Items taken from Imitation of Christ (1855) (results page 1)

The seamless undergarment of JesusImitation of Christ (1855)

This digital reproduction of an engraving after a painting or drawing by J. F. Overbeck shows Jesus wearing his crown of thorns and removing his robe; one of the Roman soldiers has a hand on Jesus’ “s [...]

Keywords: religion, christianity, jesus, underpants, crucifixion, biblical scenes, bible pictures, people, skulls, death, suffering, crown of thorns, greyscale

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Added: 2016-10-02

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Decorative Border With Christian SaintsImitation of Christ (1855)

I’m not able to identify the people depicted in this border; we have Jesus and a Queen, but we also have people spreading incense and we have the devil, horned, barefoot, and doing acrobatics. There a [...]

Keywords: christianity, borders, foliated borders, people, christmas, xmas, greyscale

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Added: 2016-10-02

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Kneeling saint or nunImitation of Christ (1855)

The woman depicted here is kneeling in a billowy dress; she has a headband and a cloth streaming out behind her. She has a large halo. She has at her side a bag or purse with three dangling tassles. T [...]

Keywords: saints, halos, dresses, prayer, christianity, people, greyscale

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Added: 2016-10-08

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Winged angel with incense thuribleImitation of Christ (1855)

A winged angel with a star on his forehead, a halo, wings and a flowing tunic, swings a thurible or incense burner on chains from one hand as he appears to hover. In Christion iconography, the smoke f [...]

Keywords: angels, christmas, wings, religion, christianity, incense, prayer, greyscale

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Added: 2016-10-08

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Smiling winged angel with incenseImitation of Christ (1855)

This drawing of a winged angel with a smiling face is from a full-page engraved border with Christin symbols.

It would make a fabulous embellishment on a gift tag or Christmas card.

Keywords: angels, christmas, wings, religion, christianity, incense, prayer, greyscale

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Added: 2016-10-10

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Full-page ornate decorative border with Christian figuresImitation of Christ (1855)

In this ornamental full-page border of vine-leaves and stylized leaves we see Jesus healng the lame, the dove of peace, a praying angel, an angel presenting a scroll, an angel seated, and two unidenti [...]

Keywords: borders, full-page borders, religion, christianity, saints, bare feet, jesus, colour

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Added: 2017-10-02

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Beautiful and Unusual Full-Page Victorian BorderImitation of Christ (1855)

This full-page floral border includes some scenes, both religious and other, and originally surrounded text from the Imitation of Christ. The scenes from top left, are;A woman with cloven hooves and w [...]

Keywords: borders, full-page borders, christianity, religion, cats, animals, floriated borders, bare feet, jesus, greyscale

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Added: 2018-06-19

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Decorative Initial Letter JImitation of Christ (1855)

This decorative initial was used as a drop-cap for “Jésus-Christ” and features a leafy vines and criblę treatment of the black parts of the letter. The J does not descend below the baseline.

Keywords: initials, letterj, criblé, floriated initials, greyscale

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Added: 2018-06-19

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Resurrected Jesus floating in the CloudsImitation of Christ (1855)

Jesus here, with holes in his hands and feet, floats among clouds. His arms are raised in in a benediction, his bearded face gazes upwards as if to the Father, and there are vines in his hands, for he [...]

Keywords: jesus, people, men, beards, bare feet, pierced hands, pierced feet, christianity, religion, prophets, angels, halos, greyscale

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Added: 2018-06-20

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Devil CatImitation of Christ (1855)

An angry cat (at least, I think it’s a cat) charges towards us with tail puffed up... but this cat has horns and cloven paws!

This is a detail from a full-page border of vines.

Keywords: cats, devils, demons, religion, christianity, animals, evil, anger, greyscale

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Added: 2018-06-20

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Cherub ascendingImitation of Christ (1855)

This chaerub, or putto, a winged naked boy, is flying upwards like a sacred superhero.

This is a detail from a full-page border of vines.

Keywords: cherubs, puttu, wings, nudity, bare feet, drawings, greyscale

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Added: 2025-09-08

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Full-page border with flowers, vines, figuresImitation of Christ (1855)

This full-page border is made from dense black-and-white line drawings (actually an engraving). It includes Mary with baby Jesus, Jesus, an angel spreading incense (oddly), a pyramid with sun rays (at [...]

Keywords: borders, full-page borders, angels, christianity, religion, foliated borders, floriated borders, inhabited borders, owls, dragons, birds, greyscale

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Added: 2026-04-22

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Angel with thurible from full-page borderImitation of Christ (1855)

This angel is on one knee, his flowing hair bound with a circlet, his wings behind him. He holds one end of a chain in his left hand and the other in his right; from the right end of the chain dangles [...]

Keywords: angels, supernatural chreatures, christianity, wings, incense, prayer, religion, greyscale

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Added: 2026-04-29

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owl from full-page borderImitation of Christ (1855)

This line-drawing of an owl looks startlingly modern, with eyes wide as if in surprise, body twisted, wings spread for takeoff. It was in the bottom-left corner of a full-page border from Darboy’s 185 [...]

Keywords: owls, birds, surprise, diagonal, drawings, greyscale

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Added: 2026-04-30

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Jesus with raised hand: holy admonitionImitation of Christ (1855)

A holy Christian figure, as indicated by the halo, probably Jesus, with one finger raised, and badly-drawn feet. He looks very Western, and clean-shaven. This is another detail from a full-page border [...]

Keywords: christianity, religion, saints, jesus, gods, mythological figures, men, people, drawings, greyscale

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Added: 2026-05-01

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