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- wadi, dry river bed in desert
- wadi, dry river bed in desert - KK - ideal landscapes
- wading, paddling
- wading, paddling - AA - alaston naisfiguuri
- waffle-iron
- waffles
- wagon racing (with horses)
- wagon racing with four-wheeled vehicle
- wagon racing with two-wheeled vehicle, e.g.: chariot, sulky
- wailing wall ~ Jewish religion
- wailing-women
- wainscoting
- waiting at table
- Waiting for an Opportunity
- waiting room (railway, tramway)
- Waiting, Watching
- walking (as sport)
- walking (horse in motion)
- walking arm in arm
- walking arm in arm - AA - molemmat kädet tai käsivarret
- walking on all fours ~ jumping games
- walking on the hands
- walking on the hands - AA - alaston naisfiguuri
- walking on the knees
- walking on the knees - AA - alaston naisfiguuri
- walking on the water
- walking on the water - AA - alaston naisfiguuri
- walking race
- walking the dog
- walking-stick, staff
- wall-covering
- wall-paper
- walled-in alive (violent death)
- walled-in alive (violent death) - EE - death not certain; wounded person
- walls ~ fortified city
- wandering begging priest ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism
- wandering begging priest ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism - HH - priestess
- wandering begging priest ~ Islam, Mohammedanism
- wandering begging priest ~ non-Christian religions
- wandering begging priest ~ non-Christian religions - BB - priestess
- wandering begging priest ~ traditional Chinese religions
- wandering begging priest ~ traditional Chinese religions - NN - priestess
- wandering communities living in boats
- wandering communities living in house-wagons
- wandering communities living in tents
- wandering or travelling merchant
- wandering or travelling merchant - BB - kaupallisella alalla toimivat naishenkilöt
- wandering scholar
- wandering student, 'Bettelstudent'
- wandering student, 'Bettelstudent' - BB - female student
- wanderings of Ulysses: from the Cicones to Scylla
- waning moon represented as face
- waning moon, i.e. facing this way (
- war against King Hazael of Syria (2 Kings 8:28-29)
- war against Moab ~ story of Jehoram (2 Kings 3)
- war against the Moabites, Maonites and the children of Ammon
- war against the Philistines (1 Samuel 13-14)
- war and crime
- war and economy
- war and science
- war and technique
- war between Israel and Judah
- war between Israel and Syria
- war of the Israelites against the Midianites (Numbers 31)
- war of the Titans against Jupiter and allies: titanomachy
- war with Syria and Israel ~ story of Ahaz
- war with the Assyrians ~ story of Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:9 - 19:37; Isaiah 36-37)
- war-cry
- war-profiteer
- ward; room (in hospital)
- wardrobe
- warehouse (~ harbour)
- warming-pan (for bed)
- warning sinners ~ one of the (seven) spiritual Acts of Mercy
- warning sinners ~ one of the (seven) spiritual Acts of Mercy - VV - Christ present
- wash house, laundry, laundry room
- washing (preparatory process in manufacture of yarn)
- washing and changing baby
- washing and dressing of the corpse
- washing another person's feet
- washing another person's feet - AA - peseytyminen ja kylpeminen; ulkona
- washing of hands and feet ~ Jewish religious practices
- washing of hands before leaving cemetery ~ Jewish burial
- washing of the feet ~ Jewish religion
- washing one's face and head
- washing one's face and head - AA - peseytyminen ja kylpeminen; ulkona
- washing one's feet
- washing one's feet - AA - peseytyminen ja kylpeminen; ulkona
- washing one's hands
- washing one's hands - AA - peseytyminen ja kylpeminen; ulkona
- washing up
- washing up - CC - in the open air
- waste land, no man's land
- waste land, no man's land - HH - ideaalimaisema, ihanteellinen maisema
- watch-dog, dog watching
- watching a sleeping child
- watching the beloved asleep
- watchmaker, clockmaker
- water clock
- water comes from a hollow in the ass's jaw-bone
- water course
- water course - HH - ideaalimaisema, ihanteellinen maisema
- water is changed into wine, when St. Homobonus refills his flask after having given away all his food and drink to a beggar
- water is poured out before God ~ Samuel as judge
- water meadows
- water meadows - HH - ideaalimaisema, ihanteellinen maisema
- water meadows under water
- water meadows under water - HH - ideaalimaisema, ihanteellinen maisema
- water polo
- water tower
- water-control administration
- water-pipe, hookah, narghile
- water-supply (~ public services)
- water-supply and draining, pipework (in house or building)
- watergate
- watering (of plants ~ agriculture)
- watering plants
- watering-place, spa
- waterskiing, surf-riding
- wave
- wave - HH - ideaalimaisema, ihanteellinen maisema
- wave caused by ship; backwash
- wave caused by ship; backwash - HH - ideaalimaisema, ihanteellinen maisema
- waving farewell ~ departure on a journey
- wax ~ bee-keeping
- wax-figure cabinet
- waxing moon represented as face
- waxing moon, i.e. facing this way: )
- Wayland
- ways pretending to cure or improve parts of the body
- ways pretending to cure or improve parts of the body - AA - alaston naisfiguuri
- ways pretending to cure simpletons (folklore)
- Weakness, Powerlessness, Helplessness; 'Infermità' (Ripa)
- Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa)
- weaning a child
- weapons for striking a blow
- weapons for striking a blow (with NAME)
- weapons for striking a blow: club
- wearing of a sack ~ Jewish mourning customs
- weather-vane
- weathercock
- weaving (children's games and plays)
- weaving with pattern
- weaving without pattern
- weaving-loom
- wedding anniversary celebration
- wedding anniversary celebration - DD - out of doors
- wedding meal of David and Michal
- wedding of Bacchus and Ariadne
- wedding reception
- wedding ring
- wedding trip, honeymoon
- wedding-cake
- wedding-cake - DD - out of doors
- wedding-gift
- wedding-gift from groom to bride
- wedding-meal of bride and bridegroom (alone) ~ Jewish wedding
- Wednesday
- weeding
- weeds
- weeks
- weeping
- weigh-house
- weighing
- weighing of the soul
- weighing on witch-scales
- weighing the match
- weighing-instruments
- weight lifting
- weight used on scales
- Weisskunig
- welding (industrial process)
- welfare ~ military service
- Welfare, Prosperity; 'Felicità publica', 'Prosperità della vita', 'Salute' (Ripa)
- west wind (one of the four main directions)
- west wind (W) (one of sixteen directions)
- west wind, 'Favonius', 'Zephirus' (one of eight directions)
- west-northwest wind (WNW) (one of sixteen directions)
- west-southwest wind (WSW) (one of sixteen directions)
- wet-nurse
- whale fishery, whaling
- what-not
- wheel track
- wheelbarrow
- wheelchair, bathchair
- wheelchair, bathchair - AA - alaston naisfiguuri
- when Abraham has his hand raised to kill Isaac, an angel restrains Abraham's hand
- when Abraham has his hand raised to kill Isaac, God or the hand of God restrains Abraham's hand
- when Abraham is sitting by his house (or tent), three angels appear to him
- when Alcibiades falls wounded on the battle-field, Socrates bravely defends and saves him
- when all his money is squandered the prodigal son is chased away by the harlots
- when Ascanius is hunting, Alecto drives his hounds onto the trail of a sacred stag
- when Benhadad arrives, Ahab mercifully invites him to get into his chariot; Ahab makes a treaty with the Syrian king and lets him go
- when Cadmus throws a stone among the armed men, the dragon-men fight each other
- when Cinyras discovers the incest, he attempts to kill his daughter
- when Daniel looks in vain for minerals in trees, an angel comes to help him and points to the earth
- when David, on his return to Jerusalem, crosses the Jordan, ambassadors from Judah go out to meet him
- when Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar recognize Job they weep and tear their clothes in grief
- when Elisha's servant notices the Syrian troops he is terrified, but Elisha opens his eyes and he sees the hillside covered with horses and chariots of fire
- when Evilmerodach becomes king of Babylon, Jehoiachin is released from prison and permitted to dine at the king's table for the rest of his life (2 Kings 25:27-30; Jeremiah 52:31-34)
- when he is to be scourged Paul tells that he is a Roman
- when Hermaphroditus bathes in a fountain, Salmacis, the nymph of the fountain, falls in love with him
- when Hippolytus rejects her advances, Phaedra accuses him of offering her violence
- when his nurse flees with him, Mephibosheth falls and becomes crippled (2 Samuel 4:4)
- when informed of the slaying the king takes revenge on the unwilling guests by setting their city on fire ~ parable of the royal wedding feast
- when Jehoram realizes Jehu's treason, he turns his chariot round to flee, but Jehu shoots an arrow that strikes Jehoram in the back; the king falls dead in his chariot
- when Jehu and his men arrive at the city gate of Jezreel, messengers from king Jehoram are sent to find out if they are friends or enemies
- when Jehu tells the officers about the young prophet's mission, they spread their cloaks on the stairs, blow trumpets and hail him
- when Jeroboam's wife comes home the child dies
- when Jonah again murmurs and wishes to die, God rebukes him
- when Jonah arrives in the city of Nineveh he foretells its destruction in forty days
- when Joseph gets home, he receives his brothers; they bow down before him and give him the presents
- when King Gundophorus returns to inspect his palace, Thomas and Abbanes are imprisoned, because Thomas built a 'heavenly' palace
- when leaving the underworld, Orpheus looks back and loses Eurydice for ever
- when Leucippe, dragging Thestor after her, is about to kill Theonoe, the latter recognizes her father and her sister; Icarus sends them home laden with gifts
- when Micaiah appears before King Ahab he predicts a disaster; Zedekiah in anger slaps Micaiah's face
- when Moses abides in the tabernacle, the pillar of cloud comes down and stays at the door; the people gather at the entrance of their tents and bow down in reverence
- when Moses and Aaron bless the people, the glory of God appears to the congregation
- when Moses and Aaron pray in front of the tabernacle, God appears to them
- when Moses is old enough, his mother brings him to Pharaoh's daughter, who adopts him
- when Moses reports God's punishment to the people they mourn bitterly ~ reconnaissance of Canaan
- when noticing Iobates' life-guard lying in wait for him, Bellerophon prays to Neptune, who floods the Xanthian plain
- when Peleus awakes, he is attacked by centaurs or wild beasts, but is saved by Chiron
- when reaching the shore Leander is welcomed by Hero
- when Rehoboam returns from Shechem to Jerusalem he musters an army to restore his control over the northern tribes
- when released Peter and John relate the events to the disciples
- when Romulus and Remus are older they go hunting
- when Saul comes out of the cave, David calls him, falls down on his knees and shows him the piece of cloth
- when Saul sees the army of the Philistines, he is afraid
- when Sennacherib is worshipping in the temple, two of his sons kill him with their swords
- when St. Eustace crosses a river, his two sons are seized by a lion and a wolf
- when Tarquin the Elder, surnamed 'Priscus', and his wife Tanaquil sit together in their carriage, an eagle seizes Tarquin's cap
- when the bridegroom arrives, all wake up and the foolish virgins ask the wise virgins oil for their lamps
- when the brook dries up, Elijah crosses over to the city of Zarephath; at the gate he meets a woman and her little son gathering wood (the woman's sticks may form a cross)
- when the king of Ai comes out to fight the Israelites, they retreat and pretend to flee from the enemy
- when the king of Nineveh hears about the destruction of the city in forty days, he rises from his throne and decrees a general repentance for man and animal: all men, cattle and sheep must fast, people must wear sackcloth and pray to God
- when the letter of Naaman is shown to the king of Israel (Joram), he tears his clothes in dismay
- when the men of Judah deliver Samson to the shouting Philistines in Lehi, the cords drop off him
- when the messengers fail to return, Jehoram orders his chariot and with King Ahaziah rides out to meet Jehu
- when the morning stars sang together ~ God speaks to Job
- when the net is full of fish, John recognizes the Lord ~ appearance of Christ at the Lake of Gennesaret
- when the oxen stumble before the cart with the ark, Uzzah tries to support the ark and falls down dead
- when the people complain again about the food, God sends poisonous snakes; many die of snake-bites ~ book of Numbers
- when the people eat the quails a plague breaks out
- when the priests leave the river Jordan at Joshua's command, it begins to flow again
- when the Shunammite woman returns later, she goes with her son to the king of Israel, whom she finds talking with Elisha's servant, and asks him for her house and land to be restored to her; the request is granted
- when the son of the Shunammite woman joins his father and the harvest workers in the field he collapses
- when the statue of Cybele is brought to Rome, P. Cornelius Scipio Nasica is chosen to meet the goddess in the harbour of Ostia, and ordered to bring her to Rome with the greatest pomp
- when the two armies meet, King Abijah ascends Mount Zemaraim and calls out to Jeroboam and his army exhorting them not to fight (2 Chronicles 13:4-13)
- when the waters recede, the body of St. Clement is recovered in a submarine chapel built by angels
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Title
Iconclass
Subject
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Iconclass is a classification system designed for art and iconography. It is the most widely accepted scientific tool for the description and retrieval of subjects represented in images (works of art, book illustrations, reproductions, photographs, etc.) and is used by museums and art institutions around the world.
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Last modified
tiistai 16. syyskuuta 2014 06:35:26
Date issued
perjantai 19. lokakuuta 2012 00:00:00
URI
http://iconclass.org/rdf/2011/09/
