Nimbus Collection (#3)

Upper body hl. Widow c. 1410 mixed media fir wood
Upper body of a hl. Widow, c. 1410, mixed media on fir wood, 38 x 29.5 cm, unsigned. Hallmarked in the nimbus, left: santt, right: vidua, Suddeutscher Meister, 15. Jh

St Martin is Knighted, 1312-1317. Artist: Simone Martini
St Martin is Knighted, 1312-1317. Scenes from the Life of St Martin in the Cappella di San Martino, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi

Moon Halo
December 14, 2005 - Moon Halo, New Aiyansh, British Columbia, Canada

Buddha as mendicant in saffron robes
Prince Siddhartha: Siddhartha Guataman (c563 - c483 BC) founder of Buddhism. Became supreme Buddha c528 BC. Buddha as mendicant in saffron robes

Die Offenbarung Johannis, 1511, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Die Offenbarung Johannis, 1511, (1936). A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936

Pieta, 1927. A print from Flemish and Belgian art 1300-1900, The Exhibition organised by the Anglo-Belgian Union at Burlington House, London

Nicolas De Tolentino, 1913. Artist: Raphael
Nicolas De Tolentino, 1913. In the Stadel institute, Frankfort. A print from The Art of the Great Masters, by Frederic Lees, Sampson Low, Marston and Co, London, 1913

St Veronica with the Sudarium between St Peter and Paul, 1510, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
St Veronica with the Sudarium between St Peter and Paul, 1510, (1936). Scene from the Small Passion series. A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936

Madonna as Nursing Mother and Divine Being, 1511, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Madonna as Nursing Mother and Divine Being, 1511, (1936). Title page to the series The Life of the Virgin. A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936

The Last Supper from the Great Passion series, c1510, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Last Supper from the Great Passion series, c1510, (1936). A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936

Madonna of the Annunciation, c1304-1344. Artist: Simone Martini
Madonna of the Annunciation, c1304-1344. Panel of diptych, located in the collection at, State Hermitage Muesum, St Petersburg

Annunciation, c1470-1472. Artist: Francesco di Giorgio Martini
Annunciation, c1470-1472. The painting comes from the church of San Domenico, Siena

St Francis receiving the Stigmata, c1430-1451. Artist: Stephan Lochner
St Francis receiving the Stigmata, c1430-1451

A scene from St John the Bapiste, Detail, c1500-1540. Artist: Francesco Granacci
A scene from St John the Bapiste, Detail, c1500-1540. Located in the collection at, New York Museum of Modern Art, USA

Madonna and Child, c1450-1495. Artist: Matteo di Giovanni
Madonna and Child, c1450-1495

Scene from the Life of St John, c1320-1366. Artist: Taddeo Gaddi
Scene from the Life of St John, c1320-1366. Found in the collection of the Loredan Palace, Venice, Italy

The Descent, 16th century. Artist: Michel Damaskinos
The Descent, 16th century

Panel from the Maesta Altarpiece: The Annunciation, 1311. Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna
Panel from the Maesta Altarpiece: The Annunciation, 1311. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Transfiguration, 1311. Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna
The Transfiguration, 1311. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Maesta, (Madonna with Angels and Saints), 1308-1311. Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna
Maesta, (Madonna with Angels and Saints), 1308-1311. Found in the collection of the Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Siena, Italy

Christ before Pilate, c1306-1348. Artist: Pietro Lorenzetti
Christ before Pilate, c1306-1348

Birth of the Virgin, 1342. Artist: Pietro Lorenzetti
Birth of the Virgin, 1342. From the collection of the Opera del Duomo, Siena

St Martin Renounces his Weapons, 1312-1317. Artist: Simone Martini
St Martin Renounces his Weapons, 1312-1317. Scenes from the Life of St Martin in the Cappella di San Martino, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi

Maesta, 1315. Artist: Simone Martini
Maesta, 1315. A fresco in the Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy

The Annunciation and Two Saints, (detail), 1333. Artist: Simone Martini
The Annunciation and Two Saints, (detail), 1333. From the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

The Last Supper, 1480. Artist: Domenico Ghirlandaio
The Last Supper, 1480. Found in the Convent of San Marco, Refectory, Florence, Italy

St Anthony Beaten by Devils, 1423-1426. Artist: Sassetta
St Anthony Beaten by Devils, 1423-1426. Panel from the Altarpiece of the Eucharist

The Ecstasy of St Francis, 1437-1444. Artist: Sassetta
The Ecstasy of St Francis, 1437-1444

Holy Family with St Elizabeth and St John the Baptist as a Child, c1495-1500. Artist: Andrea Mantegna
Holy Family with St Elizabeth and St John the Baptist as a Child, c1495-1500. Found in the collection of the Alte Meister Gallerie, Dresden, Germany

David with the head of Goliath, 1894. Artist: Georges-Auguste-Elie Lavergne
David with the head of Goliath, 1894. Georges Auguste Elie Lavergne was a well known French portrait painter of the turn of the 20th century

The Liberation of St Peter detail, 1514. Artist: Raphael
The Liberation of St Peter detail, 1514. An angel leads the stunned and still-sleepy St Peter past a sleeping guard

St. Nicholas, (fragment), 18th century

Victory of King Ludwig I of Hungary over the Bulgarians in 1377, 1430 Artist: Lambrechter Votivtafel
Victory of King Ludwig I of Hungary over the Bulgarians in 1377, with the Virgin of the Protecting Cloak, 1430. Meister der St. Lambrechter Votivtafel, Joanneum in Graz

The Virgin And Child, c1470-1523. Artist: Bartolomeo Montagna
The Virgin And Child, c1470-1523

David, c1410. Artist: Lorenzo Monaco
David, c1410. Found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Aachen Cathedral. Palatine Chapel. Pala d Oro
Aachen Cathedral. Palatine Chapel. Frontal of Main Altar, know as Pala d Oro. 1000. Golden panels depicting Christ enthroned inside a mandorla (centre) flanqued by Virgin Mary and St. Michael

Aachen Cathedral. Palatine Chapel. Interior with main altar, know Pala d Oro (1000) and Shrine of the Virgin Mary (1238). Germany

Menace of Cloudland by G. H. Davis
Cumulo-nimbus -- the menace of Cloudland. Majestic masses which were a danger signal to aircraft during the Second World War

Design Cartouche Lion Head Nimbus 1732-1802
Artokoloro

Lightning Strike Over Lake Superior
Thunderstorm with lightning strikes over a Lake Superior coastal shelf near Grand Marais, Minnesota. Crevices with pools of water reflect the storm clouds

An ice crystal lunar halo around the gibbous moon with an aircraft jet contrail
February 9, 2014 - An ice crystal lunar halo around the gibbous moon, with an aircraft jet contrail shooting across the scene, with a jet at far right, heading west in a polar flight over Churchill

Harvest Moon Halo, Lumby, British Columbia, Canada
September 26, 2007 - Harvest Moon Halo, Lumby, British Columbia, Canada

High dynamic range photo of sundogs and a solar halo around the Sun
December 19, 2013 - High dynamic range photo of sundogs and a solar halo around the Sun in Alberta, Canada. The halo is caused by ice crystals in the air

Halo around full moon in a sky of cirrus clouds and contrails
A 22 degree halo around the full moon in a sky of high cirrus clouds and contrails. The moon sits above Orion in the winter sky. Orion is at bottom in the halo

Lunar halo taken near Gleichen, Alberta, Canada
February 21, 2010 - Lunar halo taken near Gleichen, Alberta, Canada

Solar halo and sundogs in southern Alberta, Canada
January 30, 2011 - Solar halo and sundogs in southern Alberta, Canada

A solar halo around the Sun at the end of a snowy country road
January 3, 2014 - A solar halo around the Sun at the end of a snowy country road in Alberta, Canada. A colored upper tangent arc is visible off the faint halo

A 22 degrees halo around the 2013 supermoon
June 23, 2013 - A 22 degrees halo around the 2013 supermoon, Punta Piedras, Argentina

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