Religion

Subcategories

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  Biblical Scenes

  Antique biblical scenes

  This category illustrates Old and New Testament episodes, from the Flight into Egypt to Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel, engraved between 1674 and 1979. Many plates reproduce compositions by Raphael and Cerezo, engraved by Cesare Fantetti, Pietro Aquila and, later, Charles Amand-Durand, alongside eighteenth-century work by Vicente Capilla.

  The prints interest collectors of sacred art and readers of biblical iconography, and make a fitting gift for a church, chapel or private oratory. Every piece is an original period impression, with a technical sheet and exact measurements.

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  Saints and Virgins

  Antique prints of saints and virgins

  This category brings together devotional engravings of saints and depictions of the Virgin, dated between 1688 and 1907. Vicente Capilla is the most frequent engraver, alongside Francisco Jordán and Federico Navarrete, working from drawings by artists such as Antonio Rodríguez. Subjects range from well-known saints to lesser-documented figures venerated in specific regions.

  These prints suit collectors of religious art and anyone seeking a devotional piece tied to a patron saint or personal name. All are original period engravings, each with a technical description and measurements.

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  Religious Scenes and...

  Religious scenes and liturgy

  This category covers church interiors, liturgical ceremonies and religious anecdote, from a sleeping congregation by Hogarth to Goya's dream of the patrician after Murillo, dated between 1690 and 1892. Pieter van der Aa contributes early views of altars and Vatican monuments, while James Charles Armytage represents the nineteenth-century steel engravers in the group.

  The prints suit collectors of church history and liturgical art, as well as clergy or parishes looking for a period image of religious life. Each piece is an original of its time, with a full technical description and measurements.

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  Tombs and Funerary...

  Tombs and funerary monuments

  This category documents sepulchres, mausoleums and funerary architecture, from Cardinal Tavera's tomb in Toledo to the Escorial's royal pantheon and Tam o' Shanter's grave in Kirkoswald, engraved between 1690 and 1861. Pieter van der Aa and John Goldar are the most frequent names, alongside topographical engravers who recorded English cathedral tombs and monuments abroad.

  The prints interest genealogists, local historians and collectors of funerary art. Every engraving is an original period impression, accompanied by a technical description and exact measurements.