back to overview
 


Christianity


Old Testament,New Testament,Saints,Life of Jesus Christ,Mary, Mother of Christ,Mary Magdalen,Passion,Apocalypse, Last Judgement, Heaven and HellAngels



16 subcategories
ANGELS

ANGELS

Apostles

APOSTLES

Christmas

CHRISTMAS

Churches and Cathedrals

CHURCHES AND CATHEDRALS

Clergy

CLERGY

Compendium Jesus Christ

COMPENDIUM JESUS CHRIST

Cult Objects and Reliquaries

CULT OBJECTS AND RELIQUARIES

Eucharist

EUCHARIST

Mary Magdalen

MARY MAGDALEN

Mary, Mother of Christ

MARY, MOTHER OF CHRIST

Orthodox

ORTHODOX

Passion of Jesus Christ

PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST

Prayer, Worship and Rituals

PRAYER, WORSHIP AND RITUALS

Saints

SAINTS

The Gospels, Acts of the Apostles etc. (New Testament)

THE GOSPELS, ACTS OF THE APOSTLES ETC. (NEW TESTAMENT)

Trinity

TRINITY

8,491 photos
The archangel Gabriel, from "The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence", around 1375-1425. Gabriel is an important figure to Muslims as well as to Christians. In Islam, Gabriel acts as God's messenger to the Prophet Mohammed on his Night Journey bringing him from Mecca to Jerusalem through Hell and Heaven and finally to the throne of God. "The Wonders of Creation" was compiled by Zakaria Qazwini, a judge living in Wasit,Iraq. 1963.4-20.01
#030603 5

The archangel Gabriel, from "The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existen...

Angels paying homage to Adam watched by Iblis. In a highly decorated composition angels prostrate themselves in front of the naked figure of Adam. Iblis observes from the right corner. From the "Majalis al-ushshak". ID: Or 11837,fol.f 9 v
#03060310

Angels paying homage to Adam watched by Iblis. In a highly decorated composition...

An angel, 16th. Angel in Arabic dress, with text at the top and bottom of the page. From "Aja'ib al Markhtukat", the wonders of nature, by Al-Kazvrin. ID: Or 4701
#03060316

An angel, 16th. Angel in Arabic dress, with text at the top and bottom of the pa...

Shah Jahan, the Moghul emperor of India, riding a white elephant, 18th century. The elephant's coverings and tusks are richly decorated. Angels above carry a sword, a crown and a flaming bowl. Courtiers and soldiers on horseback in the foreground. From the Padshahnamen of Tarikh-i-Shah Jahahn" ID: Add 20734, fol.359
#03060322

Shah Jahan, the Moghul emperor of India, riding a white elephant, 18th century....

Saint John Evangelist and Prochoros, 1484. Prochoros takes notes while Saint John dictates, gesticulating with his hands. Behind them is a blue sky, clouds and text. From an Armenian manuscript of the four gospels. ID:Or 2681, fol.217 b
#03060349

Saint John Evangelist and Prochoros, 1484. Prochoros takes notes while Saint Joh...

Psalter map, around 1250. Jerusalem in the center, surrounded by a zone of winds. The Psalter map is so called because it acompanied a 13th century copy of the Book of Psalms. One of the earliest maps with Jerusalem in the centre,reflecting the medieval world view. It is the earliest surviving map to depict Biblical events, for instance Moses crossing the Red Sea (the large red expanse, top right), and the earliest to display the "monstrous" races in Africa (the strange figures, some without heads, depicted on the right-hand edge). ID: Add.28681
#03060352

Psalter map, around 1250. Jerusalem in the center, surrounded by a zone of winds...

Manuscript by Logman: The fine Flower of Histories - Fighting at the gates of Jerusalem and the burial of Mohammed. 1583
#03060358

Manuscript by Logman: The fine Flower of Histories - Fighting at the gates of J...

Manuscript by Logman: The fine Flower of Histories - Mohammed sourrounded by his first disciples. 1583
#03060359

Manuscript by Logman: The fine Flower of Histories - Mohammed sourrounded by his...

Turkish book painting: Mohammed's vision of ascension. 1583
#03060365

Turkish book painting: Mohammed's vision of ascension. 1583

Devata,Xingyang,oasis of Quca,Monastery of Qyzil, 112 x 165,5cm
#03070217

Devata,Xingyang,oasis of Quca,Monastery of Qyzil, 112 x 165,5cm

"Je Su, the Pig, is put to death", propaganda against the foreigners. Chinese woodblock print. Qing dynasty, 19th century CE. From the Church Missionary Society Archives.
#03070345

"Je Su, the Pig, is put to death", propaganda against the foreigners. Chinese wo...

The Mahant sees Elokeshi at the Tarakeshwar temple. The Mahant (the high priest of the Shiva temple, Tarakeshwar) holds a 'nargila' pipe and sits on a striped rug in front of the temple, a second man, perhaps his agent, Kinaram, behind him. Before him stand three women -Elokeshi, the young wife of the clerk, Nabin Chandra Banerjee, holding up a plate of rice or sweetmeats in her left hand and boldly unveiling her face with her right; her younger sister, Muktakeshi, unveiled, stands behind her with folded hands; between them in the background, Telebo, the female servant of the family who acted as procuress, looks away. Yellow background. Watercolour and silver details; 1875. Shelfmark: Add.Or.3346
#03070364

The Mahant sees Elokeshi at the Tarakeshwar temple. The Mahant (the high priest...