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Baroque Altarpieces in Europe

Richly detailed baroque altarpieces from various churches in Spain and France, illustrating historical religious art and craftsmanship.

The collegiate church, the interior. Gottweig Abbey, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wachau, Lower Austria. (Editorial Use Only)
The collegiate church, the interior. Gottweig Abbey, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wachau, Lower Austria. (Editorial Use Only)
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Marktkirche zum Heiligen Geist, pulpit by Andreas Groeber, largest wooden church in Germany, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe
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CRISTO DE LAS BATALLAS. Location: CATEDRAL NUEVA. SALAMANCA. SPANIEN.
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Shrine of St Apollinaris under the altar mensa
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Austria, Wachau Valley, Melk. 900 year old baroque Melk Abbey (aka Benediktinerstift). Chasuble (vesper coat), c. 1730, Black & gold vestments used for funerals.
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Wall panelling above the choir stalls, baroque parish church of St. Veit or Dom der Wachau, old town of Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe
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Spain, Galicia. Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, angel decorating the cathedral
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CAPILLA DE S MIGUEL. Location: CATEDRAL. JAEN. SPAIN.
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Celebration altar, ambo and Easter candlestick, St., Saint, Saint
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Altar of the Cross, Antwerp retable from the 16th century, detail, St., Sankt, Saint
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Poland, Warsaw, The Church of the Holy Cross, Resting place of Frederic Chopin's heart.
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SPAIN - Páramos de Burgos (district) - Castille and Leon - BURGOS. Miraflores "Cartuja" / church; altar piece by Gil de Siloé master (Sant James pilgrimage way to Santiago)
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A gate with angels at Benediktbeuern Monastery, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
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Venice, Italy. Detail of the Astronomical Clock in Palazzo Ducale
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Interior view, confessional, pilgrimage church of St. Peter and Paul, built by the Brothers Zimmermann, 1728-1731, Steinhausen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
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ALTAR DE PLATA REPUJADA. Location: ST. PETER'S CHURCH. BUDIA. Guadalajara. SPAIN.
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Basilica of Santo Stefano: Relic of The Saint's Hand. Budapest. Hungary
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Religious foundation Goettweig, collegiate church, baroque organ, putto playing trombone, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe
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St. Peter's Church (Peterskirche). Altar during holy week.
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Papal Basilica of St. Anne, Pulpit, Altoetting, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
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SANTIAGO MATAMOROS - DETALLE DEL ALTAR-RETABLO DEL TRIUNFO DE SANTIAGO - 1707-1708. Author: FRANCISCO HURTADO (1669-1725). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. GRANADA. SPAIN. Apóstol Santiago el Mayor. APOSTOL SANTIAGO EN CLAVIJO. APOSTOL SANTIAGO-SANTIAGO MATAMOROS.
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A decorated baby crib for the Maharaja’s baby museum exhibition in Mehrangarh fort. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. A baby crib for the Maharaja’s baby exhibition in Mehrangarh fort. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Ceiling of Church of San Francisco, Acatepec, Cholula, Mexico
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Russia, St. Petersburg, The Hermitage (aka Winter Palace). St. George's Hall (aka Large Throne Room). Detail of ornate gold chandelier.
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Santa Maria in Aracoeli basilica, Rome, Italy. Chapel of the Holy Infant.
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Córdoba, 04/14/2019. Holy Week, Palm Sunday. Procession of the brotherhood of Hope. In the image, Mary Most Holy of Hope. Photo: Álvaro Carmona ARCHDC.
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Creutzburg organ from 1735, St., Sankt, Saint
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St Kilian's Cathedral in Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg Cathedral, statue of a saint surrounded by golden rays in a baroque church, Wuerzburg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
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Colorful Tile work in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul Turkey
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Holy Trinity. God as three consubstantial persons. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Sculpture. Church of James. Betanzos. Galicia. Spain. Way of St. James.
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Tabernacle circa 1180. This Romanesque goldsmiths' work and carving combines widely varied foliage patterns with figures that are classically inspired. Its function has been much debated. The iconography, or subject matter centre's Christ's redemption o
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SAN JOSE Y EL NIÑO EN RAMAS DE CORAL Y PLATA-REG GRAL 1376. Location: HOSPITAL DE LOS VENERABLES. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN. INFANT JESUS. SAN JOSE ESPOSO DE LA VIRGEN MARIA.
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Statue of grace of St. Corona, Church of St. Corona, St. Corona, Bucklige Welt region, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe
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CUSTODIA. Location: IGLESIA ARCIPRESTAL. Villarreal. Castellón. SPAIN.
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Benedictine monastery of St. Emmeram, St. Emmeram's Abbey, papal basilica, Statue of Emperor Henry II, baroque interior by the Asam brothers, old town of Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
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CRISTO YACENTE DENTRO DE UNA URNA - MADERA POLICROMADA - SIGLO XVII. Author: GREGORIO FERNANDEZ. Location: CONVENTO DE LAS CLARISAS / MUSEO DE ARTE SACRO. MONFORTE DE LEMOS. LUGO. SPAIN. CRISTO YACENTE. JESUS MUERTO-CRISTO MUERTO-JESUCRISTO MUERTO.
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Interior view, group of figures The Four Last Things (Death), Library, Admont Abbey, Admont, Styria, Austria
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TESORO - RELICARIO. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPAIN.
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Zwiefalten, monastery church/ Soldier putti on the pulpit fights against a putti disguised as a lion
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Religious relic the preserved arm of Saint Vincent inside cathedral church building building, city of Valencia, Spain, Europe
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Altar Dedicated to a Virgin Martyr St. Lucy?, Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, over black chalk; ruled border in pen and black ink, pink wash on thick paper, joined at center, Design for an altar. The sepulcher has the shape of the front of a late classical sarcophagus, the center part of which consists mostly of an opening which is closed by a grating formed by half-circles. Laterally are reliefs. At left, the condemnation of the Virgin by the praetor; at right her abduction. In the base in an inscription of which only part of the words are intelligible. They are in the second line: 'VIRGINI ET MARTIRI...ANNO ETATIS SVAE IXX...Behind are three large steps, the uppermost serves as a base for the tabernacle, and two kneeling angels beside it who support burning candelabra, through standing. The tabernacle has the shape of a temple front, with Christ rising in a glory, from the door. Two candelabra with burning flames standing laterally in front of the altar., Scale: at bottom,
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Kadriorg Palace. Commissioned by Tsar Peter the Great (1672-1725) in 1718. Monogram of Catherine I (EkaterIna I Alekséyevna) (1684-1727), Empress of Russia (1721-1725). Main Hall. Tallinn, Estonia.
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Clock and coat of arms, St. Stephan's Church, Rettenberg, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
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St. Peter's Basilica with Pope Benedict XVI for the Easter blessing Urbi et Orbi, balcony of the Loggia delle Benedizioni, St. Peter's Square, Piazza San Pietro, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
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Reliquaries of St. Stanislaus. Wyczółkowski, Leon (1852-1936), painter
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