Frescoes and Religious Murals

Ancient frescoes illustrating religious ceremonies and scenes, rich in color and detail, from historical sites across cultures.

travel, Cappadocia, Karabas Kilise Church, Asia, Turkey, Soganli Valley,

Adoracion de los reyes magos.Iglesia Agaçalti, sigles IX-XI.Valle de Ihlara. Aksaray.Capadocia.Anatolia central.Turquia. Asia.

Italy - Latium region - Rome - Basilica of St. Clemente. Procession transporting the Saint's relics. 9th century, fresco

Wat Buak Khrok Luang, located in Ban Buak Khrok Luang Moo 1, Chiang Mai - Sankamphaeng Road, Chiang Mai, is a small and typically northern Thai Buddhist temple. It is believed to have been founded in the 15th century during the time of the independent Lan Na Kingdom (1292-1558), and was extensively restored during the reign of Chao Kaew Naowarat (r.1911-1939), the last King of Chiang Mai. The temple is chiefly noteworthy for its main viharn, which is purely Lan Na in inspiration, with a four-tiered roof and elegant naga balustrade entrance. The most remarkable aspect of the viharn is its extensive mural paintings, dating from around 1835 during the reign of Chao Phuttawong (r.1826-1846), the fourth ruler of the Chiang Mai Thipchang Dynasty. The murals, which are northern Thai in style with clear elements of Shan State and Konbaung Dynasty Burmese influence, are among the best in northern Thailand. They feature the jataka stories, past lives of the Buddha, and are interspersed with vern

Italy, Lazio, Rome, Basilica of San Clemente, frescoes in the 4th Century Basilica.

EXVOTO DE UNA CANTORA DE AMON. Location: MONASTERIO DE STA MARIA DE MONTSERRAT-MUSEO. MONTSERRAT. Barcelona. SPAIN.

Poll photo collection. Greece. Color photo (faded) from the painted ceiling of a church. The show is the Saint Mary with Jesus on her shot .. January 1, 1930. Greece

Viharn Nam Taem is thought to be the oldest surviving wooden building in Thailand. Wat Phra That Lampang Luang was built in the 15th century and is a wooden Lanna-style temple found in the Ko Kha district of Lampang Province.

travel, Cappadocia, Karabas Kilise Church, Asia, Turkey, Soganli Valley,

Bild vom Jüngsten Gericht Picture of the Last Judgement, Chapel of San Martín, Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin, old cathedral, Salamanca, autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22896907

Catedral de Santa Tecla.Tarragona.Catalunya.España.

Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Colonial Church of San Rafael (Chiquitania). Old Jesuit Mission(1695). UNESCO World Heritage Site.Mural paintings.

Canterbury cathedral, Kent, U.K. Fresco in St Gabriel's chapel

Wall painting depicting Buddha, Sulamani Temple, Bagan, Myanmar

Jesus Christ Enters Jerusalem. The Resurrection of Lazarus. The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. St Martin and the Poor Man. The Holy Trinity. The Martyrdom of St Bartholomew and Saints, by Maestro della Santissima Trinita, Verona Artist. 1330 - 1335, 14th Century, tempera on panel. Italy: Veneto: Verona: Santissima Trinita Church. Episodes/scenes Jesus Christ enters Jerusalem The Resurrection of Lazarus/Lazarus raised from the Dead. The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. St Martin and the Poor

Old Christian paintings in the Necropolis of Sopianae, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pecs, Hungary, Europe

Siddhartha Gautama was a spiritual teacher from ancient India who founded Buddhism. The time of his birth and death are uncertain: most early 20th-century historians dated his lifetime as c. 563 BCE to 483 BCE, but more recent opinion dates his death to between to between 486 and 483 BCE or, according to some, between 411 and 400 BCE. Wat Buak Khrok Luang, located in Ban Buak Khrok Luang Moo 1, Chiang Mai - Sankamphaeng Road, Chiang Mai, is a small and typically northern Thai Buddhist temple. It is believed to have been founded in the 15th century during the time of the independent Lan Na Kingdom (1292-1558), and was extensively restored during the reign of Chao Kaew Naowarat (r.1911-1939), the last King of Chiang Mai. The temple is chiefly noteworthy for its main viharn, which is purely Lan Na in inspiration, with a four-tiered roof and elegant naga balustrade entrance. The most remarkable aspect of the viharn is its extensive mural paintings, dating from around 1835 during the reign

Höhle 10: Buddha-Malereien an der linken Wanddecke. Ajanta-Höhlen, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Indien Höhle 10: Buddha-Malereien an der linken Wanddecke. Ajanta-Höhlen, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Indien Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22372770

Viharn Nam Taem is thought to be the oldest surviving wooden building in Thailand. Wat Phra That Lampang Luang was built in the 15th century and is a wooden Lanna-style temple found in the Ko Kha district of Lampang Province.

PINTURAS DE LA IGLESIA DE SANTA MARIA DE WAMBA. Location: MARIENKIRCHE. WAMBA. Valladolid. SPAIN.

A photograph taken within Tomb KV8, located in the Valley of the Kings, used for the burial of Pharaoh Merenptah of Ancient Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty. Merneptah or Merenptah (reigned July or August 1213 BC - May 2, 1203 BC) was the fourth ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.

Wat Phumin was constructed in 1596 and is famous for its cruciform ubosoth and well preserved Tai Lue murals depicting everyday life in the 19th century. Nan dates from the mid-14th century and for much of its history was an isolated kingdom. The present day city spreads out along the Nan River's right bank.

The Lamb, holding the book of the Seven Seals, adored by the Elders, 14th-15th century. Artist: Master Bertram of Hamburg.

Natural vegetable oil color painting on Sri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple Mandapa, Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh, India Natural vegetable oil color painting on Sri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple Mandapa, Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21881087

Egipto. Tumba 133 Nefer Rompet.

Australia, the Kimberley, Raft Point. Wandjina figures, aboriginal paintings

Romanisches Gemälde, das die gekreuzigten Füße von Jesus Christus darstellt Romanesque painting depicting the crucified feet of Jesus Christ, MNAC, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 23146603

Angkor Wat was built for King Suryavarman II (ruled 1113-50) in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the Angkor site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation - first Hindu, dedicated to the god Vishnu, then Buddhist. It is the world's largest religious building. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors. Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the temple mountain and the later galleried temple, based on early South Indian Hindu architecture. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology: within a moat and an outer wall 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx of towers.

Czech Republic, Kutna Hora, St. Barbara's Cathedral, Wall mural depicting life in medieval times

France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Saint Savin Abbey Church (Unesco World Heritage)

A fine early Coptic wall mural depicting the Nativity, which came from the ancient Christian monastery of Faras, founded in 707AD. A team of Polish experts saved the murals from this monastery before the site was submerged by Lake Nasser after the completion of Egypt's Aswan High Dam. A selection of these murals now hangs in Sudan's National Museum in Khartoum.

Apse of Santa Maria d'Àneu, Romanesque apse of the church of Santa Maria d'Àneu. Dated 11th Century

Murals depicting Ramayana and Mahabharat on ceiling in Chennakeshavaraya temple Adiyamankottai near Dharmapuri Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Wall painting in the Abraha Atsbeha rock church, Abreha wa Atsbeha monastery, Ethiopia, Africa

Italy - Latium region - Anagni (Frosinone province). 13th century. Cathedral of Anagni, dedicated to Santa Maria, crypt. The Bishop of Atri, preceded by a crossbearer, waits for the restitution of the remains of St. Magnus stolen by the Saracens. Fresco detail

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Fossa, Monastery of S. Spirito d'Ocre, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Canvas Gemälde in der orthodoxen Kirche Abreha wa Atsbaha, Tigray, Äthiopien Der General Neburaed Tedla reitet auf einem braunen Ross in die Schlacht gegen die Ägypter, Canvas Gemälde in der orthodoxen Kirche Abreha wa Atsbaha, Gheralta Region, Tigray, Äthiopien / Commander Neburaed Tedla mounting a brown horse going into battle against the Egyptians, canvas painting in the orthodox church Abreha wa Atsbaha, Gheralta region, Tigray, Ethiopia Copyright: xZoonar.com/mikex 15394347

Greek civilization. Papyrus from Ossirinco. Fragments of papyrus depicting Christ and the Apostles. From Al Bashnasa (Ossirinco), Egypt

Detail of the Stories of St Clement, fresco in the lower church, Basilica of St Clement, Rome. Italy, 12th century.

Presentation of Mary to the Temple, mosaic, inside Chora Museum, also known as Kariye Muzesi, Edirnekapi, Istanbul, Turkey

Flight of Saint Prokulus from Verona, fresco, Church of Saint Prokulus, Naturns, Vinschgau Valley, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 9th century.

Myanmar, Burma, Wun nyat. A very old mural at Wun nyat monastery depicting the Palace of Khymer, implying that the nearby Loi people originally came from Khymer.

CAMARA SANTA - DETALLE DE LA TAPA DEL ARCA SANTA EN PLATA - SIGLO XI. Location: CATEDRAL DE SAN SALVADOR-INTERIOR. Oviedo. ASTURIAS. SPAIN. JESUS. CRISTO CRUCIFICADO. XXX.

The mosaic floor of the a sixth-century Synagogue in Beth Alpha

Murals depicting Ramayana and Mahabharat on ceiling in Chennakeshavaraya temple Adiyamankottai near Dharmapuri Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Egipto. Tumba 133 Nefer Rompet.

Catedral de Selime.Capadocia.Anatolia central.Turquia. Asia.

Church of san bartolomeo fresco by blessed simonino, albino, Italy.

Africa, Egypt. Sky Goddess Nut near the Tree of Life, giving water to Nespaqachouty whose soul or Ka ( Ba ). Papyrus of Nespaqachouty 1000 BC. Copyright:AAA Collection Ltd- Avail up to 100MB.

apse of Esterri de Cardos, 12th century, church of Sant Pau, Pallars Sobira, MNAC, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Fine murals decorate the interior of the rock hewn church of Yohannes Maequddi, a two hour walk from Degum on a plateau of the Gheralta Mountains east of Debretsion. The access to the church is along a narrow cleft between glaring sandstone.

Farras Cathedral, frescoes and murals from ruined Nubian churches, dating from the 8th to the 15th centuries, The National Museum, Khartoum, Sudan, Af...

Fragment of a Mural from a Buddhist Cave 500-600. This fragment from the Kizil Grottoes provides a glimpse of the rich tradition of Central Asian Buddhist painting. Kazil was an important Buddhist centre, It lay on the Northern silk route used by pilgrim monks on their way to visit holy sites in India. Its caves were richly decorated with paintings.

coronation of Mary for her son Jesus Christ, wall paintings of Osia, XIII century, fresco torn and transferred to canvas, come from the hermitage of N...

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

Wat Phra That Lampang Luang was built in the 15th century and is a wooden Lanna-style temple found in the Ko Kha district of Lampang Province. Murals found in the main viharn depict a variety of events including battles, palace life and other everyday events.

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

India: Ajanta cave fresco - King Mahjanaka listening to Queen Vivali. 1-5 century AD

Egipto. Tumba 133 Nefer Rompet.

Brahma with Attendants and Musicians late 16th century Unidentified artist Originally a Hindu deity, Brahma (Korean: Beomcheon) was incorporated into the Buddhist pantheon and, along with the Hindu god Indra (Korean: Jeseok), became the protector of Buddhist teachings. The Brahma heaven was interpreted as a place of pleasure filled with entertainers and musicians. In this work, lithe figures playing instruments, such as a mouth organ, a long transverse flute, a two-stringed violin, a four-stringed lute with a crooked neck, wood clappers, and a triangular wind instrument made of clay, surround the towering Brahma at center. Ceremonial fans and bejeweled canopies held by assistants in the top row float above the festive scene.Buddhist paintings on hemp were commissioned by non-royals, while members of the elite favored silk. Regardless of material, Buddhist paintings from the early Joseon period are rare because of the official suppression of Buddhism and promotion of neo-Confucian ideol

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

Colored feather drawing on parchment depicting the Escape to Egypt and the Baptism of Christ by an anonymous artist, circa 1320.

Santa maria del giogo sanctuary, polaveno, Italy

Little Church of St. James At Kastelaz: Frescoes. Tramin Weinstrasse. Italy

Assyrian Priest with Poppies, sculpture, France, Paris, Musee du Louvre

Romania, Bucovina Region, Bucovina Monasteries, Sucevita, Sucevita Monastery, 16th century, exterior religious frescoes

Romania, Moldavia, Bucovina, 'Part Of Last Judgement Fresco On Wall, Voronet Monastery, Near Gura Humorului'

Wat Phra That Lampang Luang was built in the 15th century and is a wooden Lanna-style temple found in the Ko Kha district of Lampang Province. Murals found in the main viharn depict a variety of events including battles, palace life and other everyday events.

Close_up showing the ankh, symbol of life, being offered to Sethos I, pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, Temple of Sethos I, Abydos, Egypt, Nor...

colorful painting of birth of buddha prince siddharth on wall of mulgandhakuti vihar, sarnath, uttar pradesh, india Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Detail of the Last Supper of Salonika embroidered on vestments, 14th century. Artist: Unknown

Ajanta caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Maharashtra, India. Cave 16. Fresco depicting the 7 Manusi buddhas and boddhisattva Maitreya

Vatra Moldovitei, Moldovita Monastery, Manastirea Moldovita, a Romanian Orthodox womans monastery, frescoes on the church inside the monastery walls dedicated to the Annunciation, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993, Moldovan Monasteries, Romania, Europe

A photograph taken within a tomb in the Draa Abul-Naga burial site for noblemen on the left bank of the Nile, near the Valley of the Kings. The tomb contains mummies believed to be a goldsmith called Amenemhat, who lived sometime between 1550 BC to 1292 BC

Santa Croce Church. Gandino. Italy

Reneni fue Nomarca de la ciudad de Nejeb durante el reinado de Amenhotep I y también Supervisor de los sacerdotes de la diosa Nejbet.

SONY DSC Reneni fue Nomarca de la ciudad de Nejeb durante el reinado de Amenhotep I y también Supervisor de los sacerdotes de la diosa Nejbet.

Mural paintings inside the church of Santa Eulalia, 16th century, Unha, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.

Saint with doves, fresco in Saint Benedict Church, Mals, Upper Vinschgau Valley, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 8th-9th century century.

BASILICA ROMANO CRISTIANA-PINTURAS. Location: SANTA EULALIA DE BOVEDA. BEGONTE. LUGO. SPAIN.

17th century murals in Sri Meenakshi temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Bas-relief of the Apsaras (dancing girls) in the corridor of the Khmer temple, Angkor Wat, Siem Riep, Cambodia, Asia

The Kizil Caves (Qizil Ming Oy; Kizil Cave of a Thousand Buddhas) are 236 Buddhist rock-cut caves located near Kizil Township in Xinjiang. The site is located on the northern bank of the Muzat River 75 kilometres by road northwest of Kucha (Kuqa). This area was a commercial hub of the Silk Road. The caves are said to be the earliest major Buddhist cave complex in Xinjiang, with development occurring between the 3rd and 8th centuries. Although the site has been both damaged and looted, at least 1000 square metres of wall paintings mostly Jataka stories remain.

'Holy Martyr'. Russia, Pskov, Late 14th century. Dimensions: 199,0x99,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Female figures, fresco in the church of Saint Proculus, Naturns, Vinschgau Valley, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 9th century.

France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Saint Savin Abbey Church (Unesco World Heritage)

Early sixteenth century religious painting depicting the Day of Judgement called the Wenhaston Doom, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

17th century murals fresco paintings of Ramayana epic in Kokarneswarar temple ceiling at Thirukokarnam, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Romania, Mures County, Sighisoara, Biserica din Deal, Church on the Hill, one of the symbols of the town. Frescoes from 1380 AD.

fresco románico, Ermita de San Miguel, siglo VII, construida durante el reinado visigodo de Wamba, Gormaz, Soria, Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla, Spain, Europe.

Viking Tangelgarda rune stone from Gotland, 7th century with saga of God Wotan in procession. Museum: Historisk Museet, ESTOCOLMO, SWEDEN. VALKYRIE. ODIN.

ARCA SEPULCRAL DE SAN ISIDRO LABRADOR. Author: MATEU JAIME SIGLO XV. Location: INSTITUTO VALENCIA DE DON JUAN-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Mayan relief, ritual scene with priests, Mexico.

Mosaics showing map of Palestine, St. George Orthodox Christian Church, Madaba, Jordan, Middle East

Frescoes in the Agacalti Church, Ihlara Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey, Cappadocia, Turkey, Asia

19th century temple murals at Wat Bo, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Saint Peter with the key to heaven, wall paintings from Sorripas, 14th century, fresco torn and transferred to canvas, come from the church of San Andres de Sorripas, Diocesan Museum of Jaca, Huesca, Spain.

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

Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) 12th century India (Bihar or West Bengal). Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom). India (Bihar or West Bengal). 12th century. Ink and color on palm leaf. Pala period. Paintings

Painting on cotton. Kubera. Head of Horse. 16th 17th c. Tibet.

The Dura Europos synagogue is an ancient synagogue uncovered at Dura-Europos, Syria, in 1932. The last phase of construction was dated by an Aramaic inscription to 244 CE, making it one of the oldest synagogues in the world. It is unique among the many ancient synagogues that have emerged from archaeological digs as it was preserved virtually intact, and it has extensive figurative wall-paintings. These frescoes are now displayed in the National Museum of Damascus.

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