Medieval Religious Illustrations

Historic illustrations from the Bible and Latin manuscripts, showcasing religious figures and scenes in medieval art style.

Charlemagne's Las Will and Coronation of Louis the Pious. Charlemagne's last will and coronation of Louis the Pious (15th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS. Brussels. Bibliothque Royale (Royal Library).

Scenes from the Bible, the Breviary of Philip the Handsome, Latin manuscript 1023 folio 7 verso, France 13th Century.

King Avenir, Josaphat and the Pagan Scholars Behold the Personification of Mars.

St Denis is shown the martyrs, 1317. Artist: Unknown

"TESTIFICACION SACRAMENTAL DEL CONDE DE BESALU, BERNAT I "EL TALLAFERRO" (988-1020). Miniatura inferior del folio 61v. "LIBER FEUDORUM MAIOR". Códice del siglo XII. Archivo de la Corona de Aragón. Barcelona. Cataluña.

MTI1 - VIÑETA DE LA CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº35 - F53R - MERCADERES NEGOCIANDO - SIGLO XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. COLIASTANUS.

Charlemagne's Las Will and Coronation of Louis the Pious. Charlemagne's last will and coronation of Louis the Pious (15th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS. Brussels. Bibliothque Royale (Royal Library).

RADEGUND seated at Clothair's table, folio 24R of Life of Saint Radegund, 518-87 wife of Clothair (Chlotar), 500-61 Merovingian Frankish king, 10th - 11th century manuscript

Christ Before Pilate; Norfolk perhaps (written), East Anglia, England; illumination about 1190; written about 1490; Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 11.9 x 17 cm (4 11,16 x 6 11,16 in.)

The King Showing his Son-in-Law a Chest of Silver and Gold.

Christ Among the Doctors; Norfolk perhaps (written), East Anglia, England; illumination about 1190; written about 1490; Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 11.9 x 17 cm (4 11,16 x 6 11,16 in.)

Brescian citizens given an audience in the Venetian Senate, miniature from Book of Privileges, manuscript, Italy 15th Century.

Christ Among the Doctors. Unknown

The Divine Comedy. s.XV. The Purgatory. Dante and Virgil in the stairs that lead to the Gate of Hell. Miniature Painting. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Mark's Library).

The Flagellation. Unknown

Cristofor de Predis (1440-1486). Italian miniaturist. Miniature depicting Jesus surrounded by the people of Jerusalem during the Easter, because of his prodigies. Codex de Predis, 1476. Royal Library. Turin, Italy.

Jean Fouquet, Christ and Pilate

Enslaved Jews in the treasury of the Egyptians, Pharaoh's army overwhelmed by the waters of the Red Sea, miniature from Beatae Elisabeth Psalterium, Latin manuscript folio 120 verso, Germany, 13th Century.

The coronation of Charlemagne, miniature from Flower of Chronicles by Jean Mansel, medieval manuscript,1459-1463, France.

The Translation of the Bodies of Aimo and Vermondo; The People of Milan Praying at the Altar Where Aimo and Vermondo are Buried; Attributed to Anovelo da Imbonate (Italian (Lombard), active about 1400); Milan, Lombardia, Italy; about 1400; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 25.6 x 18.4 cm (10 1,16 x 7 1,4 in.)

Solomon's entry / Illumination 1162

CODICE DE SAN CUGAT-MISAL-DET EPIFANIA Y ADORACION DE LOS REYES MAGOS. Location: ARCHIVO DE LA CORONA DE ARAGON. Barcelona. SPAIN. INFANT JESUS. VIRGIN MARY. SAN JOSE ESPOSO DE LA VIRGEN MARIA.

Excommunication'. Copy from late 13th century and beginning 14th century of 'Decretales de Gregorio IX', a compilation of canon law from 13th century. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. PICARDY. AISNE. Laon. Bibliothque municipale de Laon (Municipal Library of Laon).

Statute of the Order of the Holy Spirit. Rules for the investiture of knights. Gothic art. Miniature Painting.

Cantigas de Santa Mari´a (Canticles of Holy Mary). Reign of Alfonso X of Castile, "the Wise" (1221-1284). Jewish merchants Library of El Escorial. Madrid. Spain. National Heritage.

Emperor giving orders to a knight, miniature from a Venetian code, manuscript, Veneto (Italy) 14th Century.

Manuscript illumination depicting the scared rite of coronation from an English Coronation Ordo. The King is believed to be King Edward II. Dated 13th Century

Mediaeval drawing demonstrating the cautery of the temples; the lower part of the drawing depicts the assistant heating the instruments. Dated 12th Century

Illustration of King Arthur's coronation from the thirteenth-century Flores Historiarum. From The Island Race, a 20th century book that covers the history of the British Isles from the pre-Roman times to the Victorian era. Written by Sir Winston Churchill and abridged by Timothy Baker.

The Twelfth Sign before the Day of Judgement; Norfolk perhaps (written), East Anglia, England; illumination about 1190; written about 1490; Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 11.9 x 17 cm (4 11,16 x 6 11,16 in.)

Bishop Engilmar Celebrating Mass. Date/Period: Ca. 1030 - 1040. Folio. Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment. Height: 232 mm (9.13 in); Width: 160 mm (6.29 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

Cristofor de Premis (1440-1486). Italian miniaturist. Jesus healing a demoniac. Codex De Predis. (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.

An illustration from the Sarajevo Haggadah, written in fourteenth-century Spain. The passage of the sea of rushes; Miriam plays the kettledrum, while the Jewish women dance. c. 28a,.

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Theodas Burns his Book of Magic in Josaphat's Presence.

Josaphat with the Youth in a coarse wool shirt.

Sacrifice of Joachim and faintness. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.

Pietro de Crescenzi presenting a copy of his agricultural treatise to King Charles IV of Bohemia, miniature from Liber Ruralium Commodorum (Book of Rural Profits), Czech Republic 15th Century.

Birth of Julius Caesar (c100-44 BC) by caesarian section. Flemish manuscript c1474 of Seutonius 'Lives of the Caesars' which repeated the legend of Caesar's birth.

BIBLIA DE SAN LUIS DE FRANCIA-1226/34- RUTH Y NOEMI ENTRAN EN LA CIUDAD DE BELEN-MINIATURA GOTICA. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA. Toledo. SPAIN.

MTI1-CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº89-F131R-VIRGEN AYUDA A UNA JUDIA EN EL PARTO Y SE CONVIERTE AL CRISTIANISMO- DETALLE. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Translation of the Bodies of Aimo and Vermondo; The People of Milan Praying at the Altar Where Aimo and Vermondo are Buried. Attributed to Anovelo da Imbonate (Italian (Lombard), active about 1400)

LIBRO DE HORAS-DOS REYES MAGOS. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Presentation of Jesus in the temple, miniature from the Book of Hours Use of Poitiers, Latin and French manuscript illustrated by a student of Robinet Testard, manuscript 1097 folio 30 verso, France end of 15th Century.

MTI1-CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA- Nº 25-F39 R- LA VIRGEN ENTRE EL CRISTIANO Y EL JUDIO-MINIATURA S XIII - 2ª VIÑETA DE LA 2ª FILA - Cj 3999 - F - FOTO AÑO. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Rubric; full-page miniature.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Leaf from the Morgan Picture Bible. Date/Period: Ca. 1250. Detached leaf. Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment. Height: 325 mm (12.79 in); Width: 291 mm (11.45 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

Thomas a Becket (1118-70), Archbishop of Canterbury, disputes with Henry II of England, overheard by 4 knights who murder Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. Manuscript c.1180, earliest representation. British Library

LIBRO CORONACION DE REYES-REY CON SU MUJER Y OBISPOS-LAM VII. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Kublai Khan gives the Polos their passport, c1280s, (early 15th century). Artist: Master of Boucicaut

MTI1-CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº12-F20V-LA VIRGEN SE QUEJA EN TOLEDO DE LAS INJURIAS DE LOS JUDIOS - SIGLO XIII - 2ª VIÑETA DE LA 3ª FILA- C - FOTO AÑO. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. A man gives a bouquet to his wife next to the summer's room. Miniature, Folio 97r.

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Kneading wheat. Folio 53r.

Avenir and Josaphat with Two Scholars.

CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 180 V - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

A Group of Men and Women Worship Two Idols.

An illustration from the Sarajevo Haggadah, written in fourteenth-century Spain. Moses before the burning bush; the serpent generated by Aaron's staff swallows those produced by the Egyptian magicians. c. 21b.

BREVIARIO DE AMOR- S XV- ENDEMONIADO DE GERASA Y CERDOS- MILAGRO DE JESUS- MINIATURA EN GRISALLA. Author: MATFRE ERMENGAUD DE BEZIERS. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Rubric and full-page miniature showing God showering down bread.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Full-page miniature of the Crucifixion, fol. 164v. 1500. Manuscripts, Medieval, Miniatures (illuminations). Spencer Collection. Books of hours, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Jesus Christ , Crucifixion

Colored pen drawing from 1420-1430 showing God appearing to Moses in the temple, depicting figures, gestures, and architectural setting.

Entombment of Christ / Illumin. / c.1360

Norms codex (9th c.). Mozarabic monks. 1872. 238R. Mozarabic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

Radegunda washing the feet of the poor, miniature from the Life of Saint Radegunda, illumination from Poitiers, Abbey of Saint Croix, manuscript folio 29 verso, France 11th Century.

St Denis in chains before Sisinnius, 1317. St Denis, St Eleutherius and St Rusticus stand before Sisinnius in chains. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves, a monk at the Abbey of St Denis. The book depicts the torture and martyrdom of the saint by the Roman governor Fescenninus Sisinnius. The lower scene displays people on the bridge over the River Seine, showing a mule-driver with his animals, and a boat laden with barrels. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. The artist is unknown.

Miniature from Latin Bible from the abbey of Mont Saint Eloi, Latin manuscript, France 12th-13th Century.

Herod Giving Orders to His Soldiers. Unknown

Harold, despite his oath of fealty to William duke of Normandy, is crowned king of England at Westminster

retable of San Juan Evangelista, temple painting on a panel, 15th century, Blasco de Grañen,church of the monastery of San Pedro, 11th-12th centuries,Siresa,valley of Hecho, Huesca,Spain.

Miniatura de la 'Biblia Sacra', Tinta sobre pergamino, 1268. Museum: Archivo Episcopal de Vic.

The Great Chronicles of France' (14th c.). Coronation of Louis the Pious in 816. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. MIDI-PYRÄNÄES. TARN. Castres. Goya Museum.

MTI1-CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº140-F196R-CANTIGA DE LOOR DE SANTA MARIA-AYUDA FRENTE AL MUNDO Y AL DEMONIO-S XIII-1ª VIÑETA DE LA 1ª FILA- - FOTO AÑO. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Linen fabrics. Folio 105v.

Herod Giving Orders to His Soldiers; Norfolk perhaps (written), East Anglia, England; illumination about 1190; written about 1490; Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 11.9 x 17 cm (4 11,16 x 6 11,16 in.)

Moses before the Pharaoh/ Illumin./ 1162

Charlemagne and his retinue entering a church, miniature from The Chronicle of Saint Denis, manuscript, France 14th Century.

After the miracle of evil spirits turned into pigs, Jesus orders the villagers to go home and explain what they have seen. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.

The Tacuinum (sometimes Taccuinum) Sanitatis is a medieval handbook on health and wellbeing, based on the Taqwim al-sihha ('Maintenance of Health'), an eleventh-century Arab medical treatise by Ibn Butlan of Baghdad. Ibn Butln was a Christian physician born in Baghdad and who died in 1068. He sets forth the six elements necessary to maintain daily health: food and drink, air and the environment, activity and rest, sleep and wakefulness, secretions and excretions of humours, changes or states of mind (happiness, anger, shame, etc). According to Ibn Butln, illnesses are the result of changes in the balance of some of these elements, therefore he recommended a life in harmony with nature in order to maintain or recover one’s health. Ibn Butln also teaches us to enjoy each season of the year, the consequences of each type of climate, wind and snow. He points out the importance of spiritual wellbeing and mentions, for example, the benefits of listening to music, dancing or ha

Aleksander Jagiellonczyk is crowned king of Poland at Krakow Date: 1501

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Sleep. Folio 100r.

Eighth vision: John writes on a scroll of the wedding feast of the Lamb; John at the feet of the angel; the Rider on a white horse, with a sword issuing from his mouth at the head of the armies of heaven; the Rider in the winepress. (Apoc. 19:9-16). 1425 - 1450. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Angels, John, the Apostle, Saint

Band of Crusaders armed and mounted. Detail from 15th century "Statues of Order of Saint Esprit". Chromolithograph

fine arts, religious art, Jesus Christ, birth, adoration of the Magi, painting, Sweden, 16th century, Nordisk Museet, Stockholm,

The coronation of Louis of Anjou, miniature from Froissart's Chroniques, France 15th Century.

Detail of the book of the freeholds of Cerdanya "Liber Feudorum Ceritaniae" Manuscript, 13th.

Doctrine chreti_nne (13th. c). Fol. 64: Representation of Equity: Moses separates two men persons who were fighting. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Valencia. Valencia University Library.

Dido Queen of Carthage, miniature from The Book of Clerics and Noble Ladies, a French translation of De mulieribus claris by Giovanni Boccaccio, manuscript, France 15th Century.

The Hermit Being Shaved.

Moses and the Ark of the Covenant.

Cristoforo de Predis (1440-1486). Italian miniaturist. Miniature depicting Jesus returned to Galilee through the region of the Decapolis. In Stories of Saint Joachim, Saint Anne, Virgin Mary, Jesus, the Baptist and the End of the World, 1476, written by Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444-1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.

BIBLIA DE SAN LUIS DE FRANCIA-1226/34- HONRAS A MARDOQUEO-MINIATURA GOTICA. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA. Toledo. SPAIN. HAMAN. MARDOQUEO. ESTHER / ESTER.

The dining area for the servants of the Lombard king Rotari, miniature from a Codex (parchment), Italy 11th Century.

John sees seven angels with the seven plagues in jars and seven angels holding harps, standing on a sea of glass shot through with fire., 1425 - 1450, Erfurt, Germany, Harps, Angels

Sant'Eligio saving a horse in his goldsmith workshop, miniature from Hippiatria (also known as Marescalcia or Masclacia) a Treaty on Treating Horses by Rusio Lorenzo, manuscript, 1410-1412, Italy 15th Century.

Cristoforo de Predis (1440-1486). Italian miniaturist. Miniature depicting Jesus remembers that God send his prophets and that they killed them as they did with Zechariah in the temple. In Stories of Saint Joachim, Saint Anne, Virgin Mary, Jesus, the Baptist and the End of the World, 1476, written by Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444-1476). Royal Library, Turin, Italy.

Saint Paul melkite (Greek catholic) cathedral, Harissa, Lebanon. Detail of a mosaic depicting the Magi

King Avenir Meeting the Hermit.

Abbo of Fleury and Osbert of Clare, Life, Passion, and Miracles of St. Edmund, in LatinIlluminated by the Alexis Master and assistantEngland, Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, ca. 1130. Date/Period: Ca. 1130. Width: 187 mm. Height: 274 mm.

The Vatopedi monastery, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Le monastère de Vatopedi , Grèce). Christianity, calligraphy, monastery, drawing, Religion , Art, Turkey, Mont Athos, Vatopedi, Miniature

Connection Coring; Passion of Christ. Beulen put a thorn crown with sticks with sticks and give him a cane in hand. This print is part of a handwritten prayer book.

A Marriage- From 'Decrets De Gratien' 13th C. French School(- ) Vellum Bibliotheque Municipale, Laon, France

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