Medieval Religious Illustrations

Colorful manuscripts and illustrations presenting scenes involving the Virgin Mary, saints, and apocalyptic visions in ornate medieval styles.

St Denis, St Rusticus and St Eleutherius in prison, 1317. Artist: Unknown

The Virgin and Child Enthroned. Unknown

MTI1-CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº63 - F92R - LA VIRGEN SALVA A UN CABALLERO EN LA BATALLA DE SAN ESTEBAN DE GORMAZ - 2ª VINETA DE LA 3ª FILA - FOTO AÑO 2. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. VIRGIN MARY. FERNAN GONZALEZ HIJO. CONDE DON GARCIA FERNANDEZ. CONDE GARCIA FERNANDEZ.

St Denis, St Rusticus and St Eleutherius in prison, 1317. Artist: Unknown

The Twelfth Sign before the Day of Judgment. Unknown

Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the Sixth Angel Delivers the Four Angels that had been Bound at the River Euphrates; an Altar Appears in the Heavens as the Enthroned Christ Raises His Hand in Blessing. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: Overall (folio): 17 1/2 x 11 13/16 in. (44.4 x 30 cm)Mat: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm). Date: ca. 1180.Illustrated Beatus manuscripts bring to life an extraordinary vision of the end of the world, as recorded by Saint John in the Apocalypse (Book of Revelation) and filtered through the lens of Beatus of Liébana, an eighth-century Asturian monk. These manuscripts are unique to medieval Spain and a testament to the pervasive artistry and intellectual milieu of monastic culture there. The leaf shown here comes from a manuscript disassembled in the 1870s.The Christ figure, offering a blessing, is framed by a celestial arch in the upper left corner of the miniature. Below him, four angels have been freed from their bindings. The Euphrates River, complete with swim

King Avenir, Josaphat, and a Pagan Scholar Behold an Image of Adonis and his Hounds.

Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: Angels Restrain the Four Winds; the Angel Ascends from the Rising Sun. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: Overall (folio): 17 1/2 x 11 13/16 in. (44.4 x 30 cm)Mat: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm). Date: ca. 1180.Illustrated Beatus manuscripts bring to life an extraordinary vision of the end of the world, as recorded by Saint John in the Apocalypse (Book of Revelation) and filtered through the lens of Beatus of Liébana, an eighth-century Asturian monk. These manuscripts are unique to medieval Spain and a testament to the pervasive artistry and intellectual milieu of monastic culture there. The leaf shown here comes from a manuscript disassembled in the 1870s.In the seventh chapter of the Apocalypse text, Saint John describes an angel commanding the winds to hold back their fury and protect the earth until God's people have been identified. He cried, "Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, till we sign the servants of our God in their foreheads." (Apoc. 7.

St Denis in chains, 1317. St Denis, St Eleutherius and St Rusticus are taken to prison on the orders of Sisinnius. 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 depicts people on the bridge over the River Seine. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. The artist is unknown.

Philip the Good listening to a mass sung by the choir of Burgundy, miniature from the Treaty on Sunday Prayerecto, manuscript folio 9 recto, The Netherlands 15th Century.

Bishop Engilmar Celebrating Mass. Unknown

Spanish school. The Cantigas de Santa Maria (manuscript with music notations): Troubadour playing before a couple. 13th century. Canticle n°294, folio 255 V. Madrid, San Lorenzo de El Escorial library. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

A Man Standing before a Crowned Woman Enthroned and Two Women in Conversation. Unknown

Vigilian or Albelda Codex. 10th c. Council of Hispanic bishops during the Visigothic domination. Mozarabic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Royal Library of the Monastery of El Escorial. Proc: SPAIN. LA RIOJA. Albelda de Iregua. Monastery of Saint Martin.

The Abbot of Montecassino offering codes and possessions to Saint Benedict, miniature from manuscript Cassinese, 6th Century.

Escorial Beatus. 950 - 955. Cod & II. 5. Folio 105r. The woman clothed with the sun, represented as the Virgin, give the child to God (Rev. XII, 1-18). Below, two angels throw condemned to hell, where Satan is chained in an iron cage.

Christening of Russia by unknown artist, watercolour on parchment, 15th century, Russia, St Petersburg, Library of Russian Academy of Sciences, 31,5x21

King Avenir Converses with Josaphat.

The Translation of the Bodies of Aimo and Vermondo; The People of Milan Praying at the Altar Where Aimo and Vermondo are Buried. Date/Period: Ca. 1400. Folio. Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment. Height: 256 mm (10.07 in); Width: 184 mm (7.24 in). Author: Attributed to Anovelo da Imbonate.

Constantine ordering the burning of Arian books, miniature from Text on Canonic Law from Vercelli, manuscript, 9th Century.

Annunciation to the Shepherds a 14th century manuscript from the Book of Hours South African Library Capetown

Liber Feudorum Major. Alphonse II The Chaste revising the royal script concerning the lands belonging to Barcelona.. Corona y Aragon Archives, Barcelona, Spain. Location: ARCHIVO DE LA CORONA DE ARAGON. Barcelona. SPAIN. ALFONSO II THE CHASTE. CALDES RAMON. ALFONSO II DE ARAGON.

The Entry into Jerusalem; 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.)

Beato de Liébana / Gozo de los justos por la resurrección, Comentario al Apocalipsis de San Juan (Commentarium in Apocalypsin). Museum: Archivo Capitular, Girona.

BEATO DE SAN SALVADOR DE TABARA - 975 - COMENTARIOS AL APOCALIPSIS, EL ANGEL PODEROSO HACE COMER EL LIBRO A JUAN Y ÉSTE MIDE EL TEMPLO - MOZARABE. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA. Location: CATEDRAL-ARCHIVO CAPITULAR. GERONA. SPAIN. SAN JUAN EVANGELISTA Y APOSTOL.

Eighth vision: John returns from travels; John changes sticks and stones into gold and jewels; John destroyes the temple of Diana.. 1425 - 1450. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Roman temples, John, the Apostle, Saint, Miracles

A monk hunting the Devil from a church towards a pagan temple, miniature from De universo by Rabano Mauro, manuscript, Italy 11th Century.

Christ on the throne, miniature from Revelation from Saint Amand's Abbey, Latin manuscript, France 9th Century.

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 38r, Adoration of the Magi, 1510. Guillaume Le Rouge (French, Paris, active 1493-1517). 112 Printed folios on parchment, bound;

David in Prayer.

A colored woodcut from around 1455-1470 by an anonymous artist depicting Saint Christophorus carrying the Christ Child, showing figures and drapery.

The Family of Berthold VI; The Marriage of Saint Hedwig and Heinrich. Unknown maker

Luke Evangelist, Tempera and gold on parchment, before 1117, Russia, Moscow, State History Museum, 35, 3x28, 6

The Tree of Jesse; Würzburg, Germany; about 1240 - 1250; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and silver leaf on parchment; Leaf: 22.7 x 15.7 cm (8 15,16 x 6 3,16 in.)

MTI1-CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº161-F217R-C-TIENDA EN MORELLA-S XIII- VIRGEN INTERMEDIARIA EN EL COMERCIO. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Escorial Beatus. 950 - 955. Cod & II. 5. Folio 142v. Final Theophany. The Angel rejects the worship of John and shows him the throne of God (Rev. XXII). Codex with the Commentary on the Apocalypse of St. John (776-786) of Beatus of Li_bana. Preromanesque art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Royal Library of the Monastery of El Escorial. Proc: SPAIN. LA RIOJA. San Millàn de la Cogolla.

CODICE EMILIANENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 54R - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

God appears to Joshua/ Illumin./ c.1460

The Prophet Amos. Unknown

Joram, Ahaziah & Jezebel / Illumination

Jerusalem, the Armenian Cathedral, the Beheading of St John the Baptist, Kutahya Tile dating from 1720 made in Turkey

A Man with a Sword and Spurs Leading a Donkey from his House while a Man Prays in a Nearby Church; Two People Praying in a Church. Unknown

MTI1-CANTIGA STA MARIA- Nº159-F215R-ROBO DESCUBIERTO A ROMEROS DE ROCAMADOR-MINIATURA- S XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. VIRGEN DE ROCAMADOUR.

Russian Orthodox miniature depicting St John and the seven headed beast. From the Apocalypse of Saint John. Circa 1750

Russian Orthodox miniature depicting the Apocalypse of Saint John. Circa 1750

BIBLIA DE AVILA-VIDA DE CRISTO-FOL 324-V. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Christ in Majesty Surrounded by the Symbols of the Four Evangelists; Lake Van, Turkey; 1386; Black ink and watercolors on paper bound between wood boards covered with dark brown kidskin; Leaf: 24 x 16.5 cm (9 7,16 x 6 1,2 in.)

Emperor Theodosius I at the Council of Costantinople, Latin manuscript, Turkey 9th Century.

Moses leading the Children of Israel through the Red Sea, 15th century. Artist: Unknown

Christ's flagellation / Achior

Episodes from the life of Saint Boniface, miniature from Liber Sacramentorum (the Book of Sacramentary), Latin manuscript 1 folio 42 verso, 10th Century.

Josaphat in Prayer is Tempted by the Devil But Protected by an Angel.

Ramon Llull (1235-1316). Ramon Llull trip to Bejaia as a missionary, his stoning and confinement in prison. Breviculum Codex. Miniature. Baden Memorial Library. Karlsruhe. Germany.

Armenisches illuminiertes Manuskript Armenian illuminated manuscript , 17th century, Constantinople, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22896955

Text with rubric and placemarkers; half-page miniature showing King David.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

King Avenir Ordering the Burning of Two Monks in the Presence of his Son Josaphat.

Spanish school . Book of chess, dice and tables: Arabs with chess and dice boards before the King of India (detail). Page 2, verso . Madrid, San Lorenzo de El Escorial library. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

The angel making the announcement to Zachariah and the birth of John the Baptist, miniature from Liber Sacramentorum (the Book of Sacramentary), Latin manuscript 1 folio 46c verso, 10th Century.

Austria, The massacre of the innocents, miniature from the Antiphonary of Saint Peter, facsimile

COMENTARIOS AL APOCALIPSIS, EL CORDERO Y LA CRUZ ADORADOS, BEATO DEL ESCORIAL - SIGLO X. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA (730-798). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

A painting on paper in color and gold leaf from al-Jazari's ' Kitab fi marifat al-hiyal al-handasiyya' (The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices). Abu al-'Iz Ibn Isma'il ibn al-Razaz al-Jazari (1136-1206) was a polymath: a scholar, inventor, mechanical engineer, craftsman, artist, mathematician and astronomer from Al-Jazira, Mesopotamia, who worked in service of the Artuqid dynasty in Diyarbakir, Asia Minor. He is best known for writing the Kitáb fí ma'rifat al-hiyal al-handasiyya (Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) in 1206, where he described fifty mechanical devices along with instructions on how to construct them.

The Opening of Saint Hedwig's Tomb; The Translation of Saint Hedwig's Relics. Unknown maker

The Feeding of the Five Thousand; Jesus Walking on the Water; Lake Van, Turkey; 1386; Black ink and watercolors on paper bound between wood boards covered with dark brown kidskin; Leaf: 24 x 16.5 cm (9 7,16 x 6 1,2 in.)

Hedwig and the New Convent; Nuns from Bamberg Settling at the New Convent; Unknown maker; Silesia, Poland; 1353; Tempera colors, colored washes, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 34.1 x 24.8 cm (13 7,16 x 9 3,4 in.)

Daniel in the lions' den / Ostrich

ANTIFONARIO DE LEON - MANUSCRITO MOZARABE S XI - ASCENSION. Location: CATEDRAL-ARCHIVO. LEON. SPAIN.

Pentecost. Unknown

Moses leading the Children of Israel through the Red Sea. From German 15th century Bible

Leaf Excised from a Psalter: The Annunciation, c. 1325-50. England. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 15.8 x 11.2 cm (6 1/4 x 4 7/16 in.).

The Sun Represented as an Emperor on Horseback. Unknown

Abraham and Nimrod.

COMENTARIOS AL APOCALIPSIS-FOLIO 149 V, TEOFANIA Y MENSAJE A JUAN. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA. BURGO DE OSMA. Soria. SPAIN. JESUS. SAN JUAN EVANGELISTA Y APOSTOL.

The Coronation of a King.

Lucifer's Fall / Paupers' Bible / C15th

fine arts, religious art, devotional picture, heavenly procession, painting on paper, South Germany, 17th century, Bavarian National Museum, Munich,

Illustrated page of a chapter from the Sacred Bible. Representation of St. Luke.. Leon, cathedral-library. Author: PRESBITERO VIMARA ilustró y EL DIACONO JUAN compil. Location: CATEDRAL-ARCHIVO. LEON. SPAIN. SAN LUCAS EVANGELISTA.

Healing illness, from the Treatise on pestilence by Sigismund Albik, incunabulum, Czech Republic 15th Century.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature of Samson holding up columns.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Samson (Biblical judge), Philistines, Temples

David Enthroned and Saul Departing.

Bible of Charles the Bald (823-877). Life of St Jerome. Top; leaves Rome for Jerusalem. Middle; In discussion with Saints Paul and Eustogine, behind is Saint Luke and two scribes. Bottom; Distributes copies of his translation of the Bible (The Vulgate) to monks. 9th century manuscript. Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.

BEATO DE SAN SALVADOR DE TABARA, JUICIO FINAL, 975- COMENTARIOS AL APOCALIPSIS-MOZARABE. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA. Location: CATEDRAL-ARCHIVO CAPITULAR. GERONA. SPAIN.

Sixth vision: an angel shows John the great harlot; John, depicted as if a small child carried by the angel, sees the bedizened harlot mounted on the beast with seven heads and ten horns. (Apoc. 17:1-4). 1425 - 1450. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Angels, Beast of the Apocalypse

Escorial Beatus. 950 - 955. Cod & II. 5. Folio 102 v. Martyrdom of the Two Witnesses in Jerusalem (Rev. XI, 1-14). Codex with the Commentary on the Apocalypse of St. John (776-786) of Beatus of Li_bana. Preromanesque art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Royal Library of the Monastery of El Escorial. Proc: SPAIN. LA RIOJA. San Millàn de la Cogolla.

COMENTARIOS AL APOCALIPSIS, LA APERTURA DEL SEXTO SELLO - SIGLO XI. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. JESUS.

15th Century breviary documenting the events of the day. The large illustration depicts Mass being celebrated; the reliquaries stand on a table to the left; in the foreground, a sermon. The smaller pictures illustrate particular stages of the Mass. Dated 15th Century

A King Enthroned Speaking to a Peacock; A Shepherd Killing a Ram; A Shepherd with a Staff and a Knife before Two Goats. Unknown

COMENTARIOS AL APOCALIPSIS-FOLIO 104 V, EL SEGUNDO ANGEL TOCA LA TROMPETA. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA. BURGO DE OSMA. Soria. SPAIN.

The Sacrifice of Isaac. The Gerona Beatus / The Girona Beatus. 10th century iluminated manuscript. Genealogical tables. Miniature, folio 11. Painting on parchment. It was made in some monastery of Zamora (Castile and Lion, Spain), probably in San Salvador de Tabara, in 975. Library of the Cathedral of Girona. Museum of the Cathedral of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

Council of Toledo (6th-7th c.). Illustration of the work 'PrimacÕa de la iglesia toledana' (Supremacy of the Church of Toledo) (13th c.). Romanesque art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

Russian Orthodox miniature depicting a scene from the Apocalypse of Saint John. Circa 1750

Rubric and full-page miniature showing the sacrifice of Isaac.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Destruction of Korah / Illumination

Saint Hedwig Rescuing a Man from Hanging; Saint Hedwig Freeing the Hands of a Woman that Became Glued to a Millstone Staff Because She Worked on a Sunday. Unknown maker

King David and the ark of the covenant, miniature from a medieval Psaltery, Italy 12th Century.

The Sick, the Leprous, and the Lame Praying at Saint Hedwig's Tomb; People Coming to Visit Saint Hedwig's Tomb. Unknown maker

SKYLITZER, John (9th century). Madrid Skylitzes 'Synopsis historiarum'. Synopsis of Histories about the reigns of the Byzantine emperors. 12th c. Leo VI names his brother Alexander as successor (Alexander III) . Alexander, names his nephew Constantine (Constantine VII). Manuscript produced in Sicily. Byzantine art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

MTI1 - CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº148 - F204V - UN CABALLERO ESCAPA DE SUS ENEMIGOS GRACIAS A LA CAMISA DE LA VIRGEN - SIGLO XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. VIRGEN DE CHARTRES.

A Woman in Prayer and a Snake on a Nearby Hillock; A Man Trying to Kill a Snake with an Axe; Trier (probably), Germany; third quarter of 15th century; Pen and black ink and colored washes on paper; Leaf: 28.7 x 20.6 cm (11 5,16 x 8 1,8 in.)

CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº396 - F14R - VIRGEN CURO A UN LABRADOR EL DIA DE SAN QUIRCE - MINIATURA SIGLO XIII. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA. VIRGEN DE ATOCHA.

The dove and the crow cont.; The rich man and the mourners.. 1480. Aesop. Manuscripts, Illuminations, Miniatures (illuminations). Spencer Collection. Grief

School at the Time of Emperor Constantine VII (Miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes) by Anonymous / Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid / 11th-12th century / Byzantium / Watercolour on parchment / History / 27x36

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