Invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with a deity

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The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Bloemaert, c. 1650, after G. Lanfranco.

Three people praying around the bed of a sick man, one is a priest. Line engraving by I. Taylor.

God appears to Noah and his family; three cherubs hold him aloft. Etching after Raphael.

A young woman helping another with her toilet while an old woman prays. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/98.

Three means to gain God's mercy: fasting, prayer and alms, which cause the heart of man to fly towards God. Engraving attributed to T. Galle, 1601.

Manoah and his wife pray to an angel which emerges from the flame of their altar. Line engraving by L. Desplaces after C. Le Brun.

Adam prays in the Garden of Eden. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

The Virgin Mary prays to the infant Jesus, who is being carried by four kneeling angels; they all stand in a circle around the sun drawn on the ground. Aquatint with etching by C.M. Metz after D. Ghirlandaio.

Saint Mary Magdalene clasps her hands before the crucified Christ. Watercolour painting.

The adoration of the shepherds at the birth of Christ. Stipple engraving by G.S. & J.G. Facius, 1806, after J. Reynolds.

The angel, announcing the birth of Christ, gives a lily to the Virgin. Etching by N. Le Mire after Dubois after F. Solimena.

Men, women, and children praying at a shrine by the roadside during the 1873 cholera epidemic in Poland. Wood engraving by H. Woods, 1873.

The Dormition of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by the apostles. Engraving by B. Eredi after C. Maratta.

The resurrected Christ appears with a flag before the apostles; God spreads his hands above. Woodcut.

Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb while angels watch and pray. Etching.

The Assumption of the Virgin Mary; below the apostles crowd around her empty tomb. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after Agostino Carracci.

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Prayer

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Images referencing Prayer

Works from the collections

The Dormition of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by the apostles. Engraving by B. Eredi after C. Maratta.

The resurrected Christ appears with a flag before the apostles; God spreads his hands above. Woodcut.

Adam prays in the Garden of Eden. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb while angels watch and pray. Etching.

The Assumption of the Virgin Mary; below the apostles crowd around her empty tomb. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after Agostino Carracci.

Prayer

Images from the collections

Images referencing Prayer

Works from the collections

The Dormition of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by the apostles. Engraving by B. Eredi after C. Maratta.

The resurrected Christ appears with a flag before the apostles; God spreads his hands above. Woodcut.

Adam prays in the Garden of Eden. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb while angels watch and pray. Etching.

The Assumption of the Virgin Mary; below the apostles crowd around her empty tomb. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after Agostino Carracci.

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