Iconographic attribute
All iconographic attributes
All objects and symbols associated with representations of saints.
3089 items
reliquary around the neck 2 ring on finger 2 rooster 2 roses in her cloak 2 royal cloak 2 royal garments 2 Rule of Saint Benedict 2 sack 2 sacred vessels 2 sacred vestments 2 scales 2 Scriptures 2 Servite habit 2 seven stars 2 severed foot 2 severed hand 2 severed head held in hands 2 severed limbs 2 sharp instrument 2 sheep 2 shield 2 shoemaker's tools 2 shrine or relics 2 silver chalice 2 silver vase 2 simple habit 2 skull 2 skull (relic) 2 skull split by a sword 2 slain dragon 2 small church in hand 2 snakes driven away 2 Soin des malades 2 soldier's armor 2 soldier's habit 2 soldiers 2 Souls in Purgatory 2 Soutane usée 2 spade 2 spear 2 Sponge 2 staff of Saint Peter 2 stag and hind 2 standard 2 star on the forehead 2 statue of the Virgin 2 Statuette de l'Enfant Jésus 2 stone (pillow) 2 Sun 2 swan 2 sword in the chest 2 Third Order habit 2 thorn 2 three loaves of bread 2 tomb 2 tooth (relic) 2 torture wheel 2 True Cross 2 tunic 2 vat 2 virgin's veil 2 walking on water 2 Walking on water 2 weasel 2 white dove on the head 2 white habit 2 white hair 2 white horse 2 white robe 2 white stone 2 Wooden statue 2 {'nom': 'Ostensoir / Eucharistie'} 1 {'nom': 'Tiare pontificale'} 1 15th-century carved wooden reliquary 1 a church held in hand 1 a grape 1 abbot's crosier held above the king's hand 1 abbot's habit 1 abbot's insignia 1 accompanied by her daughters Gertrude and Deotila 1 accompanied by his four daughters 1 accompanied by three young children 1 accordéon diatonique 1 actress clothing (before conversion) 1 adze 1 aedicule (church model) 1 agricultural tools 1 aiguille 1 Aiguille et fil de couture 1 alchemy instruments 1 alluring smile 1 almost naked 1 alms basket 1 alms purse 1 alms purse 1 alms to the poor 1 Ample drapery 1 amputated and scattered limbs 1 anchor 1 anchor 1 anchorite's habit 1 ancient alb 1 ancient paintings in his crypt 1 Ange lui présentant la sainte Communion 1 angel (feeding her) 1 angel and demon with bellows 1 angel carrying a basket 1 angel carrying his soul 1 angel giving communion 1 angel on a column 1 angel presenting a white alb or chasuble 1 angel Raphael 1 angel relighting her lamp 1 angel sheathing the sword 1 angel sheathing the sword (plague) 1 angel wings 1 angel with a wand 1 angelic form 1 angels assisting at Mass 1 angels assisting him 1 angels at his side 1 angels holding styli 1 angels opening a prison 1 angels plowing 1 angels surrounding her corpse 1 angels with a crown 1 Angelus bell 1 animal skin clothing 1 animal skin garment 1 animated crucifix 1 anointing horn 1 anointing of the king's eyes 1 Antique statue 1 antique statue in Bouschet 1 antique-style chasuble 1 ants at his feet 1 apostolic cross 1 Apparition of Christ carrying the cross 1 apparition of Saint Peter and Saint Paul 1 apparition of the Virgin 1 apple offered to the Virgin 1 apron filled with grain 1 aquiline nose 1 archiepiscopal crosier 1 archiepiscopal insignia 1 archiepiscopal insignia 1 archiepiscopal vestments 1 Ark of the Covenant 1 arm 1 arm (relic) 1 arm wound 1 armor (implicit) 1 armor under the cope 1 arms and legs as ex-votos 1 arms crossed over chest 1 arms extended in the shape of a crucifix 1 arms nailed to a wall 1 arms outstretched in the form of a cross 1 Arno River 1 arrow in the heart 1 ashes (deathbed) 1 ashes of penance 1 ashes on the head 1 aspen (tree) 1 aspersoir 1 assassinated by the men of Count Frederick 1 assisted at the baptism of Saint Odile 1 astronomical instruments 1 at the bedside of King Clotaire II 1 at the feet of the Virgin Mary 1 attribute of the Holy Trinity 1 aube 1 autel mobile 1 Ave Maria scroll 1 awls or nails driven into the chest 1 awls under the fingernails 1 axe (for the felled tree) 1 axe (in reference to his nephews) 1 axes and spears (instruments of martyrdom) 1 bag of silver 1 bag of stones 1 bagpipes 1 Bague 1 Baïonnette 1 baldness 1 balm shrubs (Batamnum) 1 banner marked with a cross 1 banner of Saint James 1 banner of the Blessed Virgin 1 banner with 'Ecce Agnus Dei' 1 banner with the name of Jesus 1 banners (pilgrimage) 1 baptism of Duke Radbod 1 baptism of King Ethelbert 1 baptismal font 1 baptizing Black people 1 baptizing Saint Odile 1 baptizing Saint Uthon 1 baptizing slaves 1 baptizing the eunuch 1 barbel (fish) 1 bare chest with flame 1 barefoot on a reclining lion 1 barefoot on ice 1 barking dog 1 barley bread 1 baron's costume 1 barrel 1 barrel 1 barrel bristling with spikes 1 barrel or demijohn 1 basil trampled underfoot 1 basin 1 basin of blood 1 basket 1 basket filled with bread 1 basket of flowers and fruits 1 basket of fruit 1 basket of sand in front of him 1 basket of vegetables 1 basket or shopping bag 1 bathtub 1 Bâton d'abbesse 1 bâton de bois 1 battle-axe 1 bear (mentioned in the title of Antoine Moyer's poem) 1 bear carrying luggage 1 bear harnessed to a chariot 1 bear with a piece of wood 1 bear with her cub 1 bear yoked to an ox 1 beard and long hair 1 bears and leopards 1 bed 1 bed soaked in blood 1 beehive 1 beehive (sometimes, not explicitly mentioned here but linked to his eloquence) 1 before Prefect Modestus 1 beggar at his feet 1 beggar's bag 1 beggar's clothes 1 beheaded 1 bell (implicit by tradition, not cited) 1 bell (sometimes) 1 bell tower 1 bell with an image of the Virgin and seven stars 1 belt extended to the souls in purgatory 1 belt on a crucifix 1 Benedictine habit 1 Benedictine habit 1 Benedictine monastic habit 1 Benedictine monk habit 1 betrothal ring 1 between a rich man and a poor man 1 Bible illustrée 1 bier or coffin 1 billhook 1 bird (partridge) 1 bird carrying a fish 1 bird descending upon his body 1 bird of prey (falcon) 1 bird tied by a string 1 birds (larks) 1 birds and fish 1 birds fluttering around him 1 birds of prey (miracle of the Lombards) 1 Birds of the air (symbol) 1 birds on shoulders or arms 1 birds on shoulders or in hands 1 biretta 1 black and white habit 1 Black cassock 1 black clothing 1 black cross 1 black habit or hair shirt 1 Black Minims habit 1 black religious habit 1 black scapular 1 black skullcap with earflaps 1 black tunic 1 black vestments 1 black wood 1 black wool cloak 1 bleeding trunk 1 blessing a barrel of wine 1 blessing a possessed woman 1 blessing his executioners 1 Bloc de sel 1 blonde hair in braids 1 blood on the face 1 blood resembling milk 1 blood stains 1 blood-soaked clothes 1 bloodied head held in her hands 1 blouse blanche 1 blue cloak with fleurs-de-lis 1 blue cloth robe 1 blue cord 1 Blue mantle 1 blue robe sprinkled with gold stars 1 blue shoes with gold rosettes 1 boat 1 boat (escape) 1 boat on the Nile 1 boat steered by an angel 1 bodies of saints 1 body covered in hair 1 body covered in wounds 1 body darkened by the sun 1 body kneeling in prayer 1 body pierced by two spears 1 body seated on a throne 1 bones in a lead box 1 book (account of his conversion) 1 book (author of works) 1 book (Bible) 1 book (biography of Augustine) 1 book (biography) 1 book (Capitularies) 1 book (catechism) 1 book (commentaries) 1 book (Consolation of Philosophy) 1 book (copy of the holy books) 1 book (crucifix) 1 book (customs of Cluny) 1 book (De Excidio) 1 book (Decretals) 1 book (dogmatic letter) 1 book (epistle) 1 book (Golden Legend) 1 book (Hodegos) 1 book (Holy Scripture) 1 book (Life of Saint Benedict) 1 book (Pastoral instruction) 1 book (psalms and canticles) 1 book (scriptural commentaries) 1 book (Scriptures) 1 book (The Ladder of Divine Ascent) 1 book (The Seven Spiritual Weapons) 1 book (the Summa) 1 book (Treatise on Heresies) 1 Book (Treatise on the Love of God) 1 book of canons 1 Book of Constitutions or Spiritual Exercises 1 Book of Epistles 1 Book of Gospels 1 book of Holy Scripture 1 book of Holy Scripture 1 book of hours 1 book of life 1 book of Spiritual Exercises 1 book of statutes 1 book of the Benedictine rule 1 book of the Gospels 1 book of the Gospels thrown into a fire 1 book of the Office of the Virgin 1 book of the Rules of Saint Ignatius 1 book of visions 1 book on his chest 1 book or abbess's crozier 1 book or act of election 1 book or education of the Virgin 1 book or letters 1 book or parchment 1 book or parchment (poet) 1 book or quill 1 book or quill (doctor) 1 book or scroll 1 book or writer's quill 1 book stained with blood 1 book under the left arm 1 book with an open knife 1 book with inscription 'Mother of God' 1 book with musical notes 1 book with the inscription Maria 1 books (canon of the Scriptures) 1 books (spiritual treatises) 1 books (transcription) 1 books / library 1 books of controversy 1 books or manuscripts 1 books or manuscripts (Acts of the Martyrs) 1 Books or mathematical instruments 1 borders in varied colors 1 bound dragon 1 bound hands 1 bound to two tree branches 1 bouquet of nineteen flowers 1 Bourdon (bâton de pèlerin) 1 braided palm leaves 1 branch cell 1 branch of roses 1 bras chargés de roses entourant la croix 1 brazen bull 1 brazen cauldrons 1 brazier with irons 1 bread (bread of forgiveness) 1 bread (multiplication) 1 bread brought by Christ 1 bread brought by the Virgin or an angel 1 bread brought to a prisoner 1 bread in her dress 1 bread oven 1 breastplate of faith 1 breasts on a platter 1 breviary hanging at his side 1 brewer's mash fork 1 bridal clothing 1 bridge under construction 1 bright cloud 1 Broderie / aiguille 1 Broderies 1 broken and repaired glass chalice 1 broken collar of his Order 1 broken cup or glass with a serpent 1 broken gold and silver vessels (for ransom) 1 broken legs 1 broken sieve 1 broken statue of Jupiter 1 broken-down ship 1 bronze crucifix 1 bronze shrine 1 brooch 1 broom (kissing) 1 Brother's habit (coarse fabric) 1 brown wool habit 1 brushes/palette 1 building topped by a bell tower 1 bull 1 bull and arrow (Mount Gargano) 1 bull or oxen 1 bunch of keys at the belt 1 bundle of thorns 1 bundles of vine shoots (lit) 1 burden on his shoulders 1 bure de capucin 1 bure de style franciscain 1 buried in a hole up to his waist 1 buried in the ground up to the waist 1 burlap habit 1 burned books 1 burned forehead 1 burning brand 1 burning brazier 1 Burning bush 1 burning coals carried in a cloak 1 burning coals carried in his rochet 1 burning coals in her hands 1 burning coals in his cloak 1 burning coals in his garment 1 burning coals in his hands or robe 1 burning coals in the hand 1 burning coals turned into flowers 1 burning heart 1 burning hearth 1 burning oven 1 burning torches 1 burying the martyrs 1 bust 1 bust of Saint Mansuy 1 butcher's knife 1 Byzantine mantle 1 calice eucharistique 1 calloused hands of a worker 1 calloused knees 1 calloused knees 1 calluses on elbows and knees (due to prayer) 1 calms the storm 1 calvary (erected during missions) 1 camail 1 Camaldolese lay brother habit 1 camel 1 camel hair garment 1 Camels 1 candle lit by an angel 1 cane or staff (reference to the messenger) 1 Cangue 1 cannons and artillery 1 canon or hermit habit 1 Canonical rule 1 cape 1 captive's shackles 1 captives in chains 1 cardinal's attire 1 cardinal's hat at his feet 1 cardinal's insignia 1 cardinal's robes (often depicted as such) 1 cardinal's robes over Carthusian austerities 1 caring for the sick 1 Carmelite habit 1 Carmelite habit (brown) 1 carpenter's tools (implied by the woodworkers' guild) 1 carpet of snow 1 cart or road 1 Carthusian habit 1 cartouche 1 cartouche with text of his prophecies 1 cartouche with texts from his prophecy 1 Cartouche with the word 'Charitas' 1 carved stone tomb 1