Symbols Collection (page 5)

The Prognostications (Prophecies) of Paracelsus, by Paracelsus (engraving)
3480675 The Prognostications (Prophecies) of Paracelsus, by Paracelsus (engraving); (add.info.: The Prognostications (Prophecies) of Paracelsus, are exceedingly cryptic

On 9 October 1870, manning the fortifications against the invading Prussians, Rambervillers, Eastern France, 1870
3480814 On 9 October 1870, manning the fortifications against the invading Prussians, Rambervillers, Eastern France, 1870; (add.info.: On 9 October 1870)

The soldier being visited by death
3478606 The soldier being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the soldier being visited by 'death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The moneylender being visited by death
3478603 The moneylender being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the moneylender being visited by 'death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A merchant being visited by death
3478601 A merchant being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a merchant being visited by 'death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A drunkard being visited by death
3478600 A drunkard being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a drunkard being visited by 'Death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A robber being visited by death
3478598 A robber being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a robber being visited by 'death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A robber being visited by death
3478597 A robber being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a robber being visited by 'death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The blind man being visited by death
3478685 The blind man being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the blind man being visited by 'death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The pedlar being visited by death
3478616 The pedlar being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the pedlar being visited by 'death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Elizabeth I of England
3329921 Elizabeth I of England; (add.info.: Portrait of Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603) was Queen of England and Ireland. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Godfrey de Bouillon (c1060-1100), French crusader wearing the symbols of Christ's passion in his helmet during
533832 Godfrey de Bouillon (c1060-1100), French crusader wearing the symbols of Christ's passion in his helmet during the First Crusade, and elected ruler of Jerusalem 1099

Science. Energy. The gas in Paris. Imagery, France, c.1930 (print)
3433714 Science. Energy. The gas in Paris. Imagery, France, c.1930 (print); (add.info.: Sciences. Energies. Le gaz, combustible de Paris. Imagerie, France, vers 1930. Coll. Part. Science. Energy)

Mural painting in the tomb of Pashed, 1306-1290 BC
AIS5388765 Mural painting in the tomb of Pashed, 1306-1290 BC.; (add.info.: Egyptian art: the eye of Horus, symbol of protection and royal power against the deities)

Letter A: Alsace. Alphabetical cubes, French provinces and cities: traditional costumes and headdresses
DUV4216756 Letter A: Alsace. Alphabetical cubes, French provinces and cities: traditional costumes and headdresses and a typical symbol of each region (human activity or monument) (lithograph)

Come see gentlemen, for five cents you can admire this beautiful animal' Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria (1793-1875)
BEN5478794 Come see gentlemen, for five cents you can admire this beautiful animal' Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria (1793-1875) walking the Prince of Metternich (1773-1859)

Handkerchief printed with Britannia mourning the portrait of Horatio Nelson
MMM5475561 Handkerchief printed with Britannia mourning the portrait of Horatio Nelson; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Handkerchief printed with Britannia)

Iconic drawing in memory of our late hero Lord Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
MMM5481991 Iconic drawing in memory of our late hero Lord Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) by Fittler, James (1758-1835); National Maritime Museum, London

Gold coin decorated with a cross of the Duke of Florence Cosimo I de' Medici (Cosimo I de' Medici)
BEN5479915 Gold coin decorated with a cross of the Duke of Florence Cosimo I de' Medici (Cosimo I de' Medici, 1519-1574) made by the medalist Pietro Paolo Galeotti (1520-1584) 1537-1557 Diam

Tarot game: allegorical representation of Justice holding a sword and a scales, late 19th century
FGL5478146 Tarot game: allegorical representation of Justice holding a sword and a scales, late 19th century; Fototeca Gilardi.

An allegory of optics, representing an eye in the center of a star, 1820 (etching)
MMM5477354 An allegory of optics, representing an eye in the center of a star, 1820 (etching); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: An allegory of optics)

American postcard showing symbols of international Freemasonry. 1905
5305983 American postcard showing symbols of international Freemasonry. 1905; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Design for the navy pillar 'Britannia Victorious' Etching from 1800, by James Gillray (1757-1815)
MMM5485401 Design for the navy pillar 'Britannia Victorious' Etching from 1800, by James Gillray (1757-1815). by Gillray, James (1757-1815); National Maritime Museum, London

The Victors of the Nile (or Battle of Aboukir, Egypt, 1798), with 15 cameo portraits of naval officers who died in
MMM5484675 The Victors of the Nile (or Battle of Aboukir, Egypt, 1798), with 15 cameo portraits of naval officers who died in battle (from left to right: Saumarez, Troubridge, Darry, Louis, Pryton)

Bas-relief, votive painting by Jacques Taintegnier, 1408, Jacques Taintegnier and Jeanne Blancharde
7242371 Bas-relief, votive painting by Jacques Taintegnier, 1408, Jacques Taintegnier and Jeanne Blancharde; Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church (Eglise Saint-Jacques) Eglise Saint-Jacques

Statue, Madonna and Child, bought in Lille in 1846, wood and polychrome plaster
7242244 Statue, Madonna and Child, bought in Lille in 1846, wood and polychrome plaster; Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church (Escanaffles, eglise Saint-Martin)

Mother Mary and Jesus, 19th century, iranian art (oil on canvas)
7062399 Mother Mary and Jesus, 19th century, iranian art (oil on canvas); Armenian Museum, Isfahan, Iran; (add.info.: Mother Mary and Jesus, 19th century, iranian art, oil on canvas)

Mexican pictorial writing, from "The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge"
6428149 Mexican pictorial writing, from "The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge", published c. 1890 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Wartburg, antependium altarpiece, mid-19th century Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany, Europe
7281477 Wartburg, antependium altarpiece, mid-19th century Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany, Europe; Sammlungen auf der Wartburg, Eisenach, Germany; (add.info.: Wartburg, antependium altarpiece)

Madonna And Child Blessing
7272502 Madonna And Child Blessing; (add.info.: Madonna with Child Blessing and Globus cruciger. Detail of half-length; polychrome wooden statue (no date). Ponzone (AL), 2001); Fototeca Gilardi.

Eternity, 17th century (engraving)
7272493 Eternity, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Eternity represented as a woman whose lower extremities cross, extend and meet to surround the head)

Mother and baby, 19th century (Watercolour)
7261268 Mother and baby, 19th century (Watercolour); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Mother and baby, possibly Mary/Madonna and Jesus)

Anglo-Saxon fine gold buckle
3330425 Anglo-Saxon fine gold buckle; (add.info.: Anglo-Saxon fine gold buckle depicting an Early Christian symbol. Dated 7th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The blind man being visited by death
3478605 The blind man being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the blind man being visited by 'death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The astrologer being visited by death
3478612 The astrologer being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the astrologer being visited by 'death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Masonic Seal, United Grand Chapter, London 1817, from the book The History of Freemasonry, Volume II, pub. by Thomas C
3501398 Masonic Seal, United Grand Chapter, London 1817, from the book The History of Freemasonry, Volume II, pub. by Thomas C. Jack in London, 1883; (add.info.: Masonic Seal)

The Lion of Venice
3507223 The Lion of Venice; (add.info.: The Lion of Venice is an ancient bronze winged lion sculpture in the Piazza San Marco of Venice, Italy, came to symbolize the city)

Juliette Dodu, 1870
3480813 Juliette Dodu, 1870; (add.info.: Juliette Dodu (1848 - 1909) legendary heroine of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, and the first woman to be awarded the Legion of Honore

Christ Handing the Keys to St Peter, c1920 (stained glass)
8714244 Christ Handing the Keys to St Peter, c1920 (stained glass) by Mayer, Franz (1848-1926); (add.info.: Stained Glass built 1920s. Glass by Franz Mayer Germany)

Pentecost, Colmar (stained glass)
8711457 Pentecost, Colmar (stained glass) by Unknown Artist, (14th century); (add.info.: Saint Martin church. Stained glass. Virgin Mary. The Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost Colmar)

Canis Major. Lepus, Columba Noachi & Cela Sculptoris, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue )
7339148 Canis Major. Lepus, Columba Noachi & Cela Sculptoris, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue ) by Hall, Sydney (fl.1826); 20.3x14 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Perception of the Christian world, 12th century (low relief)
8617814 Perception of the Christian world, 12th century (low relief); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Basilica Mary Magdalenein Vezelay)

Humorous postcard card satirising British Freemasonry. 1905
5305976 Humorous postcard card satirising British Freemasonry. 1905; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Swiss. postcard with an allegorical Illustration depicting the Freemasonry in Switzerland 1901
5305971 Swiss. postcard with an allegorical Illustration depicting the Freemasonry in Switzerland 1901; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Symbolic female figure representing Freedom, releasing a dove, 1803 (watercolour, ivory, gilt, glass)
7340097 Symbolic female figure representing Freedom, releasing a dove, 1803 (watercolour, ivory, gilt, glass) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 5.9x4.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Symbolic female figure, in memory of Captain Henry Bryne (d.1780), c.1780 (watercolour, gold, glass)
7340087 Symbolic female figure, in memory of Captain Henry Bryne (d.1780), c.1780 (watercolour, gold, glass) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 2.5x1.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Ursa Major, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue)
7340878 Ursa Major, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue) by Hall, Sydney (fl.1826); 20.3x14 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Sidney Hall Plate 9)

Draco and Ursa Minor, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue )
7340872 Draco and Ursa Minor, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue ) by Hall, Sydney (fl.1826); 20.3x14 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Sidney Hall Plate 1)

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Symbols have the power to transcend time and culture, carrying profound meanings that resonate with humanity. One such symbol is the icon depicting Abbott Mena with Christ, dating back to the 6th-7th century. This ancient piece of art, painted in tempera on panel, captures a spiritual connection between two figures, representing faith and devotion. In contrast to religious symbolism, palmistry offers a different perspective on symbols. A map of the hand reveals intricate lines and markings believed to hold secrets about an individual's past, present, and future. It serves as a reminder that our destinies may be written in our own hands. Moving from personal symbolism to architectural marvels, St. Mark's Church stands proudly amidst the cobbled streets of Zagreb Square in Croatia. Its grandeur speaks volumes about its historical significance and cultural heritage—a symbol of unity for the people who gather within its walls. Continuing our journey through Europe, we encounter Heiliggeistkirche church in Vienna—home to Joseph Plecnik's masterpiece: a holy spirit dove sculpture. This elegant representation embodies purity and divine guidance while adding beauty to Austria's capital city. Traveling further east brings us face-to-face with another powerful symbol—the Papyrus of Ani or Book of the Dead—an ancient Egyptian text containing spells and rituals guiding souls through judgment after death. This papyrus represents not only beliefs but also acts as a testament to human fascination with life beyond mortality. Walter Crane's Garland takes us into the realm of mythological creatures intertwined within nature-inspired patterns—a symbolic celebration of harmony between humans and their environment. Shifting gears towards political emblems leads us straight into Russia's Imperial Eagle—a majestic bird embodying strength and authority throughout history—an enduring symbol representing imperial power at its height. On Scotland's Isle of Iona stands a replica St John's Cross—an iconic Christian symbol marking sacred ground for centuries—reminding visitors that faith can transcend time and place.