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.
20 prints
Rites of the World
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 · MDCLXXIII
Engraving of Rituals and Cremation Ceremonies in New Spain by Montanus, 1673
1673 · 19 × 31 cm$505
Rites of the World
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 · MDCCLXXX
Pre-Battle Rituals: The King of Florida and His Magician, ca.1780
1780 · 39 × 23 cm$440
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 · MDCCXXII
Carib Priests Instilling Courage: A Ritual Dance of the Caribbean, 1722
1722 · 26 × 40 cm$360
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 · MDCCXXXIV
Quetzalcoatl Worship and Hunting Deity, Rare 1734 Engraving of Aztec Rituals
1734 · 26 × 42 cm$295
Rites of the World · MDCCXXXIV
Mexican Gods and Priests, 1734 Engraving of Aztec Deities and Religious Ritual
1734 · 26 × 42 cm$270
Rites of the World · MDCCXXXIV
Funeral Rites and Burial of Inca Nobles, 1734 Engraving of Old Peruvian Customa
1734 · 26 × 42 cm$270
Rites of the World · MDCCXXXIV
Mexican Penitence and Human Sacrifice, 1734 Engraving of Aztec Religious Rites
1734 · 26 × 42 cm$270
Rites of the World · MDCCXXXIV
Marriage and Infant Rituals among the Mexicans, Engraving from 1734
1734 · 26 × 42 cm$270
Rites of the World · MDCCCLVI
Zuni Sacred Spring, New Mexico, Litho from the Pacific Railroad Survey, 1856
1856 · 28.3 × 20.7 cm$250
Rites of the World · MDCCXXXIV
Healing and Funeral Rituals of the Paria Natives, imagined in 1734
1734 · 26 × 42 cm$215
Rites of the World · MDCCXCIV
Old Engraving of Mexican Festivities and Rituals in the Age of Discovery, 1794
1794 · 23.5 × 22.5 cm$205
Rites of the World · MDCCXXI
Antique Print of Two Idols of the Virginian Culture by B. Picart, 1721
1721 · 24.4 × 39.5 cm$145
Rites of the World · MDCCXXIII
Antique Print of Funeral Ceremonies of the Canadian People by B. Picart, 1723
1723 · 23.5 × 35.1 cm$140
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$115