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Byzantine and Medieval Frescoes

Depictions of ancient religious frescoes, showcasing biblical scenes with intricate detailing and rich colors from historical churches.

Romania, Bucharest, Lipscani Old Town, Stavropoleos Church, built 1724, exterior fresco

Mosaic of an angel, 6th century. Artist: Unknown

Turkey. Istanbul. Hagia Sofia. Byzatine mosaic. Virgin Mary with Jesus, emperors Constantine and Justinian. Tympanum. 994.

Frescoes, St Nickolas Church, 4th Century, Myra Acient City, Demre, Antalya, Turkey

Frescoes, Saviour Church on the City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yaroslavl, Golden Ring, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, Europe

Geschichte des Heiligen Stephanus Stoning of Saint Stephen, Romanesque fresco, circa 1100, Church of Sant Joan de Boí, Alta Ribagorça, National Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 23146305

Turkey, Istanbul. Hagia Sophia. Archangel Gabriel. Byzantine mosaic, c. 867. It is located in the bema vault.

Jón Arason's Chasuble, an ornate sleeveless outer vestment worn by a Catholic or High Anglican priest when celebrating Mass. Bishop Jón Arason (1484-1550) an Icelandic Roman Catholic bishop and poet. Dated 16th Century

Fresco of Saint Cuthbert, 12th Century

The Khalke Jesus mosaic, Chora Church Museum, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Christ Enters Jerusalem, from Armenian Bible, USA, New York, New York City, American Bible Society

DETALLE - NACIMIENTO DE LA VIRGEN - RETABLO DE MEJORADA - 1523/1526 - RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL. Author: ALONSO BERRUGUETE (1488-1561). Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ESCULTURA-COLECCION. Valladolid. SPAIN. VIRGIN MARY. SANTA ANA MADRE DE LA VIRGEN MARIA.

Saint mary abbey, rivalta scrivia, Italy.

Santa maria di luzzara church, gozzano, Italy

Madonna with Child and Madonna del Latte (Madonna Lactans), frescoes in the rupestrian church of Saint Mary in Grotta, Rongolise, Sessa Aurunca, Campania, Italy, 12th century.

Turkey. Istanbul. Hagia Sofia. Emperor Justinian I (483-565)offering a model Hagia Sophia to the Virgin. 994.

12th century Romanesque fresco depicting Jesus Christ in Saint Chef abbey church

Ravenna. Mosaic in Baptistery of Neon. 4th-5th centuries. Baptism of Jesus. Detail. Italy.

The Crucifixion; Unknown; Fulda, Germany, Europe; about 1025 - 1050; Tempera colors and gold on parchment

Madonna and Child/Life of Virgin/Catalan

Holy Gracanica Monastery, Church of the Assumption, of the Serbian Orthodox Church, is a threatened UNESCO world heritage site in Kosovo, Serbia.

Romanische Apsis mit seraphischen Engeln Romanesque apse with seraphim angels, from Santa Maria d Aneu, late eleventh century, Chingueta d Aneu, National Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 23146541

altarpiece of Santa Quiteria, temple on board, Joan Loert, 1346, Hospital of Sant Antoni, Museu de Mallorca, Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Amalfi Amalfi coast Campania Italy Italia cathedral Sant'Andrea museum Jesus Christ meets the weeping women

Annunciation, fresco, Romanesque chapel, Castel d'Appiano, Missiano, Appiano sulla Strada del Vino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 12th-13th century.

Italy - Piedmont Region - Novalesa (Turin province). Novalesa Abbey. Chapel of Sts. Heldrad and Nicholas. Life of St. Nicholas. Apparition of St. Nicholas to shipwrecked travellers. Romanesque fresco in Byzantine style, late 11th century. Detail

TABLA DE LA MUERTE DE LA VIRGEN QUE FORMABA PARTE DEL RETABLO DE SANTA MARIA DEL CASTILLO DE FROMISTA ANTES DE SU DESMANTELAMIENTO- CONJ.243044. Location: IGLESIA DE SAN PEDRO-MUSEO DIOCESANO. FROMISTA. PALENCIA. SPAIN.

Angel, Romanesque fresco on the vault of the crypt, Marienberg Abbey, Burgeis, Mals, Trentino-Alto Adige (Sudtirol), Italy, detail.

The Miracle of the Gadarene Swine. Unknown

Frescoes in the church of Saint Petka, Belgrade, Serbia, 20th century.

Main apse of the monastery church, Herod's banquet, St., Saint, Saint

Saints Peter and John the Apostles. unknown, painter

'Patriarch of Constantinople'. Russia, Pskov, Late 14th century. Dimensions: 115,0x130,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

St. ludovico church at the bretto village, camerata cornello, Italy

Medieval wall paintings, Little Wenham church, Suffolk, England, UK.

Foolish Virgins, fresco, apse of the Romanesque chapel, Castel d'Appiano, Missiano, Appiano sulla Strada del Vino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 12th-13th century.

Gräfin Lucia de Pallars Countess Lucia de Pallars, Romanesque apse of Burgal, late 11th century, old monastery of Sant Pere del Burgal, Chingueta d Aneu, National Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 23146440

Italy - Trentino-South Tyrol - Brixen (Bressanone) in the province of Bolzano. Cathedral (Duomo). Frescoes at cloyster, 15th-16th century. Emperor Charlemagne

Mosaic of the Byzantine Empress Theodora and her court, 6th century. Artist: Unknown

Protective mantle Madonna with donors Louis the Strict and Louis the Bavarian around 1400 on the northern wall of the nave, St., Saint, Saint

Georgia, Kutaisi. Gelati Monastery, religious fresco.

Angel, detail of the cycle dedicated to the heaven on earth and heavenly paradise, 1270 ca., frescoes in the church of Saint Nicholas, Matrei in Osttirol, Tyrol, Austria, 13th century.

Stories of the Virgin: Meeting at the Golden Gate, fresco by Taddeo Gaddi (ca 1300-1366), 1338, detail. Holy Cross Chapel, Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence. Italy, 14th century.

Wall mural in the Church of Elijah The Prophet, Yaroslavl, Russia

Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, Church of Santa Maria di Castello, fresco in apse

Santa Maria del Soccorso church, Ischia, Campania, Italy.

The Saint-Pierre church of Moutiers-en-Puisaye. Wall painting. Biblical scene, 12 th century. Last sermon of Saint John. France.

Healing of the paralysed Agatha, by Andrea di Bonaiuto, 1365-1367, Spanish Chapel, Cappellone degli Spagnoli, Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, EuropeSpanish Chapel, Europe

Saint John Evangelist, detail of the Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas, fresco by Andrea di Buonaiuto, Spanish Chapel in Santa Maria Novella Principal Dominican church in Florence, Italy Saint John Evangelist, detail of the Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas, fresco by Andrea di Buonaiuto, Spanish Chapel in Santa Maria Novella Principal Dominican church in Florence, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 21362460

Romanesque fresco depicting the Apostles of Ager (Saint Jude and Saint James) on the apse of the Collegiate Church of Santa Pere of Ager. Dated 11th Century

Italy, Napoli, San Giovanni in Fonte, Jesus and the Samaritan, early Christian mosaic, 5th century

Georgia, Kutaisi. Religious artwork inside the Gelati Monastery.

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Bominaco, S. Pellegrino, Oratory, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

The Crucifixion - Detail Giotto (ca.1266-1337 Italian) Fresco Capella Scrovegni, Padua, Italy

Empress Theodora and her retinue, Byzantine mosaic in the apse of the Basilica of San Vitale (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1996), Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 6th century.

angel with Moorish guitar, Mother of God of humility with musical angels altarpiece, Francesc Comes, 1390-94, Parish of La Mare de Deu dels Angels, pollensa museum, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Jordi Arenas / "La primera pascua" (The first Easter) (detail), 1960, fresco painting, chapel of the sacrament, church of Santa Anna de Mataró. Author: JORDI ARENAS I CLAVELL.

England, Devon, Dartmoor National Park, Manaton. The 15th century St Winifreds Church with its Tudar Rose and Fleur de Lis decorations rod screen, commemorating many Christian saints and martyrs. When the Reformation came to England towards the middle of the sixteenth century a decree from the Privy Council in 1548 ordered all superstitious images to be taken down or defaced.

Icon from St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai. EGYPT.

St Mark and St Gregorio Magno, by Bembo Bonifacio, workshop Bembo Bonifacio, 1444 - 1477, 15th Century, fresco. Italy: Lombardy: Cremona: Sant'Agostino church: Cavalcabo Chapel, vault. Detail of the vault. St Mark the Evangelist on the throne (with the lion) and monk washing the feet of Pope St Gregory the Great

Ceiling fresco, eastern yoke, Nativity, St., Saint, Saint

Decoración del ábside meridional del arco triunfal y de parte del muro donde se abre el ábside. Procede de la iglesia de Sant Quirze de Pedret. Siglos XI/XII. Museum: MUSEU NACIONAL D'ART DE CATALUNYA. Author: CÍRCULO DEL MAESTRO DE PEDRET.

Chapel decorated with 11th century murals painting .Saint Pierre Colamine Jonas caves (Grottes de Jonas) . Puy de Dome department, Auvergne Rhone Alpes. Frankreich

Wall painting from St Stephen's Chapelat the palace of Westminster, London, showing scenes from the Old Testament

St. Demetrius of Thessalonica (ca. 270- ca. 306). Greek Christian martyr who suffered martyrdom in Sirmium (present-day Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia). Fresco. 12th-13th centuries. From the Church of St. Nicholas in Melnik, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

FRONTAL DEL ARCA DE SAN ISIDORO - SIGLO XI - ROMANICO ESPAÑOL - DETALLE - DIOS VISTIENDO A ADAN. Location: COLEGIATA DE SAN ISIDORO. LEON. SPAIN. EVE. Adam. DIOS PADRE.

The Majesty, by Martini Simone, 1313 - 1315, 14th Century, fresco. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Palazzo Pubblico, Sala del Mappamondo. Detail. Figures of St Paul, an angel and an apostle: prophet (Thaddeus) (on the left side of the throne) blue gold halos: aureoles.

Frontal de Tresserra dedicado a san Vicente mártir. El compartimento central muestra al santo representado a la manera de Cristo en Majestad, mientras que en los laterales localizamos escenas de su leyenda hagiográfica. Siglo XIII. Museu de Lleida.

Sudan, Khartoum, Faras Christian fresco in the museum.

Detail of the Faces of the Apostles Mosaic Early Christian Mosaicist (4th C.) San Lorenzo Maggiore - Capella di Sant' Aquilino, Milan

Mondoñedo, province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain. Mondoñedo Cathedral. 14th-century wall paintings depicting scenes from the life of St Peter. Martyrdom and crucifixion of St. Peter.

Meeting of Islamic dignitaries, ceiling painting, Sala de los Reyes, Room of the Kings, Nasrid palaces, Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Italy, Puglia, Trani, 13th century Romanesque Duomo (Cathedral), Religious Paintings

The Wise and Foolish Virgins / Mural

frescoes with the faces of saints on the walls of the Church of St. Nicholas. Turkey. Antalya. Demre

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Assergi, S. Maria Assunta, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Saint Sebastian, Saint, Saint

Falconara Marittima, località Castelferretti (Italia, Marche - provincia di Ancona), chiesa di Santa Maria della Misericordia. Interno, parete sinistra (venendo dall'ingresso), Santo Vescovo in Cattedra (San Ciriaco), affreschi metà del XV secolo (1450-55), Maestro di Castelferretti (Giambono di Corrado da Ragusa)

CRISTO ANTE PILATOS - DETALLE DEL TRIPTICO RELICARIO PROCEDENTE DEL MONASTERIO DE PIEDRA - 1390 - GOTICO MUDEJAR. Location: ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Crypt of the frescoes with motifs from the life of Jesus Christ, here the crucifixion, and of St. Hermagoras, the first martyr of Aquileia, under the Romanesque basilica at Aquileia, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Aquileia, Udine, Italy, Europe

Tondo of St James, by Altichiero da Zevio, 1372 - 1379, 14th Century, fresco. Italy, Veneto, Padua, Basilica del Santo, San Giorgio Chapel. Whole artwork. After restoration saint decorated tondo aureole: halos drapery mantle: cloak tower red brown tones: hues beige yellow gold.

Angel, detail of frescoes in the crypt of Marienberg Abbey, Burgeis, Vinschgau Valley, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 12th century.

Cross of Christ in Majesty, Faras Cathedral Sudan, 11th century AD

Wall paintings 14th century, Church of Our Lady of the High Kingdoms, Bosa, Sardinia, Italy.

Monreale, Sicily. Monreale Cathedral built in the Arab-Norman Style. (Editorial Use Only)

Enthroned Madonna and Child, by Giacomo da Riva, 14th Century, fragmentary fresco. Italy: Veneto: Verona: Santo Stefano church. Whole artwork. Madonna and Child Virgin Mary nursing the Infant Jesus/Christ Child/Baby Jesus/Child Jesus throne in perspective sinopia

St Apollonia and St Catherine of Alexandria, detail from the frescoes behind St Michael's altar, left transept in Cremona cathedral, Cremona, Lombardy. Italy, 14th century.

Porch with gilded mosaics and Old Testament themes, west portal, Basilica di San Marco, Venice, Italy, Europe

Saint Luke, detail of frescoes in the crypt of Marienberg Abbey, Burgeis, Vinschgau Valley, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 12th century.

Figures of saints, traces of frescoes, church of Our Lady of the Rosary, Viggiu, Lombardy, Italy.

Emperor Justinian, Byzantine mosaic in the presbytery of the Basilica of San Vitale (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1996), Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 6th century, detail.

Stories of the Franciscan Martyrs in India, by Master of the Franciscan Martyrs, 14th Century, frescoes. Italy: Veneto: Verona: San Fermo Maggiore Church. Detail. Lower register. After their martyrdom, the dead Franciscan martyrs appear to the qadi/kadi and threaten him with swords. The qadi/kadi and his family are all executed/put to death

Nicholas of Tolentino, cappellone di san nicola, tolentino

Bakhmatov, Ivan Yakovlevich (active Early 18th cen.) Cathedral of Our Lady of the Sign, Novgorod Painting Bible Fresco in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Sign, Novgorod

Romania, Transylvania, Sibiel, 18th century town church, ceiling frescoes

Tondo of Prophet, by Altichiero da Zevio, 1372 - 1379, 14th Century, fresco. Italy, Veneto, Padua, Basilica del Santo, San Giorgio Chapel. Detail. Prophet tondo ellipse quatrefoiled decoration sheet inscription halo: aureole decoration pattern bar tracery gray white black yellow green cartouche gold.

The Annunciation. Detail. Fresco dated in the second half of the 15th century. From the church of St. Nicholas of Kato Korakiana. Old Fortress Museum. Corfu. Ionian Islands.

Colorful gilded Saint Joan of Arc mosaic, Basilica of Notre Dame de Fourviere, Lyon, France. Joan, French Patron Saint, fought English in 1400's, martyred in Rouen. Church built from 1872 to 1896.

Annunciation with St Ansanus and St. Maxima, The Prophets Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Isaiah and Daniel, detail, Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi, 1333, Galleria degli Uffizi, Uffizi Gallery, Tuscany, Italy

The Romanic little church of Sankt Prokulus (San Procolo) near Naturns (naturno) in valley Vinschgau (Val venosta). Fresco of the 'Schaukler' (man on a see-saw), probably a painting of the Bishop of Verona during his escape. South Tyrol, Italy.

Coptic Textile Head of Christ, Painting on Linen, Egypt, 6th century. Artist: Unknown.

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