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The chapel de Woestijn in the village of Wastyne, in the municipality of Gooik, Flemish Brabant

1 print : engraving ; image 16.2 x 26.2 cm

Pilgrims visiting the Holy Cross at the abbey of Woestijn, with the chapel in the background. Engraving, 191-.

1 print : engraving, with gouache ; image 12.4 x 8 cm

The Holy Cross, surrounded by Saint Sebastian, Saint Roch, and Saint John Nepomuk, and (above) the appearance of the Trinity; serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Coloured etching.

1 print : woodcut, on silk ; image 8.4 x 5.3 cm

The Holy Cross with the wounds of Christ, serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Woodcut on silk.

Eighteenth Century collections online

The cross of Christ the Christian's glory. A sermon preached at the visitation of the Rev. John Brown, D.D. Archdeacon of Northampton, held at All-Saints Church in Northampton, on May 10. 1753. By James Hervey, A.M. Rector of Weston-Favell.

1 print : etching ; image and border 6 x 4.4 cm

The Holy Cross with the Virgin and Christ Child, serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Etching.

"Pocas obras de arte, de las últimamente expuestas en Milan, ha causado impresión tan profunda como el moribundo de Butti. Hay en esa figura un realismo tan real que, á su vista, ha dicho un excelente crítico:—Hé aquí un cuadro de Ribera convertido en escultura.No importa que la muerte venga por el medio más aceptable que pueda concebirse, como lo es el de los años; no importa que el moribundo se incline penosamente sobre el Crucifijo para sellar con un ósculo supremo la alianza entre el redimido y el Redentor.... Al fin y al cabo se trata de la muerte, y la muerte reproducida con una verdad tan prosaica, digámoslo así, como la empleada por Butti en la ejecución de esa obra maestra de natural, no puede sino afectar triste y repulsivamente al espectador. Ese cuerpo, esqueleto prematuro; ese pecho oprimido del cual está escapándose el último aliento; esa mano derecha que busca la tierra como para aferrarse á ella con la tenacidad del instinto de conservación; esa sábana que pronto será mortaja y esa cabeza en que se ve anticipadamente la ya casi amarillenta calavera; detalles son que honran al artista; pero en los cuales no puede fijarse la vista por mucho tiempo. Un trabajo de esta naturaleza ha de pasar forzosamente desdé la exposición al cementerio."--La Ilustración artística, loc. cit.

1 print : wood engraving ; image 29.2 x 21 cm

A dying man seated on a large chair,  bends over the Holy Cross, reaching with his right hand towards the earth, where flowering branches lie. Wood engraving by A. Centenari after A. Riera after E. Butti, 1884.

The process of yefumi, in which Japanese suspected of being Christians under the Tokugawa Shogunate were required to trample on images of the Holy Cross and the Virgin Mary

1 print : etching ; platemark 29 x 18.8 cm

People in Nagasaki trampling on Christian cult images. Etching, ca. 1789.

Adamson Collection

1 painting : watercolour ; sheet 46 x 55.8 cm

The Holy Cross in green, with three diagonal figures in blue, red, and green outline. Watercolour by C. Caton, ca. 1967.

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 95 x 67.8 cm

Numerous death crosses in black against a white background with the names of people who have died of AIDS; a warning issued by Abraco. Colour lithograph by McCann/JM, ca. 1990's.

The cross of Christ, the Christian's glory. A sermon preached at the visitation of the Reverend John Brown, D.D. archdeacon of Northampton; held at All-Saints in Northampton, on 10th May, 1753. By the late Rev. James Hervey, A.M. rector of Weston-Favell, in Northamptonshire.

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Pilgrims visiting the Holy Cross at the abbey of Woestijn, with the chapel in the background. Engraving, 191-.

The Holy Cross, surrounded by Saint Sebastian, Saint Roch, and Saint John Nepomuk, and (above) the appearance of the Trinity; serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Coloured etching.

The Holy Cross with the wounds of Christ, serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Woodcut on silk.

The cross of Christ the Christian's glory. A sermon preached at the visitation of the Rev. John Brown, D.D. Archdeacon of Northampton, held at All-Saints Church in Northampton, on May 10. 1753. By James Hervey, A.M. Rector of Weston-Favell.

The Holy Cross with the Virgin and Christ Child, serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Etching.

A dying man seated on a large chair, bends over the Holy Cross, reaching with his right hand towards the earth, where flowering branches lie. Wood engraving by A. Centenari after A. Riera after E. Butti, 1884.

People in Nagasaki trampling on Christian cult images. Etching, ca. 1789.

The Holy Cross in green, with three diagonal figures in blue, red, and green outline. Watercolour by C. Caton, ca. 1967.

Numerous death crosses in black against a white background with the names of people who have died of AIDS; a warning issued by Abraco. Colour lithograph by McCann/JM, ca. 1990's.

The cross of Christ, the Christian's glory. A sermon preached at the visitation of the Reverend John Brown, D.D. archdeacon of Northampton; held at All-Saints in Northampton, on 10th May, 1753. By the late Rev. James Hervey, A.M. rector of Weston-Favell, in Northamptonshire.

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Pilgrims visiting the Holy Cross at the abbey of Woestijn, with the chapel in the background. Engraving, 191-.

The Holy Cross, surrounded by Saint Sebastian, Saint Roch, and Saint John Nepomuk, and (above) the appearance of the Trinity; serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Coloured etching.

The Holy Cross with the wounds of Christ, serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Woodcut on silk.

The cross of Christ the Christian's glory. A sermon preached at the visitation of the Rev. John Brown, D.D. Archdeacon of Northampton, held at All-Saints Church in Northampton, on May 10. 1753. By James Hervey, A.M. Rector of Weston-Favell.

The Holy Cross with the Virgin and Christ Child, serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Etching.

A dying man seated on a large chair, bends over the Holy Cross, reaching with his right hand towards the earth, where flowering branches lie. Wood engraving by A. Centenari after A. Riera after E. Butti, 1884.

People in Nagasaki trampling on Christian cult images. Etching, ca. 1789.

The Holy Cross in green, with three diagonal figures in blue, red, and green outline. Watercolour by C. Caton, ca. 1967.

Numerous death crosses in black against a white background with the names of people who have died of AIDS; a warning issued by Abraco. Colour lithograph by McCann/JM, ca. 1990's.

The cross of Christ, the Christian's glory. A sermon preached at the visitation of the Reverend John Brown, D.D. archdeacon of Northampton; held at All-Saints in Northampton, on 10th May, 1753. By the late Rev. James Hervey, A.M. rector of Weston-Favell, in Northamptonshire.

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