Religious Iconography in Art

Historical artworks depicting key religious narratives including the Nativity and significant Buddhist frescoes, reflecting spiritual traditions.

The Adoration of the Magi. Colored Illustration for The life of Our Lord Jesus Christ written by the four evangelists, 1853

Wat May Souvannapoumaram temple. Golden frescoes depict episodes from the Ramayana, a major epic of Buddhist and Hindu tradition. Luang Prabang. Laos.

Drawing, Set for a Christmas Crèche (Nativity); Italy; pen and brown ink on cream paper; 17.5 x 27.6 cm (6 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.)

The Adoration of the Magi. Colored Illustration for The life of Our Lord Jesus Christ written by the four evangelists, 1853

Funeral garments of the Chactas from Louisiana, 1811, engraving, United States of America 19th Century.

Visit Hartford Dec. 18 to Jan. 1. A striking reproduction of the nativity scene, with life-size figures before a 100-foot lighted stage set, graces the lawn of Hartford's Old State House during the Christmas Holiday season. , Government facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

THE LATE QUEEN OF SIAM AND HER INFANT DAUGHTER AT BANGKOK, SIAM, THAILAND, 1883

Depiction of Pope interacting with Emperor Maximilian I and his bride, showing ceremonial gestures and attire on a wooden stick from 1514-1516.

The registration of the prisoners and spoil still image. Periodical illustrations. 1857-12-26. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Assyrians, Trees, Military personnel , Nineveh (Extinct city), Arms & armament , Assyria, Nineveh (Extinct city), War destruction & pillage , Assyria, Clothing & dress , Assyria, Palms, Prisoners of war, Hairstyles, Beards

Peasant dwellings in Upper Egypt, illustrated in 1851 by Prisse d'Avennes. The image features elements of social life and customs, showcasing dwellings, spinning activities, children, birds, cats, and women in traditional clothing. The artwork is a color lithograph published by James Madden in London

Altar of the Ne'wekwe, Galaxy Fraternity, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powell's 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904.

Stanis Aw Tondos (1854-1917), Wojciech Kossak (1856-1942), Kraków. The tarr of Christ's crucified by Wit Stwosz in the church of P. Mary; Salon Painters Publishing House (Kraków; 1895-1949); around 1910 (1905-00-00-1915-00-00);

Holy Procops Cave at Prague, reiterated by J. Venuto 1822.

Constantinople. Cimetiere a Stamboul , Cemeteries, Street vendors, Tombs & sepulchral monuments. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Image of a easel with a reduced photo of the crucifix of the Dom in Utrecht.

THE NATIVE BAZAAR IN THE ECONOMIC COURT OF THE COLONIAL AND INDIAN EXHIBITION, 1886

The Ninth Plague. The plague of darkness strikes Egypt. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Poelzig Hans (1869-1936), film decoration: living Buddhas (1922-1922): scenes in front of temple. Photo on cardboard, 30.7 x 39.4 cm (including scan edges)

A Buddhist shrine, Japan Date: 1907

Interior of the Rocking in Jerusalem, Anonymous, Fr. Vester and Co., c. 1900 - In or Before 1910 photomechanical print. print Part of photo album of a trip through Southern Europe and the Middle East. ROTSKOPEL Publisher: Jeruzalem paper rock-formations. temple, shrine ~ Islam, Mohammedanism Root colepel

Subterranean Water Action - St. John's Cathedral, Endless Caverns, New Market,VA., Milwaukee Public Museum Group still image. Postcards. 1898 - 1931. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Logia, 'Perseverancia', Cardenas, Cuba , Masonic buildings, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Two hikers at a mosque, Vicomte Arthur-Jean le Bailly d'inhuem, 1875 print paper etching temple, shrine ~ Islam, Mohammedanism. trees: palm-tree. landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage) Tunis

'Tchechan Ali. Le Schah Fath Ali Et Ses Enfants', (Descendants of Fath Ali Shah), 1900. Creator: Unknown.

Man with turban sitting in a tailor's sitting and 19 soldiers who all wear a Fez, Henricus Wilhelmus Couwenberg, 1830 - 1845 print Amsterdam paper steel engraving head-gear: turban. Asiatic races and peoples: Persians

This painting, by an unknown Burmese artist, is from a watercolour sketch album dating from c.1897 that includes illustrations of Buddhist monks, the Buddha, monasteries, cremations and domestic scenes. Legend attributes the first Buddhist doctrine in Burma to 228 BCE when Sohn Uttar Sthavira, one of the royal monks to Emperor Ashoka the Great of India, came to the country with other monks and sacred texts. However, the era of Buddhism truly began in the 11th century after King Anawrahta of Pagan (Bagan) was converted to Theravada Buddhism. Today, 89% of the population of Burma is Theravada Buddhist.

Group of people in Oriental Clothing, Anonymous, 1852 - 1863 stereograph cardboard. paper albumen print clothes, costume

Logia, 'Perseverancia', Cardenas, Cuba , Masonic buildings, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The Hermit (Palaemon), a hermit in the Thebais who lived in the 4th century, from Sylvae Sacrae by Rafael Sadeler (c. 1600), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Third cave temple in Ellora colour woodcuts, works on paper

Exodus : the Israelites encamped about the Tabernacle erected in the wilderness

George Catlin, Funeral of Black Hawk Saukie, 1861 1869 Funeral of Black Hawk - Saukie

Humorului Orthodox church with the external murals Board from the Portfoiio: Leon Wyczółkowski, Hutsul Portfoiio , Kraków 1910 Wyczółkowski, Leon (1852 1936)

Moslem women in India, circa 1900

Koorma Kurma (Tortoise). The figure here indicated by the fingers is meant to represent it.. Belnos, S. C., Mrs.. Prints, Illustrations. 1851. General Research Division. Gods, Hindu, Brahmans, Hinduism , Rituals, Prayer , Hinduism, India , Religious life and customs, Gesture , Religious aspects, Implements, utensils, etc., Mudras (Hinduism), Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)

Maharana Jawan Singh of Mewar Receiving the Governor General of India, Lord William Cavendish Bentinck, February 8th, 1832 Attributed to Ghasi. Maharana Jawan Singh of Mewar Receiving the Governor General of India, Lord William Cavendish Bentinck, February 8th, 1832, ca. 1832. Opaque watercolor, gold and silver on cloth, 74 7/16 × 50 3/8 in., 88 lb. (189 × 128 cm, 39.92kg). This large painting depicts an important meeting that took place at the 1832 Ajmer darbar, the first major gathering of India's Rajput rulers with the British governor general. A darbar is an official audience between rulers that includes a series of strictly regulated ceremonial meetings heralded by gun salutes and punctuated by an exchange of nazar (gifts). Maharana Jawan Singh of Mewar (ruled 1828-38), identified here by his gold nimbus and gold patka (sash), receives Lord Bentinck, who is formally attired in an orange coat. They share a throne made specially for the occasion. Jawan Singh's gifts to the British

The Virgin Mary, Great Onyx Cave, KY. , Caves, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Circle Dance by Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)/ State M. Nesterov Art Museum of Republic Bashkortostan, Ufa/ Early 1900s/ Russia/ Watercolour, Gouache on Paper/ Symbolism/ 12,5x16,5/ Genre

A Muslim teacher giving lessons to two children. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

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NATIVIDAD 1460-1462 - DETALLE DEL VALLE DE ARNO - RENACIMIENTO ITALIANO. Author: Alessio Baldovinetti. Location: IGLESIA DE LA ANNUNZIATA. Florenz. ITALIA.

An interior view of the prehistoric council house or ceremonial earth lodge at Macon, Ga.. An interior view of the prehistoric council house or ceremonial earth lodge at Macon, Ga.

Chinese Garden, Cut paper on wood frame, Magic lantern slide, optical toy. On black field, pagodas hung with lanterns at left and right, with silhouetted figures in three lower stories. A star at top center, a rayed wheel in center below, and at bottom center a sphere from which fly serpentine fireworks. Representation of a garden, with pyramidal pine trees. White, yellow, green, blue, and red transparencies., Savoy, France, ca. 1780, toys & games, Lantern slide, Lantern slide

Mask of the He'mishiikwe with tablet, Zuni Nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powell's 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904.

Tomb of Daniel, the traditional resting place of the biblical prophet Daniel. As the exact place of death is not mentioned in the Bible, several places claim this title today, with the site in the Iranian city of Susa, Shush, being the most historically accepted, Iran, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century model by Eugene Flandin (1809-1876), exact date of depiction unknown, historical, coloured

Khusrau compelled watch supporters impaled, after failed against father Jahangir Copyright: xKenxGraham/DinodiaxPhotox

The Garden of Gethsemane at Jerusalem, Palestine , Shrines, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Saint Jerome with a lion 1547 Francesco Orlandini Commissioned by Claude d'Urfé, Ambassador of the King of France to the Council of Trent. Executed by Fra Damiano da Bergamo and his assistants in the Convent of San Domenico at Bologna, and set up in the Chapel of the Chteau de la Bastie d'Urfé, near Lyons.The altarpiece, representing the Last Supper, is signed by Fra Damiano and dated 1548. It was designed by Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola.The inlaid panels show architectural views, still lifes, landscapes, sacred subjects and ornamental patterns.The carved cartouches display the cipher of Claude d'Urfé and his wife, Jeanne de Balzac, the Eucharistic sacrificial lamb, adopted as an emblem by Claude d'Urfé, and various Trinitarian symbols. The design of these cartouches was also probably due to Vignola.The inscription running around the wainscoting is based upon the words of the Eucharistic hymn of Saint Thomas Aquinas. It indicates that the Chapel was dedicated to the Holy Sacrament as wel

Friday at the Cemetery, Algiers, Algeria, circa 1906

Armenian Peasant Woman. Van-Lennep, Henry J. (Henry John), 1815-1889. W. Endicott & Co.. Prints, Portraits. 1862. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Turkey , Social life and customs, Clothing & dress , Armenia, Hills , Armenia, Horses , Armenia, Mountains , Armenia, Veils , Armenia, Streams , Armenia, Peasants , Armenia

An engraving depicting the interior of the Grotto of Antiparos on the island of the Cyclades in the Aegean, showing the huge stalactites for which it is famous. Dated 19th century

The Garden of Gethsemane at Jerusalem, Palestine , Shrines, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

A tree bearing fruit labelled with virtues; representing the life of the Christian. Coloured etching by J. Couse, c. 1780, after J. Bakewell.

Master of the Osservanza (Sano di Pietro), Italian (active late 1420s-early 1440s), Saint Anthony Distributing His Wealth to the Poor, c. 1430-1435, tempera on panel

Night Festival in Tierra Caliente, Mexico, drawing by Evremond de Berard (1824-1881) Travel in Mexico, 1854-1855 by Ernest Vigneaux. Le Tour du Monde 1862

Hà-Nôi, Tonkin, Indochine An exhibition of votive paper objects at the entrance of a temple, in the "rue des Chapeaux , Léon Busy in Indochina (French - Hà-nôi , Tonkin , Indochine Une exposition d' objets votifs en papier à l' entrée d' un temple , dans la «rue des Chapeaux»). Horse, Buddhism, Transport with arms, Pusher, Temple, Pet represented , Fantastic Animal, Elephant, Roofing, Umbrella , umbrella , Parasol, object of worship, religious or votive inscription, banner , banner, street , neighborhood, door, flag , Religious architecture, Religion , Transport , Animal , Inscription , information , Habitat , Architecture, Indochina, Tonkin, Hanoi, Votive objects rue des Chapeaux

Church and graveyard at Stoke Poges , Churches, Tombs & sepulchral monuments

Statue of an angel made of copper and gold plated standing on a tall pillar in the center of Kiev

In front of the church a sketch to the picture Church on Pokucie Faat, Julian (1853 1929)

The Book of Revelation, often called the Book of Revelations, Revelation to John, the Apocalypse of John, The Revelation, or simply Revelation, the Revelation of Jesus Christ or the Apocalypse, is the final book of the New Testament, and therefore also the final book of the Christian Bible.It refers to the fall of Babylon. Historically, theFallofBabylondenotes the end of the Neo-BabylonianEmpire after it was conquered by the Achaemenid Empire in 539 BCE.

Palestine is a name given to the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. The region is also known as the Land of Israel, the Holy Land and the Southern Levant. In 1832 Palestine was conquered by Muhammad Ali's Egypt, but in 1840 Britain intervened and returned control of the Levant to the Ottomans in return for further capitulations. The end of the 19th century saw the beginning of Zionist immigration and the Revival of the Hebrew language. The movement was publicly supported by Great Britain during World War I with the Balfour Declaration of 1917. The British captured Jerusalem a month later, and were formally awarded a mandate in 1922. In 1947, following World War II and the Holocaust, the British Government announced their desire to terminate the Mandate, and the United Nations General Assembly voted to partition the territory into a Jewish state and an Arab state. The Jewish leadership accepted the proposal but the Arab Higher Committee rejected it; a

A Hindu ascetic or holy man, performing austerities outside a temple (). Watercolour, ca. 1880 ().

Poelzig Hans (1869-1936), film decoration: living Buddhas (1922-1922): scenes in front of temple. Photo on cardboard, 30.6 x 39.1 cm (including scan edges)

An initiate into the MYSTERIES OF ELEUSIS performs the ceremony of purification

Cathedral of the Pines, Rindge, New Hampshire. Altar of the Nation, Pulpit, Lectern, and Baptismal Font , Religious facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Two Indian men: (left) bringing a cup of tea or other drink, and (right) holding a large purple fan or canopy on a pole. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

The coronation of Czaar Nicolaas II. .

Body of Mow Groa, Otahytan chief, Tahiti, late 18th century

The St. Mary's Well in Nazareth by Polenov, Vasili Dmitrievich (1844-1927)/ State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow/ 1882/ Russia/ Oil on canvas/ Russian Painting of 19th cen./ 22,7x32/ Landscape

Slave traders in West Africa setting fire to huts and kidnapping inhabitants as they try to escape. From Rev. Isaac Taylor "Scenes in Africa" London 1824. Engraving

Dance of the Dervishes in the Kawaranserai Sarihan, Cappadocia, Turkey, Cappadocia, Turkey, Asia

Cathedral of the Pines, Rindge, New Hampshire, The Shield of David, Tablets with the Ten Commandments, the Aron-ha-Kodesh, the Reading Table on which it rests, the Torah with its Appointments. , Religious facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Reconstruction of Golgotha and the Holy Sepulchre, Seen from the Walls of Herod's Palace (Reconstitution du Golgotha et du Saint-Sépulcre. Vu des murs du palais d'Hérode.) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Reconstruction of Golgotha and the Holy Sepulchre, Seen from the Walls of Herod's Palace (Reconstitution du Golgotha et du Saint-Sépulcre. Vu des murs du palais d'Hérode.), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 6 1/4 x 12 7/16 in. (15.9 x 31.6 cm). Calvary, the site of the Crucifixion, was located just outside the walls of Jerusalem. The artist notes that in the enclosure visible in the middle distanceflat ground in an otherwise rocky terrain three post holes held the crosses for Jesus and the thieves who were condemned to die alongside him. Invoking the writings of Saint Ambrose, Tissot says that Christ was crucified at the spot called Golgotha, or the place of the skull. According to tradition, Adam, the first man, was buried on this very site: an

Grave of the emperor on Timor, Gerardus Johannes Bos, after Adrianus Johannes Bik, 1858 print paper grave, tomb. body of the executed displayed in public Timor

The return of the hunters - Native Americans, circa 1904

The large storm hood dedication: the high-edited Mr. Joseph Macarius of the Holy Roman Reichsgrafen Wratislaw von Mitroviz Supreme Girl Master in Kingdom Böheim

Colored skiolet icon with motifs from unknown city. Men and women in square at restaurant.

Cathedral of the Pines, Rindge, New Hampshire, The Shield of David, Tablets with the Ten Commandments, the Aron-ha-Kodesh, the Reading Table on which it rests, the Torah with its Appointments. , Religious facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Sengakuji cemetery; Graveyard or Sengakuji; Memories of Tokyo; Tokyo Kaiko Zue. Three people at a cemetery. In original passepartout with the right-wing label on which title and name of artist.

Fisherman returning with his catch, hut, Historical landscape in Southeast Asia, 19th century lacquer painting from Laos

San Gabriel Mission 1893 Frank Reed Whiteside (1866-1929/American) Oil on Canvas David David Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Monastic life, mural painting by Kru In Khong, Wat Bowornivet, Bangkok Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

First Anglo-Afghan 1838-1842: Bazaar at Cabul (Kabul) during fruit season. Veiled women on right. Refreshment stall on left. From J Atkinson Sketches in Afghanistan London 1842. Hand-coloured lithograph.

The Grotto, Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, Portland, Oregon , Religious facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Mask of the U'wannami', Rain Makers, Zuni Nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powell's 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904.

Steps of Freemasonry, a 20th century outline of the hierarchy of Freemasonry. Secret Society

The arrival of the young specialists (Casket), Lyubomudrova, Nina Alexandrovna (*1927)

Baptism of Jesus Christ in the River Jordan, print circa 1867.

Arabs at prayer by the Nile. Hermann David Salomon Corrodi (1844-1905). Oil on canvas, 1879. 39 X 24 1/2in.

The Nursery of The Gospel Lighthouse Church , Churches, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Rice threshing and bamboo grove by unknown Chinese artist, 19th century

Feast - Mardi Gras Parade Float Design, Mardi-Gras

This painting, by an unknown Burmese artist, is from a watercolour sketch album dating from c.1897 that includes illustrations of Buddhist monks, the Buddha, monasteries, cremations and domestic scenes. Legend attributes the first Buddhist doctrine in Burma to 228 BCE when Sohn Uttar Sthavira, one of the royal monks to Emperor Ashoka the Great of India, came to the country with other monks and sacred texts. However, the era of Buddhism truly began in the 11th century after King Anawrahta of Pagan (Bagan) was converted to Theravada Buddhism. Today, 89% of the population of Burma is Theravada Buddhist.

Hiawatha's arrival, Hiawatha, the Seeker of the Wampum Belt is the name of a legendary or mythical sachem who is said to have lived as a co-founder and leader of the Iroquois Confederacy at the time of its establishment, USA, Historical, digitally enhanced reproduction of a photochrome print from 1898, Hiawatha's arrival, the Seeker of the Wampum Belt is the name of a legendary or mythical sachem who is said to have lived as a co-founder and leader of the Iroquois Confederacy dur, North America

Stone carving of traditional Thai rural culture on temple wall

This lithograph by Franz Domek depicts a fundle ceremony for Emperor Franz I of Austria in the garrison church of Olmütz (Olomouc) in 1835, showing the emperor, clergy, attendees, and interior details, using watercolor and deck white.

Bells, Mission San Gabriel 'Archangel', California , Religious facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Colour photograph of Japanese women with parasols, dressed in traditional kimonos, standing on stone steps below cherry trees. Dated 1890

In the palace courtyard, Turandot tells her story, explaining her cruelty : Calaf is given a chance to withdraw his suit, but he is determined to proceed. Date: first performed 1926

Postcard from the Pacific Coast Steamship Company from their 'Totem Pole Route' - an example of the totem poles of the indigenous American Indian people of the Southern Alaskan region (Ketchikan) and the decorated wooden houses. Date: 1908

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