The Nun

Fascinating Sphinx-inspired form, with a provincial French twist Displaying a desirable aged patina and in good order Cast iron presenting a good, consistent graphite finish Superb f...

To the left, an elderly nun watches the scene with hands joined in prayer, lending the composition a tone of quiet devotion.

In 1870, at the Roman exhibition of Amateurs and Cultors he presented A Nun Who Watered the Flowers . Attracted by the pictorial and more chromatic complexity of Mariano Fortuny, he ...

Each of the four principal faces is engraved with one of the traditional Hebrew letters נ (Nun), ג (Gimel), ה (Hei), and ש (Shin). Together they form the familiar acronym for נס גדול...

Each of the four sides is centered by one of the traditional Hebrew letters נ (Nun), ג (Gimel), ה (Hei), and ש (Shin), together abbreviating the phrase נס גדול היה שם — “Nes Gadol Ha...

Each face is centered by one of the traditional Hebrew letters נ (Nun), ג (Gimel), ה (Hei), and ש (Shin). Rather than being simply painted or engraved onto the surface, the letters a...

In 1870, at the Roman exhibition of Amateurs and Cultors he presented A Nun Who Watered the Flowers . Attracted by the pictorial and more chromatic complexity of Mariano Fortuny, he ...

A unique tradition continues every year on her feast day of January 21, when the Pope blesses two young lambs. Nuns use the wool from these animals to weave the sacred vestments worn...

The name “Monachella” refers to the headdress of nuns, evoked in the discreet, enveloping form of the shade.

A young woman holding a string of rosary beads kneels at the foot of a nun, who tenderly holds her hand. Signed and dated to the lower right.

The convent is full of eccentric nuns - from a heroin using head of the abbey to a nun who keeps a tiger in the courtyard !

While the V&A diorama was once superficially attributed to the famous wax modeler Gaetano Giulio Zumbo, it is now cataloged as the work of the Neapolitan nun and artist Caterina ...

At the rear stand The Dairy and two watchful nuns. Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell are admired by Groucho Marx, who is illuminated by a Mae West-esque Statue of Liberty.

Founded in Rio de Janeiro during the 1960s by architects Guilherme Nunes and Sávio Visconti, Fátima Arquitetura e Interiores LTDA.

A former home to women, nuns, and abbesses, the abbey provided a resonant setting for Raynal’s exploration of works that blend portraits of women with animal figures.

Also recurrent is the painting of religious subjects caught in the intimate dimension of recollection, as in In the convent and Nun in the garden. In 1872 he successfully participate...

The name of this model is "Sister" that evoque the white headdress of nuns. EU wiring original working. USA wiring compatible with adaptor.

Set in a historic site that once housed generations of women, nuns, and abbesses, the exhibition brought together works that merge portraits of women with animal figures.

Height: 145cm Designer: Mario Bellini Manufacturer: Flos Date: 1960s Materials: Lacquered metal Description: This flatpackable design was made by Flos in 1969 and immediately bec...

Amie later joined a Convent at Finchley and became known as the ‘Painting Nun’, signing her works Sister Mary Etheldreda.

The eight sides are smoothly carved and have the Hebrew letters Nun, Gimmel, Hey, and Shin painted on four of the sides.

The convent, dedicated to Franciscan nuns, was founded by João Gonçalves de Câmara and Donna Isabella (the convent’s first Abbess).

after Henri MATISSE (1869-1954) Lithograph after a drawing of 1941 Printed signature and date Book plate from Aragon. Henri Matisse: Dessins, Thèmes et Variations : précédés de "M...

Nun in the Shadows - Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper A dark abstracted portrait by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C).

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...

after Henri MATISSE (1869-1954) Lithograph after a drawing of 1941 Printed signature and date Book plate from Aragon. Henri Matisse: Dessins, Thèmes et Variations : précédés de "M...

after Henri MATISSE (1869-1954) Lithograph after a drawing of 1941 Printed signature and date Book plate from Aragon. Henri Matisse: Dessins, Thèmes et Variations : précédés de "M...

after Henri MATISSE (1869-1954) Lithograph after a drawing of 1941 Printed signature and date Book plate from Aragon. Henri Matisse: Dessins, Thèmes et Variations : précédés de "Mati...

after Henri MATISSE (1869-1954) Lithograph Signed in the plate Vélin Paper Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm (12 x 9") This lithograph is one of a rare edition made during the Second World War ...

after Henri MATISSE (1869-1954) Lithograph Signed in the plate Vélin Paper Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm (12 x 9") This lithograph is one of a rare edition made during the Second World War ...

One image captures an Irish Catholic Nun on the Subway reading about the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II which took place on May 13 1981.

One image captures an Irish Catholic Nun on the Subway reading about the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II which took place on May 13 1981.

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.

Once a spiritual home for women—nuns and abbesses—the Abbey sets the stage for Raynal’s work, which blends female portraiture with animal figures.

The composition features three nuns dressed in black and with triangular orange faces, walking down from an abstracted mountainous landscape.

Presented in this historic space — once home to women, nuns, and abbesses — the installation dialogues with a broader body of work that pairs female portraits with animal forms.

Presented in this historic space — once home to women, nuns, and abbesses — the installation dialogues with a broader body of work that pairs female portraits with animal forms.

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...

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...

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...

The dreidel has four sides that prominently display the letters Nun, Gimmel, Hey, and Shin of the Hebrew Alphabet.

The Monastery of Pantanassa, located in the fortified town of Mystras, is a 14th-century Byzantine masterpiece and the only monastery in the area still inhabited by nuns today. By ch...

But wait - there are two nuns in the class. I’ll be OK. And so, I stayed and fell in love with figure drawing and to this day, I enjoy painting pictures of people - seminude - at t...

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.

Above, the top is a straight and thin line, a sensually shaped plate on the sides, below, sinuous three- dimensional shapes reminiscent of the crests of a free-range rooster or the h...

"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...

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.

By her ordained name "ShiHui" the true nun, the former wife of WeiZhong (likely a name).

One image captures an Irish Catholic Nun on the Subway reading about the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II which took place on May 13 1981.

This artwork portrays a nun. On the back of this artwork there is a text.

During the Civil War Sherman’s generals were told that all religious structures were to remain unharmed as the Union army made its way through Columbia, SC. Ursuline nuns and the stu...

One image captures an Irish Catholic Nun on the Subway reading about the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II which took place on May 13 1981.

One image captures an Irish Catholic Nun on the Subway reading about the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II which took place on May 13 1981.

Monasteries with celibate monks and nuns, along with the practice of reincarnated spiritual leaders, are later adaptations.

As neighborhood parents ran to the scene with ladders too short to reach the windows, the fire department arrived in time to pull children from the engulfed second floor, but could n...

It is an original piece done as part of a series by Corita Kent (November 20, 1918 – September 18, 1986), aka Sister Mary Corita Kent, - the nun turned artist who has posthumously be...

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Portrait of Guillaume Apollinaire From the book by André Rouveyre, "Apollinaire " (Paris: Raisons d'Etre, 1952) Artist : Henri MATISSE 13 x 10 i...

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire Artist : Henri MATISSE 13 x 10 inches Edition: 151/330 References : Duthuit-Matisse Catalogue raisonné 31 MATISSE'S BIOGRAPHY YOU...

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire Artist : Henri MATISSE 13 x 10 inches Edition: 151/330 References : Duthuit-Matisse Catalogue raisonné 31 MATISSE'S BIOGRAPHY YOU...

after Henri Matisse - Acrobat Edition of 200 with the printed signature, as issued 80 x 60 cm Posthumous edition after the original paper cut-out with stamp of the Succession Matisse...