Historic Religious Interiors

Black and white photographs of various religious interiors, showcasing altars, cathedras, and ornate decorations from historical churches and mosques.

View of the interior of a mosque in Turkey with worshippers Date: circa 1888

Cathedra in a church (presumably) in Italy, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Italy photographic support albumen print bishop's throne. interior of church

Madrid, Iglesia de Atocha, Sepulcro del General Prim.

, Stephansdom - outside - relief Christ on the Oilberg, postcard, Germans postcard publisher, producer

View of the interior of a mosque in Turkey with worshippers Date: circa 1888

Coln, golden chamber in St.Sula. .

Lazio Viterbo Montefiascone S. Margherita, Duomo8. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of domed church: facade comprised of a neoclassical portal (1840, by Paolo Gazola), balustrade and flanking bell-towers. Interior views of church built on an octaganal plan with radiating chapels: behind the main altar is a marble statue of the partron saint, St. Margaret; 18th century frescoes in lunette and ceiling of main altar; Madonna and Child and Saints in terracotta by della Robbia; 17th and 18th century altarpieces; wooden crucifixion (16th century); rococo organ-loft (18th century); frescoes by Pomerancio, and marble pilasters, niched saints in the domed ceiling. Object Notes: Photocampaign date: 4/16/84 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

st, Petersplatz - Peterskirche - interior view - increased view against high altar, Josef Wlha -, photographer

St. Nicolai, Berlin-Spandau: View altar (from: sketch and photo album 28)

Three-king church

Monasteries in the United States, Oceanside, California, 1903, San Luis Rey, Altar of San Luis Rey Mission

ILUST ESP/AMER-1894-BELEN-ENTRADA A LA GRUTA DE LA NATIVIDAD-GRABADO POR EL TALLER DE ILUSTRACION DE UNA IMAGEN DE BARCIA PAVON. Author: ANGEL MARIA DE BARCIA PAVON (1841-1927).

Tuscany Siena Montalcino (environs) Abbey of S. Antimo Abbey church7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture (9th century, 1118, c. 1250), wooden crucifix, painting, frescoes. Post-medieval: Fresco depicting the Resurrection Object Notes: Two photocampaigns were made of this site, one of which occurred in 1983. Hutzel's notes document only the 1983 campaign; these prints are all found in the Medieval core collection. General Notes: When these photos were sent, mislabelling of prints and negatives had occurred. Intermingling with prints and negatives of S. Agostino may have occurred. Please note that negative sleeves have been labeled Abbazia di S. Antimo. 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

UCK. The Department of the Aposto of Peter and Paul - a great man; around 1918 (negative); around 1918-ok. 1922 (print) (1912-00-00-1927-00-00);

Crusader's Vigil. Rudolph Stanley-Brown (American, 1889-1944). Drypoint;

Chapels in Saxony, Interior of Meissen Cathedral, 1901, Meißen, Dom, Portal der Georg, Kapelle, Germany

The interior of the Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque) in Bursa / Abdullah Frères

Unknown photographer, cathedral, Würzburg (without date): Epitaph of Bernard von Solms. Photo, 32.5 x 24 cm (including scan edges)

Bolesław, Near Dąbrowa Tarnowska Parish Church Saint. Wojciech Mannerist Tombstone of Ligęzów unknown

Maria Saal: Gothic murals in the apse. .

Grave monument of Cornelis and Johan Ockerse in the Sint-Adriaanskerk in Dreischor, Anonymous (Monumentenzorg) (Attributed to), 1893 photograph Sint-Adriaanskerk photographic support. cardboard albumen print grave-building, monumental tomb Sint-Adriaanskerk

Interior of the Heilig-Grafkerk in Jerusalem, Maison Bonfils, c. 1867 - c. 1895 photograph Part of Reisalbum with photos of Jerusalem and other biblical places. Jerusalem cardboard. paper. photographic support albumen print interior of church Jerusalem. Holy grave church

Image of a grieving man with a beard, Anonymous, 1920 - 1930 photograph This may be a picture of the Holy Hieronymus. Part of the Dutch East Indies family album. photographic support gelatin silver print piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture Italy

Emilia, S. Antonio, Padua (without dat.): View of holy water basin. Photo on cardboard, 32.2 x 23.7 cm (including scan edges)

Burial monument from Willem van Oranje in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph new church cardboard. photographic support albumen print grave, tomb. interior of church. sculpture. Justitia (justice) as Roman personification. Fama as Roman personification. garland, wreath. coat of arms (symbol of sovereignty) new church

Vilnius - painting of the Holy Mother of the Gate of Dawn in the chapel altar.. Czechowicz, Józef (1818-1888), photographer

Description: Polonnaruwa. The Gal-wiharé. Rock cut figure of Buddha in the cella of the temple, 4 feet 7 inches high; seated on a pedestal 5 feet 5 inches long, and 3 feet 1 inch high, with attendant devios, lions, &c. Location: Polonnaruwa, Ceylon asia, srilanka, ceylon, asiathroughalens

Umbria Perugia Spello S. Maria della Rotonda7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Located on the outskirts of Spello, this church stands in a state of semi-dilapidation among tall grasses and cypress trees. It was built on a Greek cross plan with an octagonal cupola and attached cloisters. The Renaissance portal (1517) remains shut as the key is now lost. Interior views focus on the octagonal cupola, the three altarpieces, and their frescoes which are all in urgent need of repair. The large main altarpiece acts as a choir screen, and separates one arm of the church from the rest of the interior. Subjects of the altar frescoes (by Mezzastris) include the Madonna Lactans, the Madonna and Child between Pope Gregory and St. Michael, the Virgin and St. Anne, the Annunciation, the Coronation of the Virgin, and Saints Peter and Michael. Object Notes: Hutzel photo campaign date: September 1983. General Notes: This church is more commonly known as the Chiesa Tonda. German-born photographer and scholar Max H

S 54. The holy birth cave with the rare. Bethlehem .. The interior of the birth church in Bethlehem. The photo is part of the photo series collected by Richard Polak from Israel, Palestine and Syria.

Lazio Viterbo Ronciglione S. Maria della Pace7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Architecture, sculpture, ceiling and wall painting, crucifix, tabernacle. This church was started in 1581 and has been attributed to Vignola or Rainaldi. In the center of the main altar is a depiction of the Madonna of Peace, a fresco of the Viterbese school, dating to the 15th century. To each side of this central fresco are frescoes of S. Augustine and S. Bartholomew from the 17th century. Along the same wall as the altar are two more paintings, one, representing the Apparition of the Madonna to S. Francis of Sales by Sebastiano Conca, and the "Madonna del Suffragio", from the 18th century. A fresco of the Madonna of the Rosary is placed in a side altar, dating from the 16th century. In another side altar is placed a wooden crucifix of the 15th century, with an 18th century addition of the Madonna Addolorata at the foot of the cross. A Renaissance tabernacle inserted into the wall, attributed to Sans

Interior of the Church of the Peter & Paul Fortress, St. Petersburg. Karl Karlovitz Bulla, photographer (Russian, 1854 - 1929) before 1914 Inscription: Print vo.: title in German (ink); artist's stamp; stamp of Paul Barchan.

Calvary, Guimiliau (Lampaul-Guimiliau), Brittany, Frankrijk; Travel to Brittany. .

Tomb of Gervase Alard. Winchilsea Church.. Unknown, photographer negative September 1891, print February 1894 View of the intricately carved tomb of Gervase Alard in the Church of St. Thomas the Martyr in Winchelsea. Light streams in from a stained glass window above the effigy and several other tombs surrounding it. (Recto, mount) lower left, handwritten in black ink: "Tomb of Gervase Alard. Winchilsea Church. Septrsuperscript 91." Lower right, handwritten in black ink: "Enlargement. Febysuperscript 94"

, Michaelerplatz - Michaelerkirche - Interior view - High altar - Middle part, Bruno Reiffenstein -, photographer

Umbria Perugia Todi S. Fortunato. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of this church focus on the facade portals (1430-1436). Flanking the center portal are aediculae with statues of the Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin of the Annunciation. The portal sculpture is comprised of elaborately carved colonettes; the subjects include nude men in foliage, prophets, saints, martyrs, patriarchs, inhabited vinescroll, grapevines, fig leaves, Abraham and Isaac, and a scene of the stigmatization of St. Francis.. Views of this 13th-15th century gothic interior include details of vaulted ceilings, sacristy portals, the polygonal apse, a crucifix in olive wood, choirstalls, the marble high altar with bishops painted in the trefoil arches, choirstalls, a holy water basin, fresco fragments of the Giotto school, a painting of the Coronation of the Virgin over Todi by Polinori, and various altar paintings. In the crypt are sepulchral monuments of Jacopone da Todi and the family Tudertini, a tomb reliqua

Altar, Vieritz: View (from: sketch and photo album 29)

Poll photo collection. Reproduction photography. Photo of a photo of a grave in Jordan. undated. Jordan

Interior of church with view along nave to altar, aisle flanked with pot plants. Caption reads: Christchurch, Ross Island Andamans. A second handwritten caption reads: Defiled by Japs 1942. Mules kept in chancel.

A tiled mihrab in the Mausoleum of Çelebi Sultan Mehmet (I) in Bursa / Abdullah Frères

Abruzzo Chieti Chieti S. Tommaso Apostolo, Cathedral9. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Cathedral was begun in 840, and building continued in the 11th cent. It was reconstructed in the 14th cent. The interior underwent a radical restoration in the 18th cent. in the Baroque style. The campanile was built in 1335. Photos include exterior views of the facade and the campanile along with several details. The interior views show the Baroque nave with its vaults and cupola. There are paintings in the vaults and over the altars, including one of St. Thomas & Christ over the main altar. There are also photos of the marble paliotto in front of the altar (17th cent.). Other interior details are the baptismal font, a wooden statue of the Madonna & Child, and wooden statues of two saints, one St. Peter. There are also several photos of the crypt, including a few of the painting fragments remaining there. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s un

Timpaan van de Gnadenpforte in the Dom van Bamberg, Anonymous, 1900 - c. 1920 photograph This photo is part of an album. Bamberg baryta paper gelatin silver print church (exterior) Bamberg stupid

Albumin photograph by Otto Schmidt showing the choir and organ of S. Maria in Verona, taken in 1896, highlighting architectural and liturgical elements.

Does not know (Niasviž, white) - the area also called I have known this cross. Former church In. Cross of the Benedictine abbey - ruined in tone; around 1905-1917 (negative); around 1905/1917-ok. 1922 (print) (0-00-00-0-00-00);

Atget, Eugène (Jean Eugène Auguste Atget, dit) (n.1857-02-12-D.1927-08-04), detail of the decor of the altar of the Chapelle du Sacré-Coeur (Louis XV era), interior of the Saint-Sulpice church, 6th arrondissement, Paris. (Dummy title), 1903. Draw on albumin paper. Carnavalet museum, history of Paris. Religious architecture. Detail of the decor of the altar of the Chapel of Sacred Coeur (Louis XV period, interior of the Saint-Sulpice church, 6th arrondissement, Paris.

Jerusalem El-Kouds Greek cathedral, Church of Holy Sepulchre. 1898, Israel

Burial cellar of the Dom van Bremen, Laurentius Herzog, 1850 - 1868 cabinet photograph Bremen cardboard. photographic support albumen print grave, tomb. (human) skull. coffin Dom Van Bremen

Tuscany Grosseto Grosseto Museo Diocesano di Arte Sacra25. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval collection of paintings, sacred objects and manuscripts from the Duomo and other city churches. There are a significant number of late Medieval Madonnas & Child paintings as well as High Renaissance paintings from the Bolognese school. The objects include a processional cross, and two reliqueries. Additionally there are some photos of manuscript pages of hymnals with objects they are displayed with. Object Notes: Hutzel notes are undated. The objects in the Musea Diocesano are included in his notes for the Duomo. We have kept Hutzel's numbering for the objects. There are also two prints for almost all the negatives, and the details were so similar (even if one photo is cropped more closely) that we have treated them as though there were two prints for each negative. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The resu

Grave cellar of the Dom van Bremen. .

Various subjects of archaeological interest Medieval painting of the Last Judgement. In Church of St. James. 1920, Middle East

Engraving depicting an ancient temple showing the altar for burning sacrifices from the Book of Ezekiel. The illustration is set within an ornate frame.

Spital Church Heilig-Geist, Passau: Interior View (from: Sketch and Photo Album 21)

Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Calvary altar. With all candles and decorations removed. 1934, Jerusalem, Israel

Interior of a church. Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William) (1775-1851). 1819. Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

CIMKOWICZ/TISZKOWICZ (CIMKAVICZ, TIMKOVICHI, white). Church In. Micha, the Archango of the Leon Sapieha Foundation in 1647 - liturgical parameters: kapa, chasubles, radiant monstrance, and index belts and two paintings ("Mikha W. Archango", Izydor Oracz/ W. Hieronim); Najman, Jan (Fl. 1917); 1917 (1914-00-00-1920-00-00);

st, Augustinerstraße - Augustinian church - inside - tomb of Archduchess Marie Christine Christinengrabdenkmal, Michael Frankenstein , Comp, Photo Studio

Ock (white). Church Mother's Dominicans because the chapel is. Andrzej Bobola, seen from the entrance door side; around 1910-1913/1914 (1910-00-00-1914-00-00);

Church of Santa Cruz, the alter. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New Mexico, Santa Fe (N.M.)

Czerna interior of the church of barefoot Carmelites Saint. Elijah's prophet unknown

Interior of the Sikh Temple with Marble Mosaic.

Boeddhabeeld in nis, Rangoon; Scene on the Shwe Dagon pagoda. 346A recd. .

Reproduction of a painting of the interior of the Mosque at Cordova. Unknown maker, Spanish

Atget, Eugène (Jean Eugène Auguste Atget, dit) (n.1857-02-12-D.1927-08-04), organ of the Dauphin, interior of the Saint-Sulpice church, 6th arrondissement, Paris. (Dummy title), 1903. Draw on albumin paper. Carnavalet museum, history of Paris. Religious architecture. Dauphin organ, interior of the Saint-Sulpice church, 6th arrondissement, Paris.

Names of the pilgrims who came over on Mayflower , Monuments & memorials, Pilgrims. Leon Abdalian Collection

A stand at the exhibition., 1885, S.-Peterburg

Part. Jasna Góra. Basilica of the cross and the birth of the Mother - the sight of the grandmother towards the choir; Trzci Ski, Stanis Aw (1867-1939); around 1896 (1890-00-00-1900-00-00);

Rome. Interior of St. Peters' showing the high altar and the Dome.. Unknown maker, Italian

XII et XIII stations, le Calvaire, autel grec. Félix Bonfils, photographer (French, 1831 - 1885) 1867-1870 Interior of a church, showing an ornate altar with several incense burners hanging in a row. (Recto) lower right, inscribed on the negative: "270_XII et XIII stations le Calvaire, autel grec" Twelfth and Thirteenth stations of the Calvary, Greek altar (Verso) lower left, in pencil: "L52.6 (Bon)" upper right, in black ink: "A very richly decorated Russian chapel/ built over the place of Calvery" sideways

Anvers (Belgique) Calvaire de l'Eglise St Paul.. Unknown maker, French

Otto Schmidt (1849-1920, as a photographer): Hofkirche, Innsbruck

Photo production of a drawing by Johannes Bosboom of the interior of the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, Robert Jefferson Bingham, after Johannes Bosboom, 1859 Haarlem paper. cardboard albumen print interior of church new church

Section of Church of the Holy Sepulchre, interior. 1898, Jerusalem, Israel

The funeral of Mariette-Pacha, in Cairo, Ceremony of the Miss of Mariette-Pacha , The tomb of Mariette , The exhibition , Szenen Zum Begräbnis of the ägyptologen Auguste Ferdinand François Mariette-Pascha in Kairo aus illustration , Meillon, Artist, Dumont, Realization

Interior of a church. Unknown

The Tomb of Saladin (Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub) - Damascus, Syria. Saladin was buried in a mausoleum in the garden outside the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. Seven centuries later, Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany donated a new marble sarcophagus to the mausoleum - pictured on this postcard. Saladin was, however, not placed in it. Instead the mausoleum, which is open to visitors, now has two sarcophagi: one, empty made of marble and the original, which holds Saladin, which is made of wood. T

Choirs of the Cathedral in Siena, Paolo Lombardi, 1851 - 1890 photograph Siena paper. cardboard albumen print seats of the clergy, choir-stalls. parts of church interior. piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture Dom

St. Paul's Chapel, Trinity Parish in the city of New York , Churches, Trinity Church New York, N.Y.. St. Paul's Chapel, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Description: Bronze Urns in front of the image of Confucius. Location: Chu Fou, China Date: 1904 china, asia, asiathroughalens

Grodno. Cathedral Basilica Franciszek Ksawery (formerly the Jesuit church) - a fragment of the main story with two figures (Jan Szmitt from Reszla, 1736-1737); around 1917 (negative); around 1917. 1922 (print) (1910-00-00-1927-00-00);

The Catholic Land Society, Pest,

Mornings prayer of a Buddhist priest, Japan; Morning Prayer or Budhist's Priest. Ocht prayer of a Buddhist priest, Japan.

Idol of Buddha in a niche at the Shwedagon pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar, c. 1895 - c. 1915 photograph Yangon photographic support. paper. cardboard albumen print Yangon

3110 Cividale, Patriarchenstuhl im Dome. .

Vienna Altar of the Minorite Church, Brothers Kohn KG B, producer

Chartres, France Detail of the sculptures of the closure of the choir of Notre-Dame Cathedral , 1922 - Chartres (Eure -et -Loir) - Auguste Léon - (August) (French - Chartres , France Détail des sculptures de la clôture du choeur de la cathédrale Notre-Dame). Church, Christianity, inner view, sculpture, bas-relief, Middle Ages, sculpted decor, Religion , Habitat , Architecture , Art, France, Chartres, groups of the closure of the choir

Tuscany Grosseto Grosseto Museo Diocesano di Arte Sacra14. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval collection of paintings, sacred objects and manuscripts from the Duomo and other city churches. There are a significant number of late Medieval Madonnas & Child paintings as well as High Renaissance paintings from the Bolognese school. The objects include a processional cross, and two reliqueries. Additionally there are some photos of manuscript pages of hymnals with objects they are displayed with. Object Notes: Hutzel notes are undated. The objects in the Musea Diocesano are included in his notes for the Duomo. We have kept Hutzel's numbering for the objects. There are also two prints for almost all the negatives, and the details were so similar (even if one photo is cropped more closely) that we have treated them as though there were two prints for each negative. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The resu

Campania Salerno Teggiano S. Maria Maggiore, Cathedral1. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 This church was rebuilt after an earthquake in 1857, but kept elements of its 1274 construction and later additions; the two portals date to 1279 and 1509. Interior views focus on architectural sculpture and sculpture: a polychrome crucifix, a marble ambo with symbols of the Evangelists (1721); a holy water font (14th century); wooden states of angels; choirstalls (15th century); tomb monuments of Enrico Sanseverino (1336), the Malavolti (1479) and Eustachio de Eustachiis (1472); tomb slabs; capitals; a white barrel-vaulted ceiling with frescoes and stucco decoration. Negatives show another tomb, perhaps that of the Schifani. Also, a view of a 16th-century altarpiece and a painting in the sacristy of St. Michael or St. George and the Dragon. Antiquities: Immured spolia and the base of the holy water font. Object Notes: Hutzel photo campaign date: 12/29/82 General Notes: Some altar paintings and choirstalls t

Confessional chairs in the side aisles of the Sint -Pauluskerk in Antwerp, Jules Hippolyte Quéval, 1866 - 1870 stereograph Antwerp cardboard. paper albumen print parts of church interior: aisle. confessional ~ part of the confession Sint-Pauluskerk

Salt paper photograph from 1858 by Hermann Seligmann depicting Mainz Cathedral, an example of early architectural photography.

Cimitero dei Cappuccini, terza camera, Roma. Unknown maker, Italian

01/01/1930. Wrought iron pulpit of the parish of Palos, from where the royal Pragmatics of the Catholic Monarchs was read ordering the inhabitants of said town to prepare for the trip to the new world.

The Temple area Mosque eal-Aqsa, interior Chapel of Omar. Reader before Omar's mihrab made of Byzantine entwined columns. 1920, Jerusalem, Israel

Photograph of painting: `Entombment of Christ`, fragment of Dominican polyptych, presently at the National Museum of Cracow. Krieger, Ignacy (Kraków ; zakład fotograficzny ; 1860-1926), photo studio

Madurai, Images of Shiva as Nataraja and Parvati () in the Minakshi Temple, verso top left - handwritten on cardboard with pen and black ink, photograph, photo, photos, 77b. Temple in Madura., height 205 mm, width 151 mm, height 244 mm, width 164 mm, photographer, 1895 - 1915, fourth quarter 19th century, first quarter 20st century, first quarter 20th century, paper, cardboard, daylight gelatin silver print

Interior of Roslin Chapel - the "Apprentice's Pillar.". Unknown maker, British

Grave monument for Pope Julius II with the image of Moses in the San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome; Roma Chiesa di S. Pietro in Vincoli - Monumento di Papa Giulio Iie Con Il Mosè. Part of photo album from a journey through Southern Europe and the Middle East.

Interior of the Reformed Church in Abcoude (Municipality of Abcoude-Proostdij): organ, pulpit and choir fence.

Nablûs, The Ancient Samaritan Pentateuch; Francis Bedford (English, 1815,1816 - 1894); London, England; April 13, 1862; Albumen silver print

Tombeaux des Sultans, 19th century, Pascal Sebah; Photographer: Policarpe Joaillier, Turkish, 1823 - 1886, 8 1/2 x 10 3/8 in. (21.59 x 26.35 cm) (image)11 x 14 in. (27.94 x 35.56 cm) (mount), Albumen print, Turkey, 19th century

Repair work in Church of the Holy Sepulchre Chapel taken from stairway leading down. 1934, Jerusalem, Israel

Church service and military actions, Anonymous, 1950 photograph Album magazine with five photos of a church service for the Dutch soldiers on Christmas 1950 in Probolinggo, and of military actions in Djati (Jatiroto). Part of the photo album 'My years in India' with photos about the military actions in the Dutch East Indies. Dutch East Indies, The cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print interior of church. Christmas (ecclesiastical feast). military service. modern forms of military vehicles Dutch East Indies, The. Probolinggo. Jatiroto

Naples, Church of St. Clare. Giorgio Sommer (Italian, born Germany, 1834 - 1914)

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