Free Download— The archangel Michael, commander of the heavenly host, became one of the most popular saints during Byzantium's last centuries. Depictions usually show him in the robes worn by the Byzantine emperor or dressed in armor. - This image is in the public domain. —cameo-via-sdcason-com....
Free Download— This leaf came from a book of hours, a devotional book popular in the Middle Ages. They contained prayers that a devoted individual would use throughout the day. It has been estimated that 1 in 15 households owned a book of hours, although this luxurious example could only...
Free DownloadThis image is in the public domain302094rg.jpg84 KBdownload-circle Guido Reni was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicholas Poussin and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religious works, but also mythological and allegorical subjects. Active...
This is a list of my favorite 12 orders of Catholic nuns and sisters in no particular order. This list includes their history, and images of their habits. What is a Catholic Nun or Sister? In the Roman Catholic tradition, there are many religious institutes of nuns and sisters (the...
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Free Download— This altarpiece is said to have come from the convent of the Ursulines in Amiens, France. North French or South Netherlandish, polychromed and gilded limestone, 48.3 x 48.3 cm. - This image is in the public domain. —altarpiece-with-scenes-via-sdcason-com.jpg298 KBdownload-circle Please...
Free Download— The Assumption of the Virgin, celebrated on August 15, is an especially important holiday in Siena. Niccolò di ser Sozzo, one of the city's renowned fourteenth-century illuminators, painted it on numerous occasions. Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, 57.5 x 40.4 cm. - This...
Free Download— This medallion is one of a group of twelve that once surrounded an icon of the archangel Gabriel. The medallions may have been sent as a gift from the Byzantine court to the neighboring Christian state of Georgia. Byzantine gold, silver, and cloisonné enamel, diameter 8.3 cm....
Free Download— Icon of the Adoration of the Magi by the Rybotychi school, made in the 1680s. It is held in the National Museum in Warsaw, Poland. - This image is in the public domain. —adoration-of-the-magi-via-sdcason-com.jpg328 KBdownload-circle Please SUBSCRIBE or DONATE to help...
Free Download— This medallion is one of a group of twelve that once surrounded an icon of the archangel Gabriel. The medallions may have been sent as a gift from the Byzantine court to the neighboring Christian state of Georgia. Byzantine gold, silver, and cloisonné enamel, diameter 8.3 cm....
Free Download— Tempera on wood panel with a gold ground showing the Crucifixion of Christ. The panel measures 43.5 x 20 cm. - This image is in the public domain. —the-crucifixion-via-sdcason-com.jpg162 KBdownload-circle Please SUBSCRIBE or DONATE to help keep this site free!...
Free Download— South Netherlandish stained glass panel showing a holy man with two suppliants. Pot metal and white glass with vitreous paint and silver stain, 76.8 x 57.2 cm. - This image is in the public domain. —stained-glass-panel-via-sdcason-com.jpg332 KBdownload-circle Please SUBSCRIBE or...
Free Download— The ivory figures are mounted on a sheet of whalebone. This plaque is part of a series of Passion carvings that are now dispersed among Antwerp, Oslo, Paris, London, and New York. French, elephant ivory with traces of paint and gilding, 23.2 x 18.3 cm. - This...
Free Download— One of a set of prints intended to fit together. Engraving, sheet 74 x 50.8 cm. - This image is in the public domain. —resurrection-via-sdcason-com.jpg432 KBdownload-circle Please SUBSCRIBE or DONATE to help keep this site free!...
Free Download— An Italian illuminated choir-book leaf showing the Trinity within a decorated initial T. Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, leaf 56.8 x 39.5 cm, with the initial letter about 14.3 x 14.2 cm. - This image is in the public domain. —manuscript-leaf-via-...
Free Download— Limestone statue of the Virgin and Child with traces of polychromy, French or German. The sculpture is 51 cm high. - This image is in the public domain. —virgin-and-child-via-sdcason-com.jpg201 KBdownload-circle Please SUBSCRIBE or DONATE to help keep this site free!...
Free Download— Limestone statue of the Virgin and Child with traces of polychromy, made in France by the Atelier of the Juliots. The sculpture is 39.2 cm high. - This image is in the public domain. —virgin-and-child-via-sdcason-com.jpg117 KBdownload-circle Please SUBSCRIBE or DONATE to...
Free Download— This medallion is one of a group of twelve that once surrounded an icon of the archangel Gabriel. The medallions may have been sent as a gift from the Byzantine court to the neighboring Christian state of Georgia. Byzantine gold, silver, and cloisonné enamel, diameter 8.3 cm....
Free Download— The typical image of Saint Paul—with a long face, receding hairline, and pointed beard—was established during the first centuries of the Christian church. Here Paul holds a book, an appropriate symbol for the author of many of the texts of the New Testament. Byzantine silver, originally...
Free Download— Icon of the Adoration of the Magi from the Sudova Vyshnia school, made in the second half of the 17th century. It is kept in the Historical Museum in Sanok, Poland. - This image is in the public domain. —adoration-of-the-magi-via-sdcason-com.jpg293 KBdownload-circle...
Free Download— Traditional locations within manuscript psalters were designated by decorated initials or, as is the case here, full-page miniatures. These locations marked the major divisions of the psalms as used in the daily office. Tempera and burnished gold on vellum, sheet 12.5 x 8.4 cm. - This...
Free Download— This leaf survives from what must have been an extraordinarily rich book of hours. Internal evidence within the original calendar and texts indicates that Metz was the probable place of production. Ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum, 15.9 x 11.6 cm. - This image is in...
Free Download— In the late 1400s and early 1500s Rouen was an established and important center of book production. This artist, named after a manuscript now in Geneva, was Rouen's principal illuminator during the second half of the 1400s. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum, folio 99 verso,...
Free Download— A decorated letter R cut from a choir book (antiphonary) showing the Resurrection of Christ. Tempera and gold on parchment by an Italian artist, sheet 19.8 x 17.9 cm. - This image is in the public domain. —historiated-initial-r-via-sdcason-com.jpg194 KBdownload-circle Please...
Free Download— This triptych icon was probably commissioned by a lay person for private prayer and meditation. It could be folded and shut when not in use. Painted wood panel within an enameled brass frame, Russia, about 6.5 x 6.2 cm unframed. - This image is in the public...
Free Download— This spectacular example of goldsmith's work has been attributed to Giovannino de Grassi, an artist active in northern Italy. The piece is closely connected to other works that blend prophetic figures with twining vines and leaves to recall the Tree of Jesse–a motif representing the...
Free Download— Italian antiphonary leaf with Saint John the Evangelist and Saint John the Baptist in an historiated initial M, in tempera, ink and gold on parchment. The leaf measures about 56.7 x 39.6 cm. - This image is in the public domain. —manuscript-leaf-via-sdcason-com.jpg208...
Free Download— Russian icon panels of a calendar of saints and festivals, painted in tempera on wood with a gold ground. Each panel measures about 31.4 x 26 cm. - This image is in the public domain. —calendar-of-saints-via-sdcason-com.jpg185 KBdownload-circle Please SUBSCRIBE or DONATE...
Free Download— These nine medallions are from a group of twelve that once surrounded an icon of the archangel Gabriel. The medallions may have been sent as a gift from the Byzantine court to the neighboring Christian state of Georgia. - This image is in the public domain. —medallion-with-saint-...
