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

Pilar Chapel in the Nuestra Senora de la Asunción Church, San Sebastián de la Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Joan Roig, Retablo de la Mare de Déu de la Mercè, 1688. Catedral de Barcelona.

Altar with miraculous image, Maria Plain pilgrimage church, Bergheim near Salzburg, Flachgau, Salzburger Land, Austria, Europe

Scenic relievo of a gravestone on the wall of the Basilica San Fermo Maggiore in Verona, Italy

Side altar with guardian angel, Filial Church of St. Wolfgang in Immenthal, Guenzach parish, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Confessional box, Fuerstenfeld Abbey, Fuerstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

SPAIN - Rioja Baja (district) - LA RIOJA. Aldeanueva de Ebro; Iglesia de San Bartolomé; interior con detalle de púlpito y retablo Mayor barroco / manierista

Das Innere des Heiligen Grabes, Jerusalem, Heiliges Land, Israel, ca. 1890, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, The interior of the Holy Sepulchre, Holy Land, 1890, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Asia

Italy, Campania, Procida island, Terra Murata old town, San Michele Arcangelo Abbey

ARTE GOTICO. ESPAÑA. "VIRGEN CON EL NIÑO" (siglo XIII). Situada en el camarín central del Retablo Mayor de la IGLESIA DE SANTA MARIA. LOS ARCOS. Navarra.

Saint Augustine Church: A Chapel. Cremona. Italy

Detail from the Vatican Museums, an immense collection of classical, renaissance masterpieces etc. Founded in the early 16th century by Pope Julius II they are considered to be some of the world's greatest museums. This image shows a crucifixion vignette in relief.

CAPILLA REAL: URNA DE SAN FERNANDO - PLATA SOBREDORADA Y CRISTAL - 1665/1719. Author: JUAN LAUREANO PINA (1642-1723). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN. FERNANDO III EL SANTO CASTILLA / LEON. SAN FERNANDO (REY).

SAN JOSE Y EL NIÑO. Author: Aral. Location: IGLESIA DE SAN MATEO. LUCENA. CORDOBA. SPAIN. INFANT JESUS. SAN JOSE ESPOSO DE LA VIRGEN MARIA.

Hotel-Dieu Chapel, Lyon, France. Baroque chapel was built for hospital by same name from 1637 to 1655 and served as chapel to patients, especially hospice patients.

Cristo gotico, siglo XIV, retablo barroco de la sacristia, camarin del santo Cristo, ermita de San Saturio, Soria, Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla, Spain, Europe.

The iconostasis, St Peter and St Paul Cathedral, Peter and Paul Fortress, St Petersburg, Russia

San Juan Bautista, Parochial Mayor Church, cedar altar with gold inlay, Remedios, Santa Clara Province, Cuba, Central America

Interior view, St Peter's Church, completed in 1708, Petersplatz, Vienna, Austria, Church altar with statues of saints and paintings behind golden decorations, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Place Kiti, Byzantine church, Panagia Angelokistos, painting and carving, interior, Cyprus, Europe

Side altar, catholic St. Vitus church, Wolfertschwenden, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Iglesia San Nicolas de Bari, A baroque altar with a crucifix and figures of saints, richly decorated and made of wood, all in a religious context, Old Town, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, Europe

Photograph of an Icon of Christ in St. Stephen's Cathedral, (Stephansdom), in Vienna which dates from the 12th to 15th centuries. Dated 21st Century

Detail, Gilded pulpit in the nave, baroque St. Stephen's Cathedral, also St. Stephen's Cathedral, Passau, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Antoni and Marià Riera; Lluis Bonifàs / "Nacimiento de Jesús en el pesebre" (Birth of Jesus in the manger), 1691-1694, Altarpiece of the Roser, Basilica of Santa María de Mataró.

Gnadenbild der schmerzhaften Muttergottes mit Protzengele und Plärrengele in der Wallfahrtskirche Zur Schmerzhaften Muttergottes und St. Ulrich in Maria Steinbach im Unterallgäu in Bayerisch-Schwaben in Deutschland *** Picture of grace the painful Mother of God with Show-off gel and Whinging in the pilgrimage church to painful Mother of God and St Ulrich in Maria Steinbach at Unterallgäu in Bavarian Swabia in Germany

Altar of the church of San Miguel Arcangel Gabriel, Arequipa, Peru, South America

Ev. Petri Church in Landkirchen on Fehmarn pulpit from Ev. Petri Church in Landkirchen on Fehmarn Pulprises

Sculptures in Neuzelle monastery, Cistercian monastery, near Eisenhuettenstadt, Niederlausitz, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Side altar with figures of saints, town parish church of St. Peter and Paul, "Dom des Westallgaeus", neo-baroque church from 1914, Lindenberg, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The bones, remains of the church father Ambrose of Milan, white colour, 339 to 397, next to those of the Saints Gervasius and Protasius, 3rd Century, in the interior of the important early Christian Romanesque Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Piazza Sant' Ambrogio, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe of Spain on the central altarpiece of Nuestra Señora de Guápulo church, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

nave of the Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers Basilika Vierzehnheiligen, Mercy Altar Gnadenaltar, St Denis beheaded Bad Staffelstein Oberfranken, Upper Franconia Bayern, Bavaria Germany

Spain, Castilla y Leon Region, Salamanca Province, Salamanca, Salamanca Cathedrals, cloister details

Malta, Valletta, St. John's Co-Cathedral, interior, altar

SACRISTIA-RETABLO DE LA INMACULADA. Author: ALONZO CANO. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. GRANADA. SPAIN. INMACULADA CONCEPCION.

Catedral de San Salvador cathedral, La Seo, statue of San Salvador, the patron saint of Zaragoza, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain, Europe

Full body relic of Hyacinth (Hyacinthus) of Caesarea, also of Cappadocia in the left, front side altar, St. Marys Church in Fuerstenfeld Abbey, former Cistercian Abbey in Fuerstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

crucified christ, Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin, Salamanca, autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain.

Bolivia, Copacabana, cathedral, religious images,

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England, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, Winchcombe, Sudeley Castle, St Mary's Church, Tomb of Katherine Parr

Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Altar of the Virgin Mary in the Church of Mercy. (Editorial Use Only)

CAPILLA S ENRIQUE-MARIA MAGDALENA Y S ANDRES. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. BURGOS. SPAIN.

Altar in chapel of Saint George Castle of Xativa or Jativa, Valencia province, Spain, Europe

Rottenbuch, Augustinian church/ baroque side altar

Interior of St. Philomena's church in Mysuru Mysore, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia

Altar with a picture of Kaspar Amort, 1644, in the Schnappenkirche church on the Schnappenberg, Marquartstein, Chiemgau Alps, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Side altar, St Trinitatis Cathedral, altar, nave, Dresden, Free State of Saxony, Germany, Europe

Interior view of the majestic Trinity Church, Detailed reliefs and sculptures on a church wall, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA, North America

Altar, Heilig-Geist-Kirche, Holy Spirit Church, Viktualienmarkt, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Europe, Austria, Vienna, St. Stephen's Cathedral in the Inner City (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Sculpture of cherubs and Creation in Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy.

Details, Interior view of the Catholic Church of Our Lady, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe, Detailed baroque altar with gold-decorated statues and angel figures in a church, Europe

Cistercian Abbey of Santa Maria di Follina. Virgin Mary and child. Follina. Italy.

retablo barroco de la Mare de Déu del Roser, Iglesia de Sant Joan Baptista, siglo XVII, Estellencs, Serra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

Right altar on the choir arch, St Anne, 1688, St, Saint, Saint

Archangel Gabriel and Raphael on the northern side altar by J. W. van der Auwera

Pau Sunyer / Retablo de la iglesia de Sant Joan d'Oló, siglo XVII.

Bad Doberan, Cistercian monastery (cathedral)

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Small altar in the early medieval church of Sant'Eufemia from the second half of the 4th century, Grado, Grado Island, Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Italy, Europe

Altar, pilgrimage church on the island Our Lady of the Rocks, Gospa od Skrpjela, Bay of Kotor, Kotor Province, Montenegro, Europe

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Duomo, Naples, Italy

Miraculous image in St. Peter and Paul Church, Lavant, East Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Main altar, monastery church of St. Lambert, Seeon Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Pulpit altar of the Neustaedter church, built 1722-1737, Erlangen, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Véronne, Italy Used autel de l'church for sear sear si ze , 1918 - Italy - Fernand Cuville - (March -August) (French - Vérone , Italie Autel de l' église des Santi Siro e Libera). Church, Christianity, inner view, altar, sculpted decor, religious architecture, Religion , Habitat , Architecture, Italy, Verona, altar of the large nave

Altar in Church Santa Maria Maggiore in Florence, Tuscany, Italy Altar in Church Santa Maria Maggiore in Florence, Tuscany, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20427928

Metropolitan Tabernacle, interior, Zocalo or Constitution Square, Mexico City, Mexico

Spain. Galicia. Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Main altar, detail. Statue of saint James. 12th century.

Statue of a saint on the side altar, Ursulinenkirche Church, built in 1741, last joint project of the Asam brothers, Straubing, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Retablo, iglesia de la Immaculada Concepcio, Galilea, Puigpunyent, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain, Europe

Sculptural unit of the high altar, by Merengo Enrico, 17th Century, . Italy: Veneto: Venice: San Moise Church. Whole artwork. Sculptural unit statue Moses man beard horns Twelve Tables angels God Father rock mountain

Santa Maria de la Encarnación, Cathedral of Granada, Interior view, Magnificent baroque relief with golden sculptures and horsemen in the centre, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Italy, Puglia, Brindisi, Itria Valley, Ostuni. Small chapel in the old town of Ostuni.

Europe, Portugal, Estremadura Region, Leiria District, Obidos, Saint Mary's Church

Madonna Child by Bernardo Daddi, altarpiece in Orsanmichele Church in Florence, Tuscany, Italy Madonna Child by Bernardo Daddi, altarpiece in Orsanmichele Church in Florence, Tuscany, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20119264

Madonna of Puerten, Assumption of Mary Church of Pilgrimage, Puerten, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosario church, interior view, Tiradentes, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

Palermo, Sicily. Candle detail, Palermo Cathedral. (Editorial Use Only)

CAPILLA MAYOR O DEL STO ROSTRO-RETABLO MAYOR NEOCLASICO CON TALLAS DEL S XVII. Location: CATEDRAL. JAEN. SPAIN.

Side altar with figure of the Virgin Mary and floral decoration, St. Martin's parish church in Oberguenzburg, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

CAPILLA MAYOR-ESCULTURA DE ISABEL I LA CATOLICA ORANTE. Author: PEDRO DE MENA Y MEDRANO. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. GRANADA. SPAIN. ISABEL LA CATOLICA (1451-1504) ISABEL I DE CASTILL.

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Gràcia, Llucmajor, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe.

North America, Canada, Quebec, Old Quebec City, Lower Town. Notre-Dame des Victoires church altar

In the chapel of the Old Palace, Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Saint Antony Main Church. Piario. Italy

Retablo de Veit Stoss, retablo de madera más grande de toda Europa, tallado entre 1477 y 1489, de estilo gótico tardío, basílica de Santa María -igles...

Byzantine Minas Cathedral with colourful frescoes, Heraklion

Graceful Prague Infant Jesus, heritage-protected Roman Catholic parish church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a neo-baroque sacred building in Kottern, a district of Kempten, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Madonna Enthroned, by Giovanni Bellini, known as Giambellino (ca 1430-1516). Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice.

Angels from the chapel of the Mare de Déu de Bonany, Hermitage of Bonany, 17th century. Petra. Mallorca. Balearic Islands. Spain.

Reliquary in front of the crypt, St, Saint, Saint

Altar in Church Santa Maria Maggiore in Florence, Tuscany, Italy Altar in Church Santa Maria Maggiore in Florence, Tuscany, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 21365476

Mare de Deu de Bonany, a wood carving that tradition attributes to medieval times, sitting on a chair with the Child Jesus on the knees, Ermita de Bonany, XVII century, Petra, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain

Mare de Deu de Bonany, a wood carving that tradition attributes to medieval times, sitting on a chair with the Child Jesus on the knees, Ermita de Bonany, XVII century, Petra, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain

Bolivia, Curahuara de Carangas, Sistine chapel of the Altiplano,

Side altar, Jesuit church of St Michael, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

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