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The tomb of Saint Catherine at the Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Egypt, Frescoes, Human types, Monasteries, Mount Sinai, Mountains, Prayer, Priests, Religious practices, Saint Catherine's Monastery (Mount Sinai), Sinai

The artist's room in the Armenian monastery (possibly Saint James'), in which she stayed during her visit to Jerusalem.

Tags: Carpets, Cathedral of Saint James (Jerusalem), Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Frescoes, Interiors, Israel, Jerusalem, Monasteries, Palestine, Pigrimages, Priests, Religious practices, Smoking

Section of church at Methoni. Frescoes from the same church.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Churches, Frescoes, Greece, Methoni, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings

Fresco from the Trapeza (Refectory) of Great Lavra Monastery, Mount Athos.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Frescoes, Frescoes of Megisti Lavra Monastery, Greece, Macedonia, Monastery of Great Lavra (Mount Athos), Mount Athos, Religious practices

Frescoes from the Church of Agios Georgios Chostos in Filerimos, Rhodes. Resurrection of the Dead.

Tags: Aegean islands, Dodecanese, Filerimos, Frescoes, Greece, Hagios Georgios Hostos (Filerimos in Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Rhodes

Frescoes from the Church of Agios Georgios Chostos in Filerimos, Rhodes. The Passion of Christ. Sculls in armour and coats of arms of the Knights Hospitaller. Death prevails over a knight.

Tags: Aegean islands, Art and antiquities, Churches, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Filerimos, Frescoes, Frescoes of Agios Georgios Chostos (Rhodes), Greece, Hagios Georgios Hostos (Filerimos in Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Rhodes

Frescoes from the Church of Agios Georgios Chostos in Filerimos, Rhodes. The Passion of Christ.
Saint John the Baptist with the Lamb. Pilgrim with his patron saint. Saint Michael kills the demon as the latter is trying to tip over the scales with the good and bad actions of a young knight who is kneeling before Saint Michael. A fountain with a snake and two pigeons, probably an allegory of “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” (Matthew 10:16).

Tags: Aegean islands, Art and antiquities, Churches, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Filerimos, Frescoes, Frescoes of Agios Georgios Chostos (Rhodes), Greece, Hagios Georgios Hostos (Filerimos in Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Rhodes

Frescoes from the church of Agios Georgios Chostos in Filerimos, Rhodes.Scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary. Members of the Knights Hospitaller order and children praying.

Tags: Aegean islands, Art and antiquities, Churches, Dodecanese, Filerimos, Frescoes, Greece, Hagios Georgios Hostos (Filerimos in Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Rhodes

Frescoes from the church of Agios Georgios Chostos in Filerimos, Rhodes. Scenes from the life of Virgin Mary. Members of the Knights Hospitaller order with their patron saints.

Tags: Aegean islands, Art and antiquities, Churches, Dodecanese, Filerimos, Frescoes, Greece, Hagios Georgios Hostos (Filerimos in Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Rhodes

Frescoes from the church of Agios Georgios Chostos in Filerimos, Rhodes. Two women saints intercede in favour of Grand Master Hélion de Villeneuve. Saint Michael kills the dragon. Cross of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller. Saint George kills the dragon.

Tags: Aegean islands, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, Churches, Dodecanese, Filerimos, Frescoes, Greece, Hagios Georgios Hostos (Filerimos in Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Rhodes

Dancing Lady fresco from Knossos Palce, today at the Archeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete.

Tags: Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Art and antiquities, Crete, Dancing Lady fresco, Frescoes, Greece, Heraklion, Knossos, Minoan antiquities, Palace of Knossos, Palaces

Bull-Leaping Fresco from Knossos Palace, Crete.

Tags: Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Art and antiquities, Bull-leaping Fresco, Crete, Frescoes, Greece, Heraklion, Knossos, Minoan antiquities, Palace of Knossos, Palaces

The Parisienne fresco from Knossos Palace, Crete.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Crete, Frescoes, Greece, Heraklion, Knossos, Minoan antiquities, Palace of Knossos, Palaces, Parisienne fresco

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