Monk Collection

The Venerable Bede translating the last chapter of St John. The Illustration from An Outline of Christianity edited by
1275249 The Venerable Bede translating the last chapter of St John. The Illustration from An Outline of Christianity edited by As Peake et al (Waverley, c 1910.) by Penrose

fine arts, Gruetzner, Eduard, Ritter von, (1846 - 1925), painting "Im Braeustuebl", Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

Venerable Bede (c.673-735) Anglo-Saxon theologian, scholar and historian: monk at Jarrow, Northumberland
532026 Venerable Bede (c.673-735) Anglo-Saxon theologian, scholar and historian: monk at Jarrow, Northumberland. Bede using writing slope, quill pen. Scissors, inkwell and candle at his side

Holy Infant of Prague
The miraculous Holy Infant of Prague was revealed by his mother Mary to Saint Cyril of the Mother of God, a barefoot Carmelite monk, at Prague, in the 9th century

Fra Mauro map (1460). The Fra Mauro Map orientation (South at the top). is considered
Fra Mauro map (1460). The Fra Mauro Map orientation (South at the top).is considered the greatest memorial of medieval cartography. by the Venetian monk Fra Mauro

Icon of St. Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury, with the Holy Grail and the staff that flowered, by the hand of a Monk of the Brotherhood of St. Seraphim of Sarov

St Hilda / Whitby / Reid
SAINT HILDA OF WHITBY Anglo-Saxon abbess, receiving a visit from Caedmon

Dom Perignon / Monk
Dom Perignon, a Benedictine monk of Hautvillers, discovers the champagne process

Saint Jerome in his Study, ca 1475. Artist: Antonello da Messina (ca 1430-1479)
Saint Jerome in his Study, ca 1475. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Coates Plymouth Gin
A label for Coates Plymouth Gin

Fleisch macht Fleisch (Meat Gives Meat), 1555. Found in the Collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

LUCA PACIOLI (1445?-?1514). Italian mathematician and Franciscan friar. Painting, 16th century

Fudo Myoo Threatening a Novice, 1885. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Fudo Myoo Threatening a Novice, 1885

Saint Hugh of Lincoln and the Swan, 1912. Artist: Winifred Mary Letts
Saint Hugh of Lincoln and the Swan, 1912. Hugh of Lincoln (1135/40-1200), also known as Hugh of Avalon, was a French noble, Benedictine and Carthusian monk

Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Engraving. Colored
Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Spanish friar of DIscalced Carmelite Order. Engraving. Colored

Protestant Reformation. Satire against Martin Luther (1483
Protestant Reformation. 16th century. Germany. Satire against Martin Luther (1483-1546). Colored engraving

Komuso Buddhist monks, Japan. They wear a straw basket (tengai) over their head and play a bamboo flute (shakuhachi). Date: circa 1890s

Old Reading Abbey Whisky
Old Reading Abbey, Scotch and Irish Whisky advert with monks drinking with their meal 1900s

St Bernard of Clairvaux
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Digitally colored engraving

Scribe copying manuscripts in the Middle Ages
Medieval scribe writing at a desk, surrounded by open manuscripts. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape
CH11386 Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); Private Collection; (add.info)

St. Francis Preaching to the Birds, 1297-99 (fresco)
XIR62297 St. Francis Preaching to the Birds, 1297-99 (fresco) by Giotto di Bondone (c.1266-1337); San Francesco, Upper Church, Assisi, Italy; Gift of Mr and Mrs Henry H

ST. BRENDAN: MASS. St. Brendan and his monks celebrate Mass on the back of a whale. Color engraving after a medieval illumination

Monks lighting khom loy candles and lanterns for Loi Krathong festival

Novice Buddhist monks, Doi Kong Mu Temple, Mae Hong Son, northern Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

DRUNK MONK
A portly monk with a moustache smiles to himself as he prepares to drink a glass of wine or a similar tipple

Carthusian monks process to matins at 2 am
Carthusian monks in cowls and habits process to matins at 2 am

Saint Columba with his horse
Saint Columba (also known as Colum Cille, meaning dove of the church) with his horse. He was a Gaelic Irish missionary monk, thought to have introduced Christianity to the Picts

Duns Scotus (1266-1308). Philosopher-theologians. Scriptum q
Duns Scotus (1266-1308). Philosopher-theologians of the High Middle Ages. Scholasticism school. Scriptum quartum a Joanne Duns Scoto super quarto sententiarum editum. Edit, 1517

Rasputin, Grigory Yefimovich (1872-1916). Siberian monk, Tsar Nicholas IIs councillor. Portrait of Rasputin. Photography. RUSSIA

Saint Francis of Assisi statue
Statue of Saint Francis of Assisi in the garden of San Diego Mission, California. Digital photograph

Martin Luther portrait. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a portrait by Holbein

Young monk offers flowers, Aukana Buddha, 39 ft high, Sri Lanka, Asia

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

Monks during Za-Zen meditation in the Zazen Hall, Elheiji Zen Monastery, Japan, Asia

Buddhist monks standing in front of Angkor Wat, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Asia

Monks Copying Manuscript
Monastic copyists replicating manuscripts in the scriptorium of their monastery

Art / Hogarth / Roast Beef
THE GATE OF CALAIS, OR, O THE ROAST BEEF OF OLD ENGLAND a satire on the well-fed English versus the poorly- fed French

Brockley Court Ghost
THE BROCKLEY COURT GHOST [near Clevedon, Somerset] Student Spencer-Palmer photographed by his brother as a ghostly monk - photo often taken to be genuine !

The Warning before Flodden, 1874 (oil on canvas)
WAG13324 The Warning before Flodden, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Faed, John (1820-1902); 135 x 185 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands

Resident monk at chapel door, Paleokastritsa Monastery, Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Rasputin in Hospital
GRIGORI RASPUTIN Russian priest and intriguer in hospital after Khina Gussevas attempt on his life

St Bernard of Clairvaux
SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX French religious who established the monastery at Clairvaux

The Seven Liberal Arts, illustration from Hortus deliciarum
XIR219019 The Seven Liberal Arts, illustration from Hortus deliciarum by Herrade de Landsberg (1125-95) (ink on vellum) (b/w photo) by German School, (12th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Allegory of Obedience, c. 1330 (fresco)
XIR440726 Allegory of Obedience, c.1330 (fresco) by Giotto di Bondone (c.1266-1337) (school of); San Francesco, Lower Church, Assisi

MONK DRINKING WINE. Good Old Wine. Wood engraving, 19th century

Medieval scholar, 16th century

Martin Luther, German theologian
Martin Luther (1483-1546), German theologian and founder of the Protestant Reformation. Luther was born at Eisleben. Initially trained in law

Cluniac Monk
Cluniac monk of Melton Mowbray, England, with his cowl

Sadhus at a royal bath (Sahi Snan) during Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Monk inside Shidoden Memorial Hall at Eiheiji Temple, headquarters of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism, Fukui, Japan

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

Monks in saffron robes, Angkor Wat, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Monk Wine Cellar 14 Cent
A conscientious monk tastes the monastery wine to make sure it is ageing well and keeping in good condition, a duty which must be performed from time to time

Galileo Demonstrates
GALILEO GALILEI demonstrates his astronomical theories to a monk who isn t at all sure that he wants to know

Monk and Mug
A monk with a double chin drinking a mug of beer!

Monk Copyists
John Mielot, author of Miracles de Notre Dame using a quill and a scraping knife in a monestary library

Saint Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio
Saint Francis of Assisi befriends the Wolf of Gubbio, who has been terrorising and killing the townspeople, and obtains a promise that it will do no more harm. Date: circa 1205

Zen koan painting depicting monk and tiger, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Historic
Martin Luther, (Eisleben, 1483, Eisleben, 1546). German reformer. Doctor of Theology and Augustinian priest. In 1517, outlined the main thesis of Lutheranism in Wittenberg

Seated Buddha and monks meditating, Wat Si Chum, Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand

Buddhist monks near Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tibetan Buddhist monk reading scriptures at the Boudha stupa at Bodhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

St Bernard of Clairvaux
SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX French religious who established the monastery at Clairvaux

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

Buddhist Monks at Angkor Wat Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia Date: 2014

Nun of the order of Feuillantines, Congregation of Our Lady of the Feuillants, Cistercian, Religieuse Feuillantine
5912793 Nun of the order of Feuillantines, Congregation of Our Lady of the Feuillants, Cistercian, Religieuse Feuillantine

Hotei Pointing at the Moon, 1650. Creator: Fugai Ekun
Hotei Pointing at the Moon, 1650

The Bell of Huesca, oil Painting, 1880

The Siege of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad, 1891. Artist: Vasily Vereshchagin
The Siege of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad, 1891. The Trinity Lavra of St Sergius was founded in Sergiyev Posad (Zagorsk), Russia, in 1345 by St Sergius of Radonezh

Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) in Goa (India)
Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552), Spanish missionary, through the streets of the Portuguese colony of Goa (India) in 1542. French engraving, 1850. Colored

St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila (engraving)
XIR78696 St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila (engraving) by French School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Saint Jean de la Croix; ); French

Chinese Guardian Statues at Temple of Wat Pho, Bangkok
Temple guard statue (Farang guard) imported from China at the temple of Wat Pho (The Temple of the Reclining Buddha) in the Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand

Gregor Mendel, Austrian botanist
Gregor Johann Mendel (1822-1884), Austrian botanist and founder of genetics. Mendel, the abbot of an abbey in Brno, carried out breeding experiments with pea plants (held in hand)

Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher
Giordano Bruno (1548-1600), Italian philosopher. Bruno was a supporter of the Copernican view that the Earth revolved around the Sun

The Tasting (oil on canvas)
473290 The Tasting (oil on canvas) by Sani, Alessandro (1856-1927); 51.4x61.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

A young monk studying by a window inside a temple, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Heavenly Ladder of Saint John Climacus, 12th century. Found in the Collection of Saint Catherines Monastery, Mount Sinai, Egypt

Nichiren Calming the Storm, 19th century. Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Nichiren Calming the Storm, 19th century

Dom Perignon, French monk known for wine-making
Dom Perignon (1638-1715), French Benedictine monk who is often (incorrectly) credited with the invention of sparkling champagne

Abd-ar-Rahman III (889- 961). Emir and Caliph of Al-Andalus. Abd-ar-Rahman III and his court (1885) by Dionisio Baixeras Verdaguer (1862-1943) depicting the Caliphs reception of the monk John Gorze

John Of God, Saint (1495-1550). Portuguese religious man, founder of the ador de la Order of Charity or of Hospitallers (Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God)

ROBIN HOOD. Friar Tuck marries Robin Hood and Maid Marian. Illustration from a late 19th century American juvenile edition

The Conversion of Paula, by Alma-Tadema
The Conversion of Paula, by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema RA (1836-1912). Date: 1898

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

In the tumultuous year of 1963, a Buddhist monk named Thich Quang Duc made a powerful statement that shook the world. Faced with President Ngo Dinh Diem's oppressive anti-Buddhist measures and his mistreatment of protestors, Duc decided to take drastic action. On June 11th, at an intersection in Saigon, South Vietnam, he committed self-immolation. Captured by photographer Malcolm Browne, the image of Duc engulfed in flames became an iconic symbol of resistance and sacrifice. It served as a stark reminder of the lengths individuals would go to fight for their beliefs and bring attention to injustice. Centuries earlier, another monk left his mark on history through cartography. The Fra Mauro Map from 1460 challenged conventional wisdom by orienting south at the top instead of north. This bold choice showcased the innovative thinking and curiosity present within monastic circles during that time. Monks have often been associated with spiritual practices and devotion throughout history. From Dom Perignon perfecting champagne-making techniques to Coates Plymouth Gin crafted by monks using secret recipes passed down through generations – their dedication has resulted in exquisite creations enjoyed by many. Religious icons also play a significant role in monastic traditions. The Icon of St. Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury depicts him holding both the Holy Grail and a staff that miraculously bloomed with flowers – symbols representing faith and divine intervention. Artistic expressions have long captured various aspects of monastic life too. Antonello da Messina's painting "Saint Jerome in his Study" portrays contemplation amidst books and solitude while highlighting intellectual pursuits embraced by monks. Yet not all depictions are serene; some explore folklore or satire like "Woman raising her skirts to scare off the devil. " These images remind us that even those dedicated to spirituality can confront earthly challenges with humor or unconventional methods. Saint John of the Cross exemplifies the resilience and strength found in monastic figures.