Prayer in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Prayer in the Mosque, before 1874.

Prayer in the Mosque (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Arab at Prayer, c. 1860.

Arab at Prayer (museum title)

Charles-Théodore Frère (French), watercolor on paper

Walters Art Museum, United States

La Tentation de saint Antoine, Hieronymus Bosch

La Tentation de saint Antoine, 1501.

La Tentation de saint Antoine (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil

National Museum of Ancient Art, Portugal

Sorrow, 1903.

Szomorúság (museum title)

József Rippl-Rónai (Hungarian), oil on cardboard

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula (fragment)

El martirio de santa Úrsula (fragmento) (museum title)

Luis Juárez (Mexican), oil on wood

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

At the Entrance of the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka

At the Entrance of the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, 1904.

A panaszfal bejáratánál Jeruzsálemben (museum title)

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Purification by Muddy Water, Gaganendranath Tagore

Purification by Muddy Water, 1917.

Purification by Muddy Water (museum title)

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

At Church, 1884.

Kirkossa (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Saviour Praying, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka

The Saviour Praying, 1903.

Fohászkodó Üdvözítő (museum title)

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Janus Pannonius Museum, Hungary

Triptyque des ermites, 1493.

Triptyque des ermites (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on wood panel

Doge's Palace, Italy

Interior of the Mosque of Córdoba, Adrien Dauzats

Interior of the Mosque of Córdoba, c. 1860.

Intérieur de la mosquée de Cordoue (museum title)

Adrien Dauzats (French), oil on wood

Goya Museum, France

Apparition of the Angel to the Family of Tobias, Ignacio Merino

Apparition of the Angel to the Family of Tobias, c. 1865–1870.

Aparición del ángel a la familia de Tobías (museum title)

Ignacio Merino (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Ignacio Merino Municipal Art Gallery, Peru

The Double Trinity with Saint Isidore the Farmer and Saint Maria de la Cabeza, Melchor Pérez de Holguín

The Double Trinity with Saint Isidore the Farmer and Saint Maria de la Cabeza, 1701.

La Doble Trinidad con San Isidro Labrador y Santa María de… (museum title)

Melchor Pérez de Holguín (Bolivian), oil

Casa Nacional de Moneda, Potosí, Bolivia

La Tentation de saint Antoine, 1500.

La Tentation de saint Antoine (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on wood panel

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, United States

The Holy Water Font, 1854.

The Holy Water Font (museum title)

Constantin Meunier (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

La Madone du rosaire, 1607.

La Madone du rosaire (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Saint Francis of Assisi in Prayer and Penance, Melchor Pérez de Holguín

Saint Francis of Assisi in Prayer and Penance, 1694.

San Francisco de Asís en oración y penitencia (museum title)

Melchor Pérez de Holguín (Bolivian), oil

Casa Nacional de Moneda, Potosí, Bolivia

Kościuszko on horseback with the scythemen, sketch for “Prayer before the Battle. Racławice” of 1906; verso: in the stable, Józef Chełmoński

Kościuszko on horseback with the scythemen, sketch for “Prayer before the Battle. Racławice” of 1906; verso: in the stable, c. 1905.

Kościuszko na koniu z kosynierami, szkic do obrazu… (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Our Lady of the Rosary with Saint Dominic and Saint Rose, École de Cuzco

Our Lady of the Rosary with Saint Dominic and Saint Rose, c. 1750.

Virgen del Rosario con santo Domingo y santa Rosa (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

Feast of Trumpets, 1884.

Święto Trąbek (museum title)

Aleksander Gierymski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

“And the Prayer of Faith Shall Save the Sick”, John Frederick Lewis

“And the Prayer of Faith Shall Save the Sick”, 1872.

“And the Prayer of Faith Shall Save the Sick” (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), oil on panel

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Study of the figure of the king for the painting "The Vows of John Casimir", Jan Matejko

Study of the figure of the king for the painting "The Vows of John Casimir", 1893.

Studium postaci króla do obrazu "Śluby Jana Kazimierza" (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Saint Rose of Lima, 1859.

Santa Rosa de Lima (museum title)

Francisco Laso (Peruvian), oil

Ignacio Merino Municipal Art Gallery, Peru

Lord’s Day, 1902.

Ünneplők (museum title)

János Vaszary (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

The Virgin Adoring the Host, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

The Virgin Adoring the Host, 1852.

The Virgin Adoring the Host (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

La tentation de saint Antoine (Hieronymus Bosch, São Paulo), Hieronymus Bosch

La tentation de saint Antoine (Hieronymus Bosch, São Paulo), 1500.

La tentation de saint Antoine (Hieronymus Bosch, São Paulo) (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on wood panel

São Paulo Museum of Art, Brazil

Saint Jérôme en prière, Hieronymus Bosch

Saint Jérôme en prière, 1500.

Saint Jérôme en prière (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on wood panel

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium

Bust of an Angel; design of a polychrome for St. Mary’s Church in Krakow, Jan Matejko

Bust of an Angel; design of a polychrome for St. Mary’s Church in Krakow, 1889.

Popiersie Anioła, projekt polichromii do kościoła… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), watercolor on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Saint François en méditation, Caravaggio

Saint François en méditation, 1606.

Saint François en méditation (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ancient Art, Italy

The Death of Mother Rzepowa, illustration for Henryk Sienkiewicz's “Charcoal Sketches”, Józef Chełmoński

The Death of Mother Rzepowa, illustration for Henryk Sienkiewicz's “Charcoal Sketches”, 1901.

Śmierć Rzepowej, ilustracja do "Szkiców węglem" Henryka… (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Arnaut Officer in Prayer, Jean-Léon Gérôme

Arnaut Officer in Prayer, 1857.

Arnaut Officer in Prayer (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), graphite on wove paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Interior of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Aleksander Gierymski

Interior of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, 1899.

Wnętrze bazyliki św. Marka w Wenecji (museum title)

Aleksander Gierymski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Prayer in the Garden

La oración en el huerto (museum title)

Luis Juárez (Mexican), oil on wood

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Mrs. Brøndum reading the Bible, Michael Ancher

Mrs. Brøndum reading the Bible, 1909.

Fru Brøndum læser i Bibelen (museum title)

Michael Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Skagens Museum, Denmark

Der heilige Hain, 1882.

Der heilige Hain (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

The Agony in the Garden, Eugène Delacroix

The Agony in the Garden, 1861.

The Agony in the Garden (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Scythemen Praying Before the Battle, sketch, Józef Chełmoński

Scythemen Praying Before the Battle, sketch, 1905.

Kosynierzy modlący się przed bitwą, szkic (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), oil on canvas mounted on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Angelus, 1890.

Anioł Pański (museum title)

Aleksander Gierymski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

L'Épiphanie, 1494.

L'Épiphanie (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Prado Museum, Spain

La Madone des pèlerins, 1605.

La Madone des pèlerins (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Basilica of Sant'Agostino in Campo Marzio, Italy

The Adoration of Cupid, Alexandre Roslin

The Adoration of Cupid, 1787.

Amors tillbedjan (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

L'Annonciation, 1609.

L'Annonciation (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy, France

Confusion of Ideas, Gaganendranath Tagore

Confusion of Ideas, 1917.

Confusion of Ideas (museum title)

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

The Appearance of the Virgin and Child to Saint Francis

Aparición de la Virgen y el niño a san Francisco (museum title)

José Juárez (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Pentecost, 18th century.

Pentecostés (museum title)

Melchor Pérez de Holguín (Bolivian), oil

Casa Nacional de Moneda, Potosí, Bolivia

Profitable Devotion, Gaganendranath Tagore

Profitable Devotion, 1917.

Profitable Devotion (museum title)

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Our Lady of Valvanera, c. 1770–1780.

Our Lady of Valvanera (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

An Elderly Man in Prayer, Rembrandt van Rijn

An Elderly Man in Prayer, 1660s.

An Elderly Man in Prayer (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Mass of Saint Gregory, Hieronymus Bosch

The Mass of Saint Gregory, 1494.

The Mass of Saint Gregory (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Prado Museum, Spain

Saint Dominic in Prayer, c. 1605.

Saint Dominique en prière (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States