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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.
The Noon Prayer by Moustafa Farroukh (1950) Sitting or kneeling (Arabic: جِلسة and قعدة, also جلوس and قعود) is an integral part of salah, or Islamic prayer, along with bowing (ruku' and sujud).
Genuflection, typically on one knee, still plays a part in the Anglican, Lutheran, Roman Catholic and Western Rite Orthodox traditions, among other churches; it is different from kneeling in prayer, which is more widespread. Those for whom the gesture is difficult, such as the aged or those in poor physical condition, are not expected to ...
There are two children to the front and two in the back, one of the two in the front has two hands on its jaw and the other child is kneeling down in a praying position. The child to the left at the back has his hand in his mouth and the one on the left has his hand on his chest. The mother seems to be kneeling down by the positioning of her hands.
Man Kneeling in Prayer; a Woman's Head: с. 1637: Red chalk: 18.3 x 15.8 cm: Albertina, Vienna: The drawing is related to the etchings B098 and B367 : Solomon's Idolatry: c. 1636-1638: Red chalk: 48.5 x 37.6 cm: Musée du Louvre, Paris: The drawing is related to the painting W47 : Eve Giving the Apple to Adam: c. 1638?? Private collection
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.
The Sick Man by Vasili Maximov (1881) portrays a woman kneeling in prayer before the icon corner (Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow). Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia with an icon corner in her bedroom (1915 or 1916, colorized by her sister Maria).
It also may be the earliest extant European drawing of a nude female model. Main article: figure drawing A figure study is a drawing or painting of the human body made in preparation for a more composed or finished work; [ 1 ] or to learn drawing and painting techniques in general and the human figure in particular.