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The Last Judgement, Voronet Church, detail: Angels fight devils for souls; the damned wear Turkish turbans (the Moldavians' enemies at the time); angels blow trumpets which look like Moldavian shepherds' Alphorns Detail of 15-03-07/49
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The Last Judgement, Voronet Church, detail: Angels fight devils for souls;...

The Last Judgement, Voronet Church, detail: while King David plays a lyre, an angel pulls the soul in the form of a newborn infant from a dead man's mouth. Detail of 15-03-07/49
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The Last Judgement, Voronet Church, detail: while King David plays a lyre,...

The church in Sucevita; the paintings around the apse show the composition "cinul" (rank), a suite of all heavenly and worldly hierarchies, seraphs,angels, prophets,apostles,bishops,martyrs,kings etc.).The church is surrounded by citadel-like walls.
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The church in Sucevita; the paintings around the apse show the composition "ci...

Last judgement, from the outer walls of the church at Sucevita, Romania. Angels help the righteous up the heavenly ladder, while devils push the damned into the hell fires.
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Last judgement, from the outer walls of the church at Sucevita, Romania. An...

Virgin and child surrounded by angels and prophets. 1577.
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Virgin and child surrounded by angels and prophets. 1577.

unknown artist The Annunciation 16th century icon, Byzantine
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unknown artist The Annunciation 16th century icon, Byzantine

Nativity. Saint Mary asleep; a ray of light falls from heaven onto the child; angels and shepherds. Foreground left: washing the child; right: St.Joseph. Exonarthex
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Nativity. Saint Mary asleep; a ray of light falls from heaven onto the chi...

Saint Mary asleep, angels and a light from heaven on the newborn. Detail of 15-03-08/7 Exonarthex
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Saint Mary asleep, angels and a light from heaven on the newborn. Detail o...

Angel over the entrance door to Kariye Camii (Hora church). Exonarthex
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Angel over the entrance door to Kariye Camii (Hora church)....

The annunciation. The angel surprises Mary at the well. Narthex
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The annunciation. The angel surprises Mary at the well. Narthex

The young Virgin is led into the Temple by her parents, where she will spend most of her youth. Under the cupola, in a further scene, an angel feeds her bread. Narthex Saint Anne July 26th
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The young Virgin is led into the Temple by her parents, where she will spend mo...

Saint Anne and Saint Joachim lead the Virgin towards the High priest. Under the cupola, in a further scene, an angel feeds her bread. Detail of 15-03-08/58 Narthex Saint Anne July 26th
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Saint Anne and Saint Joachim lead the Virgin towards the High priest...