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Every image in the archive, with its licence and source. Entries marked "TODO" are placeholders awaiting a verified public-domain image.

Images with their article, credit, licence and source
ImagePageCreditLicenceSource
The Holy Trinity, by Andrei Rublev, early 15th century. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.Russian Orthodox Icons (collection)Andrei RublevPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Christ Pantocrator, encaustic icon, 6th century. St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai.Byzantine Icons (collection)Unknown artistPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Painted vaults of the Church of Elijah the Prophet, Yaroslavl.Murals of Old Russia (collection)Ludvig14CC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
Vine-scroll ornament around the Lamb of God, chancel vault of San Vitale, Ravenna, 6th century.Orthodox Ornament (collection)Petar MiloševićCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
Christ from the Deesis mosaic, south gallery of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, 13th century.Byzantine Mosaics & Art (collection)Photo: Myrabella / Wikimedia CommonsPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Simonopetra Monastery, Mount Athos.Icons of Mount Athos (collection)Angelos @ OttawaPublic domainWikimedia Commons
The Virgin in the apse, Church of the Peribleptos, Ohrid, 1295.Orthodox Frescoes (collection)Painters Michael and EphtichiusPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Virgin Hodegetria, by Michael Damaskinos, 16th century.Greek Icons (collection)Michael DamaskinosPublic domainWikimedia Commons
The church of Gračanica Monastery, c. 1321.Gračanica Monastery (collection)Sasa MicicCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons
The White Angel, Mileševa Monastery, 13th century.Serbian Frescoes (collection)Unknown artistPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Vatopedi Monastery, Mount Athos.Vatopedi Monastery (collection)Asgozzi at en.wikipediaCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons
Byzantine processional or altar cross. Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.Orthodox Crosses (collection)Anonymous (Byzantine Empire)Public domainWikimedia Commons
The Zvenigorod Saviour, attributed to Andrei Rublev, early 15th century. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.Old Russian Icons (collection)Andrei RublevPublic domainWikimedia Commons
The Holy Face (Saviour Not Made by Hands), Novgorod, second half of the 12th century. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.Russian Icons of Novgorod, 12th Century — Part IanonymousPublic domainWikimedia Commons
The Ustyug Annunciation, attributed to a Novgorod workshop, 12th century. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.Russian Icons of Novgorod, 12th Century — Part IUnknown authorPublic domainWikimedia Commons
The Virgin Arakiotissa, wall painting in the Church of Panagia tou Araka, Lagoudera, 1192.Icons of Cyprus — Part IITheodore ApsevdisPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Icon of St Mamas riding a lion. Byzantine Museum of the Archbishop Makarios III Foundation, Nicosia.Icons of Cyprus — Part IIGerda ArendtCC0Wikimedia Commons
Murals of the Church of Elijah the Prophet, Yaroslavl, 1680–1681.The Painted Churches of YaroslavlLudvig14CC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
Church of St John the Baptist at Tolchkovo, Yaroslavl, photographed by Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky in the early 20th century.The Painted Churches of YaroslavlSergei Prokudin-GorskiiPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Kazan Tatar leather mosaic (ichigi) with tulip motifs.Ornament of the Kazan TatarsImage pending — public-domain source to be suppliedTODO—
Cathedral of the Annunciation, Kazan Kremlin, 1561–1562.Ornament of the Kazan TatarsAlexxx1979CC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
Justinian and his retinue with Archbishop Maximian, apse of San Vitale, Ravenna, c. 547.The Mosaics of San Vitale, Ravenna (6th Century)© José Luiz Bernardes RibeiroCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
Theodora and her attendants, apse of San Vitale, Ravenna, c. 547.The Mosaics of San Vitale, Ravenna (6th Century)Petar MiloševićCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
The Axion Estin icon of the Virgin in its silver revetment, Protaton, Karyes, Mount Athos.Icons of Mount Athos — Part VUnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons
St Nicholas, fresco in the Protaton, Karyes, c. 1290, traditionally attributed to Manuel Panselinos.Icons of Mount Athos — Part VUnknown authorPublic domainWikimedia Commons
The Lamentation, Church of the Peribleptos, Ohrid, 1295, by Michael Astrapas and Eutychios.The Frescoes of the Church of the Peribleptos, Ohrid (1295) — Part IIPainters Michael and EphtichiusPublic domainWikimedia Commons
The Dormition of the Virgin, Church of the Peribleptos, Ohrid, 1295.The Frescoes of the Church of the Peribleptos, Ohrid (1295) — Part IIPainters Michael and EphtichiusPublic domainWikimedia Commons
The Nativity, festal tier of the Annunciation Cathedral iconostasis, Moscow Kremlin, c. 1405, traditionally attributed to Andrei Rublev.The Nativity of Christ in Old Russian IconsAndrei RublevPublic domainWikimedia Commons
The Nativity, Novgorod school. National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo (NG.M.01524).The Nativity of Christ in Old Russian IconsNovgorod schoolPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Icon of the Aleppo school, 17th–18th century.The Aleppo School of Icon PaintingImage pending — public-domain source to be suppliedTODO—
St John of Damascus, defender of the holy icons.St John of Damascus and the Defence of Holy IconsImage pending — public-domain source to be suppliedTODO—
The Patriarchal Monastery of Our Lady of Saydnaya, Syria.Our Lady of Saydnaya: The Monastery and Its IconImage pending — public-domain source to be suppliedTODO—
Double-sided icon from the monastery of Our Lady of Kaftoun, north Lebanon.The Double-Sided Icon of Kaftoun, LebanonImage pending — public-domain source to be suppliedTODO—
St Raphael of Brooklyn (1860–1915).St Raphael of Brooklyn: Icon and LifeImage pending — public-domain source to be suppliedTODO—
Icon of the Jerusalem school, 19th century.Arab Orthodox Icon Painters after AleppoImage pending — public-domain source to be suppliedTODO—
St Herman of Alaska (c. 1756–1837).St Herman of Alaska: Icon and LifeImage pending — public-domain source to be suppliedTODO—
St Innocent of Alaska (1797–1879).St Innocent of Alaska: Icon and LifeImage pending — public-domain source to be suppliedTODO—
The saints of Alaska.Saints of Alaska: Juvenaly, Peter the Aleut and Jacob NetsvetovImage pending — public-domain source to be suppliedTODO—
St Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and Enlightener of North America.St Tikhon of Moscow in AmericaImage pending — public-domain source to be suppliedTODO—
St Alexis of Wilkes-Barre (1853–1909).St Alexis Toth of Wilkes-BarreImage pending — public-domain source to be suppliedTODO—
Saints Demetrius and George, icon in Asproneri (Shkrapari), 19th century./uploads/posts/2011-04/1301945186_holy-warriors-002.jpgUnknown authorPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Saints Constantine and Helena, icon in Oxya Blatsa, 19th century./uploads/posts/2011-04/thumbs/1303978067_konstantin-i-elena.jpgUnknown authorPublic domainWikimedia Commons