Wellcome uses cookies.

Read our policy
Skip to main content
Wellcome Collection
  • Visit us
  • What’s on
  • Stories
  • Collections
  • Get involved
  • About us
Sign in to your library account
Library account
Concept

Rites and ceremonies

We’re working to improve the information on this page. You can join our user panel or submit an idea that would help you use our website.

Images

  • The presentation of the infant Jesus at the temple. Etching by A. Campanella, 1771, after Fra Bartolommeo.
  • Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, the Lord Mayor of London disembarking, greeted by the Governor [?], with rowing boats and barges to the left. Engraving by V. Woodthorpe, 1804, after E. F. Burney.
  • The presentation of Jesus to the priest of the Temple. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
  • The Temple of Solomon: aerial view, with flames billowing from the sacrificial altar. Wood engraving.
  • Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: the ceremony of immersion. Pencil drawing by R. Cleaver.
  • Christ is circumcised in a crowded church. Engraving by A. Sadeler after J. Speckaert.
  • Followers of Sri Chaitanya in a procession with flags, drums, dancing and singing. Transfer lithograph.
  • A begging Brahman performing a ritual with his wife. Gouache drawing.
  • People crowd around a dying person's bed in grief while final rites are being read. Stipple engraving by N. Schiavonetti, 1812, after R. Westall.
  • Water tank, Srīperumbūdur, India. Coloured aquatint by C. Gold, 1799, after himself.
All images (171)

Works

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

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

    Maratti, Carlo, 1625-1713 | Reference: 21253i
  • view An old woman dying with her hand held by her daughter; two men, with impaired limbs, pay their last respects. Colour stipple print by E. & M.A. Scott after T. Stothard.
    • Pictures
    • Online

    An old woman dying with her hand held by her daughter; two men, with impaired limbs, pay their last respects. Colour stipple print by E. & M.A. Scott after T. Stothard.

    Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834 | Reference: 17216i
  • view A ceremony in honour of the king's son, on the island of Tongatapu. Engraving by J. Hall and S. Middiman, 1784, after J. Webber.
    • Pictures
    • Online

    A ceremony in honour of the king's son, on the island of Tongatapu. Engraving by J. Hall and S. Middiman, 1784, after J. Webber.

    Webber, John, 1751-1793 | Date: [1784] | Reference: 566620i
  • view The presentation of Jesus to the priest of the Temple. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
    • Pictures
    • Online

    The presentation of Jesus to the priest of the Temple. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

    Veronese, 1528-1588 | Reference: 24052i
    Part of: Vorzüglichsten Gemälde der königlichen Galerie in Dresden.
  • view The western and eastern churches represented by St. Peter's in Rome and S. Sophia in Istanbul (Constantinople); Jewish circumcision and the baptism of a baby by a bishop, with a border showing headwear of different groups. Engraving by R. Smith.
    • Pictures

    The western and eastern churches represented by St. Peter's in Rome and S. Sophia in Istanbul (Constantinople); Jewish circumcision and the baptism of a baby by a bishop, with a border showing headwear of different groups. Engraving by R. Smith.

    | Reference: 22920i
All works (256)

Wellcome Collection

183 Euston Road
London NW1 2BE

+44 (0)20 7611 2222
info@wellcomecollection.org

Getting here

Today’s opening times

  • Galleries
    10:00 – 18:00
  • Library
    10:00 – 16:00
  • Café
    10:00 – 18:00
  • Shop
    10:00 – 18:00

Opening times

  • Visit us
  • What’s on
  • Stories
  • Collections
  • Get involved
  • About us
  • Contact us

  • Jobs
  • Media office
  • Developers
  • Privacy and terms
  • Modern slavery statement
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
SoundCloud
YouTube
Tripadvisor

Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence