Roman Catholic sacramental and Marian devotion to prayer

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A nun holding a medicine spoon with her hospital behind her. Watercolour drawing.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Woodcut.

A street altar in Rome, hung with votive offerings, attended by itinerant pipers watched by locals. Watercolour by D.W. Lindau, 1835.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: the ceremony of immersion. Pencil drawing by R. Cleaver.

Two nuns in a pharmacy, one holds a sick child on her lap: Sisters of Charity Order. Mezzotint by T. Oldham Barlow, 1862, after H. Browne.

A nun in her habit carrying medicine and her Bible, with her hospital behind her. Watercolour drawing.

Page 101: Guru Nanak attended by his musician and holy man. Gouache drawing.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: the shrine and sacred well. Wood engraving by H. Lanos.

A nun from the Hospital of Santo Spirito, Rome. Coloured line engraving by C. Duflos le père.

The Virgin Mary with the Christ child, saints and martyrs (known as the 'Madonna del Rosario') Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino, 1619-21.

Las Casas sick with a fever being taken care of by two Peruvian indians. Tinted aquatint.

Page 39: a religious muslim couple with the woman completely veiled. Watercolour drawing.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées: pilgrims gathered at the cave of Massabielle. Lithograph.

Two Shiva devotees known for extracting the poison from a scorpion's bite. Gouache drawing.

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Rosary

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Images referencing Rosary

Works from the collections

A nun from the Hospital of Santo Spirito, Rome. Coloured line engraving by C. Duflos le père.

A nun holding a medicine spoon with her hospital behind her. Watercolour drawing.

Page 39: a religious muslim couple with the woman completely veiled. Watercolour drawing.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées: pilgrims gathered at the cave of Massabielle. Lithograph.

Two Shiva devotees known for extracting the poison from a scorpion's bite. Gouache drawing.

Rosary

Images from the collections

Images referencing Rosary

Works from the collections

A nun from the Hospital of Santo Spirito, Rome. Coloured line engraving by C. Duflos le père.

A nun holding a medicine spoon with her hospital behind her. Watercolour drawing.

Page 39: a religious muslim couple with the woman completely veiled. Watercolour drawing.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées: pilgrims gathered at the cave of Massabielle. Lithograph.

Two Shiva devotees known for extracting the poison from a scorpion's bite. Gouache drawing.

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