Historical Religious Reliefs

Detailed carvings and reliefs from various historical religious sites, depicting biblical narratives and significant figures in rich detail.

Immaculate Conception Column (Colonna dell Immacolata), Rome, Italy. 1854 Pope declares Virgin Mary without sin. Column created 1857 and December 8th Pope puts flower wreath on statue start of Christmas.

Immaculate Conception Column (Colonna dell Immacolata), Rome, Italy. 1854 Pope declares Virgin Mary without sin. Column created 1857 and December 8th Pope puts flower wreath on statue start of Christmas.

miraculous fishing in Lake Tiberias. Monastery of San Juan de la Peña (12th-13th centuries). Serrablo. Huesca. Spain.

Kathedrale Notre Dame, Portal des Jüngsten Gerichts, Paris Notre Dame Cathedral, Last Judgment Portal, Paris Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 21247341

Basilica of the National Vow (Spanish: Basílica del Voto Nacional), Roman Catholic church located in the historic center of Quito, Ecuador. Detail of door relief depicting a monk baptizing an American native.

Joseph as ruler of Egypt wearing modiolon filling brothers sacks with grain on ivory chair of St. Maximian. Museum: Episcopal Museum, Ravena, ITALIA.

Cobb memorial in Methuen Chapel, church of Saint Bartholomew, Corsham, Wiltshire, England, UK

Christian-Roman. Fragment of a sarcophagus front of the so called stars and crowns type. Four apostles with a scroll in hand, a star behind their head and a crown handed above by God's hand,. 375-400 AD. Vatican Museum. Vatican City.

Representation of Jesus in the temple, medieval relief on the facade of the basilica of San Zeno in Verona, Italy representation of Jesus in the temple, medieval relief on the facade of the basilica of San Zeno in Verona, Italy

Parish of Guimiliau, church and Calvary, Calvaire of Guimiliau was created between 1581 and 1588 and is considered the second largest in Brittany, Bri...

Frankr St-Gilles-du-Gard Abbey Church 60052 Frieze between northern and central west portal with scenes from the life of Jesus

The Risen One and Tomas The Risen One and Tomas, 11th Century, cloister of Santo Domingo de Silos, Burgos province, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21429112

RELIEVE CENTRAL-ASCENSION. Author: ANDRES DE VANDELVIRA (1505-1575). Location: CAPILLA DEL SALVADOR. UBEDA. JAEN. SPAIN. JESUS.

Sculpture depicting the priests of Baal at El Muhraqa, Israel, Middle East

Notre Dame catholic cathedral, Chartres, France.North gate sculptures, 13th century.

Basilica of the National Vow (Spanish: Basílica del Voto Nacional), Roman Catholic church located in the historic center of Quito, Ecuador. Detail of door relief depicting a monk baptizing an American native.

Exterior statue detail La Sagrada Familia Barcelona Spain

Italy. Tuscany. Siena. Cathedral. Pulpit By Nicola Pisano.

Italy, Milan Cathedral, Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of St Mary of the Nativity Interior view, carved bronze door

Europe, France, Loiret region, Orleans, Sainte Croix Cathedral

The Clunisian Priory of La Charité-sur-Loire. The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. France.

SPAIN - Las Villuercas (district) - Extremadura - CACERES. Guadalupe, Monasterio, detalle de la puerta de la Iglesia.

Freckenhorst, Collegiate Church of St Boniface, Romanesque baptismal font, 1st half of the 12th century, Crucifixion

Saint Raymond of Barbastro (1067-1126). Bishop of the diocese of Roda-Barbastro. Reliefs of the sepulcher depicting the life of the Virgin: the Nativity and the Epiphany. Detail. Dated in 1170. Crypt of the Cathedral of Saint Vincent. Roda de Isabena, province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain.

Spoleto Chiesa San Pietro fuori le Mura Fassadenreliefs, Fußwaschung Christi und Berufung der Apostel Paulus und Petrus *** Spoleto Chiesa San Pietro fuori Le Mura Facade reliefs, Foot washing Christ and Appeal the Apostle Paul and Petrus

Early Christian. Multiplication of the loaves and fishes. Detail roman sarcophagus. 4th c. Vatican Museums.

Basilica of St. Denis. Stalls of the Goillon's Chapel (beginning of the 16th century). Depiction of family life scenes. Saint-Denis. France.

World Court Portal Ev. St. Sebald Church Nuremberg, 14th century. A Jew with Spitzhut leads the pull of the damned to hell.

RETABLO DE STOS COSME Y DAMIAN. Author: GABRIEL YOLI (-1538). Location: ST. PETER'S CHURCH. TERUEL. SPAIN. SAN COSME. SAN DAMIAN.

Alabaster showing Saint Thomas Becket's (1118-1170) martyrdom. Dated 12th Century

Notre Dame Cathedral. North facade. Cloister gate tympanum sculpture depicting the birth of Jesus

IGLESIA SAN PEDRO DE ARLANZA: CAPITEL DE LA IGLESIA. EL SALVADOR ENTRE LOS EVANGELISTAS. ROMANICO ARQUITECTURA.(DEPOSITO: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL).

Assumption church. Mark the Evangelist and the lion..

annunciation, tumulus of Rui Pires Alfageme, 15th century, originally in the convent of San Francisco, Evora museum, Evora, Alentejo, Portugal, Europe.

Painted portal. The Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Cathedral of Notre Dame of Lausanne. Switzerland.

The baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist on a churd door. Padua. Italy.

Canada, Quebec. Shrine of Saint Anne of Beaupre basilica. Famous copper doors by artist Albert Gilles. IMAGE RESTRICTED: Not available to US land tour operators.

Anunciación, capitel del claustro.Monasterio de San Juan de la Peña(s.XII-XIII) . Serrablo.Huesca.España.

Fragment of a Marble Tomb Relief with Christ Giving the Law late 300s Byzantine The authority of the Christian church grew rapidly with emperor Constantine's recognition of the faith as a legal religion within the Roman Empire in 313. Increasingly the most powerful centers of the church were the old imperial capital, Rome; the new imperial capital, Constantinople, the New Rome; Alexandria; Jerusalem/Caesarea; and Antioch. During the late fourth century, the church in Rome developed images stressing the importance of Saint Peter to whom Christ had given the keys to the kingdom (Matt. 16: 18-20). Traditionally considered the first bishop of Rome, Saint Peter was martyred and buried in the city. These Roman images would spread widely among peoples throughout western Europe as they accepted the authority of the church of Rome. One of these images, the traditio legis, Christ Giving the Law to Saint Peter, shows Christ offering an unfurled scroll containing the law to Saint Peter in recognit

Victoria and Albert museum, London, U.K. Christ's descent from the cross, plaster cast from the original limestone sculptures of Santo Domingo de Silos benedictine monastery (Spain)

Sagrada Familia (Natiivity Facade): group of the Adoration of the Shepherds, 1980. Author: JOAQUIM ROS BOFARULL.

Station of the path of the cross

Heilige Familie, St.-Lorenz-Kirche in Kleinostheim, Deutschland Holy Family, Saint Lawrence church in Kleinostheim, Germany Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 22904130

Lazarus resurrection, romanic cloister, Royal Monastery of San Juan de la Peña, Botaya, Huesca, Aragon, Spain.

Gravestone in the Evangelical Reformed Church of Krummhoern-Hinte, Germany, Europe

Ivory from Constantinople, 6th cent. Procession with a reliquary, Turkey.

Ancient bas-reliefs on the Windows and walls of historical buildings. Architectural design elements from the past. The biblical parable of the feast in Cana of Galilee. Barselona

Detail of the door at the church of St Peter at Montmartre, Paris Detail of the door at the church of St Peter at Montmartre, Paris Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20454734

Lamentation over the dead Christ (above), Scenes from the Life of Jesus (below), statuary group and reliefs on the Calvary, 1581-1588, parish close of Guimiliau, Brittany, France, 16th century.

Liège, Liege, St Barthélemy (Sint-Bartolomeüskerk, Sankt Bartholomäus), baptismal font by Reiner von Huy, bronze, ca. 1107-1125

Jesus at the Temple, Melk Abbey, Melk, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Saint-Thegonnec, Enclosed Parish, Church of Notre-Dame and part of Calvarie, Calvaire, Brittany, France, Europe

Hochzeit von Maria und Josef Wedding of Mary and Joseph, parents of Jesus Christ, restored capital, San Pedro el Viejo Monastery, Huesca, Aragon community, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22307776

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, statues and stonework of the Passion Facade of the Temple of Sagrada Familia, by architect Josep Maria Subirachs. The calvery of Jesus carrying the cross.

Basel, Basel Minster, north transept, Galluspforte, tympanum, five wise virgins with Christ as bridegroom

TESORO -VARON DE DOLORES S XV. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPAIN. CRISTO RESUCITADO.

Memorial with crucifix, a stone tablet in the Marienkapelle church, city centre, Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Capilla Mayor de la Catedral de Santa Tecla de Tarragona. Frontal de mármol blanco dedicado a san Pablo y a santa Tecla.

Stone figures of saints at a church, photographed full-size

Sepulcro de Urraca Díaz de Haro, chapter house, 12th century, Monastery of Santa María de San Salvador de Cañas, Cañas, La Rioja, Spain.

Baptism of the Lord, Notre Dame cathedral, Paris Baptism of the Lord, Notre Dame cathedral, Paris Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20651684

Third Stations of the Cross by Adam Kraft, German sculptor in the 15th century, Burgschmietstr., in front of Kunstgiesserei Lenz, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Depiction of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace. Artist: Unknown

Path towards the Calvary, relief on Facade of Sant Anastasia Church in Verona, Italy Path towards the Calvary, relief on Facade of Sant Anastasia Church in Verona, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 21065545

CLAUSTRO-ADORACION REYES. Author: Machon. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. BURGOS. SPAIN.

Performing Homam, 17th century wooden carvings in Meenakshi-Sundareswarar temple Chariot at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

France, Nièvre, La Charité sur Loire, Magi. Charité sur Loire church

Nativity, panel from the pulpit of Baptistery of St John, 1255-1260, by Nicola Pisano (ca 1223-1281), Cathedral Square or Square of Miracles (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1987), Pisa, Tuscany. Italy, 13th century.

LA VISITACION - 1512-1518 - DETALLE DEL RETABLO DE LA BASILICA DEL PILAR DE ZARAGOZA - RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL. Author: DAMIAN FORMENT CABOT. Location: BASILICA DEL PILAR. SARAGOSSA. Saragossa Zaragoza. SPAIN. VIRGIN MARY. SAN JOSE ESPOSO DE LA VIRGEN MARIA. SAINT ELIZABETH. ZACARIAS.

Amiens cathedral. Adam and Eve Roman catholic church. Amiens. France. .

The Kiss of Judas and the Capture of Jesus Christ, Romanesque capital, San Pedro el Viejo Monastery, Huesca, Aragon community, Spain.

Tac Say Catholic Church. Jesus praying in the garden of Gethsemane. Bac Lieu. Vietnam.

Bugenhagen Brunnen Hildesheim sermon St. Andreas was the first church in Hildesheim in 1542, in which Lutheran preached and from where the new Evangelical Church Order introduced from Johannes Bugenhagen. A fountain monument by Ulrich Henn on the southern forecourt of the church has been reminiscent of this since 1995.

road to Emmaus, 11th century, cloister of Santo Domingo de Silos, Burgos province, Spain.

Bronze relief of Mary, Joseph and infant Jesus at birth in Bethlehem stable on entrance door to Nazareth's Basilica of the Annunciation.

Detail of the door of St Peter's Basilica, San Pietro in Vaticano, Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican, Rome, Italy, Europe

Carved Wooden Door Of La Merced Church, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

Guimiliau calvary. Life of jesus.

Asian Civlisations Museum. TThe Tree of Jesse is a depiction in art of the ancestors of Jesus Chris. 17th century. Ivory. Adam and Eve in the Garen of Eden. Sri Lanka. 17th century. Ivory. Singapore.

Squarish shaped figures are a feature of the Passion Facade of the Sagrada Familia cathedral in central Barcelona, Spain

Kings Queens Reading Book Bible Statue, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Italy.

Saint-Trophime church cloister capital . Roman catholic church. Arles. France.

Enthroned Virgin and Child. Virgin Mary and Child crowned, in high relief, seated. The Virgin on the "throne of Solomon". Inscription in Carolingian majuscule. Romanesque. 12th century. Marble. From the Monastery of San Benito in Sahagún (province of León, Spain). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

France, Way of St. James, alabaster tomb of Hugues de Castillon in the cathedral Sainte-Marie in St.-Bertrand-de-Comminges,

Santa Maria de Poblet monastery, Catalonia, Spain.Royal tombs.

Nayak king love wooden carving statues in old temple chariot at Madurai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Benedictine abbey of Vezelay. Tympanum of the Narthex representing Christ in majesty. 12 th century. Vezelay. France.

Buon Ma Thuot Cathedral. The last supper. Jesus and his apostles. Sculpture. Buon Me Thuot. France. (Photo by: Pascal Deloche/Godong/UIG)

France, Brittany, Finistre, Guimeleau, Brittany, France

The Holy Kinship ; 1515 ; Lindenholz. (Hans Thoman; Memmingen 15I4-1525; aquired 1909 )

Wooden cross. Borre church, Vestfold, c. 1275-1300. Detail of te base. Christ in Limbo. Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.

Kevelaer 2 The gate to the entrance to the Basillika St. Marien in Kevelaer.

Pilate washing his hands and his wife Claudia, sculpture by Joseph Maria Subirachs, Passion Facade, Sagrada Familia Basilica, Barcelona, Catalonia, Sp...

Hand made copper engraved doors on the entrance of the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre Sanctuary, depicting life of Jesus, Cathedral, Quebec.

Detail from the epitaph of the von Arnim family, St, St, Saint

baptismal font from the 16th century, monastery of San Cugat del Vallés church, San Cugat del Vallés, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Reglindis, smiling medieval statue in Naumburg Cathedral, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Votive altar with relief decoration showing procession of servants

Epitaph with Duke Johann Friedrich the Middle, Morizkirche, Church of St. Maurice, Coburg, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

RETABLO TESTERO NORTE - CRISTO CON LOS APOSTOLES. Author: CORNELIUS DE HOLANDA / CORNELIS DE HOLANDA. Location: CATEDRAL. LUGO. SPAIN.

Sanctuary of Fatima. Golden bas-relief of the old Basilica of Fatima representing one of the fourteen mysteries of the rosary, similar to the stations of the cross. The Ascension of Christ. Portugal.

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