Elaborate Church Altars

Sumptuous church altars and religious artworks, highlighting ornate sculptures, paintings, and intricate design elements in diverse settings.

St. Leodegar Basilica, Lucerne, Switzerland. Originally a monastery in 1100's became a church in 1874

St. Leodegar Basilica, Lucerne, Switzerland. Originally a monastery in 1100's became a church in 1874

Our Lady of Binarowa Our Lady of Binarowa, Gothic sculpture, church of the archangel Saint Michael, XV-XVI century built entirely with wood, Binarowa, Carpathian Mountains, Poland Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22188063

Side altar, Church Matriz, Igreja Matriz de Monchique, main portal in Manueline style, Monchique, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Altar, interior of the church Esglesia de Sant Bartomeu, Valldemossa, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Agustí Pujol / Retablo de la Virgen del Rosario, 1619, Catedral de Barcelona.

Iglesia San Nicolas de Bari, Baroque statue of a saint with elaborate carvings and details in a church, Old Town, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, Europe

SPAIN - Alt Camp (district) - Catalonia - TARRAGONA. Valls; Santuari de la Mare de Déu del Lledó; retablo con la virgen

Patron saint of the Canary Islands, Virgen de la Candelaria in the Basilica de Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria in the pilgrimage town of Candelaria, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

St. John Nepomuk Catholic Church, sacred art, altar, detail, Mary with infant Jesus, Madonna, crucifix, Wilflingen, Langenenslingen parish, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Seville, 03/27/2018. Report about the chapel inside the San Telmo Palace. Photo: Vanessa Gómez ARCHSEV.

Interior, church of St. Peter, Peterskirche church, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Seville, 06/09/2024. Visit to the church of Santa María la Blanca to see the restoration of the altarpiece. The Minister of Culture, Patricia del Pozo, attends. Photo: Raúl Doblado. ARCHSEV.

Pilgrimage Church of the Flagellated Saviour on the Wies, Wieskirche, UNESCO World Heritage Site, image of the flagellated Saviour, Jesus in chains, Steingaden, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Crucifix, Baroque chapel, Santa Maria Nuova Cathedral, Monreale, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Altar with Black Madonna and icons in the Matthias Church (also called Church of Our Lady of Buda or Matyas Church) in the city of Budapest in Hungary.

Interior of San Blas Cathedral, Cuenca, Ecuador. Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

basílica de Santa María -iglesia de la Asunción de la Santísima Virgen María-, estilo gotico,Cracovia,Polonia, eastern europe.

Austria, Wachau Valley, Melk. 900 year old Melk Abbey (aka Benediktinerstift). Ornate baroque church. St. John the Baptist's Altar.

Retabel der Könige Retable of the Kings, rococo style, 18th century, cathedral of Santa María de Calahorra, Calahorra, La Rioja, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22946230

Ecuador.Quito.Altarpiecer baroque chapel of the old Hospital San Juan de Dios ( XVI century) Current City Museum..

CAPILLA REAL - VIRGEN DE LOS REYES - SIGLO XIII - (RETABLO DE ORTIZ VARGAS 1643). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

Virgen del Socorro Virgen del Socorro

Late gothic miraculous image of the Virgin Mary with Child, high altar in the parish church of Maria Woerth at Woerthersee lake, Carinthia, Austria, Europe

Size of the Purisima by Agusti Pujol, 1626. Church of Santa Maria, Verdú. Museum: Iglesia de Santa María, Verdú.

T-14714-10.jpg Mare de Déu dels Angels, convent of Sant Francesc, Inca, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 23324757

San Pedro Church, Ponta Delgada City, Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal, Europe

Valencia, 02/14/2018. Presentation of the Communion Chapel of the church of San Nicolás. Photo: Mikel Ponce ARCHDC.

Spain, Andalusia, Seville, Iglesia de San Luis de los Franceses, interior

Side altar with figure of the Virgin Mary and floral decoration, Church of St.Sebastian, Untrasried, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Santo Domingo de Guzman Church, interior detailCity of Puebla, Puebla State, Mexico

Interior of San Camillo de Lellis a church on Via Sallustiana, Rome, dedicated to Saint Camillus de Lellis.

Montepulciano, Val d'Orcia, Province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe, An ornate altar in a church with statues of saints and detailed decorations, Tuscany, Europe Italy, Europe

Virgen del Socorro, German Lopez Mejia, 18th century, church of San Ildefonso, church of the Jesuits, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

Altar, St. Anna Chapel, Oy, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

SPAIN Balearic Islands, Mallorca Lluc, Escorca image of the Virgin Mary the Moreneta, polychrome sandstone rock between the thirteenth and fourteenth

Baroque altar, Lecce, Apulia, South Italy, Italy, Europe

Monti-Sion santuari, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

St. Martin of Tibaes Monastery, St. Lutgardis Chapel, Braga, Minho, Portugal, Europe

Church of San Antonio de Viana, Palma, Majorca, Spain, Europe

Maaria Schnee pilgrimage church, Lehenbuehl, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Saint Maximin-La Sainte Baume, Basilica of Saint Mary, detail of High Altar

Chapel of the sanctuary of the virgin blessed castelmonte, udine

Benedictine monastery of St. Emmeram, St. Emmeram's Abbey, papal basilica with a baroque high altar by the Asam brothers, interior view, old town of Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Spain, Andalusia, Seville, Hospital de la Caridad, church, interior,

Ornately decorated statue of Blessed Virgin Mary 17th century church of Igreja de Santiago, Tavira, Algarve, Portugal, Southern Europe, Europe

RESURRECCION DE LAZARO - RETABLO MAYOR DE LA CATEDRAL DE SEVILLA CONSTRUIDO ENTRE 1482 Y 1564. Author: PEDRO DANCART o PIERRE DANCART-ESCULTOR SIGLO XV. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN. JESUS. LAZARUS OF BETHANY.

Pulpit altar, Cathedral of the Rhön, Evangelical Church, Helmershausen, Rhönblick municipality, district Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany

High altar, pilgrimage chapel, chapel of grace, Hohenpeissenberg in Pfaffenwinkel, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Statue of Virgin Mary in a church, Notre-Dame-Des-Victoires, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

High altar, Wallfahrtskirche Mauer pilgrimage church near Melk, Wachau, Mostviertel region, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Parish of Guimiliau, inside the church, altar, Brittany, France, Europe

Beautiful interior of the Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Oaxaca, Mexico, Central America

Virgen del Socorro, German Lopez Mejia, 18th century, church of San Ildefonso, church of the Jesuits, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

Main Altar Church Of St. Francis Of Assisi ; Built In 1521 A.D. ; UNESCO World Heritage Site ; Old Goa ; Velha Goa ; India

Munich, Asamkirche/ Figures at the confessional

Altar of Saint Dominic of Silos, 1613, polychrome and upholstered wood, collegiate church of Santa Maria del Mercado, Gothic-Renaissance, Berlanga de Duero, Soria, Castile and Leon, Spain.

Basilica of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa, Poland

Holy figure in the anteroom, Peter with keys, Baroque St.Johann Nepomuk church, Asam church, Sendlinger Str. Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Seville, 04/12/2014. Kiss the hands of Our Father Jesus of the Great Power in his basilica, dressed in the tunic of thistles. Photo: Jesús Spínola ARCHSEV.

Holy figures in the chancel, Cathedral Igreja da Sé Catedral de Faro, Old Town, Faro, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Altar of the Catholic Monarchs, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, 1649, Historic Center, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Puebla, Puebla State, Mexico, North America Copyright: RichardxMaschmeyer 801-3784 RECORD DATE NOT STATED

Retablo gótico del s. XV, ""Nostra Senyora de Gràcia"", del maestro Gabriel Mòger, conocido como ""el mestre de Campos, Campos, Mallorca, balearic isl...

South America, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. Gilded wooden carving of the Virgin Mary and puttis at Saint Benedict Monastery.

Organ gallery, pilgrimage church Maria Hilf, Lechfeld Monastery, Klosterlechfeld, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

VIRGEN DE LA OLIVA - SIGLO XVI - RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL. Author: ALONSO DE MESA. Location: SANTUARIO DE OLIVA. VEJER DE LA FRONTERA. Cadiz. SPAIN.

Lisbon, Portugal. Altar inside of a chapel inside a palace.

Frescoes and interiors, Baroque Benedictine Ettal Abbey, County Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Madonna della Bruna Altar mit dem Fresko der Madonna della Bruna in der Kathedrale Matera, Basilikata, Italien, Europa Altar with the Madonna della Bruna fresco, Matera Cathedral, Basilicata, Italy, Europe *** Madonna della Bruna Altar with the Madonna della Bruna fresco in Matera Cathedral, Basilicata, Italy, Europe Altar with the Madonna della Bruna fresco, Matera Cathedral, Basilicata, Italy, Europe

Holy image on the main altar of the abbey church of Andechs, Fuenfseenland, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Interior of the chapel chapelle de la Vierge couchee with the sleeping Virgin Mary in bed, Le Yaudet, Cotes d'Armor, Brittany, France, Europe

Ornate altarpiece of the crucifixion of Jesus in the Convent of San Diego in Quito sanctuary. (Editorial Use Only)

Spain, Galicia, La Coru-a province, San Andres de Teixido (Santo Andre de Teixido). Sanctuary. On the main altar, baroque altarpiece of the 18th century by Miguel Lopez de la Pe-a. Detail of one of the twelve apostles, Saint Matthias.

Baroque figures of saints on the pulpit, Piarist Church or Frauenberg Church in Krems, Old Town Krems on the Danube, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua. Saint Anthony with infant Jesus in arms. Wooden sculpture. Padua. Italy.

971M21 109-466-37.jpg Nativity scene of Jesus of La Sang, 15th century, Church of the Assumption, Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/ToloxBalaguerx 23321396

Cross altar in the catholic city parish church St. Georg, Dinkelsbuehl, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The infant Jesus on the crowning of the altar of grace. The Vierzehnheiligen Basilica near Bad Staffelstein in the district of Lichtenfels is a pilgrimage church in Upper Franconia. The church, built according to plans by Balthasar Neumann, is dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers and receives around half a million visitors a year

Italy, Piedmont, Domodossola, Sacro Monte Calvario, XIV chapel

Parish of Guimiliau, inside the church, altar, Brittany, France, Europe

South America, Peru, Historic Centre of Lima. A statue of Mary holding the baby Jesus in the Basilica Cathedral. (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Italy, Lombardy, Milan, San Fedele church indoor detail

Altar and niche with the statue of Virgin Mary with the Child, Chapel of the Holy Rosary after restoration, Parish Church of Saint Felix of Nola in Pressano, Piana Rotaliana, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 12th century.

RETABLO STO CRISTO-CONJUNTO. Author: CAMPAÑA, PEDRO (KEMPENEER, PEETER). Location: IGLESIA DE SANTIAGO. ECIJA. Seville. SPAIN.

Interior of the church of Simmershausen, municipality of Hilders, district of Fulda, Hesse, Germany, Europe

El Calvario Church, Leon, Nicaragua, An altarpiece depicting the crucifixion of Jesus surrounded by saints and an aureole, Nocaragua, Central America, Central America

Madrid, 05/03/2016. Report from the Basilica of the Conception of Our Lady. Photo: Maya Balanya ARCHDC.

Seville, 04/10/2012. Installation of the exhibition on Murillo that will be held at the Hospital de los Venerables, headquarters of the Focus-Abengoa Foundation. The Immaculate Conception returns to the original place for which it was conceived and from which it was looted. Photo Juan José Úbeda. ARCHSEV.

Agustí Pujol / Retablo de la Virgen del Rosario, 1619, Catedral de Barcelona.

Basilica Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima, Virgin Mary and Holy Child, Lima, Peru, South America

Side altar, Church of St. Martin and Alexander, Waltenhofen, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Sacred thorn, san giovanni bianco, Italy

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

Tomb of Michelangelo, Basilica of Santa Croce Basilica of the Holy Cross in Florence, Italy. Tomb of Michelangelo, Basilica of Santa Croce Basilica of the Holy Cross in Florence, Italy. Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20805606

Sankt Bartholomae, St. Bartholomew's Church at lake Koenigssee, Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Vista interior de la Bóveda del Camarín de la Virgen de la Victoria.

Virgen del Socorro, German Lopez Mejia, 18th century, church of San Ildefonso, church of the Jesuits, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe

Pulpit in St. Marys Church in Fuerstenfeld Abbey, former Cistercian abbey in Fuerstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

altarpiece, church of the Immaculada Concepció, Galilea, Puigpunyent, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

Cornelius Chapel, Altarpiece, St., Saint, Saint

Italy, Calabria, Pizzo. Church of St. Sebastian, or San Sebastiano. Interior with statue of crucifixion.

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