Religious Icons from Eastern Europe

A variety of religious icons depicting biblical scenes and saints, characterized by vibrant colors and intricate details, significant in Eastern Christian traditions.

The Ascension, Latin Sacramentary, Germany

Bulgaria. Rila Monastery

Virgin Burning Bush

Scourging of Jesus, cross-domed church of Kimissis tis Theotokou with frescoes from the Old and New Testaments, Asklipio, one of the oldest churches of Rhodes from the 13th century, Greece, Europe

Istanbul, , Turkey, Chora Church, frescoes, Kariye Mosque, travel, Europe, monument, mosaics, interior, Landmark, historic

Birth of Chirst / Russian icon

Byzantine fresco painted in one of the painted Greek-Orthodox barn-roofed churches in the UNESCO World Heritage Region of Troodos, Troodos Mountains, Cyprus, Europe

The Baptism of Christ, Russian icon

The Last Supper, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Serbian Orthodox Christian iconography in the church of Partes. - May not be used in defamation towards Serbian people, country, past or present

Master of the Altarpiece of Graudenz (late of 14th century-early 15th century). Polyptych from Graudenz. Detail of the Dormition of the Virgin. Pomerania, ca.1390. From the Chapel of the Teutonic Knights Castle in Graudenz (Poland). National Museum. Warsaw. Poland.

Detail of the apse. Christ Pantocrator of San Clemente de Tahull. 12th century. Catalan romanesque art. Painting in fresco. Barcelona, Cataña Museum of Art. Author: MAESTRO DE TAHULL (SIGLO XII). Location: MUSEU NACIONAL D'ART CATALUNYA. Barcelona. SPAIN. JESUS. CRISTO JUEZ.

The Virgin and Child Enthroned. Date/Period: 1470 - 1499. Icon. Height: 875 mm (34.44 in); Width: 648 mm (25.51 in). Author: Andreas Ritzos.

Master Of Lluça (Workshop of) / 'Altar frontal from Solanllong. Christ Pantocrator with the Tetramorph'. 1200 - 1210. Tempera on panel. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España. Author: MAESTRO DE LLUÇA.

"Panel from an altarpiece showing the Scourging of the Four Crowned Martyrs C. 1385-90 Tempera; silver; and tooled gold on panel by Niccolò di Pietro Gerini, Italian , died 1415"

XVIth century icon depicting the Annunciation. Italo-Cretan School. Franciscan Monastery Museum. Dubrovnik. Croatia.

Adoration of the Magi Zanino Di Pietro (Ca 1380/1385 1448)

Ikona: Św. Katarzyna, Wielka Męczennica. nieznany warsztat prowincjonalny (1600-1970), factory, nieznany warsztat unicki, factory

Death of St Nicholas, detail from The life of St Nicholas, fresco in the Sucevita Monastery (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1993). Romania, 16th century.

Italy, Lazio, Rome, Esquiline Hill, Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, mosaic decorated apse.

Crucifixion / Studenica, Serbia / 1209

'Icon: Prophets King Solomon and Ezekiel'. Russia, Early 16th century. Dimensions: 98x61,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Christ surrounded by Moses and Elijah, the Transfiguration, 18th century, central Russian, from Banca Intesa Collection of Russian Icons, detail

Jesus raising Lazarus after four days. Martha and Mary, sisters of Lazarus kneel at Jesus' feet. After Armenian Evangelistery (c.1280)

Romania, Bucharest, Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Romanian Orthodox church altar, religious painting

Christ and the Virgin Enthroned with Forty Saints. Dated: c. 1340. Dimensions: overall: 40.9 x 31.1 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/4 in.). Medium: miniature on vellum. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master of the Dominican Effigies.

TheCrucifixion. Artist, circle of: Bonaventura Berlinghieri, Italian, Lucca, active 1228-1274

'Icon: 'The Fiery Ascent of the Prophet Elijah''. Russia, 17th century. Dimensions: 106x76x4 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Christ in Majesty with the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist: Single Leaf from a Book of Rules, c. 1300-1330. Italy, Venice, 14th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; sheet: 27.3 x 20 cm (10 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.). In this complex image, the Virgin and St. John stand next to Christ at the Last Judgment as the final trumpets blow. Assembled below are members of the Confraternity of St. John the Evangelist in Venice, robed in white with the insignia of their order: a pastoral staff and crosses. This beautiful page comes from a mariegola, or the book of rules of this confraternity. During the late Middle Ages, every town had one or more confraternities, organizations of lay people who undertook to carry out the ideals of the Franciscans and Dominicans. Confraternities were created for the special veneration of a saint or the Holy Sacrament (the body and blood of Christ). One of their tasks was to strengthen the faith of their members.

Saint Prokopius of Ustyug, Russian icon

Bulgaria, Rila Monastery, Nativity Church, frescoes,

Turkey - Cappadocia. Gülsehir. St. John's Church, (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1985)

'Icon: Prophets Jeremiah and Habakkum'. Russia, Early 16th century. Dimensions: 98x60,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Scene from the Life of Christ, woman asking for restoration of her health, Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora or Kariye Camii, Istanbul, Turkey, Asia

Saints Chariton the Confessor, Barlaam of Khutyn and Sergius of Radonezh, Russian icon

Europe, Montenegro, Budva. Medieval city protected by city wall dating back to 15th century. Typical area Orthodox Church, colorful wall painting of the Last Supper.

Icon: photo from the cross and mourning with saints in the fields; Unknown workshop of ancient bodies of poppies; half. 19th century (1850-00-00-1850-00-00);

Triptych: deesis and saints, heralding (outside sides of the wings); Unknown Greek workshop (1453-1900); XVI/XVII century (1500-00-00-1700-00-00);

Romania, Bucharest. Romanian Orthodox Patriarchal Cathedral (aka Patriarhia), c. 1650's. Interior, ornate wall frescos.

Baptism of Christ, 14th century wall painting in the Church of Panagia Phorbiotissa, Asinou, Cyprus

Mosaic of the transit of the Virgin, main nave, Monastery of St. Saviour in Chora, 11th century, Istanbul, Turkey.

Retablo de san Bartolomé, 1350-1375. Martirio de san Bartolomé. Pintura al temple de huevo sobre tabla. 268,5 x 247,5 cm. Procedente de la Catedral de Tarragona. Museo Diocesano de Tarragona. Author: MESTRE DE SANTA COLOMA DE QUERALT.

The Holy Gates First Half of 16th Century Artist Unknown Icon Kirillovsky Uyezd Novgorod, Russia Tempera on wood

Prophet Elijah/ Russian Icon / 17th cent

The Hospitality of Abraham (The Old Testament Trinity), Ushakov, Simon (Pimen) Fyodorovich (1626-1686)

Ancient church icon Ancient church icon. One of attributes of religion Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxxSibrikovx 2425231

Icon: Crucifixion of Christ, "Consolation of all distressed", "silence my sorrows", Our Lady of Passion, Saint. Harampiusz, Saint. Nikita, Our Lady "Source of life" - with saints in the fields Guardian Angel, Marta, Daniel, Saint. bishop, Maria, Helena; Unknown workshop of ancient bodies of poppies; 19th century (1801-00-00-1900-00-00);

Crucifixion fresco, St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine, Saint Augustine, Florida. Dedicated to first Greek Settlers in the US in 1768

Last Supper, second half of 19th century, tempera on wood, gilding

Greek Orthodox icon depicting St. Gregory Palamas´s dormition death, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

Panel from the Maestà Altarpiece: The Transfiguration 1311 Duccio di Buoninsegna (ca.1255-ca.1319 Italian) Egg tempera on poplar National Gallery, London

Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin by El Greco, Dominico (1541-1614) / Benaki Museum, Athens / 1560s / Greece / Tempera on panel / Bible / 41,6x33 / Icon Painting

'Icon: The Crucifixion (Cover of a Reliquary-Casket)'. Mediterranean, 17th century. Dimensions: 19,8x12,5x0,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Ostrog orthodox monastery, dedicated to St Basil of ostrog, Montenegro. Fresco.

The Transfiguration of Jesus by Ancient Russian frescos / Mirozhsky Monastery, Pskov / 12th century / Russia, Pskov School / Fresco / Bible / Old Russian Art

Ikona: Zdjęcie z krzyża i Opłakiwanie ze świętymi na polach. nieznany warsztat staroobrzędowców popowców, factory

Polyptych of the Apocalypse (central panel), by Alberegno Jacobello, 1397, 14th Century, panel with gold ground. Italy, Veneto, Venice, Accademia Galleries. Detail. Central panel of the apocalypse Polyptych St John in mandorla lamb apostle evangelist array of saints angels eagle pink blue white green gold.

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

Mosiac icons inside Kykko Monastary, Troodos Mountains, Cyprus.

Adoring Saints (from the San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece) by Jacopo di Cione (active 1365-1400)/ National Gallery, London/ 1371/ Italy, Florentine School/ Tempera on panel/ Gothic/ 169x113/ Bible

The four kings and prophets. Christian painting. From Ethiopia, Abba Antonios Church. Painting on canvas.

The Saint Apostle Andrew and Saint Grand Prince Andrey Bogolyubsky, Russian icon

Icon: the miracle of St. Aleksander Swirski - revelation of the Holy Trinity; North school (1500-1917); XVII century (1601-00-00-1700-00-00);

Russia, Golden Ring (aka Zolotoe Koltso), Sergiyev Posad (aka Sergiev), formerly Zagorsk. Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius. Artwork on the Holy Gate.

Russian icon with Virgin Mary by anonymous painter, tempera on panel, 18th century, Russia, Palekh, Museum of Palekh Russian Lacquer Art, 106x87

Jesus's crucifixion. Saint-Antoine-le-Grand orthodox church

German 15th Century, Christ on the Cross, 1470-1480, metalcut, hand-colored in green, red, and yellow

Icon, "Te Deum Laudamus" Unknown. Icon, "Te Deum Laudamus.". Painting, 21 1/4 x 16 1/8 in. (54 x 41 cm). European Art

Epiphany by Byzantine Master / Dionysiou monastery, Mount Athos / 16th century / Greece / Fresco / Bible / Byzantine Art

Mother of God and Saint John. Greek Islands, probably Cyprus, icons painted on shaped wood panels, circa 1600, 62 x 56cm.

city of Jerusalem, the interiors of Christian churches. Jerusalem, Israel - May 23, 2013: The city of Jerusalem, the interiors of Christian churches. The interior of buildings, frescoes and decorative elements. Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitryixBogdanovx 14089437

Russian icon, tempera on panel , 17th century, Rusian, Moscow , State Tretyakov Gallery, 198x143

MISAL DE SAN RUFO - SIGLO XII-XIII - FRANCES EN PERGAMINO-MADERA FORRADA. Author: ESCUELA ROMANICA-CASTELLANA (S XII). Location: CATEDRAL-ARCHIVO CAPITULAR. Tortosa. TARRAGONA. SPAIN. JESUS. VIRGIN MARY. SAN JUAN EVANGELISTA Y APOSTOL.

Transfiguration of Jesus by Theophanes the Greek, Tempera on panel, circa 1403, circa 1340-circa 1410, Russia, Moscow, State Tretyakov Gallery, 184x134

The Maesta, front, by Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308 - 1311, 14th Century, tempera on panel. Italy. Tuscany. Siena. Cathedral. Verso, lower fascia, sixth panel in the bottom of Christ Before Caiaphas. Christ blindfolded, blue drape, tied wrists before Caiaphas.

The Saints received in the convent, fresco, detail from the Cycle of Saints Faustina and Liberata.

Altarpiece with life of Saint Francis of Assisi by Tuscan school , XIIIth century.Santa Croce, Florence. Museum: SANTA CROCE, FLORENCIA, ITALIA.

Christ and the Twelve Apostles ca. 1400 Taddeo di Bartolo Italian This picture, showing Christ and his apostles beneath an arcade tooled into the gold background, is from the base (predella) of an unidentified altarpiece. The apostles are identified by their attributes (for example, Saint Peter with the keys of Heaven and James with his pilgrims staff). When this was painted, Taddeo di Bartolo was perhaps the most highly regarded Tuscan artist in Italy and had commissions from as far afield as Padua, Genoa, and Pisa. In his native Siena he was the preferred artist of the government, notably decorating their chapel in the Palazzo Pubblico.. Christ and the Twelve Apostles. Taddeo di Bartolo (Italian, Siena ca. 1362-1422 Siena). ca. 1400. Tempera on wood, gold ground. Paintings

Judgment of God

Triptych with Scenes from the Life of the Virgin, Anonymous, , c. 1450

RUSSIA, MOSCOW, RED SQUARE VOSKRESENSKIE GATE, DETAIL, MOSAIC

Artist: Master of the Ashmolean Predella, Italian, active ca.1365-ca.1390, Holy Trinity with the Virgin and Saints Mary Magdalen, John the Baptist, and John theEvangelist, ca.1390, Tempera on panel, 106.7 × 50.2 cm (42 × 19 3/4in.), Made in Florence, Italy, Italian,Florence, 14thcentury, Paintings

Romania, Moldavia, Bucovina, 'Part Of Last Judgement Fresco On Wall, Voronet Monastery, Near Gura Humorului'

Sts. Cyril and Methodius orthodox church. Wall painting. Orthodox icon of Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Ljubljana. Slovenia.

'Icon: Cyril Belozersky with Scenes from His Life'. Ancient Russia, 17th century. Dimensions: 111x92x4 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Saints and Archangel Michael by Niccolo di Segna, Tempera on panel, circa 1315, active 1310-1350, Italy, Siena, Pinacoteca Nazionale, 110x168

Mandylion (icon) the face of Christ on a sling, the image not made by hand (Greek Acheropoietos) with Archangels Michał and Gabriel Unknown, a circle of masters of icons from Żohatin, Węglówka and Zwierzynia in Przemyśl Land

Icon of St. Margaret, 13th Century, tempera, cm 130 x 83

Liturgical cupboard of Saint Anges and Saint Bishop by Anonymous. Dated 15th Century

Religious decoration made of copper, greek orthodox convent of our Lady of Saidnaya, Sednaya, Syria, Asia

Greek icon of Christ being laid in the tomb in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is identified as the place both of the crucifixion and the tomb of Jesus of Nazareth. Originally built by the mother of Emperor Constantine in 330 A.D.; the original Byzantine Church was destroyed by the Persians in A.D. 614.

Ikona: Pocieszenie wszystkich strapionych. nieznany warsztat staroobrzędowców, factory

Church of the Residence of the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, interior frescoes, Zugdidi, Samegrelo Province, Georgia, Asia

Ikona w okładzie: Sobór świętych kijowskich. K.C. (fl. ca 1851), author

Icons for sale of The Virgin Mary, Rhodes, Dodecanese Islands, Greece.

Holy Family, fresco in the Franciscan Church of the Annunciation in Ljubljana, Slovenia Holy Family, fresco in the Franciscan Church of the Annunciation in Ljubljana, Slovenia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20834115

Aureus Codex. Book of the Gospels. The King and Queen at the Feet of Jesus. Library of San Lorenzo del Escorial Monastery. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. JESUS. SAN MARCO EVANGELISTA. SAN JUAN EVANGELISTA Y APOSTOL. SAN LUCAS EVANGELISTA. SAN MATEO APOSTOL Y EVANGELISTA. ENRIQUE III DE ALEMANIA. Ines.

Pentecoast. Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary

A draft by Josef Mathias von Trenkwald from spring 1873 showing Altenchenfeld church in Vienna, including four apostles in architectural sheets and medallions, with cover color.

Descent of Christ from the Cross, mosaic copy of St Sepolcro, Jerusalem, mosaic school producing mosaic masters, Spilimbergo, city of mosaic art, Friuli, Italy, Spilimbergo, Friuli, Italy, Europe

Ascension Of Elijah 15th Century Icons Wood Museum of the History of Religion, Russia

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