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,

Egipto. Tumba 133 Nefer Rompet.

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

Binglingsi Shiku (Thousand Buddha Caves) is a collection of caves and grottoes set in an inaccessible canyon by the Yellow River about 80km upstream from Lanzhou. The site's very isolation has protected and preserved Binglingsi, not least from marauding Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution (1966 - 76). The first Buddhist grottoes at Binglingsi date from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (c. 317 - 420 CE), and construction continued for well over a thousand years throughout the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing eras. The Bingling caves were often sponsored by wealthy patrons investing some of their Silk Road profits in accruing merit for this life and the next. A total of 183 caves, together with nearly 700 carved stone statues and 82 terracotta sculptures survive, many showing very clear evidence of South Asian Buddhist artistic influences - indeed, art experts agree that Binglingsi is a stylistic midpoint between the former monumental Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan, and grotto complexes further

Throne of God, 5th century mosaic, dome of the Arian Baptistry, Ravenna, Italy.

Murals on ceiling in jain temple at Tirupparuttikunram in Kanchipuram Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

USA, Arizona, O'odham San Xavier Indian Reservation, San Xavier del Bac Mission. Detail of wall paintings.

Bulgaria, Central Mountains, Kazanlak, interior of the replica Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak, original built in the 4th century BC

Israel, Jerusalem. Temple Mount, Wall decoration. Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Romanesque frescos of demons in St. Jakobs chapel in Kastellaz, Tramin an der Weinstrasse, South Tyrol, Italy

Scarab beetle on the Coffin of Djedjehutyiuefankh, from the Great temple at Deir el Bahri, Thebes; Egypt. Dated to 25th Dynasty circa 770-712 BC

Pinturas decorativas en la Haveli Braj Bhushanjee. Bundi. Rajastan. India.

Frescoes, old parish church of St. Martin, district of Garmisch, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Werdenfelser Land region, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The Hilandar monastery, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Le monastère de Hilandar , Grèce). King , queen, Christianity, monastery, painting, object of worship, saint, medium age, Religion , Art, Turkey, Hilendar, King Miloutine (Serbian 10th century)

Buddha with a Halo and Flaming Body Mandorla 6th-7th century China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region) The Buddha sits in meditation, his hands in dhyana mudra. His facial type, with arched brows and light highlights, is linked to the painting style of Kizil. Most Buddhas from Dandan-Uiliq known from painting and sculpture wear red robes. A group of related votive images painted on wood panels was recovered in the Buddhist temples at Dandan-Uiliq.. Buddha with a Halo and Flaming Body Mandorla 39995

Beautiful ancient Christian grave from necropole in El Bagawat, Egypt, Africa

SEPULCRO DE LEONOR RUIZ DE CASTRO SEGUNDA ESPOSA DEL INFANTE DON FELIPE- DET SANDALIAS- SIGLO XIII. Location: IGLESIA DE SANTA MARIA LA BLANCA. VILLALCAZAR DE SIRGA. PALENCIA. SPAIN.

Bulgaria, Central Mountains, Troyan, Troyan Monastery, third-largest monastery in Bulgaria, 16th century, with murals painted by Zahari Zograf, interior religious paintings

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

Geoffrey Holt, Station of the Cross No 10 Jesus is Stripped of His Garments, c 1936 Station of the Cross No. 10: Jesus is Stripped of His Garments

Jackal-headed god Anubis receiving dead king or noble, Ancient Egyptian. Artist: Unknown

Nepal Himalayas mantra carved into the rock face and painted, outside the village of Bengkar, Solukhumbu remote Mt Everest

tätowierte Wölfin tattooed wolf, apse of Esterri de Cardos, 12th century, church of Sant Pau, Pallars Sobira, MNAC, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 23146419

Fresco painting Ladder to Heaven, The Sucevita Monastery, Manastirea Sucevita, is located in Suceava County in the territory of Sucevita Municipality. The Romanian Orthodox church inside the monastery walls, dedicated to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since August 2010, Romania, Europe

Mural on the wall of Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai, Thailand

The Auschwitz concentration camp, Oswiecim, Poland.

Mont Athos, Greece Fresque , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Mont Athos , Grèce Fresque). King , queen, Christianity, monastery, painting, object of worship, saint, medium age, Religion , Art

Mural paintings inside of the cave monastery Rasvehera, Sri Lanka, Asia

'Banner of Al-Iscander' or 'Baros Flag', Anonymous, Before 1840 flag 'Banier van Al-Iskander' or 'Barosvlag'. Wool, with moon and crooked sword of cotton. Inscriptions in Arabic. Flag shows bullet holes and blood stains. Aceh wool. cotton (textile). paint (coating) painting hacking and thrusting weapons (with NAME) Dutch East Indies, The. Baroes. Atjeh

Blessed Be the Host of the King of Heaven by Russian icon / State United Museum Centre in the Kremlin, Moscow / 16th century / Russia, Moscow School / Tempera on panel / Bible,History / 64x41

Wall painting: Bishop Petros under the care of St. Piotr the Apostle; 4. Exercise of the 10th century (974-997) (976-00-00-997-00-00);

'Holy Communion'. Russia, Pskov, Late 14th century. Dimensions: 143,0x92,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

India, Tamil Nadu, Chidambaram, Nataraja temple, murals on Sabha mendap (Assembly Hall), 17th century

Mural paintings Mural paintings, Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Alaitza, Álava, Spain, Europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21313977

6th Century Map, Jerusalem. Mosaic of Saint George's Greek Orthodox Church, Madaba, Jordan. Map was used to discover Christ's actual baptism site in Bethany, Jordan.

Haman Leading Mordecai before the Throne of Ahasuerus &Esther. Artist: Herbert J. Gute, American, 1908-1977

Wat Pa Daet (ัดป่าแดด), the name - ‘sunlit woodland’ - indicates this was formerly a forest temple. A walled enclosure contains a viharn, sala and ho trai or library, while just outside stands an ubosot in traditional northern style, surrounded by a narrow moat. The viharn dates from 1877 and was painstakingly restored in the mid-1980s. Decorated in black and gold, the three-tiered roof sweeps low in typical Lan Na style, with elaborate winged gables supporting flaring naga. The steps leading to the portico are guarded by Burmese-style chinthe lions and naga-makara balustrades, with the chinthe emerging from the makara mouths, an unusual synthesis found elsewhere in the Mae Chaem Valley as well as at the ho trai of Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai. Within the viharn, after passing beneath gilded eyebrow pelmets, are a series of relatively well-preserved late 19th century murals, some of which appear to have been restored, while others are fading almost completely away due perhaps to salin

Depictions of the Apocalypse, cross-domed church of Kimissis tis Theotokou with frescoes from the Old and New Testaments, Asklipio, one of the oldest churches of Rhodes from the 13th century, Greece, Europe

North Korean art: Long live the People's Army! by Kang Ryeo-ae, aged 11 years old, Cheolsan Middle School in Wonsan-si, 1963.

Jackal-headed god Anubis receiving dead king or noble: Painting inside coffin. Anubis, son of Osiris, took souls of dead to his father the judge of the underworld.

Acupressure points on a mural at Wat Po, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ancient Aztec carving of eagle. Templo Mayor Museum, Mexico City, Mexico.

Central America, Belize, Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Caracol. Carved figure on stone altar. Ruins of Classic Period (300 to 900 A.D.) Mayan civilization.

Ancient Egyptian, glass inlay showing Ankh symbol. Ptolemaic ( 304-30 BC )

Buddhist painting in the Ajanta Caves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Turkey, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Mardin. 5th century A.D. Syrian Orthodox Deyrulzafaran Monastery (aka Saffron Monastery, Mor Sleymun). Domed Church aka Mor Hananyo church.

The Romanic little church of Sankt Prokulus (San Procolo) near Naturns (naturno) in valley Vinschgau (Val venosta) is an unique church in the whole European alps. Fresco of cattle with dog. South Tyrol, Italy.

The frescoed facade of the church of Saint Anthony the Great, Pelugo, Val Rendena, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 15th century.

Sunday Christ or Artisan Christ, fresco, Cathedral of Biella. Italy, 15th-19th centuries.

Leaf with scenes around the birth of Christ, Anonymous, 1750 - 1800 brocade paper Leaf with scenes around the birth of Christ. In the middle of the angel of proclamation, at the top left of the flight to Egypt, top right cattle, standing shepherd with sheep, at the bottom right kneeling shepherds. paper. paint (coating) relief printing birth and youth of Christ

Wall painting, Shaolin Temple, birthplace of Kung Fu, Song Shan, near Zhengzhou, Henan Province, Dengfeng, China

Detail, Subodharama Temple, Dehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Ephitaphios, siglo XIX, museo de los iconos, castillo Real, Sanok, voivodato de subcarpacia, Polonia, eastern europe

Interior of the Buurkerk (Buurkerkhof) in Utrecht; View of the lower part of the mural with the tree of Jesse, against the southern tower wall, from the north.

Italy - Apulia Region - Massafra - Our Lady of Steps - Frescoes in Crypt

Traverse crossing beam, procession of clergy on decorated medieval beam twelfth century, monastery of Sant Miquel de Cruïlles, lower Empordà, Girona art museum, Girona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22282869

Triptych of the Madonna della Misericordia, by Jacobello del Fiore, 1415 - 1420, 14th Century, panel gold ground. Italy, Veneto, Venice, Accademia Art Galleries. Detail. Medallion with the Archangel Gabriel red gold.

Ajanta Caves Maharashtra India Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

St. Jakob in Kastelaz with its famous Romanesque frescoes, Tramin, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

malawi, Decorations on a hut in the southern

Mural on the wall of Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai, Thailand

St. Onuphrius. Date/Period: 1000. Author: UNKNOWN.

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

The National Gallery. St Barbara. Church of Annunciation. 15 th century. Ljubljana. Slovenia.

Ahamra region, Azoa Maryam round church on the Zeghie peninsula in Lake Tana, Lake Tsana or Lake Dembea, mural painting, Ethiopia, Africa

Procession, frescoes, reconstruction of Arthur Evans, Southern Propylaeum of Knossos, Minoan excavation site, parts of the Minoan temple complex of Knossos, Knossos Palace, ancient city of Knossos, Heraklion, Knossos, Crete, Greece, Europe

Massage point diagrams at Wat Pho Massage school. Bangkok, Thailand.

TURKEY, CAPPADOCIA, GOREME VALLEY OPEN AIR MUSEUM, SANDALS CHURCH, FRESCO

PINTURA GOTICA DE LA IGLESIA DEL MONASTERIO DE SAN JULIAN DE MORAIME. Location: MONASTERIO DE SAN JULIAN. MORAIME. A CORUÑA. SPAIN.

Cornwall, U.K,The Eden Project,indoor the Rain Forest Biome,paintings of 'The Spirit of Colita de Gavilan'

Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Persons Beneath Pine Trees and Clouds 19th century Japan. Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Persons Beneath Pine Trees and Clouds 58952

Ceiling painting of Christ, Church of the Holy Apostles, (Holy Apostles of Solaki), Ancient Agora of Athens, Athens, Greece

History of Creation, Cross-domed Church of Kimissis tis Theotokou with frescoes from the Old and New Testaments, Asklipio, one of the oldest churches of Rhodes from the 13th century, Greece, Europe

India, Mahrshtra, Ajanta, cave 17, royal couple

Fragment of Coptic shroud unknown

conjunto gotico del descenso de la cruz de la capilla del Salvador, finales del siglo XII, sala Artur Perez cabrera, Ibiza and Formentera Archeologica...

cloister with fresco decoration, purgatory scene, Rila Monastery, founded in the 10th century, Rilski River valley, Republic of Bulgaria, Europe.

Priest with anceint religious relics. Asheton Maryam Monastery. Lalibela. Ethiopia.

Ahamra region, Azoa Maryam round church on the Zeghie peninsula in Lake Tana, Lake Tsana or Lake Dembea, mural painting, Ethiopia, Africa

Wall paintings in the interior of the Christian church of Ura Kedane Meheriet Kidene Mehret Ura Kidanemereth, Zege peninsula, Lake Tana, Gondar region...

Portrait The Lie, fresco inside the rock church Debre Maryam Qorqor, Gheralta, Tigray, Ethiopia, Africa

Mosaic in the Basilica of San Pio di Pietrelcina, also Sanctuary of Padre Pio, architect Renzo Piano, San Giovanni Rotondo, Apulia, Italy, Europe

Bolivia. Santa Cruz department. Colonial Church of San José de Chiquitos (Chiquitania). Old Jesuit Mission(1698). UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mural painting..

Christ Pantocrator, fresco in the central apse vault of the abbey church, Benedictine Abbey of St John (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1983), Mustair, Canton of Grisons, Switzerland.

Mexico, Chiapas, Metzabok, Selva Lacandona. The ancient sacred Mayan paintings

The history of the birth of the Virgin Mary (Antpentium), Anonymous, c. 1500 - c. 1525 Antepensium of Tapisserie tissue with four scenes: 1.JOTHIM in the temple 2. Anna by the Angel 3. Meeting of Joachim and Anna under the Golden Poort 4. The birth of Mary Germany Ketting: Linen (material). Entry: Wool. Entry: Linen (Material) tapestry Antepensium of Tapisserie tissue with four scenes: 1.JOTHIM in the temple 2. Anna by the Angel 3. Meeting of Joachim and Anna under the Golden Poort 4. The birth of Mary Germany Ketting: Linen (material). Entry: Wool. Entry: Linen (Material) tapestry

India, Tamil Nadu, Chidambaram, Nataraja temple, murals on Sabha mendap (Assembly Hall), 17th century

Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (37:12-14; 37:14-17)

Decoration on a traditional Bai, men's house, Babeldaob, Palau, Oceania

Mani stones in Samagaon village in Nepal.

Carved hands on temple wall , Jaisalmer, India

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.

Priest with anceint religious relics. Asheton Maryam Monastery. Lalibela. Ethiopia.

Medieval wall painting of Saint Christopher, All Saints church, Middleton, Suffolk, England, UK.

ancient statues of Nepal carved from stone and wood. statues of Nepal

Mexico.Mexico city.National Museum of Anthropology.Mexica-Aztec culture.Codex Borbonicus.

Fresco depicting Saint Anne. 8th-1st half of 9th centuries. Northern aisle. Cathedral of Faras (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum, Warsaw, Poland.

Frescoes from the 14th-15th century in the church Nuestra Signora de ses Regnos Altos, Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Sineu. Escudillas liturgicas(sXIV-XVII), rotas para evitar su profanacion.Iglesia parroquial.Es Pla.Mallorca.Baleares.España.

fine arts, China, Uyghur painting, portrait of a monk, fresco, Bezeklik Monastary, 8th/9th century, Museum for Asian Art, Berlin,

Map of Madaba made of mosaics in St. George's Basilica, Madaba, Jordan, Middle East, Asia

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