Antique Pagan

Yet no other city offers such a collection, from the monuments of Augustus to those of Sixtus V and Leo XII, from pagan temples to saints' tombs and martyrs' shrines.

Yet, no other city in the universe contains such a collection: from the monuments of Augustus' time to those of Sixtus V and Leo XII; from pagan temples to saints’ tombs and martyrs,...

Yet, no other city in the universe contains such a collection: from the monuments of Augustus' time to those of Sixtus V and Leo XII; from pagan temples to saints’ tombs and martyrs,...

Yet, no other city in the universe contains such a collection: from the monuments of Augustus' time to those of Sixtus V and Leo XII; from pagan temples to saints’ tombs and martyrs,...

Yet, no other city in the universe contains such a collection: from the monuments of Augustus' time to those of Sixtus V and Leo XII; from pagan temples to saints’ tombs and martyrs,...

Yet, no other city in the universe contains such a collection: from the monuments of Augustus' time to those of Sixtus V and Leo XII; from pagan temples to saints’ tombs and martyrs,...

Yet, no other city in the universe contains such a collection: from the monuments of Augustus' time to those of Sixtus V and Leo XII; from pagan temples to saints’ tombs and martyrs,...

Yet, no other city in the universe contains such a collection: from the monuments of Augustus' time to those of Sixtus V and Leo XII; from pagan temples to saints’ tombs and martyrs,...

Yet, no other city in the universe contains such a collection: from the monuments of Augustus' time to those of Sixtus V and Leo XII; from pagan temples to saints’ tombs and martyrs,...

On his return, he finds the Israelites not praising God but worshipping a pagan idol. He is overcome with anger, hence his intensity, and throws the tablets detailing The Ten Command...

Yet, no other city in the universe contains such a collection: from the monuments of Augustus' time to those of Sixtus V and Leo XII; from pagan temples to saints’ tombs and martyrs,...

Yet, no other city in the universe contains such a collection: from the monuments of Augustus' time to those of Sixtus V and Leo XII; from pagan temples to saints’ tombs and martyrs,...

Yet, no other city in the universe contains such a collection: from the monuments of Augustus' time to those of Sixtus V and Leo XII; from pagan temples to saints’ tombs and martyrs,...

Yet, no other city in the universe contains such a collection: from the monuments of Augustus' time to those of Sixtus V and Leo XII; from pagan temples to saints’ tombs and martyrs,...

Yet, no other city in the universe contains such a collection: from the monuments of Augustus' time to those of Sixtus V and Leo XII; from pagan temples to saints’ tombs and martyrs,...

Yet, no other city in the universe contains such a collection: from the monuments of Augustus' time to those of Sixtus V and Leo XII; from pagan temples to saints’ tombs and martyrs,...

Yet, no other city in the universe contains such a collection: from the monuments of Augustus' time to those of Sixtus V and Leo XII; from pagan temples to saints’ tombs and martyrs,...

As much as candelabra were used to sanctified Christian objects, they were also unmistakably associated with antiquity and pagan worship in the fifteenth and sixteenth century.

Drawing primarily from pagan antiquity, he created light-hearted terracotta sculptures that epitomized the Rococo style.

True to the Renaissance style, our chest features architectural elements surrounding visages that have been given increased importance through Pagan-like carvings. A pair of crenelat...

Yet, no other city in the universe contains such a collection: from the monuments of Augustus' time to those of Sixtus V and Leo XII; from pagan temples to saints’ tombs and martyrs,...

The very revealing décolleté, flowing hair, bat wings and diamond Aurora head dress suggestively alludes to pagan pleasures and entertainments of the night, the practitioners only he...

Similar work can be found at Yale University Art Gallery. from the Rome edition of ‘Vedute di Roma’, showing the interior of the circular church, built in the 4th century AD, traditi...

Its features evoke echoes of a bygone era, the Pagan period, a time when devotion was expressed through the chisel and the keen eye of a master sculptor.

Typical is the blending with characteristics of pagan, Greco-Roman gods, such as goat’s feet or paws and ram’s horns of the god Pan.

One of the finest examples of early Christian art and architecture in Rome, the stunning 4th-century mausoleum of Santa Costanza offers a vivid insight into the Eternal City’s gradua...

Drawing primarily from pagan antiquity, he created light-hearted terracotta sculptures that epitomized the Rococo style.

Drawing primarily from pagan antiquity, he created light-hearted terracotta sculptures that epitomised the Rococo style.

Before his death, Edmund fought the pagan Viking and Norse invaders until 869-70. But he was defeated and captured by the vikings, who ordered him to renounce his Christian faith.

Drawing primarily from pagan antiquity, he created light-hearted terracotta sculptures that epitomized the Rococo style.

She committed herself to eternal virginity, but was betrothed by her father to the pagan King Aetherius of England. She agreed under certain conditions.

The emperor summoned 50 of the best pagan philosophers and orators to dispute with her, hoping that they would refute her pro-Christian arguments, but Catherine won the debate.

Preston was right there, on the private jets, at the recording sessions and at the afters hows, and his record of the band at their pagan, Hammer Of The Gods peak reverberates loudly...

An anonymous French source from 1765 describes Nerzinskoi as a fortified city-state under the Grand Duke of Muscovy, positioned in Siberia and serving as the provincial capital of th...

The uncontaminated nature of the rose also interested the Christian world in the figurative arts, identifying with it the figure of the Virgin, called "Rose without thorns". In the p...

When Emperor Maxence decided to organize an extraodrinary sacrifices ceremony dedicated to the pagan gods the young woman did not hesitate to confront him.

Drawing primarily from pagan antiquity, he created light-hearted terracotta sculptures that epitomised the Rococo style.

The four artists, being secretly Christians, performed all that was required of them, but not the statue of the pagan deity, which they refused to realize. Interrogated directly by t...

There was an ancient slave trade across the Sahara to the Mediterranean coast and also up the east coast of Africa and the Red Sea as there were restrictions on the enslavement of Mu...

The lower image offers a view of Rome with the church of Santa Maria in Campitelli, framed by two statues and classical motifs, a reminder of how Christian Rome was layered upon its ...

According to legend, Saint Catherine's learned arguments on behalf of Christianity converted not only the court philosophers of the pagan emperor Maxentius, but 200 guardian soldiers...

VIRGIN AND CHILD ENTHRONED, A SYMBOLIC DEPICTION The depictions of the Virgin and Child draw their origins from a very a long tradition. Reminiscing pagan deities such as Gallo-Roma...

VIRGIN IN MAJESTY, A SYMBOLIC DEPICTION Depictions of the Virgin and Child find their origin in a very long tradition going all the way back to pagan deities such as Gallo-Roman m...

In fact, Paul spoke to the Gentiles, the peoples of Greek-Latin culture, considered pagans by the Jews, of «the sword of the Spirit, that is, the word of God» (Eph. 6:17).

His faith strengthened by this encounter, Saint Christopher spent the remainder of his life converting pagans to Christianity. This subsequently led to his martyrdom by beheading.

Drawing primarily from pagan antiquity, he created light-hearted terracotta sculptures that epitomised the Rococo style.

Flora achieved more prominence in the neo-pagan revival of Antiquity among Renaissance humanists than she had ever enjoyed in ancient Rome.

That 2nd century temple, originally dedicated to all the pagan gods as its name would suggest, had since been rededicated to St.