Concepts Collection (page 3)

SACRED HEARTS 18C
The Sacred Heart of Mary has a dagger stuck in it, symbolising her sorrows; that of Jesus displays a wound, and is encircled by his crown of thorns Date: 18th century

THE REAL PRESENCE
To settle the question whether he is really present in the sacrament of bread (his body) and wine (his blood) Jesus appears to Pope Gregorius I and tells him yes, he is, Date: 6th century

CHURCH AND EMPIRE
Church and Empire are depicted as equal partners, under the aegis of Saint Peter (in other words, the Pope has the last word...) Date: 9th century

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Two knights dispute whether the Immaculate Conception is true or not, and decide it with a joust : needless to say, the believer is the winner... Date: 16th century

THE SAINTS gathered in the presence of God

THE THREE MORAL GRACES
THE THREE GRACES There is no Grace without Decency, and there is no Decency without a Veil Date: 18th century

THE HEAVENS (KRAUS)
Six angels take our Earth up into the Heavens, where God the Father and his son Jesus sit on the North Pole and the Spirit flutters above, while angels dance and sing for joy Date: 1694

NUN & CHORUS-GIRL NUN & CHORUS-GIRL
The NUN and the CHORUS-GIRL are both welcome in Heaven Date: 1866

MARY TO THE RESCUE
When axe and bucket have failed and the fire brigade havent turned up, the owner of a blazing house implores the aid of the Virgin Mary, who kindly offers her help Date: circa 1850

QUARLES / INFANCY
INFANCY. An illustration of the verse Cold like the moon, are these thy infant days.. An new candle symbolizes a new life span along with a cradle and moon

JOY ON EARTH IS TEMPOARY
An illustration of the verse This changing world no lasting joys can give... The figure of Time rocks the earth displacing representations of Wealth and Love

EGYPTIAN CREATION
An Egyptian view of Creation - Geb, the Earth-God, lies on the ground with his sister NUT the sky-goddess arched above him; between them hovers the air- god, who is not involved

CONCEPTS / LIFE
The Egyptian ram-god Khnum is the creator of life, which he forms from clay on his potters wheel, while Thoth measures the span of the persons life

CHASTITY ALLEGORISED
CHASTITY PERSONIFIED A chaste girl walks through the wicked world, shy but confident, while the unchaste (dark-skinned) shrink away, and other girls admire her Date: circa 1850

PURITAN GIRLS DANCING
Puritan girls caught dancing Date: circa 1650

POLISH SHORT SKIRT
A Polish girl takes refuge in a Warsaw church when an indignant crowd attack her because her skirt is too short for decency Date: 1929

CHRISTMAS DANCERS
Dancers who dance on Christmas night are condemned to dance for the entire ensuing year Date: 1493

GOD CREATING
God creates... Date: YEAR ZERO

GOD & HIS ANGELS GOD & HIS ANGELS
God tells his angels his plan to send Jesus to Earth as a man : some angels disapprove and rebel, forming a breakaway settlement in Hell, whence they harass Gods creation

GOD AND HIS ANGELS
God tells his angels his plan to send Jesus to Earth as a man : some angels disapprove and rebel, forming a breakaway settlement in Hell, whence they harass Gods creation

OFFERING HEART TO GOD
Thus should the Pious Christian make an Offering of his Heart to God, as twere on a burning Altar of Sacrifice Date: 17th century

WHAT GOD & WOMEN WANT WHAT GOD & WOMEN WANT
What a woman wants, God wants - a wife persuades her husband that God would like her to have this expensive cashmere shawl Date: circa 1850

JUDGMENT DAY, PISA
At the Last Judgment, we shall rise from our graves to be judged according to our deeds, good and bad, and angels will direct us to Heaven or Hell, as the case may be

CONCEPT / JESUS / LESSON
A little white girl teaches an Asian woman about Jesus. Date: 1901

POINTING FINGERS 1933
Villagers suspect a girl of sin : Cast off by the husband she loved, Margaret stumbled past the prying eyes of the neighbours : they, too, believed the wicked lies Date: 1933

Old Father Time falls through the ice at the end of the old year Date: 1887

MILLENNIUM / CHERUB & TIME MILLENNIUM / CHERUB & TIME
Allegorical illustration of the new year (as a cherub) holding Father Times scythe. Date: 1887

MILLENNIUM PROPHECY
From 1901 to 2901 - A child leading a lion, and the wolf and lamb dwelling together, and the leopard and kid and the cow and bear Date: 1887

CONCEPTS / PHILOSOPHY / C15
Allegorical representation of Philosophy (the lady) accompanied by the writer and philosopher, Boece Date: 15th Century

CONCEPTS / DESTINY
The Spindle of Necessity, by which the Cosmos is regulated and which governs the lives of all of us : the three Parcae are shown with the Goddess Date: 1857

TRIUMPH OF VIRTUE
The triumph of virtue

Good and Evil Everywhere
Good, in the form of God, and evil, in the form of the Devil, are present the world over

SACRED HEART OF JESUS
THE SACRED HEART Mary and Joseph have a dramatic aerial vision of their sons heart, bleeding, flaming, wrapped in thorns but lighting up the heavens

ADORATION OF IDOLS (C10)
Medieval representation of the Adoration of Idols (after the book of Ezekiel, OT) Date: 10th Century

PAOLO & FRANCESCA PAOLO & FRANCESCA
Virgil and Dante contemplate Paolo and Francesca as they whirl by, condemned - like other adulterous lovers - to spend eternity in each others arms

FARINATA ROASTS
Virgil and Dante contemplate Farinata degli Uberti as he roasts for ever, expiating his wickedness on Earth

GOD THE FATHER CHRISTMAS
Father Christmas ? or God the Father ? Date: circa 1905

THE FIERY PIT
Virgil shows Dante what it is like to be subjected to the fiery pit for ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and

THE FIRES OF HELL
Virgil shows Dante that though Hell is hot enough already, flames are descending in a perpetual shower to make the damned more uncomfortable than ever

ANGELS AND ABRAHAM
Three angels tell Abraham that his wife Sara will have a son. Not all angels have wings or other identifying features, so any of us may - like Abraham - entertain angels unawares

GOOD ANGELS
GUARDIAN ANGELS Evil dragons would like to gobble up this innocent infant, but fortunately Good Angels are on hand to snatch it from their jaws

IMAGE OF MARY / BANNER
The image of The Virgin on a banner : miniature from the Chants royaux dAmiens composed for Louise de Savoie by Jan Van Brickenbork Date: 16th century

VIRGIN OF VALLS
At Valls, Catalonia, Catholics hide the image of Mary from the atheistic Republican vandals, then when Franco is victorious, they parade it through the streets Date: 1939

IMAGE IN MAY
At Campine, Belgium a Chapelle de Mai with its figure of the Virgin is hung in a May tree because this isMarys month Date: 1950

FRANCISCO JAVIER Date: early 20th century

HOLY INFANT OF PRAGUE
THE HOLY INFANT OF PRAGUE Date: late 20th century

RACIAL CONCEPT / SKULLS
British and German skulls compared - Long-Head versus Short-Head Date: 1915

WHISPERING ANGEL
THE ANGELS WHISPER a friendly female winged angel kneels down beside an infant sleeping in its cot, and whispers encouraging words into its left ear Date: 1851

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