony. Temptation of Saint Antonius. The kneeling praying hermit is visited by a seductive woman and all kinds of chirters. In the background a burning city. Center part of a triptych.

Willem Reuter, Saint John the Baptist Preaching, c 1665 Saint John the Baptist Preaching

Empress Dowager, Marie and Empress Alexandra, detail from the painting by the Russian artist, V. Polyakov, showing the speech from the throne by Emperor Nicholas II on the occasion of the opening of the First State Duma of the Russian Empire on 27 April, 1906, in St. Petersburg

Simon the Cyrenian Compelled to Carry the Cross with Jesus (Simon de Cyrène contraint de porter la Croix avec Jésus) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Simon the Cyrenian Compelled to Carry the Cross with Jesus (Simon de Cyrène contraint de porter la Croix avec Jésus), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 7 15/16 x 11 11/16 in. (20.2 x 29.7 cm). Already weak from beatings and the labor of carrying his heavy cross, Jesus falls for a second time. A man named Simon of Cyrene, a resident of North Africa, is pressed into service to help with the burden. Taking him roughly by the shoulders, the guards urge Simon, clothed in a short blue tunic, to carry the long central beam, as Jesus lies motionless on the cobbled street. Following the procession, a boy carries the title that will be affixed to the Cross. Spelled out in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, the sign, written by Pilate, reads: Jesus of Nazareth, The King of the Jews.” European Art 1886-1894

W Tetmajer (1861-1923), procession; around 1910 (1905-00-00-1915-00-00);

Flagellant's Procession Francisco Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828 Spanish) Academia de San Fernando, Madrid, Spain

'Virgin and Child with St Paul', c1450. Artist: Anon

EL MILAGRO LAS MOSCAS - SAN MARTIN/RETABLO SAN NARCISO - SIGLO XVI - PRIMER RENACIMIENTO. Author: MAESTRO DE SAN NARCISO. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Valencia. SPAIN.

Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire by Henryk Siemiradzki, Oil on canvas, 1882, 1843-1902, Private Collection, 94x174, 5

The greatest show on earth now in London - Illustration shows the procession for the coronation of Edward VII, King of Great Britain; many of those participating in the pageantry are wearing medieval costume, 1902

Procession of the Holy League Leaving the Saint-Jean Arch in1590 or 1593. French anonymous. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Mus_e Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum).

EYCK, Hubert van (1370-1426). The Ghent Altarpiece or Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. 1425-1432. BELGIUM. Ghent. Saint Bavo Cathedral. The Knights of Christ, detail from the left hand panel of the Ghent Altarpiece. Flemish art. Oil on wood.

The Expulsion and suppression of the Jesuits in the Spaish Empire, 1767.

'The Pilgrim Fathers', 1916. Artist: Unknown.

Italy, Venice, Scenes from life of Saint Ursula (from Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine) Arrival of English Ambassadors, 1495-1500

The Funeral of St Ursula' detail from 'The Legend of St Ursula', 1493: Vittore Carpaccion (c1465-c1525) Italian painter.

fine arts, Degas, Edgar (1834 - 1917), painting, procession in Tyrol, oil on canvas, copy of the painting ""Fronleichnamsprozession in Hofgastein"" (Corpus Christi procession in Hofgastein) by Adolph von Menzel (1880), Musee des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg,

Worshippers at the Stone of Unction in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1842.

Religious Procession in Kursk Province, Russia - Ilya Repin circa 1880

The First Voyage. Christopher Columbus bidding farewell to the Queen of Spain on his departure for the New World, 1492.

Whirling Dervishes by Jean Baptiste Vanmour (1671-1737) oil on canvas, c 1720-1737. Dervishes occupied a special place in religiously tolerant Istanbul. Through prayer, music and ecstatic dance, they tried to enter into a trance and thus come into contact with Allah. Twice a week they performed this dance ceremony, which visitors were allowed to watch. Vanmour must have regularly sat in the gallery to study the whirling of the dervishes.

Interior of the Church in Maasland. Dating: c. 1870 - c. 1875. Measurements: h 10.5 cm × w 12.5 cm × t 1.3 cm; d 8.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: JOHANNES BOSBOOM.

EL SERMON. Author: EUGENIO LUCAS VELAZQUEZ (1817-1870) ATRIBUIDO. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Mass in the open Air, Douai Nicolas Antoine Taunay (1775-1830 French)

Cossacks of Saporog are Drafting a Manifesto to Sultan Mehmed IV.S, 1880-1891 Il'ja Efimovic Repin (1844-1930 Russian) State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Feast-day, by Angelo Lizcano Y Esteban, Spain 19th Century.

Unknown painter of Verona, active in the last quarter of 15th century. Crucifixion, 1490-93. Renaissance. Detail: The soldiers cast lots for Jesus' garments. Museo di Capodimonte. Naples, Italy.

France, Tarn, Albi, The Episcopal City, Listed As World Heritage By Unesco, St Cecile Cathedral, The Last Judgement

The Procession to Calvary (Detail) 1564 Pieter Bruegel the Elder (ca.1525-1569/Flemish) Oil on Wood Panel Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

France, Chinoiseries, The Chinese fair

Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen at his Audience with Sultan Ahmed III, Jean Baptiste Vanmour, c. 1727 - c. 1730

Israelites returning from exile to rebuild Temple in Jerusalem. 1547 engraving.

Whirling Dervishes. Dervishes occupied a special place in religiously tolerant Istanbul. Through prayer, music and ecstatic dance, they tried to enter into a trance and thus come into contact with Allah. Twice a week they performed this dance ceremony, which visitors were allowed to watch. Vanmour must have regularly sat in the gallery to study the whirling of the dervishes.

The funeral of Buondelmonte, 1860, by Francesco Saverio Altamura (1822-1897), oil on canvas, 106x214 cm.

Paul Veronese (15281588) was a noted Italian Renaissance painter whose home was Venice, Italy. Among his best known works is The Wedding at Cana. This painting by Veronese is titled The Finding of Moses (between 1570 and 1575)the biblical scene when the daughter of the pharaoh finds the baby Moses floating in a basket on the Nile River. According to the Hebrew Bible, Moses was a religious leader to whom God gave the 10 Commandments. The bible tells of his mother hiding him when the Egyptian pharaoh gave the order for all two-year-old boy babies to be killed. The Pharaoh's daughter finds him and raises him - but when he learns of his true heritage, he leaves the palace and leads his people out of Egypt.

Queen Elizabeth knighting Drake 1581.

Ceiling painting with angel and bear, Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, An angel with colourful wings talks to a bearded man in front of an ancient backdrop, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

. One of a series of seven paintings that together present the miracles of Mazu.

Miracle of St Francis Xavier aboard the ship Santa Cruz enroute to Macau and Japan, 17th-century, Spanish painting.

British Ambassador George MacCartney kneeling before the Qianlong Emperor of China, Sept 14, 1793. Standing behind the Emperor is Viceroy Liang Kentang and the future Jiaqing Emperor. To MacCartney's left are George Staunton and his Chinese speaking son, (BSIC_2016_9_1)

France, Paris, Concert in Rome on Occasion of Birth of Son of Louis XV, close-up

Morning Mass, by Adolph Menzel (1815-1905).

Japan, Honshu, Kansai, Osaka, Osaka Museum of History, Exhibit Of Life In Historical Osaka

Consecration of the colours of the Third Regiment of the Royal East India Volunteers, painting by Henry Matthews (1800-1826). India, 18th century.

St Nicholas of Myra (300-399) Christian prelate. Imprisoned by Diocletian and released by Constantine, here saving three innocent men from execution. Santa Claus. Painting by Ilia Repine (1844-1930) 1888. Russian Museum, St Petersburg.

escena del entierro de Ramon llull, retablo barroco dedicado a Ramon Llull, Iglesia de San Miguel ,Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

Scene by Anton Radl showing French soldiers abusing monks at a monastery church, rendered with black chalk and colored covers, highlighting figures and architectural elements.

Admiral Roger of Lauria, by Luigi Barba (1828-1902). Middle Ages, Italy, 13th-14th century.

Precettory of the Sant'antonio di Ranverso: Fresco. Avigliana. Piedmont. Italy. Europe

Krestny Khod (Religious Procession) in Kursk Gubernia. Date/Period: From 1880 until 1883. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 175 cm (68.8 in); Width: 280 cm (110.2 in). Author: Ilya Repin.

Fishing for Souls by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne (c. 1589-1662) oil on panel, 1614. At the left are the Protestant north Netherlanders, and at the right the Catholic southerners. Both parties fish for souls in the wide river dividing them. The Protestants' catch is greater than that of the Catholics. Moreover, at the left the sun is shining and the trees are in leaf. This is a reference to a psalm; the righteous will flourish like a tree bearing fruit, whose leaves never wither.

David Enters Jerusalem, Artist Unknown

The Blessing of the Bell of the Village Church at Ormesson by the Marquisse d'Ormesson, attended by her Husband and Villagers. Elias Martin (1739-1818). Black chalk, pen and black ink and watercolour. 44.5 x 37.9cm

Procession of Our Lady of Grace in the Cebada Square (Madrid), ca.1741, by Manuel de Chozas (18th century). History Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Interior of Synagogue during prayer. 17th century Italian School. Oil on canvas. Private collection.

Pope Leo I commands Attila, King of the Huns, to stop, Peter and Paul hurry as heavenly helpers, Stanza di Eliodoro, Stanzas of Raphael, Stanze di Raffaelo, fresco by Faffaelo Santi, 1512- 1514, Vatican Museums, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Latium, Italy, Europe

Embalming of Christ, by Domenico Morelli (1826-1901).

Christ Stilling the Tempest, Attributed to John Martin, 1789-1854, British, undated, Watercolor, pen and black ink, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm), apostles, clouds, disciples, faith, halo, miracle, New Testament, red, religious and mythological subject, sails, salvation, sea, ship, storm, storms, walking, waves (natural events)

'Fiestas del Ommeganck o del Papagayo, en Bruselas: procesión de Nuestra Señora de Sablón' (detail), 1616, Oil on canvas, P01348. Author: DENIS VAN ALSLOOT. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Stephen Báthory at Pskov, Matejko, Jan Alojzy (1838-1893)

The Two Sons of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, Being Handed over as Hostages to General Cornwallis, Robert Smirke, 1752-1845, British

A kneeling Chinese woman is subjected to torture: the woman's hands are tied above her head, while two men insert a pole between her wrists. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 1780/1880

Temptation of Saint Anthony

The Story of Jeremiah: Baruch writes a book under Jeremiah, the Chaldeans lay siege to Jerusalem, Jeremiah is put in a ditch (Jeremiah36-38). Artist: Unknown Artist: Rue de Montorgueil, French, 16th century Publisher: Charles le Vigoureux, French, 1547-1605

Spain (1870). The king Amadeo I before the coffin of general Prim in the basilica of Atocha. Engraving by J. Palacios after a painting by Gisbert. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

Aleksander Kotsis (1836-1877). Polish painter. Funeral of a Highlinder, 1860. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow, Poland.

Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396). Memorial of the liberation of the Bulgarian Church from the Greek Ecumenical Patriarchate, after fifteen years of struggle. Roman Catholic missionaries first attempted to convert the Bulgarians during the reign of Tsar Boris I (852-889). They were unsuccessful, and Boris I led the Bulgarians in their conversion to Eastern Christianity. In 1204, Bulgarian Tsar Kaloyan (ca. 1170-1207) achieved a short-lived union between the Roman Catholic Church and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church to balance the religious power of the Byzantine Empire. The union came to an end when Baldwin I of Constantinople, Latin Emperor of Constantinople (1171-1205), declared war against Bulgaria in 1205. The Catholic Church had no influence in the Bulgarian Empire after that date, and the Bulgarian Patriarchate was re-established in 1235. Memorial of the Liberation of the Bulgarian Church, ca. 1870, by Nikolai Pavlovich (1835-1894). National Gallery. Sofia, Bulgaria. Author: Nikol

Funeral and wedding. Kotsis Aleksander, painter

Vow of the Pheasant (Philip the Good and Isabella at the Feast of the Pheasant in Lille in 1454).'Le Voeu du Faisan', the banquet or feast of the pheasant. Philip The good and Isabella van Bourbon present on a banquet given on February 17, 1454 by Madame d'Estampes in the De Rihour castle in Lille on the occasion of their solemn eedschapping to make a crusade to recreate the Holy Land. On the right a set table, in the background two musicians. The invited guests wear burning torches. Late copy to an unknown original

State Entry - Viceroy arriving as seen from the Jumma Masdid, India, 1902

Triumphal procession of a maharajah in Delhi, 1815. India, 19th century.

Anonymous. "Federation Party Anonymous. "Federation Festival on July 14, 1790". Engraving.

Germanic people's meeting, Charles Rochussen, 1878 - 1881 print A Germanic people's meeting takes place in the open air. In the middle, a man with shield speaks. On the right are three old men in robe. Used as a history plate for school use. The Hague paper meeting, assembly

Germanic settlement, historic lithograph, circa 1880

Abraham Bloemaert (1566-1651). Dutch painter. The Four Fathers of the Church, 1632. Detail. Catharijneconvent Museum. Utrecht. Netherlands.

ROMERIA DE S JUAN. Author: JOSE AGUIAR GARCIA (1898-1976). Location: CABILDO INSULAR. DONOSTI-SAN SEBASTIAN. Gomera. SPAIN.

Genghis Khan (born Temüjin Borjigin, c. 1155 - c. 1162 - August 18, 1227), also officially Genghis Huangdi, was the founder and first Great Khan and Emperor of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death

The Prophet outside Medina before the Battle of Uhud 16th century, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey, from Siyer-i-Nebi Turkish epic

Presentation of the Last Supper, Last Supper, Santuario Matosinhos, by Aleijandinho, Jesus, The Last Supper, Church of Bom Jesus de Matozinhos, Congonhas do Campo, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

The Mosque, Arab Festival, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881,

In 1703, Chengde was chosen by the Kangxi Emperor as the location for his summer residence. Constructed throughout the eighteenth century, the Mountain Resort was used by both the Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors. The site is currently an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Since the seat of government followed the emperor, Chengde was a political center of the Chinese empire during these times. Chengde, formerly known as Jehol, reached its height under the Qianlong Emperor 1735-1796 (died 1799). The great monastery temple of the Potala, loosely based on the famous Potala in Lhasa, was completed after just four years of work in 1771. It was heavily decorated with gold and the emperor worshipped in the Golden Pavilion. In the temple itself was a bronze-gilt statue of Tsongkhapa, the Reformer of the Gelugpa sect.

Aleksander Kotsis (1836-1877). Polish painter. Funeral of a Highlinder, 1860. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland.

Cardinal Cisneros directs the construction of the Hospital of the Charity. Sanctuary of the Charity of Illescas (Toledo), painted by Alejandro Ferrant (18441917). Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, known as Ximenes de Cisneros (1436 1517). Spanish cardinal and statesman.

Picture series about the ox, divine worship of the ox, bee (Apis), digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from c. 1900

fine arts, Thailand, painting, battle of ape king Hanuman against the demons of Rawana, Wat Phra Kaew Temple, 19th century,

Don Pedro I's acclamation as the first constitutional emperor of the country, October 12, 1822 at the end of the Brazilian War of Independence. Brazil, 19th century.

Religious illustration with Saint Catherine by Giuliano Bugiardini, oil on wood, 1530-1540, 1475-1554, Italy, Florence, Santa Maria Novella, 211x158, 5

The Christian Martyrs' Last Prayer, Gerome, Jean-Leon, 1883.

Eight-day procession led by King Jeongjo. King shooting arrows at Deukjung Pavilion. King Jeongjo's procession with his mother Lady Hyegyeonggung Hong, later Queen Heongyeong, on her 60th birthday in 1795 to the tomb of his father Crown Prince Sado. Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 - 18 August 1800) was the 22nd ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea (r. 1776-1800).

Bedouini; Kowalski Wierusz, Alfred (1849-1915); around 1904 (1900-00-00-1910-00-00);Bedouini, Morocco, Orient, weapons, horses, mosques, message (provenance), oriental costumes

Patriarch Hermogenes refusing to bless the Poles by Chistyakov, Pavel Petrovich (1832-1919) Museum of Fine Arts Academy, St. Petersburg 1860 Oil on canvas 175x216 Russia Russian Painting of 19th cen. Genre,History Painting

Painting of the Banquet at the Crossbowmen's Guild in Celebration of the Treaty of Münster. Dated 17th Century

Inquisition. Captives to the Auto de Fe for sentencing. Colored engraving. 19th century. Spain.

An Extensive Mountainous Landscape with the City of Jerusalem, Christ Carrying the Cross and Preparations on the Hill of Calvary. Lucas van Valkenborch (c.1535-1597). Dated 1567, oil on panel, 31.1 x 68cm.

Church on fire. Poel, Egbert van der (1621-1664), painter

The judgment of Christ, Aert de Gelder, 1710 - 1727 painting The capture of Christ. Night scene with Christ on the left between a group of armed soldiers. A high wall in the background. Together with SK-A-2360, is one of a series of passion performances of which the other parts are located in Aschaffenburg. canvas. oil paint (paint) Christ is led away ~ Garden of Gethsemane

The Emperor Welcomed at the Train Station in Lviv from the Series Inspection Trip of Emperor Franz Joseph I Around Galicia in September 1880 Kozakiewicz, Antoni (1841 1929)

Humourous postcard, depicting the hardships endured by European Tourists in Egypt, cornered by a vast horde of 'helpful' Egyptians who are aggressively "Dividing the Spoils"! 1928

Migration of the Serbs (Seoba Srba), by Paja Jovanovic, portrays Serbian Patriarch Arsenije III Carnojevic, surrounded by soldiers, flocks of sheep and women with babies, leading some 36,000 families from his seat in Pec, to what is now Vojvodina in 1690, after the failure of a Serb revolt

Simon Bolivar delivers a speech during the Angostura Congress in 1819. Bogota (Colombia), Presidential palace of Nariño. Author: ANTONIO SALAS (1888-1974) TITO SALAS. Location: PALACIO DE NARIÑO. BOGOTA. COLOMBIA.

Sati (suttee): a widow immolating herself on her husband's funeral pyre as a large crowd watches. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.

Die Türen der Kirche St. Maria, die das Leben der seligen Osanna von Cattaro in Kotor, Montenegro, darstellen The doors of the church of St. Mary, depicting the life of Blessed Osanna of Cattaro in Kotor, Montenegro Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 22865448

Pope Innocent III confirms the Rule of Francis of Assisi, Chapel VII at the Sacro Monte di Orta, Baroque, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Orta San Giulio, Piemonte, Italy, Europe

The Coronation of Empreror Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna - Georges Becker, circa 1888

102 Protestants (24 of them women) leave Plymouth for America in the 'Mayflower'. Only 35 were Puritans. The phrase 'Pilgrim Fathers' was first used in 1799. Date: 1620

The Arrest of Christ; North Netherlandish, after the Master of the Death of Absolom; North Netherlands; about 1500 - 1510; Colorless glass, vitreous paint, and silver stain; 27.4 x 1 cm (10 13,16 x 3,8 in.)

Illumination depicting a medieval tournament. The knights hold colourful banners and face each other preparing to confront each other. Dated 15th Century

Funeral Pyre and Woman Committing Sati with Onlookers, 1848, 6 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. (17.1 x 21.9 cm) (sheet), Opaque watercolor on mica, India, 19th century

A standard bearer in the state of Jaipur, India, circa 1900

Adoration of the Image of Our Lady del Pilar of Zaragoza. Filippo Indoni (fl.1883-84). Oil on canvas, 32 x 22in.

The marriage at Cana oil paintings

Funeral in the countryside; Witkiewicz, Stanis AW (1851-1915); 1878 (1878-00-00-1878-00-00);Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts (Warsaw - 1860-1940) - collection, national flags (Poland), Polish history, crosses, priests, funerals, January Uprising (1863-1864), January insurgents, winter

The Queens State Coach with Queen Victoria, Mistress of the Robes, Harriet Duchess of Sutherland, and Master of the Horses, William Charles Keppel, Lord Albemarle. It was drawn by eight horses: Tempus, Purper, Fat, Faddy, Melrose, General, Mango, and Brilliant. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores' Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of the August Ceremony of Her Majesty's Coronation, June 28th 1838, published by Fores, Sporting and Fine Print Repository, Piccadilly, London, 1838.

Funeral Kuczborski, Stanis AW (1881 1911)

Exile: Russian citizens sentenced to exile being taken on their journey to Siberia. Prisoner being disciplined. Wood engraving, London, 1874.

The Census in Bethlehem, Emperor Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Roman Empire, Painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569), Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known

Illustration showing Pilgrim Fathers, in American colonial history, settlers of Plymouth, Massachusetts, the first permanent colony in New England (1620). Of the 102 colonists, 35 were members of the English Separatist Church (a radical faction of Puritanism) who had earlier fled to Leiden, the Netherlands

Attributed to George Jones, Religious Procession in Landeck, 1820 Religious Procession in Landeck

Parting of the waters of the Red Sea. Book of Exodus. Chapter 15, verse 1. Engraving. Colored.

THE SILVER WEDDING OF THE IMPERIAL PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF GERMANY, 1883: THE MINNE DANCE

The People Seek Jesus to Make Him King (On cherche Jésus pour le faire roi) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The People Seek Jesus to Make Him King (On cherche Jésus pour le faire roi), 1886-1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 7 5/16 x 9 3/8 in. (18.6 x 23.8 cm). European Art 1886-1896

Blessing after the receipt of the cross from the Archbishop, Epiphany Day, Tarpon Springs, Fla. , Spectators, Priests, Benedictions. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Picture of a Russian Procession also known as A Life-like Mirror of Foreign Customs. Artist: Tokosai, fl. 1853

Ancient Egypt. Funerary procession. Boat. Professional mourning. Engraving, 19th century.

The Tower of Babel, according to the Book of Genesis, was an enormous tower built in the plain of Shinar. According to the biblical account, a united humanity of the generations following the Great Flood, speaking a single language and migrating from the east, came to the land of Shinar, where they resolved to build a city with a tower 'with its top in the heavens..lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the Earth'. God came down to see what they did and said: 'They are one people and have one language, and nothing will be withholden from them which they purpose to do'. So God said, 'Come, let us go down and confound their speech'. And so God scattered them upon the face of the Earth, and confused their languages, and they left off building the city, which was called Babel 'because God there confounded the language of all the Earth'.(Genesis 11:5-8). The Tower of Babel has often been associated with known structures, notably the Etemenanki, a ziggurat dedicated to Marduk by Nabopo

Madrid, 12/09/2014. Neapolitan nativity scene installed in the Madrid town hall. Photo: Ernesto Agudo. ARCHDC.

Series Gods of Antiquity, Skyndinavia, Wotan, sacrifice of the king in front of the war campaign, digitally enhanced reproduction of a collector's picture from c. 1900

Portrait of William I, King of the Netherlands, Joseph Paelinck, 1819 painting Portrait of Willem I (1772-1843), King of the Netherlands. Standing, in full, in Gala-uniform of general. Over the right shoulder the ribbon of the Grand Cross of the Military William Order. Over the uniform a red royal cloak lined with ermine. On the right the throne, on the left a table with a map of a part of Java - Bantam, Jacatra and Cheribon - (Indonesia), a pillow with a crown and scepter and a hat with ostriches. canvas. oil paint (paint) king. historical persons. throne. crown (symbol of sovereignty) Batavia