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Historic Murals and Frescoes

Detailed murals illustrating significant biblical narratives, showcasing rich cultural heritage from Orthodox churches to medieval artworks in Europe.

Joseph's brothers showing their father his bloodstained coat, 14th century. Artist: Unknown

Upper Basilica, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Assisi, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Spain. Catalonia. Terrassa. Complex the Churches of St. Pere. Church of St. Miquel. Frescoes in the Apse. 6th century.

The Finding of Jesus in the Temple, by First Master of Chiaravalle, 14th Century, detached fresco. Italy: Lombardy: Bergamo: Matris Domini Convent. Detail. Face Virgin halo/aureole blue red frame/cornice

COMENTARIOS AL APOCALIPSIS AÑO 1047- S XI - PAG 9 CICLO DE LOS EVANGELISTAS- VIT. 14-2-PROCEDE SAN ISIDORO DE LEON. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

CABRERA, Jaume (1394-1432). Altarpiece of Saint Michael and Saint Nicholas. 1406. SPAIN. Manresa. Basilica of Santa Maria de la Seu of Manresa. Predella. International gothic. Tempera on wood.

San Carlo Borromeo, fresco in the Sanctuary of the Blessed Ugolino, Fiastra, Marche, Italy, 17th century.

Churchmen, detail from The Triumph of Death, 1446, mid-15th century fresco by the Master of the Triumph of Death, from Palazzo Sclafani of Palermo.

San Fermo Maggiore: Upper Church, Verona, Italy.

. Wall carpet from a series of Christ's suffering, representing the healing, the cross-legs and Christ between the murderers.

France, Nouvelle Aquitaine, Vienne department, Antigny, Notre dame church

Halepaghen Altar, St., Saint, Saint

Creation of Man, stained glass window

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.

Bzantine Mosaics, Kariye Mosque (also Church of the Holy Savior of Chora), UNESCO, Istanbul, Turkey

Saint Gregory the Great in prayer procession in front of the castle of Sant Angelo in Rome, panels of San Miguel, XV century, tempera with oil touches on panel, Juan de la Abadia el Mayor, parish church of Abena,, Diocesan Museum of Jaca, Huesca, Spain.

The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mysteries of the Rosary

'Death of the Virgin Mary', c1360 (1955). Artist: Unknown

Stoning scene Stoning scene, historical wall paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries, church of the archangel St. Michael, 15th-16th century , Binarowa,Maloposka, Carpathians, Poland Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22188015

Needlework attached to flyleaf.. 1475 - 1499. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Holy Shroud, Embroidery

Transfiguration, 1579 print Illustration of the second article of faith (I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord) of the Apostolic Creed. The glorification on the mountain: Christ's face shines like the sun. Elijah and Moses appear on either side of Christ and speak with him. John, Petrus and James are sitting on the mountain. Above the show a reference to the Bible text in mat. 17: 2-3. Under the show two Bible texts and the second article of faith from the apostolic confessional in Latin. This print is part of an album. parchment (animal material). paper engraving And in Jesus Christ," Articles of Faith. The Transfiguration: Moses and Elijah appear on either side of Christ on Mount wearer (Matthew 17: 1-13; Mark 9: 2-13; Luke 9: 28-36)

Turkey, Istanbul. Historic 3rd century Byzantine Chora Monastery (aka Kariye Muzesi or Church of St. Savior). Outstanding examples of Byzantine mosaic ceiling murals.

MUS TAPICES - TAPIZ DE LA PASION-CRUCIFIXION. Location: SEO MUSEO DE TAPICES Y CAPITULAR, LA. SARAGOSSA. Saragossa Zaragoza. SPAIN. JESUS.

Table of Saint Ursula by Second Master of Bierge. Dated 13th Century

England, London, Westminter, Westminster Abbey, The Chapter House, Medieval Paintings depicting Christ in Majesty

The Martyrdom of Saint Mark

David in Prayer. Master of Guillaume Lambert (French, active about 1475 - 1485)

AZULEJO DEL PORTICO-TENTACIONES DE JESUS EN EL DESIERTO. Location: BASILICA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL PRADO. TALAVERA DE LA REINA. Toledo. SPAIN. JESUS. LUCIFER. DEMONIO.

Circumcision of St John the Baptist, by Antonio del Pollaiuolo (ca 1431-1498), embroidered vestments.

El buey y la mula, detalle del frontal del altar de Santa Maria de Avià, hacia 1200. Museum: MUSEU NACIONAL D'ART DE CATALUNYA.

Mosaic painting inside Oplenac Royal Mausoleum, also known as Saint George's Church, Topola, Serbia.

Royal Abbey of Fontevraud. Mural. Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles. Fontevraud. France.

The Pérussis Altarpiece. Artist: Circle of Nicolas Froment. Dimensions: Three panels, each 54 1/2 x 23 in. (138.4 x 58.4 cm). Date: 1480.The subject of this large altarpiece, the adoration of the empty cross on Golgatha, is unusual. According to a documented inscription on the lost original frame, the painting was made in 1480 for Aloisius Rudolphe de Pérussis, whose family coat of arms and motto are displayed on the side panels. One of the kneeling donors, presented by John the Baptist and Saint Francis, may be Aloisius himself. Originally from Florence, the Pérussis or Peruzzi took refuge in Avignon after they were exiled by Cosimo de' Medici in 1434. Included in the background landscape is a faithful topographical view of Avignon. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Altarpiece of Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian (The Sick Sacristan). Twin brothers b orn in Syria, these Christian saints martyred c303, were skilled physicians and surgeons and are shown attending a patient. Legend says they transplanted a leg from a corpse. Patron saints of surgeons.

Transit of St Nicholas, scene from the Stories of St Nicholas of Tolentino, 1320-1325, by an unknown artist, fresco, Chapel of St Nicholas, Basilica of Saint Nicolas of Tolentino, Tolentino . Italy, 14th century.

Fresco depicting the death of St Francis in the 13th Century. Created by Giotto, Italian painter and architect from Florence. Dated 14th Century

Greece - Monastery of Daphni(UNESCO World Heritage List, 1990). Mosaic depicting St. Peter

San Cosme y San Damian.

DE PREDIS, Cristoforo (1440-1486). Stories of Saint Joachim, Saint Anne, Virgin Mary, Jesus, the Baptist and the End of the World. 1476. After having prayed at Mount of Olives, an angel from the sky comes to comfort Jesus. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Miniature Painting. ITALY. PIEDMONT. Turin. Royal Library.

Jesus raising Lazarus after four days. Martha and Mary, sisters of Lazarus kneel at Jesus' feet as Lazarus is led from tomb in his shroud. After Armenian gospel (c.1269). Painter and calligrapher Toros Rosline

France, Lanslevillard, St. Sebastien Chapel, Christ's Entry into Jerusalem, fresco

Fishermen (detail) probably Saints Peter and Andrew

Baptism of Christ, scene from the Stories of John the Baptist, 1416, by Lorenzo Salimbeni (1374- ca 1420) and Jacopo Salimbeni (active from ca 1404-died after 1427), fresco, Oratory of San Giovanni Battista (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1998), Marche. Italy, 15th century.

Frescoes in the Saeben Monastery, Benedictine Abbey on the Saebener Berg near Klausen in South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

The beheading of St. John the Baptist, Icon, Greece, 17th Century.

Norwegian painting of the flight to Egypt, 13th century. Artist: Unknown

ANGELES PROCESIONALES - SIGLO XVII - BARROCO ESPAÑOL. Author: FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN. Location: CONVENTO DE SANTA CLARA. CARMONA. Seville. SPAIN.

Upper Basilica, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Assisi, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, Europe

The oldest frescoes in the German-speaking area (10th) (11th century) in the St. Proculus Church in Naturno, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Stories of the Passion of Christ, 1569, fresco by Christopher Baschenis the Elder, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Astino abbey, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, 16th century.

Master of Soriguerola. Altar frontal of Saint Christopher, 14th century. Detail depicting the imprisonment of Saint Christopher in Samos in presence of the king of Lycia and the young Nicaea and Aquilina. Gothic. From the Parish Church of Sant Cristofol de Toses, Catalonia. National Art Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.

Saint Ursula on the ship with her companion ladys Saint Ursula on the ship with her companion ladys, fragment of predella from the altarpiece of Santa Ursula, 15th century, tempera on panel, cathedral of Mallorca, possibly work of Guillem Arnau, master of Montesion,, Balearic Islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21607386

Frescoes under the west gallery, Mount of Olives scene Church of St., Church of St., St., St., Saint

shroud Funeral of Christ, eighteen hundred and twelve, Rila Monastery, founded in the 10th century, Rilski River valley, Republic of Bulgaria, Europe.

shroud Funeral of Christ, eighteen hundred and twelve, Rila Monastery, founded in the 10th century, Rilski River valley, Republic of Bulgaria, Europe.

Medieval vault painting in the choir, St Matthew the Evangelist, Angel, St, Saint

Pope John XXII, one of the Avignon Popes, 1316-1334. 15th c.

Assisi (Italia, Umbria - provincia di Perugia), Oratorio dei Pellegrini. Affreschi di Pierantonio da Foligno e Andrea d'Assisi (scuola peruginesca). Parete destra con scene di vita di San Giacomo da Compostela (Il miracolo dei galletti arrostiti che resucitano dal piatto a testimonianza dell'errata condanna del giovane condannat oa morte; Il miracolo del giovane innocente impiccato e salvato dal santo)

Saint Nicholas Saving a Hanged Man, attributed to Zanobi di Jacopo Machiavelli, c. 1470

Fabriano (Italia, Marche - provincia di Ancona), chiesa di San Domenico (o Santa Lucia), Cappella di Sant'Orsola (o dell'Arcangelo Michele), Allegretto Nuzi (ciclo di affreschi della metà del XIV secolo). Viaggio di sant'Orsola e Papa Ciriaco verso Colonia

Christ carrying the Cross, 14th century fresco, St Michael's Chapel, Pedralbes monastery of Poor Clares, Spain.

Passion of Christ, fresco in Graz Cathedral, Graz, Styria, Austria, Europe

SERIE TAPICES DE BRUSELAS-LA SALVE N 1. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. PALENCIA. SPAIN.

God the Father with the symbols of the fourth apostles (tetramorphos), know as "The Trinity". Date/Period: 1518. Width: 347 cm. Height: 425 cm (Complete). Author: Pieter Coecke van Aelst.

Beulah Bradleigh, Station of the Cross No 7 Jesus Falls the Second Time, c 1936 Station of the Cross No. 7: Jesus Falls the Second Time

Painting titled 'Dream of the Virgin' by Simone dei Crocifissi (1330-1399) an Italian painter. Dated 14th Century

Scholars in the Abode of Wisdom, a science academy, Baghdad, Iraq, 14th century. Artist: Unknown

Peru, Ande Region, Huaro Church

ARTE GOTICO. ESPAÑA. "Maestros de Castellitx, del Obispo Galiana y de Santa Margarita ". Finales del siglo XIV. "RETABLO DE SAN NICOLAS, SANTA CLARA Y SAN ANTONIO". Detalle de la tabla lateral que representa a jugadores de ajedrez ¿Cristianos y árabes. Procede de la Iglesia de Sant Nicolauet Vell de Porto Pi. Museo de Mallorca. Palma de Mallorca. Islas Baleares.

MISAL RICO-JESUS Y EL MAYORDOMO FIEL- MAN1545 F52V. Author: CARDENAL CISNEROS. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.

MISAL RICO DEL CARDENAL CISNEROS (1436-1517) SIGLO XV - JESUS Y EL MAYORDOMO FIEL- MAN1545 F52V. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Norway. Al, Hallingdal. Painting of stave church. Medieval. 13th century. Detail. Creation. Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.

Museum of Saint Anthony. Mracle of Saint Anthony of Padua and the fish. Lisbon. Portugal.

Tattooes in East Railay on the Phra Nang Peninsula of Southern Thailand.

Saints Blaise and Nicholas, fresco in the apse of the Church of Saint George, Taisten, Puster Valley, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 9th century, detail.

Sermon of the Apostle Petrus, 1579 print Illustration of the tenth article (the forgiveness of sins) of the apostolic creed. The apostle Peter addresses a crowd of believers about the forgiveness of sins. A light appears in the sky: the Holy Spirit drops on all audience. Believers are baptized in the background. Above the show a reference to the Bible text in hand. 10: 43-44. Under the performance two Bible texts and the tenth article of faith from the apostolic confessional in Latin. This print is part of an album. parchment (animal material). paper engraving 'remissionem peccatorum' ~ articles of faith. the Holy Ghost descends upon the gentiles after Peter's prayer. Peter in the house of Cornelius: the Holy Ghost descends upon Cornelius and his family, who are baptized by Peter

Frescoes in the Chapel, by attributed probably Lorenzo da Viterbo, 15th Century, fresco. Italy, Abruzzo, Tagliacozzo, L'Aquila, Ducal Palace. Detail. Annunciation angel Gabriel Archangel lily purity halo: aureole nimbus buildings arches dress: robe: garment drapery cream white red gray black.

Samaritan woman at the well, mosaic, north wall, upper level, Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1996), Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. Italy, 5th-6th century.

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta or Duomo di Spoleto, Saint Mary's Assumption cathedral, Spoleto, Italy. Chapel of the blessed sacrament

Italy, Umbria, Orvieto, Facade of the Duomo

The Fables of Bidpai. Folio 36: A pursued man hids in a tree. German edition from 1480 after the Hindu original from 1348. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly. Mus_e Cond_ (Cond_ Museum).

Gothic fresco, Adoration of the Magi, 13. Cloister, Cathedral, Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Holy Spirit mosaic, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Passion of Christ: Procession to Calvary, Crucifixion, Lamentation and Christ in Limbo. unknown c. 1490-1510 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13' x W 15'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on banderole held by Prophet Zacharias (L) in upper left corner partially legible in photograph: ASPICIENT IN ME DEVM.. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on banderole held by Prophet John (R) in upper left corner partially legible in photograph: PASSVS SUB PONTIO PILATO.. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on banderole held by Prophet Hosea at bottom center partially legible in photograph: O MORS ERO MORS.. Christ, wearing crown of thorns, carrying cross (bottom, L of center); Christ on cross with Virgin Mary, SS. John the Evangelist & Mary Magdalene present (top, L of center); Christ, without crown of thorns, is supported by Virgin Mary, others present, inc

Mombaroccio (Italia, Marche, provicncia di Pesaro-Urbino), Santuario Beato Sante, polittico Zanino di Pietro, parte centrale Incredulità di San Tommaso, a sinistra San Michele Arcangelo e Sant'Antonio Abate, a destra San Pietro e il Beato Sante Brancorsini, inizio XV secolo, tempera su tavola

Image on the full size of the mural against the west side of the southern pillar of the transept of the Pieterskerk in Utrecht, representing Christ on the Cross, Mary and the Saints Peter (left) and John (right).

King Arthur and Guinevere bidding farewell to the corpse of Elaine, the daughter of Bernard of Astolat.

Apparition of the Virgin of Monte Berico, 1670, by Francesco and Antonio Corbarelli, inlaid with semiprecious stones, altar, Church of Santa Corona, Vicenza, Veneto. Italy, 17th century.

Ravenna, Ravenna Province, Italy. Mosaic in San Vitale basilica of Emperor Justinian I with members of his court. He is carrying a basket which possibly symbolizes the Eucharist. The early Christian

Detail of Buddha crossing the water, from interior of the Lacquer Pavilion, Suan Pakkad Palace Cabbage Garden Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asi...

MS 2197 SHEET 492 - THE CANON OF MEDICINE - AVICENNA MANUSCRIPT - THE BLEEDING. ITALY, 1438. Author: IBN SINA (980-1037) LATINIZADO COMO AVICENA. Location: BIBLIOTECA UNIVERSITARIA. Bologna. ITALIA.

Serego funerary monument, by Giambono Michele, 1424 - 1429, 15th Century, fresco, sculpture. Italy. Veneto. Verona. Sant'Anastasia Church. Detail of The Eternal Father with hosts of angels in a scarlet red mandorla

ADORACION DE LOS REYES - SIGLO XV - GOTICO INTERNACIONAL. Author: FLORENTINO NICOLAS O DELLI NICOLO. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Valencia. SPAIN. INFANT JESUS. VIRGIN MARY.

fresco decoration, Demon defecating in a man's mouth, Rila Monastery, founded in the 10th century, Rilski River valley, Republic of Bulgaria, Europe.

The Meeting of the Three Kings, with David and Isaiah (recto); The Assumption of the Virgin (verso). Master of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece (Netherlandish, active about 1475 - 1510)

Entry into Jerusalem fresco by unknown artist, circa 1446, France, Lanslevillard, Saint Sebastien Chapel

Russia, 17th century. The fortified city of Solovki on the White Sea. Detail on the panel of the Saints Sabazio and Zosima.

The Virgin and Child With Animals Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) German Graphische Sammiung Albertina, Vienna, Austria

The Arrival of the Brides at the Palace in Ayodhya: Page from a dispersed Ramayana series, 1775-1780, The First Generation after Manaku and Nainsukh, 7 15/16 × 12 1/4 in. (20.2 × 31.1 cm) (image)9 1/16 × 13 3/16 in. (23 × 33.5 cm) (folio), Opaque pigments and gold on paper, India, 18th century, This luminous night scene captures the final verses of the first book (Balakanda, or Book of Boyhood) of the sweeping Hindu epic, the Ramayana. The focus of this dazzlingly complex composition is the chief queen, Kaushalya, as she welcomes Sita, Ramas young bride and ideal heroine, within the palace courtyard. As is customary when a new bride is welcomed into her new home, she is offered the blessing of aarti (light), and luxuriated in gifts while standing on rangoli, a floral design drawn with rice grains. The wedding party includes Rams three brothers, their respective wives, King Dasharatha, and the bearded sage, Vishvamitra. The princes are successively greeted by the queens and ladies of

Mosaic in the All-Nations Basilica at the foot of Mount of olives, Jesus's agony in Ghetsemani

Altarpiece of Saint Anthony the Abbot, circa 1360-1375. Detail. Tempera and gold leaf on wood. 173,5 x 176,3 x 11,5 cm.Provenance unknown. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona. Author: MESTRE DE RUBIÓ.

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