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Elaborate Altarpieces and Interiors

Richly decorated church interiors featuring ornate altarpieces, sculptures, and frescoes, showcasing the artistry of sacred spaces across Europe.

Altar in the Catholic Church in San Gimignano. Tuscany, Italy.

Lord carrying the Cross, Italian school, 16th century, collegiate church of Santa María del Mercado, Gothic-Renaissance, Berlanga de Duero, Soria, Castile and Leon, Spain.

Eglise de la Madeleine. Maître-Autel. Sainte-Marie Madeleine's rapture by Charles Marochetti (1806 - 1868). Paris. France.

Fulda Cathedral, Tomb of Saint Boniface Fulda Rhön Hessen, Hesse Germany

Interior Shots with Altar and Staircase, Berlin Dom on Pleasure Garden, Berlin, Germany 1020926146

Death and Assumption of the Virgin, detail from the Tabernacle of the Madonna, by Andrea di Cione known as l Orcagna, marble and mosaic. Loggia of the Orsanmichele Church in Florence, Tuscany, Italy Death and Assumption of the Virgin, detail from the Tabernacle of the Madonna, by Andrea di Cione known as l Orcagna, marble and mosaic. Loggia of the Orsanmichele Church in Florence, Tuscany, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20201487

Peru. Cusco city. Church of La Compañia (17th century). Altar..

RETABLO DE STA TERESA. Location: CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA. ASTORGA. LEON. SPAIN. SAINT TERESA OF AVILA.

RETABLO MAYOR DE LA CATEDRAL DE PALENCIA CON ESCULTURAS DE FELIPE VIGARNY Y PINTURAS DE JUAN DE FLANDES - SIGLO XVI - RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑ. Author: PEDRO DE GUADALUPE (1470-1530) ESCULTOR. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. PALENCIA. SPAIN.

Sacred mount, church, varallo sesia, Italy

Beheading of St Paul, by Algardi Alessandro, 1644, 17th Century, . Italy: Emilia Romagna: Bologna: San Paolo church. Whole artwork. Ciborium altar Corinthian columns curvilinear pediment interrupted line frieze beheading of St Paul apse with golden lacunar ceiling balustrade presbyterian limits polychrome marbles

CATEDRAL DE NOTRE-DAME (NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CHARTRES): INTERIORES. ESCULTURA. CHARTRES, FRANCIA.

Centro District, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Ornate sculpture in the Cordoba Cathedral, also known as the Mezquita Basilica, a former Moorish mosque.

The choir, Santa Giulia Museum, Unesco world heritage site Brescia, Italy, Europe

interiors of the Pantheon, Rome, Italy ROME, ITALY, JUNE 14, 2015 : interiors and architectural details of the pantheon, june 14, 2015, in Rome, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/patrickxmichelettix 17075137

The Moses by Michelangelo, Church of San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Marktkirche zum Heiligen Geist, pulpit by Andreas Groeber, largest wooden church in Germany, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Silver sculptures near the Holy Nepomuk under canopy, Saint Vitus' Cathedral, Prague Castle, Hradcany, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Saint Helena statue inside Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy.

Basilica San Nicola, Bari, Puglia, Bari, Puglia, Italy, Europe

Gregorio Fernández / Retablo mayor de la Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel de Vitoria, 1626-1632.

Tomb Monument of Pope Pius VII St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Naples Campania Italy. Naples Cathedral (Duomo di Napoli) (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta or Cattedrale di San Gennaro)

Ossuary and altar of Nostra Signora di Soledad, by Cattaneo Gerolamo, 17th Century, Unknow. Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Piazza Santo Stefano, San Bernardino alle Ossa Church. Whole artwork. Ossuary altar Our Lady of Soledad Santa Maria Addolorata architecture sculpture niche drape three crosses clouds rays halo: aureole mantle: cloak veil kneeler Jesus Christ dead Corps prayer bones skulls glass case.

Cathedra Petri, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

Mosaic and Quadriga of San Marco, Venice Mosaic and Quadriga of San Marco, Venice, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/JuergenxSchonnopx 952232

Berninis baldacchino in The Basilica of Saint Peter (1506-1626) in the Vatican, Rome, Italy.

Statues of saints in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy, Europe

Statue of St. Joseph and the Holy Child, Pantheon, Rome, Italy

Altar, Old Cathedral, Se Velha, Coimbra, Centro Region, Portugal, Europe

Interior Shots with Altar and Staircase, Berlin Dom on Pleasure Garden, Berlin, Germany 1020926148

Chartres, Notre-Dame de Chartres Cathedral, interior, altar with figures of saints, Centre region, France, Europe

Detalle del retablo de la Mare de Déu dels Colls, iglesia de San Lorenzo de Morunys, Lérida, siglo XVIII. Author: PUJOL JOSEP.

Retablo barroco de la iglesia del Milagro, Riner, siglo XVIII. Author: CARLES MORATO I BRUGAROLES.

CAPILLA DEL JUNTERON-RETABLO. Author: JERONIMO QUIJANO (1500-1563). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. MURCIA. SPAIN.

Capilla Contarelli Capilla Contarelli, Paintings made by the Baroque Master Caravaggio, San Luigi of the French Church, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Chapel of the Holy Spirit, decorated by Giovanni Antonio Colomba (1585-1650), Church of Saints Fidelis and Simon, Vico Morcote, Canton of Ticino, Switzerland.

Altar and figures of saints in a Breton church altar and figures of saints in a Breton Church

Sepulchre of Cardinal Silíceo Sepulchre of Cardinal Silíceo Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 23027842

Gnadenkapelle 2 Der Altar der Gnadenkappele in Kevelaer. Copyright: xZoonar.com/Hans-JuergenxKochanHans-JürgenxKochanx 13154316

Italy, Venice. Church of San Giorgio Maggiore interior. High altar with statue by Campagna, 1592. (Editorial Use Only)

Italy - Lombardy Region - Upper Bergamo - Colleoni Chapel

Cathedral Santa Maria Assunta church, Interior, Cremona, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Interior of romanesque basilica San Zeno Maggiore in Verona, Italy

Italy, Basilicata, Matera. Interior of the Matera Cathedral, a splendid 13th-century Apulian Romanesque-style building, dedicated to the Madonna della Bruna and Saint Eustace, officially reopened for worship on March 5th, 2016.

RETABLO DONADO POR CARLOS III - SIGLO XVIII - FOTO AÑOS 60. Author: FRANCESCO SABATINI (1722-1797). Location: CATEDRAL. SEGOVIA. SPAIN. FRUTOS. GEROTEO.

Gniezno Cathedral Basilica Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Adalbert Copyright: xZoonar.com/Photographer:xMariuszxS.xJurgielewiczx 2588168

Ostuni Cathedral, Santa Maria dell'Assunzione, Ostuni, Apulia, Italy

Baroque reredos, Our Lady of Assumption church, Cordon, Haute_Savoie, France, Europe

Pope blessing statue, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Italy.

ARTE GOTICO. ESPAÑA. RETABLO MAYOR DE LA CARTUJA DE MIRAFLORES. Obra realizada en madera policromada por Diego DE SILOE y Diego DE LA CRUZ entre 1486-1499. La figura central de CRISTO CRUCIFICADO aparece inscrita en un gran círculo que simboliza la Eucaristía. A sus pies, las figuras de la VIRGEN (izquierda) y SAN JUAN (derecha). BURGOS. Castilla-León.

Paris 5 ème district - Church of the Val de Grace - The canopy with twisted columns and the high altar

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Mrs. Susan Pompeo visit the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, on October 2, 2019.

Santo Cristo del Humilladero, siglo XVI, ermita de la Soledad, Siglo XVI y XVII, Alameda de Cervantes, Soria, Comunidad Autonoma de Castilla, Spain, Europe

Church of St. Moriz, epitaph of Nikolaus Bergner, alabaster tomb counted among the most beautiful Renaissance epitaphs in Germany, Coburg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

France, Interior Detail Of Basilica De Notre Dame De Fourviere

Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla church, Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. Statue.

Main altarpiece and painting of the Exaltation of the Trinity, a copy of the famous Gloria by Titian, Monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste, 15th century, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.

Main altarpiece and painting of the Exaltation of the Trinity, a copy of the famous Gloria by Titian, Monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste, 15th century, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.

Decoration detail above the Holy Ark Synagogue dating from 1595 Casale Monferrato Italy

Close up of a sculpture in Zwiefalten minster, Muenster Unserer Lieben Frau, Zwiefalten, Upper Swabian Baroque Route, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Capella di S. Michele inside the Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Cecilia, the most important church in Cagliari and the seat of the archbishop. Cagliari Sardinia Italy FB_2024_1619

Paderborn Cathedral, interior view, detail

Tomb of Galileo Galilei, Franciscan church of Santa Croce, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

View of a majestic fresco of Jesus Christ watches over the altar, bathed in soft light filtering through ancient arches, Mtskheta, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia.

SEPULCRO DE LA CONDESA DE NIEBLA - SIGLO XVI -RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL. Location: IGREJA DE SAO DOMINGOS. SPAIN.

Portugal, Azores, Sao Miguel Island, Ponta Delgada. Igreja do Colegio dos Jesuitas de Ponta Delgada church interior, religious statue

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, Var, Verdon Gorge nature Regional Park, Bargeme (Plus Beaux Villages de France, list of villages designated as les plus beaux (the most beautiful) in France), Saint Nicolas church, San Sebastian triptych (16th century)

Chapel of St Charles, Collegiate church of St Stephen, Vimercate, Lombardy, Italy, 11th-12th century.

retablo mayor y pintura la exaltacion de la trinidad, trasunto de la celebre Gloria de Tiziano , iglesia de una sola nave y de cabecera poligonal, Monasterio de San Jerónimo de Yuste , siglo XV, comarca de de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain, europa.

Monument to Pius VII located on the east wall of the Clementine Chapel of Saint Peter s Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe Copyright: MLTZ 1373-353

Vatikanstadt, Italien - 23. Juni 2018: Dekorierte Innenräume des Petersdoms auf dem Petersplatz in der Vatikanstadt Vatican City, Italy - 23 June 2018: Decorated interiors of Saint Peter s Basilica at St. Peter s Square in Vatican City Copyright: xZoonar.com/RamanaxSkandax 22912642

Sculpture of the Phoenix, symbol of Resurrection in Sant'Irene church, Lecce, Apulia, Italy, Europe

France, 8th arrondissement of Paris, altar of the eglise de la Madeleine, statue of Sainte Marie-Madeleine surrounded by angels (19th century, by Charles Marochetti)

Organ and organ loft of the church, Enclos Paroissial Saint-Suliau parish, Sizun, Finistere department, Brittany region, France, Europe

France, 8th arrondissement of Paris, eglise de la Madeleine, statue of Mary and the Christ Child

Figure of the Apostle Paul, by Franz Georg Hermann, baroque Church of the Assumption of St. Mary, Ettal Abbey, Ettal, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Baldacchino. Interior of St. Peter's Basilica. Rome. Italy.

Chiaravalle di Fiastra Abbey. Interior. Painting. Tolentino. Marche. Italy. Europe.

Baroque altar in Santa Chiara, Lecce, Puglia, Lecce, Puglia, Italy, Europe

Europe, Italy, Rome. St. Peter's Basilica (aka Basilica di San Pietro), interior.

Pulpit in the Jesuitenkirche, Jesuit Church, city, Vienna, Austria, Europe

gekreuzigter Christus crucified christ, Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin, Salamanca, autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22897151

Seat (stalls), by Giolli Agostino, 1600 - 1600, 16th Century, legno intagliato, in parte dorato e intarsiato in madreperla. Italy, Tuscany, Pisa, Santa Maria Maggiore Church. Stalls wooden seats view.

Saint Ignatius of Loyola church, Rome, Italy. Angel.

France, Corsica. Altar and apse in church of St. Julie in village of Nonza. Cap Corse.

Diocletian's Palace, Sveti Duje Cathedral, Altar, Interior View, Roman Catholic Archidiocese of Split-Makarska, Split, Splitsko-Dalmatinska, Croatia, Europe

Ciborium containing relics of Saints Peter and Paul, Basilica of St John Lateran, Rome, Italy, Europe

The Last Devotion carving at the entrance of the Bern Munster or Saint Vincents Cathedral in Bern, Switzerland

Poland, Krakow, Chuch Of St Peter And St Paul. Detail Of Exterior Facade And Statuary.

St. Peter’s Basilica, St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City. Indoor interior

Chancel roof, Collegiate Church of Mariae Geburt or the Nativity of Mary, Kloster Rottenbuch monastery, Pfaffenwinkel, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Spain, Galicia. Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, angels decorating the cathedral

Ecuador, Quito. Historic Old Town Quito. Compania church (aka Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus), heavy gold-leaf decorations.

St. Charles Borromeo, by attributed Bernardi Pietro, 1620, 18th Century, fresco. Italy, Veneto, Verona, Santo Stefano Church. Whole artwork. Framed by stuccoes white gold St Charles Borromeo.

Choir, altar with statue of Louis IX, lower chapel or Chapelle Basse, Sainte-Chapelle former palace chapel, Ile de la Cite, Paris, France, Europe

Italy, Rome, Vatican, St Peter's Basilica, interior,

Pope celebrates Saint Mass in St Peter's Basilica in front of faithful Christians, Saint Father, St Peter's Basilica, Basilica di San Pietro, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Italy, Tuscany, Barga, Colleggiata di San Cristoforo, Collegiate church of St Christopher.

Michelangelo Pieta Mary and Jesus Sculpture Cross, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Italy.

Italy, Rome interior of St Peter's Basilica