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
Painting in Ura Kedane Meheriet church, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa
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Saint Matthew the Apostle writing the Gospel accompanied by the angel (symbol of the tetramorph). Miniature, 12th century. Conde Museum. Chateau of Chantilly. France.
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Pieta painted by a Pisan master
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Heidelberg Psalter, 11th century. German miniaturist (active 11th century in southern Germany). The manuscript comes from the Monastery of Saints Michael and Stephen in Heidelberg. Miniature on folio 44v depicting King David and four named musicians in front of the Ark of the Covenant with cherub and seraphim, set against a purple ground. The composition is divided into two levels. Vatican Apostolic Library.
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The Seventy-two Disciples; Unknown; Ethiopia, Africa; about 1480 - 1520; Tempera on parchment; Leaf: 34.5 x 25.6 cm (13 9/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
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Scales of Justice detail from Silos Apocalypse, 11th cent. Spain.
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CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 202 R - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
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God speaking to Adam and Eve who are covered with a fig leaf, Byzantine gold ground mosaics, Cathedral of Santa Maria Nuova, Monreale Cathedral, Monreale, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Armenian Gospel. The Adoration of the shepherds. 12th-13th c. Romanesque art. Miniature Painting. IRAN. ESFAHAN. Esfahan. Armenian Museum.
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Mosaics depicting scenes from the life of Mary by Cavallini in the apse of the Basilica Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
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CODICE EMILIANENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 59V - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Icon - Novgorod School, 15th century. St George killing the dragon. Tritiakov Gallery, Moscow
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The Seventy-Two Disciples; Ethiopia; about 1480 - 1520; Tempera on parchment; Leaf: 34.5 x 25.6 cm (13 9,16 x 10 1,16 in.)
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Saint Pelagia is depicted as a travelling woman, a 12th century German Pelagia, also known as Pelagia of Antioch, Pelagia the Penitent and Pelagia the Harlot, was a legendary Christian saint and hermit in the 4th or 5th century, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known
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Life of Magdalene, Magdalen Master, The
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The Council of Nicea, from the calendar showing the month of July: the Councils of Constantinople and Ephesus, Icon, Novgorod Region, Russia, mid-18th Century, detail.
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Vasily I of Moscow and Sophia of Lithuania. Vasily I Dmitriyevich (1371 - 1425) was the Grand Prince of Moscow (r. 1389--1425), He had entered an alliance with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1392 and married the only daughter of Vytautas the Great, Sophia
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Russia, Golden Ring city of Uglich located on the Volga. Cathedral of Our Savior's Transfiguration, icon museum. 16th century icons.
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Boris and Gleb with Scenes from Their Lives. Date/Period: 2nd half of the 14th century. Painting. Tempera on wood. Height: 134 cm (52.7 in); Width: 89 cm (35 in). Author: Anonymous Russian icon painter.
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Details Of Church Wall Paintings Depicting Biblical Scenes; Ethiopia
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Apostel von Ager Apostles of Ager, Thaddeus and James, 11th century Romanesque fresco, Church of San Pere de Ager, National Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 23146323
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Tapis de la creacio, Tapestry of Creation or Girona Tapestry, 11th century, Christ Pantocrator at the centre, Girona Cathedral, Cathedral of Saint Mary of Girona, Girona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
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Detail from the mosaic Procession of the Martyrs, in the church of Sant 'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe
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The Hilandar monastery, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Le monastère de Hilandar , Grèce). Christianity, carpet , hanging, embroidery, monastery, decorative arts, object of worship, Religion , Art, Turkey, Hilendar, same fabric, detail
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Diptych of distemper, gesso and cloth on wood; each panel having three registers with group scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary with red and green backgrounds. Maker: Ethiopian Orthodox. Distemper, gesso and cloth on wood. Date: ca. 1630-1700. Museum: National Museum of African Art.
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Jesucristo, iglesia evangelica luterana Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedaechtniskirche, Kurfuerstendamm, Charlottenburgo, Berlin, Alemania
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The Vatican Terence (Terentius Vaticanus), or Codex Vaticanus Latinus. 9th-century illuminated manuscript of the Latin comedies of Publius Terentius Afer, housed in the Vatican Library. According to art-historical analysis the manuscript was copied from a model of the 3rd century
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RECESVINTO - CODICE EMILIANENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 453R - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. RECESVINTO REY.
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St Zosima and St Sabbatius founders of Solovetsky Monastery on Solovetsky Island in the White Sea (15th Century), Tempera on wood, Russia, 18th Century.
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Jesucristo, iglesia evangélica luterana Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, Kurfürstendamm ,Charlottenburgo, Berlin, Alemania, europe.
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St. John the Baptist baptizes in the Jordan, life of St. John the Baptist, 13th century, baptistery, parma
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Jesus Christ Jesus Christ, Evangelical Lutheran Church Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, Kurfürstendamm ,Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany, europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21424337
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Europe, Romania, Voronet monastery c. 1488, Turks/Tartars - the Damned people
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Rendering of a Fresco in the apse of the Hagia Sophia, St-Sophia , in Trebizond, Turkey, Vintage Lithograph by Charles Texier,
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Christianity in Ethiopia dates to the 1st century AD, and this long tradition makes Ethiopia unique amongst sub-Saharan African countries. Christianity in this country is divided into several groups. The largest and oldest is the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is an Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia that was part of the Coptic Orthodox Church until 1959, when it was granted its own Patriarch by Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa Cyril VI. The only pre-colonial Christian church of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Ethiopian Orthodox church has a membership of slightly more than 32 million people in Ethiopia, and is thus the largest of all Oriental Orthodox churches. Next in size are the various Protestant congregations, who include 13.7 million Ethiopians. The largest Protestant group is the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, with about 5 million members. Roman Catholicism has been present in Ethiopia since the 16th century, and numbers 536,827 believers
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Initial capital letter with Saint Francis and Saint Clare, miniature from a Franciscan laudario, manuscript, Italy 15th Century.
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Emperor Justinian with his retinue, documented in his consular diptychs from 521 as Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus, born around 482 in Tauresium...
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Christianity in Ethiopia dates to the 1st century AD, and this long tradition makes Ethiopia unique amongst sub-Saharan African countries. Christianity in this country is divided into several groups. The largest and oldest is the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is an Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia that was part of the Coptic Orthodox Church until 1959, when it was granted its own Patriarch by Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa Cyril VI. The only pre-colonial Christian church of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Ethiopian Orthodox church has a membership of slightly more than 32 million people in Ethiopia, and is thus the largest of all Oriental Orthodox churches. Next in size are the various Protestant congregations, who include 13.7 million Ethiopians. The largest Protestant group is the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, with about 5 million members. Roman Catholicism has been present in Ethiopia since the 16th century, and numbers 536,827 believers
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Seated angels with orbs in their hands, by Guariento (active 1338-1367 or 1370), tempera on panel.
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Frankish Prince, miniature in a canon of the Mass from the second half of the ninth century from the old treasury of Metz Cathedral, France, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known, Europe
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Retablo de la Virgen y el Niño con ángeles músicos. Museo Capitular de la Catedral de Barcelona, siglo XIV. Author: PERE LEMBRI.
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Arcángel Miguel pesando almas, lateral del altar procedente de la iglesia de Sant Miquel de Soriguerola, pintura al temple sobre madera, siglo XIII, 100 x 85 x 5,5 cm., MEV 9694. Museu d'Art Medieval de Vic.
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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.
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Mosaic of Christ Enthroned, in the mosque of St Sofia Date: 12th century
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S. Eugenio basilica, Rome, Italy. Last Supper mosaic.
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Frescoes from the 14th-15th century in the church Nuestra Signora de ses Regnos Altos, Sardinia, Italy, Europe
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Jesus Christ with Saints
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Tile in the Armenian Cathedral of St. James, Jerusalem 1934, Israel
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Paul in halo announcing the gospels to a group of pagan soldiers with lances, 9th century. One soldier wipes his eyes with his cloak. Gauls in Roman-style cloaks and tunics. Saint Paul Annoncant l'evangile, France, IXe siecle. From the manuscript Vivien Bible written in the Abbey of Saint-Martin de Tours, MS Latin 1, Musee des Souverains, Louvre. Chromolithograph by Moulin after an illustration by Mathieu from Charles Louandres Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.
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Jerusalem, the Armenian Cathedral, the Last Supper, Kutahya tile dating from 1720 made in Turkey
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Detail from Saint Mark's Basilica (Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco). In Venice, Italy. Consecrated in 1650 AD. Internal walls of the Basilica, adorned with mosaics and paintings.