Cults Collection

Jehovahs Witnesses
Gathering of Jehovahs Witnesses at Twickenham rugby football ground in the outskirts of London in July of an unspecified year

Irvingites; Wrestling
IRVINGITES Followers of Edward Irving wrestle with a sinner, hoping to persuade him to forsake his evil ways

Christianity Shakers
The dance at the Sunday service in the community at Watervliet, near Albany (New York)

At the mountain church, Biserica din Deal, building at the cemetery wall of the Lutheran mountain cemetery
architectural photograph, architectural view, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belief, believer, believers, building, buildings, burial, burial ground, burial site, burial sites

Menhir and stone table in Khasia in 1880, Bengal, India, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, ancient civilizations, archaeologic, archaeological, archeologic, archeological, archeology, archive, bengal, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings

Menhirs, Cromlechs near Peshawar, 1880, India, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, ancient civilizations, archaeologic, archaeological, archeologic, archeological, archeology, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings

The Serapeum, Cult Site of the (Apis) Bulls, at the Temple of Memphis, Egypt, Historical
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, cult site, cults, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing

Bay of Eleusis in Attica, today Elefsina, cult site of Demeter and scene of the Mysteries of Eleusis
1900s, 19th-century, album, albums, arts, attica, balkan, balkan peninsula, bay, bays, black, black-and-white, black-white, cala, coast, coasts, commemorating, commemoration, contemporary

Maenade or Ariane, 2nd century (marble)
7308571 Maenade or Ariane, 2nd century (marble) by Roman, (2nd century AD); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Maenade (Bacchante) or Ariane, Marble

Maenade, 2nd Century (marble)
7308597 Maenade, 2nd Century (marble) by Roman, (2nd century AD); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Maenade (Bacchante, worshiper of Dionysus), Marble

The Adoration of the Magi, 1856 (oil on panel)
1756495 The Adoration of the Magi, 1856 (oil on panel) by Chasseriau, Theodore (1819-56); 95, 5x85 cm; Musee des Beaux Arts, Paris, France; (add.info.: The adoration of the magi)

The Serapeum, Cult Site of the (Apis) Bulls, at the Temple of Memphis, Egypt
7279803 The Serapeum, Cult Site of the (Apis) Bulls, at the Temple of Memphis, Egypt by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Serapeum, Cult Site of the (Apis) Bulls

Les Vestales: detail. 19th century (oil on canvas)
7299011 Les Vestales: detail. 19th century (oil on canvas) by Gamelin, Jacques (1738-1803); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Carcassonne

Moses breaking the Tablets of the Law (painting)
885064 Moses breaking the Tablets of the Law (painting) by Carracci, Ludovico (1555-1619); Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: by Ludovico Carracci (1555-1619))

The Adoration of Shepherds (Miniature, 12th century)
LRI4670800 The Adoration of Shepherds (Miniature, 12th century) by Armenian School, (12th century); Armenian Museum, Isfahan

Chapel where Therese de Lisieux was baptized, Alencon, 2020 (photography)
7260415 Chapel where Therese de Lisieux was baptized, Alencon, 2020 (photography); (add.info.: Notre Dame Basilica, Alencon, Orne)

The pious women, detail (illustrated manuscript, 1330)
LRI4670655 The pious women, detail (illustrated manuscript, 1330) by Armenian School, (12th century); Armenian Museum, Isfahan

The Raising of the Son of Theophilus and Saint Peter enthroned, 1428-1480 (fresco)
7260223 The Raising of the Son of Theophilus and Saint Peter enthroned, 1428-1480 (fresco) by Lippi, Filippino (c.1457-1504); Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

Salii priest in costume of an archaic warrior, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving)
7236732 Salii priest in costume of an archaic warrior, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving) by Labrousse, L.F. (fl.1796); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the 12 Salii, or leaping priests)

Vestal Virgin, priestess ofthe goddess Vesta, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving)
7236740 Vestal Virgin, priestess ofthe goddess Vesta, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving) by Labrousse, L.F. (fl.1796); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vestal Virgin, priestess of Vesta)

Wooden carved idol Kivvasa found in a charnel house in Secoton, , 1859-1860 (engraving)
7234165 Wooden carved idol Kivvasa found in a charnel house in Secoton, , 1859-1860 (engraving) by Bry, Theodore de (1528-98), after White

Friday bows down at the feet of Robinson Crusoe, 1842 (illustration)
7211521 Friday bows down at the feet of Robinson Crusoe, 1842 (illustration) by Souze, Auguste (b.1829 - fl.1860s); (add.info.: Cover of a volume of the adventures of Robinson Crusoe)

Madonna and Child with Saints, 17th century (Oil on canvas)
7216076 Madonna and Child with Saints, 17th century (Oil on canvas) by Bonatti, Giovanni (1635-81); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Madonna and Child with Saints. Oil on canvas)

Oriental superstitions in Rome
908797 Oriental superstitions in Rome by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hutchinsons History of the Nations published Hutchinson & Co circa 1920)

Numa Pompilius instituting the cult of the Vestals (detail), 1636 - 1638 (fresco)
7216156 Numa Pompilius instituting the cult of the Vestals (detail), 1636 - 1638 (fresco) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d Arpino) (1568-1640); Musei Capitolini, Rome

Numa Pompilius instituting the cult of the Vestals (detail), 1636 - 1638 (fresco)
7216157 Numa Pompilius instituting the cult of the Vestals (detail), 1636 - 1638 (fresco) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d Arpino) (1568-1640); Musei Capitolini, Rome

Consecration of a young Vestale in the presence of the goddesses Minerve and Vesta, 1786 (bas relief terracotta)
JEB4902415 Consecration of a young Vestale in the presence of the goddesses Minerve and Vesta, 1786 (bas relief terracotta) by d Antoine, Etienne (1737-1809); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille

Numa Pompilius instituting the cult of the Vestals (detail), 1636 - 1638 (fresco)
7216158 Numa Pompilius instituting the cult of the Vestals (detail), 1636 - 1638 (fresco) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d Arpino) (1568-1640); Musei Capitolini, Rome

Madonna and Child with Saints, 17th century (Oil on canvas)
7216077 Madonna and Child with Saints, 17th century (Oil on canvas) by Bonatti, Giovanni (1635-81); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Madonna and Child with Saints. Oil on canvas)

Triumph of Chritianity. 1585 (fresco)
7232617 Triumph of Chritianity. 1585 (fresco) by Laureti, Tommaso (c.1530-1602); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Triumph of Chritianity)

Idolatry (engraving)
7167106 Idolatry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Idolatry. Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood, 1834 (Charles Tilt).); © Look and Learn

Robinson Crusoe: Destruction of the tartar idol (colour litho)
7182773 Robinson Crusoe: Destruction of the tartar idol (colour litho) by Finnemore, Joseph (1860-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Destruction of the tartar idol)

Chinese Idol Worshippers (engraving)
7182211 Chinese Idol Worshippers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese Idol Worshippers)

Moise detruisant le Veau d or (engraving)
7179715 Moise detruisant le Veau d or (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moise detruisant le Veau d or)

Moses, angered by his people worshipping the golden calf, breaking the tablets of stone (engraving)
7172315 Moses, angered by his people worshipping the golden calf, breaking the tablets of stone (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moses)

Dance around the Golden Calf (chromolitho)
7173050 Dance around the Golden Calf (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dance around the Golden Calf)

Hindoo Idol Makers, Isaiah xliv, 9-17 (engraving)
7180911 Hindoo Idol Makers, Isaiah xliv, 9-17 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hindoo Idol Makers, Isaiah xliv, 9-17)

Adamites being arrested in a square in Amsterdam (engraving)
7201574 Adamites being arrested in a square in Amsterdam (engraving) by Dutch School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adamites being arrested in a square in Amsterdam)

The virgin and Child with Saint John Nepomucene, Before 1732, oil on canvas
7224997 The virgin and Child with Saint John Nepomucene, Before 1732, oil on canvas by Conca, Sebastiano (1680-1764); Villa Borghese, Rome

The Adoration of the Golden Calf (oil)
7076684 The Adoration of the Golden Calf (oil) by Codazzi, Viviano (1603-72); 174x127 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Codazzi, Viviano (1603-72))

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Bacchante; Bacchant; Bacchantin (engraving)
7194792 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Bacchante; Bacchant; Bacchantin (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacchante; Bacchant; Bacchantin)

Josiah destroying the False Gods (engraving)
7182798 Josiah destroying the False Gods (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Josiah destroying the False Gods)

Madonna and Child with Angels (detail) 17th century ( Oil on slate)
7216089 Madonna and Child with Angels (detail) 17th century ( Oil on slate) by Albani, Francesco (1578-1660); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Madonna and Child with Angels (detail)

Chinese Idolaters (engraving)
7180855 Chinese Idolaters (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese Idolaters)

Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1862
7072621 Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1862 by Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel (1814-79) (after); Musee de Notre Dame de Paris, France; (add.info.: The reliquary of the Holy Crown of 1862)

Miniature replica of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, 5th century (marble)
7072149 Miniature replica of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, 5th century (marble) by Roman, (4th-5th century); Musee Narbo Via, Narbonne

Saint Louis of Gonzague. circa 1900 (illustration)
6437966 Saint Louis of Gonzague. circa 1900 (illustration) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Religion Catholic religion. Saint Louis of Gonzague)

Temiya Jakata. circa 1910 (illustration)
6437945 Temiya Jakata. circa 1910 (illustration) by Laotian School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Religion Buddhism. The dumb prince Temiya at the age of 16 reign for 7 days)

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"Cults: Unveiling the Mysteries of Faith and Devotion" Step into a world where belief takes on extraordinary forms, from the Irvingites' mesmerizing rituals to the fierce battles of Wrestling. Explore the enigmatic practices of Jehovah's Witnesses and witness their unwavering dedication to their faith. Delve into the intriguing history of Christianity Shakers, whose unique worship style captivated hearts with their rhythmic dances. Discover the ancient Worship of Baal that once held sway over civilizations, leaving behind traces etched in time. At Biserica din Deal in Sighisoara, Transylvania, stand before a building nestled against a cemetery wall—a testament to devotion that transcends life itself. Marvel at menhirs and stone tables in Khasia and Peshawar, remnants of forgotten cultures that sought connection with higher realms. Travel back to Egypt's Serapeum—where Apis Bulls were revered—and witness its grandeur through an exquisite 19th-century artwork reproduction. Gaze upon Elefsina's Bay as it was during the Mysteries of Eleusis—an ancient Greek cult site dedicated to Demeter—its secrets whispering through time. Admire marble statues depicting Maenade or Ariane from centuries past; these masterpieces embody both beauty and devotion. And finally, confront death head-on as you explore Etruscan culture's morbid fascination with corpses—an exhibition that reveals humanity's complex relationship with mortality. In this captivating journey through diverse cults across continents and eras, we unravel tales woven by fervent believers seeking meaning beyond mundane existence. Join us as we peel back layers of history to understand how these fascinating movements shaped societies and left an indelible mark on human consciousness.