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Box Brooch with a Christian Scene
The Romanized peoples of Pannonia remained Christian under Avar rule. This brooch from the region shows the adoration of the Magi, a well-known Christian scene. On the right, 3 bearded men bring gifts to the infant Christ in the stable at...
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Christian & Muslim Playing Chess
An illustration from The Libro de los Juegos (13th century CE) that shows a game of chess between a Muslim and a Christian. (Monasterio de El Escorial, Spain)
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A Christian Dirce
Painting from 1897 by Henryk Siemiradzki (1843–1902), depicting Nero watching how a captive Christian woman is killed in a re-enactment of the Greek myth of Dirce.
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Christian Martyrs in Colosseum
Christian Martyrs in Colosseum, painting by Konstantin Flavitsky, 1862 CE.
State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
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Christian Stele from Georgia with Scenes of Christ's Life
A stele or stonecross depicting scenes from the New Testament, including Christ's entry into Jerusalem (top half of stele) and his baptism (lower half of stele). It was created in Usaneti, located in southern Georgia, between 650-800 CE and...
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Early Christian Basilica in Kourion, Cyprus
The Early Christian Basilica dating to the beginning of the 5th century CE, Kourion, Cyprus.
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Title Page of the Handbook of the Christian Soldier by Erasmus
The title page of the 1555 CE edition of Handbook of the Christian Soldier (Enchiridion Militis Christiani) by the Netherlandish Renaissance scholar Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1469-1536 CE). (Skokloster Castle, Sweden)
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Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion Title Page
The title page of the 1559 fourth edition of Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin (l. 1509-1564), the French Reformer, pastor, and theologian.
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Early Christian Basilica in Kourion, Cyprus
The Early Christian Basilica dating to the beginning of the 5th century CE, Kourion, Cyprus.
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Germanic & Christian Tales from the Franks Casket
The left half of this front panel of the casket refers to the Germanic tale of Weland, a smith who was imprisoned and lamed by a legendary king. Weland took revenge by killing the king's sons and turning their skulls into drinking cups. Here...