Historical Religious Iconography

Illustrations of Christian themes from medieval manuscripts, depicting nativity scenes and figures related to faith, offering a glimpse into historical art and spirituality.

The Incredulity of Saint Thomas (Manuscript illumination from the Matenadaran Gospel) by Master of Codex Matenadaran (13th century)/ Matenadaran Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan/ 1268/ Armenia/ Watercolour on parchment/ Medieval art/ Bi
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas (Manuscript illumination from the Matenadaran Gospel) by Master of Codex Matenadaran (13th century)/ Matenadaran Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan/ 1268/ Armenia/ Watercolour on parchment/ Medieval art/ Bi
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The Martyrdom of St Margaret, the saint before the Prefect, reredos of the altar of St. Margaret, 12th century, panel painting. Catalan Romanesque art.
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The Bamberg Apocalypse, 1000-1020, is held in the Bamberg State Library, Germany. It was commissioned by Otto III (Holy Roman Emperor 980-1002) and contains 57 gilded miniatures produced in the scriptorium at Reichenau.
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Salzenberg Wilhelm (1803-1887), "Old Christian monuments of Constantinople ...": Hagia Sophia (1853): Figurous frescoes and mosaics. Watercolor, gold heighted on paper, 37.3 x 53.8 cm (including scan edges) Salzenberg Wilhelm (1803-1887): Hagia Sophia, Konstantinopel. (Aus: Alt-christliche Baudenkmale Konstantinopels)
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SKYLITZER, John (9th century). Madrid Skylitzes 'Synopsis historiarum'. Synopsis of Histories about the reigns of the Byzantine emperors. 12th c. Leo V the Armenian and his court. Manuscript produced in Sicily. Byzantine art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.
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Yaropolk of Kiev calls his brothers to reconcile. (From the Illuminated Compiled Chronicle), Anonymous
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Saint ARTEMIUS of Verkola, 1532-45 child saint of the Orthodox Church (killed by lightning), icon, 18th century Russian
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The Dura Europos synagogue is an ancient synagogue uncovered at Dura-Europos, Syria, in 1932. The last phase of construction was dated by an Aramaic inscription to 244 CE, making it one of the oldest synagogues in the world. It is unique among the many ancient synagogues that have emerged from archaeological digs as it was preserved virtually intact, and it has extensive figurative wall-paintings. These frescoes are now displayed in the National Museum of Damascus.
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13th century, Armenian Evangelical manuscript, The Evangelist St Mark
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Ikona: Święci Piotr i Paweł. nieznany warsztat rosyjski (1700-1970), workshop
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The Beringarius Codex. The adoration of the Lamb from the Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram. Dated 9th Century
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Chapel of the Baptistery 15th century fresco, Duomo of Mantua (UNESCO World Heritage List, 2008). Italy, 14th-15th century.
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The Emperor Frederick Barbarossa with his sons Henry VI and Frederick Duke of Swabia, from the Welfenchronik chronicle from the Abbey of Weingarten, Germany 12th Century.
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The Escorial Beatus is a 10th century illuminated manuscript of the Commentary on the Apocalypse by Beatus of Liébana. The manuscript was probably created at the monastery at San Millán de la Cogolla. There are 151 extant folios; the manuscript is illustrated with 52 surviving miniatures. The Apocalypse of John is the Book of Revelation, the last book of the New Testament.
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COMENTARIOS AL APOCALIPSIS. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA. BURGO DE OSMA. Soria. SPAIN.
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St George, by an anonymous artist from Novgorod School, Russia, 15th Century.
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Fresco, Church of the Rock, Monastery of the Caves, Vanis Kvabebi, Mtkvari River Valley, Georgia, Western Asia, Asia
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Icon, The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus Unknown. Icon, The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus. Tempera on panel, 22 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (56.5 x 41.9 cm). European Art
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Meeting of Islamic dignitaries, ceiling painting, Sala de los Reyes, Room of the Kings, Nasrid palaces, Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Europe
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Portrait of Christ.
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The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem by Russian icon / State Open-air Museum Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery / 1497 / Russia, Northern School / Tempera on panel / Bible /
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Cover of the Gospel of St. Mark Antiques
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Semyon Denisov. Miniature from the Menologion of the Vygovsky monastery, Ancient Russian Art
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Calendar icon: monthly; Unknown Russian workshop (1700-1970); 19th/20th century (1800-00-00-1810-00-00);Abraham Pieczerski (Saint - Fl. Ca 1150 -Ca 1250), Abraham Smoleński (Saint - -1221), Adrian Nichemian (Saint - -304), Agapiusz Roman (Saint - -118), Agatonik (Agatonik ( St. (Saint - -166), Andrzej Stratilates (Saint - Fl. Ca 850), Antonin, martyr (Saint - -166), Awim (Saint - -166), Bartłomiej (Saint), Dalmatian (Saint - Fl. Ca 250), Diomid (Saint - -298), Eleazar, (Saint - -166), Emilian (Saint - -363), Euplus (Saint - - -304) , Eutychiusz of Nicomedia (Saint - -303), Eusebon (Saint - -166), Faust of Riez (Saint - Ca 410 -Ca 495), Flor (Saint - Fl. Ca 150), Focziusz ( Saint - -305), Gennadiusz (Saint - Ca 400 - 471), Guriasz (Saint - -166), Helena (Saint - Ca 255-327), Izakija (Saint - 1810-1894), John the Baptist (Saint), Jesus Christ, Constantine the Great (Saint - Ca 272-337), Lup (Saint - -A 306), Mandilion (iconogr.), Maria (Mother of Jesus Christ), Markel (Saint. - -166), Ma
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A knight gives homage to the king. Westminster Psalter, 13th cent. Crusader period. ENGLAND.
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Saint Gregory, Prefect of Rome, Circa 560-604
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Maqama (literally 'assemblies') are an (originally) Arabic literary genre of rhymed prose with intervals of poetry in which rhetorical extravagance is conspicuous. The 10th century author Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadhani is said to have invented the form, which was extended by al-Hariri of Basra in the next century. Both authors' maqamat center on trickster figures whose wanderings and exploits in speaking to assemblies of the powerful are conveyed by a narrator. Manuscripts of al-Hariri's Maqamat, anecdotes of a roguish wanderer Abu Zayd from Saruj, were frequently illustrated with miniatures.
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Saints Boris and Gleb on horseback, Russian icon
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St Demetrius of Thessalonik icon. Chilandari Monastery, Greece. 15th century. Painting. Christian martyr. Orthodox military saint.
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Saint Jordi, 15th century, Francesc Comes, tempera on panel, church of the convent of Sant Francesc, Inca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.
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MILAGRO DE SAN DEMETRIO DE TESALONICA - SIGLO XVI/XVII. Author: ESCUELA STROGANOV (S XVI-XVII). Location: GALERIA TRETYAKOV. MOSKAU. RUSSIA.
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Harun-i Vilayat Shrine. Room precedint inner tomb chamber in mausoleum. Wall painting. Iman Hassan and Hussain with the Holy Prophet in the centre (veiled face). Isfahan. Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Mutter Gottes, 1892, Frankfurt am Main, by Aleksandr Viktorovich Zvenigorodskiĭ (1844-1903). Art collections, Enamel and enameling, Byzantine, Chromolithographs
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MTI1-CANTIGA STA MARIA-Nº73-F108-A-CORO CONVENTUAL-MONJES EN LOS MAITINES-MINIATURA S XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
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The two royal brothers Abreha and Atsbeha (Ezana and Saizana), untena Abba Salama (Frumentius), Canvas paintings in the Orthodox Church Abreha wa Atsbaha, Gheralta Region, Tigray, Ethiopia, Africa
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Constantine and St Helen, Adoration of the Cross, Russia, 18th Century, detail.
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Roger II being crowned by Christ, 12th century Byzantine mosaic, Church of La Martorana, Palermo, Sicily. Italy, 12th century.
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Prayer Book: Arganonä Maryam (The Organ of Mary). Artist: Attributed to Baselyos (The Ground Hornbill Master). Culture: Amhara peoples. Dimensions: H. 6 1/2 x W. 6 1/8 in. (16.5 x 15.5 cm). Date: late 17th century.This intimately-scaled illuminated manuscript is a luxury example of the Arganonä Maryam (The Organ of Mary), one of the most popular Ethiopian Orthodox prayer books dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It is one of ten works credited to the late-seventeenth century scribe Baselyos. These share a distinctive style of bold, linear, geometric graphic ornamentation. This manuscript features four distinct kinds of ornaments: full-page illuminations; interlaced borders (haräg); magical images; and textual ornament, including punctuation marks and headers. The images throughout the 150-folio text are rendered in a reduced color palette of black, ochre, red, and white. Crisp black lines divide flat planes of pigment into cross and triangle shapes, motifs repeated throughout the manuscript
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Ikona: Pokrow Matki Boskiej. nieznany warsztat rosyjski (1700-1970), factory
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Fresco, Nativity Church, Rila Monastery, Bulgaria
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Saint John. Unknown
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St. Demetrius. Painted in 1730. Wooden iconostasis of the church of St. Demetrius of Kola. Byzantine Museum. Zante. Ionian Islands. Greece.
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Wall mosaic, Kykkos Monastery, Cyprus, Europe
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In this 1240 CE illustrated page from al-Hariri's 'Maqama', a roadside doctor is 'cupping' a patient's back when they begin to argue over payment. A crowd gathers to watch the spectacle, at which point the doctor and the patient reveal themselves to be actors and beg for alms before vanishing. The 'Maqama' are a collection of picaresque Arabic tales written in the form of rhymed prose in which rhetorical extravagance is conspicuous. The style was invented in the 10th century by Badi al-Zaman al-Hamadhani and extended by Abu Muhammed al-Qasim ibn Ali al-Hariri of Basra the following century. The protagonists in the tales are invariably silver-tongued hustlers, especially the roguish Abu Zaid al-Saruji, who trick the narrator and who live on their wits and dazzle onlookers with displays of acrobatics, acting and by reciting poetry.
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HAWZEN, ETHIOPIA - JAN 26, 2024: The Abuna Yemata Guh church in Hawzen, Tigray, Ethiopia Frescos on the wall of rock hewn Abuna Yemata Guh church in Hawzen Ethiopia *** HAWZEN, ETHIOPIEN 26. Januar 2024 Die Abuna Yemata Guh Kirche in Hawzen, Tigray, Äthiopien Fresken an der Wand der in Fels gehauenen Abuna Yemata Guh Kirche in Hawzen Äthiopien Copyright: xx
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Russian icon, tempera on panel, circa 1580, Russia, Solvychegodsk, Museum of History and Art, 197x155, 5
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Miniature from the Syrian Gospel-book of Rabbula, Florence. The Ravvula Gospels is a 6th Century illuminated Syriac Gospel Book and is one of the earliest Christian manuscripts. Dated 6th Century
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Prayer book Factory of Galanterian products of Stanis Aawa
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Plaque Pair: Simon and Thaddaeus and Thomas and Matthew, c. 1160. Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Romanesque period, 12th century. Gilded copper, champlevé enamel; overall: 6.1 x 6.3 cm (2 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.). It is likely this pair of enamel plaques depicting the apostles Simon with Thaddeus and Thomas with Matthew once formed part of the decoration of a portable altar, a reliquary triptych, or some other kind of liturgical object.
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19th century Ethiopian Coptic Christian prayer book. Illustration showing two angels. circa 1870
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The Abbot Theobald offering Saint Benedict the Book of Morality, miniature from the Book of Morality (Moralium Libri), Italy 11th Century.
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Emperor Justinian in prayer in front of the enthroned Saviour, glass mosaic above the royal door of St. Sophia's Church in Constantinople, Istanbul, Turkey, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Asia
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Fresco tilted 'The Martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket'. Located in Spoleto, Italy. Dated 13th Century.
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King Eric IX the Saint of Sweden and his consort Queen Christina of Denmark. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Scrantoni from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847.
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Russia, Sankt Petersburg, State Russian Museum, Annunciation, Tempera on wood
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BEATO DE SAN SALVADOR DE TABARA, 975- COMENTARIOS AL APOCALIPSIS-MOZARABE-LOS DOCE APOSTOLES. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA. Location: CATEDRAL-ARCHIVO CAPITULAR. GERONA. SPAIN.
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Frescoes, wooden church Biserica Din Deal, Leude Suzani, Iza Valley, Maramures, Romania, Europe
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Greek Orthodox icon detail, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe
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RETRATO DE UN REY NAZARI - BOVEDA CENTRAL - SIGLO XV - EPOCA NAZARI - PINTURA CRISTIANA SOBRE CUERO. Location: ALHAMBRA-SALA DE LOS REYES. GRANADA. SPAIN.
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Mural of the Crucifixion, 14th century, from the church of Sant Miquel de Cardona. Museum: Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Solsona.
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De Materia Medica. 1st half 18th c. Sultan Ahmet III gives some medicinal plants to one of his disciples. Islamic art. Gouache. TURKEY. THRACE. Istanbul. Library of Ahmed III (Topkapi Palace).
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Old- Byzantine glass mosaic, Middle Ages, Byzantine ornament, Salzenberg, Old-Christian monument in Contantinople
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Russian icon, Tempera on panel, 19th century, Russia, Yekaterinburg, State Art Museum, 69, 2x58
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Lazio Roma Rome Episcopal Complex (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Baptistery, Cathedral, Cloister)11. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of 5th c. baptistery, restored in the 17th c. Interior views of baptismal urn (16th c.), carved walls, ceiling and wall painting; of mosaics and bronze doors in Cappella del Battista; of altar and mosaics in Cappella di S. Venanzio; of mosaic and statue in Cappella di S. Giovanni Evangelista. Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, sculptural fragments, fresco painting, painting, coffering, tiling, stucco. Views 756-886 are of the cathedral. Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculptural fragments, architectural fragments, tombstones, mosaics, sculpture, fresco painting, sculptural relief. Object Notes: Hutzel includes guidebook in German on the site. prints matched to negs General Notes: Views 756 thru 886 are of the Baptistery. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s u
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'Selected SS Peter, Jonah, Philip and Alexius, the Metropolitans of Moscow'. Russia, Early 20th century. Dimensions: 36x30 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Anonymous Artist, second half of the 19th century.
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St John the Evangelist from the Lindisfarne (Durham) 'Gospel Book'. Produced at Lindisfarne, England c720, it is St Jerome's Latin version of the four Gospels made in the 4th century and known as the 'Vulgate'. As well as being a religious text, it is one of the great examples of Celtic art.
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Christian women Great Martyrs. Mosaic in the Basilica of Saint Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna Christian women Great Martyrs. Mosaic in the Basilica of Saint Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy. Publication of the book Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, Volume 7, Leipzig, Germany, 1910 Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxKohlx 21639666
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The three patriarchs painting of the trapeza of Monastery of Great Lavra. Mount Athos peninsula. Greece. Drawing by Emile Therond (182-1883) Journey to Mount Athos, 1858 by Antonin Proust (1832-1905) Le Tour du Monde 1860
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Africa, Ethiopia. Artwork depicting Lion of Judah
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EL PAPA INOCENCIO III - MOSAICO DEL SIGLO XII. Location: MUSEOS VATICANOS. VATICANO.