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Religious Iconography and Art

Depictions of religious figures and themes in various cultures, including frescoes, woodcuts, and lithographs representing spirituality and worship.

French 15th Century, The Madonna and Child in a Rosary, c. 1490, woodcut, hand-colored in brown, red, and green
French 15th Century, The Madonna and Child in a Rosary, c. 1490, woodcut, hand-colored in brown, red, and green
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Abbey of Saints Nicola and Paolo Vi: Fresco By Girolamo Romanino. Rodengo Saiano. ItalyFrench 15th Century, The Madonna and Child in a Rosary, c. 1490, woodcut, hand-colored in brown, red, and greenDurga slaying the Buffalo demon depicted on a stand and surmounted on a torana decorated with smaller figures of demon kings and Hindu gods. Transfer lithograph.Icon: New -Testament Trinity of the Angya and Mountains; Unknown workshop of ancient cockle of poppers; 1. PO. 19th century (1801-00-00-1850-00-00);Guardian Angel (iconogra. , angels, evangelists symbols (iconogr.), icons, inscriptions, crosses, nimb (iconogr.), message (provenance)Crucifixion / Byzantine Icon / C14/15thThe Ascension from a set of The Passion Design based on a woodcut by Albrecht Dürer German Unidentified Weaver's Mark Unidentified Weaver's Mark 1592 With subtlety and dexterity, this tapestry's weaver- who apparently used the monogram ICM- borrowed, enlarged, reversed, and added color to Albrecht Dürers design for the Ascension woodcut in his 1511 Small Passion series.This panel is part of a group of similarly sized scenes from the New Testament, woven across more than two decades, all closely based upon printed prototypes by Hans Baldung Grien, Hans Schäufelein, Martin Schongauer and Hans Wechtlin, as well as by Dürer. Together with other surviving tapestry panels now in the Museum Haus Löwenberg in Gengenbach and spread across private collections, these small, captioned Biblical scenes were probably made on speculation for sale to Protestant individuals and religious institutions in the Strasburg area around the turn of the seventeenth century.French 15th Century, The Madonna and Child in a Rosary, c 1490 The Madonna and Child in a RosaryPrepod. Sergii chudotvorets, raboty Nekhoroshevskago.. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1881. Rare Book Division. Folk art , Russia (Federation), Russia , Social life and customs, Engraving, RussianMosaic of christening Christ, cutout. Baptister of Arians, Ravenna. .Plaque with the Crucifixion 16th century Master of the Orléans Triptych French The Orléans Triptych, an Annunciation scene with wings depicting King David and Isaac, is in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Orléans, France. Another triptych is in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The enamels attributed to the master or to his workshop sometimes display figures with delicately drawn faces side by side with more mannered representations, bordering on caricature.. Plaque with the Crucifixion 467783Emperor Charles the Bald, miniature from the Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram, in 870Valega main Church, Detail of the façade covered with azulejos, Valega, Beira, Portugal, EuropeCUBIERTA DE EVANGELARIO DE NOTGER - SIGLO XI. Location: MUSEO CURTIUS. LIEJA. Belgien. JESUS.Baptism of Christ ca. 1500 South Netherlandish. Baptism of Christ 468416Temple Chapel Temple Chapel, 13th century. tapestry with paschal lamb. Palm. Majorca. Balearic Islands. Spain. Copyright: xZoonar.com/ToloxBalaguerx 21474739Madonna with Jesus child by unknown painter, tempera on panel, 16th century, Russia, Kirillov, Cathedral of Dormition in Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, 137x102Veil of the Mother of God (icon) unknownIkona: Objawienie Pańskie. nieznany warsztat staroobrzędowców, workshopAuferstehung Jesu, Fresko in der Kirche des Heiligen Matthäus in Stitar, KroatienOld, weathered votive tablet, agricultural accident, Chapel of Grace Altötting, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeWoodcut showing Maria in the rosary, with figures, symbolic elements, and colored details.Russian icon with assumption of Blessed Virgin, tempera on panel , 16th century, Pskov School, Russia, St Petersburg, State Russian Museum, 148x114Icon from the 18th century with scenes from the life of St. Iwan Rilski icon from the 18th century with scenes from the life of St. Iwan RilskiDetail of God's tomb on Good Friday, prepared for worship in the Zagreb Cathedral, CroatiaFront piece from a manuscript of St Ambrose shows the depicts the painting of a shrine. The roundels surrounding the shrine show the printing process of the book. Dated 12th CenturyThe Emperor Lothair, from the Gospels of Lothair. School of Tours, 849-51. Manuscript illumination. This Bible was executed by a certain Sigualis at the order of Lothair.Annunciation, altarpiece of the virgin with the child, 15th century, oil on panel, parish church of Concilio, Diocesan Museum of Jaca, Huesca, Spain.Germany: Miniature depicting Henry II (974-1024), 15th Holy Roman emperor, and Empress Kunigunde being crowned by Christ, c. 1007-1012, from the book Mediaeval Miniatures by Anna Maria Cettofine arts, religious art, Saint Veronica with the Veil, woodcut, Flanders or Norhtern France, circa 1430, private collection,The Prophet Elijah and the Fiery Chariot by Russian icon / Regional Art Museum, Solvychegodsk/ 1570s/ Russia, Northern School/ Tempera on panel/ Russian icon painting/ BibleSv. Isidor blazhennyi, rostovskii chudotvorets.. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1881. Rare Book Division. Folk art , Russia (Federation), Russia , Social life and customs, Engraving, RussianFresco Lebensbaum (tree of life), facade of church Sankt Jakob (Saint James). The medieval old town of Wasserburg am Inn in the Chiemgau region of Upper Bavaria, Europe, Germany, Bavaria. (Editorial Use Only)Icon: all the eye of Christ; Unknown Russian workshop (1700-1970); 4th quarter of the 19th/20th century (1876-00-00-1910-00-00);Nossa Senhora do Pilar Chapel, Capela, Sabara, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South AmericaMadonna of Vladimir / Ushakov / 1668The Virgin of El Camino with St. Fermín and St. Saturnino. Artist: Nicolás Enríquez (Mexican, 1704-1790). Dimensions: 22 1/4 × 16 1/2 in. (56.5 × 41.9 cm)Framed: 25 3/8 × 19 3/4 × 1 3/8 in. (64.5 × 50.2 × 3.5 cm). Date: 1773.According to legend, the sculpture known as "Our Lady of El Camino" miraculously appeared in the rafters of a Pamplona church in 1487. Devotion to the image prevails in Pamplona and the rest of Navarre, including the owner's native Baztán Valley, whose checkerboard coat-of-arms appears beneath the Virgin. Figures of St. Saturnino and St. Fermín, patrons of Pamplona and Navarre respectively, are also included. The composition is copied from a print that promises remission of punishment for sins in exchange for reciting prayers in front of the image.This painting is one of a set of five (2014.171-.175) created in 1773 by Nicolás Enríquez for the private devotional use of Juan Bautista Echeverría, a Spanish-born merchant. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorCoat of arms of Pope Gregory XVI. on the wooden coffered ceiling of the Basilica of San Sebastiano fuori le mura above the Catacombs of San Sebastiano, Via Appia Antica, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europee, EuropeEl santo ángel de la guarda, siglo XIX. Museum: Museu Frederic Marès, Barcelona.Study for Astarte and the Head of Neith , Religion, Gods, Astarte Phoenician deity, Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925. Triumph of religionSoviet Propaganda Magazine Interior, "Kingdom of Heaven", Bezbozhnik u Stanka (Atheist at his Bench) Magazine, Illustration by Mikhail Cheremnykh, 1920'sSaints Peter and Paul. unknown, graphic artistAltar of the Saint Michael in the Church of Saint Michael in Vugrovec, CroatiaAltar of the Saint Michael in the Church of Saint Michael in Vugrovec, CroatiaEL INFIERNO-LUCHA DE ANGELES Y DEMONIOS-S XIV/XV-PINTURA GOTICA. Location: MUSEU NACIONAL D'ART CATALUNYA. Barcelona. SPAIN. PADRE ETERNO.pure crowned by the Trinity pure crowned by the Trinity, 16th century. Joan de Joanes workshop. Temple on panel. Diocesan museum . Palma.Mallorca. Spain. Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21345030Diptych from the Winterfeld family foundation right wing: St Mary Magdalene held aloft by angels. unknown, painterThe Last Judgment by Ulanov, Cornili (Kirill) (-1731) State Armoury Chamber in the Kremlin, Moscow 1706 Egg tempera on wood Russia Russian icon painting Bible PaintingSt Nicholas (early 4th century) and scenes from his life. 15th-16th century Russian icon. Russian Museum, St Petersburg.Madonna and Child in a Rosary. Dated: c. 1480. Dimensions: image: 18.5 x 12.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.) sheet: 22.3 x 16 cm (8 3/4 x 6 5/16 in.). Medium: woodcut, hand-colored in red lake, yelllow, black,green, brown, and rose. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 15th Century.Bliżej Kultury unknownTsar' Tsarem.. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1881. Rare Book Division. Folk art , Russia (Federation), Russia , Social life and customs, Engraving, RussianOur Lady Hanswicka; unknown, Azarski, Zygmunt (1885-1943); 1921 (print); 1751-1800 (matrix) (1751-00-00-1921-00-00);Maria (Mother of Jesus Christ), devotional pictures, ethnography, purchase (provenance), Łazarski, portfolio of the People's District of the Old 1921, Illustration, Łazarski, Zygmunt (Ca 1885-1943) - collectionBanner in the st. giuliano church, albino, ItalyFrench 15th Century, The Madonna and Child in a Rosary, c 1490 The Madonna and Child in a RosaryAltar of the Saint Michael in the Church of Saint Michael in Vugrovec, CroatiaIcon: Our Lady of Niealimai Kupina (a shrub that did not burn); unknown workshop of Old Believers; 19th century (1801-00-00-1900-00-00);Liturgy, Russian icon, tempera on panel, 16th century, Russia, Moscow , State Tretyakov Gallery,Raspiatie, s vidom goroda Iaroslavlia.. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1881. Rare Book Division. Folk art , Russia (Federation), Russia , Social life and customs, Engraving, RussianThe Angels presenting to God the Souls of the ElectAngels presenting the souls of the newly saved to God. From a miniature attributed to Hans Memling in Cardinal Grimanis Breviaire. Les anges presentent a dieu les ames de nouveaux elus. Chromolithograph by Franz Kellerhoven Felix Elie Regamey from Paul Lacroixs La Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a lEpoque de la Renaissance, Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Paris, 1873.Book of Hours: Feeding the Multitudes ca.1408-9 Limbourg Brothers (fl. 1400-1416 Netherlandish) Illuminated manuscript Saint Francis of Assisi"Colored woodcut by Georg Lemberger from 1524, depicting the throne and twenty-four elders, with the Lamb opening the book in Revelation 4:2-7 and 5:1-7 of the New Testament."Christ. Skowroński, Grzegorz (fl. ca 1746), graphic artistOrnament with sacrificing vestual virgin.The creation of Eve. Woodcut from the Koren Picture-Bible. It is an outstanding example of Russian woodcut artistry in the 17th century and of the "Koren-style" woodcut, which is characteristic of the best of the religious and secular popular prints or lubok, pl. lubki in the first half of the 18th century. The Koren Bible may be considered an example of the (misnamed); Biblia Pauperum. Twenty blocks illustrate the Creation and the Life of Adam and Eve, while sixteen illustrate Revelation. The K. matutinarium, illuminated initial C with the shield of the Catholic Monarchs, ink and tempera on vellum, about 1504, scriptorium of the Santa Engracia monastery, Huesca Diocesan Museum, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22307534The Scourged Jesus, 1780, Painter unknown, Historic, Digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century originalKartiny iz Biblii i Apokalipsisa, raboty mastera Korenia.. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1881. Rare Book Division. Folk art , Russia (Federation), Russia , Social life and customs, Engraving, RussianPhilosophy Enthroned mid-16th century Virgil Solis German. Philosophy Enthroned 431111Fresco depicting Vatican II assembly in Saint_Esprit church, Paris, France, EuropeKMS 3746 Unknown (1596-1605), consilie in Nikaea 787, 1596-1605THE NATIVITY Two angels watch over the infant Jesus German 15th Century, Madonna and Child in a Rosary, c 1480 Madonna and Child in a RosaryChrist Carrying the Cross, called "The Lord of the Fall" ca. 1770-75 Unknown This work belongs to the genre of "statue painting," that is, painted simulacra of sacred images. As a "true likeness" of a cult image, it was believed to possess the miraculous powers of the original, a sculpture of Christ the Nazarene venerated in the Cuzco church of San Francisco. The effectiveness of this type of painting depended on its veracity, a demand that led to the depiction not only of sculptures, but the altars and shrines where they were venerated. The sacred image of the Nazarene is displayed beneath a baldachin at the top of a stepped altar that is profusely decorated with additional sculptures, silver ornaments, and ephemera like candles, flowers, and feathers.. Christ Carrying the Cross, called "The Lord of the Fall". Unknown Cuzco Artist (Peru, second half 18th century). Peru (Cuzco). ca. 1770-75. Oil and gold on canvasESCULTURA DE MUJER FUERTE DE LA BIBLIA - JAEL - MADERA Y OTROS MATERIALES POLICROMADOS 1736. Author: ATRIBUIDO MARCELINO ROLDAN o PEDRO DUQUE CORNEJO. Location: MONASTERIO-INTERIOR. GUADALUPE. CACERES. SPAIN.Story of Moses. Moses receives the Tablets of the Law (Storie di Mos. Mos riceve le tavole della legge), by Giovanni or Nicola Carcher, 1555, 16th Century, tapestryChurch of Divar Islands , Goa , India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotoxAltar des Heiligen Michael in der Kirche des Heiligen Michael in Vugrovec, Kroatienfine arts, religious art, devotional picture, Sant Florian with Polish flag, woodcut, mid 19th century, private collection,Recto: Christ on the Cross, under the cross of Magdalena; Verso: Teresa; after 1750 (1751-00-00-1810-00-00);Archangel killing the devil, Diocesan Museum of Salamanca, Old Cathedral, Salamanca, autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain.Ikona: Siedmu śpiących z Efezu. nieznany warsztat rosyjski (1700-1970), factorymadonna with the christ child, john the baptist and holy wilhelm, original print from the year 1899, Madonna mit dem Christkind, john der Baptist und heiliger wilhelm, Johannes der Täufer, historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt, koloriert, handcoloriert, Koloration, digital verbessert.Village on Flames, by Unknown, 1749, 18th Century, oil on board. Italy, Trentino Alto Adige, Barbide di Soraga, Trento, Immacolata Concezione church. Whole artwork. Ex voto village burning buildings white houses church Roman soldier banner: standard: flag Madonna with Child.CrucifixionExtract from the miraculous history of Notre Dame de Liesse / Short Story about the Wonderful Mother of God from Liesse, no 123 unknown, PellerChristmas, Christmas Eve, Birth of Jesus Christ depicted with the manger, 1869, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century design, exact original date unknown, EuropeSaint Louis and Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Gouache on vellum.Italy, Ravenna. Mosaic depicting St. Apollinarius in the Church of St. Apollinare.Autumn Festival (Aki Matsuri), Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japanalchemy allegory the young king in the vial,miniature ""Splendor Solis"" Augsburg circa 1600 Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuremberg,French 19th century illustration depicting St Andrew the apostleIkona: Św. Jerzy zabijający smoka. nieznany warsztat staroobrzędowców, factoryThe Bamberg Apocalypse, 1000-1020, is held in the Bamberg State Library, Germany. It was commissioned by Otto III (Holy Roman Emperor 980-1002) and contains 57 gilded miniatures produced in the scriptorium at Reichenau.Historical print from the 19th century, scene of L'apotheosis in the Ceremonie by Moliere also known as Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, 1622 - 1673, a French actor, theater director and playwrightOur Lady of Loreto. Engraving by Capuz. Ano Cristino, 1853. Colored.The Glorification of the Virgin (Akathist Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos) by Russian icon / State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow / Russian icon painting / Early 17th cen. / Russia / Tempera on panel / Bible /The Saviour Enthroned by Nesterov, Mikhail Vasilyevich (1862-1942) / Regional A. Deineka Art Gallery, Kursk / Symbolism / 1905 / Russia / Watercolour and white colour on cardboard / Bible / 69x48A Chandelier with the Virgin Mary Holding the Christ Child. Dimensions: overall: 29.7 x 25 cm (11 11/16 x 9 13/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with watercolor over graphite, heightened with white, on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sir Frederic William Burton.