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  • A boy angel appears as Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son. Lithograph by G. Sensi y Baldachi after A. del Sarto, 1529.
  • The Temple of Solomon: aerial view, with flames billowing from the sacrificial altar. Wood engraving.
  • Krishna with two worshippers, as worshipped in Nathdwara, Rajasthan. Chromolithograph.
  • Manoah and his wife pray to an angel which emerges from the flame of their altar. Line engraving by L. Desplaces after C. Le Brun.
  • Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, Wigmore Street, London: the Chapel of Votive Tablets. Photograph from a negative of 1913.
  • The high priest of the Temple inspects the circumcised Christ child, whose head is glowing. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
  • An altar, surmounted by a statue of the Virgin surrounded by votive offerings; in the foreground, sick or troubled people praying. Woodcut, 16--.
  • Merton College, Oxford: a marriage ceremony in the chapel. Coloured aquatint by J. Bluck, 1813, after A.C. Pugin.
  • Athenians wearing masks celebrate the vintage by dancing around a statue of Bacchus and sacrificing a goat to him. Engraving by P. Lombard, 1654, after F. Cleyn.
  • Five ancient Roman altars. Etching after J. Barbault.
  • The presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Painting.
  • The funeral of a Chinese merchant's wife in Hong Kong. Wood engraving after G.W. Cooke (?), 1859.
  • Christ Church, Oxford: prayers in the chapel. Coloured aquatint by F.C. Lewis, 1813, after F. Nash.
  • A sacrifice taking place in the tabernacle in the wilderness; the encampments of the Jewish tribes spread out to the horizon. Coloured lithograph.
  • Yarmouth Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England: interior. Line engraving by R. Sands, 1824, after J.P. Neale.
  • An altar bearing a Latin inscription surrounded by an array of human skulls and bones and a cloaked skeleton. Photograph by J. Taylor, c. 1881.
  • The Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London. Engraving by W. Wise after R. B. Schnebbelie, 1816.
  • The high priest of the Temple inspects the circumcised Christ child, whose head is glowing. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
  • A man suffering from mental illness or epilepsy is held up in front of an altar on which is a reliquary with the face of Christ, several lame men are also at the altar in the hope of a miracle cure. Watercolour.
  • The high priest of the Temple, holds the circumcised Christ in his arms; Mary brings a sacrifice after her purification. Etching.
  • Two begging Brahmans carrying a religious altar and symbols. Gouache drawing.
  • The high priest of the Temple, holds the circumcised Christ in his arms; Mary brings a sacrifice after her purification. Etching.
  • A begging Brahman carrying some rice accompanied by his wife. Gouache drawing.
  • The tabernacle erected in the wilderness, surrounded by an enclosure and miles of tents. Coloured etching by W. Dickes.
  • Jacob dreams of the heavenly ladder; he consecrates with oil the spot where he slept; he meets Rachel, who is tending sheep in the vicinity of a Mesopotamian city. Woodcut by S.H., 1568, after V. Solis.
  • Worshippers in the chapel of the Greek monastery of St. Saba. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843.
  • The torments of Job under a swirling sky dominated by God. Engraving by M. van Heemskerck, 1563.
  • Jacob's ladder; Moses' exhausting prayer; Elijah addressing God at a sacrifice. Mezzotint by G. Sanders, 1845, after E. Taylor.
  • The high priest of the Temple inspects the circumcised Christ child, whose head is glowing. Etching by M. Küssell after J.W. Baur.
  • An old prophet denounces the proceedings at a lavish sacrifice given by the wayward king Jeroboam. Engraving.