The angel Gabriel appears to Mary as she stands at her lectern and announces that she will bear the Son of God (Luke 1:26-38). An icon of the Lviv school of icon painting, first half of the 17th century, from St. Paraskeva Church in Lviv, Ukraine.
Taken at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Byzantine Catholic Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on January 8, 2025. During the Great Blessing of Water at Epiphany (Theophany), the priest holds lit candles and a cross over a golden vessel of water to be blessed.
A famous preacher from an aristocratic family in Genoa, Sauli (1534-1591) spearheaded important Catholic reforms, including popular missions and restructuring the church to reach a broader spectrum of worshippers. This sculpture is a model for a large statue commissioned by the Sauli family for a Ge
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Saint Nicholas, bishop of Myra, in white vestments marked with black crosses, raising his hand in blessing and holding the Gospel book. An icon of the late 16th century in the Church of St. Paraskeva in Krekhiv, Ukraine.
The Virgin Mary lies at her Dormition surrounded by the apostles, with Christ above receiving her soul. From the 1754-1761 decoration of the Church of the Apostle Andrew in Kyiv, Ukraine.
The Holy Face of Christ imprinted on a cloth, shown within an ornate gilded Baroque frame. From the 1754-1761 decoration of the Church of the Apostle Andrew in Kyiv, Ukraine.
God the Father among the clouds with the Holy Spirit as a dove, painted in a gilded oval frame in the church's ceiling. From the 1754-1761 decoration of the Church of the Apostle Andrew in Kyiv, Ukraine.
The angel Gabriel appears to Mary at her prayer desk to announce that she will bear the Son of God (Luke 1:26-38), shown in a gilded Baroque frame. From the 1754-1761 decoration of the Church of the Apostle Andrew in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Saint Mark the Evangelist holding his Gospel book, in a gilded Baroque cartouche. From the 1754-1761 decoration of the Church of the Apostle Andrew in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Christ enthroned as Pantocrator, the ruler of all, holds an open Gospel book and is flanked by the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist. An icon of the Zhovkva school of icon painting, 1728, in the Holy Trinity Church in Zhovkva, Ukraine.
An allegorical icon of the Church as a ship carrying the faithful through the stormy sea. An icon of the Sudova Vyshnia school of icon painting, 2nd half of the 17th century, from the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin in the village of Trostyanets, now in the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in
A bishop raises the cross high from a raised platform before clergy and a gathered crowd, in the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. An icon of the Sudova Vyshnia school of icon painting, 1st half of the 17th century, from Lipie, now in the Historical Museum in Sanok, Poland.
Saint Matthew the Evangelist with the angel who inspires his Gospel, holding an open book. From the 1754-1761 decoration of the Church of the Apostle Andrew in Kyiv, Ukraine.
A small silver diptych (oklad) with saints in relief. The inscriptions identify the figures as the holy martyr Nestor, the warrior Ioann and Saint Nicholas the miracle worker. Medium: Silver frame (oklad), partially gilded. Measurements: overall 3 1/16 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. (7.8 x 5.4 x 3.8 cm).
A small enameled Russian icon of Christ preaching, framed in gold with pearls and kept in its fitted case. The book in Christ's hand is inscribed in Russian, "This is my commandment that ye love one another as I have loved you." Medium: Gold, enamel, pearls; oil on wood. Measurements: 4 3/4 x 4 1/4
This is the only known icon devoted to the genealogy of a monastic order. Its subject is the "House of Ewost'atewos," one of two major monastic orders of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Born circa 1273, St. Ewost'atewos founded a number of monasteries in northern Ethiopia. Doctrinal disputes led to h
In the seventeenth century, Ethiopian artists were increasingly exposed to forms of expression from Europe. During this period, double-sided diptychs became popular among the nobility as pendant icons worn suspended by a cord around the neck. The subject matter depicted on this example is a standard
This pendant's intimate scale and protective external panel allowed it to be used as a portable personal icon. The single-faced diptych's carved wooden case could be opened to reveal paintings of the Virgin Mary and St. George, two of the most popular figures in Ethiopian Orthodoxy Christianity. The
A small Russian portable triptych of painted icon panels in a silver, gilt and brass frame, made to be carried and opened for prayer while traveling. Medium: Painted icon, silver, gilt, brass. Measurements: overall (closed) 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm).
A silver triptych whose central panel holds the Mandylion, the Holy Face of Christ. On the outer sides of the shutters the Archangels Gabriel and Michael are identified by inscriptions, Gabriel holding a sphere marked IC and Michael a sphere marked XC, together forming the monogram of Christ. Mediu
An icon of the Bogoliubskaya Mother of God, the Virgin of Bogolyubovo, with chosen saints, set in a silver cover and frame (riza). An inscription on the wooden backing reads, in translation, "Blessings to Michael on his birthday." Medium: Tempera, gesso and wood. Measurements: 14 x 11 5/8 in. (35.6
A miniature icon of the Christ Child between the Russian saints Boris and Gleb, set in a gold and enamel frame studded with jewels. Medium: (a) tempera and gold on wood; (b) gold and enamel studded with jewels. Measurements: (a) overall 4 3/8 x 4 in. (11.1 x 10.2 cm).
Saint George, in a red cloak, charges on a white horse and spears the dragon beneath its hooves. Medium: Tempera on wood. Measurements: 27 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. (69.2 x 50.2 cm).
Christ on the cross between the two thieves, with the Virgin Mary, Saint John and the holy women beneath. An icon of the Sudova Vyshnia school of icon painting, 1st half of the 17th century, from Lipie, now in the Historical Museum in Sanok, Poland.
A fragment of the icon of Our Lady with Praise, showing the Virgin's face with a star on her veil. The icon is from Belz, early 16th century, and is now in the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv, Ukraine.
The Virgin Mary with the Christ Child shown before her, set in a carved and gilded Baroque frame. An icon of the Zhovkva school of icon painting, 1728, in the Holy Trinity Church in Zhovkva, Ukraine.
Christ as Pantocrator, the ruler of all, raises his hand in blessing and holds an open Gospel book against a gilded ground. An icon of the Lviv school of icon painting, first half of the 17th century, from St. Paraskeva Church in Lviv, Ukraine.
