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Purity, Ritual

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Rites and ceremonies

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Images from the collections

Images about Purity, Ritual

12 images from works
  • Christ heals the haemorrhaging woman; women wash their linen in a pond. Etching by G. Bodenehr after C.J. Vernet and J.C. Tardieu.
  • The presentation of Jesus at the Temple and the completion of the purification of Mary. Watercolour painting.
  • Surrounded by ghoulish apparitions, a manic priest carries an enema towards a wretchedly praying man. Aquatint with etching by F. Goya, c. 1797.
  • The presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Painting.
  • The soul being refined like metal in a crucible by an angel, Satan, Venus and Death; representing a test of faith. Etching by C. Murer, ca. 1600-1614.
  • The presentation of the infant Christ at the temple. Etching by V. Lefebvre after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
  • A king presiding over a massacre of infants; soldiers pour the blood of the infants into a boiling vat; probably representing the stage of 'putrefaction' in the alchemical process. Coloured etching after etching, ca. 17th century.
  • Christ cures a woman with a haemorrhage. Etching, 17--.
  • The high priest of the Temple, holds the circumcised Christ in his arms; Mary brings a sacrifice after her purification. Etching.
  • The high priest of the Temple, holds the circumcised Christ in his arms; Mary brings a sacrifice after her purification. Etching.
  • The soul being refined like metal in a crucible by an angel, Satan, Venus and Death; representing a test of faith. Etching by C. Murer, ca. 1600-1614.
  • The presentation of Jesus to the high priest at the Temple. Engraving by C. Cort, 1568, after F. Zuccaro.

Works from the collections

16 works

    • Books

    Miasma : pollution and purification in early Greek religion / Robert Parker.

    Parker, Robert | Date: 1983
    • Pictures
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    Christ cures a woman with a haemorrhage. Etching, 17--.

    | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 23872i
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    The presentation of Jesus to the high priest at the Temple. Engraving by C. Cort, 1568, after F. Zuccaro.

    Federico Zuccari | Date: 1568 | Reference: 22111i
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    The soul being refined like metal in a crucible by an angel, Satan, Venus and Death; representing a test of faith. Etching by C. Murer, ca. 1600-1614.

    Christoph Murer | Date: 1622 | Reference: 26678i
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    Christ heals the haemorrhaging woman; women wash their linen in a pond. Etching by G. Bodenehr after C.J. Vernet and J.C. Tardieu.

    Joseph Vernet | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 23873i
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Related topics

Christianity
Rites and ceremonies
Judaism - Customs and practices
Sacrifice
Priests
Turtledove
Women in Christianity
Jesus Christ - Presentation
Altars
Candlemas

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