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The drawing shows a close up of two male hands clasped together praying. Also, the partly rolled up sleeves are seen. Also, the partly rolled up sleeves are seen. The drawing used to be considered a sketch (study) for hands of an apostle , whose full picture was planned to occupy the central panel of the triptych installed in Frankfurt entitled ...
Object history: Willibald Imhoff (1519-1580), Nürnberg (Kunstbuch, Verzeichnis 1588, Zeichnung 17b: "Christus samt zweyen Händen in grau.") 1588 an Kaiser Rudolf II.;
His right hand is raised in blessing. The term Virgin of the Sign or Our Lady of the Sign is a reference to the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14 : "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel ".
Hand Prayer symbol: Date: 2006: Source: This copyright free symbol is designed by Ravi Poovaiah, Professor, IDC, IIT Bombay ( Hand symbols). Author: This copyright free symbol is designed by Ravi Poovaiah, Professor, IDC, IIT Bombay ( Hand symbols). Permission (Reusing this file)
A German holy card from around 1910 depicting the crucifixion The earliest known woodcut, St Christopher, 1423, Buxheim, with hand-colouring Prayer card of the Holy Face of Jesus In the Christian tradition, holy cards or prayer cards are small, devotional pictures for the use of the faithful that usually depict a religious scene or a saint in ...
The hand of benediction, also known as benediction sign or preacher's hand, has been said to occur as a result of prolonged compression or injury of the median nerve at the forearm or elbow. [ 1 ] More recently it has been shown that the clinical appearance of a high median nerve palsy is different from the classical hand of benediction or ...
Orans, a loanword from Medieval Latin orans (Latin: [ˈoː.raːns]) translated as "one who is praying or pleading", also orant or orante, as well as lifting up holy hands, is a posture or bodily attitude of prayer, usually standing, with the elbows close to the sides of the body and with the hands outstretched sideways, palms up.