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Historical Religious Art

Stunning historical religious artworks, including altarpieces, frescoes, and sculptures from various European churches and cathedrals.

Cathedrale, Tarragona, Catalunya, Spanien Altar in dem Dom Copyright: xZoonar.com/IgnacyxxPilchx 23006184

CAPILLA DORADA O CAPILLA DE TODOS LOS SANTOS (1513-1525). Author: JUAN DE ALAVA (1480-1537). Location: CATEDRAL NUEVA. SALAMANCA. SPAIN.

Crucifixion by unknown French artist, triptych, oil on wood, 17th century, USA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, David David Gallery

Sepulcro de Bernat Despujol de la catedral de Vic, realizado entre 1426 y 1428 por Pere Oller.

Altar and Baroque retable of the chapel at Sainte-Marie-du-Menez-Hom, Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

Fresco in the Church of Saint Agatha, 1145,Faedo, Piana Rotaliana, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.

Cathedrale, Tarragona, Catalunya, Spanien Altar in dem Dom Copyright: xZoonar.com/IgnacyxxPilchx 23006184

RETABLO MAYOR. Author: JUAN DE JUNI. Location: CATEDRAL. BURGO DE OSMA. Soria. SPAIN.

Evang. Herrgottskirche Creglingen with Marien altar from Riemenschneider left: Adoration through the three wise right: The 12 -year -old Jesus in the temple side wing on the left of the born of the birth of Jesus through the angel Gabriel, the top of Maria at her base Elisabeth, the birth of Jesus, right below the presentation of Jesus in the temple by Simeon and finally at the bottom right of the twelve -year -old Jesus In the temple of Jerusalem. On the left in the altar foot we see the visiting the wise appearance of the Lord.

RETABLO DE SAN MARTIN. Location: CATEDRAL. Tudela. NAVARRA. SPAIN. SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS.

Canterbury cathedral, Kent, U.K. Chancel statues

RETABLO DE LA TRINIDAD-RELIEVES DEL BESAMENTO. Location: CATEDRAL. Jaca. HUESCA. SPAIN.

The Annunciation, by Ravensburg Jos Amman von, 1451, 15th Century, fresco. Italy: Liguria: Genoa: Santa Maria di Castello Convent: secondo chiostro. Whole artwork. Annunciation Archangel Gabriel Mary Madonna Virgin mantle/cloak blue gold room palace columns arches vault vase lily cross vault rinceaux tondoes

Spain, spring 2011, Tarragona Province, Poblet Monastery (W.H.)

Monstrance (detail), silver work by Pere Moragues. 1384, Corporales de Daroca.

Altar shrine, St., Saint, Saint

SEPULCRO DE ESTEBAN DOMINGO - SIGLO XIII. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. AVILA. SPAIN.

Doorway, by De Sanctis (De Santi) Andriolo, 14th Century, Unknow. Italy, Veneto, Vicenza, San Lorenzo church. Whole artwork. Splayed lunette splays Sacred Conversion saints buyers Madonna St Mary Baby Jesus: Child Jesus: Christ Child.

RETABLO MAYOR DEL S XVI. Author: FLANDES JORGE. Location: IGLESIA DE SANTA MARIA LA REAL. Sangüesa. NAVARRA. SPAIN.

RETABLO DEL SIGLO XVI. Author: JUAN DE ZAMORA (S XVI). Location: COLEGIATA. Osuna. Seville. SPAIN.

Stadtkirche St. Sebastian Altar der Stadtkirche St. Sebastian in der Altstadt von Limburg an der Lahn, Hessen, Deutschland Stadtkirche City Church St. Sebastian altar in the Old Town of Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany *** City Church St Sebastian Altar of the City Church St Sebastian in the Old Town of Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany City Church St Sebastian altar in the Old Town of Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany

Carved altarpiece from 1430, St. Nikolai Church, Wismar, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

RETABLO MAYOR. Author: ANTONIO PALOMINO. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. CORDOBA. SPAIN.

North aisle, frescoes in the 2nd bay, St. Louis, Mother of God Church of St., Church of St., St., St., Saint

Portal of the west rood screen, St., Saint, Saint

EL SALVADOR ENTRE SAN PEDRO Y SAN PABLO - SILLA EPISCOPAL DEL CORO DE LA CATEDRAL DE ALMERIA - SIGLO XVI. Author: OREA JUAN DE. Location: CATEDRAL DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA ENCARNACION. Almería. SPAIN.

Altarpiece depicting the Crucifixion, 1672, Saint-Barthelemy church, 12th century, Curemonte, New Aquitaine, France.

Retablo de la iglesia de Santa María de Cadaqués, siglo XVIII. Author: PAU COSTA.

Side altar, Wing altar, Monastery church of the heart of Jesus, Archabbey of St. Ottilien, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

RETABLO DE LA CAPILLA DE SAN MARCOS Y SANTA CATALINA - SIGLO XV. Author: ANTONIO DE CONTRERAS (S XV). Location: CATEDRAL. Sigüenza. Guadalajara. SPAIN. SAN MARCO EVANGELISTA. SANTA CATALINA DE ALEJANDRIA SIGLO IV.

Altar in the parish church of St George in Dinkelsbühl, Roman Catholic, Gothic, Gothic, Hallenkirch, Church, Catholic, Franconia, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia (Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Spanish: Catedral de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia), also known as Barcelona Cathedral. The cathedral was constructed from the 13th to 15th centuries, with the principal work done in the 14th century. The cloister, which encloses the Well of the Geese (Font de les Oques) was completed in 1448.2 In the late 19th century, the neo-Gothic façade was constructed

St. Nicholas Church, late Gothic high altar, is probably the largest surviving late Gothic carved altar in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wismar, Northwest Mecklenburg district, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany

Doom painting on wooden panels at Saint James the Great church, Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, UK

Confessional of the Archdeacon, 1694, Sculptures: on the left the barefoot publican, on the right the prodigal son, Parish Church of St. Peter and Paul, Goerlitz, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany, Europe

RETABLO DE SAN MIGUEL IN EXCELSIS - SIGLO XII - ROMANICO NAVARRO. Location: MUSEO DE NAVARRA. Pamplona. SPAIN. INFANT JESUS. VIRGIN MARY.

Winged altar, St., Saint, Saint

RETABLO MAYOR DE LA IGLESIA DE SANTA CATALINA - 1610. Author: LOBO BARTOLOME / XIMENEZ FRANCISCO. Location: IGLESIA DE SANTA CATALINA. MONROY. CACERES. SPAIN.

SACRISTIA DE LAS CABEZAS REJA CAPILLA ESPIRITU STO. Location: CATEDRAL. Sigüenza. Guadalajara. SPAIN.

Tomb of Abbot Tommaso Gallo, 1350, St. Andrew's Basilica, Basilica di Sant'Andrea, Gothic architecture, Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Wooden iconostasis of the church of St. Demetrius of Kola. Dated 1690. At the bottom are represented: St. Demetrius, Pope Clement, Virgin Hodegetria, Pope Sylvester, enthroned Christ, Pope Leo and St. John the Baptist. Byzantine Museum. Zante. Ionian Islands. Greece.

Friedrichsgrab and Kielmannseck Altar, St., Sankt, Saint

BERRUGUETE , PEDRO DE. PINTOR ESPAÑOL . PAREDES DE NAVA 1450 - 1504. PINTURAS DE LA PREDELA DEL ALTAR MAYOR DE LA CATEDRAL DE AVILA. SFGP / © KORPA.

Greece, Crete, Rethymno. Venetian Baroque, 16th century Eastern Orthodox Monastery. The Holy Monastery of Arkadi interior. (Editorial Use Only)

SEPULCROS DE LOS VARGAS. Location: IGLESIA DE SAN MARTIN. TRUJILLO. CACERES. SPAIN.

Interior view, choir stalls, Igreja de Santa Cruz, Coimbra, Portugal, Europe

Altar of the Stecknitzfahrer Altar of the Stecknitzfahrer in the Interior Lübeck Cathedral, Hanseatic City of Lübeck, Schleswig Holstein, Germany Altar of the Stecknitzfahrer, Lübeck Cathedral Interior, Hanseatic City of Lübeck, Schleswig Holstein, Germany

predela de Santa Clara, siglo XV, Joan Rosató, temple sobre madera, Museo diocesano de Mallorca, Palma,Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

CATHEDRAL OF SANTA MARIA AND SAN JULIAN OR CATHEDRAL OF NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GRACIA. INTERIORS: GATE OF THE CHAPEL OF THE KNIGHTS. CUENCA, SPAIN.

Germany Bavaria Bamberg Bamberger Dom St Peter and St Georg Veit Shock Altar

Romania, Sibiu. Interior detail of The Evangical Church of Sibiu, Old Town.

Kaysersberg, Alsace Wine Route, Alsace, Département Haut-Rhin, France, Europe, Detailed wood carved altar with reliefs and a stained glass window behind it, Europe

The Funeral of Antonio Fissiraga, by Master of San Bassiano, 1318, 14th Century, fresco. Italy: Lombardy: Lodi: San Francesco church. Detail. The funeral of Antonio Fissiraga friars/monks tomb

Basilica del Pilar, Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, interior view of the high altar, Zaragoza, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain, Europe

Germany, Bavaria, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, St Jakobs Kirche or St James Church, Altar of the Coronation of the Virgin Mary.

Sepulcro del obispo Bernat de Vilamarí en la capilla de Tots els Sants, siglo XIV. Catedral de Girona.

Early Baroque high altar, pilgrimage Church of St. Servatius, Schleching, Chiemgau Alps, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Gilded door in the 16th century Gothic wooden church of St. Paraskevi, Radruz, Poland

Carved high altar in the choir, Romanesque Church of St. Mary, Gelnhausen, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Grabower Altar Detail des Grabower Altar in der Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Deutschland The Grabow Altarpiece or Petri Altar Detail at the Art Museum Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany, Europe *** Grabow Altarpiece Detail of the Grabow Altarpiece in the Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany The Grabow Altarpiece or Petri Altar Detail at the Art Museum Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Lauenstein church Epitaph of the von Bünaus family

Saint-Thegonnec, figures of saints in the church of Notre-Dame, Brittany, France, Europe

Germany Bavaria Bamberg Bamberger Dom St Peter and St Georg Veit Shock Altar

RETABLO BARROCO DE LA IGLESIA DEL CONVENTO DE SAN FRANCISCO. Location: CONVENTO DE SAN FRANCISCO, TEGUISE, LANZAROTE, SPAIN.

Graves and murals on the south arm of the transept. Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin, old cathedral, Salamanca, autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain.

Paris 1er arr. The Holy Chapel (Sainte Chapelle) built on the Ile de la Cite at the request of Saint Louis, Medallions located on the arcatures. Ile de France. France

retablo renacentista de Pedro Aponte,iglesia de Santa Maria, siglo XIII,Olite,comunidad foral de Navarra, Spain.

Winged altar, Holy Trinity Parish Church in Sulzberg, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Eleventh station of the cross in renovated St Michael's Cathedral Basilica Toronto

Gothic winged altar in St Peter's Church at St Lambrecht Abbey, Sankt Lambrecht, Styria, Austria, Europe

CAPILLA DE LOS ARCEDIANOS O DE SAN MIGUEL 1560. Location: CATEDRAL. Baeza. JAEN. SPAIN.

RETABLO DE SANTIAGO - SIGLO XV - ESCUELA HISPANOFLAMENCA. Author: PEDRO DIAZ DE OVIEDO (fl. Location: CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA DE LA HUERTA. TARAZONA. Saragossa Zaragoza. SPAIN. Apóstol Santiago el Mayor.

Memorial tomb effigy Bishop Walter Bronescombe died 1280 Exeter cathedral church, Exeter, Devon, England, UK.

Marien altar Kath. Münster St. Jakobus in Neustadt am Titisee Design Max Meckel 1903 side wings on the bottom left of the birth of the birth of Jesus by the angel Gabriel, the visiting of Maria on the top of her base Elisabeth, the birth of Jesus on the top right, the presentation of Jesus in the temple in the temple by Simeon and finally at the bottom right in the old fuss the again finding the twelve -year -old Jesus in the temple of Jerusalem. On the left in the altar foot we see the visiting the wise appearance of the Lord. Middle: Coronation by the three -day god. The motifs are a modified copy of the Riemenschneider altar in Creglingen.

Altar of the Dormition Krakow Altar Altar of the Dormition Krakow Altar, late Gothic style, Basilica of St Mary -church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary-, Gothic style, Krakow, Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22188131

Medieval woodcarvings with scenes from the life Jesu at the choir barriers cathedral Notre Dame Paris France

RETABLO MAYOR. Author: ALONSO BERRUGUETE. Location: CAPILLA DEL SALVADOR. UBEDA. JAEN. SPAIN.

EXTERIOR-PORTADA-ARCO OJIVAL-DET TIMPANO CON ESCENAS DE LA VIDA DE CRISTO-ESCULTURAS DE F COLONIA Y. Author: SIMON DE COLONIA (1450/1511). Location: COLEGIATA DE SANTA MARIA LA REAL. Aranda de Duero. BURGOS. SPAIN.

Altar of Saint Regulus, Altare di San Regolo, sculptor Matteo Civitali, Cathedral, Cattedrale di San Martino also Duomo di Lucca, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

RETABLO MAYOR - ADORACION DE LOS REYES - SIGLO XVI. Author: JUAN DE BALMASEDA (1487-1576). Location: CATEDRAL DE SAN SALVADOR-INTERIOR. Oviedo. ASTURIAS. SPAIN. INFANT JESUS. VIRGIN MARY.

Retablo dedicado a la Virgen de la Estrella. Altar mayor, Catedral de Tortosa. 1351.

Gräber und Wandmalereien am Südarm des Querschiffs. Kathedrale der Himmelfahrt der Jungfrau Maria Graves and murals on the south arm of the transept. Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin, old cathedral, Salamanca, autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22896847

Spain: Mezquita or the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba (Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption), Cordoba. Construction of the Great Mosque began in 785-786 and finished a year later in 786-787. In 1236 Cordoba was conquered by King Ferdinand III of Castile as part of the Reconquista. Upon the city's conquest the mosque was converted into a Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary (Santa Maria).

Spain: Mezquita or the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba (Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption), Cordoba. Construction of the Great Mosque began in 785-786 and finished a year later in 786-787. In 1236 Cordoba was conquered by King Ferdinand III of Castile as part of the Reconquista. Upon the city's conquest the mosque was converted into a Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary (Santa Maria).

Catholic monastery church Dom Sankt Blasius in the Black Forest The St. Blasius cathedral is in St. Blasien in the Waldshut district, in the southern Black Forest. The former abbey church of the St. Blasien monastery has a total height of 62 meters and was consecrated in 1783. At that time it was the third largest dome church in Europe. With a span of 36 meters, your dome is currently one of the largest in Europe. Named after St. Blasius, martyrdom in 316.

Choir, Altar, Cathedral, Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Altarpieces in the parish church of St George in Dinkelsbühl, Roman Catholic, Gothic, Gothic, Hallenkirch, Church, Catholic, Franconia, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

ESCALERA AL CORO - DETALLE DEL NACIMIENTO. Location: IGLESIA DE SANTA MARIA LA MAYOR. Morella. Castellón. SPAIN.

Pictures of saints in the Cathedral Basilica Se de Nossa Senhora da Assuncao, Catedral de Evora, Evora, Evora District, Portugal, Europe

ARCA DE LOS APOSTOLES - SIGLO XIII - ROMANICO ESPAÑOL. Location: CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA. ASTORGA. LEON. SPANIEN. Philip The Apostle. Saint Andrew. SIMON MAGUS. Apostle Saint Jude Thaddeus. APOSTLE PETER. SANTO TOMAS APOSTOL. SAN MATEO APOSTOL Y EVANGELISTA. SAN BARTOLOME APOSTOL / NATAEL / NATANAEL. SAN MACIAS. SAN JACOBO. SAN PABLO APOSTOL-PABLO DE TARSO.

Verona Veneto Italy. San Fermo Maggiore Church Verona Veneto Italy. San Fermo Maggiore Church Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarcoxBriviox 21625171

SEPULCRO TARDOGOTICO DEL ARCEDIANO PEDRO FERNANDEZ DE VILLEGAS - 1510. Author: SIMON DE COLONIA (1450/1511). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. BURGOS. SPAIN.

tomb of Abbot Sancho Marcilla, polychrome stone carving, Chapter house, 13th century, Romanesque and Gothic, Royal monastery of Santa María de Veruela,Vera de Moncayo, Zaragoza province, Spain.

Memorial tomb effigy Bishop Walter Bronescombe died 1280 Exeter cathedral church, Exeter, Devon, England, UK.

Brauweiler near Pulheim, St Nicholas Abbey Church, south transept, Antonius altar from 1552

The iconostasis in the Orthodox court church built 1450 in Cetinje, the old capital of Montenegro The iconostasis in the Orthodox court church built 1450 in Cetinje, the old capital of Montenegro Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 22842891

Saints Michael & Gudule cathedral, Brussels, Belgium. Altar relief detail

Astronomische Uhr Astronomische Uhr im Innenraum des St. Paulus-Dom in Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland Astronomical clock of the Münster Cathedral or Cathedral Church of Saint Paul interior, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany *** Astronomical clock Astronomical clock in the interior of St Pauls Cathedral in Münster, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany Astronomical clock of the Münster Cathedral or Cathedral Church of Saint Paul interior, Münster, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

DETALLE DEL RETABLO DE ALABASTRO PROCEDENTE DE MONTEARAGON - SIGLO XVI. Author: DAMIAN FORMENT CABOT. Location: CATEDRAL. HUESCA. SPAIN.

Altar of the Chapel of Margaret of Austria, Former Brou Monastery, Monastere royal de Brou of the Augustinian Order in late Gothic style, Abbey as burial place for Duke Philibert le Beau of Savoy, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France, Europe

Main Church of Saints Giuditta and Quirico: Altar. Tramin Weinstrasse. Italy

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