Religious Iconography

Historic depictions of Christian themes including crucifixion, saints, and biblical miracles, characterized by vibrant colors and detailed frescoes.

Painting in Ura Kedane Meheriet church, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

ANTIFONARIO DE LEON - MANUSCRITO MOZARABE MOZARABE - SIGLO XI. Location: CATEDRAL-ARCHIVO. LEON. SPAIN.

Early Christian. Mosaic. St. Apollinaire Nuovo, Ravenna. Procession of saints. 6th cent. AD.

Annunciation, stained glass window, France, Chartres, Chartres Cathedral, 12th Century

Murals in the beautifully painted Inner Sanctuary of the Christian Church of Ura Kedane Meheriet, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa

Particular, Santa Maria in Piano abbey, Loreto Aprutino, Abruzzo, Italy

St Clement, St Sixtus, St Lawrence, Hippolytus and St Cornelius, detail from the Saints Procession, mosaic, south wall, lower level, Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1996), Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. Italy, 6th century.

Panel with stories of Christ, 13th century, Italy.

St James the Brother of the Lord. Date/Period: 1688. Iconostasis. Height: 2,030 mm (79.92 in); Width: 810 mm (31.88 in). Author: Tzangarolas Stephanos.

Judas' betrayal, mosaic, south wall, upper level, Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo (UNESCO World Heritage List,1996), Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. Italy, 5th-6th century.

Linear Gothic. Spain. 14th century. Priory chair of Blanche of Aragon and Anjou (c.1301-1348), nun and prioress. Back of the throne in polychrome wood depicting the enthroned Virgin of the Milk, framed by two angels holding candlesticks. 1322. It comes from the Monastery of Santa Maria de Sigena (Huesca). Aragon. Diocesan and Regional Museum of Lleida. Catalonia.

FRONTAL DE SAN MARTIN DE MONTGRONY - SIGLO XII - ROMANICO CATALAN. Location: MUSEO EPISCOPAL. VIC. Barcelona. SPAIN. JESUS. SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS. CRISTO EN MAJESTAD.

Radegunda serving the table of the poor, miniature from the Life of Saint Radegunda, illumination from Poitiers, Abbey of Saint Croix, manuscript folio 29 verso, France 11th Century.

The Hebrew people hear the preaching of Saint John the Baptist, Romanesque painted ceiling, c. 1150, Grisons canton, Switzerland, detail

The Crucifixion; Mainz, Germany; about 1025 - 1050; Tempera colors and gold on parchment; Ms. Ludwig V 2, fol. 19

Christ with fish symbols. Apse roundels. San Vitale. Byzantine mosaic from Ravenna. 6th cent. AD ITALY.

Ethiopia, Lake Tana. Brightly-coloured murals depict religious scenes in Beta Giorgis Monastery.

MACABRE DANCE - DETAIL - GOTHIC PAINTING. Location: IGLESIA DE SANTA MARIA DE LAS ROCAS. BERAM. CROATIA.

Picture (Probably from an Orphrey Band Depicting Christ before Mary Magdalene) Made 1400-1425 Germany. Linen, plain weave; appliquÈd with silk, satin weave and linen plain weave; embroidered with silk floss, linen and gold and silver gilt strips wound around silk fiber cores in cross, outline, satin, split and stem stitches; couching .

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.

Christ Appearing to the Apostles; York perhaps (illuminated), Northern, England; illumination about 1190; written about 1490; Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 11.9 x 17 cm (4 11,16 x 6 11,16 in.)

SORIGUEROLA, Master of (half 13th century)). Panel of Saint Michael. end 13th c. Lower detail of the Last Supper. Romanesque art. Tempera on wood. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. National Art Museum of Catalonia.

The kiss of Judas, 14th century wall paintings of Urries, fresco torn and transferred to canvas, come from the church of San Esteban de Urries, Diocesan Museum of Jaca, Huesca, Spain, Europe

The Trinity in an Initial B. Artist: Master of the Codex Rossiano (Sienese, active ca. 1380-1400). Culture: Italian, Siena. Dimensions: Cutting: 10 9/16 x 10 1/16 in. (26.8 x 25.5cm)Initial: 10 x 9 9/16 in. (25.4 x 24.3cm)Stave: 1 7/16 in. (3.6cm). Date: Probably 1387.The initial B marks the beginning of the introit to the Mass for Trinity Sunday: Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas ("Blessed be the Holy Trinity").In the upper half of the initial, the three persons of the Trinity are seated on a throne of red seraphim, and below them are ten angels dressed in white. In the upper corners of the gold border, two bust-length prophets gesture toward the Trinity; partially visible in the lower left corner is the bust-length figure of a white-clad Olivetan monk. This cutting is one of eleven surviving fragments from a lost Gradual painted about 1387 for the Olivetan monastery of San Miniato al Monte in Florence. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Hagia Sophia, also known as Aya Sofia, Istanbul, Turkey

German 12th Century, Saints Cyprian, Vitus, Stephan, and Cornelius, third quarter 12th century, miniature on vellum

Angels and archangels revolving around God, stained glass page from the Breviary of Love, by Matfre Ermengau, Provencale Code Manuscript folio 31 verso, France late 13th Century-Early 14th Century.

The Flight into Egypt. Date/Period: From 1470 until 1499. Icon. Height: 280 mm (11.02 in); Width: 620 mm (24.40 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

Holy Virgin and Saint John Kamate coptic monastery icon: The holy family

Norway. Al, Hallingdal. Painting of stave church. Medieval. 13th century. Life of Christ. Nativity. Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.

Ikona: Zwiastowanie Bogurodzicy ze świętymi na polach. nieznany warsztat rosyjski (1700-1970), factory

Lot and the Angels / Russian Icon

Leaves from a Volume of Johannes Andrea's "Lectura super arboris consanguinitatis et affinitatis: Table of Affinity and Table of Consanguinity, c. 1331. Master of the Register of 1328 (Italian). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; sheet: 24.5 x 17.1 cm (9 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.). The two leaves shown here come from Iohannes Andrea's widely circulated treatise on marriage impediments. The writer lived until 1348 and is known as the most learned of the lay canonists of the Middle Ages. He taught for nearly fifty years at the University of Bologna, where his lectures on both canon and Roman law made him famous.

Anonymous. "Four saints". Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 112280-28 Chretian art, Christianity, Preparatory drawing, religious history, Christian iconography, religious iconography, icon, Christian religion, Orthodox religion, saint

The Trinity in an Initial B Probably 1387 Master of the Codex Rossiano Sienese The initial B marks the beginning of the introit to the Mass for Trinity Sunday: Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas ("Blessed be the Holy Trinity").In the upper half of the initial, the three persons of the Trinity are seated on a throne of red seraphim, and below them are ten angels dressed in white. In the upper corners of the gold border, two bust-length prophets gesture toward the Trinity; partially visible in the lower left corner is the bust-length figure of a white-clad Olivetan monk. This cutting is one of eleven surviving fragments from a lost Gradual painted about 1387 for the Olivetan monastery of San Miniato al Monte in Florence.. The Trinity in an Initial B 461298

Ethopian Manuscript Illustration of the 'Adoration of the Magi', c1664-1667. Artist: Unknown.

Saint Matthew, from the Gospel of Saint Riquier, or the the Gospel of Charlemagne, manuscript, France ca 800.

Italy. Ravenna. San Vitale. Byzantine Roman mosaics. Empress Theodora and group of court women. 6th century.

ANTIFONARIO DE LEON - MANUSCCRITO MOZARABE - SIGLO XI. Location: CATEDRAL-ARCHIVO. LEON. SPAIN.

CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 193 V - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Constantine affected by leprosy preparing to kill the children, 1246, detail from Legend of Constantine and St Sylvester, 1246, lunette from the Chapel of St Sylvester, Church of the Four Holy Crowned Ones, Rome. Italy, 13th century.

Death of Martin of Tours, altarpiece of St Martin de Puigbo, work from Vic workshop, late 11th-early 12th century, tempera on wood. Catalan Romanesque art.

Fresco on outside wall, Sucevita Monastery, Sucevita, Southern Bucovina, Moldavia, Romania

Ikona: Święci mnisi - Sergiusz i German. nieznany warsztat rosyjski (1700-1970), factory

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.

CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 71 V - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Mosaicos representando a la familia Hohenzollern, iglesia evangelica luterana Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedaechtniskirche, Kurfuerstendamm, Charlottenburgo, Berlin, Alemania

Saint Helena (Latin: Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta) also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople (ca. 246/50 - 18 August 330) was the consort of Emperor Constantius, and the mother of Emperor Constantine I. She is traditionally credited with finding the relics of the True Cross, with which she is invariably represented in Christian iconography. Constantine the Great (Latin: Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus; c. 27 February 2722 - 22 May 337), also known as Constantine I or Saint Constantine, was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, along with co-Emperor Licinius, Constantine issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed religious tolerance of all religions throughout the empire.

Figures of Saints, Grotto of the Saints, Calvi Vecchia, Calvi Risorta, Campania. Italy, 12th century.

Fresco depicting a Novice receiving his habit and casting out the devil of this world. Dated 10th Century

Christ's Arrival in Jerusalem, Icon, end of the 17th Century.

Romanesque. Codice. Missale Parvum. ca. 1075-1100. Caroline minuscule sript. Historiated initeal: Crucifixion. From Girona. Episcopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia, Spain.

JUSTINIAN I

Panels of early saints and prophets painted between 1547 and 1550 on the south wall, Voronet Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North West Moldavi...

Icon: Our Lady - consolation of all distressed; Unknown Russian workshop (1700-1970); 19th century (1801-00-00-1900-00-00);Christ the high priest (iconogr.), Jesus Christ, Maria (Mother of Jesus Christ), consolation of all distressed (iconogr.), Angels, icons, inscriptions, Maphion (iconogr.), Transfer (provenance)

Scenes from the life of Jesus on a wooden painted Triptych, used by Coptic Christian priests; Gondar, Ethiopia 17th century

Romania, Maramures County, Surdesti. Eastern Orthodox, church of Lemn. Historical wooden churches. UNESCO heritage.

Carrying the Cross, 14th century, Church of Our Lady of Phorbia, Panagia Phorbiotissa, or Panagia of Asinou, Asinou, Cyprus

Jesus Christ mosaic St. George's Greek Orthodox Church, Madaba, Jordan. Church created in late 1800's

The Annunciation. Date/Period: 1670 - 1699. Triptych. Height: 550 mm (21.65 in); Width: 310 mm (12.20 in). Author: UNKNOWN ARTIST.

Judgement, by the Master of Soriguel, 13th century, wooden altar panel from Ribes Valley. Catalan art.

San Clemente Basilica. Apse mosaic. Medieval apse decoration showing Church-as-vine with tiny workers and symbols amid foliage.

The Maesta, front, by Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308 - 1311, 14th Century, tempera on panel. Italy. Tuscany. Siena. Cathedral. Back, upper fascia, third panel down of Pilate washing his hands. Detail of Christ with tied wrists, red cloth and golden halo/aureole among the crowd, soldiers with armors and helmets.

Murals decorate the interior of the rock-hewn church of Yohannes Maequddi.

Mosaic of the Byzantine Empress Zoe, 11th century. Artist: Unknown

Turkey, Istanbul, Haghia Sophia Mosque, Mosaic of Christ with kings

St John the Evangelist and St Augustine, by Bembo Bonifacio, 1450, 15th Century, fresco. Italy, Lombardy, Cremona, Sant'Agostino Church. Detail. St John the Evangelist and St Augustine halos: aureoles mantle: cloak drapery: draping putto: cherub inscriptions Gothic letters holy book throne high-backed chair writing desk castle fortress background blue unif.

Abgar the King holding a cloth showing the holy face of Christ, from History of King Abgar and Saints, Byzantine panel, 940, St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, Egypt, Detail.

Italy - Emilia Romagna Region - Ravenna - Mausoleum of Galla Placidia - Lunette with St. Lawrence - Detail

Naming of St John the Baptist, 12th century, (1892). Artist: Unknown

Fresco in Koutloumoussiou Monastery on Mount Athos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Greece, Europe

Mosaic depicting the last judgement of Christ and the dividing of the sheep from the goats. Either side of Christ are angels.

Jebel el-Druze & Hauran. Shahbah (ancient Philippopolis founded by Philip the Arab, 232 A.D.). Mosaics in the emperor's feasting hall. Represent ing Philosophy & Justice beside Fecundity (marriage). 1938, Syria, Shahbā

Bulgaria. Rila Monastery

Ravenna, Ravenna Province, Italy. Mosaic in San Vitale basilica of three angels who visited Abraham with a message from God. 6th century. The early Christian monuments of Ravenna are a UNESCO World

Mosaic in the Basilica of San Pio di Pietrelcina, also Sanctuary of Padre Pio, architect Renzo Piano, San Giovanni Rotondo, Apulia, Italy, Europe

PANTOCRATOR - MISAL DEL SIGLO XIII. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. JESUS. SAN MARCO EVANGELISTA. CRISTO EN MAJESTAD. SAN JUAN EVANGELISTA Y APOSTOL. SAN LUCAS EVANGELISTA. SAN MATEO APOSTOL Y EVANGELISTA.

PANTOCRATOR - MISAL DEL SIGLO XIII. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.

Saint Paul mosaic, depicting his flight from Damascus, Cappella Palatina, Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

New Testament. The apostle James and St. Luke writing the Gospel. Miniature of the 13th century. Vatican Apostolic Library.

Painted Cross, by Unknown artist, 12th Century, tempera on panel. Italy: Lazio: Latina: Fondi: San Pietro Apostolo church. Detail. Face of the Virgin Mary of Sorrows halo/aureole tondo black red

Book of Women. 1387-92 by Francesc Eixemenis in Catalan language. Dedicated to countess of Prades. Edition printed in Barcelona, 1495. Author: Johann Rosembach.

Romanesque art in the National Art Museum of Catalonia,Barcrelona,Altar de Tavèrnoles (second half of the 12th century).

Plaque with the Crucifixion ca. 1150-75 South Netherlandish The twelve surviving plaques in this series are divided among London, Paris, and New York. The group may have originally decorated a large cross base or a pulpit.. Plaque with the Crucifixion. South Netherlandish. ca. 1150-75. Champlevé and cloisonné enamel, copper alloy, gilt. Made in Meuse Valley, Netherlands. Enamels-Champlevé

Rabano Mauro giving Gregory IV the De laudibus, miniature from a manuscript, 9th Century.

Armenian Christian illustrated manuscript showing Christ washing the feet of a man; 14th century

Depiction of the Parable of the Ten Virgins. The five virgins who are prepared for the bridegroom's arrival are rewarded, while the five who are not prepared are disowned.

Angel Gabriel is sent by the Lord to announce to Mary the birth of Jesus Christ, 15th century Flemish tapestry.

Alexander the Great studying the war with the Persians, miniature from the The History of Alexander the Great by Pseudo-Callisthenes, Greek manuscript, Cyprus or Crete 14th Century.

Constantine and Helena displaying the cross, tempera on wood, 10th century, Evora Museum, Evora, Alentejo, Portugal, Europe.

Mosaic of procession of Virgins Saint Justina carrying crown symbol of martyr in Saint Apollinare NuovoVIth century AD. San Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna. Museum: San Apollinare Nuovo, Ravena, ITALIA.

Monastery Church of the Annunciation, Moldovita, South Bukovina, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Annunciation, Moldova, Frescoes, Fresco, Europe

COMENTARIOS AL APOCALIPSIS - BEATO DEL ESCORIAL - SIGLO X. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA (730-798). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Emilia-Romagna Forli Cesena Biblioteca Comunale96. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 .. Medieval: Manuscripts: 1) Laurentius Rusius: "De cura equorum" (15th century) BCM S.XXVI.2 2) Paolo Veneto: "History of the Origins of the World through Henry VII" (14th century) BCM S.XI.5 3) S. Isidorus: "Etymologies" (late 8th-early 9th centuries) BCM S.XXI.5 4) Gospel Book (Evangeliario), Greek (10th century) BCM D.XXVII.4 5) Pentateuch, Prophets, and Hagiographies, Hebrew (1348) BCM S.XXIX.1 6) "Somnium Scipionis", misc. (14th-15th centuries) BCM S.XII.6 7) Boethius: "De Consolatione Philosophie" (14th century) BCM D.XIV.1 8) Justinian: "Institutiones" (14th century) BCM S.IV.I 9) Bible (Old and New Testaments) (13th-14th centuries) BCM D.V.2 10) Giabir Ibn Afla "Almagestus" (De Astronomia) (13th and 15th centuries) BCM S.XXVII.2. Post-medieval: Manuscripts: 1) St. Augustine: "Enarrationes in Psalmos" (1452) BCM D.III.2 2) Herodotus: Histories (15th century) BCM S.X1V.1 3) St. Augustine: "De Civitate Dei"

St Sabazio and Zosima founders of monastery on island of Solovjetsky on White Sea Russia, 16th century

The Martyrdom of St Margaret, the saint being devoured by Satan in the guise of a dragon, reredos of the altar of St Margaret, 12th century, panel painting. Catalan Romanesque art.

The Book of Genesis: God separating the day from the night, miniature from the Bible of Souvigny, Latin manuscript 1 folio 4 verso, 12th Century.

Mosaic of Joan of Arc uncovered in 1917, Fourviere Basilica, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

The Flight Into Egypt 12th Century Artist Unknown Stained Glass Chartres Cathedral, France

Saints Panaseeve, Gregory the theologian and Saint John Chrysostom with Saint Basil the Great. 14th-15th century Russian Icon.

Madonna with Child, fresco inside the church of Saint Augustine, Bagnoregio, Lazio, Italy, 11th-14th century.

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