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Granada, Spain - May 29, 2015: The fresco of scene as St Peter Healing the Cripple in the church Monasterio de San Jeronimo by Juan de Medina from 18.cent.
The Sack of Baltimore took place in 1631, when the village of Baltimore, West Cork, Ireland, was attacked by Ottoman Empire slavers from the Barbary Coast of North Africa – Dutchmen, Algerians and Ottoman Turks. From an 1886 antique book \
Anthony van Dyck, Flemish, 1599-1641, The Betrayal of Christ, c. 1618-1620, Oil on canvas
Religious art in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy: Chapel's interiors
Painting in the church of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, Milan church of early Christian origin, Italy, Europe.
The beautiful fresco painted by Giotto depicting Saint Francis talking to birds inside the Basilica Superiore di San Francesco (Upper Basilica of Saint Francis), in the medieval heart of Assisi, in Umbria. Giotto painted a series of great frescoes along the walls of the single nave of the Basilica between 1292 and 1305, depicting the Stories of St. Francis, from his vocation to his death. Built in the Italian Gothic style starting from 1228 and completed in 1253, the Basilica preserves the mortal remains of the Saint of the Poor since 1230. The construction of the Basilica consists of a Lower Basilica and an Upper Basilica, perfectly integrated. Over the centuries Assisi and the spirituality of its sacred places have become a symbol of peace, a point of reference for tolerance and solidarity between peoples and between the different confessions of the world. The Umbria region, considered the green lung of Italy for its wooded mountains, is characterized by a perfect integration between nature and the presence of man, in a context of environmental sustainability and healthy life. In addition to its immense artistic and historical heritage, Umbria is famous for its food and wine production and for the high quality of the olive oil produced in these lands. Since 2000 the Basilica and other Franciscan sites of Assisi have been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Image in high definition format.
Bethlehem, Israel - January 28, 2020: Interior of Chapel of the Shepherd's Field is a Roman Catholic religious building in West Bank. The chapel marks the place where angels announced the birth of Christ
Roman fresco showing flower dealers. Cherubs represent the flower dealers, and the flowers are being carried in baskets over one cherub's shoulder and on the back of a goat. This fresco is from the triclinium (dining room) of the House of the Vettii in Pompeii\n\nAn ancient Fourth-Pompeian-Style Roman wall painting in the House of the Vettii or Casa dei Vettii or Domus Vettiorum. Excavated 1894-1895\n\nThe brothers Aulus Vettius Restitutus and Aulus Vettius Conviva commissioned their Fresco decorations from one of the leading artists; workshops so that their home would be not only a comfortable residence but also a status symbol. Cupids and their female equivalents ( psyches ) engaged in a number of different activities
Tang Dynasty fresco in ZhangLe princess Mausoleum.long exposure in the princess mausoleum.
Zurich - The fresco of Baptism of Jesus in the church Pfarrkirche Liebfrauen by Fritz Kunz from end of 19. cent.
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Painting by Luigi Sabatelli dated 1806 in the Chapel of Madonna del Conforto, Cathedral of Arezzo
St Peter Healing the Sick with His Shadow, by Masaccio, famous Early Renaissance Fresco in the Brancacci Chapel in Florence, Italy
The detail of a fresco by Cimabue inside the Basilica Inferiore di San Francesco (Upper Basilica of San Francesco), in the medieval heart of Assisi, in Umbria. Built in the Italian Gothic style starting from 1228 and completed in 1253, the Basilica preserves the mortal remains of the Saint of the Poor since 1230. The construction of the Basilica consists of a Lower Basilica and an Upper Basilica, perfectly integrated. Over the centuries Assisi and the spirituality of its sacred places have become a symbol of peace, a point of reference for tolerance and solidarity between peoples and between the different confessions of the world. The Umbria region, considered the green lung of Italy for its wooded mountains, is characterized by a perfect integration between nature and the presence of man, in a context of environmental sustainability and healthy life. In addition to its immense artistic and historical heritage, Umbria is famous for its food and wine production and for the high quality of the olive oil produced in these lands. Since 2000 the Basilica and other Franciscan sites of Assisi have been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Image in high definition format.
Chateauneuf sur cher, france, april 09, 2022 : station of the cross of Jesus Christ inf Our Lady of the Children basilica, manufactured by International Artistic Union of Vaucouleurs. year 1890
Pyramus and Thisbe are a pair of legendary, ill-fated lovers from Babylon whose story forms part of Ovid's Metamorphoses. House of Loreius Tiburtinus, Pompeii.\n\nPyramus and Thisbe's parents, driven by rivalry, forbade their union, but they communicated through a crack in the wall between their houses. They planned to meet under a mulberry tree, but a series of tragic misunderstandings led to their deaths: Thisbe fled from a lioness, leaving her cloak behind, which Pyramus found and mistook as evidence of her death. Believing Thisbe was killed by the lioness, Pyramus committed suicide, staining the mulberry fruits with his blood. Thisbe, upon finding Pyramus dead, also killed herself. The gods changed the color of the mulberry fruits to honor their forbidden love.
Picture shows Saul spared by David in the cave from Hebrew bible story in biblical costume in desert lands.
Biella - The detail of Impenitent thief as the part of Crucifixion fresco in the church Chiesa di San Sebastiano by master of Lombard school from 16. cent.
Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain- December 10, 2023: Painting of Biblical scene on broken stained glass in the Cathedral of Cuenca
Freshly restored frescos in a church ceiling in Sankt Mariæ Kirke – The Church of Our Lady – is part of a former Carmelite Priory and the church is from 1430. Today it is a normal Danish church.
touring the historic capital city of rome, italy - sept 2021.
This is a picture of the Lazarus's resurrection depicted in the 18th chapel of the famous Sacro Monte of Varallo in the northern of Italy.
The fine mural paintings delicately and diligently created by skillful Buddhist artists at Wat Kongkharam are similar to those of other important temples in depicting three worlds and Buddha’s life. These mural paintings are believed to be conducted by Bangkok artists during Rattanakosin period not earlier than the reign of King Rama III. The painter tries to depict scrupulously the life of Buddha by arranging his life’s events in order following the biography of Lord Buddha.
Iphigeneia carried to the sacrifice ( centre ) while the seer Calchas ( on the right ) watches on and Agamemnon - king of Mycenae who commanded the Achaeans during the Trojan War ( on the left ) covers his head in sign of lamentation. In the sky, Artemis appears with a hind which will be substituted for the young girl.\nThe House of the Tragic Poet ( also called The Homeric House or The Iliadic House ) is a Roman house in Pompeii, Italy dating to the 2nd century BC. The house is famous for its elaborate mosaic floors and frescoes depicting scenes from Greek mythology.\nFrom left to right : Agamemnon - Odysseus - Menelaos ( holding Iphigeneia ) - Calchas
Fresco depicting a Scene in the Life of Saint Magnus of Fussen, Saint Mang, in the Basilica of Fussen, Bavaria, Germany.
Inside the church of Santa Maria della Scala, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Malcesine - The painting of Jesus is nailed to the cross (part ot Via Crucis) in church Chiesa di Santo Stefano by unknown artist of 17. cent.
Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Italy - June 1th 2024: Glass reliquary with a wax figure of a male saint in front of an altar in the basilica which has a long history, the building where completed in 1430 and has since in periods been the burial place for the dodges of Venezia
biblical scene of the famous biblical passage representing Raising of Lazarus, miracle of Jesus Christ. This is one of the Sacro Monte di Varallo's chapels, unesco site in Italy (Varallo, Piedmont, Italy, May 23 2017)
The detail of the figure of Saint Francis in one of the magnificent frescoes painted by Giotto inside the Basilica Superiore di San Francesco (Upper Basilica of Saint Francis), in the medieval heart of Assisi, in Umbria. Giotto painted a series of great frescoes along the walls of the single nave of the Basilica between 1292 and 1305, depicting the Stories of St. Francis, from his vocation to his death. Built in the Italian Gothic style starting from 1228 and completed in 1253, the Basilica, which preserves the mortal remains of the Saint of the Poor from 1230, is composed of the Basilica Inferiore (Lower Basilica) and the Basilica Superiore (Upper Basilica), perfectly integrated. Over the centuries Assisi and the spirituality of its sacred places have become a symbol of peace, a point of reference for tolerance and solidarity between peoples and between the different confessions of the world. The Umbria region, considered the green lung of Italy for its wooded mountains, is characterized by a perfect integration between nature and the presence of man, in a context of environmental sustainability and healthy life. In addition to its immense artistic and historical heritage, Umbria is famous for its food and wine production and for the high quality of the olive oil produced in these lands. Since 2000 the Basilica and other Franciscan sites of Assisi have been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Image in high definition format.
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