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Christian Mosaics and Frescoes

Vibrant mosaics and frescoes illustrating Christian themes, featuring figures in religious settings, adorned in intricate details and colors.

Jesus Christ and Saints mosaic, Cathedral di Santa Maria del Fiore facade, Florence, Italy. Church created in 1400's.

Trinity with Saints Benedict, Maurus, Placidus, Romauld and the martyrs Benedict and John, fresco by Raffaello Santi called Raphael, 1505, Oratory San Severo, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Painting of the Wedding at Cana, in the Visitation Church in Ein Kerem, Israel, Middle East

Legend of Saints Cecilia and Valerian, 1504-1506, Oratory of St Cecilia and St Valerian, Emilia-Romagna region, Italy

Armenian Apostolic Church, mural, The Last Supper, Bethlehem Church or Bedkhem Church, Julfa district or Jolfa, Isfahan, Iran, Asia

The Assumption of the Virgin - Francesco Botticini, circa 1475

Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, solemn ascent to heaven, Christian tradition celebrated on August 15.

Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Divine figures sit on clouds and seem to radiate heavenly light, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Bartolomeo Vivarini's Saint Mark Enthroned Painting (1474). Stained glass. Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari Church, San Polo, Venice, Italy. Church completed mid 1400's.

Italy, Florence, Museo di San Marco, The Last Judgment by Fra Angelico, circa 1450-52

North America, Mexico, Oaxaca. Arturo Garcia Bustos's murals adorn the walls of the Presidential Palace.

Amiens cathedral illumination Virgin tympanum

Altar, Church of Santo Domingo, Puebla, Mexico. Built in 1600's

10th Stations of the Cross, Jesus is stripped of His garments, Carthusian monastery in Pleterje, Slovenia 10th Stations of the Cross, Jesus is stripped of His garments, Carthusian monastery in Pleterje, Slovenia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 21297964

PRENDIMIENTO DE CRISTO EN EL HUERTO DE LOS OLIVOS - MOSAICO DEL ALTAR DE LA BASILICA DE LA AGONIA - SIGLO XX - FOTO AÑOS 90. Location: BASILICA DE GETSEMANI D LA AGONIA O D LAS NACIONES. JERUSALEM. ISRAEL.

Dome fresco of The Last Judgement, by Giorgio Vasari and Federico Zuccari, inside the Duomo, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Eur...

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. Whole artwork. Ogive: pointed arch Legend of the Cross exaltation of the Cross crucifix figures prayer walls fortified city castle priests.

A 16th century painting depicting a meal at Lazarus's house, St. Antony's chapel in Bessans, Savoie, France, Europe

Altar of the Nativity (Nativity scene), Lecce Cathedral (Cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta and Sant'Oronzo), Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Colored skiolet icon image with religious theme. Jesus blesses the children.

The Virgin of the caves. Virgen de las cuevas (or Virgen de la misericordia). Oil on canvas (267x225). 17th century. Spanish baroque. Seville, Fine Art museum. Mercederias Calzadas Convent. Author: FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN. Location: MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES-CONVENTO DE LA MERCED CALZAD. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN. ESPIRITU SANTO. VIRGEN DE LAS CUEVAS. VIRGEN DE LA MISERICORDIA. VIRGEN DE LOS CARTUJOS.

Italy, Monte Oliveto Abbey, Abbazia di Monti Olivieti Maggiore, the cloister with frescoes by Luca Signorelli and Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, called Sodoma, Renaissance fresco cycles, Come Benedetto scoiglie uno contadino che era legato solo a guardarlo, Benedict frees a bound peasant by his gaze, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Annunciation mosaic, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Lower Minster Cathedral Parish Church. The baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. Regensburg. Germany.

Fresco of the Ascension, Parish Church of S. Giacomo, Issime, Gressoney la Trinite, Lystal, Val di Gressoney, Valle d'Aosta, Italy, Europe

Last Supper, detail, fresco, Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1480, refectory, Convent of the Ognissanti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Revelation to John (Apocalypse). It would be 8 tapestries. Acquired by King Philip II in Brussels. 4th tapestry: 2 prophets. The church or woman dressedd in sun. To he right: arck of the alliance. St John the Evangelist and his father. Woven in the workoshop of Willem Pannemaker. Drawings carton by the Belgian painter Bernaert Van Orley (1488-1541). Royal Palace. Madrid, Spain. National Heritage.

St Hyacinth Raising a drowned boy, by Vanni Francesco, 16th Century, oil on canvas. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Santo Spirito Church. Whole artwork. Miracle of St Hyacinth habit: tunic Dominican dead resurrection women relatives onlookers: bystanders crowd horse clouds cloak the Virgin Mary Child Jesus: Baby Jesus: Christ Child putti: cherubs angels cartouche ligh.

Disciples of Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533). Triptych with Descent of the Holy Spirit. 16th century. Catharijneconvent Museum. Utrecht. Netherlands.

The Last Judgement (central panel)

Detail of Descent of the Holy Ghost, by Titian, circa 1545, Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy, Europe

Pauline martyrs

Scenes from the Life of Christ: 20. Lamentation (The Mourning of Christ) - Giotto di Bondone, circa 1305

Epitaph for M. and H. Starck, 15th century, Ev. St. Sebald Church of Nuremberg Jewish Autoities characterized with Hebrew letters.

St Stephen's Catholic Church (Église Saint-Étienne) on the Place de la Réunion, Mulhouse, Mulhouse, relief depiction of the Last Supper with Jesus and the disciples, Mulhouse, Alsace, Alsace, France, Europe

Amiens cathedral illumination Last judgment tympanum

SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Sevilla. Hospital de la Caridad (Charity Hospital). Main altarpiece of the church (1670-1674), by Bernardo Simn de Pineda with sculptures by Pedro Roldan. Baroque art. Sculpture.

The Assumption of the Virgin. Bernardino Ferrari (1495-1574). Oil on panel. 256.5 x 137cm.

Austria, Melk monastery, fresco above the Church of the Abbey, Wachau Valley

Fresco on the ceiling of the Saint Philip Neri church, Complesso di San Firenze in Florence, Italy

Side altar in the southern side choir, St., Sankt, Saint

Painting of The Last Supper by Luigi Diacobe, Church Museum, San Agustin Church, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines

Entrance into Jerusalem Christen Dalsgaard (1824-1907 /Danish)

Jesus, der Freund der kleinen Kinder, Fresko in der Michaelskirche in Vugrovec, Kroatien

Military Parade at Campo di Marte, by Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308 - 1311, 14th Century, tempera on panel, with gold ground. Italy. Tuscany. Siena. Cathedral. Front, crown cusp/spire, second panel from the left. Detail of The Miraculous Arrival of the Apostles to the House of Virgin Mary. Group of men came to the house of the Virgin.

Kiss of Judas - The disciple on the left, who wounds a soldier with his knife, is Saint Peter. Giotto di Bondone, circa 1305

Detail from the painting titled 'The Coronation of the Virgin with Adoring Saints' by Lorenzo Monaco (1370-1425) an Italian painter of the late Gothic-early Renaissance age. Dated 15th Century

Fresco of a Madonna of Mercy, which protects the various social estates under her coat, the Maestreo di Santa Maria in Selva in the church of Santa Maria in Selva in Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland, Europe

Historia Sagrada. Jesucristo acompañado de sus discípulos celebrando la última cena antes de ser crucificado. Escena de una celebración del sacramento de la Misa. Cromolitografía francesa del siglo XIX.

Frescos by Johann Michael Rottmayr, cupola frescos, St. Charles Borromeo Church, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Ramon de Mur / La creación de Adán y Eva, detalle del 'Retablo de Guimerá', 1412, siglo XV, pintura proveniente de Guimera, Urgell. Museu Episcopal de Vic, Barcelona. Author: RAMON DE MUR (-CA.-1436).

Painting titled 'The Marriage of the Virgin Mary'. Painted by El Greco (1541-1614) born Doménikos Theotokópoulos, was a painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. Dated 17th Century

Madonna with Child and Saints, 1469, by Bartolomeo Vivarini (active from the 1440-died after 1500).

Biblical Story, Mother of God, Historical Steel Engraving from 1860

SERRA, Jaume (1358-1397). Altarpiece of the Virgin. 1362 - 1375. Central detail of the predella depicting the Last Supper. Italian gothic. Tempera on wood. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. National Art Museum of Catalonia.

Pedro Pablo Rubens / 'Saint Clara between Priests and Churchfaters', 1625-1626, Flemish School, Oil on panel, 86 cm x 91 cm, P01695. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Ceiling Fresco, ordination of St Tertulin, Church of St. Tertulin, a former monastery church, Schlehdorf, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Painting titled 'The Baptism of Rus' by Viktor Vasnetsov. Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (1848-1926) a Russian artist.

Wedding at Cana, fresco in the church of Saint Matthew in Stitar, Croatia

Siena, Italy - 06/06/2024 - Representation of the Maria on the left gable of the outdoor facade Siena, Italy - 06.02.2024 - Representation of the Maria on the left gable of the outdoor facade

'Icon: Council of the Blessed Virgin Mary'. Russia, 1755. Dimensions: 49,5x21x2,3 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Mikhail Funtusov.

Italy - Veneto Region - Venice - Church of Santa Maria del Rosario (or Gesuati) - Side altar - Virgin with Child and St. Rosa Caterina da Siena and Agnese da Montepulciano by Tiepolo

She is taken to Heaven, body and soul, watched by the apostles below and welcomed by the residents of Paradise Date: 1st century

RETABLO MAYOR - DETALLE DE LA ASUNCION - SIGLO XVII - MADERA POLICROMADA - ESCULTURA BARROCA. Author: GREGORIO FERNANDEZ. Location: CATEDRAL NUEVA. Plasencia. CACERES. SPAIN. VIRGEN DE LA ASUNCION.

Biblical History, St. Gregory, Historical steel engraving from 1860

Saint Benedict beseeched by the monks, producing water from the top of a mountain, scene from the Stories of Saint Benedict of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, 1505, by Giovanni Antonio Bazzi known as Sodoma (1477-1549), fresco, great cloister of Monte Oliveto Maggiore Abbey, Asciano, Tuscany, Italy, 16th century.

Jesus appears to his apostles and eats in their presence. Colored Illustration for The life of Our Lord Jesus Christ written by the four evangelists, 1853

Tinh Xa Ngoc Chau pagoda. Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. Reclining Buddha. After 45 years of teaching the Dharma, the Buddha passed into Parinirvana. Chau Doc. Vietnam.

St Anthony of Padua's church tympanum mosaic Istanbul. Turkey. (Istanbul, Marmara, Turquie)

Tinh Xa Ngoc Chau pagoda, Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, Reclining Buddha, passing into Parinirvana after 45 years of teaching the Dharma, Chau Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Archway of St Mark's Basilica, San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

figures of Bélen figures of Bélen Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22602160

Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Cordon church. Fresco. The Last Supper. The final meal that Jesus shared with his Apostles in Jerusalem before his crucifixion. France. France.

Notre-Dame cathedral, Paris, France. Choir enclosure.

Lazio Frosinone Veroli Madonna degli Angeli. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Most views are of this rural church are of the interior frescoes: Mary Salome, S. Mauro, S. Biagio, S. Demetrio, the Madonna Lactans, and the Eternal Father. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

The Last Supper, Ghirlandaio, Domenico, 1465.

El Entierro del Conde Orgaz: Mitad superior, La Gloria. Museum: IGLESIA SANTO TOME TOLEDO ESPAÑA. Author: D. THEOTOCOPOULUS GRECO.

Linde, E., Remelé, Philipp, Remelé & E. Linde, Apollinariskirche bei Remagen. Freskobild im Innern: Die Kreuztragung, stereograph, stereofoto, photos, height 75 mm, width 150 mm, photographer, 1860 - 1890, third quarter 19th century, fourth quarter 19th century, cardboard, photography, German, 1844-02-25 - 1883-07-05, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

The Assumption of the Virgin, by Ferrari Gaudenzio, 1539 - 1539, 16th Century, fresco transferred to canvas, wooden frame. Italy: Lombardy: Milan: Brera Art Gallery: gia nella Cappella della Nativita della Vergine in Santa Maria della Pace a Milano. Whole artwork. Tondo clipeus Assumption of the Virgin Mary Madonna seated on clouds rising into Heaven Apostles and disciples raising their arms skywards

Santa Maria in Aracoeli basilica, Rome, Italy. Advent nativity scene.

Resurrection of Christ, fresco in the Saint Germain des Pres Church, Paris, France

Saints, fresco in the Franciscan Church of the Annunciation in Ljubljana, Slovenia

figures of Bélen, Convent of San Buenaventura, chapel of the Nativity of the same church, Llucmajor, Mallorca,Balearic Islands, Spain.

Painting of The Assumption of the Virgin by Francesco Botticini dated 1475

Gregorio Fernández / Retablo mayor de la Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel de Vitoria, 1626-1632.

urna de La Mare de Dèu Morta, iglesia de Sant Pere, Sencelles, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

"LA ULTIMA CENA". Pintura sobre madera. Detalle del Retablo (s. XVIII) de la Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro. Limpias. Cantabria. España.

Claudius Lavergnes church glass window design depicts Noli Me Tangere, using watercolor, pencil, ink, and washes on tinted paper, emphasizing figures and composition.

Resurrection of the flesh, Last Judgement, fresco cycle by Luca Signorelli, 1499-1502, Capella Nuova or Cappella di San Brizio, Cathedral Santa Maria Assunta, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Full-page miniature of Pentecost. Elaborate full border with human figures Descensus Spiritus Sancti. 1550. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, Pentecost, Borders (Ornament Areas)

Jesus Disciples Passover Dinner Wooden Panel Statues Sculpture Notre Dame Cathedral Paris France. Notre Dame was built between 1163 and 1250 AD. Wooden Panel 14th Century 1300s

Fresco in the Russian orthodox church of the Holy Trinity

Painting of the Disputation over the Most Holy Sacrament. 1509-1510. Raphaël. Room of the Segnatura. Vatican Museum. Rome. Italy.

Saints, fresco in the Franciscan Church of the Annunciation in Ljubljana, Slovenia Saints, fresco in the Franciscan Church of the Annunciation in Ljubljana, Slovenia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20450190

Altarpiece from 1667, Legend of Genoveva of Brabant, St., Saint, Saint

Chapel Of The Madonna Of San Brizio Left Wall: The Elect 1499-1504 Luca Signorelli (1445/50-1523 Italian) Fresco Duomo, Orvieto, Italy

Bavarian mural painting on house facade of painter Heinrich Bickel, religious motive, Jocherhaus, Garmisch, Garmisch-Partenkirchen District, Werdenfelser Land, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

SANTA CENA S XV - RESTOS DE ANTIGUOS FRESCOS QUE DECORABAN LOS MUROS. Location: IGLESIA DE LA VERA CRUZ. SEGOVIA. SPAIN.

The Marriage at Cana, by De' Rossi Francesco know as Cecchino Salviati, 1552 - 1553, 16th Century, fresco. Italy, Lazio, Rome, San Salvatore in Lauro Church. Detail. Laid table crockery: pottery dishes table companions: guests Jesus Christ Virgin Mary Mother Mary.

St. Nicolas calms the storm, St. Nicolas de Veroce church, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Santa Cena. Retablo. Detalle. Hacia 1450. Se observa la presencia de Maria Magdalena en el centro, con áurea y en la misma postura que San Juan Evangelista. Pintura al temple sobre madera. 115 x 327 x 8,5 cm. Procede de la iglesia de Santa Constança de Linya, Navès (el Solsonès). Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Solsona. Author: JAUME FERRER I.

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