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Historic Church Frescoes and Altars

A collection of images showcasing intricate frescoes and ornate altars from various historical churches, depicting religious scenes and figures with a focus on baroque and medieval artistry.

Jerusalem (El-Kouds), The Chapel of St. James the Great; Spot where St. James' head is buried ca. 1900.

Abruzzo Pescara Loreto Aprutino S. Maria in Piano3. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views include: a portico with four arches, a tower, an ornately sculptured portal with a fresco of the Pieta in the lunette (1559). Views of the interior include: a stoup, 17th century wood pulpit, altar paintings, marble altar and baroque altarpiece with details of sculptures and paintings. Most views are of the 14th century frescoes. On the entrance wall is a curious scene of the Last Judgment: Christ in a mandorla sits enthroned among various saints, music-making angels, Virgins and Patriarchs; three saints kneel below him, one in bishops' robes and two in Capuchin habit; instruments of the Passion lay on a table. In the lower register, nude souls cross a bridge, are judged by St. Michael, and then climb up a palm tree to enter a house whereupon they are clothed and dance. Other frescoes include scenes of the life of St. Thomas (under which is much graffiti), and various saints such as St. Catherine o

Jerusalem (El-Kouds), The Chapel of St. James the Great; Spot where St. James' head is buried ca. 1900.

Olszówka church (wooden non existent) Saint. John the Baptist polychrome unknown

Bliej Kultury unknown

Umbria Terni Amelia Madonna del Latte. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Church, 15-16th () centuries. Post-medieval: Views of interior include main altar in marble & gilt wood, a 13th century fresco of nursing madonna (Madonna del Latte) as altarpiece, 17th & 18th century paintings over the 2 Baroque-style side alters Object Notes: Hutzel photo campaign date: September 1985. Notes for this church are part of the notes for S. Maria di Porta and the Via del Teatro. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

The EUGENIE imperator putting the institution Eugene Napoleon under the protection of the Virgin, Saint Catherine and Saint Vincent de Paul Felix-Joseph Barrias (1822-1907). Empress Eugenie putting the institution Eug�ne Napoleon under the protection of the Virgin, Saint Catherine and Saint Vincent de Paul. Painted wood model.

The Lo Han (12 disciples of Buddha). The Lo Han (12 disciples of Buddha)

REJA DE LA CAPILLA DE JESUS DE LA IGLESIA DE SAN MIGUEL DE VILLALON DE CAMPOS - SIGLO XVI - GOTICO FINAL - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - AÑOS 60. Location: IGLESIA DE SAN MIGUEL-INTERIOR. VILLALON DE CAMPOS. Valladolid. SPAIN.

SkiopT icon image with motifs from the Church St. Nazorius Basilica in Carcassonne.The image has been stored in cardboard labeled: Höstesan 1907. Carcassonne 6. No 15 .. Text on image: "The church in La Cité de Carcassonne".

05/01/1921. Riverside Mission Hotel Museum. The Baptistery -.

Anefo photo collection. Restoration Oude Kerk to the Oudekerkplein, the restorer at work. April 12, 1965

Buddah. Buddah

Church objects (cross). .

Krakow St. Mary's Church the main altar of Wita Stwosz fragment of the main scene of the altar. unknown

Skioptic image with motifs from Kirche St. Peter in Mainz.Filden has been stored in cardboard labeled: the journey in 1908. Amberg. Xxx. Text on image: "Cathedral".

Stone cross

12/31/1949. The altarpiece of our father Jesus of the great Power - -Approximate date.

The old house villages organ

Pen handed: Choir chair of the abbot in the college church. .

Anefo photo collection. Television image of Pope Paul VI When closing the Second Vatican Council with a speech in Rome. December 8, 1965. Italy, Rome

Szalowa parish church of Saint. Trinity and Saint. Archangel Michael, interior of the presbytery, view from the middle nave unknown

Decoration for New Year's - Chinatown

Small sacred architecture wooden interior maintenance Pawłowska photography

07/31/1932. Lisbon. The catafalque in the Requiem mass.

Photograph by Josef Carl Steuer from May-June 1866 depicting the collective exhibition 'Archduke Albrecht', printed on albumin paper and mounted on a box support, showing exhibition hall and displays.

The manger, Church of the Nativity, Feb. 1945, West Bank, Bethlehem, Israel

Skiopty icon with motifs of the entrance to St. PeterSkirche, Vienna.The image has been stored in cardboard labeled: Höstesan 1909. Vienna 7. No: 7. Text on image: "St. PeterSkirche".

Lazio Rieti Amatrice S. Francesco8. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture. S. Francesco is a large Romanesque/Gothic church, dating to the late 14th century. The facade has a richly ornamented portal. In the lunette of the portal are figures of polychromed terracotta representing the Madonna and Child with 2 angels. Post-medieval: Views of the exterior and interior, including: wooden pulpit, Baroque altar and tabernacle, sculpture, frescoes. The walls within the church are covered with fresco decoration from the 15th century by artists of the Marche school. The Nativity, the Madonna Enthroned with Saints, the Tree of Jesse, the Coronation of the Virgin, and the Last Judgment are some of the scenes depicted. The church also contains a Baroque altar created by Giovanni Battista Gigli, created to house a gothic reliquary attributed to Pietro Vannini (1472). Object Notes: Coverage offers views of the exterior and interior of the church, including the main po

Wielgomłyny the Pauline Church, P.W. Saint. Stanisław Bishop and Martyr Antependium unknown

Abruzzo Pescara Loreto Aprutino S. Maria in Piano0. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views include: a portico with four arches, a tower, an ornately sculptured portal with a fresco of the Pieta in the lunette (1559). Views of the interior include: a stoup, 17th century wood pulpit, altar paintings, marble altar and baroque altarpiece with details of sculptures and paintings. Most views are of the 14th century frescoes. On the entrance wall is a curious scene of the Last Judgment: Christ in a mandorla sits enthroned among various saints, music-making angels, Virgins and Patriarchs; three saints kneel below him, one in bishops' robes and two in Capuchin habit; instruments of the Passion lay on a table. In the lower register, nude souls cross a bridge, are judged by St. Michael, and then climb up a palm tree to enter a house whereupon they are clothed and dance. Other frescoes include scenes of the life of St. Thomas (under which is much graffiti), and various saints such as St. Catherine o

blur in iran antique carpet textile handmade beautiful arabic ornament

Tulpenkanzel, Pulpits in Saxony, Rooms in Germany, Freiberger Dom, 1907, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Freiberg, Im Dom, Kanzel

DETALLE DE LA SILLERIA DEL CORO DE LA BASILICA DEL PILAR - SIGLO XVI - RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL. Author: ESTEBAN DE OBRAY / JUAN DE MORETO / NICOLAS LOBATO. Location: BASILICA DEL PILAR. SARAGOSSA. Saragossa Zaragoza. SPAIN.

Bliej Kultury unknown

Anefo photo collection. In the Moses and Aaronkerk, Moroccans stay in hunger strike. December 16, 1975. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

12/31/1939. Passage of the Brotherhood of Silence in Seville.

Skiopty icon with motifs from Bingenbrücke or Bacharach.The image has been stored in cardboard labeled: the journey in 1904. Bingenbrücke. Bacharach.

Bethlehem and surroundings Bethlehem, the Basilica Church of the Nativity. The apses lit up with shafts of sunlight. 1920, West Bank, Bethlehem, Israel

Vintage Photograph. Mother and Child Stained Glass in Lutheran Church Mt Vernon New York.

SkiopT icon with motifs of port to Cathedral Santa Ana in Granada.The image has been stored in cardboard labeled: Travel 1906. Oberwesel V. Text on image: "St. Anna 1541. Diego du Siloe".

Meissen. Cathedral - High Choir

DEBORAH KERR in BLACK NARCISSUS (1947), directed by EMERIC PRESSBURGER.

Church of the Nativity. (Dark interior lit by sun rays). 1898, West Bank, Bethlehem, Israel

ALTAR MAYOR PINTADO POR FERNANDEZ YAÑEZ DE ALMEDINA Y FERNADO DE LOS LLANOS CON LA VIRGEN DE PORTA COELI EN SU INTERIOR - B/N - AÑOS 60. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Valencia. SPAIN.

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Tombstone in the Jewish cemetery Beth Haim in Curaçao. Right the judgment of Solomon. October 1, 1955. Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles

Artistic workers in Vatican City. 1910

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit Minister Romme to Grote Oost Makassar, Menado, Ambon, Flores, Surabaya. Makassar. Chinese temple. January 24, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

As another Francesca, Saverio Cabrini was Beatified in St. Peters Rome, her body resting in crystal and gold plated Bronze casket, was enshrined under the altar table in the mother Cabrini Memorial High School Chapel, New York. January 07, 1938. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Little Italy, Altar to Our Lady of Help, Mott St., New York, 1908

Vauxbelets Chapel, Guernsey, Channel Islands, 1930s, Channel Islands, by Eric Lee-Johnson.

Anefo photo collection. Gerard Reve in the Moses and Aäronk church in Amsterdam at the One World Poetry Festival. Reve to the word with a cross behind. November 21, 1982. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

St. Michael's Church, interior including organ , Interiors, Pews, Organs. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

Woerner Eugen (herr) Collection Crucifix outside the ruined Church at Zandvoorde. (Ypres Area, January - July 1916),

CAPILLA DEL SANTO CALIZ - RETABLO GOTICO FLAMIGERO CON ALTORRELIEVES DE ALABASTRO DE GIULIANO POGGIBONSI - SIGLO XV - B/N - AÑOS 60. Author: ANTONI DALMAU Y JULIA FLORENTI (S. XV) JULIA NOFR. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Valencia. SPAIN.

Admirality Church (depicted name).Admirality Church (depicted name)

11/30/1981. Nativity scenes.

Historical photo (ca 1880) of the Lateran Museum, Vatican. The Liberation of St. Peter and the Emperor Trajan, Rome, Italy, Historic, digitally restor...

Stary Sącz Parish Church Saint. Elżbieta Węgierska Portal at The Entrance to the Choir unknown

Campania Caserta Capua Museo Campano. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Byzantine architectural fragments; parchment fragments with miniatures (12th century) from Montecassino; painted wooden crucifix (13th century); Carolingian crucifixes; Bishop's miter (11th century) of gold and silver damask; fresco (13th century). Post-medieval: Architecture (15th century). Formerly the Palazzo Antignano. Unusual Catalan/Moorish-style portal; Paintings on panel and canvas (15th-18th centuries); marble intarsia (16th century); marble sculpture: busts of Christ and Mary (17th century); sculpture of saints in marble and in wood (15th century); painted and gilded sculpture in wood; marble grave sculpture (16th century); sarcophagus with allegorical carvings; gold reliquary "Rosa d'Oro"; crucifix made of elephant tusk Specific Location: Pianterreno Antiquities: Italic sculpture (seated women holding babies); inscription. Photo campaign #1: 533 photos. Roman relief and sculpture; cinerary urns; Greek and

Abruzzo Teramo Teramo S. Berardo, Cathedral0. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views mainly of the facade: doors and portal sculpture by Deodatus; also views of the bell tower, crossing, and dome. Interior views of the restored nave (12th century): capitals, low-relief sculpture and holy water basins. Choir (14th century): the roof, a paschal candlestick, and a pulpit; also numerous views of a silver altar (1433-1438) with scenes from the Life of Christ and his Passion. Sacristy: (16th century) an elaborately carved altarpiece, paintings, and wood furniture. Baroque chapel of S. Berardo (17th century): a cupola, niched statues, ornate capitals, pendentive sculptures, an altar with a marble sarcophagus and ciborium, and a reliquary in the shape of an arm. Negatives (but no prints) show a silver bust of S. Berardo from this chapel. Other interior views include a holy water font, the coat of arms of the Bishop Micozzi, crucifix (13th century), rose window, fresco fragments, a large ciborium

Campania Caserta Capua Museo Campano46. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Byzantine architectural fragments; parchment fragments with miniatures (12th century) from Montecassino; painted wooden crucifix (13th century); Carolingian crucifixes; Bishop's miter (11th century) of gold and silver damask; fresco (13th century). Post-medieval: Architecture (15th century). Formerly the Palazzo Antignano. Unusual Catalan/Moorish-style portal; Paintings on panel and canvas (15th-18th centuries); marble intarsia (16th century); marble sculpture: busts of Christ and Mary (17th century); sculpture of saints in marble and in wood (15th century); painted and gilded sculpture in wood; marble grave sculpture (16th century); sarcophagus with allegorical carvings; gold reliquary "Rosa d'Oro"; crucifix made of elephant tusk Specific Location: Pianterreno Antiquities: Italic sculpture (seated women holding babies); inscription. Photo campaign #1: 533 photos. Roman relief and sculpture; cinerary urns; Greek an

Interior Of St Paul Church.

Anefo photo collection. Kruisweg 1971 in the Moses and Aäronkerk on the occasion of Good Friday. Cross roads are covered by modern paintings. April 9, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Skiopticone image with motifs of St. Maria Magdalena, grenade.The image has been stored in cardboard labeled: Höstesan 1910. Granada 9. N: 11. Text on image: "St. Maria Magdalena".

Poll photo collection. Village life and landscapes on the Catalan coast. Three men put a coffin in a niche in the cemetery. undated. Catalonia, Spain

Anefo photo collection. Assignment Walco triptych Altar. October 11, 1955

St. Michael's Church, interior , Interiors, Pews, Altars, Pulpits. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

Campania Caserta Capua Museo Campano57. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Byzantine architectural fragments; parchment fragments with miniatures (12th century) from Montecassino; painted wooden crucifix (13th century); Carolingian crucifixes; Bishop's miter (11th century) of gold and silver damask; fresco (13th century). Post-medieval: Architecture (15th century). Formerly the Palazzo Antignano. Unusual Catalan/Moorish-style portal; Paintings on panel and canvas (15th-18th centuries); marble intarsia (16th century); marble sculpture: busts of Christ and Mary (17th century); sculpture of saints in marble and in wood (15th century); painted and gilded sculpture in wood; marble grave sculpture (16th century); sarcophagus with allegorical carvings; gold reliquary "Rosa d'Oro"; crucifix made of elephant tusk Specific Location: Pianterreno Antiquities: Italic sculpture (seated women holding babies); inscription. Photo campaign #1: 533 photos. Roman relief and sculpture; cinerary urns; Greek an

PARTE SUPERIOR - ANUNCIACION - SIGLO XVII - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - AÑOS 60 - Conjunto nº 225427. ARCHANGEL GABRIEL. VIRGIN MARY. ESPIRITU SANTO. DIOS PADRE. PADRE ETERNO.

Anefo photo collection. REPORTAGE: Young very gifted organist Dick van Rijn from Katwijk aan Zee. Interior of the new church in Katwijk aan Zee with the face on the neobarokke orgel front. April 17, 1961. Katwijk, South Holland

Grotto of Nativity, Church of the Nativity, Feb. 1945, West Bank, Bethlehem, Israel

Sculpture of Jesus and St. Joseph, Pantheon, Rome, Italy , Sculpture, Roman temples, Churches, Saints, Pantheon Rome, Italy, Jesus Christ, Joseph, Saint. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Probably on way with Paul to village near Foochow. Probably on way with Paul to village near Foochow

02/21/1941. Cordova. The death of the famous bullfighter Rafael Guerra Guerrita. In the burning chapel the corpse appears, its head covered with bandages to cover the parts eaten away by the evil that has taken its life.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Soekaboemi. Buitenzorg: The beautiful altar from the monastery church near Tjitjoeg was beaten short and small; The altar stone with relics has disappeared. July 30, 1947. Buitenzorg, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Lama Temple, Peking. Lama Temple, Peking

Sculpture of Jesus and St. Joseph, Pantheon, Rome, Italy , Sculpture, Roman temples, Churches, Saints, Pantheon Rome, Italy, Jesus Christ, Joseph, Saint. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Bethlehem and surroundings St. Jerome's Tree 1900, West Bank, Bethlehem, Israel

SkiopT icon image with motifs of Teglise Saint Cornély, church in Carnac.The image has been stored in cardboard labeled: The journey 1908. XIX. Text on image: "E'sglise Saint Cornély".

Poll photo collection. Churches, holy grave church, Jordan. undated. Jerusalem, Jordan

Stone cross

Skiopticon image with motifs from Magdeburger Dom.The image has been stored in cardboard labeled: the journey 1907. Magdeburg 6. Halle 2. No: 12. Text on image: "The judgment".

Tomb of Christ in the Garden. 1934, Jerusalem, Israel

10/08/1918. The Carabanchel fire. Interior appearance of the church that was destroyed by a fire in the early hours of yesterday.

Beauty From The Blitz -- Little Pamela Chapman, 9, tends daffodils in the blitzed Mother Church of St. Andrew, at Plymouth, where a new beauty has been added to the ruined church by flowerbeds which line the main aisle. March 25, 1948. (Photo by Mirror Features).

Grab der Grossmutter - Sepulcher of the Grandmother.Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

Mahatma Gandhi walking at Sarnath Temple with Prabhavatibehn, Varanasi, 1941, India NO MR Copyright: xVithalbhaixJhaveri/DinodiaxPhotox

Tomb of Juarez, San Fernando Cemetery, Mexico City, Mexico, c1900. Creator: Unknown.

Bible by candlelight

Anefo photo collection. Christmas game in the big or St. Bavo church in Haarlem. December 17, 1945. Haarlem, Noord-Holland

Christmas, Show Window

Skioppty image with motifs from the judgment in Trier.The image has been stored in cardboard labeled: the journey in 1904. Trier. Iii.

SkiopT icon with motifs of church in Schaffhausen or Stuttgart.The image has been stored in cardboard marked: the journey in 1906. Schaffhausen 5. Stuttgart 2.

Lazio Rieti Casperia S. Maria di Legarano2. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Wooden crucifix dating from the 1400's or (14th century). Post-medieval: Painting, sculpture. In the lunette above the portal is a fresco of the Annunciation by Bartolomeo Torresani. A fresco of the Last Judgment, by Bartolomeo Torresani, on walls of a chapel to the left of the atrium. Painting of S. Sebastian and S. John the Baptist of the school of Antoniazzo Romano. In a niche, representation of the Wedding of the Virgin, fresco attributed to Alessandro Torresani. Nativity scene in polychromed terracotta by an Abruzzi artist from the 15th century. Behind the main altar, a polychromed wood statue of the Virgin and Child signed by Carlo dell'Aquila (1489). Antiquities: Architecture and sculpture. Remains of "opus reticulatum" walls (church built on the site of a roman villa), a "colossal god" sculpture from 1 B.C. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early

Poll photo collection. Moselle: Cross road stations at Kröv. 4th Kruiswegstation: Jesus meets his holy mother. 1960. Germany, Kröv, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany

Anefo photo collection. The St. Willibrordus church in Terneuzen gets cracks in walls because water level drops. January 30, 1964. Terneuzen, Zeeland

Anefo photo collection. General rehearsal marriage in Westerkerk. March 3, 1966

Niche or a Breviary was locked in the Le Mans Cathedral, vintage engraving. Niche or a Breviary was locked in the Le Mans Cathedral, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1869. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10678652

Skiopty icon image with motifs from Lorenzkirche in Bamberg.The image has been stored in cardboard labeled: the journey 1907. Bamberg 2. Nuremberg 6. 295 .. Text on image: "Hof. Island Lorenzkirche".

in saint george church of jordan the doorway and a cross like background concept

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