Medieval Religious Illustrations

A collection of illuminated manuscripts featuring biblical scenes, including Christ Carrying the Cross and Old Testament narratives, richly decorated in vibrant colors and gold.

Samson & Delilah: Old Testament Scenes Maciejowski Bible ca.1250 Illuminated manuscript Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, USA

Italian 15th Century, Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion, third quarter 15th century Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion

Clovis (c. 466 - 511) was the first King of the Franks and the first Catholic King to rule over Gaul (France)

The Crowning with Thorns. Simon Bening (Flemish, about 1483 - 1561)

The Circumcision. Simon Bening (Flemish, about 1483 - 1561)

Armenian illuminated manuscript , 17th century, Constantinople, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, ("Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian"), Lisbon, Portugal.

COD K-I-6-F 1-CRONICA 1325/1332- CRONICA MEDIEVAL-LENGUA CATALANA-MINIATURA QUE REPRESENTA A RAMON MUNTANER. Author: RAMON MUNTANER (1265-1336). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

LIBRO DE LOS CASTIGOS DEL REY SANCHO IV DE CASTILLA - "SALOMON ARMA CABALLERO A DON SANCHO IV" SIGLO XIII - MS 3995-F2. Author: Sancho IV of Castile the Brave (1258-1295). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.

fine arts, middle ages, Gothic, illumination, Codex Manesse, Zurich, 1305 - 1340, Dietmar von Ast, covering colour on vellum, University of Heidelberg Library,

Virgil (70-19 B.C.). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniature. 15th century. X book. Lausus and Mezentius are Killed by Aeneas. History Library of the University of Valencia. Spain.

Saint Gregory. Taddeo Crivelli (Italian, died about 1479, active about 1451 - 1479)

Christ before Annas; Master of Guillaume Lambert and workshop (French, active about 1475 - 1485); Lyon, France; about 1480 - 1490; Tempera colors, gold and silver paints, silver leaf, and black ink on parchment; Leaf: 30.5 x 21.6 cm (12 x 8 1,2 in.)

Lot and his Family Flee Sodom (Genesis 19:15-26). Date/Period: Ca. 1250 (Medieval). Illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves). Ink and pigment on parchment ink and pigment on parchment. Height: 13.20 mm (0.51 in); Width: 9.50 mm (0.37 in). Author: WILLIAM DE BRAILES.

The Singer's War at Wartburg Castle, miniature from the Manessian Song Manuscript (Codex Manesse), 13th century

COMENTARIOS DEL APOCALIPSIS- DETALLE DE PAGINA ILUMINADA-PROCEDE DE SAN PEDRO CARDEÑA. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Nicolo da Bologna, Birth of John the Baptist, late 14th century Birth of John the Baptist

MS.B.R.20-CANTIGA STA MARIA-Nº272-F96-E-PEREGRINA CIEGA DE CAMINO A VILLASIRGA-S XIII. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA.

LIBRO DE HORAS-ANUNCIACION A LOS PASTORES-S XV-. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Cinomologus; Anthropophagus; Himantopode; Artabatite. Date/Period: Fourth quarter of 13th century (after 1277). Folio. Tempera colors, pen and ink, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment. Height: 233 mm (9.17 in); Width: 164 mm (6.45 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

Representation of Porta Susanna, miniature of a 14th century professional banker register.

fine arts, middle ages, Gothic, illumination, Codex Manesse, Zurich, 1305 - 1340, von Buchheim, covering colour on vellum, University of Heidelberg Library,

CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 334 - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

VINCENT of BEAUVAIS (1190-1264). Speculum historiale. ca. 1460. Crusades. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly. Mus_e Cond_ (Cond_ Museum).

FIRENZE, Aldebrando da (14th century). Treatise on medicine. 1356. Fol. 47r. How pregnant women should behave. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. PORTUGAL. Lisbon. Ajuda Library.

Libro de horas de Santa Clara, de Bernat Martorell. Detalle de una página iluminada con la reproducción de un viejo peregrinio. C. 1430-1435. Temple sobre vitela. Procedente del Convento de santa Clara de Barcelona. Arxiu Històric de la Ciutat de Barcelona.

Bibbia istoriata padovana. 14th c. - 15th c. Rebeca offers well water to Eliecer, head of the servants of Abraham. Renaissance art. Trecento. Miniature Painting. ITALY. VENETO. Rovigo. Biblioteca dell' Accademia dei Concordi.

Bernardo Tallaferro, conde de Besalú, dona los castillos de Tautavel y Peña a su hijo Guillermo I, 'Liber feudorum maior', cartulario escrito por Ramón de Caldes, siglo XII. Museum: ARCHIVO DE LA CORONA DE ARAGON, Barcelona, SPAIN.

Decapitation, miniature from the Bible of Pope John XXII, Latin manuscript from the Palace of the Popes of Avignon, folio 22 recto, France 15th Century.

Very excellent mystery of the old Testament ". Paris, Jean Réal for Gilles Corrozet, 1542. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Very excellent mysterious of the old will Old Testament, Tree, Eden, Print, Garden, Book, Manuscript, Manuscript, Old Testament, Page, Print, Scenic, Tree, Book, Garden

The centurion's servant sick in bed. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.

'Codex of the Privileges' (15th c.). Scene of a judge's corruption. Miniature Painting. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Brescia. Biblioteca Queriniana (Queriniana library).

The reconciliation of Sir Oliver de Chisson and the Duke of Brittany

Embroidering. (Detail of a miniature from De claris mulieribus by Giovanni Boccaccio), Anonymous

CDK Wyspiały, Stanis Aw (1869 1907)

CODICE TRUJILLO DEL PERU - TOMO II E 89 - GRUPO DE INDIOS CARDANDO LANA - ACUARELA - SIGLO XVIII. Author: MARTINEZ COMPAÑON BALTASAR. Location: PALACIO REAL-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN.

A butcher's shop, miniature from De universo by Rabano Mauro, manuscript, 1023 Italy.

Scribe Writing and the Author Presenting His Book. Dated: in or before 1870. Dimensions: overall (rounded top edge): 16.4 x 18.5 cm (6 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.). Medium: pen and black ink with black wash, heightened with white and gold, on gray prepared paper (grisaille). Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Georges Hurtrel.

Saint Nicholas; Taddeo Crivelli (Italian, died about 1479, active about 1451 - 1479); Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; about 1469; Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 10.8 x 7.9 cm (4 1,4 x 3 1,8 in.)

Netherlands, Master of the Virgo inter Virgines, Master of the Delbecq-Schreiber Passion, Master of Delft, The Last Judgement, Printed from three blocks. Christ with lily and sword seated on globe. Mary and John the Baptist kneeling. Two figures rise from tomb. Architectural ornamentation to the left and right of the representation., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 108 mm, width 146 mm, Northern Netherlands, unknown, 1480 - 1500, fourth quarter 15th century, first quarter 16th century, paper, papier, houtcut, Southern Netherlands

TUMBO A (1125 A 1255) - ELVIRA HIJA DE FERNANDO I - FOL 34 V. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. A CORUÑA. SPAIN. ELVIRA HIJA DE FERNANDO I. URRACA INFANTA DE CASTILLA Y LEON HERMANA. ELVIRA DOÑA.

Alphonse VII, emperor of Castille (1105-1157). Santiago de Compostela, library of the cathedral. Coruña. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. A CORUÑA. SPAIN. ALFONSO VII.

The Flight into Egypt; Simon Bening, Flemish, about 1483 - 1561; Bruges, Belgium, Europe; about 1525 - 1530; Tempera colors, gold paint, and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 16.8 x 11.4 cm (6 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 117 R - SIGLO X - OBISPO AURELIO. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Psalter of Egbert,. 10th c. Illustration of the psalter depicting King David playing the harp. Work from the Russian School. Romanesque art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA. UDINE. Cividale del Friuli. Archaeological Museum.

Titus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. Bacchides. Act I. Bacchides and Pistoclerus. Engraving. 1518. Colored.

Miniature from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse: The War in Heaven, c. 1295. France, Lorraine, 13th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 12 x 14.2 cm (4 3/4 x 5 9/16 in.); framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.).

Canon Table Page. Date/Period: 1386. Folio. Black ink and watercolors on paper bound between wood boards covered with dark brown kidskin. Height: 240 mm (9.44 in); Width: 165 mm (6.49 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

October, wine-making, early 16th century. Grapes are pressed and wine is drawn from a barrel. Below: skittles with knuckle-bones. From a Flemish calendar in the collection of the British Library and the artist is unknown.

The Planet Mercury as a Doctor on Horseback; Augsburg, Germany; shortly after 1464; Watercolor and ink on paper bound between original wood boards covered with original pigskin; Leaf: 30.6 x 22.1 cm (12 1,16 x 8 11,16 in.)

An agreement between noblemen, miniature from the Capodilista codex manuscript, Italy 14th Century.

Saint Poppo. Dated: c. 1475. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to image): 10.3 x 6.8 cm (4 1/16 x 2 11/16 in.). Medium: woodcut, hand-colored in green, red and yellow; printed on vellum and retouched. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Netherlandish 15th Century.

Job and his Friends / Illumination 1490

Saint Catherine of Bologna; Guglielmo Giraldi (Italian, active 1445 - 1489); Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; about 1469; Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 10.8 x 7.9 cm (4 1,4 x 3 1,8 in.)

Triptych Panel with Saint Catherine 15th-16th century Master of the Triptych of Louis XII. Triptych Panel with Saint Catherine 468319

The Agony in the Garden. Dimensions: Overall: 11.1 x 7.9 cm (4 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.) overall (external frame dimensions): 59.7 x 44.5 cm (23 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.). Medium: hand-colored woodcut (blockbook page). Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ludwig of Ulm.

Burial in a Churchyard; Master of Sir John Fastolf (French, active before about 1420 - about 1450); France; about 1430 - 1440; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 12.1 x 9.2 cm (4 3,4 x 3 5,8 in.)

Abraham and the Three Angels. Master of James IV of Scotland (Flemish, before 1465 - about 1541)

The Wife of Bath Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer (1342-1400 British) The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California

The Death of Dido by Master of the Vatican Vergil (active ca 400) / Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana / ca 400 /Watercolour on parchment / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 12,3x15,7

Illuminated initial capital letter O with agricultural scenes in the centre by Turone (active ca 1360), Italy 14th Century.

Miniatura del manuscrito 'Usatges i Constitucions de Catalunya', siglo XIV. Museum: Arxiu Municipal, Lleida.

Froissart presents his book of love poems, 'The Romance of Meliador' to Richard II, on his return to England after an absence of twenty-five years

CRONICAS DE LAS CRUZADAS - TOMA DE UNA CIUDAD - MANUSCRITO DEL SIGLO XV - Conj 77232. Author: DREUX JEAN. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. WIEN. AUSTRIA.

RICHER ESCRIBE SOBRE EL DICTADO DE SUPLICA SEVERA - MINIATURA. RICHER (EL ABAD).

M.B.I.2-CANTIGA DE STA MARIA Nº110-F118R-CODICE DE LOS MUSICOS-RABEL MORISCO-S XIII MINIATURA. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. Artist and publisher: Wolfgang (German, Nuremberg, late 15th century). Dimensions: 14-7/16 x 10-9/32 in; 15-3/16 x 10-3/4 in.. Date: ca. 1470. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

MANUEL I, 1469-1521 King of Portugal, from c. 1513 manuscript Lettura Nova book I

LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 1R - ALFONSO X SENTADO EN UN ESCAÑO DICTANDOLE A UN ESCRIBA - Conj 900. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Full-page miniature of lovers walking in a garden in April, fol. 5v., 1500. Books of hours, illumination of books and manuscripts, cattle, couples, castles, and palaces

SEÑORITA DE PAMPLONA - 1529 - CODICE DE LOS TRAJES - TRACHTENBUCH - RENACIMIENTO ALEMAN. Author: CHRISTOPHE WEIDITZ (1500-1559).

A Patron and His Guardian Angel; Master of Sir John Fastolf, French, active before about 1420 - about 1450; or England, Europe; about 1430 - 1440; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 12.1 x 9.2 cm (4 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.)

Historical print from the 19th century, facsimile of a manuscript from the 14th century of the Romance of Alexander, the novel-like ancient and medieval biographies of Alexander the Great, 356 - 323 BC

David in old age, miniature from the Bible of Souvigny, Latin manuscript 1 folio 112 verso, 12th Century.

Tournament (15th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. ëLE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.

Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, or Tarquin the Elder. Fifth king of Rome (616 BC-578 BC). Miniature from a medieval codex, 15th century. The city of Rome and Tarquinius Priscus. Prince's Library. France.

Austrian 15th Century, Jael Killing Sisera, c 1460 Jael Killing Sisera

A colored pen drawing from 1420-1430 showing a victim scene, executed by an anonymous artist.

Plaque with the Death of the Virgin early 16th century Workshop of Jean Pénicaud I French The scene is the work of an innovative artist who was still struggling to master the laws of perspective.. Plaque with the Death of the Virgin 468321

The Song of Solomon, I Charge You, O Daughters of Jerusalem,1862-3 Sir Edward Burne-Jones (d.1898), Design for St Helen's Church, Darley Dale, Derbyshire, England, Art Movement, Pre-Raphaelite, 19th Century, Ink, Religion, Music, Women, Musical instrument, Frame, Wash drawing, Works on Paper

Bookplate of Hilprand Brandenburg of Bibrach. Dated: in or after 1500. Medium: woodcut, hand-colored in green, rose, light blue, red, and yellow. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 15th Century.

Office of the Dead; Naples, Campania, Italy; about 1460; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 17.1 x 12.1 cm (6 3,4 x 4 3,4 in.)

Office of the Dead. Unknown

BYZANTINE ART. Noah drinking wine. Mosaic in the Baptistery of St. Mark's Basilica, dating between XII-XIV centuries. Venice. Italy.

Saint Mark; Workshop of Master of the First Prayer Book of Maximilian (Flemish, active about 1475 - 1515); Bruges, Belgium; about 1510 - 1520; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.2 x 16.7 cm (9 1,8 x 6 9,16 in.)

Detail of the wings from a triptych depicting a scene of the Legend of Saint Hedwig of Silesia (1174-1243), mother of Henry II of Silesia. Around 1440. From the Church of Saint Bernardine of Siena, Wroclaw (Breslau). National Museum. Warsaw. Poland.

Book of Hours.

The Cobbler Artist Unknown (Italian) Palazzo Della Ragione, Padua

M.B.I.2-CANTIGA DE STA MARIA-Nº10-F39V-CODICE DE LOS MUSICOS-VIHUELA DE ARCO Y GUITARRA. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

The murder of Simon Sudbury at the Tower of London in 1381. Coloured lithograph.

MATFRE ERMENGAU of BEZIERS (-1322). Br_viaire d'amour (Breviary of Love). 13th c. The Month of April. Provenal School. Romanesque art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Royal Library of the Monastery of El Escorial.

LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 17V - DETALLE - ARABES JUGANDO AL AJEDREZ - MANUSCRITO ARABE - Conj n. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Mieczys Aw in Berlin; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884) - collections, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935) - collection, Mieszko II Lambert (Polish King - 990-1034), Mieszko II Lambert (Polish King - 990-1034) - iconography, gift (provenance), copies, kings, personalities, Polish personalities, parchments, rulers

Book Illustration: Return of the ProdigalSon. Woodcutter: Unknown

Henry IV (1367-1413) First Lancastrian king of England from 1399; son of John of Gaunt, known as Henry Bolingbroke from birthplace in Lincolnshire. Coronation at Westminster. Men play musical instruments in borders illuminated with foliage, flowers and birds. After 15th century manuscript of Froissart

Woodcut by Johann Zainer showing the Queen of Cyprus with Venus, Vulcan, and Mars, depicting a mythological scene, created in 1473.

John II Comnenus, Byzantine emperor at the hunt. Miniature from the 'Historia' by William of Tyre by Anonymous / Bibliotheque de Geneve/ 1460s/ France/ Watercolour on parchment/ Medieval art/ History

A colored pen drawing from 1420-1430 depicting a king placing a crown on a boy, by an anonymous artist.

Mary Magdalene washing Christ's feet by Master of Claude de France, watercolour on parchment, 1500-1550, active 1500-1550, USA, California, Huntington, 18,9x12,5

Jerome of Prague, in fetters, between two soldiers, f. 142. 1460. Richental, Ulrich von, ca. 1365-1437. Manuscripts, Illuminations, Miniatures (illuminations). Spencer Collection. Jeroným, Pražský, ca. 1380-1416

M.B.I.2-CANTIGA DE STA MARIA Nº71V-CODICE DE LOS MUSICOS-MICANON O MEDIO CANON. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

CRONICAS DE LAS CRUZADAS - ENTRADA DEL EJERCITO EN LA CIUDAD - MANUSCRITO DEL SIGLO XV - Conj 77232. Author: DREUX JEAN. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. WIEN. AUSTRIA.

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