Chapel V of V
Rites of the World
How European engravers pictured the religions of the world: Bernard Picart's Religious Ceremonies of the 1720s, the Hindu gods of Sonnerat's Voyage of 1806, Ferrario's costume atlas, and the rites of Mexico, Japan, China and the Caribbean.
149 prints
Rites of the World · MCMXX
Hand Painted Mandala Thangka, circa 1920
1920 · 68 × 53.5 cm$1,160
Rites of the World · MDCCXXV
Antique Print of a Funeral Procession of the Kings of Vietnam or Tonkin, 1725
1725 · 46.7 × 39.5 cm$845
Rites of the World · MDCCXXX
The Communion of the Lutherans in the Minorite Church in Augsburg, Germany, 1730
1730 · 50.5 × 39.5 cm$610
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Celebration and Ritual: Engraving of Mexican Festivities in the Age of Discovery
Date not stated · 38.5 × 23.5 cm$610
Rites of the World · MDCCXXX
Print of Mourning of Greek Widows in Rama and Baptism in The River Jordan, 1730
1730 · 48 × 38.5 cm$550
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Original Antique Engraving of the Baptism of Christians in The Netherlands, 17
Date not stated · 36 × 42 cm$540
Rites of the World · MDCCLXX
Prophet Muhammad (Mahomet), 18th Century Paris Engraving by Daumont, c.1770
1770 · 21.4 × 26.7 cm$520
Rites of the World · MDCCCXL
Print with Religious Items from Borneo 'Indonesia' by Temminck, circa 1840
1840 · 31 × 45 cm$505
Rites of the World · MDCLXXIII
Engraving of Rituals and Cremation Ceremonies in New Spain by Montanus, 1673
1673 · 19 × 31 cm$505
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Ritual Dance in Brazil in the 17th Century on a Copper Engraving by Montanus
Date not stated · 19 × 31 cm$505
Rites of the World · MDCCXXX
Antique Print of Japanese Wedding and Funeral Ceremonies by B. Picart, c.1730
1730 · 49 × 40 cm$500
Rites of the World · MDCCXXIII
Antique Engraving of Brahma, the Hindu Creator God, 1723
1723 · 24.5 × 39.5 cm$495
Rites of the World · MDCCLXXXII
Religious Antique Engravings of Confucius and Buddha Amida in Japan, ca.1782
1782 · 37 × 26.5 cm$450
Rites of the World · MDCCXXV
Print of a Mufti or Sunni Islamic Scholar, an Interpreter of Islamic Law, c.1725
1725 · 24.5 × 39.5 cm$440
Rites of the World · MDCCLXXX
Pre-Battle Rituals: The King of Florida and His Magician, ca.1780
1780 · 39 × 23 cm$440
Rites of the World · MDCCCXV
Chinese Costume and Ritual Scenes, Set of Three Ferrario Engravings, Italy 1815
1815 · 24.4 × 35.4 cm$415
Rites of the World · MDCCCXV
Chinese Ceremonial Processions, Hand-Colored Engravings from Ferrario, 1815
1815 · 35.4 × 25.4 cm$415
Rites of the World · MDCCCXXXVI
Orientalist India Engraving, Muslim at Prayer, Daniell & Cochran c.1836
1836 · 20 × 28.3 cm$410
Rites of the World · MDCCXXXV
Mid-18th Century Engraving Depicting The Baptism of Russians, 1735
1735 · 26 × 21.5 cm$405
Rites of the World · MDCCXC
Saturiova: The Warrior King of Florida Performing a Ritual Sacrifice, c.1790
1790 · 26.5 × 38 cm$405
Rites of the World
Antique Print of a Japanese Funeral Ceremony
Date not stated · 37 × 31 cm$385
Rites of the World · MDCCCXXXVI
Ceremonial Practices and Rituals of Indigenous Australians in New Holland, 1836
1836 · 25.2 × 34.2 cm$385
Rites of the World · MDCCXXVI
Marriage, Baptism, and Other Customs of the Sami People in Lapland, 1726
1726 · 25 × 42 cm$370
Rites of the World · MDCCCXLV
Florentine Grace, Jewish Scholar & Renaissance Notary in Costume, Print of 1845
1845 · 22.3 × 30.3 cm$370
Rites of the World · MDCCXXII
Carib Priests Instilling Courage: A Ritual Dance of the Caribbean, 1722
1722 · 26 × 40 cm$360
Rites of the World · MDCCCXV
Chinese Religious Figures and Temple Statues, Ferrario Costume Series, 1815
1815 · 35.2 × 25.2 cm$350
Rites of the World · MDCCCXXXI
Antique Print of Hindu Gods by Ferrario '1831'
1831 · 23.5 × 34 cm$340
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Antique Print of a Religious Man in a Sedan Chair, China
Date not stated · 24.8 × 23.8 cm$340
Rites of the World · MDCCCLXXXVIII
Islamic Prayer Lithographs, Muslims Worship Postures, Paris 1888 Set
1888 · 20.9 × 18.8 cm$330
Rites of the World · MDCCXXIX
Antique Print of the Funeral at Constantinople by B. Picart, 1729
1729 · 50 × 39.5 cm$325
Rites of the World · MDCCXXIII
Old Religion Print Showing Six Roman Catholic Habits, Rituals & Ceremonies, 1723
1723 · 28.5 × 45 cm$325
Rites of the World
Antique Print of a Sacred Cemetery on Kauai, Hawaii
Date not stated · 40.4 × 26.3 cm$325
Rites of the World · MDCCCXXVII
Traditional Hindu Funeral: Cremation of a Brahmin (1827)
1827 · 43 × 28.7 cm$325
Rites of the World · MDCCCXXVII
Historical Depiction of a Widow's Sacrifice on a Funeral Fire in India, 1827
1827 · 43 × 28.7 cm$325
Rites of the World
Japanese Monk and Young Attendant: Antique Lithograph, 1880s
Date not stated · 27.5 × 40 cm$325
Rites of the World · MDCCCLXIII
Islamic Relic Print The Black Stone of Mecca, 1863 Dutch Lithograph
1863 · 27 × 17.5 cm$325
Rites of the World · MDCCCVI
Hindu Hook-Swinging Ceremony in Honor of Mariamman, Engraving, 1806
1806 · 39 × 28.5 cm$325
Rites of the World · MDCCCVI
Hindu Fire-Walking Ceremony in Honor of Dharma Raja, Engraving, 1806
1806 · 39 × 28.5 cm$325
Rites of the World · MDCCCVI
Chinese Funeral Procession with Palanquin, Engraving after Sonnerat, 1806
1806 · 39 × 28.5 cm$325
Rites of the World · MDCCXXXVI
Antique Print of the Baptism of Christians by Bernaerts, 1736
1736 · 51.5 × 40 cm$315
Rites of the World · MDCCXXX
Antique Engraving of Greek Religious Ceremonies, ca.1730
1730 · 24.2 × 37.8 cm$315
Rites of the World
Antique Print of the Ceremony of Treading on the Crucifix, Nagasaki, Japan
Date not stated · 21 × 33 cm$315
Rites of the World · MDCCXXXIV
Religious Ceremony of the Inhabitants of the Island of Hispaniola, 1734
1734 · 26 × 42 cm$315
Rites of the World · MDCCXXXIV
Funeral Ceremonies of the Orinoco and Brazilian Indigenous Peoples, 1734
1734 · 26 × 42 cm$315
Rites of the World
Florida Women Mourning Their Husbands, with Hermaphrodites in Ritual Service
Date not stated · 26 × 42 cm$315
Rites of the World · MDCCCXXVII
Ritual Dance: Expressions of Cultural Heritage in an African Ceremony, 1827
1827 · 23 × 34 cm$305
Rites of the World · MDCCXXV
Solemn High Mass Celebration, Bernard Picart, 1725, Engraving
1725 · 53 × 41 cm$305
Rites of the World · MDCCCVI
Hindu Festival Procession with Vishnu Cart, Engraving after Sonnerat, 1806
1806 · 39 × 28.5 cm$305
About Rites of the World
In 1723 the Amsterdam engraver Bernard Picart and the publisher Jean Frederic Bernard began to issue Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde, which set the rites of Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and the peoples of the Americas side by side, on equal terms. It is often called a founding work of the comparative study of religion.
This chapel gathers Picart's plates with those of the travellers and costume books: Sonnerat's Hindu gods of 1806, Ferrario's ceremonies of China and India, Dutch lithographs of Islamic ritual of 1863, and the funeral rites, festivals and sacrifices of peoples from Lapland to Peru.
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Who was Bernard Picart?
A French engraver (1673 to 1733) who settled in Amsterdam. His plates for the Religious Ceremonies of the World are admired for their detail and for treating every religion with the same care.