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  2. File:Albrecht Dürer - Praying Hands, 1508 - Google Art ...

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    The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: Public domain Public domain false false The author died in 1528, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer .

  3. Genuflection - Wikipedia

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    Genuflection or kneeling is prescribed at various points of the Roman Rite liturgy, such as after the mention of Jesus' death on the cross in the readings of the Passion during Holy Week. A right knee genuflection is made during and after the Adoration of the Cross on Good Friday .

  4. File:Rembrandt Man Kneeling in Prayer; a Woman's Head.jpg

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  5. Praying Hands (Dürer) - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  6. Kneeling - Wikipedia

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    A boy kneeling in the courtyard of the Great Umayyed Mosque in Syria. Kneeling is a basic human position where one or both knees touch the ground. According to Merriam-Webster, kneeling is defined as "to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor". [1] Kneeling with only one knee, and not both, is called genuflection.

  7. Kneeler - Wikipedia

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    The Missal, by John William Waterhouse (1902), depicts a woman kneeling on a prie-dieu, a piece of furniture with a built-in kneeler. A kneeler is a cushion (also called a tuffet, hassock, genuflexorium, or genuflectorium) or a piece of furniture used for resting in a kneeling position during Christian prayer.

  8. A Knight at Prayer in a Chapel, Preparing Himself for Combat

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    The knight is seen kneeling in a prayer in front a tomb, beneath a window. The interior of the chapel is very dark and devoided of any significant decoration. Amother knight is seen, at the right, by the door, possibly his squire. He holds the knight's helmet at his hands, while his shield can be seen at his left, leaning at the wall.

  9. Prayer - Wikipedia

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    Christopher Hitchens (2012) argued that praying to a god which is omnipotent and all-knowing would be presumptuous. For example, he interprets Ambrose Bierce's definition of prayer by stating that "the man who prays is the one who thinks that god has arranged matters all wrong, but who also thinks that he can instruct god how to put them right ...