Historic Religious Murals

A collection of ancient murals depicting various biblical scenes and figures, showcasing rich colors and detailed artistry from medieval churches in Europe and Asia.

Frescoes in Byzantine Church of the Resurrection, Kisha e Ristozit, Mborje near Korca, Korca region, Albania, Europe

Saint-Maurice abbey basilica Mosaic by Madeleine Diener. Noa's ark

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

Mural painting. The Cathedral in Cuernavaca. Mexico. Oriental Asian look people on boat crossing the Pacific ocean. Painted by a Christian Chinese or Filipino artist.

retable of Santiago, temple painting on panel, 15th century, Blasco de Grañen,church of the monastery of San Pedro, 11th-12th centuries,Siresa,valley of Hecho, Huesca,Spain.

Saint francis church, cassine, italy

Sun Christ, early Christian mosaic on ceiling of room in pre-Constantian necropolis beneath basilica of St Peters, Rome, photo by Andre Held

Slovenia: A detail from the Danse Macabre (Dance of Death), a 15th century fresco by John of Kastav (Johannes de Castua), Holy Trinity Church, Hrastovlje, Rizana Valley

Christ. Date/Period: 600 - 799. Part of an icon. Height: 140 mm (5.51 in); Width: 360 mm (14.17 in). Author: UNKNOWN ARTIST.

Celestial Musician, 1300s. Central Asia, 14th century. Embroidery; silk and gold thread over two layers of cotton; overall: 66.5 x 45 cm (26 3/16 x 17 11/16 in.).

Cristo en Majestad, Iglesia de Sant Joan de Caselles, siglo XII.

Tinh Xa Ngoc Chau pagoda. Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. Reclining Buddha. After 45 years of teaching the Dharma, the Buddha passed into Parinirvana. Chau Doc. Vietnam.

DETALLE - TONDO CON LA VIRGEN Y EL NIÑO- PORTULANO - MAPA DE LA COSTA AMERICANA - 1500- Conjuto nº 36205. Author: JUAN DE LA COSA (1449-1510). Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Banquet hosted by the Bishop of Normandy, France, from the Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century

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Dublin, St Patricks Cathedral Choir, Brass Plate in floor

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

Martydom of Saint Lawrence Martydom of Saint Lawrence, with Two Benedictine Nuns, Jacobello del Fiore, Venice, 1425. tempera on panel, Amsterdam, Netherlands Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21627897

Paintings of the thin: risen Christ from Mari Magdalen; End of X-the beginning of the 11th century (976-00-00-1025-00-00);Faras (Sudan), Jesus Christ, Maria Magdalena (Saint), Wall paintings, Polish excavations in Faras (Sudan)

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

God makes Eve grow from Adam's rib, Byzantine gold ground mosaics, Cathedral of Santa Maria Nuova, Monreale Cathedral, Monreale, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Goguryeo or Koguryo was an ancient Korean kingdom located in present day northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula, southern Manchuria, and southern Russian Maritime province. Along with Baekje and Silla, Goguryeo was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Goguryeo was an active participant in the power struggle for control of the Korean peninsula as well as associated with the foreign affairs of neighboring polities in China and Japan. The Samguk Sagi, a 12th century CE Goryeo text, indicates that Goguryeo was founded in 37 BC by Jumong, a prince from Buyeo, although there is archaeological and textual evidence that suggests Goguryeo culture was in existence since the 2nd century BCE around the fall of Gojoseon, an earlier kingdom that also occupied southern Manchuria and northern Korea. Goguryeo was a major dynasty in Northeast Asia, until it was defeated by a Silla-Tang alliance in 668 CE. After its defeat, its territory was divided among the Unified Silla, Balhae, and Tang dy

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

Jón Arason's Chasuble, an ornate sleeveless outer vestment worn by a Catholic or High Anglican priest when celebrating Mass. Bishop Jón Arason (1484-1550) an Icelandic Roman Catholic bishop and poet. Dated 16th Century

Maratha paintings in brihadishwara temple Thanjavur Tanjore Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Illustration depicting the Egyptian cosmos. The Goddess Nut, standing on hands and feet, representing the sky, whilst the God Qeb, lying below, representing the earth. The God Shu is kneeling, representing the air, whilst the sun and moon are shown sailing over Nut's body. 18th Century

Jesus Christ entering Jerusalem, 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.

Mosaic the three magi in Sant Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna RAVENNA, ITALY - NOVEMBER 4: Mosaic three magi on wall of cathedral Sant Apollinare Nuovo. This Arian church was dedicated in 504 to Christ the Redeemer in Ravenna, Italy on November 4, 2012 Copyright: xZoonar.com/VVxVoennyyx 5033067

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

Roof murals, Dambulla Cave Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

The Gerona Beatus. Illuminated manuscript depicting the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan river. Depicted in the upper part are the two sources of the Jordan. Miniature. Folio 189r. C. 975. Museum of Girona Cathedral. Catalonia. Spain.

South aisle, frescoes in the west side chapel, St John the Baptist Church, Church of St, St, St, St, Saint

Scorpio, Sagittarius and Lupus #3, Celestial & Astrological Charts

The Brooklyn Oracle Papyrus The Brooklyn Oracle Papyrus, October 4, 651 B.C.E. Papyrus, pigment, ink, Overall: 10 15/16 × 210 5/16 in. (27.8 × 534.2 cm). The Brooklyn Oracle Papyrus records the petition of a man named Pemou on behalf of his father, Harsiese. Harsiese was an ordinary priest in the service of the god Amun-Re at Karnak, but he wished to leave that god's service and join the priesthood of the neighboring temple of Montu-Re-Horakhty. Because temple personnel were seen as the property of the divinity, the god had to be consulted about any change in staff. Pemou asked for the god's advice on behalf of his father, and the god responded favorably. To record the verdict, Pemou had this papyrus drawn up and decorated. The papyrus shows the procession of a image of Amun-Re, the fragments of whose shrine can be seen above the carrying poles borne by the priests. Above the shrine appear two ostrich-feather fans shading the god from the sun. In front of the priestly file stand the h

Europe, Bulgaria, Arbanassi. Biblical fresco copy, Church of Nativity.

Heron bird mosaic, Church at Tabga(h), Galilee, Byzantine.

Beatus of Ferdinand I and doÐa Sancha. 1047. Ms. Vit. 14-2. Folio 171v. Fifth trumpet. Abbadon, the angel of the abyss and the infernal locusts (Revelation 4-11). Codex manuscript with the Commentary on the Apocalypse of St. John (776-786) of Beatus of Li_bana. Work of the Copist Facundus for the kings of Castile and Leon. Visigothic art.

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

Saint Sebastian, fresco in the church of Barolo, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Fresco, poor souls in hell, in Tiganesti Monastery, Ciolpani, Snagov, Grosse Walachei, Romania, Europe

Subodharama Temple, Dehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

INTERIOR-DET MOSAICO BIZANTINO-PATO. Location: IGLESIA DE LOS PANES Y LOS PECES. TABGHA. ISRAEL.

Indian figures, copy on canvas of the Code of Tlaxcala (Mexico, 18th Century).

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

Afghanistan: Zeus / Serapis / Ohrmazd with Kushan worshipper, Bactria, 3rd Century CE. The Kushan Empire was originally formed in the early 1st century CE under Prince Kujula Kadphises in the territories of ancient Bactria on either side of the Oxus River in what is now northern Afghanistan, southern Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The Kushan kings were a branch of the Yuezhi confederation (possibly intermarried with local families) and they had diplomatic contacts with Rome, Persia and Han China. The empire declined from the 3rd century and fell to the Sassanid and Gupta empires.

Teufel mit einer Schlange im Arm devil with a snake in his arms, Altar of Ix, 12th century, tempera and remains of colored metal leaves on wood, Church of San Martín d Ix, MNAC, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 23146620

Detail of Crucifixion on the Nativity Door, Suzdal Cathedral, Russia, Europe

Image of God Anubis and Ankh, Tomb of Pashedu, TT3, Deir el-Medina Tombs Worker Tombs, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa Copyright: RichardxMaschmeyer 801-3884 Editorial Use Only

Kamdhenu sacred cow. Hindu temple.

Blessing the bread early Christian painting, late 3rd century, vault of crypt in cemetery of Saints Paul and Marcellus, Rome,photo by Andre Held

religion hinduism tantrism meditation picture Jambudvipa Yantra watercolour on cotton Gujarat circa 1800 private collection,

Painting of a Buddhist monk from the Ajanta cave temples, India. 5th-6th century AD.

The washing of the child in the nativity scene by Anonymous / Sopocani monastery, Novi Pazar / c. 1260-1270 / Serbia / Fresco / Bible / Byzantine Art

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

Traditional Kamasan Paintings, Kertha Gosa Pavilion (former Hall of Justice) at Puri Semarapura Palace, Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Old Baptistery floor mosaic in Moses Memorial Church, Amman, Jordan

Navajo murals at Desert View Watchtower, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA. (Editorial Use Only)

Ethiopia, Lake Tana, Monastery Interior. Detail Of Wall Painting.

RAVENNA, ITALIEN - Basilika Santa Apollinare, antike Innenausstattung mit Mosaiken, Fotografie RAVENNA, ITALIEN - Basilika Santa Apollinare, antike Innenausstattung mit Mosaiken, Fotografie Copyright: xZoonar.com/PaoloxGallox 22638189

'Thoth and the Chief Magician', 1915. The chief magician prays to the god Thoth in the temple of Khmounon to divert evil from the pharoah. Thoth reassures him he will protect the king. From "The Myths of Ancient Egypt", by Lewis Spence. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London, 1915

Tapestry in Saint-Pierre of Solesmes abbey, Life of Saint Benedict

Tinh Xa Ngoc Chau pagoda. Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. Taming an Elephant with loving kindness - Nalagiri was the Royal Elephant. Chau Doc. Vietnam.

Tinh Xa Ngoc Chau pagoda. Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. Taming an Elephant with loving kindness - Nalagiri was the Royal Elephant. Chau Doc. Vietnam.

Egypt, Papyrus depicting the sacred scarab, eighteenth dynasty

Vamana and Five Priests, Number Five of the Vamana (Dwarf Incarnation of Vishnu) Suit, Playing Card from a Dashavatara (Ten Avatars) Ganjifa Set. India, Maharashtra, Sawantwadi (), mid-18th century. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor and gold on ivory

Ground mosaic, Timiou Stavrou Church, Omodos, Cyprus, Europe

Portrait of Louis I known as the Pious, miniature from De laudibus sanctae crucis by Rabano Mauro, Germany 11th century.

Building detail, Vatxiengthongratsavoravihanh (Vatxieng Thong Temple), Luang Prabang, Northern Laos, Southeast Asia

Cueva de las Manos, Cave of the Hands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina, South America

Fishwives by Senaka Senanayake, 20th century art

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