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Renaissance Religious Paintings

A collection of Renaissance artworks depicting biblical scenes, featuring figures in rich costumes and varied expressions, with intricate backgrounds and detailed storytelling.

Adoration Of The Magi by Bartolomeo Vivarini, (C.1450-1499)

St Roch or Roque of Montpellier (1295-1327). Oil on oak board. Barend van Orley (1487/1491-1541) Flemish Northern Renaissance painter. Roch distributing wealth, pilgrim to Italy, recovering from plague in forest, imprisoned. Medicine

Manna gathering/Illuminination J. Poyet

Adoration of the Magi by Filippo Lippi, circa 1406-1469

Augustine Sacrificing to an Idol of the Manichaeans (Saint Géry, Bishop of Cambrai or Scene from the Life of Saint Nicholas of Bari ), attributed to Aert van den Bossche, c. 1480

Augustine Sacrifing to an idol of the manichaeans (), aert van den boring (atterubed to), c. 1480 painting Augustine sacrifices an idol of the Manicheeërs. The bishop kneels outside at a chapel in which a sheep and a goat are sacrificed for an idol. In the chapel two men with trumpets, outside a group of men watches. Brussels panel. oil paint (paint) early life of St. Augustine

St Ursula Shrine, Arrival in Rome', 1489, Artist: Hans Memling. Hans Memling was the leading artist in Bruges. His work is strongly influenced by Rogier van der Weyden.

The Massacre of the Innocents, early 15th century

LA REINA MARIA DE ARAGON (1361-1399) ESPOSA DE MARTIN EL JOVEN CON SUS CONSEJEROS - LIBRO DE COMENTARIOS A LOS USATGES - 1448. Author: Bernat Martorell (d. 1452). Location: MUSEE HISTORIQUE, BARCELONA, SPAIN.

Adoration Of The Magi by Bartolomeo Vivarini, (C.1450-1499)

Triptych: The Nativity, The Adoration of the Magi, The Presentation in the Temple by Adriaen Isenbrandt (1480-1551) Flemish Northern Renaissance painter. Dated 16th Century

RETABLO MAYOR-DET ADORACION DE LOS REYES-S XV. Author: FERNANDO GALLEGO. Location: MARIENKIRCHE. TRUJILLO. CACERES. SPAIN. INFANT JESUS. VIRGIN MARY. SAN JOSE ESPOSO DE LA VIRGEN MARIA. Melchor. Gaspar. BALTASAR.

Confirmation of the Order of Saint Francis Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494 Italian) Sassetti Chapel, Santa Trinita, Florence, Italy

'St Augustin, Bishop of Hippo in discussion'. Monks pray in the background

LA ANUNCIACION - DET DE LA PREDELA: DESPOSORIOS DE LA VIRGEN - HACIA 1426 - TEMPERA/TABLA - ESCUELA ITALIANA - NP 15 - Conj 6994. Author: GUIDO DI PIETRO (1400/1455) FRA ANGELICO o FRAY AN. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. VIRGIN MARY. SAN JOSE ESPOSO DE LA VIRGEN MARIA. SANTA ANA MADRE DE LA VIRGEN MARIA.

Jaume Serra (active in Barcelona 1358-1389/1395). Spanish painter. Altarpiece of Saint Stephen, ca. 1385. Detail depicting Saint Stephen in the Synagogue. From the Monastery of Santa Maria de Gualter, Catalonia. National Art Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.

Wedding of Mary and Joseph Unknown. Wedding of Mary and Joseph, late 17th century. Oil on canvas, 32 5/8 x 48 1/4 in. (82.9 x 122.6 cm). Here we see Mary and Joseph at the temple before a high priest clad in a richly flower-patterned hooded mantle. Assisting clergymen in contemporary dress flank him. Joseph carries his staff, flowering with lilies--a heavenly sign indicating that Joseph was chosen by God to wed Mary. Bride and groom have halos inscribed in gold. Behind the bride stands her mother, Ann, gesturing in awe and happiness. At the extreme right, a rejected suitor breaks his staff, which does not flower as Joseph's has. Overall gold stamping enriches and unifies the composition. The painting offers a glimpse into a Peruvian fantasy landscape with colorful longtailed birds and flowers scattered over the ground, transferring the biblical scene from the Holy Land to the Americas. American Art late 17th century

The Queen of Sheba before Solomon. 15th century costume. Facsimile of miniature from Breviary of Cardinal Grimaldi attributed to Memling in Library of San Marco Venice

Jesus and Herod by unknown artist, circa 1446, France, Lanslevillard, Saint Sebastien Chapel

The Presentation in the Temple - Jacques Daret, circa 1435

The Calling of Saint Anthony. The Calling of St Anthony. Dating: c. 1530. Place: Leiden. Measurements: support: h 132.5 cm × w 96.3 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Aertgen Claesz van Leyden.

Saint Benedict, miniature from a choral, 16th Century.

Cubells Altarpiece. St. Peter Preaching. Gothic. 14th century. Bilbao, Museum of Fine Arts. Province of Vozcaya. Author: PERE SERRA O PEDRO SERRA (S XIV) activo de. Location: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. Bilbao. Biscay. SPAIN. APOSTLE PETER.

RETABLO DE SAN ESTEBAN DE GUALTER - DETALLE DE SAN ESTEBAN CON LOS DOCTORES - SIGLO XIV - GOTICO CATALAN. Author: JAIME SERRA (1358-1395) JAUME SERRA. Location: MUSEU NACIONAL D'ART CATALUNYA. Barcelona. SPAIN. SAN ESTEBAN MARTIR.

DET- ALTAR MAYOR-RETABLO - PRESENTACION DE LA VIRGEN-S XV-GOTICO INTERNACIONAL. Author: NICOLAS FRANCES (1424-1468). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. LEON. SPAIN. VIRGIN MARY.

St Augustine taken by his parents to the grammar teacher at Tagaste, from the Stories of St Augustine cycle, 1465, by Benozzo Gozzoli (1420-1497), fresco, Church of St Augustine, San Gimignano (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1990 ), Tuscany. Italy, 15th century.

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Juan de Borgona / Presentation of Mary

Knight of Lupi di Soragna family presented to Madonna and Child, fresco (detail)

Jan Polack, Ecce Homo - -

Retablo de Santa Maria de l'Escala, 1437-1439. Presentación de Jesús en el templo. Monestir de sant Esteve de Banyoles. Author: JOAN ANTIGO.

BERRUGUETE, Pedro (1450-1504). Saint Dominic and the Albigensians. end 15th c. The Burning of the heretic books while the Catholic book is on the air. The Albigensians were members of a Christian sect belonging to the Cathar group. Oil on wood. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum.

The Marriage of the Virgin. Cuzco School (18th Century). Oil on canvas. 92.4 x 121.3cm.

FRANCISCO DE ASIS, SAN. RELIGIOSO ITALIANO. 1182-1226.. FUNDADOR DE LA ORDEN FRANCISCANA. " RETABLO DE LA VIDA DE SAN FRANCISCO ". MAESTRO DEL PORTILLO, AÑOS 1500-1510. CONVENTO DE SANTA CLARA. TORDESILLAS. PATRIMONIO NACIONAL.

Adoration of the Magi, central panel of Adoration of the Magi triptych, ca 1445, by Stefan Lochner (ca 1410-1451), mixed media on wood.

Sp.Aretino / St.Benedict a.Totila / C14

The Calling of Saint Anthony, Aertgen Claesz van Leyden, c. 1530 painting The calling of Sint Antonius. Face in a church where a priest in a choir shirt is preaching from the pulpit into a collected crowd of sitting and standing men and women. Behind the priest on the wall a painting of Moses with the Ten Commandments. Flowers are scattered in the foreground. On the far right, the Holy Antonius stands as an audience for a group of five other men (founders). In the background, Saint Antonius hands out bread to poor people, beggars and people with disabilities. The church interior gives a view of an oxal with the choir with the altar where a triptych is located behind it. Leiden panel. oil paint (paint) personal devotion of St. Antony of Padua - vocation, conversion of male saint. the Franciscan monk Antony of Padua; possible attributes: ass, book, crucifix, flowered cross, flaming heart, infant Christ (on book), lily. interior of church. sermon ~ Holy Mass. the poor. disabilities, defo

Stories of St Francis of Assisi, 1483-1486, by Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494), fresco. Detail. Sassetti Chapel, Church of Santa Trinita, Florence.

Painting titled 'The Funeral of Saint Francis' by Stefano di Giovanni (1392-1450) an Italian painter of the Sienese Renaissance. Dated 15th Century

Presentation of Mary in the temple, fresco by Giovanni da Milano (active from 1346 to 1369). Rinuccini Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence. Italy, 14th century.

RETABLO MAYOR - DET ORDENANDO OBISPO A SAN FROILAN-S XV - GOTICO INTERNACIONAL. Author: NICOLAS FRANCES (1424-1468). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. LEON. SPAIN.

Birth of the Virgin, by Lorenzetti Pietro, 1342, 14th Century, tempera on panel. Italy: Tuscany: Siena: Cathedral: Opera del Duomo Museum. Detail. Nativity of the Virgin Mary St Anne newborn/infant Mary baby jug water bath women fan fabric/tissue drapes floor red halo/aureole

The Circumcision of Christ, Master of the Holy Kinship, the Younger, circa 1500, Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany, Europe

'Thomas Receiving the Dominican Habit' (detail), Altarpiece of Saint Thomas, 1493-1499. Author: PEDRO BERRUGUETE. Location: CONVENTO DE SANTO TOMAS. AVILA. SPAIN. SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS.

Christ before Pilate (The Liesborn Altarpiece) by Baegert, Jan (ca 1465-ca 1535)/ National Gallery, London/ c. 1520/ Germany/ Oil on wood/ Gothic/ 99,1x69,2/ Bible

The Tomb of Saint Peter Martyr by Berruguete, Pedro (1450-1503) / Museo del Prado, Madrid / Gothic / 1493-1499 / Spain / Oil on wood / Bible / 131x85

St Martin exorcising a demon, the late 15th century, unknown painter.

Scenes from the Life of Saint Augustine of Hippo ca. 1490 Master of Saint Augustine Netherlandish This painting was the central panel of a triptych dedicated to Saint Augustine (354-430), a Christian theologian so celebrated that he is sometimes called a Doctor of the Church. The composition is divided into five scenes: in the center, Saint Augustine is consecrated bishop of Hippo Regius, a Roman city in present-day Algeria; in the upper left, Saint Augustine is ordained as a priest; in the lower left, Saint Augustine preaches while his mother, Monica, anachronistically says the rosary, a prayer regimen of the late Middle Ages. At the upper right, Saint Augustine converses with a boy who says that filling a hole in the sand with the sea is no more difficult than explaining the Trinity; and in the lower right, Saint Augustine preaches. In the windows behind the altar at the right are kneeling figures of a man and woman, along with coats of arms. Might these be clues to the original plac

Museum of Fine Arts. The raising of Lazarus by Jacquelin de Montlucon . 15 th century. Oil on canvas. Lyon. France.

Christus vor Pilatus; Flügel-Innenseite des Wurzacher Altars (rechts oben) / Christ before Pilate; The Wings of the Wurzach Altar (upper right). Date/Period: 1437. Painting. Oil on fir. Height: 150 cm (59 in); Width: 140 cm (55.1 in). Author: HANS MULTSCHER.

Triptych of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist, 1479. Artist: Hans Memling. Hans Memling was the leading artist in Bruges. His work is strongly influenced by Rogier van der Weyden.

Christ before Pilatus by Hans Multscher, oil on wood, 1437, circa 1400-1467, Germany, Berlin, Staatliche Museen, 150x140

MISA DE SAN MARTIN - SIGLO XV. Author: ANONIMO SIGLO XV. Location: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. BUDAPEST. Hungary. SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS.

Act IV, Scene i Portia for the defence; "In which predicament, I say, thou stand'st"

RETABLO-ABRAZO DE S JOAQUIN Y STA ANA. Author: Juan de Borgona. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPAIN. SANTA ANA MADRE DE LA VIRGEN MARIA. SAN JOAQUIN-PADRE DE LA VIRGEN MARIA.

Coronation of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day in the year 800, Stanze des Brandes, Stanza dell Incendio, Stanzas of Raphael, Stanze di Raffaelo, fresco by Faffaelo Santi, assistant Giulio Romano, 1514- 1517, Vatican Museums, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Latium, Italy, Europe

the holy family in the stable with angels. (Gelderner or Utrecht champions; 1400)

The Calling of Saint Anthony. This many-sided composition represents the moment when the wealthy Anthony, standing at right, answers the priests call during his sermon to give away all his worldly possessions. In the right background Anthony is distributing bread to the poor. The lifelike fly on the white cap of the woman at front is an illusionistic joke by the painter.

ARTE GOTICO-RENACIMIENTO. ESPAÑA. SIGLO XVI. IGLESIA PARROQUIAL DE SAN PEDRO APOSTOL. Tiene su origen en los siglo XIII-XIV, aunque su estructura actual es de los siglos XVI-XVII. "RETABLO DE LA CAPILLA DE LA ASUNCION" (1507). Rematado por un baldaquino y decorado con tallas en madera policromada. Detalle de LA ANUNCIACION. VILLAESCUSA DE HARO. Provincia de Cuenca. Castilla-La Mancha.

Saint Dominic showing the way to Heaven, detail of the Active and Triumphant Church, fresco by Andrea Di Bonaiuto, Spanish Chapel in Santa Maria Novella Principal Dominican church in Florence, Italy Saint Dominic showing the way to Heaven, detail of the Active and Triumphant Church, fresco by Andrea Di Bonaiuto, Spanish Chapel in Santa Maria Novella Principal Dominican church in Florence, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20716256

Stories of St Bridget, by Lotto Lorenzo, 1524, 16th Century, fresco. Italy. Lombardy. Bergamo. Trescore. Suardi Oratory. Detail. Monastic ordination of the saint of a group of figures at the center Stories of St Bridget yellow green church altar candlesticks stair

The Story of the Life of Christ Presentation in the Temple Fra Giovanni da F. Angelico (1387-1455/Italian) Museo di San Marco, Florence, Italy

Saint Dominic Resuscitating Napoleone Orsini 1467-74 Bartolomeo degli Erri Italian Bartolomeo degli Erri and his brother Agnolo were the key artistic personalities in Modena (north of Bologna) during the second half of the fifteenth century, painting three altarpieces for the church of San Domenico there. This picture is from the predella of the main altarpiece and shows Saint Dominic resuscitating the nephew of Cardinal Stefano di Fossa Nova, who had been killed in a fall from his horse. In the background, the saint presents the revived young man to his astonished uncle.. Saint Dominic Resuscitating Napoleone Orsini. Bartolomeo degli Erri (Italian, Modena, active 1460-79). 1467-74. Tempera on canvas, transferred from wood. Paintings

Saint Barbara in front Martian, tempera painting on board, 1491, hermitage of the martyrs in Huesca, Huesca Diocesan Museum, Aragon community, Spain.

Altarpiece of Saint Mark (1346), Manresa. Author: BASSA ARNAU.

Panel from an altarpiece showing Pope Honorius III Approving the Rule of Saint Francis of Assisi c. 1500 Tempera and tooled gold on panel

L.Cranach t.E / Family altar / 1509

The Mass of Saint Gregory the Great. Adriaen Ysenbrandt (Netherlandish, 1480 - 1551)

St Stephen giving Alms in Rome'. Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro/Giovanni da Fiesole c1400-55) Italian painter. Fresco,Chapel of Nicholas V, Vatican Palace.

The Arab philosopher Averroes, detail from the Triumph of St Thomas Aquinas, 1470-1475, by Benozzo Gozzoli (1420-about 1497), tempera on wood, 227x102 cm.

Religious illustration with Virgin Mary by Girolamo di Giovanni di Camerino, tempera on panel, active 1449-1473, Italy, Camerino, Pinacoteca e Museo Civici, 206x135

Painting titled 'The Adoration of the Kings' by Jan Gossaert (1478-1532) a French painter and member of the Guild of Saint Luke. Dated 16th Century

Madonna and Child with Sts Gregory and Nicholas of Bari, by Alfani Domenico, 16th Century, panel. Italy: Umbria: Perugia: The National Gallery of Umbria. Whole artwork. Madonna and Child/ Child/Baby Jesus/Christ Child/Child Jesus with Sts Gregory and Nicholas of Bari throne angels crown gold miter headgear/headdress steps pastoral/crosier staff landscape background Jesus naked strong/bright colors red green orange yellow gray light blue/azure black white brown dark tones/hues

triptych of the epiphany, birth and presentation, Jan Van Dornicke, 15th century, oil on panel, San Millan de Villamaderne, Vitoria, María Inmaculada Cathedral, Álava, Spain.

Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro/Giovanni da Fiesole c1400-55) Italian painter. 'St Sixtus and his deacon St Lawrence' (Pope Sixtus II d258) Fresco. Chapel of Nicholas V, Vatican Palace

The Mass of Saint Gregory the Great by Isenbrant, Adriaen (1490-1551) J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles ca 1510-1520 Oil on wood 36,2x29,2 The Netherlands Early Netherlandish Art Bible Painting

Retablo de San Pedro de la iglesia de Púbol, 1437. Caída de Simón el Mago. Temple sobre tabla. Muesu d'Art de Girona. Girona. Author: Bernat Martorell.

The basilica of St Paul with scenes from the Saint's life, by Hans Holbein the Elder (ca 1465-1524).

The Sermon of Saint Paul in Athens, 16th century tapestry based on a cartoon by Raphael from the series Acts of the Apostles, manufacture of Brussels.

the worship of konige. About 1505. (jan provost; 1465 mons; ennega; -1529 brugge)

The court of Mary of Anjou 1404 to 1463 wife of Charles VII. Her chaplain Robert Blondel presents her with the allegorical treatise of the Twelve Perils of Hell which he composed for her in 1455. Facsimile of minature from Twelve Perils of Hell

The Meeting of Joachim and Anne outside the Golden Gate at Jerusalem, by Jaume Huguet (1412-1492).

Painting titled 'Christ before Pilate' by Jan Baegert (1465-1527) a German painter during the transition from the Middle Ages to Modern Times. Dated 16th Century

1980s RELIGIOUS WOODCARVING OF THE VISIT OF THE MAGI TO MOTHER MARY AND BABY JESUS

'St Ursula Shrine, Arrival in Cologne', 1489. Artist: Hans Memling

Saint Peter's Crucifixion, 1500, detail from a retable by the Master of Castelsardo (active late 15th-early 16th century), Parish Church, Tuili, Sardinia. Italy, 15th-16th century.

Saint Andrew Of The Cross (d. 60 or 70 AD) One Of The Twelve Apostles Lithograph

Lluís Borrassà (ca. 1360-1425). Catalan painter. Major altarpiece of Sant Pere, 1411. St. Peter in Cathedra as the first Pope. Terrassa Museum (See of Egara). The Churches of Sant Pere. Province of Barcelona. Catalonia, Spain.

The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod. Date/Period: 1455/60. Painting. Tempera on panel Tempera on panel. Height: 685 mm (26.96 in); Width: 402 mm (15.82 in). Author: GIOVANNI DI PAOLO.

Painting titled 'The Virgin of the Catholic Kings'. Dated 15th Century

LA VISITACION - PINTURA DEL RETABLO MAYOR DE LA CATEDRAL DE PALENCIA - SIGLO XVI - RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL. Author: FLANDES JUAN DE 1465-1519-JUAN DE FLANDES. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR, PALENCIA, SPAIN.

ECCE HOMO - PINTURA DEL RETABLO MAYOR DE LA CATEDRAL DE PALENCIA - SIGLO XVI - RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL. Author: JUAN DE FLANDES (1465-1519). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. PALENCIA. SPAIN.

Wang Khan, also Ong Khan, was the title given to the Kerait ruler Toghrul by the Jurchen Jin Dynasty of China. Like the rest of their tribe he may have been Nestorian Christian. Wang Khan was the blood-brother of Temujin's (later Genghis Khan) father Yesukhei, and acted as a patron and early ally for Temujin. Genghis married his son Tolui to one of Toghrul's nieces, the Nestorian Christian Sorghaghtani Beki. Tolui and Sorghaghtani Beki became the parents of Mongke Khan and Kublai Khan. During the 13th century, Wang Khan was one of several Asian or African leaders who was identified with the legend of Prester John.

ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI (1181-1226), founder of the FRANCISCAN ORDER, preaching to Pope HONORIUS IV (1285-87) From the fresco by Giotto in the church at Assisi

Visitation, detail from scenes of the Life of the Virgin, 1511, by Marx Reichlich (1460-1520), panel 66.5 x77 cm.

Adoration of the Christ Child by Daret, Jacques, Oil on wood, circa 1440, circa 1404- circa 1470, Germany, Berlin, Staatliche Museen, 57x52

St Ursula Shrine, Arrival in Cologne', 1489, Artist: Hans Memling. Hans Memling was the leading artist in Bruges. His work is strongly influenced by Rogier van der Weyden.

The Adoration of the Kings - Jacques Daret, circa 1435

Quaratesi Altar: Saint Nicholas and three poor maidens. 1425. Detail of the predella. International gothic. Oil on wood. VATICAN CITY. Vatican Museums.

Adoration of the Magi Gentile da Fabriano (ca.1370-1427 Italian) Galleria Degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

St. Dominic de Guzman and the Albigensians - This portrays the story of a dispute between Saint Dominic and the Cathars in which the books of both were thrown on a fire and St.Dominic's books were miraculously preserved from the flames. This was believed to symbolize the wrongness of the Cathars' teachings, circa 1495 - Pedro Berruguete

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