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A stunning illustration of the archangel Saint Michael from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition trampling Satan, Lucifer, the Devil. It is in an antique illuminated manuscript style. The angel stands on Satan in the form of a dragon holding a spear aloft ready to strike. Good triumphing over evil..This is a reproduction of a late 13th Century illustration scanned and lovingly restored from an 1885 edition of Geschichte der Deutschen Kunst (German Art Illustrated) Volume 1 from the up-loaders personal archive.
Psyches gather flowers ( Faniciulle Fioraie - Little flower girls )\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
Andalusian Moroccan Italian ceramic tile pattern background with religious angel in Sevilla Plaza de Espana
One of Tirol’s true architectural gems is the splendid Cistercian Abbey of Stams, founded in 1273. This is a part of a gate in the church, decorated with numerous golden roses.
Musical angels, San Giovanni a Carbonara church, Naples, Italy
Seville Cathedral interior with the white balance adjusted to be more natural.
A close up view of a section of one of the tapestries at the MET Cloisters in New York City.
Oviedo, Asturias, Spain: detail of the late Gothic altarpiece ('Retablo mayor') of the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour - central element with the Virgin Mary and angels - the altarpiece construction began in 1511 by order of Valeriano Ordóñez Villaquirán, it was started by Giralte of Brussels and was completed in 1531 by Juan de Balmaseda and Miguel Bingeles - UNESCO World Heritage Site
Como - The tapestry of Assumption of Virin Mary in The Cathedral (Duomo di Conmo) from 16. cent.
East Doors (Gates of Paradise) by Lorenzo Ghiberti on Florence Baptistery (Battistero di San Giovanni) in Tuscany, Italy. These doors consist of 10 panels depicting scenes from the Old Testament and were commissioned in 1424. Once completed, they were described by Michelangelo as being fit to be the 'gates of paradise'. The doors displayed are now a copy of the original, with those being displayed in a local museum.
Gdansk, Poland - August 12, 2019: Close-up of the main altar of St. Mary\
Hotel de Ville, Brussels: Elaborate 15th Century gothic building, viewed from Grand Place.
Florence, Italy - May 13, 2019: Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gate of Heaven. Solomon receives the Queen of Sheba, the gate panel
Clerigos Church and Tower, Porto, Portugal.
Detail of Magdeburg Gates at the West Entrance to The Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Veliky Novgorod, Russia.
Poitiers, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France: altar tabernacle with Solomonic columns at the Saint-Louis Chapel, commonly known as the Henri-IV Chapel, is a chapel built between 1608 and 1613 in Poitiers by the Jesuit order. It is attached to the college formed by these same monks after their arrival in the city in 1604.
Antwerp - Adoration of Madonna on metal plate from year 1872 in Joriskerk or st. George church on September 5, 2013 in Antwerp, Belgium
exterior of Lille Cathedral, the Basilica of Notre Dame de la Treille, a Roman Catholic church. The cathedral is an example of Gothic Revival architecture and was built in the 19th century; Lille, France
Auch Cathedral (Cathedrale Sainte-Marie d Auch), UNESCO site, Midi-Pyrenees, France
Vasari Fresco done in the 1500s. Brunelleschi Cupola, Florence Duomo. Tuscany, Italy.
Cuenca, Spain- December 10, 2023: Wrought iron details on metal door of the Cathedral of Cuenca, Spain
Interior decor (frescos) Vank Cathedral or Holy Savior Cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church (this is the national church of the Armenian people, it is part of the Oriental Orthodoxy and is one of the most ancient Christian communities). Location: New Julfa district, Isfahan, Iran.\n\nNOTE FOR INSPECTOR - THIS IS NOT A MUSEUM, it is public church which was built and decorated 400 years ago! There is no entrance fee to visit this church!
Gdansk, Poland - Sept 9, 2020: The main altar of St. Mary Church (Basilica Mariacka) in Gdansk. Tha altar is the work of Michael of Augsburg.
One of Tirol’s true architectural gems is the splendid Cistercian Abbey of Stams, founded in 1273. The photo shows the interior of the baroque collegiate church. The altar screen is overgrown with thick tendrils, a “Tree of Life”, springing from the base of the altar with the figures of Adam and Eve ascends via the central figure of the salvational “Immaculata” to the crucifixion as a symbol of redemption.
Gdansk, Poland, May 15, 2022: Interior of St. Mary's Basilica in Gdansk, Poland. Main altar: Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Toledo, Spain- September 27, 2023: The Primatial Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo. Details of decorations of the interior chapels.
London - The releif of Crucifixion with the Melchizedek and Abraham from altar in church Immaculate Conception, Farm Street from 19. cent.
Figures above the central portal of St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral, Brussels
Florence, Italy - May 31, 2019: King Solomon meets the Queen of Sheba - one of ten bronze panels on the famous Ghiberti Gates of Paradise to the baptistery of St. John.
This international landmark, as seen on the external public-facing door of the baptistery, was designed by Lorenzo Ghiberti (between 1425-1452) and is an icon of the renaissance. The reliefs represent stories from the Old Testament. The visible heads are those of prophets. The doors displayed are now a copy of the original, with those being displayed in a local museum.
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