Conception of God, or an attribute thereof, in various religions

concept

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

John baptises Christ; the holy spirit descends. Etching by J. Mynde, c. 1737.

God the Father with the Holy Ghost. Line engraving by G.M. Pitteri after G.B. Piazzetta.

The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1594.

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

John baptises Christ in the Jordan. Engraving by P. Galle, 1564, after M. van Heemskerck.

Christ in the Winepress, with the Virgin of Sorrows and the Instruments of the Passion. Woodcut after H.J. Wierix, ca. 1700.

A scholar in a surgeon's workroom with a jar of spirits containing Saint Michael defeating a dragon with a barbued tonge; representing the scholar's knowledge of chemistry enabling surgeons to heal, by setting the beneficent force of alkalis against the noxious force of acids. Etching by P.P. Bouche, ca. 1686.

Saint John the Baptist baptises Christ; an angel with a book descends from above. Wood engraving by the Dalziel brothers, 1854, after W.O. Williams after Giotto.

The Council of Trent: the Holy Ghost appearing above the councillors. Engraving by P.A. Pazzi after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia.

The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by N. de Bruyn, 1622.

John baptises Christ. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1799, after F. Vieira after E. Le Sueur.

The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Cort after Titian.

Saint Gregory the Great, dictating his homilies on the prophet Ezechiel, is visited by the Holy Ghost. Engraving by L.A. Martinet, 1770, after C. van Loo.

The baptism of Christ; two angels bear witness, the crowd points and the holy spirit descends. Engraving by F. Keller after J.F. Overbeck.

The coronation of the Virgin by the Holy Trinity. Engraving by P. Pontius, 16--, after P.P. Rubens.

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Holy Spirit

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Images referencing Holy Spirit

Works from the collections

The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1594.

The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Cort after Titian.

Saint Gregory the Great, dictating his homilies on the prophet Ezechiel, is visited by the Holy Ghost. Engraving by L.A. Martinet, 1770, after C. van Loo.

The baptism of Christ; two angels bear witness, the crowd points and the holy spirit descends. Engraving by F. Keller after J.F. Overbeck.

The coronation of the Virgin by the Holy Trinity. Engraving by P. Pontius, 16--, after P.P. Rubens.

Holy Spirit

Images from the collections

Images referencing Holy Spirit

Works from the collections

The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1594.

The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Cort after Titian.

Saint Gregory the Great, dictating his homilies on the prophet Ezechiel, is visited by the Holy Ghost. Engraving by L.A. Martinet, 1770, after C. van Loo.

The baptism of Christ; two angels bear witness, the crowd points and the holy spirit descends. Engraving by F. Keller after J.F. Overbeck.

The coronation of the Virgin by the Holy Trinity. Engraving by P. Pontius, 16--, after P.P. Rubens.

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