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St. Stephen, martyrdom. Church of Saint-Gervais-et-Protais. Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. Haute-Savoie. France.
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 \
BIELLA, ITALY - JULY 15, 2022: The fresco of Stoning of St. Stephen in Cathedral (Duomo) by Giovannino Galliari (1784).
Iphigeneia carried to the sacrifice by Odysseus and Menelaos\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
Novo Chopovo (Hopovo) Monastery in Fruska Gora mountain on August 31, 2012 in the northern Serbia, in the province of Vojvodina. The fresco painting of Novo Hopovo is considered an extremely important example of ecclesiastical, Serbian late medieval art
Religious art in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy: Chapel's interiors
Darjiu Szekelyderzs Romania. 19.sep.2019. Saint Ladislaus wins the bloody duel, girl beheads the Cuman warrior. Fresco detail in the Unitarian fortified church on the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1989 old Positive Film scanned, Intrior of Church of St. Gian - Reformierte Kirche San Gian, Celerina Schlarignar, Switzerland.
Rome, Italy - March 16, 2016: The fresco Miracle of the Chains on the coffered ceiling was painted by Giovanni Battista Parodi in 1706 in San Pietro in Vincoli church
14th century frescoes in the Upper Basilica of St Francis in Assisi
Rome - The fresco of martyrdom of St. Cosmas and Damian in the church Basilica dei Sancti Cosma e Damiano by Francesco Allegrini (1587 – 1663).
Ares and Aphrodite - Pompeii, House of the Wedding of Hercules (or House of Mars and Venus).\nMars lifts the blue mantle of Venus, to admire her nakedness characterized only by a gold chain arranged in an X on her chest. Characteristic is the representation of the two sexes which provides a dark complexion for the man and a light and delicate complexion for the woman. Two cupids play with the weapons of Mars. The shield and helmet send back reflections of light.
Fresco depicting a Scene in the Life of Saint Magnus of Fussen, Saint Mang, in the Basilica of Fussen, Bavaria, Germany.
Saint George and the Princess is a fresco by the Italian master Pisanello, located in the Pellegrini Chapel of the Church of Sant'Anastasia, Verona, northern Italy. It is one of the most notable works of International Gothic painting.
Monte oliveto, tuscany, italy, june 15, 2016 : frescoes of the Life of St. Benedict painted by Luca Signorelli and il Sodoma, in the great cloister, 15th century
The oldest part of the church - the nave - dates back to around year 1250 and is the only part of the original building, about year 1300 the 8 arches were build in and in 1350 the first frescoes were painted on the chancel arch at the choir, they portraits the four evangelists. Then 150 years later the church was white-washed and decorated by the much so mysterious Elmelundemestrer. In the beginning of the 16th century the old choir was replaced with the one present today and the tower was build.\nThe frescoes was covered for many years but then in 1932-34 they were brought back into the light. Due to the massive layer of dust the frescoes had been protected from the white-wash and in order to bring them forward the restorer only had to dry-out the church and knock/peel of the outer coat of white-wash.
traditional Thai style painting art old about Buddha story on temple wall.
Religious art and architectural details in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy
Perugia - The fresco of Martyrdom of St. Peter Martyr in the church Basilica di San Domenico by Cola Petruccioli from end of 14. cent.
House of the Vettii - North wall of the exedra with painting by Daedalus depicting Pasiphae, the wooden cow.\nPasiphaë was the wife and queen of Minos of Crete. She fell in love with a bull Minos was supposed to sacrifice to Poseidon and told Daedalus to build her a wooden cow disguise so she could have sex with the bull.
Darjiu, Romania - May 12, 2008: The 13th century murals of the church of Szekelyderzs, discovered during a restoration, present the legend of the Hungarian King Saint Ladislaus
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.
The paintings in the Ajanta caves predominantly narrate the Jataka tales. These are Buddhist legends describing the previous births of the Buddha. These fables embed ancient morals and cultural lores that are also found in the fables and legends of Hindu and Jain texts. The Jataka tales are exemplified through the life example and sacrifices that the Buddha made in hundreds of his past incarnations, where he is depicted as having been reborn as an animal or human.
Galatina, Apulia (Italy): a composition made of details from the XVth century frescoes painted on the walls of the Basilica of St. Catherine of Alexandria.
Pisa - Camposanto - Cemetery was constructed in 1278 to house the sacred dirt brought back from Golgotha during the Crusades. It then became the burial place of the Pisan upper class
Basilica di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, Southern Italy, Galatina, Apulia: Interiors fresco details
Cordoba - Jesus prayer in Gethsemane grarden fresco from 17. cent. by unknown artist in church Iglesia San Nicolas de la Villa.
Dionysos discovers Ariadne on Naxos from the house of the colored columns in Pompeii.\nAfter Ariadne helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth, he abandoned her on the island of Naxos. His ship sails off in the upper right. Dionysus and his retinue discover her sleeping; the god falls in love with her and makes her his consort.
florence, italy, october 23, 2015 : interiors and architectural details of Brancacci chapel, october 23, 2015 in Florence, Italy
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
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