Religious Iconography in Art

Featuring depictions of saints and religious figures, these images emphasize the rich tradition of frescoes and religious art in Italy, documenting historical and cultural significance.

Figure on Pilaster, Polyptych of the Misericordia, Piero della Francesca, 1445-1462, Museo Civico, Sansepolcro, Tuscany, Italy

Saint Stephen. Culture: German. Dimensions: Overall: 31 1/2 in. (80 cm). Date: late 15th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Campania Salerno Cava dei Tirreni Abbey of La Trinta di Cava8. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

The Majesty, by Martini Simone, 1313 - 1315, 14th Century, fresco. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Palazzo Pubblico, Sala del Mappamondo. Detail. Tondo with St Augustine (Bottom of the frame). Bishop saint book monochrome brown hues: shades.

Bernat Martorell / 'Retablo de San Miguel', 1452. Institut Amatller d'Art Hispànic de Barcelona.

Historic painting on wood, St. Nicholas church, Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Umbria Perugia Arrone S. Maria9. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of the exterior, interior naves, and extensive coverage of the frescoes. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Horyu-ji (Temple of the Flourishing Law) is a Buddhist temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Its full name is Horyu Gakumonji, or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, the complex serving both as a seminary and a monastery. In 1993, Horyu-ji was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area. The Japanese government lists several of its structures, sculptures and artifacts as National Treasures. The kondo, or great hall of the temple, dating in part to the 7th century, is famous for its 7th century Buddhist murals. Unfortunately, on January 26, 1949, a fire in the kondo caused very severe damage to the murals, many of which were destroyed. The murals of the kondo comprise fifty walls; four larger walls, eight mid-sized walls and thirty-eight small wall areas inside the building. The original murals were removed after the fire incident in 1949 and are kept in storage. Twenty small wall paintings that escaped the fire remain in pla

Roundel with Saint Jerome in his Study ca. 1520 Based on a design by Pseudo-Ortkens South Netherlandish. Roundel with Saint Jerome in his Study. Based on a design by Pseudo-Ortkens (South Netherlandish, active Antwerp and Brussels, ca. 1500-30). South Netherlandish. ca. 1520. Colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain. Glass-Stained

Plaque with Christ in Majesty ca. 1050-1100 South French The letters "A" and "w" at either side of the figure of Christ refer to God's proclamation in the Apocalypse (Book of Revelation): "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end." This plaque may be from a book cover or a processional cross.. Plaque with Christ in Majesty 464568 South French, Plaque with Christ in Majesty, ca. 10501100, Cloisonn enamel on gilded copper alloy, Overall: 4 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 1/8in. (12.5 x 7.9 x 0.3cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.696)

Frontal de altar de la Mare de Déu del Coll Talleres de Vic. Último cuarto del siglo XII. Pintura al temple sobre madera de chopo. 100,5 x 154 x 5 cm Procedente del monasterio de la Mare de Déu del Coll, Osor (Selva) MEV 3. Museum: MUSEO EPISCOPAL DE VIC.

Commas and Damian 19th century Anonymous, Greek. Commas and Damian 399898

Campania Napoli Naples S. Lorenzo Maggiore63. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Sculpture, architecture, architectural sculpture (including Roman spolia) 13-14th century Chapter house; sarcophagi, gravestones; wall painting. Fragment of mosaic; sculptural fragments in the Sala Capitolare. Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, ceiling painting fresco cycle; prints depicting Venice c. 1845 (4), sculpture; life-size creche figures dressed in original Neapolitan costume Church restored in 1882, 1926, 1944; excavations under the transept undertaken between 1958-1962, and in the cloister in 1976, have revealed remains of a Roman macellum (market), street, and the paleochristian basilica of the 6th c. AD. Antiquities: Pottery: black-glazed, archaic banded, domestic wares, bucchero; architectural terracottas, statuettes, lamps, sculpture fragments Object Notes: 3 color negatives with no prints at the end. General Notes: Most objects/paintings/frescoes unidentified. Three batches

S GREGORIO Y SANTIAGO EL MAYOR-2 TABLAS:76x60 CADA-S XVI-NºPRADO 1329/1331. Author: ANONIMO ESPAÑOL. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. SAN GREGORIO MAGNO. APOSTOL SANTIAGO PEREGRINO. Apóstol Santiago el Mayor.

CODICE TRUJILLO DEL PERU - TOMO I - RETRATO DE CARLOS MARCELO CORNE - PRIMER PERUANO QUE FUE OBISPO EN 1620 - ACUARELA - SIGLO XVIII. Author: MARTINEZ COMPAÑON BALTASAR. Location: PALACIO REAL-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Saint Stephen / Spinello Aretino

A Venetian Senator. Date: 16th century. oil on wood. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Fragment from an Orphrey Made 1360-1369 Florence. Linen, plain weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in split and surface satin stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching .

Church ceiling frescoed by Josef Adam Moelk (ca 1710-1794), 1753, Sanctuary of Madonna di Pietralba, Nova Ponente, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 18th century. Detail.

'Saint Athanasius', 15th century, Oil on panel, 159 x 76 cm, CE0941. Author: MAESTRO DE SAN ILDEFONSO. Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ESCULTURA-COLECCION. Valladolid. SPAIN. SAN ANASTASIO. SAN ATANASIO.

Henry IV (15 April 1367 ñ 20 March 1413. King of England and Lord of Ireland (1399ñ1413). He was the tenth King of England of the House of Plantagenet

ANDORRA. Sant Miquel d'Engolasters. Pinturas románicas de la iglesia lombarda, s. XII. Arquitectura, pintura, frescos, románico, ábside, turismo cultural,

Mosaics in the Hagia Sophia, detail: Emperor Constantine I with a model of the city.

Lisbon, Portugal. Traditional Portuguese Azulejo ceramic tiles.

The Four Cardinal Virtues: Justice. Dated: c. 1550/1600. Dimensions: overall: 207 x 66 cm (81 1/2 x 26 in.). Medium: undyed wool warp, dyed wool and dyed silk. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Netherlandish 16th Century.

Frederich III (1415-1493). Holy Roman Emperor. Artists: Sesselschreiber and Kölderer,1523/24. Tomb of Maximilian I. Innsbruck. Austria. Author: GILG SESSELSCHREIBER. Jorg Kolderer.

Painting ; contemporary art of Bengal ; India

Andujar, Jaen Province, Andalusia, Spain. Tile mural honoring Saint Joseph of the Mountain. (Editorial Use Only)

Portrait of Doge Giovanni Mocenigo, painting

Lazio Rieti Leonessa S. Pietro9. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Exterior views of architecture, and architectural sculpture (15th century). Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, frescoes (15th century), wall painting (17th century), sculpture German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

WIFREDO II BORREL I (874-914) CONDE DE BARCELONA DE GERONA Y DE OSONA - MANUSCRITO DE POBLET. Location: REAL MONASTERIO DE SANTA MARIA DE POBLET-BIBLIOTEC. Vimbodí. TARRAGONA. SPAIN. BORREL I. WIFREDO II BORELL. BORREL WIFREDO. GUIFRE II BORRELL. BORRELL GUIFRE II. WIFREDO BORRELL.

Emperor Constantine and Helena. 11th cent. mosaic from Hosios Loukas. GREECE.

Nicolo di Tommaso (1346-1376). Italian painter. Trentino. Sant Antonio Abate. Triptych, 1371. Tempera and gold on wood. Detail. Italy. National Museum of Capodimonte. Naples. Italy.

Lazio Roma Rome S. Sebastiano and Catacumbas2. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Fresco paintings from chapel of Onorio III, "Sebastiano ad Catacumbas" (13th century, c. 1216-1227). Post-medieval: 17th century architecture (1609, architectural sculpture, sculpture, painting, fresco painting, stucco. On via Appia. General Notes: Missing 15-17, and 38-41. 94 prints total according to H. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Brass Plate for Walter and Alice Pope and their son from Cowley Church, Daniel Lysons, 1762-1834, British, between 1796 and 1811, Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 15 1/8 × 10 3/4 inches (38.4 × 27.3 cm), architectural subject, brass, church, memorial, plate, Cowley, England, Greater London, London, St Lawrence's Church, United Kingdom

Campania Napoli Naples S. Lorenzo Maggiore74. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Sculpture, architecture, architectural sculpture (including Roman spolia) 13-14th century Chapter house; sarcophagi, gravestones; wall painting. Fragment of mosaic; sculptural fragments in the Sala Capitolare. Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, ceiling painting fresco cycle; prints depicting Venice c. 1845 (4), sculpture; life-size creche figures dressed in original Neapolitan costume Church restored in 1882, 1926, 1944; excavations under the transept undertaken between 1958-1962, and in the cloister in 1976, have revealed remains of a Roman macellum (market), street, and the paleochristian basilica of the 6th c. AD. Antiquities: Pottery: black-glazed, archaic banded, domestic wares, bucchero; architectural terracottas, statuettes, lamps, sculpture fragments Object Notes: 3 color negatives with no prints at the end. General Notes: Most objects/paintings/frescoes unidentified. Three batches

Spain. City police of the period of the Universal Exhibition of Barcelona. Painting by P. Vidal Solares (1890). Oil on canvas. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Barcelona City History Museum.

Deruta (Umbria - PG), Municipal Art Gallery. Perugino, Eternal Father with Saints Rocco and Romano (at the feet of the saints the view of the city of Deruta), detached fresco, datable to 1477-78

Saint John the Baptist; Luca di Tommè (Italian, active 1355 - 1389); Siena, Tuscany, Italy; late 14th century; Tempera and gold leaf on panel; Panel: 99.7 x 48.9 x 7.6 cm (39 1,4 x 19 1,4 x 3 in.)

Saint Peter. Dated: c. 1310. Dimensions: painted surface (top of gilding): 61.5 × 34.5 cm (24 3/16 × 13 9/16 in.) painted surface (including painted border): 64.2 × 34.5 cm (25 1/4 × 13 9/16 in.) overall: 66.2 × 36.6 × 1 cm (26 1/16 × 14 7/16 × 3/8 in.). Medium: tempera on panel. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: GRIFO DI TANCREDI.

GONALVES, Nuno (1411-1471). Altarpiece of Saint Vincent. 1460s. Detail of the Bishop's Pannel. Gothic art. Tempera on wood. PORTUGAL. Lisbon. National Museum of Ancient Art.

George Wishart, 1888-89. Sir Edward Burne-Jones (d.1898). Inscription reads: 'For the Town House, Dundee.' George Wishart (d.1546) was a Scottish Protestant Reformer and one of the early Protestant martyrs burned at the stake as a heretic.

Lazio Roma Rome S. Croce in Gerusalemme77. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Cosmati pavement, architecture (facade). Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, frescoes: "Leggenda della Santa Croce," Antoniazzo Romano (attr) & "S. Elena sale al cielo," Corrado Giaquinto; mosaic ceiling in Cappella di S. Elena; coats-of-arms German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Chancel wall with Romanesque frescoes (St Lucius), St, Saint, Saint

Gravestone for Hemma, wife of Louis the German, around 1280, detail, St., St., Saint

Pedanius Dioscorides (Greek: Πεδάνιος Διοσκουρίδης; circa 4090 AD) was a Greek physician, pharmacologist and botanist, the author of a 5-volume encyclopedia about herbal medicine and related medicinal substances (a pharmacopeia), that was widely read for well more than a thousand years. A native of Anazarbus, Cilicia, Asia Minor, Dioscorides practiced in Rome at the time of Nero. He was a surgeon with the army of the emperor, so he had the opportunity to travel extensively, seeking medicinal substances (plants and minerals) from all over the Roman and Greek world. This miniature painting is from a 13th century Turkish edition of Disocorides' work.

Commemorative Figure. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 53.7 x 36.3 cm (21 1/8 x 14 5/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henry Murphy.

Portrait of Doge Andrea Contarini (1302-1382)

The Virgin Mary in the Rosegarden; Jungfru Maria i Rosengard. Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905). Pencil and watercolour. 15 x 15cm. A study for the painting of 1897-9. The subject refers to a poem by Swedish Poet, Victor Rydberg, composed in 1891.

The Seventh Generation, Johannes Derrer. Unknown

portrait of Ramon Llull, 17th century, paintings of the corridor on the ground floor, gray techniqueSan Buenaventura Cloister, Llucmajor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

England,Surrey,London,City of London,Cutlers Hall,Stained Glass Window depicting Child Sharpening Knife

Eusebio Valldeperas / 'Sancho I of León'. 1862. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Bartomeu Baró / 'Saint James the Pilgrim'. 1455 - 1465. Oil on panel. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

St. Blaise, workshop of Slavia Friulana, 17th century, Palazzo Patriarcale, Dioezesan Museum with the Tiepolo Galleries, 16th century, Udine, most important historical city of Friuli, Italy, Udine, Friuli, Italy, Europe

Fresco in cave no 32, Ellora, district Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xPhotochromy/DinodiaxPhotox

Detail from 'Portinari Altarpiece' by Hugo Van Der Goes (1440-1482) a Flemish painter. Dated 15th Century

Lazio Viterbo Orte S. Silvestro Museo Diocesano d'Arte Sacra1. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Romanesque architecture (12th century), architectural sculpture, 8th century mosaic, paintings on canvas and panel, including 13th century panel with scenes from the life of St. Francis, sculpture, carved wooden coffin, church furnishings. Post-medieval: Paintings on canvas and panel Antiquities: Fragments of sculpture German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Portret van een historisch figuur.Round glass plate in wooden mount. Portrait of a man with pointed beard. He wears a large collar and a necklace with order sign.

Portrait of a historical figure, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1790 Round glass plate in a wooden rough. Portrait of a man with a pointed beard. He is wearing a large collar and a chain with an order sign. Netherlands glass. wood (plant material). oak (wood). oil paint (paint) Round glass plate in a wooden rough. Portrait of a man with a pointed beard. He is wearing a large collar and a chain with an order sign. Netherlands glass. wood (plant material). oak (wood). oil paint (paint)

Joos van Cleve (Attribution) / 'The Saviour', ca. 1520, Flemish School, Panel, 60 cm x 47 cm, P02654. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Anonymous / "Estarcido de San Agustín", Around 1920, Drawing in ink on paper, 141 x 131 cm.

Fresco, Bernarda di Bosse, wife of Guglielmo VIII Palaiologos, Marquis of Monferrato, founder of the Capella di Santa Margherita, Chapel of Saint Margaret, Early Renaissance, Sanctuary of Santa Maria Assunta, Sacro Monte Serralunga di Crea, Province of Alessandria, Monferrato, Piedmont, Italy, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Europe

Saint Jerome, France, late 9th century. In chasuble and tunic, seated on a throne with quill pen and inkwell, book on a lectern. Saint-Jerome, France, IXe siecle. Taken from the psalter of Charles the Bald, Psautier de Charles le Chauve, MS Latin 1152, fol. 4r, copied by Liuthard, Musee des Souverains. Chromolithograph by Mathieu after an illustration by Claudius Joseph Ciappori from Charles Louandres Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.

Triptych of St Catherine, middle panel, by Fernando Gallego (active 1468-1507), panel.

Decoration with mock recess decoration and central aedicule with picture depicting two figures, by Unknown artist, 25,1st Century, mural. Italy: Lazio: Rome: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme: Cubicolo D parete destra dell'anticamera. Detail. Mock recess decoration red figures

Silenus head-shaped antefix, discovered during excavations in Perugia cathedral, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, 4th-3rd century BC.

Christ in almond aureola, with the Emperor Conrad II and the Empress Gisela at his feet, miniature from the Golden Code (Codex Aureus) of Henry III, manuscript, Germany 11th Century.

manuscrito iluminado, siglo XVII, Constantinopla, Fundación Calouste Gulbenkian, («Fundaçío Calouste Gulbenkian»), Lisboa, Portugal.

Jean-François Bremond (1807-1868). "Sketch for the Saint-Jacques-Saint-Christophe-de-la-Villette church:" L'Espérance ". Oil on canvas, around 1843. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, Petit Palais. 52011-13 Allegorie, Church, esperance, sketch, Saint-Jacques-Saint-Christophe-de-la-Villette, SPES, virtue theologale, oil on canvas

Initial Domine from a Choral Book: King Solomon, c. 1470-1480. Attributed to Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri or del Magro (Italian). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; sheet: 17 x 14 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.).

Bust of a vestal at the Roman Forum in Rome, 1880, woodcut, Italy, Europe

Drawing, Design for Stained Glass Memorial Window to Thomas J. Post ; Designed by Robert Winthrop Chanler (American, 1872-1930); USA; pen and black ink, brush and opaque watercolors on tissue paper (mounted); Sheet: 17.8 x 13.9 cm (7 in. x 5 1/2 in.)

'St Mark', 1365-1367 (1955). Artist: Master Theodoric

The Aged Simeon (Le vieux Siméon) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Aged Simeon (Le vieux Siméon), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, image: 5 5/16 x 4 9/16 in. (13.5 x 11.6 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Sancho I "the Fat" (ca. 935-966). King of Leon (956-966), son of Ramiro II and Queen Urraca. Colored engraving.

Lisbon, Portugal. Traditional Portuguese Azulejo ceramic tiles.

Allegory of Bad Government, vainglory, detail from the Allegory and effects of good and bad government in town and country, 1337-1343, by Ambrogio Lorenzetti (active 1285-1348), fresco. Hall of Peace, Palazzo Publico, Siena.

ESTATUA DEL REY DUARTE - FOTO AÑOS 90. Author: ALVARO DE BREE (1903-1963). Location: EXTERIOR. VISEU. PORTUGAL.

Copy of the angel from Giotto's Navicella (Copia dell'angelo della 'Navicella' di Giotto), by Vettraino Fulvio, 1938, 20th Century, polychrome mosaic

Illustration of Grand Duke Yaroslav by French master, watercolor on parchment, 1566, France, Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale de France

A Turkish Beauty. French School (mid 19th Century). Oil on canvas laid on panel. 190 x 69cm.

Ornate Fresco of the Catacombs of Domitilla, Rome. Named after Saint Domitilla, the Domitilla Catacombs are the oldest of Romes underground burial networks and the only catacombs which still contains bones. Dated 2nd Century

Yevdokiya Lukyanovna Streshnyova by Pyotr Fyodorovich Borel, Color lithograph, 1860s, 1829-1898, Russia, Moscow, Russian State Library,

Hand-painted lantern plate with portraits of dignitaries Renaissance, slide plate diapositive footage glass metal, Hand-painted slide plate with soldered tin mount. Image of five dignitaries (scholars politicians) in Renaissance clothing optics magic lantern magic lantern slide toy project renaissance

Military Parade at Campo di Marte, by Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308 - 1311, 14th Century, tempera on panel, with gold ground. Italy: Tuscany: Siena: Opera del Duomo Museum. Front, right arcade. The apostles Matthew, James the Less, Bartholomew, Thomas and Mathias

14th Century Mosaic of the Profit Abraham from the vault of the ante baptistery (south section), Basilica San Marco (St Mark's Basilica) Venice, Italy, St Mark's Square / Piazza San Ma, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Portrait of Elector Henry of Cologne on the city wall, city founders of Olpe, Olpe, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Francesco Francia / 'Saint Francis'. Ca. 1495. Oil on poplar panel. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

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