Ornate Religious Ceilings

Elaborately painted ceilings in churches across Europe, showcasing religious themes and intricate artistry, evoking a sense of awe and spirituality.

Austria, Salzburg, Salzburg Dom Cathedral interior

BOVEDA SACRISTIA CAPILLA CRISTO DE LOS DOLORES. ARREBATO DE S FCO EN EL CARRO DE FUEGO BARROCO. Author: ARDEMANS TEODORO. Location: CAPILLA DEL CRISTO DE LOS DOLORES. MADRID. SPAIN. SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS.

Germany, Bavaria, Oberammergau, interior of church

Interior of the e Certosa Church. Avigliana. Piedmont. Italy. Europe

Interior photograph of ceiling frescoes, ceiling painting, monastery basilica, monastery church, Augustinian canons' monastery, Neustift monastery, also monastery, Vahrn near Brixen, Bressanone, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Paintings of saints on church ceiling, Tierp, Uppsala County, Uppland, Sweden, march

Chapel with painted wooden ceiling, monastery of the former Saint-Francois-et-Sainte-Claire convent, Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne department, Normandy region, France, Europe

Astronomical Clock at the Town Hall on the Old Town Square in Prague's Old Town, Prague, Czech Republic

Aachen cathedral, mosaic detail by Antonio Salviati, Aachen, Germany

Italy, Apulia, Gravina in Puglia, Santa Maria Assunta cathedral

ALTAR-RETABLO DE JESUS NAZARENO - SIGLO XVIII CON LA PINTURA DE ALONSO CANO "CAMINO DEL CALVARIO". Author: MARCOS FERNANDEZ DE LA RAYA (S XVIII). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. GRANADA. SPAIN.

Richly decorated clock over the altar of the monastery church of St. Benedikt, 17th century, Italian early baroque, Benediktbeuren, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Crossing or intersection of the dome with the representation of the Holy Spirit in the lantern, Cathedral, Collegiate Church of San Martino, Baroque style, Martina Franca, Apulia, Italy, Europe

Organ prospect from 1743 in Welfenmuenster, formerly Steingaden Abbey Church, transformation of the nave in the Rococo style in 1740, Welfenstrasse 2, Steingaden, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Ceiling frescoes, Peterskirche church, St. Peter's Church, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

NACIMIENTO DE JESUS - PINTURA MURAL DE LA CAPILLA DE SAN JOSE - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - AÑOS 60. Location: CAPILLA DE SAN JOSE. Toledo. SPAIN. INFANT JESUS. VIRGIN MARY. SAN JOSE ESPOSO DE LA VIRGEN MARIA.

Grotto in Hellbrunn Palace, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Ceiling painting, Sacristy, Carthusian Monastery La Cartuja, Highlight of the Baroque in Andalusia, Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Ceiling frescoes, the town parish church of St. Peter and Paul, "Dom des Westallgaeus", neo-baroque church from 1914, Lindenberg, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Coronation of the Virgin Mary, fresco on the ceiling of the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows in Rosenberg, Germany Coronation of the Virgin Mary, fresco on the ceiling of the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows in Rosenberg, Germany Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20931691

Rottenbuch, former collegiate church/ Putti making music in the choir

Church of Elijah the Prophet (1647-50), interior, southeast corner, with icon screen and frescoes (1680-81), Yaroslavl', Russia. Brumfield photograph collection. Iconostases,Russia Federation,1990-2000. , Murals,Russia Federation,1990-2000. , Russia Federation,Yaroslavskaia oblast ,Yaroslavl .

CAMARIN DE LA VIRGEN DE LA VICTORIA - SIGLO XVII - BARROCO ESPAÑOL. Author: FELIPE DE UNZURRUNZAGA (1654-1740). Location: SANTUARIO DE SANTA MARIA DE LA VICTORIA. Malaga. SPAIN.

Rome, Italy, The golden wooden ceiling of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere

St. Sebastian Chapel, Wertach, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Church of Santo Spirito, Interior, Frescoes, Vipiteno, Trentino Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Facade of Christ crowning Mary, Siena, Italy. Cathedral completed from 1215 to 1263.

Virgin Mary Heaven Immaculate Conception painting Chapterhouse, Seville Cathedral, Andalusia, Spain. painting by Bartolome Murillo in 1600's Cathedral built 1500's

Catholic monastery church Dom Sankt Blasius in the Black Forest The St. Blasius cathedral is in St. Blasien in the Waldshut district, in the southern Black Forest. The former abbey church of the St. Blasien monastery has a total height of 62 meters and was consecrated in 1783. At that time it was the third largest dome church in Europe. With a span of 36 meters, your dome is currently one of the largest in Europe. Named after St. Blasius, martyrdom in 316.

Maria Steinbach Pilgrimage Church, Maria Steinbach, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

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

Basilica Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima, Side chapel with the Francisco Pizzaro tomb and fresco, Lima, Peru, South America

IGLESIA-BOVEDA-LA IGLESIA MILITANTE. Author: LUCA GIORDANO. Location: MONASTERIO-PINTURA. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Wieskirche in Bavaria Germany An image of the famous Wieskirche in Bavaria Germany Copyright: xZoonar.com/magannx 3538973

PANTEON DE REYES ANTIGUA SACRISTIA REFORMADA EN EL S XVIII POR CARLOS III. Author: CARLOS SALAS (1728-1780). Location: MONASTERIO DE SAN JUAN DE LA PEÑA. BOTAYA. HUESCA. SPAIN.

Italy, Lombardy, Bergamo, Città Bassa, San Bartolomeo church, Madonna in trono con il Bambino e i santi, 1516, Lorenzo Lotto

Ceiling painting St. Maria Loretto chapel, Oberstdorf, Oberallgaeu, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Valencia, 02/14/2018. Presentation of the Communion Chapel of the church of San Nicolás. Photo: Mikel Ponce ARCHDC.

Ascension of Christ, fresco in the St Nicholas Cathedral in Ljubljana, Slovenia Ascension of Christ, fresco in the St Nicholas Cathedral in Ljubljana, Slovenia Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20746415

St. Ignatius ceiling painting on Jacob's Chariot to Heaven, Jesuit Church, Lucerne, Switzerland.

Madrid, 06/20/2016. Report on churches in Madrid. In the image, the church of San Ginés. Photo: Maya Balanya ARCHDC.

Anthony The Abbott Basket Maker. Angel Mosaic, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Italy. Mosaic right below Michelangelo's Dome, created in 1600's over altar and St. Peter's tomb

Angels and Cherubs, Ottobeuren Monastery, Benedictine Abbey, Late Baroque Basilica of St. Alexander and St. Theodor c. 1750, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Engel Seraphim auf Wandmalerei Engel Seraphim auf Wandmalerei Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22682492

TECHUMBRE DEL SALON DEL TANTO MONTA - SIGLO XV. Location: CATEDRAL. HUESCA. SPANIEN.

Umbria Terni Terni S. Maria Assunta, Duomo8. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views: baroque facade, bell tower, portico, blind gothic portal with a vinescroll archivolt, and preserved main portal with an inhabited vinescroll architrave. Interior views: main altar marble ciborium and altar painting of the Assumption of the Virgin; half-dome fresco of the Trinity; mixed media altarpiece formed by a wooden crucifix hung on top of a painting of the crucifixion with saints Mary and Mary Magdalen; fresco fragments of Saint Anthony Abbot; organ by Bernini, and various paintings. Sacristy: ornate interior with ceiling paintings by Pietro da Cortona; museum with architectural fragments and a tomb effigy; reliquary of St. Valentine in the shape of an arm and hand; gold processional cross; terracotta statue of the Madonna and Child and a stone statue of the Pieta.. Crypt: 10th and 11th-century capitals; Roman and medieval sculptural fragments; and the tomb of St. Anastasia. Also included with the

Jordi Arenas / "Chapel of the sacrament (Church of Santa Ana)", S.XX. Museum: Iglesia de Santa Ana, Plaça Santa Anna, 1, Mataró, Barcelona, España.

Munich, Asamkirche/ vestibule with confessional

Wuerzburg Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Kilian, Wuerzburg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Ceiling painting in the Catholic parish church of St. Peter and Paul, former collegiate church, Romanesque columned basilica, Unesco World Heritage Site, Niederzell on the island of Reichenau in Lake Constance, Constance district, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Interior, altar, church, parish church, Igreja Paroquial de Santa Maria de Lagos, Lagos, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Mass in St Peter's Basilica in Rome, watercolor, Italy, 17th century.

Burial chapel, vault, St., Saint, Saint

Northern wall of the nave, St., Sankt, Saint

White cross on a red background, three coats of arms as a sculptural mural, Grand Masters Palace, Order of the Knights of Malta, Valletta, Malta, Europe

AGNUS DEI EN LA CAPILLA DEL SAGRARIO DE LA CATEDRAL DE JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. Location: CATEDRAL. JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. Cadiz. SPAIN.

Interior of Church of All Nations, alternative name Basilica of Agony; Mount Of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel

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Wall murals in the Bachkovo monastery, Rhodope mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Epitaph für Dorothea Susanne von der Pfalz Das Epitaph für Dorothea Susanne von der Pfalz in der Stadtkirche St. Peter & Paul oder Herderkirche in Weimar, Thüringen, Deutschland, Europa Dorothea Susanne of Simmern Epitaph at St. Peter and Paul church at Herderplatz in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Europe *** Epitaph for Dorothea Susanne von der Pfalz The epitaph for Dorothea Susanne von der Pfalz in the Stadtkirche St Peter Paul or Herderkirche in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Europe Dorothea Susanne of Simmern Epitaph at St Peter and Paul church at Herderplatz in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Umbria Terni Terni S. Maria Assunta, Duomo6. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views: baroque facade, bell tower, portico, blind gothic portal with a vinescroll archivolt, and preserved main portal with an inhabited vinescroll architrave. Interior views: main altar marble ciborium and altar painting of the Assumption of the Virgin; half-dome fresco of the Trinity; mixed media altarpiece formed by a wooden crucifix hung on top of a painting of the crucifixion with saints Mary and Mary Magdalen; fresco fragments of Saint Anthony Abbot; organ by Bernini, and various paintings. Sacristy: ornate interior with ceiling paintings by Pietro da Cortona; museum with architectural fragments and a tomb effigy; reliquary of St. Valentine in the shape of an arm and hand; gold processional cross; terracotta statue of the Madonna and Child and a stone statue of the Pieta.. Crypt: 10th and 11th-century capitals; Roman and medieval sculptural fragments; and the tomb of St. Anastasia. Also included with the

Cross mosaic in the tympanum with the quotation Eine feste Burg ist unser Glauben by Martin Luther, Lutherkirche, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Majolica floor, altar, church of San Michele, Anacapri, island of Capri, Campania, Italy, majolica floor, Europe

Helveti Teke, Bektashi Sufi shrine, Interior, Wooden decorated ceiling, Berat, Albania, Europe

Pilgrimage church of St Peter and Paul, built by the Zimmermann brothers in 1728, 1731, Steinhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Altar of St. Stanisława from: portfolio Wawel Wyczózó Kowski, Leon (1852 1936)

CAPILLA DEL REY CASTO-CUPULA DEL ALTAR MAYOR. Location: CATEDRAL DE SAN SALVADOR-INTERIOR. Oviedo. ASTURIAS. SPAIN.

Hungary, Eger, Basilica, interior, painted dome,

Old vintage chandelier hanging from the ceiling. Chandelier in Russian orthodoxy cathedral temple

Interior of the Crystal Palace during the International Exhibition, 1862. Artist: Unknown

16th century flamboyant Gothic astrological clock in the choir screen of the Cathedral of Chartres, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chartres, France, Europe

Interior view of the Vatican, Rome, Italy

Painting on a wall inside Haghia Sophia Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

Clock and decorative elements, detail of the church ceiling, Sanctuary of Madonna di Pietralba, Nova Ponente, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 18th century.

Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Black Forest, St. Blasien, ceiling, vault of the cathedral.

Frescoes Dome Royal Basilica of San Francisco el Grande, Madrid, Spain. Basilica designed in the second half of 1700s, completed by Francisco Sabatini.

Calvary made up of majolica tiles from the 16th-19th centuries, 1839, Manduria, Apulia, Italy. Detail.

Lancelot-thedore Turpin de Crisse (1782-1859). "Ceremony in the expiatory chapel". Oil on canvas, 1835. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 27095-5 Arrondissement, Catholic, Religious Ceremony, Chapel, Chretian Chretian, Commemoration, Child, Expiatory, Royal Family, Interior, Pretter, Royalist, VIIIEM VIII 8th 8, Oil on canvas

A bronze panel IHS Jesus Man´s Saviour, used as a badge by St. Bernardine, on the wall of a building in Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Lazio Roma Rome S. Ignazio di Loyola45. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Church was built 1625-50, based on a project by Maderno. Exterior photos of facade, rooftops and portal, with details of capitals. Interior views of the nave; however, the majority of the photos are of the paintings in the vaults and chapels. Frescoes include the Entry of S. Ignatius into Heaven and the Four Parts of the World. There are also frescoes of Samson, David, Judith and Joel. In the transept are frescoes relating to St. Louis and to the Glory of S. Ignatius. Other, unidentified rooms in the complex are also photographed. Object Notes: Hutzel photo campaign notes are undated. See also Marburger Index, no. 395. 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 Etrusc

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