Golden Background Collection

Detail of St. Magdelane, from The Virgin with the Child flanked by St. Magdalene, St. Dominic, St. Peter and St
6262953 Detail of St. Magdelane, from The Virgin with the Child flanked by St. Magdalene, St. Dominic, St. Peter and St. Paul, 1320-21 (tempera)

Tryptic of St. Clair (Santa Chiara): detail of the compartments relating to the life of Christ: from g.a. d. and h
VEN5034018 Tryptic of St. Clair (Santa Chiara): detail of the compartments relating to the life of Christ: from g.a. d. and h

St. Thomas Aquinas holding a church in one hand and a book in the other one, detail of 1630085 Polyptych with Saints
1630093 St. Thomas Aquinas holding a church in one hand and a book in the other one, detail of 1630085 Polyptych with Saints, 1358 by Veneziano, Paolo (fl.1333-62); Pinacoteca Comunale

European Hoopoe (Upupa epops) silhouetted at sunset, with prey in beak. Vendee, France, May

St. Peter the Apostle, detail of 1630085 Polyptych with Saints, 1358
1630089 St. Peter the Apostle, detail of 1630085 Polyptych with Saints, 1358 by Veneziano, Paolo (fl.1333-62); Pinacoteca Comunale, San Severino Marche, Marche

St. Philip, detail of 1630085 Polyptych with Saints, 1358
1630088 St. Philip, detail of 1630085 Polyptych with Saints, 1358 by Veneziano, Paolo (fl.1333-62); Pinacoteca Comunale, San Severino Marche, Marche, Italy; (add.info.: San Severino Marche)

Bardi St. Francis altarpiece and twenty stories of his life, The Bardi Chapel
6365927 Bardi St. Francis altarpiece and twenty stories of his life, The Bardi Chapel, Detail of the Saint Saint who teaches lepers, while holding one in his arms and washing the feet of the others

Apsidal arch: Prophet Samuel, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166454 Apsidal arch: Prophet Samuel, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apsidal arch: King Salomon, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166453 Apsidal arch: King Salomon, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apsidal arch: King David, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166451 Apsidal arch: King David, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apsidal arch: Prophet Elijah, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166450 Apsidal arch: Prophet Elijah, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apse: Saint Daniel, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166468 Apse: Saint Daniel, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apsidal arch: Prophet GIdeon, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166455 Apsidal arch: Prophet GIdeon, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

transept: the royal throne and the Byzantine mosaic which depicts King William II crowned by Christ (mosaic)
6166437 transept: the royal throne and the Byzantine mosaic which depicts King William II crowned by Christ (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova)

Saint Agatha
2655000 Saint Agatha by Marinoni, Bernardo or Antonio (c.1493-c.1545); Museo Adriano Bernareggi, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Bergamo, Bernareggi Museum: " St)

Detail of St. Paul, The Virgin with the Child flanked by St. Magdalene, St. Dominic, St. Peter and St
6262962 Detail of St. Paul, The Virgin with the Child flanked by St. Magdalene, St. Dominic, St. Peter and St. Paul, 1320-21 (tempera, gold and silver leaf on panel) by Martini

Jesus Crucified between the Madonna, Magdalene and St. John the Evangelist
6262949 Jesus Crucified between the Madonna, Magdalene and St. John the Evangelist, last decade of the 14th century (tempera and gold on panel) by Spinello or Spinelli

Apse: Announcing Angel, Byzantine mosaic with a golden background in the tympanum of the apse (mosaic)
6166445 Apse: Announcing Angel, Byzantine mosaic with a golden background in the tympanum of the apse (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale

Enthroned Madonna and Infant Jesus, 1343-68 (tempera painting on panel)
6255429 Enthroned Madonna and Infant Jesus, 1343-68 (tempera painting on panel) by Orcagna, Andrea di Cione (c.1308-68) (attr.to); Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Foligno)

Apse: Saint or Theologian, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166460 Apse: Saint or Theologian, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apsidal arch: Prophet Eliseus, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166456 Apsidal arch: Prophet Eliseus, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Bardi St. Francis altarpiece and twenty stories of his life, details from above
6365933 Bardi St. Francis altarpiece and twenty stories of his life, details from above: the creation of the Nativity scene in Greccio St. Francis preaching to birds, St

Madonna with Child and angels, 1322-24 (tempera, gold and silver leaf on panel)
6262906 Madonna with Child and angels, 1322-24 (tempera, gold and silver leaf on panel) by Martini, Simone (1284-1344); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria

Crucifixion, detail of, 1355 (tempera and oil on panel)
1630110 Crucifixion, detail of, 1355 (tempera and oil on panel) by Veneziano, Paolo (fl.1333-62); 56x69 cm; Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Crucifixion (1355)

St. Hermolaus, detail from 1630100 Polyptych of the Crucifixion with Saints, 1350-1355
1630106 St. Hermolaus, detail from 1630100 Polyptych of the Crucifixion with Saints, 1350-1355 by Veneziano, Paolo (fl.1333-62); Museum of the Cathedral, Rab, Croatia; (add.info.: Croatia)

St Thecla, detail from 1630100 Polyptych of the Crucifixion with Saints, 1350-1355
1630105 St Thecla, detail from 1630100 Polyptych of the Crucifixion with Saints, 1350-1355 by Veneziano, Paolo (fl.1333-62); Museum of the Cathedral, Rab, Croatia; (add.info.: Croatia, Rab (Arbe)

St. Dominic holding a lily in one hand and a book in the other one, detail of 1630085 Polyptych with Saints, 1358
1630092 St. Dominic holding a lily in one hand and a book in the other one, detail of 1630085 Polyptych with Saints, 1358 by Veneziano, Paolo (fl.1333-62); Pinacoteca Comunale, San Severino Marche

transept: the Byzantine mosaic which depicts King William II crowned by Christ (mosaic)
6166438 transept: the Byzantine mosaic which depicts King William II crowned by Christ (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apse: St Peter I of Alexandria and Pope Clement I, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166461 Apse: St Peter I of Alexandria and Pope Clement I, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova)

Apsidal arch: Prophet Naum?, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166448 Apsidal arch: Prophet Naum?, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apse: Announciate Virgin, Byzantine mosaic with a golden background in the tympanum of the apse (mosaic)
6166447 Apse: Announciate Virgin, Byzantine mosaic with a golden background in the tympanum of the apse (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale

Madonna and Child with Saints Agnes, Peter, Paul and Lucia, mid-14th century (tempera and gold on panel)
6262901 Madonna and Child with Saints Agnes, Peter, Paul and Lucia, mid-14th century (tempera and gold on panel) by Vanni, Lippo (fl.1344-76); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria

Madonna of St. Brizio
6262810 Madonna of St. Brizio by Italian School; Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The interior, Chapel Nova or Chapel of St)

Saint Catherine of Alexandria
2655002 Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Marinoni, Bernardo or Antonio (c.1493-c.1545); Museo Adriano Bernareggi, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Bergamo, Bernareggi Museum: " St)

Saint Apollonia
2655001 Saint Apollonia by Marinoni, Bernardo or Antonio (c.1493-c.1545); Museo Adriano Bernareggi, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Bergamo, Bernareggi Museum: " St)

St. Christopher, detail of 1630100, 1355 (tempera and oil on panel)
1630108 St. Christopher, detail of 1630100, 1355 (tempera and oil on panel) by Veneziano, Paolo (fl.1333-62); Museum of the Cathedral, Rab, Croatia; (add.info.: Croatia, Rab (Arbe)

Crucifixion, detail from 1630100 Polyptych of the Crucifixion with Saints, 1350-1355
1630103 Crucifixion, detail from 1630100 Polyptych of the Crucifixion with Saints, 1350-1355 by Veneziano, Paolo (fl.1333-62); Museum of the Cathedral, Rab, Croatia; (add.info.: Croatia, Rab (Arbe)

Mary Magdalene, detaild from Polyptych of the Crucifixion with Saints, 1350-1355
1630102 Mary Magdalene, detaild from Polyptych of the Crucifixion with Saints, 1350-1355 by Veneziano, Paolo (fl.1333-62); Museum of the Cathedral, Rab, Croatia; (add.info.: Croatia, Rab (Arbe)

St. Peter the Apostle, detail detail of 1630085 Polyptych with Saints, 1358
1630090 St. Peter the Apostle, detail detail of 1630085 Polyptych with Saints, 1358 by Veneziano, Paolo (fl.1333-62); Pinacoteca Comunale, San Severino Marche, Marche

St. Ursula, detail of 1630085 Polyptych with Saints, 1358
1630087 St. Ursula, detail of 1630085 Polyptych with Saints, 1358 by Veneziano, Paolo (fl.1333-62); Pinacoteca Comunale, San Severino Marche, Marche, Italy; (add.info.: San Severino Marche)

Polyptych, Madonna Enthroned with the Four Doctors of the Church, by Niccolo Gerini and Giovanni del Biondo
6365939 Polyptych, Madonna Enthroned with the Four Doctors of the Church, by Niccolo Gerini and Giovanni del Biondo, The Major Chapel by Gerini, Niccolo (c.1340-1414) & Biondo

Bardi St. Francis altarpiece and twenty stories of his life, details from above: St
6365935 Bardi St. Francis altarpiece and twenty stories of his life, details from above: St. Francis preaching to birds, 1245-50 by Coppo di Marcovaldo (fl.1225/30-after 1274); Santa Croce, Florence

St. Paul holding a sword in one hand and the book in the other one, detail of 1630085 Polyptych with Saints, 1358
1630091 St. Paul holding a sword in one hand and the book in the other one, detail of 1630085 Polyptych with Saints, 1358 by Veneziano, Paolo (fl.1333-62); Pinacoteca Comunale, San Severino Marche

Apse: Saint Nicholas, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166473 Apse: Saint Nicholas, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apse: Saint Martin, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166472 Apse: Saint Martin, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apse: decoration frieze representing a palm tree and two birds (a magpie and a parrot)
6166471 Apse: decoration frieze representing a palm tree and two birds (a magpie and a parrot), byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine

Apse: Saint Matthew, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166467 Apse: Saint Matthew, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apse: Madonna enthroned and Infant Jesus among the archangels Michael and Gabriel; byzantine school mosaic with a
6166464 Apse: Madonna enthroned and Infant Jesus among the archangels Michael and Gabriel; byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine

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"Captivating Moments in Golden Background: A Glimpse into Art and Nature" Witness the mesmerizing silhouette of a European Hoopoe against a golden sunset, proudly clutching its prey in its beak. This enchanting sight was captured in Vendee, France, during May. Delve into the intricate details of Polyptych with Saints as St. Catherine of Alessandria delicately holds a branch of palm tree against a radiant golden background from 1358. Explore another facet of St. Catherine's story within the same polyptych, where she fearlessly grasps the Torture Wheel amidst an ethereal golden backdrop. Continuing our journey through this remarkable artwork, we encounter St. Peter the Apostle and St. Philip depicted with utmost finesse on a gilded canvas dating back to 1358. Immerse yourself in Bardi St. Francis altarpiece's captivating narrative as it portrays his life through twenty stories on a golden background within The Bardi Chapel from 1245-50. Marvel at the Byzantine school mosaics adorning the apsidal arches - Prophet Samuel, King Solomon, King David, and Prophet Elijah all come alive against their resplendent golden backgrounds. Finally, behold one of art history's most renowned masterpieces - Christ Pantocrator gazes down upon us from between twelfth and mid-thirteenth century Byzantine mosaics that adorn an awe-inspiring apse. " In these diverse glimpses into both nature and artistry, we are captivated by moments frozen in time against shimmering gold backdrops that elevate their beauty to celestial realms.