Old Plaque of The Lutheran Rose

Description of the illustration: traditional colors, heart, black cross, gold ring, rose symbol, two versions, transparent background, blue background

 

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Plaque of Martin Luther in Three Versions

 Description of the illustration: old plaque of Martin Luther, shades of blue, transparent backgrounds

 

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Silhouettes of Martin Luther

Description of the illustration: silhouette clip art, profile, black and white clip art, Lutheran, Martin Luther

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Statue of Martin Luther

Description of the illustration: statue of Martin Luther as a scholar, Bible, robes, 95 Thesis, carving, greyscale

 

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Portraits of John Knox

A medallion shaped portrait of Knox.

Description of the illustration: John Knox (c. 1513 – 24 November 1572) was a Scottish minister, theologian, and writer who was a leader of the Reformation and is considered the founder of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. He is believed to have been educated at the University of St Andrews and worked as a notary-priest. Influenced by early church reformers such as George Wishart, he joined the movement to reform the Scottish church. He was caught up in the ecclesiastical and political events that involved the murder of Cardinal Beaton in 1546 and the intervention of the regent of Scotland Mary of Guise. He was taken prisoner by French forces the following year and exiled to England on his release in 1549. Read more...

• Read about Knox at Reformation History  
• Models for Reformation: John Knox  

A greyscale portrait of Knox.

A sepia print of Knox.

John Knox from an antique book.

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"Let Freedom Ring"

Description of the illustration: red, white and blue flag, illustration of Liberty Bell, clouds, text "Let Freedom Ring!"

 

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Birthday Bear

Description of the illustration: teddy bear, soft and cuddly, toy, text "It's Your Birthday Baby!"

 

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Laughing Young Girls

Description of the illustration: black and white illustration of laughing young girls

 

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Boy With Basketball

Description of the illustration: greyscale illustration of my nephew, basket ball, tennis shoes

 

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Finding Jesus

Description of the illustration: black and white illustration of three kings who followed a star, finding the Savior, star, gifts

 

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Cuddle Baby Jesus

Description of the illustration: black and white illustration of the Virgin Mary holding Jesus close to her heart, halos, drapery, baby Jesus

 

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The Mercy Seat

Description of the illustration: illustration of Jesus enthroned, crown, cross, cherubim, heaven's throne room, Alpha and Omega, I am the beginning and the end, Second Person of The Holy Trinity, liturgical colors: blue, green, red and gold, halo

 

 

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Musical Instruments from The Middle East

Description of the illustration: black and white illustration of instruments

 

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Musical Instruments in Color

Description of the illustration: two restored color prints of both percussion and stringed instruments, vintage prints

 

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The Christmas Prayer

Description of the illustration: child praying, Christmas tree, icicles, candles, Christmas party dress, little girl, antique photograph restored

 

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Eastern Orthodox Children Carry Icons

Description of the illustration:  celebrating Christmas Day, candles, Russian Orthodox Church, icon of the Last Supper

 

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The Original St. Vladimir's Cathedral

Description of the illustration: greyscale illustration of the original St. Vladimir's church at the site of Chersonesos Taurica

• The new St. Vladimir's Cathedral

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Begging at the rich man's front gate...

Description of the illustration: greyscale illustration of Lazarus begging for food. "

• Luke 16:19-31 from Bible Gateway
• Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
• Abraham's Bosom

 Parable

 ¹⁹“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. ²⁰At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores ²¹and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. ²²“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. ²³In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. ²⁴So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’
²⁵“But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. ²⁶And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’
²⁷“He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, ²⁸for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’
²⁹“Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’
³⁰“‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
³¹“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”

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Little block prints about the life of Samsom

"Delilah lulled Samson to sleep with his head in her lap, and then she called in a man to shave off the seven locks of his hair. In this way she began to bring him down, and his strength left him." Judges 16:19

Illustration Described: black and white illustrations, Samson, Old Testament stories, Jewish priest, Levite, Biblical characters dressed in Renaissance costume, which was the custom of artists at that time. These block prints are from a 16th century German Bible I believe. I have redrawn and restored them. Scriptures are from the New Living Translation, Book of Judges

"As Samson and his parents were going down to Timnah, a young lion suddenly attacked Samson near the vineyards of Timnah." Judges 14:5

"he prayed, "Let me die with the Philistines." And the temple crashed down on the Philistine rulers and all the people. So he killed more people when he died than he had during his entire lifetime." Judges 16:30

"But Samson stayed in bed only until midnight. Then he got up, took hold of the doors of the town gate, including the two posts, and lifted them up, bar and all. He put them on his shoulders and carried them all the way to the top of the hill across from Hebron." Judges 16:3

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A little spray of holly for your holiday projects...

Description of the illustration: holly and berries, white background

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The Four Gospels Frame

Description of the illustration: black and white illustration of the symbols of Jesus Four Gospels: Lion, Angel, Ox and Eagle, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, transparent backgrounds

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Music Near The Lake

Description of the illustration: black and white illustration of ladies playing string instruments in a pasture or field, Renaissance gowns, long hair

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Clip Art of Percussion Instruments

Description of Clip Art: A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater (including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles); struck, scraped or rubbed by hand; or struck against another similar instrument. The percussion family is believed to include the oldest musical instruments, following the human voice.

      The percussion section of an orchestra most commonly contains instruments such as timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle and tambourine. However, the section can also contain non-percussive instruments, such as whistles and sirens, or a blown conch shell. On the other hand, keyboard instruments, such as the celesta, are not normally part of the percussion section, but keyboard percussion instruments such as the glockenspiel and xylophone (which do not have piano keyboards) are included.

      Percussion instruments are most commonly divided into two classes: Pitched percussion instruments, which produce notes with an identifiable pitch, and unpitched percussion instruments, which produce notes or sounds without an identifiable pitch.

greyscale of a Kettle-Drum

greyscale of a Machine Kettle-Drum

greyscale of a side-drum

greyscale of a triangle

greyscale of cymbals

Clip Art of Brass Instruments

greyscale of a trombone

Description of Clip Art: A brass instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips. Brass instruments are also called labrosones, literally meaning "lip-vibrated instruments".

There are several factors involved in producing different pitches on a brass instrument. Slides, valves, crooks (though they are rarely used today), or keys are used to change vibratory length of tubing, thus changing the available harmonic series, while the player's embouchure, lip tension and air flow serve to select the specific harmonic produced from the available series.

       The view of most scholars (see organology) is that the term "brass instrument" should be defined by the way the sound is made, as above, and not by whether the instrument is actually made of brass. Thus one finds brass instruments made of wood, like the alphorn, the cornett, the serpent and the didgeridoo, while some woodwind instruments are made of brass, like the saxophone.

greyscale of a Bass Tuba

gold Bass Tuba

greyscale of a Monster Helicon BB Bass

gold Monster Helicon BB Bass

Vase of Blue Flowers

Description of the illustration: color illustration, pitcher containing blue flowers and leaves, transparent background

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The Holy Seasons: Advent

Description of Illustration: black and white illustration of two Christmas angels framing a winter scene, text "the Holy Seasons, Advent", halos, birds, death is dead dragon, wings mountains, cross

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