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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
Joseph's brothers showing their father his bloodstained coat, 14th century. Artist: Unknown
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Coronation of the Virgin, 1340-1350, detail from the altarpiece of the Master of the Coronation of Urbino, painting on wood.
4069-4034
Annunciation to the Shepherds (detail)
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AZULEJO REPRESENTANDO LA HUIDA A EGIPTO EN LA BASILICA DE LA VIRGEN DEL PRADO - SIGLO XVII. Location: BASILICA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL PRADO. TALAVERA DE LA REINA. Toledo. SPAIN. INFANT JESUS. VIRGIN MARY. SAN JOSE ESPOSO DE LA VIRGEN MARIA.
1788-54816
Last Supper, mosaic, south wall, upper level, Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1996), Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. Italy, 5th-6th century.
1746-21111649
Saint Ursula by Vlestre Jacobus. Dated 15th Century
1788-54514
Angel playing musical instruments, detail from the Assumption of the Virgin, 14th century fresco from the Master Trecentesco of Sacro Speco School. Chapel of the Madonna in Sacro Speco Monastery, Subiaco. Italy, 14th century.
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Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Sant'Eustorgio Basilica, San Martino chapel
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The journey of Princess Olga. Olga (c. 890-925 - 969) was a regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav from 945 until 960. Following her baptism, Olga took the name Elen. She is known for her subjugation of the Drevlian. Even though it would be her grandson Vladimir that would convert the entire nation to Christianity, because of her efforts to spread Christianity through Rus', Olga is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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Man of Sorrows ca. 1500 South German Christ, portrayed as at once dead and alive, is supported by Mary, his mother, and the apostle John. The flanking figures, witnesses to the Crucifixion, offer a model to emulate, during meditation and reflection on Christ's suffering. The composition of this relief is based on an engraving by Martin Schongauer, one of the most influential artists of the fifteenth century.. Man of Sorrows. South German. ca. 1500. Elephant ivory with paint and gilding. Ivories-Elephant
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A colored woodcut on parchment from around 1440 depicting the Pietà, showing Mary holding the dead Christ with detailed figures and early 15th-century European woodcut techniques.
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Nativity scene. The Holy Family. Abbondance abbey. France.
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Baptism of Christ, 5th century mosaic, Arian Baptistry, Ravenna, Italy
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The nativity, mosaic of the Katholikon church, within the complex of Hosios Loukas monastery (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1990), Distomo, Greece, 11th century.
1788-2061
Italy - Umbria region - Assisi. Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, 13th century. UNESCO World Heritage List, 2000. Chapel of St. Martin of Tours.  St. Martin's dream (1317-1320) by Simone Martini (c. 1284-c. 1344). Fresco detail
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Italy, southern Italy, Sicily, Sicilia, Palermo, Monreale, cathedral Santa Maria Nuova
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DE PREDIS, Cristoforo (1440-1486). Stories of Saint Joachim, Saint Anne, Virgin Mary, Jesus, the Baptist and the End of the World. 1476. The guard of the sepulchre fall in fear by the resurrection of Jesus. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Miniature Painting. ITALY. PIEDMONT. Turin. Royal Library.
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Mosaic wall in the Chapel of Tears, Odilien monastery on Odilien mountain in Ottrott, Departement Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, Europe
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Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Fossa, S. Maria delle Grotte, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe
1848-67202860
Halle an der Saale, Marktkirche, Altar/ Cranach School, 1529, St Mautitius
1848-61258146
Adam and Eve and the Tree of Knowledge, Creation Story, elaborate gold mosaics with episodes from the Old and New Testatment, Norman Palace with the Cappella Palatina, Palermo, Sicily, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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CAPILLA CRISTO MORA-DET-SAN MIGUEL CONTRA DRAGON. Location: IGLESIA DE SAN JOSE. GRANADA. SPAIN.
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demonios, La Circuncisió, La circuncision de Jesucristo, siglo XVI, atribuida al Mestre de Calvià, iglesia parroquial, Ruberts, Sencelles, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.
1889-87073
Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Close-Up; Ravenna, Mosaic Of Baptism Of Christ In River Jordan
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1200 year old Shiva temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox
1009-6174
St. Makaias, St. Onuphrias, and St. Peter of Athos  15th Century, Icon
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Ravenna. Mosaic in Baptistery of Neon. 5th century. Baptism of Jesus. Italy.
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murals, historical paintings of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, church of the archangel Saint Michael, fifteenth-sixteenth century built entirely with wood, Binarowa,Maloposka, voivodeship of the Little Poland, Carpathians, Poland, europe.
1899-18310266
Adoration of the Magi, Fabriano, Gentile da
1788-1757
Italy - Tuscany Region - Florence. Basilica of the Holy Cross, Bardi di Vernio chapel. Maso di Banco (14th century), Life of St. Sylvester (1341), the Saint closes the dragon's jaws. Fresco detail
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Passion of Christ, frescoes, around 1500, St. Nicholas Church, Damuels, Bregenz Forest, Vorarlberg, Austria, Europe
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Aries sign of zodiac
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Full-page miniature of Pilate delivering Jesus to the High Priest. Lower border reads 'Egressus est Dominus Ihesus', fol. 22v., 1500. Books of hours, illumination of books and manuscripts, Pilate, Pontius, 1st century, Jesus Christ, Passion
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Plaque with Saint Paul and His Disciples ca. 1160-80 British () The inscription on this plaque refers to the epistles Paul addressed to the various early Christian communities (Romans, Corinthians, Philippians) among whom he traveled. Other related plaques, now dispersed, probably decorated a large casket or liturgical furnishing. The refined drawing has close parallels in English manuscripts.. Plaque with Saint Paul and His Disciples 464434
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Religious illustration with Saint Ursula by Paolo Veneziano, Tempera on panel, circa 1330-circa 1360, Private Collection, 22,5x27
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Three Kings by unknown artist, Mosaic, circa 520 AD, Italy, Ravenna, Basilika Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
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Jerusalem XIV-F David Annointed Elizabeth Barakah Hodges (21st C. American) Mixed media
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Saint Benedict of Nursia and Saint Maurus, fish on a table, Umbrian School, fresco, mural, 15th century, Benedictine abbey, monastery of San Benedetto, Sacro Speco, Sacred Grotto, Subiaco, Lazio, Italy, Europe
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Depiction of a monk labouring in the fields. The early Cistercian communities were entirely self-supporting. Dated 12th Century
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Serbian Orthodox monastery Moraca in central Montenegro, founded in 1252, Montenegro, Montenegro, Europe
1848-60509459
Ahamra region, Azoa Maryam round church on the Zeghie peninsula in Lake Tana, Lake Tsana or Lake Dembea, mural painting, Ethiopia, Africa
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