North Wind Picture Archives

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Title page of John Foxe's "Book of Martyrs," first English edition, 1563. Woodcut

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Ark of the Covenant and Mercy Seat of the Israelites. Hand-colored engraving

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Hebrews carrying the Ark of the Covenant across the Jordan River into the Promised Land. Hand-colored woodcut

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Dream of Life - lithograph reproduction of a fresco by Orcagna, Campo Santo, Pisa, 1300s. Lithograph

$GEUR2D-00011 © Nancy Carter\North Wind Picture Archives$

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Sundial held by an angel statue on the wall of Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France

$GEUR2D-00038 © Nancy Carter\North Wind Picture Archives$

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Bas-relief sculpture of historical warriors of France on the Arc de Triomphe du Carousel, Paris, France

$GEUR2D-00039 © Nancy Carter\North Wind Picture Archives$

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Bas-relief sculpture of historical warriors of France on the Arc de Triomphe du Carousel, Paris, France

$GGBR2D-00007 © Nancy Carter\North Wind Picture Archives$

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Bas-relief of royal emblem over window of Houses of Parliament, London, England

$GLAT2D-00031 © Nancy Carter\North Wind Picture Archives$

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Angel figure used in Holy Week procession in the colonial-era church of San Francisco, San Miguel Allende, Mexico. Digital photograph

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Father Time ringing bells for the arrival of Santa Claus in his sleigh, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut

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Saint Matthew, an illuminated manuscript page from the Book of Kells, 650-690 AD. Printed color reproduction

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Scorpions ascending in the smoke from Hell, from a French manuscript of the 1100s. Hand-colored woodcut

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Constantine's victory the Battle of Milvian Bridge, 312 AD. Engraving of a Raphael painting

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Resurrection and weighing of souls at the Last Judgment. Lithograph of a 13th century miniature

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Angel flying by moonlight. Hand-colored engraving

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Celebration of angels in the Prelude to Wagner's "Lohengrin." Hand-colored drawing by Fantin-Latour

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Group of angels. Hand-colored engraving of fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli, Riccardi Palace, Italy

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Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden - temptation (left) and expulsion. Hand-colored woodcut

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The Nativity. Hand-colored woodcut of a painting by Bernadino Luini

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Angel with sickle and stalks of grain, representing Death. Hand-colored woodcut

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Holy Grail. Hand-colored etching from a series of illustrations for Wagner's opera "Parsifal"

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Abraham offers food to strangers, who are angels come to destroy Sodom. Hand-colored woodcut

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Angels trumpeting in the sky. Hand-colored woodcut

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Elijah taken by an angel in a chariot of fire. Hand-colored woodcut

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Three Kings worshipping infant Jesus in Bethleham. Color lithograph reproduction of a Henry McCarter illustration

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Shepherds told by an angel of the birth of Jesus. Color lithograph reproduction of a Henry McCarter illustration

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Group of angels. Engraving of fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli, Riccardi Palace, Italy

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Cartoon showing Benjamin Franklin's popularity in France, 1700s: "He snatched the thunderbolt from Heaven..." Hand-colored woodcut

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Bas-relief of Napoleon being crowned with laurel wreath, Arc de Triomphe du Carousel, Paris, France

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Bas-relief of Napoleon being crowned with laurel wreath, Arc de Triomphe du Carousel, Paris, France

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Bas-relief of Napoleon being crowned with laurel wreath, Arc de Triomphe du Carousel, Paris, France

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Triumph of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I. Woodcut of 1700, Vienna

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Death's head on a gravestone in King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts. Digital photograph

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Death's head on a gravestone in King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts. Digital photograph

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Death's dance on a gravestone in the Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts. Digital photograph

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Gravestone from 1700s, Salem MA. 12 sec HD video

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Woman and cherub surrounded by witches. Woodcut illustration, 1800s

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St. Valentine's morning, 1860. Hand-colored woodcut

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Guardian angel (angelus custos)). Hand-colored engraving

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Guardian angel lingering over a sleeping girl. Hand-colored engraving