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Religious paintings · 2

Religious art from different traditions with explanations of its imagery. Explore the works, their purposes, histories and sources.

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Eve — Lucas Cranach the ElderLucas Cranach the Elder

Eve

1533–37Mural Fragment with Elite Male and Maguey Cactus Leaves — Unidentified Teotihuacan painterUnidentified Teotihuacan painter

Mural Fragment with Elite Male and Maguey Cactus Leaves

500–550Ritual Crown with the Five Transcendent Buddhas — Unidentified painter, possibly NewariUnidentified painter, possibly Newari

Ritual Crown with the Five Transcendent Buddhas

late 14th–early 15th centuryBook of the Dead for the Chantress of Amun, Nauny — Unidentified Egyptian paintersUnidentified Egyptian painters

Book of the Dead for the Chantress of Amun, Nauny

ca. 1050 BCESaint George and the Dragon — Bernat MartorellBernat Martorell

Saint George and the Dragon

1434–35Lamentation — Giotto di BondoneGiotto di Bondone

Lamentation

1303–1305Legends of the Yūzū Nembutsu Sect — Unidentified Japanese paintersUnidentified Japanese painters

Legends of the Yūzū Nembutsu Sect

Kamakura period (1185–1333), 14th centurySadaksari-Lokeshvara Surrounded by Manifestations and Monks — Unidentified Tibetan paintersUnidentified Tibetan painters

Sadaksari-Lokeshvara Surrounded by Manifestations and Monks

late 15th centuryDevananda's Fourteen Auspicious Dreams Foretelling the Birth of Mahavira: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript — Master of the Jaunpur KalpasutraMaster of the Jaunpur Kalpasutra

Devananda's Fourteen Auspicious Dreams Foretelling the Birth of Mahavira: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

ca. 1465"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz — Attributed to Painting attributed to BihzadAttributed to Painting attributed to Bihzad

"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz

ca. 1480Green Tara — Attributed to AnikoAttributed to Aniko

Green Tara

c. 1260s, mounted 2020Diver — painted lid from the Tomb of the Diver — Unidentified painter of PoseidoniaUnidentified painter of Poseidonia

Diver — painted lid from the Tomb of the Diver

480–470 BCERetable and Frontal of the Life of Christ and the Virgin — Unidentified Spanish paintersUnidentified Spanish painters

Retable and Frontal of the Life of Christ and the Virgin

1396Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist — Antonio da CorreggioAntonio da Correggio

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist

c. 1515Virgin and Child with Saint Anne — Albrecht DürerAlbrecht Dürer

Virgin and Child with Saint Anne

probably 1519Shiva and Parvati Playing Chaupar: Folio from a Rasamanjari Series — Devidasa of NurpurDevidasa of Nurpur

Shiva and Parvati Playing Chaupar: Folio from a Rasamanjari Series

dated 1694–95Tantric Buddha Vairochana as Vajrasattva — Unidentified Tibetan paintersUnidentified Tibetan painters

Tantric Buddha Vairochana as Vajrasattva

c. 1150–1200Virgin and Child with an Angel — Sandro BotticelliSandro Botticelli

Virgin and Child with an Angel

1475–85Judith — Jan Sanders van HemessenJan Sanders van Hemessen

Judith

c. 1540Arhat — Unidentified Korean paintersUnidentified Korean painters

Arhat

1235Rama Releases the Demon Spies Shuka and Sarana: Folio from the Siege of Lanka series — Attributed to ManakuAttributed to Manaku

Rama Releases the Demon Spies Shuka and Sarana: Folio from the Siege of Lanka series

ca. 1725"Jonah and the Whale", Folio Probably from a Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) — Unidentified Iranian paintersUnidentified Iranian painters

"Jonah and the Whale", Folio Probably from a Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles)

ca. 1400Twenty-three Deity Nairatma Mandala — Unidentified Tibetan paintersUnidentified Tibetan painters

Twenty-three Deity Nairatma Mandala

c. 1375The Gopis Plead with Krishna to Return Their Clothing: Folio from "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana — Master of the "Isarda" Bhagavata PuranaMaster of the "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana

The Gopis Plead with Krishna to Return Their Clothing: Folio from "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana

ca. 1560–65

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