$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
"Funchal, Madeira Franciscans Convent" Antique Drawing on Paper Watkinson
Located in Soquel, CA
The convent, dedicated to Franciscan nuns, was founded by João Gonçalves de Câmara and Donna Isabella (the convent’s first Abbess).
Laid Paper, Pencil
Rare French Art Deco Pair of Candlesticks, 1920, Poor Clares
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Three of its sisters were the first Poor Clares in this place, one came from the monastery of Aurillac. The nuns devote themselves to the education of young girls.
Wood, Oak
Baby with bonnet and bib
Located in PARIS, FR
Hals or Woman of Holland", "Velasquez", "The Nun", "The Infante" or "The Warrior". The busts of Carriès were edited in the studio of Pierre Bingen, one of the first to practice lost ...
Bronze
Pair of 18th Century Italian Ecclesiastical Embroideries on Mercury Mirrors
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
These elaborate works of art were created by nuns and were detailed decorations for a historic Italian church.
Mirror, Fabric, Thread, Beads
$2,857Sale Price|30% Off
Bolognese School of the 16th Century - Mummy of Saint Catherine of Bologna
Located in Bruxelles, BE
The nuns dressed her in a habit and seated her in an ornate golden chair, where she remains today.
Wood, Giltwood
The Resurrection
Located in Middletown, NY
Isabella became a Franciscan nun in 1666, joining the Convent of Santa Croce.
Laid Paper, Engraving
18th Century French Hand Carved and Painted Wood Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century French hand carved and painted wood statue still shows vestiges of its original painted finish. Depicting a nun reading a bible, the nun's garments are of particular int...
Oak, Paint
Christ with Crown of Thorns / - Seeing gaze -
Located in Berlin, DE
Mit dem Schmerz hat sich der Blick Christi transzendiert, so dass der menschgewordene Gott – seinem Vater gleich – nun alles zu sehen scheint. Dabei zeugt die Bannkraft des enigmatis...
Brass
$1,283
Early 20th century original poster - Law on the Separation of Church and State
Located in PARIS, FR
A small illustration depicts a nun attending to a sick patient, emphasizing the argument that religious orders were still essential for social welfare despite being outlawed.
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Ordinis Benedictini monialis; Saint Thecla of Kitzengen
Located in Middletown, NY
The subject has been identified as Saint Thecla of Kitzengen, a Benedictine nun and abbess. Born in England, she went to Germany to assist Saint Boniface in his missionary labours.
Etching, Laid Paper, Engraving
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
Japanese Rare Antique Scroll of Waka Heart Poem Famous Rengetsu Otagaki, signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a rare paper scroll hand painted by renown Rengetsu Otagaki (1791-1875). She was a very famous nun in old Japan and being familiar with poetry, her Waka poems on paper, and e...
Paper
Decorative Hand-Colored Portrait – Héloïse, Historical Print, c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Hand-Colored Portrait of Héloïse, ca. 1900 (after 1827) Finely hand-colored engraving of Héloïse (1101–1164), the famed French nun, scholar, and writer, produced around 1900 after t...
Paper
Antique Korean Sutra Desk with Buddhism Symbol Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
This form of small table is known as Gyeongsang and was traditionally associated with Buddhism temple in Goryeo dynasty and used by monks and nuns for sutra reading. In the Confucian...
Elm
James W. Milliken (1865-1945) - Watercolour, The Marketplace, Furnes Belgium
Located in Corsham, GB
Women buy and sell produce from the quaint market stalls and a nun can be scene walking the cobbled street in the foreground.
Watercolor
$2,727Sale Price|30% Off
19th Century Continental Mahogany and Tapestry Expandable Trestle Fire Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
The handmade tapestry depicts a lady sitting down ( possibly a Nun or Reverend Mother) with holy bible on her laps and embrassing a young girl standing by her side.
Textile, Tapestry, Glass, Mahogany
Antique Bird Print of the White-Headed Munia, Chesnut Munia and Java Sparrow
Located in Langweer, NL
Magafinch or white-headed nun. 2. Black-headed finch or nun. 3. Java Sparrow 4.
Paper
Dominicaine Religious Order Portrait – Handcolored Antique Print, 1862
Located in Langweer, NL
Dominican nuns have historically been pivotal in preserving Christian teachings and cultural heritage, contributing to education and healthcare.
Paper
$3,732
Stooped Old Man with Walking Stick and Cigarette, c. 1910 / - The sum of life -
Located in Berlin, DE
Im selben Jahr wurde er zum Professor der Karlsruher Kunstschule und zum Direkter der Karlsruher Kunsthalle berufen. 1901 war Hans Thoma mit Wilhelm Süs Gründer der Großherzoglichen ...
Watercolor, Gouache
$2,796Sale Price|20% Off
Infirmerie daybed from the monastery of Holtum, France 1900s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in ECHT, NL
The monastery was run by a French order of nuns who came to the Netherlands in 1901 after being exiled in France.
Metal
La Sagrada Familia
Located in Miami, FL
The Immaculate Conception serves as a principal motif for several of his nun's medallions.
Copper
$6,532Sale Price|53% Off
Historic bronze lantern from a monastery. Naples 1800 circa
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Ancient bronze lantern from a monastery of cloistered nuns located on the Amalfi coast. A candle was strung on the top, illuminating the chapel for a month.
Art Glass
$2,411Sale Price|40% Off
The Boat in Martigues, Impressionist Oil on Canvas, Circa 1910, Framed
By Marie-Anne Nivoulies de Pierrefort
Located in London, GB
In spite of the poverty, Pierrefort attended a Catholic school run by nuns, obtaining a scholarship from the School of Fine Arts of Paris.
Oil, Canvas
18th Century Italian Florentine Giltwood Engraved Box
Located in Milano, MI
In Italy this kind of work of art is the so called NUNS BOX, the box preserving all the memories of the nuns entering the convent.
Walnut
Traditional Headwear from Italy: Turin, Rome, Subiaco and More – 1823 Print
Located in Langweer, NL
Her hair is covered by a light veil, knotted at the back and draped gracefully. At center bottom, a nun in prayer is portrayed in profile, her face partially veiled beneath a netted...
Paper
$2,010Sale Price / set|25% Off
Pair of 18th Century Italian Vases Decorated with Shells and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
They are hand-carved and hand-painted by nuns in a local convent. Baroque pearls were famously used as far back as 500 BC Roman Empire for decorative purposes.
Gold Leaf
$3,732
Still life with meadow flowers - The beauty of meadow flowers -
Located in Berlin, DE
Dies veranschaulicht die Lebenskraft der Pflanzen. Nun wird deutlich, dass Robie das Sujet des Blumenstilllebens neu fasst: Es ist ihm nicht mehr daran gelegen, die prachtvolle Schön...
Oil, Wood
18th Century Italian Florentine Silver-leaf Polylobed Engraved Box
Located in Milano, MI
In Italy this kind of work of art is the so called NUNS BOX, the box preserving all the memories of the nuns entering the convent.
Walnut
$93Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Bird Print of the Maja Finch, Black-Headed Finch and Firetail (1886)
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print of various birds including the maja finch, black-headed finch, tri coloured nun and beautiful firetail. This print originates from 'De Vogelwereld.
Paper
$1,400 / item
An Olivewood Dreidel, Jerusalem Circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
It is made entirely of carved olivewood with a circular top, a square main body, and a flywheel bottom. The letters Nun, Gimmel, Hey, and Shin of the Hebrew alphabet are written on i...
Wood, Olive
$2,333
Circa 1910 original aviation poster by Calmont titled L'atterrissage au couvent
Located in PARIS, FR
Meanwhile, the expressions of the nuns and bystanders convey a range of emotions, from awe and excitement to trepidation and disbelief.
Paper, Lithograph
Edward Angelo Goodall RWS (1819-1908) - Signed Watercolour, Cottage Interior
Located in Corsham, GB
This humble interior is sparsely decorated indicating its inhabitants are poor, and looking closely the viewer can make out a figure in the bed, as a nun takes care of two small chil...
Watercolor
$1,040Sale Price|20% Off
Alabaster and Marble Bust of Saint Clare of Assisi
Located in Guaynabo, PR
An olive branch was given to her at the age of seventeen on Palm Sunday by the bishop before she left her father’s house to follow Saint Francis and become a Benedictine nun. The oli...
Alabaster, Marble
$410Sale Price|20% Off
Old Print of a Religious Ceremony for Corpus Christi Day and Palm Sunday, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
The upper image depicts Palm Sunday; procession of nuns and monks carrying palm fronds as well as other town people in the entry of a church.
Paper
$9,808Sale Price|20% Off
Two Worlds - British Edwardian figurative interior oil painting religious art
By Arthur Croft Mitchell
Located in Hagley, England
She is wearing the white headdress of a novice nun over a pale yellow floral dress. There is indeed an interesting story going on in this painting.
Oil
19th century Aubusson tapestry (Saint RITA) - No. 969
Located in Paris, FR
Rita of Cascia, born Margherita Ferri Lotti - Mancini (1381 – 22 May 1457), was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
Wool
Early 20th Century Double Sided French Zinc Clock Smiths Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
A rare model as a pocket watch this example would have originally hung outside a French clock smith likely named Nunes (Nunes is a Portuguese surname, originally a patronymic meaning...
Zinc
$1,493Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish school. Secretary of Pope Pius V, abbot of Husillos, bishop of Córdoba.
Located in Firenze, IT
In controversial statements made by other nuns of the same convent, it was claimed that she sang verses to the god Baal while they sang in the choir.
Parchment Paper, Oil, Wood Panel
Large Medieval 15th Century Religious Hand Carved Marble Sculpture Group
Located in Nottingham, GB
"The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary" by Anne Catherine Emmerich (19th century) A mystical work based on the visions of the German nun Anne Catherine Emmerich, this book includes a d...
Marble
Southern German summer landscape / - The profile of the landscape -
Located in Berlin, DE
Im selben Jahr wurde er zum Professor der Karlsruher Kunstschule und zum Direkter der Karlsruher Kunsthalle berufen. 1901 war Hans Thoma mit Wilhelm Süs Gründer der Großherzoglichen ...
Paper
Boy at the source / - Elixir of Life -
Located in Berlin, DE
Im selben Jahr wurde er zum Professor der Karlsruher Kunstschule und zum Direkter der Karlsruher Kunsthalle berufen. 1901 war Hans Thoma mit Wilhelm Süs Gründer der Großherzoglichen ...
Paper
Muse / - In the realm of the muses -
Located in Berlin, DE
Im selben Jahr wurde er zum Professor der Karlsruher Kunstschule und zum Direkter der Karlsruher Kunsthalle berufen. 1901 war Hans Thoma mit Wilhelm Süs Gründer der Großherzoglichen ...
Paper
At the pond / - The longing of the landscape -
Located in Berlin, DE
Im selben Jahr wurde er zum Professor der Karlsruher Kunstschule und zum Direkter der Karlsruher Kunsthalle berufen. 1901 war Hans Thoma mit Wilhelm Süs Gründer der Großherzoglichen ...
Paper
Adam and Eve / - United in Death -
Located in Berlin, DE
Im selben Jahr wurde er zum Professor der Karlsruher Kunstschule und zum Direkter der Karlsruher Kunsthalle berufen. 1901 war Hans Thoma mit Wilhelm Süs Gründer der Großherzoglichen ...
Paper
S. Anton Patenkirchen / - The Home of the Landscape -
Located in Berlin, DE
Im selben Jahr wurde er zum Professor der Karlsruher Kunstschule und zum Direkter der Karlsruher Kunsthalle berufen. 1901 war Hans Thoma mit Wilhelm Süs Gründer der Großherzoglichen ...
Paper
Sister of Redemption in Traditional Habit – Vibrant Handcolored 1862 Lithograph
Located in Langweer, NL
Perugini and published in Paris by Maison Silvestre, this print portrays a member of the Sisters of Redemption, an order known for its charitable work and dedication to aiding those ...
Paper
$47,953Sale Price|20% Off
The Convent Boat - British Victorian Pre-Raphaelite art religious oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
The composition is of a novice nun leaving her family to cross a river, in the Convent Boat, to go to her new life in cloisters on the other side.
Oil
Engraving of Françoise Louise de La Baume, Duchess of La Vallière, c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
After leaving Louis XIV's court, Louise dedicated the rest of her years to religion, becoming a nun in 1674. This print originates from ' LA MÉSANGÈRE, Pierre and LANTÉ, Louis Mar...
Paper
Adoration of the Magi / - The Rider of the Sun -
Located in Berlin, DE
Sie bezieht sich auf den vom ‚Blauen Reiten‘ initiierten Aufbruch, der nun sakral rückgebunden wird. Reiter und Pferd ‚blicken‘ auf Maria und das Christuskind, die das gesamte Bildfe...
Paper
The Priest - China Ink Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
An Italian satirical artist realized this drawing and represented a priest in socks and two nuns watching him and laughing. This artwork is shipped from Italy.
Ink
$205Sale Price|20% Off
Trappist Monk of the Order of Cistercians Reading a Bible, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
They follow the Rule of Saint Benedict and have communities of both monks and nuns that are known as Trappists and Trappistines, respectively.
Paper
Set of Five Ceramic Tea Cups by Otagaki Rengetsu
Located in Atlanta, GA
Otagaki Rengetsu was a famous Buddhist nun in Edo period who is widely regarded to have been one of the greatest Japanese poets and calligrapher of the 19th century.
Ceramic, Wood
Las Rinde el Sueño - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868
By Francisco Goya
Located in Roma, IT
Titled on the lower margin "Las rinde el Sueño " (The dreams win) Perfect conditions. Nuns, beggars, imprisoned, harlots, all in the same space that recalls a prison cell.
Etching, Aquatint
Italian 19th Century Braided Straw Box from a Monastery in Umbria Region
Located in Milano, MI
This Italian box, has a rectangular shape, hand-realized in an antique abbey in Umbria region, by a Benedictine nun, according to the famous ora et labora rule.
Brass, Iron
Pair of 19th C. Hand-colored Lithographs of Ducks by John Gould
By John Gould
Located in Alamo, CA
A pair of hand-colored lithographs of ducks entitled "Tadorna Vulpanser" (Sheldrake Ducks) and "Mergus Umbellus' (Smew or Nun Ducks) from John Gould's publication "Birds of Great Br...
Lithograph
19th Century France Needle Point Hand-Knotted Wool and Silk Red Gold Tapestry
Located in Firenze, IT
Needle Point embroidery, a variant of the cross-stitch, was a widespread activity throughout Europe, which since the Middle Ages was engaged by court ladies and nuns in convents. It ...
Wool, Silk
Manca Penitente - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
By Michela De Vito
Located in Roma, IT
Very good quality watercolour representing a penitent nun. Hand-titled black ink on lower margin at the center.
Watercolor
Japanese Monastery Robe Patchwork Kesa with inscription Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
By her ordained name "ShiHui" the true nun, the former wife of WeiZhong (likely a name).
Brocade, Silk