Medieval Religious Frescoes

Colorful medieval frescoes depicting biblical scenes and saints, showcasing rich historical narratives and artistic styles from churches in Europe.

Mural in Svetitskhoveli Church, Historical Monuments of Mtskheta, Georgia

The Goddess Hathor and King Seti I 1301 B.C. Found in the tomb of Seti I, Valley of the Kings. Egypt

presentation of Jesus in the temple, altar frontal of Santa Maria de Iguacel, XIII century, tempera painting on pine wood, Diocesan Museum of Jaca, Huesca, Spain.

Angkor Wat was built for King Suryavarman II (ruled 1113-50) in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the Angkor site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation - first Hindu, dedicated to the god Vishnu, then Buddhist. It is the world's largest religious building. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors. Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the temple mountain and the later galleried temple, based on early South Indian Hindu architecture. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology: within a moat and an outer wall 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx of towers.

Church interior, Kebran Gabriel monastery, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa

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

Historical wall painting in the rock church Yohannes Maequddi, depictions from church history, orthodox rock church Yohannes Maequddi, Gheralta, Tigray, Ethiopia, Africa

Ajanta Caves Maharashtra India Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

The Saint-Pierre church of Moutiers-en-Puisaye. Wall painting. Biblical scene, 12 th century. Angel. France.

DET- ALFARJE DEL CORO- MADERA POLICROMADA- ARTE MUDEJAR S XIII-XIV. Location: IGLESIA DE SAN ROMAN DE CASTRO. PUEBLA DE CASTRO. HUESCA. SPAIN.

Bishop Petros Protected by Saint Peter the Apostle. unknown, painter

Zillis, village church of St Martin, Romanesque wooden ceiling with biblical depictions

Catalan romanesque art . Painting of St. Clement of Tahull: detail of God's Hand: Dextra Dei. 12th century. Barcelona, Cataluña Museum of Art. Author: MAESTRO DE TAHULL (SIGLO XII). Location: MUSEU NACIONAL D'ART CATALUNYA. Barcelona. SPAIN. DIOS PADRE. DIOS.

paintings ajanta caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Ajanta Cave painting at Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

The Jin dynasty, distinguished as the Sima Jin and Liang Jin, was a Chinese dynasty, empire, and era traditionally dated from 265 to 420 CE. It was founded by Sima Yan, son of Sima Zhao who was made Prince of Jin and posthumously declared the founder of the dynasty. The Western Wei followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei, and ruled northern China from 535 to 557 CE. As with the Northern Wei state that preceded it, the ruling family of Western Wei were members of the Tuoba clan of the Xianbei.

18th century Murals frescos paintings in Adinath Jain temple at Vidur village near Tindivanam, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Detail from embroidered vestments of angels, 17th century. Artist: Unknown

Khnum the Ram-headed god, was one of the earliest-known Egyptian deities, originally the god of the source of the Nile. Since the annual flooding of the Nile brought with it silt and clay, and its water brought life to its surroundings, he was thought to be the creator of the bodies of human children

Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay State, Bagan (Pagan), Old Bagan, Sin Phyu Shin complex, paintings showing the enlightenment of ancient Buddhas (14th)

Portrait of Zaza Panaskerteli-Tsitsishvili, Georgian prince, politician and scholar in the 15th century, Saint Nicholas Church, Kinzvissi Monastery, Inner Cartelia Region, Georgia, Asia

Detail from a psalter depicting Christ ruling he world, with Jerusalem at its centre. The Omphalos, the central point, was marked in the Church of the Sepulchre. Dated 13th Century

'Holy Communion'. Russia, Pskov, Late 14th century. Dimensions: 142,0x115,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

ARTE GRIEGO. GRECIA. TABLA VOTIVA DE PITSA, de madera con revoque blanco y figuras pintadas al temple. Fechado hacia el 540 a. C., es de época corintia. Representa una PROCESION que conduce hacia el altar una OVEJA QUE VA A SER SACRIFICADA. Museo Nacional de Atenas.

PROCESION DE DANZANTES - COPIA DEL FRESCO DE LA TUMBA DE TRICLINIO EN TARQUINIA. Author: SAGRARIO MINGUEZ (1958-). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

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 23146324

Church of San Nicola dei Greci, Altamura, Bari, Apulia, Italy

The Natha Devale is the oldest building in Kandy and dates to the 14th century CE. The shrine has always been associated with Kandyan royalty and was built by King Vikramabahu III (r. 1357 - 1374). Kandy is Sri Lanka's second biggest city with a population of around 170,000 and is the cultural centre of the whole island. For about two centuries (until 1815) it was the capital of Sri Lanka.

The Combat of Rama and Ravana late 18th century India, Coromandel Coast This rare example of a ceremonial textile hanging depicts the penultimate battle in the Ramayana, when Rama and his monkey and bear armies fight Ravana and his hoards of demons. Rama and Ravana are preparing to discharge magical arrows at each other. Rama is supported by Lakshmana, seen stringing his bow, and by his general, the monkey leader Hanuman, who gestures in veneration (anjali) to his Lord. Some members of Hanuman's army engage in deadly combat while others carry rocks to build the land bridge to Lanka (Sri Lanka), needed for the final siege of Ravana's fortress and the rescue of Rama's wife, Sita. Ravana is flanked by his general and by the demonic creatures in his service. The surrounding battleground is filled with combatants and the dismembered bodies of the slain. This vivid and masterful example of south Indian textile painting, kalamkari, demonstrates the artist's ability to capture in lively brushw

Dominus Flevit church Jerusalem

Buddha foot in Chauzkhtakyi temple, Yangon, Myanmar, Asia

Antique mosaics, Dominus Flevit Church at the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East, Asia

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

Mosaics, Palestinian Map, St. George Orthodox Cristian Church, Madaba, Jordan.

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.

6th Century Mosaic, Memorial Church, Mount Nebo, where Moses saw the holy land and was buried. Mosaic is important because of Iconoclasm from 726 to 846 AD, which decreed that the depiction of humans in icons and mosaics as sacrilegious

Mosaic in the apse of a church in Germigny-des-Pres, Loiret, Loire Valley, Centre, France, Europe

Saint Jokab in Kastelaz, a unique little church in south Tyrol near Merano and Tramin. The frescos are of international importance and are dating back to Romanic and gothic times. South Tyrol, Italy.

Unesco world cultural heritage, church castle of Darjiu, in German Ders or Daersch, a parish in the district Harghita in Transylvania, Romania

replica of antique Madaba map of Holy Land mosaic replica of antique Madaba map of Holy Land Copyright: xZoonar.com/VVxVoennyyx 5033014

Zillis, village church of St Martin, Romanesque wooden ceiling with biblical depictions

The cathedral floor with valuable inlays, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Early sixteenth century religious painting depicting the Day of Judgement called the Wenhaston Doom, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

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.

Israel, West Bank, Jericho, mosaic centre

Pre-Columbian Mexico: Mixtec, Codex Borgianus showing confronting deities. Vatican Museum, Rome: 12th-16th centuries

Martydom of Saint Lawrence, with Two Benedictine Nuns, Jacobello del Fiore, Venice, 1425. tempera on panel, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

China, Henan Province, Song Shan, Dengfeng, Wall painting, Shaolin Temple, birthplace of Kung Fu, Song Shan, near Zhengzhou.

'Two Saints. The Western Wall, the Second and the Third Figure from the Entrance'. Russia, Pskov, 14th century. Dimensions: 187x131 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

6th Century Mosaic, Memorial Church, Mount Nebo, where Moses saw the holy land and was buried. Mosaic is important because of Iconoclasm from 726 to 846 AD, which decreed that the depiction of humans in icons and mosaics as sacrilegious

Jordan, Umm ar-Rasas, archaelogical site, mosaics of St. Stephen church which contains a mosaic floor that portrays fifteen major cities of the Holy Land. This is Esbounta.

The Church of San Vigilio in Pinzolo and its fresco paintings Dance of Death” painted by Simone Baschenis of Averaria in1539, Pinzolo, Trentino, Italy. Nobility, Knights and a beggar pierced with an arrow from the skeletons that are either side o

Israel, Negev, Mamshit (old town along incense caravan route), mosaics of the Nilus Church

ISAAC I COMNENO 1 EMPERADOR BIZANTINO 1057-59 - MOSAICO BIZANTINO - SIGLO XIV. Location: MEZQUITA KARIYE / IGLESIA DE SAN SALVADOR IN CHORA. ISTANBUL. TURQUIA.

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

Israel, Tabgha, Church of the Multiplication, building, interior view, mosaic,

Internal shot of Dome inside Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. Completed in 537 A.D.. Dated 2014

Fresco, Martyrdom of Saint Margaret of Antioch, Capella di Santa Margherita, Chapel of Saint Margaret, Early Renaissance, Sanctuary of Santa Maria Assunta, Sacro Monte Serralunga di Crea, Province of Alessandria, Monferrato, Piedmont, Italy, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Europe

Detail from the back of a reliquary of the True Cross, covered in gold, cloisonne enamel and precious stones. Byzantine goldsmith, 10th century.

Nativity, 10th-11th century fresco from the Cathedral of Faras in Sudan. Detail.

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

Mural, Iglesia Nuestra Senora de la Asuncon, San Sebastian de la Gomera, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Mural in the Buddha statue in Sulamani Temple, Bagan, Myanmar, Asia

Saint Basil The Great (From the Deesis Range) by Dionysius (ca. 1450-before 1508) / Nativity of Virgin Cathedral in the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Kirillov / c. 1502-1503 / Russia / Tempera on panel / Bible /

Iran, Persepolis, Apadana Staircase, Carving, King'S New Year'S Reception: Lydians

Painted Textile Depicting Celestial Musicians 16th-17th century India (Gujarat) This spectacular painted textile (kalamkari), more than eighteen feet long, was produced exclusively, it would seem on current evidence, for export to island Southeast Asia. To date, all examples have been found in Indonesia. Jain pictorial cloths of this type are not recorded in India, but they probably began their existence serving Jain temples as hangings displayed during the celebration of Paryushana and other festivals. In such contexts they would have been intended to depict the heavenly entertainers (apsaras), who perform in Indra's heaven, where the jinas reside. In the installation of icon ceremonies, these ensembles are identified as the dikkumari, celestial maids who attend Mahavira's birth.The conventions that characterize medieval Jain painting are well preserved here, suggesting shared skills across the painting ateliers and kalamkari workshops of Ahmedabad and Cambay, the centers of Gujarat's

Fresco on the 3rd northern pillar, St Martin (1577) with beggar (1429), St, Sankt, Saint

According to Egyptian legend, the king of Nubia (present-day Sudan) overheard three Ethiopians talking, one saying that he could take the pharaoh to Nubia and there have him thrashed. The king then asked that one to do so. When the king was thrashed and then returned, he summoned his chief magician so that he could prevent more sorcery. The magician went to the temple and prayed to Thoth, the god of wisdom and writing. Thoth appeared to the magician ( ) and gave him the magic spells to avoid further evil against the pharaoh and the Egyptians.

Iglesias d'Egara. Mosaico de la iglesia de San Pedro. Terrassa. Siglo XI.

Baku, Azerbaijan Sept 24, 2024 A tapestry with Zoroastrian symbols at the Atashgah Zoroastrian Fire Temple

A bai, traditional men's meeting house, in Melekeok on Babeldaob, Palau's largest island, Palau, Micronesia

Fresco, Sumela Monastery, Trabzon, Turkey, Asia

Plaque with the Symbol of the Evangelist Luke ca. 1100 French This plaque, part of an ensemble including four plaques with the symbols of the evangelists and a central roundel with the crucifixion, probably from a book cover, can be securely attributed to the celebrated pilgrimage abbey of Saint Foy at Conques, France's richest surviving repository of medieval goldsmith's work. Several of the rare works dispersed from the abbey's treasury in the nineteenth century share with others still in situ a technique, style, and palette uniquely combined during the abbacy of Bégon III in the late eleventh century. For these pieces the monk goldsmiths employed superimposed copper plaques, the lower one to receive the delicate cloisons that define features and drapery, the upper one cut to delineate the silhouettes of the figures and the cross. Hallmarks of the style include the single cloison used to define eyebrows and noses and the thin loop of gold that creates cowlicks. In the Metropolitan's

Templar warrior Templar warrior, pulpit, 1300, polychrome wood, repopulating church of the Pla de Sant Jordi, Diocesan Museum of Mallorca, Palma, Mallorca, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21724109

Plates with buddhist inscriptions at the blue buddha in Lhasa, Tibet, Asia

Indian Store Keepers Account Kept by Plenty Coups-Crow Chief Pryor from Montana, USA, Chicago, Newberry Library

Colourful patterned embroidered cloth in the market, Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley of the Incas, near Cusco, Peru

Textile panel depicting a bird with the wreathed cross that takes the form of the pharaonic ankh, the symbol for life, dating from 5 - 7th century AD from Akhmim, Upper Egypt

Serbian Orthodox Church, and a UNESCO site, Church of the Holy Apostles, was built in the 13th century by St. Sava. - May not be used in defamation towards Serbia.

Holy Gracanica Monastery, Church of the Assumption, of the Serbian Orthodox Church, is a threatened UNESCO world heritage site in Kosovo, Serbia. - May not be used in defamation towards Serbs

cloister with fresco decoration, purgatory scene, Rila Monastery, founded in the 10th century, Rilski River valley, Republic of Bulgaria, Europe.

Ouro Preto Processions

Jordan, Kings Highway, Madaba, St. Georges Church, interior with ancient Mosaic Map of the World, circa 560 AD

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