Prayer Collection

Praying Girl, Italian painting of 19th century. Artist: Roberto Ferruzzi
Praying Girl, Italian painting of 19th century. Ferruzzi, Roberto (1854-1944). Found in the collection of the M. Kroshitsky Art Museum, Sevastopol

On Angel Wings - Hexham Abbey, Northumberland
England, Northumberland, Hexham Abbey. On Angel Wings, an ariel installation of origami paper angels to mark the covid 19 pandemic located in the chancel of Hexham Abbey in Northumberland

standing angel sculpture surrounded by a dazzling aura of light

The Angelus, Jean-Franois Millet (1814-1875), oil on canvas, Muse d'Orsay, Paris France Paris, Muse d'Orsay Painting Realism, Nineteenth century, 19th century, Europe

Praying hands, art by Durer
Durers Praying Hands. Sketch by the German artist Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) of praying hands (1508). Durer did much to introduce the Renaissance style of art to northern Europe

The Angelus, 1857-1859, (1912). Artist: Jean Francois Millet
The Angelus, 1857-1859, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

The Lords Prayer
From the Gospel of Matthew, chapter vi, verses 3 - 13

The Angelus (c1857-1859). At the sound of the Angelus bell from the church in the distance, peasants pause in their work to say an evening prayer. Jean Francois Millet (1817-1875) Musee d Orsay, Paris

The Lords Prayer and the Ten Commandments. Print shows the Lords Prayer and the Ten Commandments interspersed by various religious symbols and religious and secular admonitions

Everest base camp, Everest base camp trek, Himalayas, Nepal, prayer flags, Colour Image
Everest base camp, Everest base camp trek, Himalayas, Nepal, prayer, Gallo Landscapes, 705009687

A Prayer to the Madonna, c1877-1912, (1912). Artist: Maurice Bompard
A Prayer to the Madonna, c1877-1912, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

The Angelus, 1857-1859. Artist: Jean Francois Millet
The Angelus, 1857-1859. A man and woman working in a potato field pause for prayer when they hear the bell rung in the church in the right background

English knight. Brass rubbing, c1323, from Pebmarsh Church, Essex, England
WILLIAM FITZRALPH, d. 1323. English knight. Brass rubbing, c1323, from Pebmarsh Church, Essex, England

The prayer at Valley Forge

Madonna and Child between St Francis and St John the Evangelist, c1320s. St Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) is bearing the stigmata on his left hand, while St John carries a book

The Evening Prayer: There is a dog who loves his Master so, He always goes with him wherever he may go, And even when he kneels to say his Evening Prayer, This faithful friend is by his bedside there!

Liverpool manager Bill Shankly celebrates their League Championshipwin with his players, as his side become champions following their goalless draw with Leicester City at Anfield

Muslim woman kneeling on prayer mat saying prayers, Jordan, Middle East

Primitive Methodists at Prayer, c1889, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
Primitive Methodists at Prayer, c1889, (c1902). After a painting in the Dudley Museums Service collection. Depiction of fishermen in the congregation of the Fore Street Chapel in St Ives, Cornwall

The Battle Of Agincourt, 1415, (c1850). The Battle of Agincourt, fought between the English and French, took place on 25 October 1415, in northern France

The Infant Samuel, c1776, (1912). Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds
The Infant Samuel, c1776, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, (Cassell and Company, London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

First settlers of Hartford, Connecticut, 1636
Thomas Hookers congregation migrates from Massachusetts to settle Hartford, Connecticut, 1636. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

The Intercession of Christ and the Virgin, before 1402. Creator: Lorenzo Monaco
The Intercession of Christ and the Virgin, before 1402. Christ and the Virgin pray to God on behalf of a prominent Florentine family

Saint Rita Praying
SAINT RITA OF CASCIA Italian peasant woman who survived a brutal husband to become a nun and saint - depicted at prayer Date: 1377 - 1447

Twilight at the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal
Turn up the light in new year in Boudhanath Stupa Boudhanath is a UNESCO world heritage site in the Kathmandu valley, Nepal

King George V Silver Jubilee celebrations, ILN cover, 1935
Soldiers from across the British Empire gather to adore the crown, resplendent on a garlanded pedestal

England, County Durham, Durham City. Durham Cathedral, situated above the river banks of the River Wear

Piero della Francesca, Italian painter
Renaissance Art. Italy. 15th century. Piero della Francesca (c.1420-1492). Italian painter. The Nativity, 1470-75. Tempera on panel. National Gallery. London. England. UK

CONTINENTAL CONGRESS. Chaplain Jacob Duche leading the first prayer in the First Continental Congress at Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia, September 1774: mezzotint, 1848

Lourdes - The Grotto
Statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Grotto, with believers praying beneath and hanging crutches testament to the miraculous cures achievers by those of faith at this sacred Christian site

England, County Durham, Durham City. Fulling Mill, on the banks of the River Wear, below Durham Cathedral

Manuscript Leaf with the Annunciation from a Book of Hours, ca. 1485-90

Prayer flags with the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal
Boudhanath Stupa in the Kathmandu valley, Nepal. Boudhanath is a UNESCO world heritage site

TANNER: THE SAVIOUR. Oil on wood by Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937)

RUBENS: DANIEL & LIONS DEN. Peter Paul Rubens: Daniel in the Lions Den. Oil on canvas, c1615

Egypt - Old Egyptian men at prayer

Novice monk praying at the feet of Giant Buddha statue, Wat Intharawihan (Wat In), Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Hands, Za-Zen meditation, Elheiji (Eiheiji) Zen monastery, Japan, Asia

Buddha statue in grotto, Tanzhe Temple, Beijing, China, Asia

St Birgitta of Sweden
SAINT BIRGITTA Swedish saint, depicted at prayer before a crucifix. Date: CIRCA 1303 - 1373

Jesus praying, St. Anthony Coptic church, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Muslim with prayer beads, Abene, Casamance, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

PRIMITIVE METHODISTS, 1888. Primitive Methodists at Prayer. Wood engraving after William Holt Yates Titcombs painting, c1888, of the Primitive Methodist congregation of Fore Street, St. Ives, England

Women wearing embroidered veils at Holy Mass, Beit Jala, West Bank, Palestine National Authority, Middle East

Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco State, Mexico, North America

Buddhist monks performing prayers and music, Kyoto city, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Tree with prayer ribbons, Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai, China, Asia

English Prayer Book
THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER An Ordre for Mattyns - a page from the first book of Common Prayer in English, published under Edward VI

Dandelion Clock & Prayer
A dandelion clock is used as a metaphor for measuring your life by loss and not by gain

Woman offering candle and praying in front of Crucifix

Bishops mitre, Paris, France, Europe

Muslim prayer beads, Brazzaville, Congo, Africa

Tree with prayer ribbons, Jade Buddha temple, Shanghai, China, Asia

Clown convention in Bognor Regis.
Clown convention in Bognor Regis Clowns gathered in Bognor Regis this weekend for their annual convention. Among those taking part were (l to r) Malteser, Oggy, Izzo, Zaz and Silly Tilly.

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor temples, Buddhist monk in saffron robes meditating (MR)

Daniel in Egypt praying toward Jerusalem
Daniel Chapter 6, verse10: " And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God

Muslim woman praying, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken, 1758-59. Creator: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken, 1758-59

The Lords Prayer in ten different languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, Irish, Portuguese, Greek, German, Latin and Welsh) Date: 1841

Construction of the Temple at Jerusalem by King Solomon, 15th century. Solomon directs proceedings from a balcony

Le Coup de Lance, 1620. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Le Coup de Lance, 1620. At the Crucifixion the soldier pierces Christs side to make sure he is dead. At bottom right, the Virgin Mary and St John the Apostle turn aside in despair

The oldest known surviving example of the icon of Christ Pantocrator was painted in encaustic on panel in the sixth or seventh century

A little girl kneels to say her prayers - Carlisle Cathedral
A little girl kneels to say her prayers in Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria, England. She wears a tiara and holds her hands together 2011

Bhutan, Paro. Prayer flags fluttering at the cliffs edge across from Taktsang Monastery, or Tigers Nest

Praying Hands, 1508, (1943). Creator: Albrecht Durer
Praying Hands, 1508, (1943). Drawing in the Albertina Museum, Vienna. From " Europaische Handzeichnungen", (Five Hundred Years of European Drawings), by Bernhard Degenhart

Salvador Dali Poses in front of one his paintings
Picture dated in the 50s of Spanish artist Salvador Dali. / AFP PHOTO / -

The Sunset Prayer in the Desert, c1913. Artist: Charles JS Makin
The Sunset Prayer in the Desert, c1913. From With Pen and Camera in Three Continents by Charles J. S. Makin, F.I.C. F.C.S. [The Tribune Publishing Company, London, 1913]

Praying before a sphinx, Cairo, Egypt, c1920s. Plate taken From In the Land of the Pharaohs, published by Lehnert & Landrock (Cairo)

Jews praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur, 1878. Artist: Maurycy Gottlieb
Jews praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur, 1878. Gottlieb, Maurycy (1856-1879). Found in the collection of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

The Laying in the Tomb ( The Deposition / The Entombment ), 1602-1604. Mary of Clopas with her arms raised; Mary Magdalene with bowed head; Nicodemus grasps the legs of the dead Christ

WW1 - Catholic Mass in the Trenches at Bienvillers-aux-Bois
WW1 - French troops partake in Catholic Mass in the Trenches at Bienvillers-aux-Bois - August 1915. It was estimated that over 20, 000 priests served in the French army in some capacity

Chromolithograph Devotional Card - Saint Gerald Majella
Chromolithograph Devotional Card depicting Saint Gerard Majella (1726-1755) - an Italian lay brother of the Congregation of the Redeemer, better known as the Redemptorists

Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591). Italian Jesuit. Colored
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591). Italian Jesuit seminarian and student at the Roman college. He died in Rome, at the service of persons infected by the plague

St. Marys Cathedral, Sydney, Australia
Seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney

England, Lincolnshire, Lincoln Cathedral. Detail shot of the interior of Lincoln Cathedral featuring Organ Pipes and Candles

Greece, Santorini, Oia. Blue domed church overlooking the Sea of Crete

Washington: Valley Forge
WASHINGTON: VALLEY FORGE. George Washingtons prayer at Valley Forge. Color engraving, American, 19th century

The Prayer at Valley Forge From the original painting by Henry Brueckner /. Print showing George Washington praying under trees at Valley Forge; military camp in background. Date 1889, c1889

A pair of Angels
A very beautiful chromolithographic postcard depicting a pair of angels, one bowed in prayer and one holding a long thin scroll. Date: circa 1910s

A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Bob Cratchit & his son Tiny Tim: illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) to " A Christmas Carol"

JERUSALEM: WAILING WALL. Jewish Jerusalem-Old City. Western Wall (Wailing Wall)

Shaker ceremony, New Lebanon, New York, 1870s
Shakers religious service in the meeting-house at New Lebanon, New York, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Quaker worship service in Philadelphia, 1800s
Society of Friends (Quaker) meeting-house in Philadelphia, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

The Fishermans Prayer
THE FISHERMANs PRAYER Lord suffer me to catch a fish so large that even I in talking of it afterwards shall have no need to lie

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Captivating Artworks Depicting the Power and Beauty of Prayer" "A timeless masterpiece capturing the innocence and devotion: Praying Girl by Roberto Ferruzzi. " "Immerse yourself in a moment of contemplation with The Angelus, an iconic 19th-century Italian painting by Jean Francois Millet. " "Durer's artistry brings to life the profound humility and faith expressed through his renowned piece, Praying Hands. " "The Lords Prayer and the Ten Commandments – guiding principles that have stood the test of time, inspiring countless prayers throughout history. " "Jean Francois Millet's The Angelus resonates with its depiction of humble farmers pausing their work to offer a prayer at dusk. " "St. Teresa of Avila's serene presence in oil on canvas invites us to reflect on her deep connection with prayer as a path to spiritual enlightenment. " "Discover solace in reciting The Lords Prayer, an eternal source of comfort and guidance for believers worldwide. " "King George V Silver Jubilee celebrations captured on ILN cover remind us how prayer unites nations during moments of joyous gratitude. " "Transport yourself back in time as you hear the distant church bell tolling during The Angelus (c1857-1859), awakening souls to pray together daily. " "Witness the unwavering resolve depicted in 'The Prayer at Valley Forge, ' where General Washington sought divine intervention during America's struggle for independence. "Sir Joshua Reynolds' portrayal of The Infant Samuel evokes awe-inspiring reverence as he receives God's call amidst darkness, symbolizing hope even in challenging times" "Honoring our roots: First settlers bow their heads in unity, seeking divine blessings upon Hartford, Connecticut - 1636. " These captivating artworks serve as poignant reminders that prayer transcends time and culture, offering solace, strength, and a connection to the divine.