Medieval Religious Paintings

Richly colored medieval paintings portraying religious narratives, figures of saints, and significant biblical moments in detailed compositions.

Altarpiece of the Virgin by Jaime Serra (1358-1395) Catalonian painter. Dated 14th Century

Mary Magdalene by Master of Hohenfurth, Tempera on panel, circa 1345, active circa 1350, Czech Republic, Prague, National Gallery

Magnoli altarpiece, Virgin with child and Saints Francis, John the Baptist, Nicholas and Lucia

DE PREDIS, Cristoforo (1440-1486). Stories of Saint Joachim, Saint Anne, Virgin Mary, Jesus, the Baptist and the End of the World. 1476. The disciples in the cenacle, prepared as Jesus commanded. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Miniature Painting. ITALY. PIEDMONT. Turin. Royal Library.

St Cecilia speaks to a group of people, scene from Santa Cecilia and eight episodes of her life, 1304, attributed to the Master of Saint Cecilia (active 14th century).

The banquet at Ahasuerus, 1490, by Jacopo del Sellaio (1441-1493), tempera on wood, 45x63 cm.

Madonna and Child with the Blessing Christ, and Saints Mary Magdalene and Catherine of Alexandria with Angels entire triptych. Dated: probably 1340. Medium: tempera on panel transferred to canvas. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pietro Lorenzetti.

Saint Sebastian, fresco, 1446, France, Lanslevillard, Saint Sebastien Chapel

Icon in St Mary's church, Baptism of Jesus

Episodes from the Life and Passion of Christ. Dated 16th Century

The Birth of the Virgin by Master of the Osservanza Triptych (active 1430-1480)/ National Gallery, London/ c. 1440/ Italy, School of Siena/ Tempera on panel/ Medieval art/ 31,9x50,9/ Bible

SAN FRANCISCO PREDICANDO A LOS PAJAROS - 1277/1281 - FRESCO - GOTICO ITALIANO - DUOCENTO. Author: CENNI DI PEPO (1240-1302) CIMABUE. Location: BASILICA DE SAN FRANCISCO. ASSISI. ITALIA. SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS.

. Rectangular plate of multi-colored painted majolica with the worship of the wise. In a landscape is in the foreground Mary with the child on her lap. Kneading around her and face their consequences. On the left in the background a stable, right trees.

Trevi (Italy, Umbria, province of Perugia), Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Lacrime, Chapel of the Nativity. Perugino, Adoration of the Magi, 15th-16th century, fresco

Painting titled 'The Baptism of Christ, with Saints Peter and Paul' by Niccolò di Pietro Gerini (1340-1414) an Italian painter of the late Gothic period. Dated 14th Century

Sassetta (1392-1450) National Gallery, London Painting 87,8x52,5 Bible Saint Francis before the Sultan (From Borgo del Santo Sepolcro Altarpiece)

Oratorio dei disciplini, clusone, Italy

Strozzi, Zanobi (1412-1468) National Gallery, London Painting 19x47,4 Bible The Adoration of the Magi

Fresco cycle in the Scrovegni Chapel, by Giotto, 1304 - 1306, 14th Century, fresco. Italy, Veneto, Padua, Scrovegni Chapel. Detail. Scenes from the Life of Christ of presentation of Jesus in the Temple Joseph aureole. halo mantle. cloak doves.

Supper at Emmaus. oil on canvas. Date: 1915-1925. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Saint Roch, Madonna and Saint Sebastian, fresco in the church of Saint Michael the Arcangel, Roncole Verdi, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 16th century.

Italy, Rome, Painting of Saint Nicolas Giving Three Balls of Gold to Three Poor Girls

Detail from The Militant and Triumphant Church, fresco by Andrea Di Bonaiuto (active from 1343 to 1377), 1365-1367. Spanish Chapel, Church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. Italy, 14th century.

The Maesta, front, by Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308 - 1311, 14th Century, tempera on panel. Italy. Tuscany. Siena. Cathedral. Back, upper fascia, total first panel up of Christ brought back to Pilate, detail, Christ with white dress contrasting with red cloak/mantle of Pilate and of walls, with soldiers in architectonic context

Painting titled 'The Adoration of the Magi' by Gentile da Fabriano (1370-1427) Italian painter. Dated 15th Century

Wedding at Cana Giotto (ca.1266-1337 Italian)

St. Sixtus ordains St. Lawrence Fra Angelico (1400-1455 Italian) Fresco Chapel of Nicholas V, Vatican Palace

Tortura altarpiece, the birth of Jesus, 16th century, tempera on panel, Vitoria-Gasteiz Museum of Sacred Art, María Inmaculada Cathedral, Álava, Spain

Oratorio dei disciplini, clusone, Italy

'Christ Driving the Traders from the Temple' (detail), c1584-1638. Artist: Pieter Brueghel the Younger

Cristoforo de Predis (1440-1486). Italian miniaturist. Miniature depicting the crowd, knowing that Jesus was approaching Jerusalem, welcoming him festively spreading his cloaks along the way. Codex of Predis, 1476. Royal Library. Turin. Italy.

DE PREDIS, Cristoforo (1440-1486). Stories of Saint Joachim, Saint Anne, Virgin Mary, Jesus, the Baptist and the End of the World. 1476. Jesus resurrected appears to the disciples, gathered together in a house because of their fright to Jews. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Miniature Painting. ITALY. PIEDMONT. Turin. Royal Library.

St John the Baptist in jail and Christ's miracles. Detail, by probably Antonio Maria da Bozolo, 1550, 16th Century, Unknow. Italy, Lombardy, Monza, Brianza, Cathedral. Detail. Tapestry St John the Baptist prison jail grille window Jesus Christ tree battlements.

Flight into Egypt: 'Bible' Matthew 2. Predella panel from Gentile da Fabriano (c1385-1427) altarpiece 'Adoration of the Magi' 1423, tempera on wood. Mary, riding on a donkey, carries Jesus in swaddling bands, Joseph leads donkey. All three have haloes.

Religious illustration with Saint Mary Magdalene by Hubert van Eyck, tempera on panel, circa 1440, circa 1370-1426, Holland, Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, 71, 5x89

Annunciation, 1474, by Antonello da Messina (1430-about 1479), oil on wood, 180x180 cm.

The Crucifixion and Saints, by Guido di Pietro (Piero) known as Beato Angelico, 1438 - 1446, 15th Century, fresco. Italy, Tuscany, Florence, San Marco Convent, Capitular Room, northern wall. Detail. Saints Damian, Cosmas and Lorenzo gridiron men tunics: habits halos: aureoles.

BULGARIA. Rila. Monastery of Saint John of Rila. Nativity Church. 19th c. Detail. Fresco.

Pere Serra / Altarpiece of the Holy Spirit, 1394, Temple on panel, Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria of Manresa.

Christ among theDoctors. Artist: Ludovico Brea, Italian, ca. 1450-1522/25

Virgin Mary with Jesus and saints by Fra Giovanni known as Angelico da Fiesole , fresco, 1424-1430, circa 1400-1455, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 196x187

Military Parade at Campo di Marte, by Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308 - 1311, 14th Century, tempera on panel, with gold ground. Italy. Tuscany. Siena. Cathedral. Front, crown cusp/spire, second panel from the left. Detail of The Miraculous Arrival of the Apostles to the House of Virgin Mary. Group of men came to the house of the Virgin.

Predella with Stories of the Sacra Cintola (Sacred Belt): consenting to the engagement, by Bernardo Daddi (1290-1348).

Madonna of the Shadows, 1440-1450, by Giovanni da Fiesole known as Fra Angelico (1400-ca 1455), fresco with tempera additions, 195x273 cm. Detail depicting the Saints. Convent of San Marco, Florence.

The Active and Triumphant Church detail, fresco by Andrea Di Bonaiuto, Spanish Chapel in Santa Maria Novella Principal Dominican church in Florence, Italy The Active and Triumphant Church detail, fresco by Andrea Di Bonaiuto, Spanish Chapel in Santa Maria Novella Principal Dominican church in Florence, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20716285

Andrea Vanni, Scenes from the Passion of Christ The Agony in the Garden (left panel), 1380s Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Agony in the Garden left panel

The Adoration of the Shepherds, by Taddeo di Bartolo (ca 1363-1422).

Birth of Mary / Icon / 1688

The Nativity 1304-06 Giotto (ca.1266-1337 Italian) Fresco Capella degli Scrovegni, Padua, Italy

Retablo de la Virgen y el Niño con angeles músicos. Barcelona, Museo Capitular de la Catedral. S. XIV. Author: PERE LEMBRI.

Nativity of Mary, mosaic, gable of the side entrance, mosaic, facade of Orvieto cathedral, Umbria, Italy, 14th-16th century.

RETABLO DE LA FLAGELACION FINALES DEL SIGLO XV - ANTERIORMENTE ATRIBUIDO A JUAN DE ZAMORA Y ALONSO DE AGUILAR. Author: MAESTRO DE LA FLAGELACION-ESC CORDOBESA (SG XV). Location: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. CORDOBA. SPAIN. JESUS. Anthony the Great. SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS. ST. ANTHONY. SAN JUAN EVANGELISTA Y APOSTOL. CRISTO ATADO A LA COLUMNA. CRISTO FLAGELADO.

Deposition, burial, descent into limbo and resurrection of Christ, by Maestro della Passione di Lyversberg, 15th Century, board,

Saint Nicholas altarpiece, Gabriel Moger, 1407-1410, tempera on wood, Roser Vell church, pollensa museum, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Malcus's ear cut off by Peter, predella of the Passion of the Lord, Francesc Comes, 1390-1415, tempera on wood, monastery of Puig de Maria, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

The Miraculous Communion of Saint Catherine of Siena by Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia); Tempera and gold on wood; 15th century

The Annunciation and Two Saints', 1333. Artist: Simone Martini. The altarpiece was executed between 1329 and 1333 for the chapel of Sant' Ansano of the Cathedral in Siena by Simone Martini and his brother-in-law Lippo Memmi.

Memorial Panel for Jacob Jan van Assendelft and his Wife Haesgen van Outshoorn, anonymous, after c. 1500 painting Memorandum of Jacob Jan van Assendelft (1396-1478) and his wife Haesgen van Outshoorn (d. 1471). In the middle, Maria with child thrown. On the left the kneeling founder with seven son and the Saints Barbara and Damianus. On the right the kneeling founder with three daughters and the Saints Cosmas and Catharina. Link and bottom right the family crest. North Netherlands panel. oil paint (paint) Madonna accompanied by saint(s) (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s)). historical persons. historical persons - BB - woman. Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, sitting in her lap (or in front of her bosom)

Duccio, natività tra i profeti isaia e giobbe The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel

Saint Francis handing over the three Rules, fresco, presbitery of the Church of the Chinisa, Bitonto, Apulia. Italy, 14th century.

France, Fontaine Chaalis, Banquet Scene

Descent into Hell, from Altarpiece of the Holy Sepulchre, 1381-82 (detail)

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta or Duomo di Spoleto, Saint Mary's Assumption cathedral, Spoleto, Italy. Life of the Virgin by Filippo Lippi, 1467-1469. Nativity scene

De' Roberti, Ercole (c. 1450-1496) National Gallery, London Painting 17,8x13,5 Bible The Dead Christ

The Last Supper, fresco inside the church of Saint Stephen, Carisolo, Val Rendena, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 15th century.

ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Virgin and Child with SS Dominic and Thomas Aquinas. 1424-1430. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Fresco. RUSSIA. SAINT PETERSBURG. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum. Proc: ITALY. TUSCANY. FLORENCE. Florence.

Beschneidung des Jesuskindes circumcision of the Child Jesus, Main altarpiece of Jesus of Nazareth, egg tempera painting on board, 1485, Martín de Soria, Pallaruelo de Monegros, Huesca Diocesan Museum, Aragon community, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22307831

Santa Cena. Retablo. Detalle de Judas. Hacia 1450. Se observa la presencia de Maria Magdalena en el centro, con áurea y en la misma postura que San Juan Evangelista. Pintura al temple sobre madera. 115 x 327 x 8,5 cm. Procede de la iglesia de Santa Constança de Linya, Navès (el Solsonès). Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Solsona. Author: JAUME FERRER I.

Medieval Wall Paintings interior of Winchester Cathedral Hampshire England United Kingdom GB Great Britain British Isles Europe EU

Sacrifice of Joachim C. 1304-5 Giotto (ca.1266-1337 Italian) Fresco Capella Scrovegni, Padua, Italy

Saint Francis Receiving theStigmata. Artist: Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian, 1378-1455

Cristoforo de Predis (1440-1486). Italian miniaturist. Jesus predicts the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem. His disciples came to him to show the buildings of the temple, but he answered and said unto them: ÔYou see all of these things, do you not Truly I say unto you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown downÕÓ. Miniature. Codex of Predis, 1476. Royal Library. Turin, Italy.

RETABLO DE GUIMERA-NACIMIENTO DE JESUS. Author: MUR RAMON. Location: MUSEO EPISCOPAL, VIC, BARCELONA, SPAIN.

Redemption Of The Soul In Purgatory Artist Unknown

Armenian Apostolic Church, Mural, scene from the New Testament, entry into Jerusalem, Vank Cathedral, Jolfa or New Julfa, Isfahan, Iran, Asia

DIVINA COMEDIA - DANTE Y VIRGILIO EN EL INFIERNO - SIGLO XIV. Author: DANTE ALIGHIERI. Location: BIBLIOTECA APOSTOLICA-COLECCION. VATICANO. Virgil. DANTE ALIGHIERI. CARONTE EL BARQUERO. Dante Alighieri (1265-1321).

Saint Thomas Aquinas by Sassetta, Tempera on panel, circa 1428-1432, 1392-1450, Hungary, Budapest, Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, 24x39

Fra Angelico /Lamentation of Christ/ C15

Andrea Vanni, Scenes from the Passion of Christ The Agony in the Garden, the Crucifixion, and the Descent into Limbo (entire triptych), 1380s Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Agony in the Garden, the Crucifixion, and the Descent into Limbo entire triptych

Madonna della Misericordia, Virgin of Mercy, Polyptych of the Misericordia, Piero della Francesca, 1445-1462, Museo Civico, Sansepolcro, Tuscany, Italy

Medieval Renaissance fresco of Jesus Christ Calling Peter, Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Assunta, San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy.

Lorenzo Monaco (1370-1422). The Coronation of the Virgin. 1413. Detail of the predella depicting the Nativity. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi Gallery).

Italy, Umbria, Orvieto, detail of the Duomo facade

Am Steinhof church (church Leopld) designed by Otto Wagner between 1902 and 1907. Mosaic by Rudolf Jettmar. The Annunciation. Holy spirit. Vienna. Austria.

Virgin and Child with St. Antony of Padua (with lily) and St. Thomas Aquinas. Both saints in Dominican habit. Fra Angelico (1400-1455 Italian) Fresco Chapel of Nicholas V, Vatican Palace

The last sacrament of the Holy Hieronymus, The Last Communion of Saint Jerome, painting by Sandro Botticelli March 1, 1445 - 1510, one of the most important Italian painters and draftsman of the early Renaissance, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template, Record date not stated

The Temptation of St Anthony, by the Master of Bonnat (active ca 1475-1530).

Virgin and Child with Angels (The right inside panel of the Wilton Diptych) by Wilton Master (active 1395 - 1399)/ National Gallery, London/ Between 1395 and 1399/ England/ Tempera on panel/ Medieval art/ 47,5x29,2/ Bible

The Maesta, front, by Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308 - 1311, 14th Century, tempera on panel. Italy. Tuscany. Siena. Cathedral. Verso, lower fascia, fifth panel at the top, Christ before Annas and Peter Denying Jesus. Detail of top, Jesus wearing blue mantle/cloak among the soldiers in architectural interior. Bright color clothes.

Sts Dominic, Augustine, Francis, by Lotto Lorenzo, 1524, 16th Century, fresco. Italy: Lombardy: Bergamo: Trescore: Suardi Oratory. Detail. Sts Dominic Augustine Francis green yellow light blue/azure branches grape tree cross book lily habit/tunic

Altar of Corpus Christi by Master Vallbona. Tempera, stucco reliefs, gilded with gold leaf on wood and sheet metal colrat. Dated 14th Century

Nativity scene. The Holy Family. Abbondance abbey. France.

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain, Mass of St. Gregory circa 1500

Apparition of the Virgin to St Bernard, by Filippino Lippi (1457-1504). Badia Fiorentina, Florence.

The Virgin, Queen of Heaven, presiding over an assembly of saints. From Science and Literature in The Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London 1878

Italy, Monte Oliveto Abbey, Abbazia di Monti Olivieti Maggiore, the cloister with frescoes by Luca Signorelli and Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, called Sodoma, Renaissance fresco cycles, Come Benedetto ammaestra nella santa dottrina li che lo visitavano, Benedict instructs peasants in Christian doctrine, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Giotto di Bondone Fresco cycle on the life of St. Francis of Assisi, 1296-98

BIBLIA DE ALBA-RESURRECCION DE LOS MUERTOS. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Saints Cosmas and Damian - 14TH CENTURY. Author: ESCUELA CATALANA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. Barcelona. SPAIN. SAN COSME. SAN DAMIAN.

Saint Francis receiving the Stigmata, by Italian painter Giotto (1266-1337), 1295-1300. Detail predella. Sermon to the birds. Late Gothic. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.

The Saints Anthony and James the Great, Master of the Misericordia (active ca 1355-1375)

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