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Religious Ceremonies and Festivals

Engravings of religious gatherings and ceremonies, capturing the essence of traditional practices in historical contexts, including festive atmospheres.

Tapestry merchants at Khan El Khalili bazaar, Cairo city. Egypt, North Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1880
Tapestry merchants at Khan El Khalili bazaar, Cairo city. Egypt, North Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1880
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Mohammedan Festival of the Mohurrum Engraved by J Godfrey from a drawing in the India HouseCoffee House in Arabia in 1870 / Kaffeehaus in Arabien im Jahre 1870, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,. The blessing of the waters, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1872).Interior de la Sinagoga Mayor de Toledo, hoy Iglesia de San Benito. Museum: COLECCION PARTICULAR MADRID ESPAÑA. Author: G. P. DE VILLA-AMIL.A synagogue in Jerusalem, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1843Interior of The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Christian Quarter, Old City of Jerusalem. The church, first built in the 4th century AD, was demolished in 1009, rebuilt in 1048 and restored in 1810. FoInterior of Meoken-Do pagoda, Nagasaki, Japan, from a drawing by De Montravel, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 745, Volume XXIX, June 6, 1857.Photographic reproduction of a scene with people in front of a podium with a preacher probably in the Colosseum in Rome, photograph, photo, reproduction, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, height 98 mm, width 136 mm, photographer, 1850 - 1860, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, after an image byA synagogue in Jerusalem, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1843.Historia de España. Recepción de los embajadores vascos por el califa Abderrahman II. Siglo IX. Grabado de 1872.Pythagoras (6th century BC) Ancient Greek Philosopher and mathematician, with the Egyptian priests. Engraving from'Vies des Savants Illustres' by Louis Figuier (Paris 1866).Execution with gallows in Granada at the time of the Moors, Spain / Hinrichtung mit Galgen in Granada zur Zeit der Mauren, Spanien, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,. Tapestry merchants at Khan El Khalili bazaar, Cairo city. Egypt, North Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1880Drawing depicting The interior of the Church of the holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, in Palestine; ca. 1835 by R L AbbeHistorical print from the 19th century, coronation of Enea Silvio Piccolomini, 1405 - 1464, Pope Pius II, of the Catholic Church by Frederick III, 1415 -1493, Emperor of the Holy Roman EmpireTOMB OF A MUSSULMAN; INTERIOR OF THE TOMB OF THE FATHER OF SHEIK IMAUM-OO-DEEN, LATE GOVERNOR OF CASHMERE UNDER SHERE SINGH, 1858THE CONSERVATORY.Jerusalem:inside the Church of theHoly Sepulchre, showing the dome with the sepulchre beneath itDate: 1834The Triumph of Mordecai. Old Testament. Antique digitally colored Biblical illustration by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)The tomb (later destroyed) of Gottfried of Bouillon in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Israel. Gottfried von Bouillon, Godefroy de Boui...Engraving depicting the Coronation of King George IV (1762-1830) king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover. Dated 1820'Interior of a Church, Egypt', 1881. Artist: UnknownChildren at Worship in a Temple in BenaresCelebrating Christmas Mass at the Cathedral of Strasbourg. France. Engraving in "The Spanish and American Illustration" (1875) on an original drawing by M. Robert Akmus.Stairway to the Kapuzinerberg near Salzburg, Austria, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, EuropeBelshazzar's Feast - Old Testament BibleThe Staphanus Gate to Jerusalem, Acts of the Apostles, New Testament, Remembrance, Sin, Stoning of Stephen, Passage, Stone Gate, People, Bible, Historical Illustration 1850La Chapelle Saint Antoine, in salt mines in Wieliczka, vintage engraving. La Chapelle Saint Antoine, in salt mines in Wieliczka, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1861. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10678135Approach to the Temple of UmritsurGRABADO - PROCESION DEL CORPUS EN SEVILLA -. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN.The cemetery in Sarajevo. Ca and the amount of mausoleums, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1879-80)Spain, Andalusia, Cadiz. Paseo de Las Delicias during the feast "Evening of Our Lady of the Angels" (Velada de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles". Festivity celebrated around the feast of Our Lady of the Angels on 2nd August. Engraving by Bernardo Rico. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882. Author: Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). Spanish engraver.Interior of Mosque of the Metwalys David Roberts (1796-1864 Scottish) LithographTHE COMING RACE AT THE ALBERT HALL. BAZAAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WEST END HOSPITAL, AND THE SCHOOL OF MASSAGE AND ELECTRICITYOttoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). The Bazaar. Engraving by Lemaitre. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840.Illustration depicting the signing of the Treaty of Lhasa. Officially the Convention Between Great Britain and Tibet, was a treaty signed in 1904 between Tibet and the British Empire in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, then under administrative rule of the Qing dynasty. Dated 20th CenturyCalvary Church of St. Paul in Antwerp, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1876Festival at Stadtpark in Vienna, Austria 19th Century.A lay preacher with a wax () image of a bishop, addresses a crowd in the streets of Rome. Etching, 1824.The Japanese converts to Christianity are tortured and killed in all kinds of ways, thrown off cliffs, ducked till they drown, hanged, strangled, burnt and so on Date: 17th centuryChrist Presented to the People: Oblong Plate, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655 print Japanese paper (handmade paper) drypoint Pilate Showing Christ to the People, 'Display Christ', 'Here man' (John 19: 4-6)bathing, bathhouse, Turkish bath, interior view, harara, wood engraving, 19th century,King Leopold II taking the oath before the Belgian Senate and Chamber of Deputies - 1865The Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Church of the Resurrection or Church of the Anastasis, Jerusalem, 1885, historical woodprint, Israel, AsiaInterior of a Church Artist's working dates 1846 Holland. Pen and brown ink, with watercolor and graphite, on cream wove card . Johannes BosboomThe tomb of the Mamelukes, c1890. Artist: UnknownTHE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT: ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY, LONDON, UK, GREAT BRITAIN, 1876THE EASTERN QUESTION: FUNERAL PROCESSION OF THE LATE SULTAN ENTERING THE MAUSOLEUM OF SULTAN MAHMOUD IL, ISTANBUL, TURKEY, 1876Algiers, Interior of a mosque, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885Interior of mosque Juanpore Uttar Pradesh India Copyright: xJehangirxSorabjee/DinodiaxPhotoxBurial of a nobleman in Venice, Italy. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879The Tsar Bell, also known as the Queen of Bells, Tsarsky Kolokol or Royal Bell, on display in the Kremlin complex, Moscow, Russia. It is thought to be the largest bell in the world, and weighs 216 tons. It was founded in bronze in the 18th century but has never been rung. During a fire in 1737 a huge slab weighing 11.5 tons broke off while the bell was still in the casting pit. It was placed on display on a stone pedestal at the foot of the Ivan the Great Belltower in 1836. An open art restaurant at Lahore Lahore Pakistan Copyright: xJehangirxSorabjee/DinodiaxPhotoxChrist to the people shown: lying plate.ARTAXERXES GRANTING LIBERTY TO THE JEWS, BY GUSTAVE DOR. Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for the Bible. 1870, Art, Artist, holy book, religion, religious, christianity, christian, romanticism, colour, color engraving.Assembly of daimios around the throne of Taikoun, Japan. Drawing by Emile Therond (182-1883) Travel to Japan, 1863-1864 by Aime Humbert (1819 -1900) Le Tour du Monde 1867Apparition of the Crucified of Mount Ararat in the Sant'Antonio di Castello Church, by Vittore Carpaccio (ca 1465-1525 or 1526).Mark Antony's oration over Caesar's corpse. 19th cent. engraving.Interior of the cathedral. Date: circa 1860THE CORONATION OF THE CZAR OF RUSSIA, 1883: HERALDS SCATTERING THE IMPERIAL PROCLAMATIONThe great chandelier of the Alhambra and the electric sun with the power of 150, 000 candles, international Electrical Exhibition in London, 1883, England, United Kingdom, historical engraving of 1883, EuropeEvents in Egypt, 1882. British military occupation. Cairo. Hassan Mosque during the preaching of the Holy War. Engraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.CARLOS MARX Y FEDERICO ENGELS EN UNA TABERNA. FRIEDRICH ENGELS. KARL MARX.The Cloister of Constance Cathedral, 1869, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting, exact original dat...Masjid Vakil or Regents Mosque, Shiraz. Fars Province, Persia, Iran. Persia, Chaldea and Susiana by Jane Dieulafoy 1881-1882. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1906The gateway to the temple square in Jerusalem, Ms. is wearing a water carafe on her head, Israel, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, around 1890, Record Date Not StatedRusia. Moscú. Tsar Kólokol, campana del zar, enorme campana que se exhibe en el Kremlin de Moscú, Rusia. Se trata de la campana existente más grande del mundo, encargada en 1733 por la emperatriz Ana de Rusia (1693-1740), hija de Pedro I El Grande (1672-1725). Grabado de 1877.The Sultan proceeding to Mosque, at Constantinople, Der Sultan vor der Moschee in Konstantinopel, UnknownThe Ninth Plague. The plague of darkness strikes Egypt. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, south side, around 1880, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century model, exact date of depiction unknown, historicalReception of Japanese envoys in the garden of the Handel Society; Amsterdam 1860Algeria : delivering tobacco to the shop of Hussein-Dey, Algiers Date: 1862Rembrandt van Rijn, Christ Presented to the People Oblong Plate, 1655 Christ Presented to the People: Oblong PlateTHE CORONATION OF THE CZAR OF RUSSIA, 1883: REJOICINGS AFTER THE CORONATION: THE KREMLIN ILLUMINATEDGrand state procession of the nawab of Moorshedabad Murshidabad West Bengal India Copyright: xJehangirxSorabjee/DinodiaxPhotoxProcession for the Forgiveness of Saint Barbara in Morbihan, 1869, Brittany, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, EuropeMadrid, Spain. Solemn Te Deum held on 24 January 1898 in the chapel of the Royal Palace, thanksgiving for the pacification of the Philippines (Spanish colonial territory). Illustration by Comba. Photoengraving by Laporta. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1898. Engraving of the Bell of Moscow, also known as, the Tsar Bell. Dated 18th CenturyAmsterdam, New Church, Nieuwe Kerk, Queen Wilhelmina's inauguration, The Netherlands.Armenie. Caravan-sarai a Erivan.. Gagarin, Grigorii Grigorevich, kniaz (1810-1893). Prints, Illustrations. 1847. General Research Division. CaucasusNaer Boorhanpoor Aseer Ghurin distance India Copyright: xJehangirxSorabjee/DinodiaxPhotoxIllustration depicting King Edward VII (1841-1910),visiting the Arakan Pagoda. Dated 19th CenturyCenotaph, empty tomb of Esther, Hadassah, the symbolic tomb of the biblical Queen Esther in Hamadan, Iran, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century model by Eugene Flandin (1809-1876), exact date of depiction unknown, historical, colouredTHE CAR OF JUGGERNAUT. Hindu Ratha Yatra temple car, which apocryphally was reputed to crush devotees under its wheels. The word is derived from the Sanskrit Jagannatha (Devanagari) 'world-lord', one of the names of Krishna found in the Sanskrit epics.mining salt rock salt mine Wieliczka Poland early 18th century after contemporary copper engraving by J. E. Nielsson,Varanasi, also commonly known as Banaras or Benaras, is a city situated on the banks of the River Ganges in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (199 mi) southeast of state capital Lucknow. It is regarded as a holy city by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the oldest in India. The Kashi Naresh (Maharaja of Kashi) is the chief cultural patron of Varanasi and an essential part of all religious celebrations. The culture of Varanasi is closely associated with the River Ganges and the river's religious importance. The city has been a cultural and religious centre in North India for several thousand years. The Benares Gharana form of the Indian classical music developed in Varanasi, and many prominent Indian philosophers, poets, writers, and musicians resided or reside in Varanasi. Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath located near Varanasi (Kashi). Varanasi is variously referred to as 'the city of templGrand ceremonial banquet at the French court in 14th century. 19th century engraving based on miniatures and narratives of the period. From Dictionnaire du Mobilier Francais by M. Viollet-LeducEngraving depicting the King Henry IV and the citizens of wormsALBUM. EXPIATORY TEMPLE OF THE SAGRADA FAMÍLIA. Edited by the Spiritual Association of Devotees of San José. Barcelona (1920s). Capitals of columns of the triforium..This illustrations, which dates to 1898, shows the Italian navigator and explorer Christopher Columbus at the Convent of La Rabida. It was here that Columbus prayed and spent his final day before sailing for Spain on his historic voyage west across the Atlantic Ocean. It was here that Columbus had lived for two years while waiting for financial approval of his voyage from the Spanish Queen Isabella.Photograph of King George V and Mary of Teck in India celebrating the Delhi Durbar. Dated 20th CenturyChurch of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Israel, historical woodcut, 1870, AsiaKubbet el Khazneh (Dome of the Treasures), located in the western part of the court of the Great Mosque in Damascus. It is said to contain ancient books and other sacred relics. The image is attributed to Harry Fenn and dates from 1881 to 1884. The work was published by D. Appleton in New York and measures 18.5 x 15.5 cmThe vocation of the apostle Saint Matthew. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1880Italy, 19th century. Rome, the Pantheon street food vendors. Print by Antoine Jean-Baptiste Thomas (1791-1834).The execution of Girolama Savonarola, 23rd May 1498, Florence, Italy, historical woodcut, 1870, EuropeGerman Legend. Faust and Mephistopheles. Engraving by Ravenel. "Semanario Familiar Pintoresco", 1876.Muezzin calling the faithful to prayer. 1840. A Muezzin is the person appointed at a mosque to lead and recite the call to prayer for every event of prayer and worship in the mosque. The muezzin's post is an important one, and the community depends on him for an accurate prayer schedule. The call of the muezzin is considered an art form, reflected in the melodious chanting of the adhan. In Turkey, there is an annual competition to find the country's best muezzin.Vienna, Austria. Funerals of Empress Elisabeth (1837-1898). Empress consort of Austria (1854-1898). The people visiting Elisabeth's corpse in the chapel of the Hofburg Imperial Palace, 16 September 1898. Elisabeth was assassinated by an Italian anarchist, Luigi Lucheni, while walking along Lake Leman in Geneva. Photoengraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1898.HOSPICIO DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA PIEDAD EN BAHIA EN BRASIL - GRABADO SIGLO XIX. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION, MADRID, SPAIN.