Christian Religious Icons

Historic religious icons illustrating scenes from Christ's life and important Christian events, richly decorated with tempera and gold, reflecting spiritual depth.

Europe, Bulgaria. Three Kings at Christ's Nativity, Bulgarian traditional sacred art style.

Christ crowning Henry II Emperor, miniature from the Sacramentary of Henry II, manuscript, Germany 11th Century.

The Nativity of Christ. Mural painting. From the Church of St. Petka. Krapets, Pernik region, Bulgaria. 17th century. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

Ikona: Zmartwychwstanie Chrystusa. nieznany warsztat rosyjski (1700-1970), factory

Abraham and the Three Visitors at Mamre (angels, symbolising the Trinity)

Evangelist Luke / Serbian gospel book

Icon: Praise of the Mother of God - Our Lady among the prophets; Unknown Russian workshop (1700-1970); XVIII/19th century (1775-00-00-1820-00-00);

Icon: the resurrection of Christ and twelve great church; Unknown Russian workshop (1700-1970); 1st half 19th century (1801-00-00-1850-00-00);

The Ascension. First half of the 17th century. Byzantine Museum. Zante. Ionian Islands. Greece.

Painted monastery of Voronet, Moldavia and Southern Bukovina, Romania, Europe

Basil II, surnamed the Bulgar-slayer (958-1025). Byzantine emperor (976-1025) from de Macedonian Dynasty. Detail from the Menologion of Basil II. 10th Century. Miniature. Vatican Apostolic Library. Italy.

Dome fresco, Saint Sava church, Beograd, Serbia.

The Crucifixion. Dated: 19th century. Dimensions: overall: 47 x 35.9 x 2.2 cm (18 1/2 x 14 1/8 x 7/8 in.). Medium: oil on wood with inset brass cross. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Russian 19th Century.

Ikona: Święci Jan Chrzciciel, Porfiriusz i Sergiusz z Radoneża przed Chrystusem. Szkoła północna, school

The Annunciation, late 12th century panel painting

Three Selected Saints: Prince Michael of Chernigov, Michael the Archangel and Anatolius of Constantinople by Russian icon / Private Collection/ 1894/ Russia, Mstera/ Tempera on panel/ Russian icon painting/ 36x30,5/ Bible,History

Duccio di Buoninsegna (ca 1255-1319) National Gallery, London Painting 48,5x51,4 Bible The Transfiguration of Jesus

fine arts, religious art, rosary altar (circa 1900), new Gothic winged altar, probably by the Georg Busch Family from Gross-Steinheim and become caved by Jakob Busch in the later 19th century, 2nd side plate left: Ascension of Jesus, basilica Saint Martin, Bingen on the Rhine,

Mosaic of the Deposition of Christ; in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is identified as the place both of the crucifixion and the tomb of Jesus of Nazareth. Originally built by the mother of Emperor Constantine in 330 A.D. The original Byzantine church was destroyed by the Persians in AD 614.

Death of the Mother of God / Icon/ C19th

Scene from the Christological Cycle. Wall painting from the Church of St. George Mali, built in the 17th century on the southern shore of the ancient Nesebur, demolished in 1946. Mesambria (Nesebur), Burgas region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

fine arts, religious art, Mary, annunciation, icon, Saint Clement of Ohrid, Ohrid, Macedonia, 15th century,

Three people in a church, Panagia too Araka, Bizantine, Troodos Mountains, Cyprus

The Lives of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul 16th Century Artist Unknown Icon Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Kozhevniki Novgorod, Russia Tempera on wood

Frescoes in the Eski Guemuesler Monastery, Cappadocia, Turkey, Cappadocia, Turkey, Asia

The Holy Trinity / Andrei Rubljov

The Crucifixion. Calvary. Dating: c. 1390. Place: Florence. Measurements: h 70 cm × w 43 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Niccolo Di Pietro Gerini.

Lord's Supper, tempera on wood, Museums of Moscow, Kremlin

Exterior fresco, Voronet Monastery, church Sfantul Gheorghe, Church of St. George, Churches of Moldavia, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Romania, Europe

Christ Blessing, detail from Christ Blessing, altarpiece of St Martin de Puigbo, work from Vic workshop, late 11th-early 12th century, tempera on wood. Catalan Romanesque art.

"TAPIZ DE LA SANTA CENA". Anónimo. Obra realizada en lino, lanas y oro. Pieza de origen flamenco o bien de producción tortosina, documentándose en el año 1458. Catedral de Tortosa. Provincia de Tarragona. Cataluña.

Saviour Made Without Hands. The reverse. Date/Period: 12th century. Painting. Tempera on wood. Height: 77 cm (30.3 in); Width: 71 cm (27.9 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

'Icon: Holy Martyr Parascovia'. Russia, First half of 18th century. Dimensions: 115,5x83,5x4 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Byzantine Art. Mosaic. The Dormition of the Virgin, which lies in bed surrounded by the apostles. In the center, Jesus Christ with a child in his arms, symbolizing the soul of Mary reborn in Paradise. Nave of the Church of St. Saviour in Chora or Kariye Camii. Istanbul. Turkey.

Byzantine icon, egg tempera on wood , 14th century, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 33, 1x26, 8

Mont Athos, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Mont Athos , Grèce). Christianity, painting, object of worship, saint, Religion , Art

Trinity of Old Testament, Nativity of Virgin Epiphany, Entry into Jerusalem, fragment

Bishop Zaudria and Anagni people await return of Reliquary of Saint Magno purloined by Saracens in 877 AD fresco. Museum: Cathedral Anagni, Anagni, ITALIA.

St Francis' sermon, detail of St Francis, altarpiece by an unknown 13th century Florentine artist, Bardi Chapel, Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence. Italy, 13th century.

Haarlem, Emrik & Binger, Embroidery from the 11th century, Embroidery, 11th century, pattern with Christ, Mary and saints., print, picture, historical object representation, book illustration, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 375 mm, width 292 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1857 - 1864, third quarter 19th century, paper, chromolithography, printer

Virgin Mary, Russian icon, tempera on panel, 13th century, Russia, Moscow , State Tretyakov Gallery, 155x128

A sick clergyman from Kikrin () being cured by the Blessed Virgin. Oil painting by a Russian painter.

Ikona: Szestodniew (Hexaemeron) = "I spoczął Bóg dnia siódmego". nieznany warsztat staroobrzędowców, workshop

Banner of St Bernardine of Siena, by Bonfigli Benedetto, 1465 - 1465, 15th Century, tempera on canvas. Italy: Umbria: Perugia: The National Gallery of Umbria. Whole artwork. Banner/standard of St Bernardine of Siena

Saint Martyr Anastasia by Russian icon / Private Collection / Russian icon painting / Second Half of the 18th cen. / Russia / Tempera on panel / Bible /

'The Trinity of Roublev', c1411. Artist: Andrey Rublyov

Saint Cyril of White Lake with Scenes from His Life by Russian icon / State Open-air Museum Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery / 17th century / Russia / Tempera on panel / Bible / 175x137

Vatra Moldovitei, The cloister of Moldovita, Manastirea Moldovita, is a Roumanian-orthodox convent and lies in Romania in the district Suceava

Saint Nino, Saint Dimitry of Rostov, Holy Martyr Lyubov, and Saint Mary of Egypt by Chirikov, Osip Semionovich (-1903)/ Private Collection/ 1904/ Russia, Moscow School/ Tempera on panel/ Russian icon painting/ 36x30,5/ Bible

Master of Estopanya (active 2nd third of 14th century). Italian painter. Altarpiece of Saint Vincent, ca. 1350-1370. From Estopanya (Huesca province). National Art Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.

Lazio Viterbo Viterbo Sanctuary of S. Maria della Quercia84. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Extensive coverage of Renaissance sanctuary's exterior, with emphasis on the church portals. Several views of bell tower. Interior views of nave and altar, aisles, ceiling and cupola, tabernacle containing the miraculous tile, paintings, sacristy, choir, holy water font. Views of main cloister and cistern. General Notes: Two sets of prints fused into single numerical sequence. 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.

Deposition of Christ in the tomb, detail from Crucified Christ and Episodes from the Passion, 1230-1270, by the Master of the Crucifix, 250x200 cm. Lucca School of the 13th century.

Predella panel showing the Marriage of the Virgin 1360s Tempera and tooled gold on panel

The prophets Jacob, Zechariah, Malachi and Joel by Russian icon / Nativity of Virgin Cathedral in the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Kirillov / c. 1502-1503 / Russia, Northern School / Tempera on panel / Bible /

The Agony in the Garden. Unknown

The circumcision of Christ. Oil painting.

'Icon: The Birth of St John the Baptist'. Mediterranean, Second half of the 15th century. Dimensions: 65x63x1,8 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

HISTORIA MATRITENSIS-CRONICA BIZANTINA. Author: SKYLITZES JOHN O SCYLITZA IOANNES. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Russian icon with prophets Micah and Zechariah by unknown painter, tempera on panel, 16th century, Russia, Kirillov, Ferapontov Monastery,

Ikona: Święci Zosima i Sawwatij Sołowieccy. Monaster Sołowiecki

Death of Mary. Saint-Antoine-le-Grand orthodox church

Icon: Unknown Russian workshop (1700-1970); 19th century; The repainted co-balance (1801-00-00-2000-00-00);Christ Pantokrator (iconogr.), Jesus Christ, deacons, icons, inscriptions, book (iconogr.), Monks, martyrs, martyrs, saints

The Ascension. First half of the 17th century. Byzantine Museum. Zante. Ionian Islands. Greece.

Christ Pantocrator by Russian icon / Private Collection / Russian icon painting / 17th century / Russia / Tempera on panel / Bible /

The Heavenly Host and two female saints, fresco on the first chapel 1530

Romania, Bucovina, Moldovita Monastery, fresco,

Russian icon with Saint Sergius by unknown painter, tempera on panel , 15th century, Yaroslavl School, Russia, Sergyev Possad, State Open-air Museum of the Trinity Lavra of St Sergius

Virgin Joy of All Sorrowing Ones, Tempera on wood

Last Supper, detail from a triptych. Ethiopia, 18th-19th century.

Transfiguration / Theophanes the Greek

Tryptyk: Deesis oraz święci, Zwiastowanie (na zewnętrzynch stronach skrzydeł). nieznany warsztat grecki, factory

Romania, Bucovina, Moldovita Monastery, fresco,

Icon: deesis ("Car Carem"); unknown workshop of ancient information; 19th century, co-repaired (1800-00-00-2000-00-00);Christ the high priest (iconogr.), John the Baptist (Saint), Jesus Christ, Maria (Mother of Jesus Christ), Angels, icons, Inscriptions, Book (iconogr.), Wings

Romania, Bucharest. Romanian Orthodox Patriarchal Cathedral (aka Patriarhia), exterior religious mosaic.

Russia, Moscow, Tretyakov Gallery, icon, religious image,

St. Francis and Four Posthumous Miracles, by Master of the Treasure, 13th Century, 1233-1266, tempera, cm 112 x 154

Panel with mosaic depicting the hospitality of Abraham, central nave, Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome. Italy, 5th century.

'The Transfiguration', 1311. Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna

Christ in Bethany / Decani / c.1340

The Trinity of Roublev', c1411. Artist: Andrei Rublev. Andrei Rublev is considered to be one of the greatest medieval Russian painters of Orthodox Christian icons and frescos.

The Glorification of the Virgin Mary (In You is united all Creation), icon, c. 1640

The Resurrection of Christ and the Harrowing of Hell. Artist: Russian Painter (possibly 17th century). Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. (31.1 x 25.1 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ikona chramowa: Starotestamentowa Trójca Święta. Nieznany warsztat działający w Torkach, workshop

The Synaxis of the Saints of the Kiev Caves (Lubok), Anonymous

Ascension. Early 18th century. Russian School. Tempera on wood. Loan private collection. Museum of Pilgrimage and Santiago. Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.

The Last Supper, Panagia Church with valuable frescoes, St. Marys Church, 14th century, Lindos, Rhodes, Greece, Greece, Europe

Last Supper mosaic, Florence Baptistery, Florence, Italy. Baptistery created 1050 to 1150, mosaics by Friar Jacobus in 1200's.

Greek Orthodox icon depicting a martyr with a Roman governor, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

Russia, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Goritzy. Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, founded in 1397 by St. Cyril. Icon Museum. 15th century Icons.

Ravenna. Basilica di S. Apollinare Nuovo. Santi martiri, dettaglio del mosaico nella parete a destra (VI. secolo) , Antiquities, Mosaics, S. Apollinare nuovo Basilica : Ravenna, Italy. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Ikona: Ostatnia Wieczerza. nieznany warsztat rosyjski (1700-1970), workshop

'Icon: St Metrophanes of Voronezh with Scenes from His Life'. Russia, 19th century. Dimensions: 28x35x2,3 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Miracle of Saints Florus and Laurus with the Archangel Michael, Russian icon, 16th century, Novgorod. 2nd century Byzantine stonemason twin brothers whose lost horses were miraculously recovered by the Archangel Michael. The brothers were later martyred in Illyria, and are patron saints of horses in the Russian Orthodox Church

The Resurrection of the Dead and the Weighing of Souls in the Balance, at the Last Judgement. Chromolithography after a miniature from the Psalter of St. Louis, 1270-1274, forming part of the treasure in the abbey of Poissy. Sciences & Lettres au Moyen Age et à l'époque de la Renaissance. Paris, 1877.

Ancient murals, mural paintings, Debre Birhan Selassie church, Gondar, Amhara region, Ethiopia, Africa

Rome, Roma, Santa Maria Maggiore, Early Christian mosaics on the triumphal arch, 4th-5th century

Saint Elias's Fiery Ascension Russian Painter Russian. Saint Elias's Fiery Ascension 437556

The Prophets Aaron, Gideon and Ezekiel by Russian icon / Nativity of Virgin Cathedral in the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Kirillov / c. 1502-1503 / Russia / Tempera on panel / Bible /

Europe, Bulgaria. Expulsion From Eden, traditional sacred Bulgarian art style.

Entombment of Christ / Russian Icon

ASUNCION. Location: IGLESIA DE SAN BARTOLOME. BAENA. CORDOBA. SPAIN. VIRGIN MARY. VIRGEN DE LA ASUNCION.

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