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.
60 prints

Rites of the World · MDCCXXII
Antique Print of Inquisition Banners and Religious People by B. Picart, 1722
1722 · 27.8 × 45.7 cm£135

Rites of the World · MDCCXLVII
Antique Print of the Baptism of the King of Congo in Africa, 1747
1747 · 20.1 × 27.1 cm£125

Rites of the World · MDCCXXII
Antique Print of the Hindu God Vishnu by Picart, 1722
1722 · 25 × 39.5 cm£125

Rites of the World · MDCCXLIX
Antique Print of Monks of Fo in China 1749
1749 · 19 × 26 cm£120

Rites of the World · MDCCXXI
Antique Print of Two Idols of the Virginian Culture by B. Picart, 1721
1721 · 24.4 × 39.5 cm£110

Rites of the World · MDCCXXIII
Antique Print of Funeral Ceremonies of the Canadian People by B. Picart, 1723
1723 · 23.5 × 35.1 cm£105

Rites of the World · MDCCXXV
Antique Print of the Holy Sacrament by Picart, circa 1725
1725 · 28.5 × 44.5 cm£100

Rites of the World · MDCCXXV
Antique Print of a Funeral Procession by Picart, circa 1725
1725 · 28.5 × 44.5 cm£100

Rites of the World · MDCCXC
Antique Print of a Pilgrim Carrying Water from the Ganges by Poisson 'c.1790'
1790 · 20.5 × 28.5 cm£85

Rites of the World · MDCCXLIX
Antique Print of Tongzhou and a Pilgrimage by Van Schley, 1749
1749 · 19.5 × 25.5 cm£85

Rites of the World · MDCCXXI
Antique Print of a Gathering Around a Fire in Virginia by B. Picart, 1721
1721 · 24.6 × 39.6 cm£85

Rites of the World · MDCCXXIV
Antique Religion Print Showing Rituals & Ceremonies for the Death of a Pope 1724
1724 · 28 × 45 cm£80