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Interior of a Mosque, Algeria. Four men gather around an ablution fountain to prepare themselves for prayer. Three of the men wash their feet, whilst the other drinks the water. circa 1910s
Metal Age. Golden bowls. 1000-800 BC. From Borgbjerg BankeArt. Prehistory. Metal Age. Golden bowls. 1000-800 BC. Decorated with sun symbols, and several have a handle with a horses head. Used as drinking cups at rituals feasts
Metal Age. Northern Europe. The round shields. Period 1100-7Prehistoric. Art. Metal Age. Northern Europe. The round shields were used in the rituals. They were probably imported from central Europe and are from the period 1100-700 BC
Bronze Age. Hair in the form of braided locks was also sacrifice in the bogs. Sometimes several plaits were tied together. These deposits can be seen as both small and large sacrifices
Prehistoric. Art. Metal Age. Male figure of oak, from Broddenbjerg Bog, central Jutland. Sacrifices of pots must have taken place around the wooden figure
Puye Indian cliff dwellings near Santa Fe, New Mexico, USAPuye Indian cliff dwellings, ruins of an abandoned pueblo near Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. Showing two people standing inside a reconstructed kiva, a room used for religious rituals. Date: 1930s
Chinese Labour Corps praying on New Years Day WW1Joss pidgin otherwise known as Divine worship in a camp of the Chinese battalion of the Labour Corps in France on New Years Day, 1918. Date: 1918
FRANCIS OF ASSISI, Saint (1182-1226). Italian mystic, founder of the Franciscan order. Anonymous author (17th c.). Colonial baroque. Oil on canvas. PERU. Arequipa. Convent of Santa Catalina
CANO, Alonso (1601-1667). Stigmatization of St. Francis. 1657 - 1659. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Church of San Francisco el Grande
MARIUS PICTOR (1852-1924). Red sunset, fine morning. 1882-1902. Symbolism. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 d Orsay (Orsay Museum)
A priest leading a bull to sacrifice, from the Palace of Zimri-Lim, Mari. Babylonian art. Neo-Babylonian Art. Painting. SYRIA. ALEPPO. Aleppo. Archaeological Museum
INNOCENT III (1160-1216). Pope (1198-1216). Engraving
SARTO, Andrea del (1486-1531). The Annunciation. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. Pitti Palace
ASIA. CHINA. HONAN. Anyang (Henan). Gu ritual vessel used to drink wine or to offer ritual libations. Bronze polychrome. Chinese art. Shang period. Jewelry. SINGAPORE. Lee Kong Chian Art Museum
Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, found at Colle de las Escalerilla. Aztec art. Sculpture. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology
ITALY. Cividale del Friuli. Mary Magdalene and Saint Sofia with the theological virtues. Romanesque art. Fresco
ZURBARAN, Francisco de (1598-1664). SPAIN. Arcos de la Frontera. Basilica of Saint Mary. The Holy Face. Painting
ABARCA Y BLANQUE, Joaqu(1778-1844). Spanish prelateABARCA Y BLANQUE, Joaqu (1778-1844). Spanish prelate. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
Loyola, Saint Ignacius of (1491-1556). Spanish religious man, founder of the Society of Jesus. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
The Final Judgment. 1560. Detail. Paintings in the narthex of the katholikon (church). Late Byzantine art. Fresco. GREECE. THESSALY. TRIKALA. Kalambaka. Roussanou Monastery
Scoreboards in volcanic tuff (diameter 73cm) intended for ball games. Maya art. Sculpture. HONDURAS. COPAN. Copᮮ Archaeological Museum. Proc: HONDURAS. COPAN. Copᮮ
TOME, Narciso (1690-1752). Transparent. 1729 - 1731. SPAIN. Toledo. Cathedral. Rococo. Relief on marble
Missal with scene of the Crucifixion. School of Avignon (1409). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
Figure shaped as a sarcophagus lid founded in Ard-el-Morali necropolis. Carthaginian art. Ceramics. TUNISIA. Tunis. Bardo Museum. Proc: TUNISIA. TUNIS. Carthage
Bosco, Saint John (1815-1888). Italian priest and educator. Glazed tiles panel with representation of the childhood of the saint
GREGORY XVI (1765-1846). Pope (1831-1846). Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
Vincent De Paul, Saint (1581-1660). French priest founder of the Congregation of the Mission. Engraving
Meditation of the Solitaires of Port-Royal. French School, (17th century). Engraving
Painted page from Torah, 18th century. Jewish Traditions and Rituals. Textiles. ISRAEL. JERUSALEM. Jerusalem. Israel Museum
ITALY. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Roman art. Early Empire
BAYEU Y SUBIAS, Manuel (1740-1809). Paintings in the dome of the new apse with scenes of the Trinity. 1791-1792. Neoclassicism. Fresco. SPAIN. ARAGON. HUESCA. Jaca. Cathedral
ALAMEDA Y BREA, Cirilo de (1781-1872). Archbishop of Toledo 1857-1867. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
SALMERON, Alfonso (1515-1585). Biblical scholar and one of the first Jesuits. Engraving
Reliquary Guardian Figure (ethnicity Kota, Fang). They protect the relics of the ancestors and are helpful to communicate with their gods and to curse their wives in case of infidelity. African art
Church of Santa Marla Blanca. 1180. SPAIN. ToledoChurch of Santa Maric la Blanca. 1180. SPAIN. Toledo. Church of Santa Maric la Blanca. Arches. Mudejar art. Architecture
Marriage contract (ketubbah) between Abraham, son of Mussa and Yahya Salem al-Cohen al- Araqi, and Rumiyyeh, daughter of Abraham Salem al-Sheikh al-Levi. Sana a, Yemen, 1794
Spain. Castrojeriz. Collegiate churchCollegiate Church of Nuestra Se del Manzano. 13th c. SPAIN. Castrojeriz. Rose window. Gothic art. Architecture
Russia (1883). MosowRussia (1883). Moscow. Monastery of Wosnessenie. Etching
India. Caves of Ajanta. BuddhaINDIA. Ajanta. Ajanta Caves. Cave No. 4. Representation of Buddha on the wall for access to the main sanctuary, 5th-6th c. A.D. Hindu art. Gupta period. Architecture
Head. Iron AgeHead from Khirbet el Hajjar (10th c. BC). Iron Age. Sculpture on rock. JORDAN. Amman. Archaeological Museum
Guatemala. QuiriguᮠMaya ZoomorphGUATEMALA. Quiriguᮠ Archaeological Park World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981. Zoomorph B. 780 A.D. Classic Period. Maya art. Relief on rock
Guatemala. QuiriguᮠEstela mayaGUATEMALA. Quiriguᮠ Ceremonial Square. Archaeological Park World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981. Estela F. 761 A.D. Detail. Classic Period. Maya art. Relief on rock
History of the Missions, 1863. Montreal in the 19th cHENRION, Mathieu-Richard-Auguste, Baron of (1805 - 1862). General history of the missions from the thirteenth century to the present day. 1863
Basilica San Isidoro de LeRoyal Pantheon frescoesRoyal Collegiate Church of San Isidoro. Royal Pantheon. 12th c. Vault of The Last Supper. Detail of St Macic pouring a glass of wine and the rooster of the Passion. Romanesque art. Fresco. SPAIN
Artus de Lionne. French MissionaryLIONNE, Artus de (1655-1713). Bishop of Rosalia and missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society in Siam and China. 1847 French original work. Spanish translation published in Barcelona
Abraham. Medieval manuscriptAbraham hears the voice of the Lord. Representation in initial of medieval manuscript. Gothic art. Miniature Painting
Picture of St TheobaldIllustration of ceremony with key noting: 1. Place of the Masters, 2. Place of apprentices, 3. Grand Master, 4. Orator, 5. Secretary, 6. The Adept, 7. Master of the ceremonies, 8&9
King of the Two SiciliesFrontispiece portrait of King, lithographed by C. Hullmandel after M. Gauci, and title page Ferdinand I. King of the Two Sicilies. Date: 1821