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Interior Views of Historic Churches

Etchings showcasing elegant interiors of prominent churches, highlighting architectural details and the atmosphere of worship spaces.

St Genevieve's tomb in the Church of St Stephen of the Mount, Paris, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1036, Volume XLI, January 3, 1863.

History France. Paris. International Expostion of 1867. Chapel for the exhibition of objects of worship. Engraving. 1867. Colored.

A rood screen, also called a doxale, is a stone or wooden barrier, from a man's height to almost room height, which, especially in cathedrals, monasteries and collegiate churches, separated the space for the priests or monks from the rest of the church space, which was intended for the laity. Church of Sainte-Madeleine in Troyes, around 1850, Grand Est, France. Historical, digitally enhanced reproduction of an original from around 1860.

SITTING OF THE SYNOD, IN THE CHAPTER-HOUSE.

Celebration of a noble marriage in St. George's Church, Hanover Square. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd from London Interiors, Their Costumes and Ceremonies, Joshua Mead, London, 1841.

Merton College, Oxford: a marriage ceremony in the chapel. Coloured aquatint by J. Bluck, 1813, after A.C. Pugin.

Chromolitography depicting the third chapel with the image of Our Lady of Cz Stochów; Fajans, Maksymilian (1825-1890); After 1853 (1853-00-00-1881-00-00);

THE NEW ORGAN IN THE CHURCH OF ST. LAWRENCE JEWRY, GRESHAM STREET, LONDON, UK, 1875

"The Grand Altar of the Cathedral of Seville" - painted by David Roberts, R.A., 1857. Engraving of a painting showing the 'magnificent Gothic Retablo...which is divided into forty-four compartments, and was designed in 1482 by Dancart, and finished in 1550. The carvings represent scenes from the New and Old Testament. The decorations and tabernacle of the altar itself are of a much more modern date, and, including the images that surmount them, representing the Virgin and Child flanked by Apostles, are of massive silver...By machinery the curtain...is drawn asunder, and the Host

Interior of Christ Church 1816 England. Aquatint, with hand-coloring, on paper . Daniel Havell

Woman kneeling for a chapel, Cornelis Springer, 1844 print A woman kneels in front of a cap, in which a crucifix hangs on the outside of a church. A man stands with his hat in his hands next to her. Amsterdam paper etching / drypoint crucifix ~ personal devotion. parts of church exterior and annexes: chapel

Spain, Aragon, Huesca province. Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Sigena. Chapel of San Pedro. Monastery for Hospital Nuns. Illustration by Fernando Miranda. Engraving by Sierra. Cronica General de Espa-a, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Aragon, 1866.

'The Albert Chapel', 1895. Artist: Unknown.

Toledo Cathedral. Samuel Halpert (Russia, Bialystok, active United States, 1884-1930). United States, 1916. Paintings. Oil on canvas

Auguste Louis Lepère (French, 1849 - 1918). Church Interior, ca. 1890-1910. Wood engraving on thin tissue paper. Image: 141 mm x 130 mm (5.55 in. x 5.12 in.).

st, Stephansdom - Inside - central aisle, postcard, Germans postcard publisher, producer

Annunciation and visitation. The annunciation is shown in a classic building. Maria prays kneeling with a reader. She looks over her shoulder to the Archangel Gabriel. In the distance, Maria and Elisabet greet each other on a forest path (visitation).

Church of the Nativity. Interior of The Grotto of the Nativity. Engraving. 19th century.

Paul Vredeman de Vries (1567-1630). Interior of a Gothic Church. Flanders, end of 16th C. Oil on wood. National Museum. Gdansk. Poland.

Blessing by Monseigneur de JunIGN, Archbishop of Paris Flags of the 60 divisions (districts of Paris) of the Paris National Guard in Notre-Dame, September 27, 1789. 35th painting, Plate 3 of the historic gallery or paintings of the events of the revolution French (1795-1799). (Title Title)

Interior of the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Anonymous, 1688 - 1698 print Interior of the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome with the altar in the back with the Bernini canopy. paper etching interior of church St. Peter's basilica

Rome Italy 1875, INTERIOR OF SANTA MARIA IN DOMNICA

The Lead Cellar, east crypt of St. Peters Cathedral, in Bremen Cathedral with mummies, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Spain, Aragon. Zaragoza. Cathedral of the Saviour ("La Seo"). Back choir, built by order of Hernando de Aragon in 1557. Plateresque style. Illustration by Hebert. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espaola y Americana, 1881.

Appointment of Bernulfus to Bishop of Utrecht. After the death of Adelbold from Utrecht, Bernulfus is appointed new bishop of Utrecht by Keizer Koenraad II. Illustration from the story God sends my from J.J. van der Horst.

Tomb & Effigy Of Edward Ii In North Choir Aisle. Frederick H. Evans (England, 1853-1943). England, 1900 circa. Photographs. Gelatin silver print

Appointment of Bernulfus to Bishop of Utrecht, Jacobus van Dijck, 1853 print After the death of Adelbold van Utrecht, Bernulfus is appointed by Emperor Koenraad II as a new bishop of Utrecht. Illustration from the story God sends My by J.J. van der Horst. Netherlands paper etching blessing by the priest ~ Holy Mass

Pablo Gonzalvo Pérez / 'Interior of the chapel of San Bernardo, where the Comuneros of Castile were sworn in (now the main sacristy of the Cathedral of Ávila), on the occasion of a conference held by their bishop and canonry'. 1874. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Norman Church of the Holy Sepulcher

'Interior of a Church: The Viaticum', 1646, Oil on panel, 28 x 25 cm, P01597. Author: NEEFS LOUIS / FRANCKEN FRANS III. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Ghent Altarpiece by the Van Eyck Brothers in St Bavo Cathedral in Ghent. The painting the lamb of the brothers of Eyck in a chapel of the Sint Bavo in Ghent, in a medieval scene with a few figures.

The Chapel, Merton College, Oxford Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, 1775-1851). , n.d. Watercolor over traces of graphite on paper, sheet/composition: 12 3/8 x 17 3/4 in. (31.4 x 45.1 cm). European Art n.d.

Frans Francken III; Pieter I Neefs / 'Interior of a church in Flanders', Middle 17th century, Flemish School, Oil on panel, 33 cm x 48 cm, P01524. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Interior of a church in Bethlehem, Palestine. Old engraving by Lemaitre published in L'Univers Syria, in 1841. History of the ancient Syria

Etching by George Henry Phillips depicting Christ and the adulteress, showing figures, gestures, and setting, created in 1855.

Vaulted ceiling and stained-glass windows in Temple Church. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by George Cattermole and Henry Melville from London Interiors, Their Costumes and Ceremonies, Joshua Mead, London, 1841.

The Interior of a Gothic Cathedral with Townsfolk and Pigrims. Pieter Neeffs I (1578-1656/61) . Oil on panel. Signed and dated 1647. 35.6 x 52cm.

The coronation of Charles X, / May 29, 1825. (IT)

Interior of Gothic Cathedral, Mass at Side Altar by Hendrick van Steenwyck II, oil on wood panel, (1580-1649), UK, England, London, Christie's

Netherlands, Pieneman, Nicolaas, Inauguration of HM Willem II. In the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam on 28 November 1840, verso - stamped, Inauguration of King Willem II in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam on 28 November 1840. The king takes the oath standing before the throne., print, engraving, reproduction, prints, engravings, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 235 mm, width 341 mm, Dutch, 1809-01-01 - 1860-12-30, after, after painting by, 1845 - 1850, paper, papier, printing, drukker

INTERIOR CATEDRAL SANTIAGO-DET PEREGRINOS REZANDO-S XIX. Author: JENARO PEREZ VILLAAMIL (1807-1854). Location: PALACIO DE LA MONCLOA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Interieur van de Notre-Dame TE PARIJS; Interior of the Church Notre Dame; Paris. .

Interior of Reims Cathedral, France, Our Lady of Reims, Notre-Dame de Reims, 1888, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, Europe

Communion, Church of Visites (Warsaw), Realism (style), Multi -STOP SCENE, interior views, interior of churches

Church Interior with Christ Preaching to a Congregation, Cornelis van Dalem (attributed to), 1545 - 1570 painting Church interior with Christ who preaches sitting to a crowd. Roman clergy hunt some children in the foreground. panel. oil paint (paint) interior of church. Christ preaching or teaching (in general)

The high mass in St, Stephan after the homage of Leopold II on April , Johann Hieronymus Rühenkohl -, publishing house

Interior of a Gothic Church at Night ca. 1660 Pieter Neeffs the Younger Flemish The sculpted and human figures and the altarpiece (based on the Rubens at Mechlin) were executed by "the young Francken," as the signature attests. He frequently collaborated with the architectural painters Pieter Neeffs the Elder and the Younger. Small nocturnal views, with their jewel-like effects of artificial illumination, were popularized in the genre by Hendrick van Steenwyck the Younger (Flemish, born about 1580, died 1649).. Interior of a Gothic Church at Night 437189

Rudolf von Alt, The Interior of the Cathedral of Saint Stephen at Vienna, 1841 The Interior of the Cathedral of Saint Stephen at Vienna

St. Mary Redcliff, Bristol, in process of restoration under the direction of Mr. G. Godwin, architect, 1861. 'On Whit Sunday the screen which for some time past has shut from view the Lady Chapel of Redcliff Church was taken down, and the parishioners were able to see the restored interior and three new stained-glass windows which have been set up as memorials. The eastern window of the Lady Chapel...is in memory of the late Alderman Thomas Lucas, of Bristol, and is one of the best works of Mr. Wailes of Newcastle...The effect or the interior of this noble church, as may be judged of from our

Interior of the Mariakerk in Utrecht: viewing from the Zuidertransept through the celebration to the northern choir chapel, from the southwest.

Church Interior With Christ Preaching to a Congregation. Church interior with Christ who preached up to a crowd. In the foreground, Roman clergymen hunts some children away.

Feyer inspection of the Easter festival in the St, Stephan Cathedral of the Church of Vienna by Pius the VI Röm, Pope single budget, Carl Schütz -, Artist, Artaria , Co, Verlag, publishing house

Chapel of Edward the Confessor (between 1003 and 1005 1066), son of Ethelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, was one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England; last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066.

Cartoon on the Roman church, following the April movement, 1853; The Roman church assessed by the word of God. Cartoon on the Roman Catholic Church following the April movement of April 1853. Interior of a Catholic Church in which is illustrated by Bible quotes how to use the Roman customs with the Word of God.

The destruction of the old constitution, decoration on the Botermarkt, 1795, A. Schol (II), 1795 print The destruction of the old constitution, allegorical decoration established on the Botermarkt in Amsterdam at the Alliantie festival on June 19, 1795. Decoration in the form of the ruin of a Gothic chapel, on the central chassinet the envy turns to the wheel of aristocracy that one Molenstone in motion. Part of a series of thirteen records. Netherlands paper etching festivities on events of national importance (+ festive decoration ~ festive activities). ruin of church, monastery, etc.. the old government and its supporters (after revolution). Envy; 'Invidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Amsterdam. Butter market

Prayer 1845-1885 France. Pen and black ink, on tan tracing paper, laid down on ivory wove paper . Rodolphe Bresdin

Mariage du Duc de Connaugh Avec la Princesse Louise-Marguerite de Prusse, A Windsor, Arrivée du Cortége nupial dans , Chapelle Saint-George , The wedding of the Duke of Connaugh with the Princess Luise Margarethe of Prussia in Windsor, arrival of the wedding procession in the choir of St, George from L´Ilustation , Unknown

Our Lady of the Thorn, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1852.

Warwick, Beauchamp Chapel, interior, looking east; Francis Bedford (English, 1815,1816 - 1894); Chester, England; about 1860 - 1870; Albumen silver print

A drawing of a celebration dedicated to St. Rosalie inside the cathedral of Palermo, executed in pen and watercolor.

Inheritance of Leopold II on April , The high mass in St, Stephan, Johann Hieronymus Delete Kohl -, publishing house

THE CORONATION CHAIR, UK

France, Paris, Interior of Saint Peter's, Rome

, Stephansdom - inside - Andreasaltar , Kreuzkapelle, postcard, Brothers Kohn KG B, Producer, after, Ernst Graner -, drawer

King Richard I (1157-1199) kneeling before the shrine of St Januarius. Artist: Unknown

The choir of the Crypta of st. Pieters church. 1858.

. Interior of the Walloon church in Amsterdam, seen towards the organ. Different figures in the church. A grave is mined in the foreground.

CHRISTMAS CEREMONY IN EXETER CATHEDRAL

Interior of the San Clemente in Rome; Church of St. Clement. Part of photo album with recordings of sights and artwork in Rome.

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