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Historical Religious Frescoes

A collection of ancient frescoes depicting biblical figures and scenes in various churches, showcasing vibrant colors and intricate details from different centuries.

Italy, Basilicata, Matera, Sasso Caveoso: Interior of Rock Church Sata Maria d' Idris, 8th c. religious Paintings

The Pious Women at the Sepulcher, by artista bizantino-pugliese, 13th Century, fresco,

Italy, Tuscany, Florence, S. Maria Novella church

Armenia, Debed Canyon, Akhtala. Akhtala Church frescoes, 13th century.

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

Occitanie, Louron valley, Mont village, Romanesque church, wall paintings of hell and the devil, France, Europe

Mural, mural painting, cave monastery, church, Guemuesler, Nigde province, Turkey, Asia

Religious wall paintings, Zica orthodox monastery, Zica, Serbia, Europe

Christ in Majesty, 757-767, fresco from the left aisle, Ancient Church of St Mary, Roman Forum, Rome. Italy, 8th century.

The dark church in the open-air museum of Goereme, Turkey, Asia

Wall painting, Abbazia di Sant'Antimo abbey church, near Montalcino, Siena province, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

italy, lombardy, lecco province, corenno plinio, san tommaso canterbury church, fresco

Fresco from Studenica Church, 13th cent. Crucifixion, Serbia, Yugoslavia.

France, Nouvelle Aquitaine, Vienne department, Saint Savin abbey (Unesco worl heritage)

Church Icon, Monastery of St. John Bigorski, Macedonia Church Icon, Monastery of St. John Bigorski, Macedonia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20429372

Saint Bishop, by Master of San Bassiano, 14th Century, fresco. Italy: Lombardy: Lodi: Vergine Assunta Basilica Cathedral: Duomo. Whole artwork. Saint Bishop column aureole/halo gold book

Georgia, Kutaisi. Motsameta Monastery interior.

'Holy Martyr'. Russia, Pskov, Late 14th century. Dimensions: 222,0x63,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Europe - Black Sea - Romainia - Constanta - St. Paul & Peter's Cathedral, Romainian Orthodox icons on celing of church

Romania Suceava, Religios Frescas, Sucevita Monastery is the largest and finest of the Bucovina monasteries. The exterior frescoes, predominantly red and green, date from 1590.

Switzerland, Canton of Grisons, Müstair, Benedictine abbey St. Johann in the Münstertal, church, inside

Last Judgement fresco on wall, Voronet Monastery, near Gura Humorului, Southern Bucovina, Moldavia, Romania

Frescoes in the Rock Church, Sumela Monastery or Suemela Manastiri, Trabzon Province, Pontic Mountains, Black Sea Region, Turkey, Asia

St. Peter mosaic in Chora church, Istanbul Interior view of Chora church in Istanbul. Byzantine Mosaic of the Saint Peter. During the Ottoman era, the church was converted into a mosque. Copyright: xZoonar.com/IntsxVikmanisx 5558790

Statues, Avila, Castile, Spain. Gothic church built in the 1100s. Avila is an ancient walled medieval city in Spain.

Saints Desiderius and Acutius, fresco cm 87x109, Catacombs of San Gennaro, Naples, Campania. Byzantine art, Italy, 9th century.

Veljusa, Strumica, North Macedonia. September 3, 2024. Mural in the church at the Monastery of Theotokos the Merciful.

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

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Bominaco, S. Pellegrino, Oratory, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Italy, Basilicata, Matera, Sasso Caveoso: Interior of Rock Church Sata Maria d' Idris, 8th c. religious Paintings

Main Church of Saints Giuditta and Quirico: Fresco. Tramin Weinstrasse. Italy

Turkey, Cappadocia, Ihlara Valley, frescos in Yilanli Church

Frescoes, Church of St. John the Baptist, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, Europe

Bulgaria, Southern Mountains, Rila, Rila Monastery, UNESCO-listed wall frescoes

Pedoulas in the Marathasa Valley, Archangel Michael Church, interior, mural painting, barn-roofed church, Unesco, built 1474, Cyprus, Europe

Abbondance abbey. The Flight into Egypt. Holy Family. Fresco. France.

Resurrection. Jesus, Adam and Eve, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Mosaik im neonianischen Baptisterium, das neben der Kathedrale von Ravenna steht RAVENNA, ITALY - JUNE 12, 2024: the mosaic in the Neonian Baptistery, standing next to the Ravenna Cathedral Copyright: xZoonar.com/PaoloxGallox 22383211

ROMANIA, NEAR SUCEAVA, VORONET MONASTERY (1488), SOUTHERN WALL

DEC 31, 2017 Istanbul, TURKEY : Jesus Christ Pantocrator, Detail from deesis Byzantine mosaic in Hagia Sophia,Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal basilica, church

Madonna Del Ponte Chapel. Sermenza Valley. Italy

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

Deckenfresko Deckenfresko in der Kirche Saint-Andrí oder Kirche der Templer in Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Pyrenäen, Frankreich, Europa Ceiling fresco of the church of St. Andrew or Church of the Templars in Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Pyrí ní es, France, Europe *** Ceiling fresco Ceiling fresco in the church of St Andrew or Church of the Templars in Luz Saint Sauveur, Pyrenees, France, Europe Ceiling fresco of the church of St Andrew or Church of the Templars in Luz Saint Sauveur, Pyrí ní es, France, Europe

Triptych: crucifixion, scenes from the life of Christ and the Saints; Unknown workshop of ancient bodies of poppies; XVIII-XIX century (1701-00-00-1900-00-00);

Falconara Marittima, località Castelferretti (Italia, Marche - provincia di Ancona), chiesa di Santa Maria della Misericordia. Parete di fondo, San Paolo, affreschi metà del XV secolo (1450-55), Maestro di Castelferretti (Giambono di Corrado da Ragusa)

Adoration of the Magi, eleventh-century fresco, remodelled in 1634, Church of St Urbano alla Caffarella, Rome. Italy, 11th century.

painting on the south portal painting on the south portal, church of Sant Feliu, Girona, Catalunya, spain, europa Copyright: xZoonar.com/ToloxBalaguerx 22152593

FRESCO-XTºCAMINO DEL CALVARIO CAE ANTE LAS STAS MUJERES-. Location: CONVENTO DE SANTA CLARA. JAEN. SPAIN. JESUS. CIRINEO SIMON / SIMON EL CIRINEO.

Byzantine mosaic of the Virgin Mary and Child above the altar of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello, Venice, Italy, Europe

Plougrescant / Chapel / Creation of Eve

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Bominaco, S. Pellegrino, Oratory, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

0780s THE MOSAIC CEILING DEPICTING BAPTISM OF CHRIST AND 12 APOSTLES IN THE ARIAN BAPTISTERY IN RAVENNA ITALY

Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary, Monastery of St. Saviour in Chora, 11th century, Istanbul, Turkey.

Saint Peter sends Saint Paul to convert in north east fresco from life of Saint Ermagora XIIth century AD, Italy. Museum: Basilica Aquileia. SAINT PETER. SAN PABLO.

Abruzzo, Pescara, Loreto Aprutino, S. Maria in Piano, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Frescoes, Antique Orthodox churches of Voskopoja, Albania, Europe

France, Occitanie, Hautes Pyrenees department (65), Mont (Louron valley, Loudenvielle area) Saint Barthelemy church

Russia, Golden Ring city of Yaroslavl. 17th century Church of Elijah the Prophet (aka Tserkov Ilyi Proroka), interior ceiling & wall frescos. UNESCO

Saint Apollonia, fresco inside the church of the Abbey of Saint Scholastica, Subiaco, Lazio, Italy, 6th-14th century.

The Angel Gabriel 1303-1306 Giotto (ca. 1266-1337 Italian) Fresco Capella Scrovegni, Padua, Italy

North aisle, frescoes in the 2nd west bay, St. Elisabeth with kneeling donors Church of St., Church of St., St., St., Saint

Bulgaria, Central Mountains, Veliko Tarnovo-area, Preobrazhenski Monastery, built in 1825, with murals by famous painter Zahari Zograf, interior

Christian wall painting, Sucevita Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bucovina, Romania, Europe

Frankr Auxerre Burgundy Cathedral St-Etienne 70209 Crypt completed around 1030 Apsiskalotte with vault painting of the 13th century Christus Majestas Auxerre, Cathedral, St., Saint, Saint

Medieval mosaics on the ceiling of the Baptistry of Florence Cathedral, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Italy, Trentino Alto Adige, Chiusa, wall painting on church of Sant'Andrea.

Bulgaria, Southern Mountains, Bachkovo, Bachkovo Monastery, Bulgaria's second largest monastery, church frescoes

Iconostasis, Moni Skiadi Monastery near Mesanagros, 13th century cross-domed church, Rhodes, Greece, Europe

Frescoes in the Yilauli Church, Snake Church, Ihlara Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey, Cappadocia, Turkey, Asia

Italy. Florence. Theory of Saints by Spinello Aretino (ca. 1350-1410). Basilica of San Miniato al Monte. (Photo by: PHAS/UIG)

USA, Arizona, Tucson. Mission San Xavier del Bac (aka White Dove of the Desert). Mission church interior.

Fresco, San Francesco sanctuary, Lanciano, Abruzzo, Italy

Saint paul church at the pavillo village, tassullo, italy

Byzantine fresco of the church of Saint Nicolas. Mystras, Sparta, the Peloponnese, Greece. A UNESCO World Heritage Site

Beato Alberto Sanctuary. Villa D'ogna. Italy

North aisle, frescoes in the east bay, St. Gertrude of Nivelles, St. Nothburga Church of St., Church of St., St., St., Saint

Joan of Arc with the Precursors of the Renaissance, fresco by MZriel Bussy and Emile Beaume, 20th century, Saint Esprit Church, Paris

South aisle, frescoes in the west side chapel, Christ sending plague arrows from the Church of St., Church of St., St., St., Saint

The Last Supper, Church of Sant'Apollinare, Arco, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 13th century.

Italy, Milan Province, Milan. Basilica San Lorenzo Maggiore, Last Supper wall mural.

Fresco decoration from the 12th to 18th century, Moni Thari monastery near Laerma from the 12th century, dedicated to St. Michael, one of the most important religious sites on Rhodes, Greece, Europe

Byzantinische Mosaike Mosaike im Katholikon des Kloster Hosios Lukas, Weltkulturerbe der UNESCO in Steiri, Griechenland Katholikon Mosaics, Monastery of Hosios Loukas, UNESCO World Heritage Site in Steiri, Greece *** Byzantine Mosaics Mosaics in the Katholikon of the Monastery of Hosios Lukas, UNESCO World Heritage Site in Steiri, Greece Katholikon Mosaics, Monastery of Hosios Loukas, UNESCO World Heritage Site in Steiri, Greece

Crucifix, fresco, Church of Sant'Apollinare, Arco, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 13th century.

Turkey - Goreme Valley (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1985). Tokali Kilise Church (Buckle Church). Fresco, 10th century AD. Detail. Angel

Romania, Transylvania, Sinaia, 'Prahova Valley, Paintings On Ceiling Of Old Church, Sinaia Orthodox Holy Monastery'

MOSAICO BIZANTINO - SIGLO XIV. Location: MEZQUITA KARIYE / IGLESIA DE SAN SALVADOR IN CHORA. ISTANBUL. TURQUIA. JESUS.

Pictures on the wall of church in Rila monasterty, Bulgaria

Wall painting in the Govora Monastery. Part of the construction of the monastery dates back to the time of Vlad Draculs principality (13th-14th c.), Transylvania, Romania, Europe

Abkhazia

Fresco on the south side of the nave: St James blessing the pilgrims, St, Saint, Saint

The Evangelist John Mosaic on a buttress; supporting the Catholicon; in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. This church is identified as the place both of the crucifixion and the tomb of Jesus of Nazareth; originally built by the mother of Emperor Constantine in 330 A.D. The original Byzantine church was destroyed by the Persians in A.D. 614.

Plague symbol of Death. 14th cent. Church at Lavaudieu. FRANCE.

Romanesque fresco in the choir apse, St., Saint, Saint

Tolo Balaguer Angel Seraphim, Santa Sofia, Church of Holy Wisdom, 6th century. Sultanahmet. Istanbul, Turkey Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21724120

The rock church of Madonna delle tre Porte, The Madonna of the Three Doors, Murgia Plateau, Matera, Basilicata, Italy, Europe.

angels with lute and angel with cymbals, Mother of God of humility with musical angels altarpiece, Francesc Comes, 1390-94, Parish of La Mare de Deu dels Angels, pollensa museum, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Mural, mural painting, cave monastery, church, Guemuesler, Nigde province, Turkey, Asia

Turkey, Trabzon. Sumela Monastery (aka St. Maria, Mount Mela or Black Virgin). Inside historic 12th century monastery. Ceiling covered with 18th century frescoes.

Albania, Korce, Voskopoye, 18th century Fresco on the wall of Church of St Athanasius.

The Trinity', (Detail), c1380-1430. Artist: Andrei Rublev. Andrei Rublev is considered to be one of the greatest medieval Russian painters of Orthodox Christian icons and frescos.

The Vatopedi monastery, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Le monastère de Vatopedi , Grèce). Christianity, monastery, painting, decorative arts, object of worship, saint, Religion , Art, Turkey, Mont Athos, Vatopedi, St Jean and Paul icon, decorated with filigranes

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