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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.
Jerusalem (El-Kouds), The Chapel of St. James the Great; Spot where St. James' head is buried ca. 1900.
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Poll photo collection. Moselle: Cross road stations at Kröv. 4th Kruiswegstation: Jesus meets his holy mother. 1960. Germany, Kröv, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germanyin saint george church of jordan the doorway and a cross like background conceptPoll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Jordan. Netherior of the birth class in Bethlehem. 1950. Bethlehem, Israel, JordanSt.Peter in the wood: early Christian altar. .Bodies Of Comet Crash Victims -- Bodies of victims of the comet air liner crash, yesterday, lie covered with sheets in the chapel of the San Cerbona cemetery, Porto Azzurro, Elba, to-day (Jan 11).The plane crashed into the sea 20 minutes after leaving Rome yesterday, on its ***** from Singapore to London. It is ***** there were no survivors ***** January 11, 1954. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).In the treasuries of churches in Cologne. (See accompanying article).Engelbertus Schrein in Cologne Cathedral. August 12, 1935.Dahlowice (large Dubrau-Dahlowice). K Sestone (stone cross, paw cross) at the named local exitHandAnefo photo collection. Mgr. Alfrink, Archbishop of Utrecht Metselsteen in from the memorial church in Rhenen. May 10, 1958. RhenenMarches Macerata San Severino Marche S. Lorenzo in Doliolo2. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of the 11th-century church with 14th-century cloister and bell tower. In the crypt (9th-13th centuries) are ceiling and wall paintings of angels, the Evangelists, and various other saints in medallions; votive frescoes of Saints Dominic, Augustine, and Anthony Abbot; and the tomb of S. Domenico. In the fourth and fifth crypt chapels is a fresco cycle by the Salimbeni brothers of the martyrdom of St. Andrew. The church interior is heavily restored, with modern nave piers and capitals. Displayed in the sacristy are salvaged fresco remains, a wooden statue of Christ (17th century), and paintings. Also views of a holy water font and a marble ciborium. Object Notes: Hutzel photo campaign date: April 5, 1983 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,MausoleumOn board the French luxury liner, L' Atlantique. A unusual feature at the time, the decorative chapel, where passenger could attend religious services and practise their devotions during a voyage. Fire broke out on the L' Alantique in the early hours of 4th January 1933, at 6am the abandon ship order was given. The liner had no passengers on board, only crew, many were picked up in the British steamer, Ford Castle. One lifeboat was thrown into the sea, drowning some of the occupants. For hoursSagrada Familia (Nativity Facade): portico of the Faith with the Immaculate Conception that is inside a crucible of three pipes that represent the Holy Trinity and on the summit there is the hand with the eye that sees everything as a symbol of Divine Providence, 1934. Author: JOAN MATAMALA FLOTATS.Carved wooden screen with banner decorated with a cross. Photographs. 1880 - 1889. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Egypt , Views, Religious articles, Crosses, BannersVintage photograph. Bronze relief panel in Subway building depicting Washington praying at Valley ForgeSkiopty icon image with motifs from Magdeburg.The image has been stored in cardboard labeled: the journey 1902. 11.quedlingburg 3. Magdeburg 5.Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Jordan. In the area of Nablus. Priest hoists bucket with water from the JacobsSource. 1950. Israel, Jordan, NablusForest Hills Cemetery Crematory , Crematorium, Flowers, Forest Hills Cemetery Boston, Mass.. Leon Abdalian CollectionChurch of the Holy Sepulchre, Greek chapel looking toward the Latin (showing three altars). 1942, Jerusalem, IsraelAnefo photo collection. Dutch pilgrimage for Prince Claus to Pilgrimsoord Kevelaer in the former west Germany. Kevelaer. Baroque devotion pile with a Pieta with bins with burning candles at the candle chapel. October 31, 1982. Germany, KevelaerVia Dolorosa, beginning at St. Stephen's Gate Eighth Station of the Cross 1900, Jerusalem, IsraelPoll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949: Galilee. Under the basilica of the proclamation in Nazareth, the "Timmermanswwerkplaats of Jozef" indicates. A Franciscan Pater at the wrought iron fence. January 1, 1948. Israel, NazarethTwilight Of The Nazis (Eighth of Ten) -- Each man Celebrates victory in his own way. Here, Rifle beside him, Corporal Kirk Dalton, Kansas City, Kansas, Kneels in front of a Church in Weiden, Germany, in a prayer of Thanksgiving. April 15,1955. (Photo by United Press). ;Twilight Of The Nazis (Eighth of Ten) -- Each man Celebrates victory in his own way. Here, Rifle beside him, Corporal Kirk Dalton, Kansas City, Kansas, Kneels in front of a Church in Weiden, Germany, in a prayer of Thanksgiving.Polish General Tokarzewski Karaszewicz on Calvary, Church of the Holy Sepulchre 1940, Jerusalem, Israelblur in south africa old church in city center of reinet graaf and religion buildingPoll photo collection. Nebok monastery Nijmegen 1932. Exterior of the monastery church: entrance doors with depicting Jesus Christ. January 1, 1932. Gelderland, NijmegenSkiopty 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".SEPULCRO DE SANTA TERESA EN UNA DE LAS CAPILLAS DEL CONVENTO CARMELITA FUNDADO EN 1571. Location: CONVENTO DE LA ANUNCIACION. ALBA DE TORMES. SALAMANCA. SPAIN. SAINT TERESA OF AVILA.Best hit in the church of Pontafel. .Los Angeles, California: c. 1960. Two visitors at the Watts Towers in the Watts distirct of Los Angeles.Campania Caserta Capua Museo Campano082. 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 aGreat temple of Pharaoh Ramses II is illuminated during a light show, Abu Simbel, Egypt, AfricaSplendour Renewed At The Palace - American servicemen and others passers by look on as workmen redecorate the royal coats of arms on the centre gateway of Buckingham Palace this morning Sept 27. 22-carat gold leaf is being used for the regilding. The decorations of all the palace gates will be refurbished in the same way. September 27, 1952. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).The Apostolic Delegte to Great Britain -- Our picture shows His Grace the Apostolic Delegate to Britain, The Rt. Rev. Monsignor William Godfrey, D.D., Ph. D., Archbishop of Cius, at the Apostolic Delegation in London. On the wall is a picture of Pope Pius XII. May 23, 1942.Poll photo collection. Troon distance Queen Wilhelmina / Inauguration of Queen Juliana. Regalia. The Dutch crown and scepter, manufactured for the inauguration of King William II in 1840 and has since been used in all inauguration ceremonies. The crown and the scepter are not worn, but are displayed during the inauguration ceremony to the so-called Credens table for the throne platform in the Nieuwe Kerk. September 6, 1948Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Children's core and other festivals Surabaya. Mgr. M. Verhoeks, the apostolic vicar of Surabaya leaves a church. September 6, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, SurabayaVia Dolorosa, Jerusalem. Pilgrims at station of the Cross (Stereograph), Anonymous SkiopT icon with motifs of Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux.The image has been stored in cardboard labeled: Höstesan 1907. Bordeaux 2. Paris 5. No: 21.At temple to Emperor Yu in Shaohing. At temple to Emperor Yu in ShaohingDresden-Mitte, honestly mercy. Stiftskirche, city hospital church (former lazaret and Armenhauskirche, inauguration 1702, cultivation 1732, increase 1738). Heart with pulpit altar and organ of F. N. Jahn (1829/1830)SkiopT icon with motif Unknown Cathedral in Spain. The image has been stored in cardboard labeled :Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Jerusalem. Jerusalem. Interior Sacred Grafkerk: Orthodox priest with incense barrel at the stone of anointing. 1950. Israel, Jerusalem, JordanPoll photo collection. Visit to Naples and Vesuvius. Naples (). Mobile chapel with crucifix and two human figures (souls in the purgatory) with a call to pray for the deceased for a church portal. 1938. Italy, NaplesVintage Photograph. Removal of the scrolls from the Shrine in a Jewish Synagogue.A man on a ladder is locking the locking the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, priest looking out the door ca. 1900.Mahatma Gandhi with the mother of Jamnalal Bajaj in Wardha, 1941, Uma Om Agarwal , India NO MR Copyright: xVithalbhaixJhaveri/DinodiaxPhotoxAnefo photo collection. Exhibition of French church windows in the Rijksmuseum. Visitors view the church windows. December 14, 1973. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandMonk sweeping floor in Church of Nativity in Bethlehem. 1898, Israel10/31/1930. Altar placed at the entrance to the corral de las Mercedes (Abc 8709) (Bailen street on the corner of Pedro del Toro, where a sign with "Calle del Abc" was discovered).Anefo photo collection. Marriage of Mr. Hans Smulders. Church blessing. January 4, 1951Anefo photo collection. Fire in a 15th century Catholic Church in Son at Eindhoven. December 30, 1958Poll photo collection. Rabbi Jozef van Bennea at the opened Saint Arke with Thorar rolls in the Banna'Asynagogue of Safad (Safed). undated. Israel, Safad, SafedAnefo photo collection. Memorial ceremony in Westerkerk. Lieutenant General Sheep lays a wreath on behalf of Queen Juliana. November 4, 1967. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandAt the Kotohira Shire, Tokio, priests distribute beans at the entrance of the shrine. Householders take the sacred beans to their homes to expel evil. April 8, 1936.People sitting in a temple. People sitting in a templeStone cross with armed crossbowAnefo photo collection. Flowers for Amsterdam-700 in round Lutheran church in Amsterdam. November 19, 1975. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandShot church of tezze.Audienz Sr. Excellence of Kövess with Archbishop Sereggi in the government building in Skutari. .blur in iran antique carpet textile handmade beautiful arabic ornamentStone crossSt. Nicolas day: Two saints accompanied by the devil, or Grampus, St. Nicolas day (6 December) in Upper Silesia, where we see two saints accompanied by a masked figure (of the devil or the grampus), ca. 1930, Silesia, Poland.blur in south africa old church in city center of reinet graaf and religion building06/30/1979. Dismantling of the Calvary of the Cathedral - Cristo del Millon - Photo: A. bendado.Admirality Church (depicted name).Admirality Church (depicted name)Skiopticone image. Religious motive. A mother asks a prayer for his child.Modern Marian chapel with a sculpture of the Virgin and Child from around 1480, St Clare's Church, Koenigstrasse 66, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeSkiott icon with motifs from Hatfield.Capuchin Crypt, Le Catacombe dei Cappuccini, extensive crypt complex under the Capuchin monastery in Palermo and, with its natural mummies, one of the most famous burial sites in the world, Sicily, Italy, illustration, reproduction from a model from the 19th century. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of submission unknown, historicalAnefo photo collection. Mgr. Alfrink, Archbishop of Utrecht Metselsteen in from the memorial church in Rhenen. May 10, 1958. RhenenKapuzinergruft, Le Catacombe dei Cappuccini, weitläufige Gruftanlage unter dem Kapuzinerkloster in Palermo und mit ihren natürlichen Mumien eine der bekanntesten Grablegen der Welt, Sizilien, Italien, Illustration, Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. Authentisch, Datei restauriert für optimale Verwendung, genaues Datum der Vorlage unbekannt, HistorischFine "Ren Burial Vault Uncovered Beneath St. Bride's - Examining the newly found vault under St. Bride's are, left to right: Rev. Cyril M. Armitage (Vicar of St. Bride's); The Ven. O.H. Gibbs-Smith (Archdeacon of London). Excavations being carried out beneath bombed St. Bride's Church, Fleet Street, have revealed a fine exapmple of the work of architect Wren, a large pillared brick vault, in a good state of preservation, containing lead coffins and heaps of skulls and bones. The vault, one of thAnefo photo collection. Marriage Nichtje Mgr. Jansen in the Vredeskerk. July 14, 1956Tulpenkanzel, Pulpits in Saxony, Freiberger Dom, 1907, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Freiberg, Im Dom, GermanyAnefo photo collection. First solemn service in the Portuguese synagogue in Amsterdam. February 14, 1946. AmsterdamPeaceful Spot In London's West End -- The crib. Outside a shop in Bruton Place, London W.l. is a lovely model of a crib - a reminder of the orgin of Christmas. It has been made by an unknown artist on the instructions of a dress making firm, his fee could not be large but the problem of collecting the money was solved by putting aside the proceeds of sale of waste wool clippings picked off the floor at the end of the day. The group of the Holy Family is sheltered by roughly thatched roof and walls. December 18, 1950. (Photo by Barratt's).Poll photo collection. Israel: Meron, synagogue and graves. Two women and a man consuming a meal sitting on the floor at the grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. undated. Galilee, Israel, MeronAnefo photo collection. Autoloze Sunday in connection with the oil boycott. A large number of visitors bicycles stand for a church. November 4, 1973Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Wood carving. A Garuda. October 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesJewish tabernacle tent. 1898, Middle East, Israelin philipphines the typical hanging cemetery in the mountain cliffEurope, Spain, Mallorca. The Holy Wall, ValldemossaSagrada Familia: diorama used as a nativity scene during the Christmas season, december 1942. Author: RICARD LLUCH.Ethiopia, Lalibela, Na'Akuto La'Ab church«Caput SS. Thebeorum Mart:». Skull-relic of holy martyr of the Theban Legion, Relics of Martioda, Alava Fine Arts Museum, Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain.Anefo photo collection. Antiques exhibition Delft Mary and angel. August 27, 1952. Delft, South HollandAnefo photo collection. Visit to 1000 year old cupstic churches at Lalibele. January 30, 1969Heavenly Touch.The Rev. Richard Camenisch, assistant priest a Stavely, Derbyshire, works on the night shift in the local foundry "to bridge the gap between priest and people"."The Church is out of touch with the ordinary man", he explains. "I want to get to know the people better." May 5, 1948. (Photo by Mirror Features). PORTAL DE BELEN - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - AÑOS 60. CHILD JESUS.Mr. Frank Beresford with his picture of "The American Thanksgiving service in Westminster Abbey, 19474", Mr. Vinart the American Ambassador is roading the Proclamation from Mr. Roosevelt. The picture took 9 months to paint. October 12, 1945. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).PulpitFallen angel with black wings in the old forestAnefo photo collection. National tax return day in Moses and Aaronkerk in Amsterdam; People to tables in the church. March 23, 1984. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland03/29/1972. A saetero sings to the Christ of the Waters Photo: Rafael Cubiles.01/03/1923. Madrid. In the palace of good success. The Corpse of the Bishop of Sion (Jaime Cardona y Tur) exposed in the Ardiente chapel, where Masses were celebrated yesterday for his Soul.Anefo photo collection. Church on Schokland. January 13, 1948. Flevoland, Noordoostpolder, SchoklandAnefo photo collection. King of Nepal opened exhibition in the Haags Municipal Museum with Prince Bernhard and Queen Juliana. April 26, 1967. NepalNew Head Found At Roman Temple -- A new discovery was made at the site of the Roman temple of the god Mithras in the City today. Here is the scene as archaeologists clear away the soil to reveal the find, a head and a hand. Preliminary work on the dismantling of the temple was beginning today. It is to be re-erected on a site 80 years away from its original site in the City of London. October 4, 1954. (Photo by Evening Standard Picture).;New Head Found At Roman Temple -- A new discovery was madAustrian Chancellor's Reburial: The heavy bronze coffin in which the remains of Dr. Dollfuss have been laid to rest.The bodies of the two late chancellors, Dr. Seipel and Dr. Dollfuss, were re-interred yesterday in the newly erected Seipel memorial church, after lying in state overnight in the Cathedral of Saint-Stefan, in Vienna. October 1, 1934. (Photo by Keystone).Anefo photo collection. Lustrum of Leiden University and of the ceremonies of the reopening. Public in the Hooglandse church. Some seated on debris. September 17, 1945. Leiden, South HollandNepal, Kathmandu, swoyambhunat temple