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Historical Tombs and Sepulchres

Artistic representations of tombs and sepulchres from various historic sites, featuring detailed sculptures and religious significance.

Diocletian's Palace, Sveti Duje Cathedral, Tomb, Interior View, Roman Catholic Archidiocese of Split-Makarska, Split, Splitsko-Dalmatinska, Croatia, Europe

Sepulcro Real de Jaime II de Aragón y Blanca de Anjou, siglo XIV. Real Monasterio de Santa María de Santes Creus.

RETABLO MAYOR REALIZADO EN ALABASTRO POLICROMADO ENTRE LOS AÑOS 1426 Y 1433 - ESCENAS DE LA VIDA DE LA VIRGEN DE SANTA TECLA Y DE SAN PA. Author: PERE JOHAN (1394/97->1458) PERE JOAN. Location: CATEDRAL DE SANTA TECLA-INTERIOR. TARRAGONA. SPAIN. VIRGIN MARY. SANTA TECLA. SAN PABLO APOSTOL-PABLO DE TARSO.

Pulpit, St., Saint, Saint

Lluís Generes / Retablo mayor de Santa Maria d'Espirà de Conflent, 1663.

Stained glass window, statue of Mary and Jesus, Saint Sauveur Church, Petit Andely, Les Andelys, Normandy, France

Cainte-Chapelle, high gothic, detail, upper chapel, Paris, France, Europe

Retablo de la pasión, muerte, resurrección y ascensión de Jesús, Bernat Saulet, 1341-1342. Museo Episcopal de Vic (MEV). Author: BERNAT SAULET (S. XIV).

ENTRADA EN JERUSALEN - DETALLE DEL RETABLO DE SANTIAGO - RETABLO MAYOR REALIZADO EN MADERA DE NOGAL - SIGLO XVI - RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL. Author: ALONSO BERRUGUETE (1488-1561). Location: IGLESIA DE SANTIAGO. CACERES. SPAIN. JESUS.

SPAIN - Montes de Oca (district) - Castille and Leon - BURGOS. San Juan de Ortega, Saint´s cenotaph (Sant James pilgrimage way to Santiago)

Crypt, Stone Sarcophagus, Cathedral, Cathedral Maria Santissima Assunta, Norman Cathedral, Palermo, Capital, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Sepulcro de San Ramon Penyafort escribiendo las epístola decratal de Gregorio IX. Catedral de Barcelona.

Mausoleum Of Laubespine In The Cathedral Of St Etienne Of Bourges, Bourges, Cher, France

SEPULCRO-DET FIGURA YACENTE DE FELIPE EL HERMOSO-1519/20. Author: FANCELLI DOMENICO / ORDOÑEZ BARTOLOME. Location: CATEDRAL-CAPILLA REAL-INTERIOR. GRANADA. SPAIN. FELIPE I EL HERMOSO. FELIPE EL HERMOSO. FELIPE DE BORGOÑA.

VIRGEN DE LA SEDE SITUADA EN LA HORNACINA CENTRAL DEL RETABLO DE LA CAPILLA MAYOR DE LA CATEDRAL DE SEVILLA - SIGLO XIII - REHECHA POR SANCHO MUÑOZ. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

Silver Altar, by Florentine work, 1367 - 1483,, embossed and partially gilded silver, enamel. Italy: Tuscany: Florence: Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore Museum. Whole artwork. Altar decoration carving silver gold enamels figures Jesus Christ glory scenes

DETALLE DEL SEPULCRO DE DE DOÑA ALDONZA DE MENDOZA - SIGLO XV. Location: PALACIO DEL INFANTADO / MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES. Guadalajara. SPAIN.

Italy, Campania, Palomonte, Santa Maria di Sperlonga church interiors

RETABLO MAYOR REALIZADO EN ALABASTRO - SIGLO XVI - RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL. Author: DAMIAN FORMENT CABOT. Location: MONASTERIO DE POBLET. Vimbodí. TARRAGONA. SPAIN.

SAN MIGUEL ARCANGEL EN LA PARTE INFERIOR DEL RETABLO DE LA CAPILLA DE SAN MIGUEL- 1523. Author: GIL MORLANES (HIJO) / JOLY G. Location: CATEDRAL. Jaca. HUESCA. SPAIN.

Grave of Margery Clent in Gloucester Cathedral, Cotswolds, Cloucestershire, England

SPAIN Balearic Islands, Mallorca.Santuario de Lluc, Escorca. Imagen de la virgen Maria (la Moreneta) , piedra de marés policromada (de entre los S. XIII-XIV).

Epitaph of the 16th century, canon and senior priest Johann Fuchs von Bimbach-Gerlitzhofen, Church of Our Lady or Upper Parish, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

VIRGEN INMACULADA. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Sevilla. Seville. SPANIEN. INMACULADA CONCEPCION.

JUAN, PRINCIPE. HIJO DE LOS REYES CATOLICOS. DOMENICO FANCELLI SEPULCRO EN EL CONVENTO DE SANTO TOMAS. AVILA.

Italy, Tuscany, Lucca, San Martino cathedral, San Martino showing tomb of Ilaria del Carretto by Jacopo della Quercia with dog showing fidelity

Ireland, County Clare, Ennis, Ennis Friary, 13th century, interior

DETALLE DE LA SILLERIA DEL CORO DE LA CATEDRAL DE TOLEDO - SIGLO XV/XVI. Author: ALEMAN RODRIGO / BERRUGUETE ALONSO. Location: CATEDRAL-CORO ALTO / BAJO. Toledo. SPAIN.

CAPILLA DE LOS REYES NUEVOS-ESCULTURA. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPAIN.

SEPULCRO DE SAN SEGUNDO - SIGLO XVI - ALABASTRO. Author: JUAN DE JUNI. Location: ERMITA DE SAN SEGUNDO. AVILA. SPAIN.

Cenotaph von San Millán. 12. Jahrhundert Cenotaph of San Millán. 12th century, Suso Monastery, San Millán de la Cogolla, La Rioja, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22946611

St James before Herod, scene from the Stories of St James, detail from the panel on the lateral side of St James altar, by Leonardo di Ser Giovanni (active 1358-1371), silver foil with embossed decoration, Chapel of the Crucifix, Cathedral of St Zeno, Pistoia, Tuscany. Italy, 14th century.

Sculpture of the Mother of God in the crypt of the Romanesque St. Egidius Abbey Church, St-Gilles, Saint, Gilles, Gard, Camargue, Provence, France, Europe

CAPILLA DE SANTIAGO - SEPULCROS DE DON ALVARO DE LUNA (1390/1453) Y DE DOÑA JUANA DE PIMENTEL - SIGLO XV - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO. Author: PABLO ORTIZ (S XV-1568). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPAIN.

TUMBA DE ENRIQUE II Y DE CATALINA DE MEDICIS - S XVI. Author: PILON GERMAIN / PRIMATICE FRANCESCO. Location: CATEDRAL DE SAINT-DENIS. SAINT DENIS. France.

Relief plaque with Jesus on the Cross, St. Peter's Cathedral, Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Sculpture of Saint Cecilia, Santa Cecilia, major work by the early Baroque sculptor Stefano Maderno, created in 1600, marble sculpture of the martyr and Saint Cecilia in the Confessio of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Cistercian Abbey of Santa Maria di Follina. Wooden door. Saint Setphen. Follina. Italy.

Statue carving on wall at church, Zona Centro, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

Italy, Lazio, Rome, Trastevere, church of Santa Cecilia, tomb of Santa Cecilia.

figura de una Virgen amamantando al Niño, Capilla de Santa Ana o de Los Deza, monasterio de San Pedro de Ansemil, término municipal de Silleda, Galicia, Spain.

Tomb of Margaret of Austria in the choir, Former Brou Monastery, Monastere royal de Brou of the Augustinian Order in late Gothic style, Abbey as burial place for Duke Philibert le Beau of Savoy, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France, Europe

SEPULCRO DE SANCHIZ DE ASIAIN. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Pamplona. NAVARRA. SPAIN.

St. Brigid´s Cathedral, Kildare, Co Kildare, Ireland, Tombstones in a 13th Century cathedral

Crossroad at the Piaristen Church in Krems, Wachau Region, Waldviertel Region, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Italy. Rome. Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli. Focus on the ground carved

Fifteenth century Bardolph family tombs, Dennington church, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Pompous interior of the Cathedral of Mdina, floor, St Pauls Square, Mdina, Malta, Europe

Terracotta Group, Lamentation of Christ, Early Renaissance, Asti Cathedral, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Asti, Monferrato, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

ARQUETA DE MARFIL CON ESCENAS DE LA VIDA DE STA SUSANA. Location: CATEDRAL DE SAN MARTIN. Orense. SPAIN. SANTA SUSANA.

Tomb of Elector Ruprecht III of the Palatinate and his woman Elisabeth in the Heiliggeistkirche in Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Tomb of Luther in front of the pulpit in the Wittenberg Castle Church Inscription: Martin Luther's body is buried here, the doctor of Holy Theology. He died in Christi in 1546 on February 18 in Eisleben, his hometown at the age of 63, 2 months, 10 days.

CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA Y SAN JULIAN O CATEDRAL DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GRACIA. CAPILLA DEL ESPIRITU SANTO. INTERIOR, SEPULCROS, LAPIDAS Y ESCUDOS. CUENCA, ESPAÑA.

Córdoba, 10/29/2024. Presentation of the restoration of the chapel of San José of the Mosque Cathedral and the second pier in the Patio de los Naranjos. Photo: Valerio Merino. ARCHOR.

Tomb of St Arnold, St, Saint, Saint

Sculpture of a youth in the central buttress canopy on the north side of the three western nave bays, St., Sankt, Saint

CAPILLA DE SAN MARTIN TAMBIEN CONOCIDA COMO LA CAPILLA DEL ACEITE - ANGEL MUSICO CON ORGANO - FRESCO - SIGLO XIII - GOTICO ESPAÑOL. Author: ANTON SANCHEZ DE SEGOVIA (S XII). Location: CATEDRAL VIEJA. SALAMANCA. SPAIN.

Grave slab of Bishop Barthold von Landsberg, St., Saint, Saint

tomb inside the Hall of Memory in Centenary Square, Birmingham, England, designed by S. N. Cooke and W. N. Twist, is a war memorial erected 192225, by John Barnsley and Son, to commemorate the 12,320 Birmingham citizens who died in World War I

Europe, England, Yorkshire, York. York Minster, crypt markers. THIS IMAGE RESTRICTED - Not available to U.S. land tour travel operators.

Carved wooden figures on Gothic choir stalls, Nikolaikirche Hanseatic City of Wismar, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Recumbent effigy of Geoffroy Fae (XIVe) inside of the church Benedictine Abbey of Our Lady of Bec, Bec-Hellouin, labelled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France, France

France, Paris, 5Th District, Church Of St. Etienne Du Mont, Chapel Sainte Genevieve Shrine Houses A Fragment Of The Tomb Of St. Genevieve

Ruling couple in the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre, Otto and Editha, St., Saint, Saint

Ireland, County Limerick, Limerick City, St. Mary's Cathedral, brass lectern

tomb of Sancho VII the Strong tomb of Sancho VII the Strong, chapter house, Roncesvalles, Royal Collegiate Church of Santa María de Roncesvalles, Santiago s road, Navarra, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21884716

Life-size polychrome wooden entombment at Eglise Saint-Roch in Aubazat, Haute-Loire, Haut Allier, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France, Europe

CENOTAFIO DE LOS SANTOS VICENTE SABINA Y CRISTETA MONUMENTO FUNERARIO DEL SIGLO XII CON UN BALDAQUINO AÑADIDO EN EL SIGLO XV - FOTO AÑOS 70. Author: GIRAL FRUCHEL (SIGLO XII) MAESTRO FRUCHEL. Location: BASILICA DE SAN VICENTE. AVILA. SPAIN. SANTA SABINA. SAN VICENTE. SANTA CRISTETA.

IGLESIA-CAJA DEL ORGANO. Location: MONASTERIO. OSERA / OSEIRA. Orense. SPAIN.

Tomb of John Drokensford, Bishop, Wells Cathedral, Wells, Somerset, England

REJA DEL SEPULCRO DE DIEGO DE ANAYA - SIGLO XVI. Author: FRAY FRANCISCO DE SALAMANCA. Location: CATEDRAL VIEJA. SALAMANCA. SPAIN. ANAYA MALDONADO DIEGO.

Czech Republic, Kutna Hora. Tribute to man who created decorations and sculptures of human bones in Church of Bones.

Interior of the St. Andrieskerk (Hof 16) in Amerongen: Graf monument of G. van Reede and his wife in the choir.

Romsey Abbey, Saint Barbe family tomb

Parish Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (completed 1505), St George's Reliquary, St, Saint, Saint

view of the archbishop statue and monument in the St. Paul Cathedral in Mdina Mdina, Malta - 22 December, 2023: view of the archbishop statue and monument in the St. Paul Cathedral in Mdina Copyright: xZoonar.com/NandoxLardix 21177537

Adoration of the Magi, 15th century Epiphany group in the Church of the Holy Spirit in the old town of the Hanseatic city of Wismar, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

ORGANO EN MADERA PORTATIL DE ISABEL CLARA EUGENIA-FLAMENCO. Author: GILLES BREVOST (MAESTRO ORGANERO SIGLO XVI). Location: MONASTERIO-INTERIOR. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

SEPULCRO DE CRISTOBAL COLON - 1891. Author: ARTURO MELIDA Y ALINARI (1849-1902). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN. CRISTOBAL COLON (1451/1506).

panteon de Santa Catalina Thomas (Valldemossa, 1533 , Palma, 1574), iglesia de Santa Magdalena,fundada en el siglo XIV y reconstruida en 1740, Palma, Mallorca, islas baleares, Spain.

Permanent Tomb Of King George V. At Windsor - The Tomb of King George V in the nave of St. George's Chapel Windsor. It is immediately apposite the memorial to the Duke of Kent, father of Queen Victoria and great grandfather of King George V. Surmounting the tomb which has been designed by Sir Edward Lutyens P.R.A. is the recumbent figure of King George V. bearing the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet, and Garter robes. The figure, in white marble, is the work of Sir William Reid Dick.R.A. March 12, 1939. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).

PUERTA CON RELIEVES MEDIEVALES- ESCENAS VIDA DE JESUS Y LA VIRGEN- S XV-BRONCE REPUJADO. Author: PABLO DE COLONIA (S XIV). Location: MONASTERIO-EXTERIOR. GUADALUPE. CACERES. SPAIN.

CAPILLA DE LOS VELASCOS SEPULCRO. Location: CATEDRAL VIEJA DE SAN MARIA. VITORIA. ALAVA. SPAIN.

Effigy of a Norman knight in armour from Danbury church, 13th century. Carved wooden monument of a man in suit of chain-mail armour of coif, hauberk and hose, with sleeveless surcoat. His right hand reaching for his sword. Possibly a Saint Clere or Sinclair family Templar Knight. Handcoloured engraving by Joseph Strutt from his Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, Henry Bohn, London, 1842.

Baroque statue of St Florian, Piarist Church or Frauenberg Church in Krems, Old Town Krems on the Danube, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

CABEZA RELICARIO DE SAN LORENZO - SIGLO XVI. Location: MONASTERIO-INTERIOR. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

England, Kent, Canterbury. Canterbury Cathedral. Thomas Becket shrine (aka Trinity Chapel) markes the spot where he was killed.

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