Historical Religious Scenes

A collection of Renaissance to 18th-century artworks depicting significant religious events with vivid figures, dramatic landscapes, and rich colors.

The Crucifixion 18th Century Artist Unknown Oil on canvas

Martyrdom of St Lucy, by Guinaccia Deodato, 16th Century, Unknow. Italy, Sicily, Siracusa, Badia church. Whole artwork. Martyrdom of St Lucy. Full of figures in landscape with Renaissance building, at the top Virgin with Child and angels crowd oxen landscape hills clouds.

Juan García de Miranda / 'The Soul of Saint Didacus of Alcalá attends the Transfer of his Relics'. 1729 - 1731. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Peter the Hermit riding a white mule with a crucifix in his hand and circulating through the cities and villages preaching the Crusade, 1827-29, by Francesco Hayez (1791-1882), oil on canvas, 210x280 cm.

Thhe Lamentable Apostolic Mission Gerson, Wojciech (1831 1901)

The Crucifixion 18th Century Artist Unknown Oil on canvas

The Worship of the Golden Calf - Jacopo Tintoretto

The Ascent to Calvary, 16th century Antwerp School

Meeting of Christopher Columbus with the Catholic Monarchs (Barcelona, March 1493) after his return from America. Painting by GarcÕa IbàÐez. SPAIN. CASTILE-LA MANCHA. Toledo. Army Museum.

Italy, Florence, Pope Leo X (Giovanni de Medici) coming back to Florence after his election

EL INCENDIO DEL BORGO - 1514-17 - EL PAPA LEON IV PARANDO EL FUEGO HACIENDO EL SIGNO DE LA CRUZ. Author: RAFAEL SANZIO O RAFAEL DE URBINO (1483-1520). Location: MUSEOS VATICANOS-ESTANCIA DEL INCENDIO. VATICANO. AENEAS. ANCHISES. ASCANIUS. PAPA LEON IV. LEON IV PAPA. Creusa.

Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1638). Flemish painter. The Crucifixion or The Calvary, 1617. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary.

"MILAGROS DE JESUS" (Detalle). Obra atribuída a Pere-Benet Alegret y Cristobal Alegret. Siglo XVI. Pintura sobre madera. Tabla. Museu Duran i Sanpere. Cervera. Comarca de la Segarra. Provincia de Lleida. Cataluña.

Sketch for the Saint-Gervais church: healing of a possessed with the translation of the bodies of Saint Gervais and Saint Protais Louis Vincent Leon Palli�re (born in 1823). Sketch for the Saint-Gervais church: healing of a possessed to the translation of the bodies of Saint Gervais and Saint Protais. Oil on canvas. 1819-1819.

Painting titled 'The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist' by Cornelis van Haarlem (1562-1638) a Dutch Golden Age painter and draughtsman. Dated 17th Century

Leading Light of Christianity. NeroÕs Torches by Siemiradzki, Henryk (1843-1902) / Private Collection / 1882 / Poland / Oil on canvas / Mythology, Allegory and Literature,History / 94x174,5

'Presentation of Christ in the Temple'. Spain, 1697. Dimensions: 129x103 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Matías de Torres.

Hans Muelich or Mielich (1516-1573). German painter. Crucifixion, 1539. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain.

Scenes from the Passion, from a drawing by Albrecht Durer, Flemish painting (16th century).

Saint Dominic presiding over an Auto-da-fe, by Pedro Berruguete (ca 1450-ca 1504).

The Prophets of Baal Leap Upon the Altar James Tissot (1836-1902 French) Jewish Museum, New York

Colored skiolet icon with motifs from the Orient.

St. Louis (1214-70) King of France Receiving Robert Patriarch of Jerusalem, in Damietta in 1249 1846 Oscar Gue (1809-1877 French) Oil on Canvas Chateau de Versailles, France

A Story from the Life of Joseph the Hebrew, Sarto, Andrea del, 1515.

Patriarch Alexis I during Palm Sunday by Vyacheslav Grigoryevich Schwarz, oil on canvas, 1865, 1838-1869, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Russian Museum, 60x122

Sicilian Vespers . Rebellion on the island of Sicily in 1282 against the rule of the French king Charles I of Anjou in March 1282 who had taken control of the entire Kingdom of Sicily. Oil by Francesco Hayez (1791-1882). Gallery of Modern Art. Rome.

Book of Genesis. Reconciliation between Jacob and Esau. Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883). Colored.

Brueghel / Carrying the Cross / Detail

Miracle of the loaves and fishes by Murillo (Milagro de panes y peces por Murillo). Charles Clifford (English, 1819/1820 - 1863)

The preaching of John the Baptist to the shores of the Jordaan. John the Baptist, preaching for a large crowd. In the tree above him is a boy. Center for an elegantly dressed lady and gentleman with dog. The Jordaan river flows in the background. The engraving is colored and heed with gold by Magdalena Fürst that changed the print in this way in a 'painting'.

Death of Viriatus, leader of the Lusitanian people that resisted Roman expansion in Hispania, 139 BC. Engraving, 19th century.

Anointing of a bishop. Vermont, Hyacinthe Collin de (1693-1761), painter

APARICION DE LA VIRGEN DE LOS REMEDIOS EN PUERTA DE ORIHUELA. Location: IGLESIA DE LA MERCED. MURCIA. SPANIEN.

Conquest of Mexico . Gonzalez M. and J., Moctezuma offering gold presents to Hernán Cortés. Enconchado. 1698. Madrid, America's museum. Author: JUAN y MIGUEL GONZALEZ PINTORES siglo XVII. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

King Solomon Sacrificing to theIdols. Artist: Sébastien Bourdon, French, 1616-1671

The Preaching of John the Baptist 1634 Bartholomeus Breenbergh Dutch This well-preserved picture by Breenbergh, a pioneer of Italianate landscape painting, dates from a few years after his return from Rome to Amsterdam. The subject of Saint John preaching in the wilderness was often employed by Dutch artists as an analogy to Protestant worship when the Netherlands was still ruled by Catholic Spain.. The Preaching of John the Baptist 435770

David Vinckboons (1578-1629). Flemish painter. Christ carrying the cross. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany.

Harbour Scene with Christ Preaching, by Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1597, National Gallery, London, England, UK, GB, Europe

Moses Choosing the seventy Elders, Jacob de Wit, 1736 - 1737

The Women of Rome Gathering at the Capitol, Pieter Isaacsz., c. 1600 - c. 1602

The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist, detail. Date/Period: 1566. Painting. Oil on oak oil on oak. Height: 950 mm (37.40 in); Width: 1,605 mm (63.18 in). Author: Pieter Brueghel The Elder.

Scene from the Inquisition, The Spanish Inquisition was a council for combating heresy, authorised by a papal bull in 1478 and established by King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella of the Crown, in 1480, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

fine arts, Bosch, Hieronymus, (circa 1450 - 1516), painting, ""the temptation of Saint Anthony"", central panel, 1505 - 1506, oil on panel, 131,5 cm x 119 cm, national museum, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe, 16th century, religious art, religion, christianity, Anthony the Great, anchorite, hermit, asceticism, ascetic, temptations, kneeling, courtly party, table, celebrating, monster, monsters, demons, walking, marching, flying, fire, burning, village,

P.Brueghel th.E./Carrying the Cross/1564

People in historical clothing listening to man by Vasili Georgievich Malyschev, oil on canvas, 1874, Russia, St. Petersburg, Museum of Fine Arts Academy, 75x115

Italian Renaissance. Giovanni Bellini 1433-1516 - Gentile Bellini 1429 - 1507. title of the work . Preaching of St. Mark in Alexandria in Egypt. 1504 - 1507 oil painting on canvas cm 347 x 770.

Cross Procession at the Pskovo-Pechersky Dormition Monastery by Kharitonov, Nikolai Vasilyevich (1880-1944) Private Collection Oil on canvas 64,8x82,6 Russia Realism Landscape,Genre Painting

Meeting Between David and Abigail. The Meeting of David and Abigail. David comes from a forest, accompanied by his soldiers. Abigail, which is followed by a procession of servants with gifts, kneels to him on the ground.

The Emperor Welcoming Polish and Ukrainian Delegation in Lviv from the Series Inspection Trip of Emperor Franz Joseph I Around Galicia in September 1880 Tepa, Franciszek (1828 1889)

Procession in front of the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer in Venice, by Joseph Heintz the Younger, Italy 17th Century. Oil on canvas, detail.

Pharaoh Gives Sarah Back to Abraham, Isaac Isaacsz, 1640 painting Pharaoh gives Sara back to Abraham. The action takes place at the top of the stairs in front of the king's palace. The king is on the right with a turban on the head and dressed in a long ermine cloak. Behind him high priests and soldiers. Abraham left with a dog. canvas. oil paint (paint) Abraham is summoned before Pharaoh, and is ordered to leave Egypt with Sarah

This chapel depicts the scene in which Pilate leads Christ, with the wounds of the scourging and the crowning with thorns and bound by the Roman soldiers, in front of the crowd and says: Ecce homo. Depicted in figures in terracotta with real hair by Giovanni d'Enrico, and frescoes by Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli called il Morazzone. Chapel on the Sacro Monte di Varallo, created for the Counter-Reformation. UNESCO World Heritage Site This chapel, the scene is, in Pilate Christ, tied with the wounds o

The Israelites crossing the Red Sea. Date/Period: 1630 - 1660. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 670 mm (26.37 in); Width: 1,120 mm (44.09 in). Author: Circle of Juan de la Corte.

The Crucifixion. Lucas Van Valkenborch (1535-1597). Oil on canvas, dated 1568. 41.9 x 67.9cm.

Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805-1880). Maximilian of Habsburg and his brother Carlo Ludovico's journey in the Mediterranean, 1850. Visit to the slave market of Smyrna.

Fresco of 1655 Swedish attach on Jasna Gora Monastery, Poland in Attempt to take Black Madonna Attack failed

Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1638). Flemish painter. The Crucifixion or The Calvary, 1617. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary.

The stoning of St. Stephen, Stephen is the first person of whom it is handed down that he was killed because of his confession of Jesus Christ. He is thus regarded as the first martyr or arch-martyr, painting by Jan von Scorel, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date unknown

Battle between Carnival and Lent.The fight between carnival and fasting. At a kitchen a bagpipe player is worn inwards, many dancing and drinking people, including a jester. Right wears a figure with a leaf with fish and plays a man on a lute.

St. Ignatius of Loyola at the siege of Pamplona, painting by an unknown artist at end of 16th century. College of San Michele in Fribourg, Switzerland.

CARLOS II POSTRADO ANTE LA SAGRADA FORMA GRABADO. Author: Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION, MADRID, SPAIN.

Statue of the sacred mount, varallo sesia, Italy

Claude Joseph Curty (1799-1882). Ancient subject: procession heading towards a temple. Oil on canvas. 1866. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 76090-15

'A Ruling Prince of Western India with his Vassals', 1908. Artist: Unknown.

The Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople - Eugène Delacroix

MUELICH , HANS. PINTOR ALEMAN . 1515 - 1573. " CRUCIFIXION " OLEO SOBRE LIENZO , AÑO 1539. MUSEO BELLAS ARTES DE SAN FERNANDO . MADRID JESUCRISTO.

Procession of the League in 1590 in the Place de Greve in Paris. France, 16th century.

The Preaching of St John the Baptist, David Vinckboons, c. 1610 painting Preaching of John the Baptist to a collected crowd of audience in a forest. John baptized in the background in the background panel. oil paint (paint) John the Baptist preaching (perhaps Christ among the bystanders). forest, wood

$Triumphal Procession of Haman by Kudryavtsev, Kozma Nikiforovich (1855-) \ Regional Art Museum, Nizhny Tagil \ 1875 \ Russia \ Oil on canvas \ Painting \ Bible$

Moses and Aaron Changing the Rivers of Egypt to Blood; Bartholomeus Breenbergh (Dutch, 1598 - 1657); 1631; Oil on panel; 58.1 x 83.2 cm (22 7,8 x 32 3,4 in.)

Orvieto, Umbria region, Italy. Fresco in the Orvieto duomo of Luca Signorelli's 'Sermon and Deeds of the Antichrist' from the book of Revelation in the bible. (For Editorial Use Only)

Crucifixion, Altdorfer, Albrecht, 1520.

Agrippina, d. 29 AD, disembarks at Brindisi with ashes of husband Germanicus (Tacitus Annals III)

The Mystery of the Vengeance of Jesus Christ (detail) Artist Unknown

Turks at Prayer in a Mosque. Giovanni Antonio Guardi (1698-1760). Oil on canvas. 45.8 x 62.8cm.

Rodriguez - Arab Kings pay tribute to Catholic Kings (18th century)

RENAISSANCE ART. GERMANY. S. XVI. HANS MIELICH (1516-1573). German painter. "CRUCIFIXION" (1539). Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. Madrid.

Mikhail Feodorovich is summoned to the Russian throne on March 14, 1613, Anonymous

The Feeding of the Five Thousand. Johann Georg Platzer (1704-1761). Oil on copper. 43.8 x 63.6cm.

The Embalming of Christ, 1871, by Domenico Morelli (1826-1901), oil on canvas.

Figures, Cathedral interior, Samuel Prout

Book of Judges by russian master, oil on canvas, 19th century, Russia, Sergyev Possad, State Open-air Museum of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, 132, 5x102

The Battle between Carnival and Lent, manner of Jheronimus Bosch, c. 1600 - c. 1620

Funeral of Godfrey of Bouillon in Jerusalem, 23rd July 1100 by Cibot, Edouard (1799-1877) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1838 / France / Oil on canvas / History /History painting

Church of the Annunciation, from Roberts views of the Holy Land, by David Roberts, (1796-1864), USA, Illinois, Chicago, Newberry Library

Ecce homo.Ecce homo means Behold the Man’: at the top of the stairs, the arrested Christ is shown to the people who demand his crucifixion. The painter set this important biblical story in an imaginary city of his own time. Daily life continues as usual: building work goes on, there is a market, and ships are being unloaded in the harbour.

Christ Driving the Moneychangers from the Temple. Dirck van Baburen (ca. 1595-1624). Oil on canvas. Dated 1621. 161 x 199.5cm.

Persecution of Christians by Henryk Siemiradzki, Oil on canvas, 1897, 1843-1902, Poland, Warsaw, National Museum

Saint Dominic preaching in Recanati, Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1556)

Adoration of Christ Child by Jan Brueghel the Elder, gouache on parchment, 1598, 1568-1625, Great Britain, London, National Gallery, 32, 9x48

Bison Dance of the Mandan Indians Illustration from Wied-Neuwied Karl Bodmer (1809-1893 Swiss)

An italianate landscape with an unidentified subject from the Old Testament; Jesse Presenting His Son David to the Prophet Samuel.Italianizing landscape with an Old Testament subject. Wide landscape with here and there hills with structures and with left and right shepherds with cattle. In the middle there are three main figures for a herd of sheep.

Miracle of the Cross at the Bridge of San Lorenzo, ca 1500, by Gentile Bellini (1429-1507), tempera on wood, 323x430 cm.

The Baptism of the Chamberlain, After Rembrandt, 1629.

Gilded stucco decorations on the portico of Wat Mai ,Luang Prabang,Laos.

Story of the Prophet Moses, Moses Chooses the Seventy Elders, Painting by Jacob de Wit, c. 1740, Historic, Digitally restored reproduction from an 18th or 19th century original.

The Temptation of St Anthony, Jheronimus Bosch (copy after), c. 1530 - c. 1600 painting Requirement of Saint Antonius. The kneeling praying hermit is visited by a seductive woman and all kinds of monsters. A burning city in the background. Middle part of a triptych. panel. oil paint (paint) St. Antony Abbot tormented by devils, attacking him on the ground or carrying him aloft

The Chinese Folk Festival, China, after Francois Boucher, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Bishop Stanisław Szczepanowski Putting A Curse on King Bolesław Śmiały Knoor, Juliusz (1812 1881)

Envoys of the Czar of Muscovy Going to the Assembly of the States General, 4 November 1631, attributed to Sybrand van Beest, 1631 - 1674

Medicine Dance, 1848. Eastman, Seth.

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