Ancient Religious Frescoes

Historic frescoes from various churches in Italy, illustrating religious narratives and figures with vibrant colors and detailed storytelling.

The Offering of the Magi Surmounted by a Row of Angels by artist unknown, 12th century
The Offering of the Magi Surmounted by a Row of Angels by artist unknown, 12th century
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The Last Supper, detail from the Stories of the New Testament, 1072-1078, Byzantine-Campanian school frescoes, right side of the nave of Basilica of Sant'Angelo in Formis, Sant'Angelo in Formis, Campania. Italy, 11th century.
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Beam representing the Mozarabs' Procession. Gerona Cathedral-Museum. Location: CATEDRAL-MUSEO DIOCESANO. GERONA. SPAIN.
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The oldest frescoes in the German-speaking area (10th) (11th century) in the St. Proculus Church in Naturno, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe
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Dance of death, frescoes, romanesque Church of the Holy Trinity, Hrastovlje, Cristoglie, Slovenia, Europe
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Gothic paintings, weighing of souls, Church of San Martín de Tours, Gazeo, Álava, Spain, Europe.
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Byzantine fresco of the church of Saint Nicolas. Mystras, Sparta, the Peloponnese, Greece. A UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Isiac priests, by Unknown, 41 - 62, 1st Century, painted stucco. Italy, Campania, Naples, National Archaeological Museum, From Stabia, Villa of Varano. Whole artwork. Isiac priests man woman instruments ritual sistrum.
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Dashavatara ten incarnation of Vishnu Murals fresco paintings in Virupaksha temple celing in Hampi, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia. UNESCO World Heritage Site, Asia
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Scene of the Apparition of Our Lady to Cripple Remingarda, by Unknown artist, 12th Century, fresco. Italy: Lazio: Frosinone: Ausonia: Santa Maria del Piano Sanctuary: crypt apse. Detail. Face Madonna
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Votive panel, donor painting, in the Great Church of the Princes, Biserica Mare Domneasca, The fresco shows a series of Wallachian rulers, voivodes. The identifiable figures include Petru Cercel (the builder of the church) and Constantin Brâncoveanuin, Târgoviste, Romania
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Angel figure, 14th century, fresco in the abbey church of Romainmotier, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
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Thai massage, like Traditional Thai Medicine more generally, is a combination of influences from Indian, Chinese, Southeast Asian cultural spheres and traditions of medicine. The art as it is practiced today is the product of a 19th century synthesis of various healing traditions from all over the kingdom. Even today, there is considerable variation from region to region across Thailand, and no single routine or theoretical framework is universally accepted among healers. Originally built in the 16th century, Wat Pho is Bangkok's oldest temple. King Rama I of the Chakri Dynasty (17361809) rebuilt the temple in the 1780s. Officially called Wat Phra Chetuphon, it is one of Bangkok's best known Buddhist temples and is nowadays a major tourist attraction, located directly to the south of the Grand Palace. Wat Pho is famed for its Reclining Buddha and renowned as the home of traditional Thai massage.
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Figure of Saint, by Unknown artist, 12th Century, fresco. Italy: Lazio: Frosinone: Castelnuovo Parano: Castelnuovo Parano: parete sinistra della navata. Detail. Fragment fresco man old beard halo/aureole tunic/robe dress/robe/garment drapery white pink yellow
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San giorgio church, albenga, Italy
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Xàtiva Cross, detail. Pedro Bernés. 1362. Museum: Catedral de Santa María de Gerona.
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400 year old murals in panayannar cave, bhagawathi temple at parvmala near munnar, kerala, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox
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Saint Barbara Church, interior, Goereme National Park, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia
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Slovenia - Hrastovlje. Trinity Church. 'Dance of death. Death, bishop and cleric'. Fresco by Janez of Kastav, detail (1490)
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Deposition of Jesus Christ from the cross into the arms of the Virgin, fresco at Villa Piccinini in Marsciano, Brivio, Lombardy, Italy, 17th century.
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Italy, Milan Province, Milan. Basilica di Sant Ambrogio church, b. 4th century, interior frescoes depicting St. Ambrose.
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Gubyaukgyi Temple, near Wetkyi-in village, displays strong Indian influence. Its spire is not the usual cicada shape but straight-sided and tapered like that of the Maha Bodhi Pagoda in Bagan village. The Gubyaukgyi Temple was restored in 1468. Inside are the remains of tempera wall paintings, including a charming one of Gautama Buddha during his incarnation as a hermit walking with his mother, as well as a frieze of the 28 Buddhas (24 are from previous cosmic worlds, while the last four are from the present world cycle, Gautama being the 28th Buddha). Each one sits under a different tree, for each enlightenment took place under a different species.
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Tapestry in Saint-Pierre of Solesmes abbey, Life of Saint Benedict
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Basilica ceiling, Lateran Basilica, Basilica San Giovanni in Laterano, Cathedral of the Diocese of Rome, Monti district, Rome Italy
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Saint Onuphrius by Ancient Russian frescos / Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kiev / 11th century / Russia / Fresco / Bible /Old Russian Art
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Dance of Death on the south wall, the equality of all people in front of death, Gothic frescoes from 1490, a highlight of medieval wall painting, by Johannes von Kastav, Romanesque Church of the Holy Trinity, 15th century, Hrastovlje, Slovenia, Hrastovlje, Slovenia, Europe
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BOVEDA. Location: IGLESIA DE SANTA EULALIA. MERIDA. Badajoz. SPAIN.
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Meridian line with 12 zodiac constellations to read the position of the sun, Maria Santissima Assunta Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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18th century ceiling Murals fresco painting in Aathmanatha Swamy Temple at Avudaiyarkoil near Pudukkottai Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia
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Madonna with Sts Dominic and Francis, by Veneto or Lombard Artist, 14th Century, fresco. Italy, Veneto, Treviso, San Nicolo Church. Detail. Madonna St Dominic column throne brown habit: tunic book.
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Mural telling the story of Journey to the West, Xuanzang and his followers, Dafo (Great Buddha) Temple, Zhangye, Gansu Province, China
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The Archangel Michael. unknown, author
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Wall painting, Shaolin Temple, birthplace of Kung Fu, Song Shan, near Zhengzhou, Henan Province, Dengfeng, China
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Greek Orthodox Sumela Monastery, Frescoes, Trabzon, Turkey, Asia
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Painted plaque depicting nymph worship scene, from Pitsa, detail, procession with offering bearers, lyre and flute players, Greek inscription
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The Last Judgment. Detail: The sea gave up its dead by Anonymous / Gracanica Monastery, Kosovo / 1321-1322 / Serbia / Fresco / Bible / Byzantine Art
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France, Tarn, Albi, The Episcopal City, Listed As World Heritage By Unesco, St Cecile Cathedral, The Last Judgement
1904-2221
Dominus Flevit church Jerusalem
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Saint from Sant Joan de Boí. Date/Period: Ca. 1100. Mural painting. Fresco transferred to canvas. Height: 2,320 mm (91.33 in); Width: 1,870 mm (73.62 in). Author: UNKNOWN.
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Crossing with fresco decoration cloister with fresco decoration copyright: xzoonar.com/bartomeuxbalaguerxrotgerx 22674281
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TAPIZ DEL SIGLO XVI. Location: COLEGIO SEMINARIO CORPUS CHRISTI O DEL PATRIARCA. Valencia. SPAIN.
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INTERIOR-DET MOSAICO BIZANTINO-CABEZA DE PATO COMIENDO. Location: IGLESIA DE LOS PANES Y LOS PECES. TABGHA. ISRAEL.
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18th century wall Murals fresco painting in Aathmanatha Swamy Temple at Avudaiyarkoil near Pudukkottai Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia
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A mosaic of the baptism of Christ, 5th century. Artist: Unknown
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Mosaic of Notre Dame de Ganagobie church, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
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Tomb of Ramesses III, Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty in Ancient Egypt. reigned from 1186 to 1155 BC and is considered to be the last monarch of the New Kingdom to wield any substantial authority over Egypt. Tomb KV11 is located in the main valley of the Valley of the Kings. The tomb has been open since antiquity, and has been known variously as Bruce's Tomb (named after James Bruce who entered the tomb in 1768) and The Harper's Tomb (due to paintings of two blind harpers in the tomb).
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The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, 1105-06, wall painting in the Church of Panagia Phorbiotissa, Asinou, Cyprus.
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Animal Tree Mosaic. Actual baptism site of Jesus. Jordan River Moved and Ruins are of Byzantine Churches marking spot of baptism. Rediscovered late 1990's and early 2000. Church opened 2011 on Old Church site
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Votive panel, donor painting, in the Great Church of the Princes, Biserica Mare Domneasca, The fresco shows a series of Wallachian rulers, voivodes. The identifiable figures include Petru Cercel (the builder of the church) and Constantin Brâncoveanuin, Târgoviste, Romania
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The cathedral floor with valuable inlays, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
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pinturas murales, históricas de los siglos XVI y XVII, iglesia del arcángel San Miguel, siglo XV-XVI construida integramente con madera, Binarowa,Maloposka, voivodato de la Pequeña Polonia, Cárpatos, Polonia, europe.
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Old ancient mosaic found in the Memorial Church of Moses, Jordan
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The Last Judgement, Hell, 15th-16th century, detail from the Biblia Pauperum (Paupers' Bible), fresco attributed to Cagnola or Cagnoli Workshop, Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Momo, Piedmont, Italy.
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Legend of the Cross of Exaltation of the Cross, by Pietro di Benedetto dei Franceschi known as Piero della Francesca, 1452 - 1462, 15th Century, fresco. Italy, Tuscany, Arezzo, San Francesco church, Major Chapel, left wall, summit lunette. Detail. Bearded male figure behind with long hair and conical headgear: headdress, on the left.
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God's people, youth picking palm dates, detail from the Universal Judgement, 1072-1078, Byzantine-Campanian school frescoes, counterfacade of the Basilica of Sant'Angelo in Formis, Sant'Angelo in Formis, Campania. Italy, 11th century.
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The Liao Dynasty, also known as the Khitan Empire, was a state that ruled over the regions of Manchuria, Mongolia, and parts of northern China proper. It was founded by the Yelü clan of the Khitan people in the same year as the Tang Dynasty collapsed (907), even though its first ruler, Yelü Abaoji (Yaruud Ambagai Khan), did not declare an era name until 916. Although it was originally known as the Empire of the Khitan, the Emperor Yelü Ruan officially adopted the name 'Liao' (formally Great Liao’) in 947. Another name for China in English, Cathay, is derived from the name Khitan. This is also the origin of the Russian word for China, Китай or Kitay, and that of several other East European languages. The Liao Empire was destroyed by the Jurchen of the Jin Dynasty in 1125. However, remnants of its people led by Yelü Dashi established the Xi (Western) Liao Dynasty 1125-1220, also known as Kara-Khitan Khanate, which extended its influence over Central Asia into Persia and survived until t
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The Woman clothed with the Sun/ Illumin.
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ancient byzantine map of Holy Land, Madaba ancient byzantine map of Holy Land on floor of Madaba St George Basilica, Jordan Copyright: xZoonar.com/VVxVoennyyx 5034587
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SIENA, ITALY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2023, Unique marble inlays on the floor of the Siena cathedral in Italy
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Archeologist working on Petra mosaics.
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Painting of lord krishna and radha on wall, nathdwara, rajasthan, india, asia Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox
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ERMITA DE SAN FRUTOS, EN EL PARQUE NATURAL DE LAS HOCES DEL RIO DURATON.
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Mosaics, Palestinian Map, St. George Orthodox Cristian Church, Madaba, Jordan.
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Mosaics showing map of Palestine, St. George Orthodox Christian Church, Madaba, Jordan, Middle East