Medieval Religious Illustrations

Beautifully illustrated medieval scenes depicting biblical events like the Annunciation and Adoration of the Magi, with vibrant colors and gold accents.

The Annunciation; Paris, France; about 1400 - 1410; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 18.9 x 13.2 cm (7 7,16 x 5 3,16 in.)

The Annunciation; Paris, France; about 1400 - 1410; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 18.9 x 13.2 cm (7 7,16 x 5 3,16 in.)

The Coronation of the Virgin. Master of the Harvard Hannibal (French, active Paris, France, 1415 - about 1430)

The Adoration of the Magi. Date/Period: 1415/1420. Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment. Width: 14.8 cm. Height: 20.5 cm. Author: UNKNOWN.

Book of Hours (Use of Paris): Adoration of the Magi, c. 1420. Follower of Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410-25). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.).

The Ascension; Naples, Campania, Italy; about 1460; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 17.1 x 12.1 cm (6 3,4 x 4 3,4 in.)

Pentecost. Follower of the Egerton Master (French / Netherlandish, active about 1405 - 1420)

Christ in Majesty; Paris, France; about 1400 - 1410; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 18.9 x 13.2 cm (7 7,16 x 5 3,16 in.)

Saint Matthew. Follower of the Egerton Master (French / Netherlandish, active about 1405 - 1420)

The Way to Calvary. Masters of Dirc van Delf (Dutch, active about 1400 - about 1410)

The Nativity. Spitz Master (French, active about 1415 - 1425)

The Lamentation and The Entombment. Unknown

The Capture of Christ / Illum. 1440

The Crucifixion. Workshop of the Bedford Master (French, active first half of 15th century)

The Coronation of the Virgin; Master of the Lübeck Bible; Bruges, Belgium, Europe; about 1510 - 1520; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.2 x 16.7 cm (9 1/8 x 6 9/16 in.), Justification: 10.9 x 7.4 cm (4 5/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

BIBLIA DE SAN LUIS DE FRANCIA-DAVID EN LA CUEVA DE SAL- S XIII-MINIATURA GOTICA. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA, TOLEDO, SPAIN.

The Visitation; Unknown; Strasbourg, France, Europe; early 16th century; Tempera colors on parchment; Leaf: 13.5 x 10.5 cm (5 5/16 x 4 1/8 in.)

David in Prayer. Master of Jacques of Luxembourg (French, active about 1460 - 1470)

Pentecost. Willem Vrelant (Flemish, died 1481, active 1454 - 1481)

Initial D: The Betrayal of Christ; Bruges (possibly), Belgium; mid-1200s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.5 cm (9 1,4 x 6 1,2 in.)

Illumination depicting the descent from the cross from the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry (The Beautiful Hours) an early 15th-century illuminated manuscript book of hours. Dated 15th Century

Guardian Angel with Kneeling Man; Naples, Campania, Italy; about 1460; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 17.1 x 12.1 cm (6 3,4 x 4 3,4 in.)

The Way to Calvary. Master of Sir John Fastolf (French, active before about 1420 - about 1450)

The Annunciation. Unknown

The Ascension; Mainz, Germany; about 1025 - 1050; Tempera colors and gold on parchment; Ms. Ludwig V 2, fol. 20

Christ before Pilate. Willem Vrelant (Flemish, died 1481, active 1454 - 1481)

Nativity, Book Of Hours (French) Workshop Of Jean Fouquet The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California

Crucifixion of Christ /Illumination 1490

The Way to Calvary. Master of the Lee Hours (Flemish, active about 1450 - 1470)

BIBLIA DE SAN LUIS-1226/34-ARCANGEL S GABRIEL ANUNCIA A ZACARIAS EL NACIMIENTO DE SU HIJO S JUAN BAUTISTA. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA, TOLEDO, SPAIN.

Job in Meditation. Follower of the Egerton Master (French / Netherlandish, active about 1405 - 1420)

SANTA JUANA DE VALOIS RECIBE LA VIDA DE LA VIRGEN DE A LEVIS - MANUSCRITO FRANCES 989 FOL 3 - S XV. Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY. France. DUQUESA DE BERRY. SANTA JUANA DE VALOIS. VALOIS STA JUANA. HIJA DE LUIS XI DE FRANCIA. LEVIS A. CARLOTA DE SABOYA HIJA.

Book of Hours. Unknown

The Coronation of the Virgin. Unknown

Saint Bellinus Celebrating Mass. Date/Period: Ca. 1469. Folio. Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment. Height: 108 mm (4.25 in); Width: 79 mm (3.11 in). Author: TADDEO CRIVELLI.

Saints Barbara, Catherine, Andrew, John the Baptist, Lawrence and Thomas à Beckett in a Historiated Initial E from a Missal or Breviary 1460-1470 Germany. Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with gothica textualis inscriptions in Latin in brownish-black and red ink, on parchment .

The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne. Date/Period: Early 1460s. Folio. Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment. Height: 256 mm (10.07 in); Width: 173 mm (6.81 in). Author: Willem Vrelant.

The Sacrifice of Isaac; 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 Last Judgment. Unknown

Saint Barbara with a Book and a Martyr's Palm before a Tower. Master of Jacques of Luxembourg (French, active about 1460 - 1470)

Pentecost. Workshop of the Bedford Master (French, active first half of 15th century)

Venetian 15th century miniature. St John the Baptist and Venetian Coppersmiths - Mariegola of the Coppersmiths Guild, 1446.

The Garden of Eden. Unknown

The Lord Enthroned between the Altars of the New and Old Law. Follower of the Boucicaut Master (French, active about 1390 - 1430)

LIBRO DE HORAS DE ISABEL LA CATOLICA - FOL 118 - SANTA CENA - SIGLO XV - VITELA - 21,7x14 cm. Location: PALACIO REAL-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Presentation in the Temple; Master of the Dresden Prayer Book or workshop (Flemish, active about 1480 - 1515); Bruges, Belgium; about 1480 - 1485 ; Tempera colors and gold on parchment; Leaf: 20.5 x 14.8 cm (8 1,16 x 5 13,16 in.)

Saint Denis Holding His Head. Master of Sir John Fastolf (French, active before about 1420 - about 1450)

The Fall of the Rebel Angels; 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.)

BIBLIA DE S LUIS DE FRANCIA-1226/34-MINIATURA GOTICA ELECCION DE LOS APOSTOLES - DISCIPULOS SIGUEN A JESUS-TOMO III-F 16.B.3. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA. Toledo. SPAIN. JESUS. Saint Andrew.

The Coronation of the Virgin; Master of Evert Zoudenbalch (Dutch, active 3rd quarter of 15th century); Utrecht, Netherlands; about 1460; Tempera and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 16.4 x 11.7 cm (6 7,16 x 4 5,8 in.)

BIBLIA DE SAN LUIS - TOMO I - PAG 16 - REBECA ES ENTREGADA A LABAN POR SU PADRE - 1226-1234. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA. Toledo. SPAIN. LABAN. DEBORAH. REBECCA. BATUEL. ISAAC ESPOSA DE.

Apostles baptize/Illumination J. Poyet

Saint Catherine Presenting a Kneeling Woman to the Virgin and Child. Unknown

Saint Anne Teaching the Virgin to Read; Master of Sir John Fastolf (French, active before about 1420 - about 1450); France; about 1430 - 1440; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 12.1 x 9.2 cm (4 3,4 x 3 5,8 in.)

The Adoration of the Eucharist. Date/Period: Early 1460s. Folio. Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment. Height: 256 mm (10.07 in); Width: 173 mm (6.81 in). Author: Willem Vrelant.

The Crucifixion. Master of Sir John Fastolf (French, active before about 1420 - about 1450)

The annunciation, miniature from the Book of Hours Use of Poitiers, Latin and French manuscript illustrated by a student of Robinet Testard, manuscript 1097 folio 11 recto, France end of 15th Century.

Initiale P beleuchtet mit einer Szene der Geburt Jesu Christi Initial P illuminated with a scene of the birth of Jesus Christ, graduale Pars prior, ink and tempera on vellum, about 1504, desk of the Santa Engracia monastery, Huesca Diocesan Museum, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22307628

The Betrayal of Christ; Naples, Campania, Italy; about 1460; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 17.1 x 12.1 cm (6 3,4 x 4 3,4 in.)

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery. Master of Guillaume Lambert and workshop (French, active about 1475 - 1485)

David in Prayer. Follower of the Egerton Master (French / Netherlandish, active about 1405 - 1420)

The Adoration of the Magi. Master of the Harvard Hannibal (French, active Paris, France, 1415 - about 1430)

The Trinity. Master of Jacques of Luxembourg (French, active about 1460 - 1470)

Nathan admonishes David / Illumination

CODEX AUREUS - APOSTOL SAN MATEO ESCRIBIENDO - SIGLO XI. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. SAN MATEO APOSTOL Y EVANGELISTA.

Miniature from the Missal of St Eulalia, manuscript, Spain 14-15th Century. Initial. 34,3 x 26,5 cm.Capítol de la Catedral de Barcelona, Archivo Capitular. Barcelona. Author: DESTORRENTS RAFAEL.

The Presentation in the Temple. Master of James IV of Scotland (Flemish, before 1465 - about 1541)

Mass for the Dead. Date/Period: Early 1460s. Folio. Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment. Height: 256 mm (10.07 in); Width: 173 mm (6.81 in). Author: Willem Vrelant.

The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew; Paris (or), France; about 1410; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 17.9 x 13.3 cm (7 1,16 x 5 1,4 in.)

The Ascension; Unknown; Hildesheim, Germany, Europe; probably 1170s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 28.2 x 18.9 cm (11 1/8 x 7 7/16 in.)

Christ before Herod. Unknown

Initial Q: Saint Michael and the Dragon. Unknown

Mocking of Christ; Master of Cardinal Bourbon (French, about 1480 - 1500); Paris, France; about 1500; Tempera colors, ink and gold on parchment; Leaf: 13.3 x 8.7 cm (5 1,4 x 3 7,16 in.)

The Adoration of the Magi. Master of the Dresden Prayer Book or workshop (Flemish, active about 1480 - 1515)

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 34r, The Nativity, 1510. Guillaume Le Rouge (French, Paris, active 1493-1517). 112 Printed folios on parchment, bound;

The worship of the kings. Loose leaf from a north-French tidal book with 12 remaining thumbnails; The remaining 8 are located in the British Library.

The Marriage of the Virgin. Unknown

BIBLIA DE CARLOS V DE FRANCIA. Author: MODENA BERNARDO. Location: CATEDRAL-ARCHIVO CAPITULAR. GERONA. SPAIN.

The Stigmatization of Saint Francis. Master of the Lübeck Bible (Flemish, about 1485 - about 1520)

LIBRO DE HORAS DE LEONOR DE LA VEGA - CRUCIFIXION - MANUSCRITO FLAMENCO - 1465-1470. Author: VRELANT GUILLERMO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.

Nativity Manuscripts 16th Century Musee Bonnat, Bayonne, France

Christ in Majesty. Unknown

The Assumption of the Virgin and Saint Thomas Receiving the Virgin's Girdle; Naples, Campania, Italy; about 1460; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 17.1 x 12.1 cm (6 3,4 x 4 3,4 in.)

The Women at the Tomb; Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany; about 1030 - 1040; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.2 x 16 cm (9 1,8 x 6 5,16 in.)

Mary Magdalene. Master of Sir John Fastolf (French, active before about 1420 - about 1450)

Illuminated page from the Life of Saint Radegunda, illumination from Poitiers, Abbey of Saint Croix, manuscript folio 43 verso, France 11th Century.

Philosophy Instructing Boethius on the Role of God. Coëtivy Master (Henri de Vulcop) (French, active about 1450 - 1485)

The Presentation in the Temple; York perhaps (illuminated), Northern, 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.)

Leaf from an Antiphonary: Coronation of the Virgin, 1400s. Attributed to Master of the Beffi Triptych (Italian, active 1390-1425). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 55 x 37 cm (21 5/8 x 14 9/16 in.).

David in Prayer; Naples, Campania, Italy; about 1460; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 17.1 x 12.1 cm (6 3,4 x 4 3,4 in.)

Illumination depicting the nativity from the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry (The Beautiful Hours) an early 15th-century illuminated manuscript book of hours. Dated 15th Century

Color and gold depiction on parchment, 15th century, showing King David on a throne with entourage, Holy Benedict on the left, Christ on the right.

BIBLIA L.-ESCUELA DE BOLONIA-S XIII/XIV-LETRA CAPITULAR-TOBIT CON SU MUJER ANA Y SU HIJO TOBIAS. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

FRONTAL RICO - DETALLE DE LA EPIFANIA - SIGLO XV. Author: FRAY DIEGO DE TOLEDO (S XV). Location: MONASTERIO-INTERIOR. GUADALUPE. CACERES. SPAIN. INFANT JESUS. VIRGIN MARY. SAN JOSE ESPOSO DE LA VIRGEN MARIA. Melchor. Gaspar. BALTASAR.

A Massacre of Family Members.

LIBRO DE HORAS-NATIVIDAD-S XV-INFLUENCIA ORIENTAL. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. JESUS. VIRGIN MARY. SAN JOSE ESPOSO DE LA VIRGEN MARIA.

The Pentecost, from a Book of Hours 1420-1440 France. Manuscript cutting with tempera and gold leaf, and pen and black ink, on parchment .

Fragment of a Choir Book with Historiated Initial (H): Birth of the Virgin, 1200s. Southern Italy, 13th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; sheet: 13 x 12 cm (5 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.).

The Golden Legend. Colecction of the legendary lives of the greater saints of the medieval church. By italian chronicler Jacobus da Varagine (1230-1298). Coronation of Virgin Mary. Miniature.

Saint Mamas beforeAurelian. Artist: Francesco dei Franceschi, Italian, Venice, documented 1445-1456

The Flight into Egypt/ Illumin./ 1483/98

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