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Fresco on tile. (Ottoman Miniature was an art form in the Ottoman Empire, deriving mainly from the Arab-Persian miniature tradition, especially in its Baghdad version, and also with Chinese influences. There is only limited perspective until it later came under Western influence.)
Jerusalem, Israel - December 8, 2013: A Bible written in ancient Geez language in the in Ethiopian Patriarchate in Jerusalem.
Girona, Spain - 18 July, 2024: Illustrated manuscript of the Beatus of Girona
Basilica di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, Southern Italy, Galatina, Apulia: Interiors fresco details
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore)—among the first churches in the world dedicated to the Virgin Mary—sits on the summit of Esquiline Hill. An extraterritorial property of the Vatican, it is one of the city’s four major basilicas and has one of the best preserved Byzantine interiors in Rome
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Empress Theodora and her procession, mosaics in the Basilica of San Vitale, 6th century, Ravenna, Italy
Bulgaria - Rila Monastery ( Rilski Manastir).  The Monastery of Saint John of Rila, also known as Rila Monastery is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is situated in the southwestern Rila Mountains, 117 km south of the capital Sofia in the deep valley of the Rilska River. It is a site UNESCO
London - The tiled mosaic of Old Testament patriarchs and person in church All Saints designed by Butterfield and painted by Alexander Gibbs (1873).
Galatina, Apulia (Italy): a composition made of details from the XVth century frescoes painted on the walls of the Basilica of St. Catherine of Alexandria.
Ancient byzantine mosaic over a door of San Marco Cathedral in Venice
Saint Nicholas, Ancient, Myra, Santa Claus, Bishop, Basilica, Anatolia, Monument, Mosaic, Antalya - Turkey
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Painting and gold leaf with Arabic and Moorish style scene on a vaulted ceiling of the Nasrid palaces of the Alhambra in the city of Granada, Spain
Karanlk Kilise, or the Dark Church, was a monastic compound built in the 11th century.  It is decorated with scenes from the New Testament:  Christ Pantocrator, Nativity, Adoration of the Magi, First Bath, Last Supper, Betrayal of Judas, Crucifixion, Anastasis. The  frescoes, depicting scenes from the New Testament, are the best preserved in all of Cappadocia and a fine example of 11th-century Byzantine art.   Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey.
London -  The tiled mosaic of Old testament scenes with the patriarchs, Melchizedek, Moses and Abraham in church All Saints by Matthew Digby Wyatt (1820 - 1877).
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Frescos in Sümela Monastery (Trabzon, Türkiye)
Santa Claus Church in the ancient city of Myra.  Myra ancient city is in the province of Antalya, Turkey.
Novo Chopovo (Hopovo) Monastery in Fruska Gora mountain on August 31, 2012 in the northern Serbia, in the province of Vojvodina. The fresco painting of Novo Hopovo is considered an extremely important example of ecclesiastical, Serbian late medieval art
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Ohrid, North Macedonia-April 18, 2019: The East Orthodox Monastery of Saint Naum was founded in AD 905 by the eponymous medieval writer-enlightener. Founder's Assumption mural, Holy Archangels Church.
Karanlk Kilise, or the Dark Church, was a monastic compound built in the 11th century.  It is decorated with scenes from the New Testament:  Christ Pantocrator, Nativity, Adoration of the Magi, First Bath, Last Supper, Betrayal of Judas, Crucifixion, Anastasis. The  frescoes, depicting scenes from the New Testament, are the best preserved in all of Cappadocia and a fine example of 11th-century Byzantine art.   Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey.
Mtskheta, Georgia - October 13, 2016: Jesus heals a sick man on ancient fresco of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral on October 13, 2016. Cathedral was built in 4th century. UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Christian frescoes at cave in Goreme District, Aksaray, Cappadocia, Turkey.
Old mosaic picture hanged on the wall of St. George's Church which is an early Byzantine church in Madaba, Jordan.
New Orleans, USA - Dec 11, 2017: Ancient biblical text page opened on public display at the iconic St. Louis Cathedral at the French Quarter. Feature ornate decorative drawings and artful manuscripts.
Bulgaria - Rila Mounts - Rila Monastery - It is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is situated in the Southwestern Rila mountains. It is part of UNESCO world heritage site
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