Confession Collection

North Berwick Witches and Dr Fian in a churchyard
The North Berwick Witches and Dr Fian fly round a church, some on broomsticks, as confessed to King James

Declaration of Guy Fawkes
Declaration of Guido Fawkes, with signature, 17 November 1605 (3 of 3) Date: 17th November 1605

Declaration of Guy Fawkes
Declaration of Guido Fawkes, 17 November 1605 (1 of 3) Date: 17th November 1605

Le Ciel - Paris Cabaret Nightclub - The Confession
Two performers acting out The Confession at Le Ciel - Montmartre, Paris Cabaret Nightclub. The Cabaret du Ciel (Cabaret of Heaven) was an early version of modern theme restaurants

Cupid with bow and arrow aiming at the distance. Winged hearts flutter around. In imitation of Anacreon. l amour mouille. Imitation d Anacreon

Confession of Japanese Penitents
Confession of Japanese penitents ( a person repenting their sins). If the penitents fail to make a proper confession, the priest causes the balance to project them down the mountainside. Date: 1844

RELIGION / CONFESSION
Pious French Catholics queue to confess their sins to a popular priest; an elegant gentleman reads a pious text on bended knee, a beggar begs Date: 1737

Peace of Augsburg (September 25, 1555). German Bible, 17th c
Peace of Augsburg (September 25, 1555). Signed by Charles V and the forces of the Schmalkaldic League, during the Diet of Augsburg. German Bible, 17th century

Medieval Man Confesses
A man kneels beside a hooded monk to confess his sins inside a columned room

The Confession - A Romantic Affair in the days of powder and patches. 1926

Brief Treaty of Confession. Incunabula
Brief Treaty of Confession. 15th century. Incunabula in Catalan. Valencia, 1493. Gothic script

Francis Bacon / Misdeeds
LORD FRANCIS BACON confessing his misdeeds to Parliament - he took bribes as a judge, was fined, and went to the Tower for a time Date: 1561 - 1626

Events / Britain / Bacon
LORD FRANCIS BACON confessing his misdeeds to Parliament - he took bribes as a judge, was fined, and went to the Tower for a time Date: 1621

Tallulah Bankhead in The Garden of Eden
A scene from the stage play, The Garden of Eden, starring the sensational Tallulah Bankhead as Toni, a former cabaret dancer who marries an upper class diplomat

Frenchman talking to a Priest - Picardy, France
Sketched in Picardy A Frenchman (wearing clogs) talking to a Priest (with a suspiciously red nose) in a village in Picardy, France. Date: circa 1890s

Depiction sacraments of Extreme unction and Confession. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741

Japanese Cards Custom
An ancient Spring custom which enables Japanese men and women to buy small wooden cards for a few pence, which are placed before the gods to absolve the offerer from all sins. Date: 1930s

Taking the twins for a spin in the pram
We have done those things we ought not to have done!...and two noisy babies are the outcome! Date: circa 1918

British Ballad, Sir Aldingar
SIR ALDINGAR. Popular British Ballad, recounting the tale of a rebuffed Sir Aldingar who slanders his mistress (the Queen) by placing a leper in her bed for the King to find

Tearful Confession / Love
A weasel-faced gentleman accompanied by his black servant confesses his love toward a lovely young maiden, unable to control his emotions

LA Confessione, Italy
A Catholic priest hears a confession in a church in Rome, Italy

Confessional, Peru
A Catholic priest hears a confession in a church at Lima, Peru

Impertinent Office Boy
Truthful office boy, when discouraged from whistling while he works, defends himself by owning up to having only been whistling - not working

Augsburg Confession
Philip Melancthon, on behalf of the protestants, presents the Augsburg Confession to emperor Karl V : it summarises the beliefs of the protestant faith

Devotees of Xaca in Japan have their faith tested
Devotees of Xaca demonstrate their faith by confessing their sins while suspended over an abyss. If they lie, they tip the scales and fall

Religion / Confession
in an Italian church

Confession in a Roman Catholic church

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