Are mysterious UFOs and bizarre alien figures hidden in ancient religious paintings evidence of early ET visits?
This could be biblical symbols misunderstood or proof ET has been visiting for a long, long time
ANCIENT art could show extra terrestrials have been visiting earth for hundreds of years according to conspiracy theorists.
Famous paintings, cave drawings and tapestries have featured bizarre UFO shaped objects and figures.
It recently emerged that scientists may have found proof that E.T. really is phoning home — in the form of powerful radio signals which have been detected repeatedly in the same exact location in space, in the direction of the Auriga constellation.
Internet sleuths believe some religious paintings are proof that intelligent lifeforms and flying saucers have been witnessed by ancient societies.
The paintings were created centuries before air travel was even possible.
But art historians insist there's a more simple explanation, arguing what could appear to be UFOs actually represent angels or the sun and moon.
Decide for yourself below.
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The Baptism of Christ 1710
A disk shaped object appears shines beams of light on John the Baptist and Jesus.
The mysterious scene was painted by Flemmish artist Aert De Gelder. Many claim that this is one of the most convincing examples of UFOs being highlighted in ancient art.
Another theory suggests the painting is a reference to a passage in the Gospels on how "the heavens opened, and the Spirit descended like a dove and (put) lighting upon him".
Saint Wolfgang and the Devil 1475
The work of a famous German Renaissance painter Michael Pacher in the 15th century.
It is based around a legend that Saint Wolfgang, the Bishop of Regensburg in Bavaria during the 10th century, tricked the devil into building a church.
Internet sleuths believe the odd green shaped figure supposedly representing the devil appears more alien.
The Annunciation with Saint Emidius, 1486
This is an altar piece painted by Italian artist Carlo Crivelli celebrating the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would become mother of Jesus.
Theories suggest the halo of the Holy Spirit, depicted in the top left shining down a beam of light, is actually a UFO.
Another explanation says the object is a circle of clouds which features small angels and represents the Holy Spirit descending towards the Virgin Mary.
The Madonna with Saint Giovannino, 15th Century
It was painted in the 15th century by Domenico Ghirlandaio and hangs in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy.
A man, possibly a shepherd, and what appears to his dog are seen looking up at the sky, as a flashing disc-shaped UFO is depicted in the background.
It is claimed that many paintings of this era feature illuminated clouds which shine divine lights, and that the biblical symbolism has been misinterpreted.
Glorification of the Eucharist by Ventura Salimbeni 1600
This work from the 16th century by Italian artist Ventura Salimbeni features God and Jesus presiding over the universe.
But sitting between the Holy Father and the Son of God, theorists say a mysterious metal object bears an uncanny resemblance to Russian spaceship Sputnik.
The picture was painted 357 years before the launch of the orbital object – which was the first man-made body to fly into space.
YouTube channel Strange Mysteries made the incredible biblical revelation, reports the Daily Star.
Their video claimed: "This just looks a little bit too uncanny for symbolic reference.
"If the sphere is said to represent the universe, why did the painter not include any stars or other celestial objects?"
Svetishoveil Cathedral Fresco 1600s
A 17th century fresco of the crucifixion which can be found in the Svetishoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta, Georgia. Two saucer shaped craft appear on either side of Christ.
Art historians have reportedly said these to be representational of angels watching the event, or the moon and the sun.
But during this period of Byzantine art, angels were depicted with wings and halos.
Crucifixion of Christ 1350
This wall mural, or fresco, from 1350 by an unknown artist can be found in the Visoki Decani Monestary in Kosovo, Serbia.
Two odd-looking objects with 'pilots' can be seen in the sky on both sides of Jesus.
“As odd as the details in the upper left and right sections of the Kosovo fresco may seem to modern eyes, they, in fact, refer to something readily familiar: the sun and the moon,” Dennis Geronimus, associate professor of Italian Renaissance at New York University, told the Huffington Post.
“None of these painted details amount to early modern UFO sightings, which isn’t to say that the Kosovo muralist’s or Carlo Crivelli’s contemporary audiences did not believe in otherworldly beings or supernatural events.”
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