Antique Catholic

Also known as thanksgiving candlestick is circa 1900 and originates from the Catholic Church in France. They were typically donated to the church, often as gifts from the church’s pa...

Incredible Portuguese faux marble painted mirror from a church altar with replaced glass. Normally in the Catholic churches holding either religious paintings or fronts for altars wi...

Such works provide rare evidence of female education, music-making, and manuscript production within the Catholic monastic culture of Habsburg Austria. A museum-quality manuscript o...

The shields indicate a patron of noble birth, as was the usual practice in the Catholic Church in France and Italy in the 19th century.

" - Revelation 12:1 150cm tall including halo, 127cm without A truly special one-of-a-kind item, bringing together elements of art history, traditional craftsmanship, Spanish cul...

After her husband's death, she returned to Scotland, where the country was divided between Catholics and Protestants. Her reign was unstable: she remarried several times, notably to...

This sacred object reflects the enduring Catholic traditions of the region, where religious iconography was not only a spiritual anchor but also a canvas for skilled metalwork.

Beloved of fin-de-siècle decadents, Barbey d'Aurevilly remains an example of the extremes of late romanticism. He held strong Catholic opinions, yet wrote about risqué subjects, a co...

Although the 18th century, the period of the Enlightenment in France, spawned thinkers who criticized the privileges of the clergy and the truthfulness of certain dogmas, the Roman C...

18th Century Austrian or South German School Portrait of a Cleric Holding a Book Oil on canvas, circa 1780 Presented in its original carved giltwood frame Not Signed A most engaging...

Its Flemish origin is evident in the dramatic realism, somber palette, and devotional sincerity, hallmarks of a region steeped in Catholic tradition and artistic craftsmanship. Whet...

Stoups are smaller versions of the large holy water fonts found at the door of all Catholic churches, and are traditionally hung by the door of a home for the purpose of crossing one...

Such Nativity prints were extremely popular in Catholic households throughout Germany, Austria, and Central Europe, often displayed during the Christmas season or framed as permanent...

It became a spiritual center for the Poor Clares, a Catholic order dedicated to a life of poverty and contemplation.

Holy water font depicting "The Baptism of Christ" in silver-plated copper Fine Art - Catholic Measures : 18x3cm H: 29cm Material : silver-plated copper Wear consistent with age and use

Stunning objects like these still stand in Catholic churches, often at the altar or in small niches or alcoves around the church or in private chapels.

These measures were seen by Catholic conservatives as an attack on faith and a betrayal of France’s Christian heritage.

Produced around 1900–1920 by a major German devotional press, the work exemplifies the warmth, luminous colour, and emotional clarity that made these chromolithographs treasured in C...

However, following the Dissolution of the Catholic Monasteries under Henry VIII, between 1536 and 1541, it passed into the hands of the Longs family of Wadden (Wiltshire).

Rich in character and emotion, the work reflects the enduring traditions of Mexican Catholic folk art and the intimate visual language that made ex-votos beloved by collectors includ...

He was excluded from attending the Catholic Jagiellonian University since he was a Calvinist.

He was excluded from attending the Catholic Jagiellonian University since he was a Calvinist.

He was excluded from attending the Catholic Jagiellonian University since he was a Calvinist.

While a great deal of his publications were Catholic, he managed to print a great variety of works ranging from humanist to scientific texts.

The two saints are, of course, two soldiers of Egyptian and African origin who did not renounce their Catholic faith and died as martyrs;both are depicted according to traditional ic...

What distinguishes Scherer’s maps is their strong Catholic iconography and their pioneering thematic approach.

These devotional prints were distributed across Europe and the Americas and were widely displayed in Catholic homes, chapels, and convents. The image presents the Virgin Mary rising...

It is a mark of his friendship with King Henry that he was not only able to remain in his post until his death, but that the King was willing to overlook the opinion of the woman he ...

Original antique travel advertising poster published by the Italian Tourism Board ENIT - Sanctuary to Oropa reached by rail from Santhia (on the Turin Milan Line) to Biella thence by...

His career therefore crossed one of the most turbulent periods of English political history: the Catholic court of James II, the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the reordering of allegi...

United States Building, Treasury Department 5. 2336 Religious Figures German Section, Main Building 6. 470 Orange tree (presumably located outside of Horticulture Hall) 7. 2393 Machi...

Belgium / 1900 / religious banners / fabric / Antique / Religious Two antique catholic altar cloths with embroidered doves and letters in a wreath.

Each of the three sides of the triangular base—symbolically representing the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—displays an important symbol of Catholic iconography: The Dove, rep...

The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo or Holy Face, is a Roman Catholic Relic which, according to legend, bears the likeness of the Face of Jesus that was imprint...

The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo or Holy Face, is a Roman Catholic Relic which, according to legend, bears the likeness of the Face of Jesus that was imprint...

In 1868, he painted *The Battle of Mentana*, which was presented to Pope Pius IX by French Catholics. As the highest honour, the Pope awarded him, during a visit to his studio, the ...

The lower margin features multilingual titling for international Catholic distribution: “Klopfet an, so wird euch aufgethan.

Keyword: Papal procession Rome, Vatican ceremony print, St Peter’s Basilica art, Benoist lithograph, 19th century Catholic imagery

In this latter pursuit, especially popular in the German and Italian Roman Catholic communities, he painted in southern Illinois and Utica, Indiana, where his Ruth Gleaning in the Fi...

At the top of the chandelier stands a finely cast sculptural figure of the Virgin Mary with Child, reinforcing the ecclesiastical character of the design and reflecting the strong Ma...

Executed in deeply carved meerschaum and housed within an ebonized and giltwood oval frame under original convex glass, the work exemplifies Central European Catholic devotional scul...

The domed cover is surmounted by a finely modeled Latin cross finial, completing the classic Catholic Eucharistic form. The interior retains its original gilding, applied to protect ...

The Ten Commandments, the Bible, and a crown are prominently displayed, accompanied by the royal motto “Fidei Defensor” (Defender of the Faith), a title granted to Henry by the Pope ...

The composition highlights the Pope's central role in Catholic liturgical ceremonies and the majestic tradition surrounding papal liturgy.

Painted on canvas, the work reflects the enduring Iberian Catholic visual tradition as interpreted in the colonial world.

Highly detailed crafted by hand in the 19th century by Italian craftsmen from white marble for a Roman Catholic Church in the United States Mounted outdoors for over a hundred years...

an extraordinary piece, a very rare find this capipote/santos figure, lovely carving, wonderful soft expression on the polychromed face, bought from an Italian collector, who had it...

He later entered politics, serving twice as Prime Minister and playing a key role in the passage of the Catholic Relief Act of 1829. His long career and influence made him a defining...

San Lorenzo" saint figure from a Catholic church/monastery in the Philippines around the year 1800.

The lithograph captures the importance of their role in the spiritual and administrative life of the Catholic Church in the 19th century. Provenance: This plate was published in...

Jessie Agnes Schley (American, 1854-1928) was born in Wisconsin, the daughter of Charles Schley, a prominent Milwaukee real estate agent. A devout Catholic, Schley tried twice to bec...

Keywords: Henry Garnet portrait, Jesuit martyr, Gunpowder Plot, antique Catholic engraving, 17th-century religious print, martyrdom artwork, copper engraving of Henry Garnet, Christi...

From important historical artifacts, church altarpiece, reredos, Roman Catholic cathedral lamp, altarstick pricket candlestick, ecclesiastical architectural salvage, tabernacle cabin...

The Salinas had one child. Salinas was a Catholic. The city of Austin celebrated a Porfirio Salinas Day in 1973.

The Salinas had one child. Salinas was a Catholic. The city of Austin celebrated a Porfirio Salinas Day in 1973.

He was later canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and remains an enduring symbol of intellectual integrity and moral conviction.

. • Monument to Lt James Marshall in Leeds Parish Church (1855) • Busts of Mr and Mrs Thomas Brassey, formerly at Normanhurst Court (dnk) • Archdeacon Jonathan Brooks at St George's ...

Featuring a brilliant high-quality gilt bronze cross, finely cast and richly decorated, mounted with haloed crucified Christ figure, adorned with palmette tips, projecting winged ang...

It is one of the best visited Catholic pilgrimage locations in north-western Europe.

A Retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art. Depicting a Saint and a child painted on.