Historic Religious Mosaics and Murals

Ancient mosaics and frescoes depicting saints and biblical scenes, showcasing vibrant colors and intricate designs from various historical churches in Europe.

Fresco from the Fantiga church of Santa Maria Castle, Ocaña, Spain. Dated 12th Century

Mosaic of the Magi (three rabbis from the east), Monastery of St. Saviour in Chora, 11th century, Istanbul, Turkey.

Religious mural inside Greek Orthodox church of Saint Mary, or Panagia Monastery, Dhermi, Albania.

Main Church of St. Antony At Fervento Village. Sermenza Valley. Italy

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

The Healing of the Blind Man and the Raising of Lazarus first half 12th century (possibly 1129-34) Spanish The church of San Baudelio in northern Castilla was originally decorated with a complete cycle of wall paintings depicting the life of Christ above a row illustrating hunting scenes and various exotic animals. The New Testament scenes can be ascribed to a master who worked on the paintings at Santa Maria de Taüll, in the province of Lleida (Lérida).. The Healing of the Blind Man and the Raising of Lazarus. Spanish. first half 12th century (possibly 1129-34). Fresco transferred to canvas. Made in Castile-León, Spain. Paintings-Fresco

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Fresco from the Fantiga church of Santa Maria Castle, Ocaña, Spain. Dated 12th Century

Madonna, Child and Saints, fresco in the rupestrian church of Saint Mary in Grotta, Rongolise, Sessa Aurunca, Campania, Italy, 12th century.

Stoning of St Stephen, detail of fresco in the southern apse of the abbey church, Benedictine Abbey of St John (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1983), Mustair, Canton of Grisons, Switzerland.

Boyana Church, World Heritage Site, medieval frescoes from the Tarnovo school,, Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria, Europe.

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Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Sant Ambrogio Basilica, interior, mosaics,

Romania, Bucharest. Romanian Orthodox Patriarchal Cathedral (aka Patriarhia), c. 1650's. Interior, ornate wall paintings.

Ancient Russian frescos, fresco, 11th century, Ukraine, Kiev, Saint Sophia Cathedral,

The Barberini Exultet roll in the Vatican Library. Depiction of Mother Church (Mater Ecclesia) surrounded by clergy and laity. Psalms. It was created in the abbey of Monte Cassino, Italy. c. 1087.

Middle East central part of Turkey in Cappadocia Under Ground Church in Goreme painting on the ceiling and side wall on the cut away volcanic stone

Slovenia: 15th century frescoes by John of Kastav (Johannes de Castua) showing scenes from the Creation of the Earth (Genesis, Old Testament) in the vault of the central nave, Holy Trinity Church, Hrastovlje, Rizana Valley

The Dying Christ and the Virgin. The Beheading of John the Baptist, 15th-16th century frescoes in the Baptistery of St John of the Church of Santa Maria Extra Moenia, Antrodoco. Italy, 15th-16th century.

Italy - Latium region - Rome. Church of Santa Maria in Dominica. Apse, mosaic (9th century A.D.). Detail

Saint and Madonnas nursing, fresco in the rupestrian church of Saint Mary in Grotta, Rongolise, Sessa Aurunca, Campania, Italy, 12th century.

Notre Dame de Clermont cathedral, Clermont-Ferrand, France. St George's chapel (late 13th century). Fresco detail.&#xA

ANUNCIACION - PINTURA MURAL DE LA ERMITA DE LA VERA CRUZ DE MADERUELO - SIGLO XII - ROMANICO ESPAÑOL. Author: ANONYMOUS. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. ANGEL OF THE ANNUNCIATION. VIRGIN MARY.

Mural of the Crucifixion, 14th century, from the church of Sant Miquel de Cardona. Museum: Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Solsona.

Balaam and the angel by Ancient Russian frescos / Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kiev / 11th century / Russia / Fresco / Bible /Old Russian Art

Mural of the Crucifixion, 14th century, from the church of Sant Miquel de Cardona. Museum: Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Solsona.

Wall painting depicting saints at worship. Date/Period: Late 6th - early 7th century - early 7th century. Wall Painting. Pigment on plaster, secco technique Pigment on plaster, secco technique. Author: UNKNOWN.

Europe, Bulgaria, Arbanassi. Church of the Nativity, fresco.

Turkey. Cappadocia. Church of the Virgin Mary (Meryem Ana). Detail of a fresco depicting a scene from the life of Mary. Located in the Soganli Valley. Photo taken in 1999.

Zebedee's wife, detail from the Stories of the New Testament, 1072-1078, Byzantine-Campanian school frescoes, right side of the nave of Basilica of Sant'Angelo in Formis, Sant'Angelo in Formis, Campania. Italy, 11th century.

Church of San Martin de Tours. Detail. Miracle of St. Martin of Tours. Painting. 14th century. Ecay. Navarre. Spain.

Retablo de san Bartolomé, 1350-1375. Anunciación.Pintura al temple de huevo sobre tabla. 268,5 x 247,5 cm. Procedente de la Catedral de Tarragona. Museo Diocesano de Tarragona. Author: MESTRE DE SANTA COLOMA DE QUERALT.

Basilica of Sant Angelo in Formis, Capua, Campania, Italy, Europe

Mural painting in the absidal basin of the apse of the church of Santa María de Terrassa, representing Christ X century, Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Abtei von Santa María de Taüll Abse of Santa María de Taüll, 12th century, Church of Santa María de Taüll, Boí Valley, MNAC, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 23146596

Chora church museum : young Jesus mosaic (left: Temple doctors) . Istanbul. Turkey. (Istanbul, Marmara, Turquie)

Calvary, Gothic mural painting, 14th century, master of Gallipienzo, from the apse of the church of Gallipienzo, Museum of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra,Spain.

Frescoes in St. Matthaeus town parish church, St. Matthew Church, Murau, Styria, Austria, Europe

Italy S-Tyrol Tisens OT Grissian St Jakob Apsis painting Christ in the Mandorla, St., Saint, Saint

Mosaics inside the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere, Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Frescoes in the rock churches in the gorge of Matera. Matera is a city located on a rocky outcrop. The so-called area of the Sassi (Stones) is a complex of cave houses carved into the rock, Basilicata; Italy, Europe

Christian frescoes, Uzumlu Cave Church, Ortahisar, Goereme Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey, Asia

Italy. Ravenna. Arian Baptistery. Theodoric era. 5th-6th centuries. Mosaic. Procession of the Apostles. Early Christians.

Saints, detail of frescoes in the crypt of Marienberg Abbey, Burgeis, Vinschgau Valley, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 12th century.

The four kings and prophets. Christian painting. From Ethiopia, Abba Antonios Church. Painting on canvas.

Christ blessing, detail of frescoes in the crypt of Marienberg Abbey, Burgeis, Vinschgau Valley, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 12th century.

Abraham entertaining angels unawares, 6th century mosaic, San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy

Birth of Mary / Mural / c.1164

Medioeval frescoes, Benedictine Abbey of Sant'Angelo in Formis, Capua, Campania, Italy, Europe

Madonna and Child between Saints Gregory and Gimignano fresco by Taddeo di Bartolo, San Gimignano, Italy. fresco done in the early 1500's.

France - Pays de la Loire - Asnières-sur-Vègre - Church of Saint-Hilaire. Last Judgement fresco. Detail. Cerberus, underworld guard, with Christ recalling the chosen souls from Limbo. 14th century

Church of Elijah the Prophet, with colourful frescoes; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Byzantine mosaic of the Virgin with Justinian and Constantine. Artist: Unknown

Artwork interior of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul Turkey

Greece. Mystras. Metropolitan Church of Saint Demetrius (Agios Dimitrios). Founded late 13th century. Painting murals. Scene life of st. Demetrius.

Martyrdom of Sts Casto and Cassius, detail, 13th-century mosaic, Monreale cathedral, Monreale (UNESCO World Heritage List, 2015), Sicily, Italy.

St. andrew duomo inside: fresco, venzone, Italy

Hall on the upper floor, Carolingian frescoes, St., Sankt, Saint

sentence of Saint Lucia,, wall paintings of Osia, XIII century, fresco torn and transferred to canvas, come from the hermitage of Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Osia, Diocesan Museum of Jaca, Huesca, Spain.

The stoning of Saint Stephen, 12th century, fresco inside the Benedictine Convent of St John (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1983), Mustair, Engadin, Canton of Graubunden, Switzerland, detail.

literature books Book of Kells Virgin Mary with child illumination Ireland circa 800 Saint Trinity College Dublin,

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

ITALY, RAVENNA, BASILICA OF ST. APOLLINARE NUOVO, MOSAIC PROCESSION

Maesta & St.Francis / Cimabue / c.1280

Italy - Trentino Alto Adige Region - Bolzano Province - Appiano. Castle. Chapel. Annunciation. Angel. Detail of fresco, 12th century

Georgia, Mtskheta. Religious art in the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.

England, London, Westminster Abbey, The Chapter House, Wall Paintings dating from 1400 Showing Scenes from The Book of Revelation

Death of the Mother of God / Serb. mural

Mystical marriage of St Catherine, Madonna with Child, fresco, Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, 14th century.

Frontal del altar decorado con estuco procedente de Sant Pau d'Esterri de Cardó, siglo XIII. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.

Virgin and child mosaic in Santa Maria in Trastevere church

Madonna and Child Enthroned With Saints, by Master of the Adoration of the Magi, 14th Century, fresco. Italy: Lombardy: Bergamo: Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica. Detail. Figures on the right Whole artwork. Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints pastoral/crosier staff red yellow blue

Job, David, St. Paul, St. Mark and St. John Evangelist, detail of the Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas, fresco by Andrea di Buonaiuto, Spanish Chapel in Santa Maria Novella Principal Dominican church in Florence, Italy Job, David, St. Paul, St. Mark and St. John Evangelist, detail of the Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas, fresco by Andrea di Buonaiuto, Spanish Chapel in Santa Maria Novella Principal Dominican church in Florence, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20997196

Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Shrine of Cristo de la Luz. Former mosque, built at the end of the 10th century and converted into a Christian church in the 12th century. Remains of a fresco in an arcosolium of the church, depicting what is believed to be a Pentecost. Detail.

Saint George before the Emperor Diokletian by Master Gerasime (active 14th century) / Saint GeorgeÍs Monastery, Ubisi / 14th century / Georgia / Fresco / Bible / Byzantine Art

Detail from Scenes from Christ's first coming and Jesus' Infancy, mosaic of the triumphal arch of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome. Italy, 5th century.

ITALY, RAVENNA, BASILICA OF ST. APOLLINARE NUOVO, MOSAICS PROCESSION

Christian Mosaic inside Aya Sofia in Istanbul, Turkey.

Apostles, detail from the fresco by the school of Galdino da Varese, church of Saint Peter, Gemonio, Lombardy. Italy, 15th-16th century.

St. Luke Evangelist, detail of the Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas, fresco by Andrea di Buonaiuto, Spanish Chapel in Santa Maria Novella Principal Dominican church in Florence, Italy St. Luke Evangelist, detail of the Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas, fresco by Andrea di Buonaiuto, Spanish Chapel in Santa Maria Novella Principal Dominican church in Florence, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 21362464

Italy. Ravenna. Basilica of San Vitale. Byzantine Roman mosaics. Panel of Justinian I with soldiers. 6th century.

PINTURAS MURALES DE LA CATEDRAL DE MONDOÑEDO - DEGOLLACION DE LOS INOCENTES - SIGLO XV - GOTICO GALLEGO. Location: CATEDRAL. MONDONEDO. LUGO. SPAIN.

Jesus crucified, mural, Chiesa del Crocifisso, Salerno, Campania, Italy

Mosaics of the Dome in the Bapistry of the Arians, 5th century. Artist: Unknown

Mass being celebrated by St Clement, detail from the Stories of St Clement, fresco from the lower church of the Basilica of St Clement, Rome. Italy, 12th century.

Europe, Italy, Lazio, Montefiascone, San Flaviano church

Royal Collegiate Church of San Isidoro. Royal Pantheon. 12th c. SPAIN. LeÑn. Royal Collegiate Church of San Isidoro. Detail in arch intrados. The right hand of God and the prophets Elijah and Enoch. 1132. Romanesque art. Fresco.

St Anthony the Abbot, St John the Baptist and St Stephen, by Lorenzetti Pietro, 1345, 14th Century, fresco. Italy, Tuscany, Castiglione del Bosco, Montalcino, Siena, San Michele Chapel. Whole artwork. Saints inscription geometric decoration St John the Baptist St Anthony the Abbot St Stephen round arch center blue yellow brown hues: shades halos: aureoles cartouche.

Frescoes, Feodorovsky Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yaroslavl, Golden Ring, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, Europe

Turkey. Cappadocia. Goreme Valley (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1985). Dark Church

Fragment of fresco with decoratotion in three horizontal bads. Detail: Fathers of the church. National Roman Museum (Cryta Balbi) Rome, Italy.

St Paul reads a letter to Timothy, Monreale Cathedral, Palermo. SICILY.

St. Sophia Hagia, Istanbul, Turkey. A mosaic of Jesus the Christ at St. Sophia Hagia, in Istanbul

Turkey, Istanbul, Detail Of Byzantine Mosaic Of Christ In The Chora Church Museum.

An angel raises his hand as a sign of the Annunciation. In his left hand he holds a messenger's staff. Mary is wearing a purple dress and a veil. She holds yarn in her left hand, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porec, Istria, Croatia, Euphrasius Basilica, Cathedral of the Croatian Diocese of Porec-Pula, mosaic on the north side with depiction of the Annunciation, Europe

Baptistery, Frescoes, St., Saint, Saint

Rome, Italy, Basilica di San Paolo Fuori le Mura, Detail of Apse Mosaic at the alter with portraits of the Popes

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

San Jorge y el dragon, siglo XVIII, museo de los iconos, castillo Real, Sanok, voivodato de subcarpacia,,Polonia, eastern europe.

Italy - Emilia-Romagna region - Ravenna. Basilica of St. Apollinare Nuovo (late 5th-early 6th century A.D.) Right wall, Procession of martyrs led By St. Martin and including Cyprian, Cassian, John, Paul and Vitalis. Mosaic detail

Otranto (Italy, Puglia, Lecce province) church of San Pietro, building of the IX-X century. Last Supper, fresco, 10th-11th century

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