Historic Churches and Altars

Interiors of historic churches, featuring altarpieces and frescoes, enriched with cultural and religious heritage.

The frescoed presbytery of the church of Saint Stephen, Carisolo, Val Rendena, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 15th century.

SALON DORADO-CRUCIFIXION S XIV Y ARCOS DE HERRADURA-MUDEJAR. Location: MONASTERIO DE SANTA CLARA. Tordesillas. Valladolid. SPAIN.

Altarpiece depicting the Crucifixion, 1672, Saint-Barthelemy church, 12th century, Curemonte, New Aquitaine, France.

Gothic paintings, 16th century, in the church of San Andreu de Salardu, Salardú, Lérida, Catalonia, Spain.

Main Altar In The Abbey Church Of Saint-Savin Sur Gartempe, Saint-Savin Sur Gartempe, Vienne, France

Cathedral San Giustino Church, Interior, Crypt, Frescoes, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe

CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA Y SAN JULIAN O CATEDRAL DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GRACIA. INTERIOR, SACRISTIA MAYOR. CUENCA, ESPAÑA.

Interior of the church of Saint Nicholas, Matrei in Osttirol, Tyrol, Austria, 12th-13th century.

Deutschland Bayern, Niederbayern, Bayerischer Wald, Straubing, Basilika St. Peter, Seelenkapelle, Totentanzfresken *** Germany Bavaria, Lower Bavaria, Bavarian Forest, Straubing, Basilica St Peter, Chapel of the Soul, Dance of Death frescoes

Germany, Baden-Wurttemberg, Constance, Konstanzer Münster, Münster our dear woman, crypt, golden slice copper gilt, with sitting enthroned Christ

The frescoed presbytery of the church of Saint Stephen, Carisolo, Val Rendena, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 15th century.

Galatina Puglia Italy. Saint Catherine of Alexandria romanesque church. Galatina Puglia Italy. Saint Catherine of Alexandria romanesque church. Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarcoxBriviox 22245684

Sant Miquel de Balansat,iglesia(ss.XIV-XVI).Frescos,capilla de Benirràs (s.XVII).Ibiza.Islas Pitiusas.Baleares.España.

SPAIN - Cantabria. Castañeda, Collegiate romanesque church of Santa Cruz; interior

Vorromanischer Tempel von Santa María de Wamba Vorromanischer Tempel von Santa María de Wamba Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22589904

12th century frescoes in the church of San Giorgio, Zone, province of Brescia, Italy, Europe

Bulgaria, Central Mountains, Veliko Tarnovo-area, Preobrazhenski Monastery, built in 1825, with murals by famous painter Zahari Zograf, interior

The Last Judgment (above), fresco by Cristoforo Baschenis, in the background the frescoes in the vault of the apse, work by the Baschenis workshop, sanctuary of the Holy Trinity, Casnigo, Lombardy, Italy, 16th century.

In the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

Crypt of the Collegiate Church of St. Felizitas, Vreden

Italy S-Tyrol Taufers St Johann View from the choir to the south transept pillar. The origins go back to the 9th century, St., Sankt, Saint

Russian-Byzantine frescoes in the Church of the Holy Trinity (Trinity Chapel; Trinity Church; Chapel of the Holy Trinity, Kaplica Zamkowa Trójcy Świętej) in Lublin in the Lubelskie Voivodeship of Poland

Fresken San Pietro Byzantinischen Fresken in der Kirche Chiesa San Pietro, Otranto, Apulien, Italien, Europa Byzantine frescoes at the church of San Pietro, Otranto, Italy, Europe *** Frescoes San Pietro Byzantine frescoes in the church Chiesa San Pietro, Otranto, Apulia, Italy, Europe Byzantine frescoes at the church of San Pietro, Otranto, Italy, Europe

Macedonia, Lake Ohrid. St. Naum Monastery, chapel, frescoes, pilgrimage spot on plateau over Ohrid Lake. Founded 910 by St. Naum, present-day church built 16th c. Frescos of St. Cyril and Methody and students including St. Klement and St. Naum.

INTERIOR DESDE LOS PIES. Location: MARIENKIRCHE. BETANCURIA. FUERTEVENTURA. SPAIN.

Saint mary abbey, rivalta scrivia, Italy.

France, Normandy, Basse Normandie, Orne (61), Saint-Ceneri-Le-Gerei Church, Paint From 12Th To 14Th Centuries

Ottonian wall paintings on the interior walls of the naves of Sankt Georg Kirche (Saint George's Church), Monastic Island of Reichenau, Lake Constance...

Pürgen, parish church of St. Georg, choral tower chapel with Romanesque frescoes with dragon engraving, St., Sankt, Saint

Gordes, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. Interior of the Eglise Saint Firmin church in Gordes. (Editorial Use Only)

JAUME II DE ARAGON Y III DE CATALUÑA "EL JUST". Rey de Sicilia (1285-1295), de Aragón y Valencia (1291-1327), de Mallorca (1291-1295) y de Cerdeña (1324-1327). Hijo de Pedro III "el Grande". SEPULCRO DE JAUME II Y SU ESPOSA DOÑA BLANCA DE ANJOU (1314). Se discute si la obra es de Bertran RIQUER o de Pere de BONHULLS o BOUHULL. MONASTERIO DE SANTES CREUS. Aiguamúrcia. Provincia de Tarragona. Comarca del Alt Camp. Cataluña.

Bulgaria, Rila Monastery, Nativity Church, frescoes,

Fotografische Dokumentation eines Altars in einer romanischen Kirche Photographic documentation of the Interior of a Romanesque church with an illuminated altar, cross, medieval frescoes and noble coats of arms on the wall. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/FOTOGRAFICHE.ITx 23324284

Santa Maria in Piano abbey, Loreto Aprutino, Abruzzo, Italy

village and church Obermauern, nave, frescoes Virgen Osttirol, East Tyrol Tirol, Tyrol Austria

South aisle, St., Saint, Saint

Inside of church

Abu Gosh, Kreuzfahrerkirche ( crusader church), interior, Israel

France, Centre Val de Loire, Indre (36), Berry, Nohant Vic, church saint Martin of Vic

Interior of The Mosque of Cristo de la Luz in Toledo, Spain Interior of The Mosque of Cristo de la Luz, the only one of the ten once existing in the city which remains the Moorish period in the city in Toledo, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/RudolfxErnstx 18225096

Recumbent effigy of Bishop Henri de Severy with in background mural painting from early 15th century on the north wall of the Choir,Church of Romainmotier Priory,Canton of Vaud,Switzerland,Europe

Mural decorations (15th century) in the Chapel of St.Wenceslaus, Zvikov Castle, next to the village of Zvikovske Podhradi, district of Pisek,South Bohemian Region,Czech Republic,Europe

Israel, Jerusalem. Mount Zion, Church of the Dormition of Mary, lower church.

Germany, Baltic Sea, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Peene River, Hanseatic City of Anklam, St. Mary's Church

INTERIOR S.A.I. CATEDRAL DEL SALVADOR: SEPULCRO EL TOSTADO.

Gothic paintings, 16th century, in the church of San Andreu de Salardu, Salardú, Lérida, Catalonia, Spain.

Rome, Roma, Santa Maria in Cosmedin, north-east apse with frescoes

Gurk Cathedral, interior, Lenten veil, altar Gurk Mittelkärnten Kärnten, Carinthia Austria

Totentanzkapelle des Friedhof St. Peter & Basilika in Straubing in Niederbayern in Deutschland *** Dance of Death Chapel of Cemetery St Peter Basilica in Straubing in Lower Bavaria in Germany

INTERIOR DE LA IGLESIA. Location: IGLESIA DE SAN FELIPE. BRIHUEGA. Guadalajara. SPAIN.

Oratorio Visconteo di Albizzate, 1380, with frescoes, symbols of the four Evangelists, Majestas Domini apse, Albizzate, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Frescoes above the entrance to the parish church of St.Peter in Holz, Lendorf, Carinthia, Austria, Europe

Jesus Between the Saints Paul, Steven, Ippolito, Peter, Lorenzo & Pope Pelagio Roman Artist

Interior, St. George Church, Suceava, South Bukovina, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Moldova, Europe

Interior shot of St. Johanniskirche, St. John's church, neo-Romanesque, choir room, murals by Carl Dehner, Schwaebisch Gmuend, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

France, Toulouse, Rue Boulbonne, near St. George place, church altar in Notre Dame du Taur. Wall paintings and vaulted ceilings.

Gurk Cathedral, interior, Lenten veil, altar Gurk Mittelkärnten Kärnten, Carinthia Austria

Church Reuthe, Frescos Reuthe Bregenzerwald Bregenz Forest Vorarlberg Austria

Figures and crosses of an old cemetery in Barcelona

pinturas góticas, ábside, Iglesia de San Martín de Tours, Gazeo, í. lava, Spain, Europe.

Imperial chapel with a crucifix by Veit Stoss, Imperial castle, Nuremberg, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Vodocha, Strumica, North Macedonia. September 3, 2024. Alter in the Saint Leontius Monastery in North Macedonia.

Abbey chair, on the right fresco depicting the Virgin Mary, cloister of Cadouin Abbey (Notre-Dame de la Nativite), Le Buisson-de-Cadouin, New Aquitaine, France, 15th-16th century.

INTERIOR-SEPULCROS DE XIMENO DE FOCES Y DE SU HIJO DECORADAS CON PINTURAS GOTICAS. Location: SAN MIGUEL DE FOCES. Ibieca. HUESCA. SPANIEN.

Georgia, Mtskheta. Svetitskhoveli Cathedral pulpit.

Constance, Cathedral, Conradi Chapel, painting by the Beuron School of Art 1876

Gothic paintings, 16th century, in the church of San Andreu de Salardu, Salardú, Lérida, Catalonia, Spain.

On the south side of the altar, is a stairway climbing to Calvary (Golgotha), traditionally regarded as the site of Jesus' crucifixion. It contains the Rock of Calvary (12th Station of the Cross). The rock can be seen under glass on both sides of the altar, and beneath the altar there is a hole said to be the place where the cross was raised. Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. For Orthodox Christians this church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, contains, according to traditions, the two holiest sites in Christianity: the site where Jesus of Nazareth was presented in the temple, where he drove out the money changers and was crucified. Within the church are the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Church of San Fortunato, Interior, Todi, Umbria, Italy, Europe.

Gothic paintings Gothic paintings, apse, Church of San Martín de Tours, Gazeo, Álava, Spain, Europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21362570

RETABLO EN CAPILLA DEL CLAUSTRO. Location: IGLESIA COLEGIAL DE SANTA MARIA LA MAYOR. TALAVERA DE LA REINA. Toledo. SPAIN.

Frescoes, romanesque Church of the Holy Trinity, Hrastovlje, Cristoglie, Slovenia, Europe

Asia, Middle East, Israel, Jerusalem, Church of Saint Anne

St Gerorgen Church Zabeltitz

IGLESIA-INTERIOR HACIA LOS PIES-ROSETON-. Location: MONASTERIO DE SANTA MARIA. VILLANUEVA DE SIGENA. HUESCA.

Italy, Basilicata, Maratea. Fresco, dated 1495, of the Madonna with Child, flanked by St. Cataldo and St. John the Baptist, signed by Giovanni Palumbo da Chiaromonte.

MTSKHETA, GEORGIA - OCT 25, 2018: Interior of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in the historic town of Mtskheta, Georgia, Asia

Crypt of frescoes with motifs from the life of Jesus Christ and St. Hermagoras, the first martyr of Aquileia, under the Romanesque Basilica of Aquileia, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Aquileia, Udine, Italy, Europe

Interior, Monastery Church of St. Nicholas, Probota, South Bukovina, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Moldavia, Frescoes, Fresco, Europe

Interior de la iglesia de la Abadía de Sant Martí del Canigó, fundada en el siglo XI en la localidad de Casteil, Francia.

Mural paintings Mural paintings, Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Alaitza, Álava, Spain, Europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21362507

Gurk Cathedral, interior, outer vestibule Gurk Mittelkärnten Kärnten, Carinthia Austria

Russian Orthodox church.

UK, Scotland, Orkney Island. Italian Chapel, constructed and decorated by Italian prisoners of war during World War II

Carpentras Synagogue, Rabbi with Torah. 18th cent.

Burned out shell of a holy 15th century Serbian Orthodox church, Albanian mobs attacked the church compound in March 2004 and ethnic cleansed the last serbs.

The interior of the church in the remote Monastery of Hozoviatissa, Amorgos, Greece.

Maiestas Domini copper plate in the crypt of the Constance Cathedral, or Cathedral of Our Lady, Konstanz, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

MESA DE ALTAR CON DECORACION MUDEJAR EN EL PISO ALTO DEL EDICULO. Location: IGLESIA DE LA VERA CRUZ. SEGOVIA. SPAIN.

Interior of Sant Anastasia Church in Verona, Italy Interior of Sant Anastasia Church in Verona, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 21065510

old murals, Rezevici Orthodox monastery, at Budva, Montenegro

Ortodox church of St. Michael the Archangel in central Belavista Square, Herceg Novi, Montenegro Ortodox church of St. Michael the Archangel in central Belavista Square, Herceg Novi, Montenegro Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 22967841

Cross in the Basilica Sainte Marie-Madeleine of Vezelay

Interior shot of St. Johanniskirche, St. John's church, neo-Romanesque, choir room, murals by Carl Dehner, Schwaebisch Gmuend, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Frescoes in the Martin's chapel, upper town, Bregenz, Lake of Constance, Vorarlberg, Austria

Interior view of the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Central America

Interior of the Church of the Holy Spirit. Heidelberg. Germany.

Oldest church foundation of Florence, San Miato al Monte, here the marble tabernacle by Michelozzos in the choir, Firenze, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Inside the chapel of San Cristobal in Cabrils, Barcelona.

Two nuns in a side aisle of Saint Mary Magdalene Basilica (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1979), Vezelay, Burgundy-Franche-Comte, France, 12th century.

Uchisar -Traditional decorations outside the rock houses of Uchisar, Cappadocia Turkey

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