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  • William E. Gladstone in a church, in front of an altar, dressed as Richard III. Engraving, ca. 1880.
  • A boy seated next to an altar dedicated to Death leans on a skull. Etching by Petrus de Jode.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi kneeling in front of an altar on which are a skull and a crucifix. Etching, 17--.
  • The Blessed Gonçalo de Amarante kneeling in front of an altar and having a vision of Christ's Passion. Engraving, 16--.
  • A man kneeling before an altar and receiving the sacrament from a priest. Drawing attributed to Pieter de Jode I.
  • A priest administering extreme unction to a dying man in a bedchamber with a makeshift altar. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.
  • A man and a woman holding a baby before an altar. Oil painting by an Italian painter, 18th (?) century.
  • A priest administering extreme unction to a dying man in a bedchamber with a makeshift altar. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.
  • The Virgin Mary and Christ child with saints (the 'Felicini' altar piece). Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after F. Francia, 1494.
  • A street altar in Rome, hung with votive offerings, attended by itinerant pipers watched by locals. Watercolour by D.W. Lindau, 1835.
  • A street altar in Rome, hung with votive offerings, attended by itinerant pipers watched by locals. Watercolour by D.W. Lindau, 1835.
  • A man sits near an altar with a statue of a goddess and prepares a boar for sacrifice. Engraving by Battista Franco.
  • Noah burning offerings on an altar after the end of the deluge. Colour lithograph by L. Gruner after N. Consoni after Raphael.
  • Our fresh taste starts here / Alta Dena.
  • Our fresh taste starts here / Alta Dena.
  • Our fresh taste starts here / Alta Dena.
  • Our fresh taste starts here / Alta Dena.
  • An altar to which a paralysed man and an insane man have been brought for a cure. Etching by J. Le Pautre, 16--.
  • An altar to which a paralysed man and an insane man have been brought for a cure. Etching by J. Le Pautre, 16--.
  • An altar, surmounted by a statue of the Virgin surrounded by votive offerings; in the foreground, sick or troubled people praying. Woodcut, 16--.
  • Saint Francis Xavier, standing next to an altar with a crucifix, looking upwards. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after P.P. Rubens, 1600/1650.
  • An altar bearing a Latin inscription surrounded by an array of human skulls and bones and a cloaked skeleton. Photograph by J. Taylor, c. 1881.
  • 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.
  • Saint Francis Xavier holding a crucifix, Japanese converts kneeling in front of him; a church and an altar in the background. Colour lithograph, ca. 1898.
  • A guardian angel is carrying a child up into the sky to an altar dedicated to a parody of the Virgin. Etching by James Gillray, 1805.
  • Interior of the Santa Casa at Loreto and of the altar at its outside; on the bottom right, a ground plan of the Santa Casa. Etching.
  • Temple of Confucius (Kong Miao), Peking: Hall of Great Accomplishment (Dachengdian), interior with altar and tablet to Confucius. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Temple of Confucius (Kong Miao), Peking: Hall of Great Accomplishment (Dachengdian), interior with altar and tablet to Confucius. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Temple of Confucius (Kong Miao), Peking: Hall of Great Accomplishment (or Great Perfection Hall, Dachengdian), interior with altar and tablet to Confucius. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Temple of Confucius (Kong Miao), Peking: Hall of Great Accomplishment (or Great Perfection Hall, Dachengdian), interior with altar and tablet to Confucius. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.