Confession Collection

North Berwick Witches and Dr Fian in a churchyard
The North Berwick Witches and Dr Fian fly round a church, some on broomsticks, as confessed to King James

Declaration of Guy Fawkes
Declaration of Guido Fawkes, with signature, 17 November 1605 (3 of 3) Date: 17th November 1605

The Tears of St Peter, c. 1605 (oil on canvas)
XJL109908 The Tears of St Peter, c.1605 (oil on canvas) by Greco, El (Domenico Theotocopuli) (1541-1614); 108x89.6 cm; Hospital Tavera, Toledo, Spain; (add.info.: Larmes de Saint Pierre; ); Greek

Declaration of Guy Fawkes
Declaration of Guido Fawkes, 17 November 1605 (1 of 3) Date: 17th November 1605

Confession box in Buen Pastor cathedral, San Sebastian, Euskadi, Spain, Europe

Locks hang at Gorky park in Minsk, Belarus March 30, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

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Buddhism, Shugendo: Yamabushi, mountain ascets and warriors, mainly from Honzan schools of the Imperial Shogo-in Temple
ELD4961297 Buddhism, Shugendo: Yamabushi, mountain ascets and warriors, mainly from Honzan schools of the Imperial Shogo-in Temple in Kyoto in medieval Japan

Naples. The confession
3568812 Naples. The confession.; (add.info.: Naples 1865 ca. Photographer: Conrad, Giorgio); Alinari Archives, Florence.

King Louis XIV with his confessor Francois d'Aix de La Chaise, 1846 (engraving)
ELD4947989 King Louis XIV with his confessor Francois d'Aix de La Chaise, 1846 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cartoon of a lustful priest listening to a wench's confession while leering at her bosom
FLO4717789 Cartoon of a lustful priest listening to a wench's confession while leering at her bosom. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier)

The last dying speech and confession (engraving)
8653563 The last dying speech and confession (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The last dying speech and confession)

Confessional, south transept, 1701-1750 (wood)
7242377 Confessional, south transept, 1701-1750 (wood); Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church (Eglise Saint-Jacques), Confessional Eglise Saint-Jacques , Tournai, Hainaut

Dying words and confession of Thomas Painev, 1793 (engraving)
2910577 Dying words and confession of Thomas Painev, 1793 (engraving); (add.info.: 1793 Engraving depicts dying words and confession of Thomas Painev (1737-1809) before he was hanged

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A priest listens to confession on Ash Wednesday. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart
1000892 A priest listens to confession on Ash Wednesday. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection.

Parish museum. Painting. Portrait of Maria Gasca de la Vega. Oil on canvas. Before 1625
6265818 Parish museum. Painting. Portrait of Maria Gasca de la Vega. Oil on canvas. Before 1625.; Museo Parroquial de Tapices de Pastrana, Guadalajara

Confession chair, 1850
3479406 Confession chair, 1850; (add.info.: Confessions: A seat where a priest or confessor sits to hear confessions; a confession-chair. Generally associated to a church)

The Good Confession (top) presided over by Christ in heaven. 18th century (manuscript)
534454 The Good Confession (top) presided over by Christ in heaven. 18th century (manuscript); (add.info.: Man chained to devil approaches confessional)

Priest whipping a penitent with a birch. From the Rev SM Cooper 'A History of the Rod, London, c1876. Engraving
530456 Priest whipping a penitent with a birch. From the Rev SM Cooper 'A History of the Rod, London, c1876. Engraving; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Matthew Hopkins, English witch hunter (engraving)
8676083 Matthew Hopkins, English witch hunter (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Matthew Hopkins (c1620-1647), English witch hunter

"First of All, Mary, There's Something Awful I Must Get off My Chest" (colour litho)
8656943 "First of All, Mary, There's Something Awful I Must Get off My Chest" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "First of All, Mary)

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Papal Confession before a pope, 1400-1404. Creator: Unknown
Papal Confession before a pope, 1400-1404. Page from "Tafel van den Kersten Ghelove" (Handbook of the Christian Faith) by Dutch Dominican theologian Dirc van Delf

Allegory of the Catholic Church: Plenary Indulgences (Indulgences plénières), c.1790. Creator: Louis Jean Desprez
Allegory of the Catholic Church: Plenary Indulgences (Indulgences plenieres), c.1790. A monumental staircase, flanked by buildings, chapels carved from the rock, and an aqueduct leading to a church

Shakyamuni with the Thirty-Five Buddhas of the Confession of Sins and the Eighteen Arhats, 15th cent Creator: Anon
Shakyamuni with the Thirty-Five Buddhas of the Confession of Sins and the Eighteen Arhats, 15th century

Interior of S. Hilaire at Poitiers, with kneeling figures at confession, 1802-1871. Creator: Alexis Nicolas Noël
Interior of S. Hilaire at Poitiers, with kneeling figures at confession, 1802-1871

"Tess of the D'Urbervilles", By Thomas Hardy; "She slid down upon her knees beside his foot...1891
'"Tess of the D'Urbervilles", By Thomas Hardy; "She slid down upon her knees beside his foot...... In the name of Heaven, forgive me ! she whispered", 1891

La confession du soldat au soldat, 1916. Creator: J Simont
La confession du soldat au soldat, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916"

Sculpteur travaillant à la statue d'un saint à Saint-Pierre de Rome, c.1758 c.1759. Creator: Hubert Robert
Sculpteur travaillant a la statue d'un saint a Saint-Pierre de Rome, c.1758 c.1759. Sculptor working on the statue of a saint at St Peter's in Rome. The sculptor could be Michelangelo Slodtz

Portrait of a priest, formerly identified as Father La Chaise (1624-1709), confessor to... c1700. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a priest, formerly identified as Father La Chaise (1624-1709), confessor to Louis XIV, c1700

The International Exhibition: "A Confession", by E. J. Aubert, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
The International Exhibition: "A Confession", by E. J. Aubert, 1862....two young and beautiful females, intimate friends or companions, being together

The confession, around 1890. Creator: Joseph Eugen Horwarter
The confession, around 1890

The confession, around 1890. Creator: Joseph Eugen Horwarter
The confession, around 1890

Naples. The confession. Naples. Date of Photograph:1865 ca

The confession, drawing attributed to Francesco Guardi, located in the Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe of the Correr Museum in Venice Venice Correr Museum

The Confession. Historiated initial from a Choir Book, illustrated by Liberale da Verona and preserved in Piccolomini Library in Siena Siena Piccolomini Library Illumination Renaissance

Le Ciel - Paris Cabaret Nightclub - The Confession
Two performers acting out The Confession at Le Ciel - Montmartre, Paris Cabaret Nightclub. The Cabaret du Ciel (Cabaret of Heaven) was an early version of modern theme restaurants

Georgetown Convent, Washington, D.C. between 1890 and 1910(?) Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Georgetown Convent, Washington, D.C. between 1890 and 1910(?). [Pupils and nuns either side of a grille at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, a Roman Catholic school for girls, founded in 1799]

A child writes with chalk on a wall to celebrate Shreepanchami festival at Saraswati temple in Kathmandu, Nepal February 1, 2017

"The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins
864174 "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins by Fraser, Arthur Anderson (1861-1904); (add.info.: Rachel Verrinder, in front of Godfrey Abelwhite and Miss Clack)

The badly wounded knight confessing next to a priest, Second Crusade
7279747 The badly wounded knight confessing next to a priest, Second Crusade by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The badly wounded knight confessing next to a priest)

Woman prays with folded hands and priest walks out of the confessional
7279862 Woman prays with folded hands and priest walks out of the confessional by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Handing in confession slips to a priest to receive forgiveness of sins, trade in indulgences
7279864 Handing in confession slips to a priest to receive forgiveness of sins, trade in indulgences by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Going to Confession, Woman walking towards a confessional
7279875 Going to Confession, Woman walking towards a confessional by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Going to Confession, Woman walking towards a confessional)

193-0082148 Blasts of wind, plate 48 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81667 193-0082148 Blasts of wind, plate 48 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 20.8x15.3 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

Preparation premiere communion - Catechism - (First Communion) First communion preparation - Engraving
XEE4163313 Preparation premiere communion - Catechism - (First Communion) First communion preparation - - Engraving from " Religious teaching by the eyes

The Difficult Admission, from Falbalas & Fanfreluches, Almanach des Modes Presentes, Passees et Futures
829068 The Difficult Admission, from Falbalas & Fanfreluches, Almanach des Modes Presentes, Passees et Futures, 1924 (colour litho) by Barbier

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Confession, a powerful act that has shaped history and literature alike. From the haunting tales of the North Berwick Witches and Dr Fian in a churchyard to the infamous Declaration of Guy Fawkes, confessions have left an indelible mark on our collective consciousness. In "The Tears of St Peter, " depicted on canvas with masterful strokes, we witness the raw emotion of repentance and confession. The weighty burden lifted as sins are laid bare before God's mercy. A different kind awaits within the walls of Buen Pastor cathedral in San Sebastian, Euskadi. As you step into its hallowed halls, your secrets find solace in the whispering ears of priests hidden behind ornate screens. Locks hang at Gorky Park in Minsk, each one representing a silent confession locked away forever. Love lost or broken dreams whispered into these metallic guardians - their keys discarded but memories preserved. "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins unravels a gripping tale where confessions hold pivotal roles. Secrets exposed under moonlit skies reveal truths that can change lives forever. Yet not all confessions come willingly; some are coerced through unimaginable torment. In the dungeons of the Inquisition, fire danced upon feet until agonizing screams yielded desired admissions. An unusual method from centuries past involved criminals sitting precariously on scales while confessing their misdeeds to priests leaning over precipices. Justice teetered alongside guilt as truth hung suspended between heaven and earth. Le Ciel - Paris Cabaret Nightclub becomes a stage for both entertainment and revelation as performers embody characters who bear their souls through song and dance. Confession becomes artistry amidst dimly lit stages and smoky ambiance. Dr Jekyll's inner struggle with his alter ego Mr Hyde showcases how they are be an internal battle fought within one's own mind. Stevenson's masterpiece delves deep into human nature's dark corners, where confession becomes a matter of life and death.