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Pair of 18th Century Italian Ecclesiastical Embroideries on Mercury Mirrors
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
metal foil. These elaborate works of art were created by nuns and were detailed decorations for a
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Nun
Materials
Mirror, Beads, Thread, Fabric
French Art Deco Crucifix, 1920, Poor Clares
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
order dedicated to a life of poverty and contemplation. The nuns were deeply involved in the education
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Nun
Materials
Bronze
Antique Terracota Figure Death and Merchant Basler Totentanz Macabre Zizenhausen
Located in Malmö, SE
nimpt weder Gelt noch Gut,
Nun tantzen her mit freyem Muth.
Der Kaufmann :
Ich hatt mich zu leben
Category
1850s German Baroque Revival Antique Nun
Materials
Terracotta
Early 20th century original poster - Law on the Separation of Church and State
Located in PARIS, FR
the expulsion of nuns from hospitals and schools, which had previously been key centers of Catholic
Category
Early 1900s Antique Nun
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Bolognese School of the 16th Century - Mummy of Saint Catherine of Bologna
Located in Bruxelles, BE
nun's attire.
When she died in 1463, Catherine was buried in the convent cemetery without embalming or a
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Nun
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
$3,322 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Rare Antique Scroll of Waka Heart Poem Famous Rengetsu Otagaki, signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
famous nun in old Japan and being familiar with poetry, her Waka poems on paper, and especially her hard
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Nun
Materials
Paper
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
The Resurrection
Located in Middletown, NY
consistent with age.
Suor Isabella (born Elisabetta Piccini 1644-1732) was an Italian artist and nun who
Category
18th Century Italian School Antique Nun
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving
Still life with meadow flowers - The beauty of meadow flowers -
Located in Berlin, DE
der Pflanzen. Nun wird deutlich, dass Robie das Sujet des Blumenstilllebens neu fasst: Es ist ihm
Category
Early 1900s Naturalistic Antique Nun
Materials
Oil, Wood
Antique Korean Sutra Desk with Buddhism Symbol Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
in Goryeo dynasty and used by monks and nuns for sutra reading. In the Confucianism-dominated Joseon
Category
Mid-19th Century Korean Other Antique Nun
Materials
Elm
18th Century French Hand Carved and Painted Wood Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
painted finish. Depicting a nun reading a bible, the nun's garments are of particular interest to students
Category
Late 18th Century French Rustic Antique Nun
Materials
Oak, Paint
The Boat in Martigues, France
By Marie-Anne Nivoulies de Pierrefort
Located in London, GB
attended a Catholic school run by nuns, obtaining a scholarship from the School of Fine Arts of Paris
Category
1910s Impressionist Antique Nun
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,420 Sale Price
40% Off
Ordinis Benedictini monialis; Saint Thecla of Kitzengen
Located in Middletown, NY
British Museum, this image is related to a series of costumes of monks and nuns of various religious
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Antique Nun
Materials
Etching, Laid Paper, Engraving
Dominicaine Religious Order Portrait – Handcolored Antique Print, 1862
Located in Langweer, NL
G. Perugini and printed by the Maison Silvestre in Paris, vividly portrays a Dominican nun engrossed
Category
1860s Antique Nun
Materials
Paper
Traditional Headwear from Italy: Turin, Rome, Subiaco and More – 1823 Print
Located in Langweer, NL
center bottom, a nun in prayer is portrayed in profile, her face partially veiled beneath a netted wimple
Category
1820s Antique Nun
Materials
Paper
James W. Milliken (1865-1945) - Watercolour, The Marketplace, Furnes Belgium
Located in Corsham, GB
produce from the quaint market stalls and a nun can be scene walking the cobbled street in the foreground
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Nun
Materials
Watercolor
19th Century Continental Mahogany and Tapestry Expandable Trestle Fire Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
tapestry depicts a lady sitting down ( possibly a Nun or Reverend Mother) with holy bible on her laps and
Category
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Nun
Materials
Textile, Tapestry, Glass, Mahogany
Antique Bird Print of the White-Headed Munia, Chesnut Munia and Java Sparrow
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled '1. Magafinch or white-headed nun. 2. Black-headed finch or nun. 3. Java
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Nun
Materials
Paper
Infirmerie daybed from the monastery of Holtum, France 1900s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in ECHT, NL
monastery was run by a French order of nuns who came to the Netherlands in 1901 after being exiled in France
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Nun
Materials
Metal
$2,843 Sale Price
20% Off
La Sagrada Familia
Located in Miami, FL
churches. The Immaculate Conception serves as a principal motif for several of his nun's medallions.
Category
18th Century Old Masters Antique Nun
Materials
Copper
"Funchal, Madeira Franciscans Convent" Antique Drawing on Paper Watkinson
Located in Soquel, CA
captain of Funchal, to be his family tomb. The convent, dedicated to Franciscan nuns, was founded by João
Category
1830s Romantic Antique Nun
Materials
Laid Paper, Pencil
Two Worlds - British Edwardian figurative interior oil painting religious art
Located in Hagley, England
window and the light. She is wearing the white headdress of a novice nun over a pale yellow floral dress
Category
1910s Realist Antique Nun
Materials
Oil
Historic bronze lantern from a monastery. Naples 1800 circa
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Ancient bronze lantern from a monastery of cloistered nuns located on the Amalfi coast. A candle
Category
19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Nun
Materials
Art Glass
$6,644 Sale Price
53% Off
An Olivewood Dreidel, Jerusalem Circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
body, and a flywheel bottom. The letters Nun, Gimmel, Hey, and Shin of the Hebrew alphabet are written
Category
1920s Israeli Antique Nun
Materials
Wood, Olive
$1,400 / item
Pair of 18th Century Italian Vases Decorated with Shells and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
. They are hand-carved and hand-painted by nuns in a local convent. Baroque pearls were famously used as
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Nun
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Florentine Giltwood Engraved Box
Located in Milano, MI
engravings.
Inside they are not lined. In Italy this kind of work of art is the so called NUNS BOX, the box
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Nun
Materials
Walnut
Muse / - In the realm of the muses -
Located in Berlin, DE
Karlsruhe, für die er fortan Entwürfe lieferte.
Thoma stand nun auf dem Höhepunkt seines künstlerischen
Category
1890s Realist Antique Nun
Materials
Paper
Southern German summer landscape / - The profile of the landscape -
Located in Berlin, DE
.
Thoma stand nun auf dem Höhepunkt seines künstlerischen Ruhmes. Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Category
1890s Realist Antique Nun
Materials
Paper
Boy at the source / - Elixir of Life -
Located in Berlin, DE
Karlsruhe, für die er fortan Entwürfe lieferte.
Thoma stand nun auf dem Höhepunkt seines künstlerischen
Category
1890s Realist Antique Nun
Materials
Paper
At the pond / - The longing of the landscape -
Located in Berlin, DE
Karlsruhe, für die er fortan Entwürfe lieferte.
Thoma stand nun auf dem Höhepunkt seines künstlerischen
Category
1890s Realist Antique Nun
Materials
Paper
Circa 1910 original aviation poster by Calmont titled L
atterrissage au couvent
Located in PARIS, FR
nuns and bystanders convey a range of emotions, from awe and excitement to trepidation and disbelief
Category
1910s Antique Nun
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Adam and Eve / - United in Death -
Located in Berlin, DE
Karlsruhe, für die er fortan Entwürfe lieferte.
Thoma stand nun auf dem Höhepunkt seines künstlerischen
Category
Early 1900s Realist Antique Nun
Materials
Paper
S. Anton Patenkirchen / - The Home of the Landscape -
Located in Berlin, DE
Großherzoglichen Majolika-Manufaktur Karlsruhe, für die er fortan Entwürfe lieferte.
Thoma stand nun auf dem
Category
1890s Realist Antique Nun
Materials
Paper
18th Century Italian Florentine Silver-leaf Polylobed Engraved Box
Located in Milano, MI
.
Inside they are not lined. In Italy this kind of work of art is the so called NUNS BOX, the box
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Nun
Materials
Walnut
The Convent Boat - British Victorian Pre-Raphaelite art religious oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
was painted circa 1874 and has extensive provenance. The composition is of a novice nun leaving her
Category
1880s Pre-Raphaelite Antique Nun
Materials
Oil
Large Medieval 15th Century Religious Hand Carved Marble Sculpture Group
Located in Nottingham, GB
Emmerich (19th century)
A mystical work based on the visions of the German nun Anne Catherine Emmerich
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Nun
Materials
Marble
Adoration of the Magi / - The Rider of the Sun -
Located in Berlin, DE
zum Ausdruck. Sie bezieht sich auf den vom ‚Blauen Reiten‘ initiierten Aufbruch, der nun sakral
Category
1910s Expressionist Antique Nun
Materials
Paper
Antique Bird Print of the Maja Finch, Black-Headed Finch and Firetail (1886)
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print of various birds including the maja finch, black-headed finch, tri coloured nun
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Nun
Materials
Paper
$94 Sale Price
20% Off
Alabaster and Marble Bust of Saint Clare of Assisi
Located in Guaynabo, PR
Benedictine nun. The olive branch symbolizes the welcome of God to her new life and the letting go of her past.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Nun
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
$1,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Spanish school. Secretary of Pope Pius V, abbot of Husillos, bishop of Córdoba.
Located in Firenze, IT
the Inquisition in a unique case: his sister Catalina de Reynoso y Baeza, a nun of the convent of
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Nun
Materials
Parchment Paper, Oil, Wood Panel
$1,518 Sale Price
20% Off
Edward Angelo Goodall RWS (1819-1908) - Signed Watercolour, Cottage Interior
Located in Corsham, GB
nun takes care of two small children. This intriguing scene has many unanswered questions. Well
Category
19th Century Antique Nun
Materials
Watercolor
$488 Sale Price
20% Off
Sister of Redemption in Traditional Habit – Vibrant Handcolored 1862 Lithograph
Located in Langweer, NL
nun is depicted standing with a serene yet resolute expression, dressed in the traditional habit of
Category
1860s Antique Nun
Materials
Paper
19th century Aubusson tapestry (Saint RITA) - No. 969
Located in Paris, FR
and Augustinian nun venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
After Rita's husband died, she
Category
1850s French Aubusson Antique Nun
Materials
Wool
Old Print of a Religious Ceremony for Corpus Christi Day and Palm Sunday, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
of nuns and monks carrying palm fronds as well as other town people in the entry of a church. The
Category
1720s French Antique Nun
Materials
Paper
$417 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Double Sided French Zinc Clock Smiths Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
example would have originally hung outside a French clock smith likely named Nunes (Nunes is a Portuguese
Category
1910s French Victorian Antique Nun
Materials
Zinc
Pair of 19th C. Hand-colored Lithographs of Ducks by John Gould
By John Gould
Located in Alamo, CA
"Mergus Umbellus' (Smew or Nun Ducks) from John Gould's publication "Birds of Great Britain", published in
Category
1860s Naturalistic Antique Nun
Materials
Lithograph
Engraving of Françoise Louise de La Baume, Duchess of La Vallière, c.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
nun in 1674.
This print originates from ' LA MÉSANGÈRE, Pierre and LANTÉ, Louis Marie. Costumes des
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Nun
Materials
Paper
Trappist Monk of the Order of Cistercians Reading a Bible, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Cistercians. They follow the Rule of Saint Benedict and have communities of both monks and nuns that are known
Category
1840s Antique Nun
Materials
Paper
$208 Sale Price
20% Off
The Priest - China Ink Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
satirical artist realized this drawing and represented a priest in socks and two nuns watching him and
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Nun
Materials
Ink
Set of Five Ceramic Tea Cups by Otagaki Rengetsu
Located in Atlanta, GA
was a famous Buddhist nun in Edo period who is widely regarded to have been one of the greatest
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Nun
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Japanese Monastery Robe Patchwork Kesa with inscription Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
"ShiHui" the true nun, the former wife of WeiZhong (likely a name). Enter the temple timely into the
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Nun
Materials
Brocade, Silk
19th Century France Needle Point Hand-Knotted Wool and Silk Red Gold Tapestry
Located in Firenze, IT
, which since the Middle Ages was engaged by court ladies and nuns in convents. It took hours and hours of
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Nun
Materials
Wool, Silk
Italian 19th Century Braided Straw Box from a Monastery in Umbria Region
Located in Milano, MI
shape, hand-realized in an antique abbey in Umbria region, by a Benedictine nun, according to the famous
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Nun
Materials
Brass, Iron
Las Rinde el Sueño - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868
By Francisco Goya
Located in Roma, IT
34. Titled on the lower margin "Las rinde el Sueño " (The dreams win)
Perfect conditions.
Nuns
Category
1860s Old Masters Antique Nun
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
18th/19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Polychrome Wood Santo Altar Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
, polychrome painted gesso over finely sculpted wood, inset glass eyes, shown in Carmelite nun habit with
Category
Late 18th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Nun
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Victorian antique English still life of flowers, birds nest, eggs in a garden
By Henry John Livens
Located in Woodbury, CT
became known as the ‘Painting Nun’, signing her works Sister Mary Etheldreda. By 1886, he was living in
Category
1890s Victorian Antique Nun
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Manca Penitente - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
By Michela De Vito
Located in Roma, IT
nun. Hand-titled black ink on lower margin at the center. Near perfect conditions except some light
Category
1820s Modern Antique Nun
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
", London, Bensley, 1810.
This artwork portrays a nun. On the back of this artwork there is a text.
Good
Category
1810s Old Masters Antique Nun
Materials
Etching
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