Religious Relief Sculptures

Historical relief sculptures from cathedrals and churches, illustrating biblical scenes and figures with intricate detail.

Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France. Notre Dame was built between 1163 and 1250 AD.

DETALLE DE LA PORTADA PRINCIPAL DE LA CATEDRAL DE ALMERIA - SIGLO XVI - RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL. Author: OREA JUAN DE. Location: CATEDRAL DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA ENCARNACION, ALMERÍA, SPAIN.

Madonna of Constantinople, 12th century, wooden sculpture inside the church of Saint Mary Major, Alatri, Lazio, Italy, 5th-13th century.

Baptismal font in a church, Savona, Liguria Region, Italy

DETALLE DE LA SILLERIA DEL CORO DE LA CATEDRAL DE PLASENCIA - SIGLO XVI. Author: RODRIGO ALEMAN. Location: CATEDRAL NUEVA. Plasencia. CACERES. SPAIN.

Taufbecken aus dem 16. Jahrhundert baptismal font from the 16th century, monastery of San Cugat del Vallés church, San Cugat del Vallés, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22282745

The Last Judgment Tympanum as shown on the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris, France, circa 1900

retablo de de la Passio Imaginis, gótico, Santuario de Sant Salvador, Felanitx, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

Prophet, Statue am Portal der der Heiligen Jungfrau Maria geweihten Kathedrale mit der Bezeichnung Santa Maria Matricolare in Verona, Italien Prophet, statue on the portal of the Cathedral dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the designation Santa Maria Matricolare in Verona, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 21157315

Pietà (Lamentation). Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 63 3/4 x 55 3/16 x 6in. (161.9 x 140.2 x 15.2cm)Overall: 197lb. (89.4kg). Date: early 16th century.In this lamentation scene, Saint John and Mary Magdalene mourn with the Virgin Mary over the crucified Christ.Italian Renaissance aesethics of anatomical definition and idealized facial expression are combined with late gothic drapery patterning. A painted landscape, probably of the Cross on Golgotha, originally decorated the background. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Wieliczka Salt mine near Krakow

Schlutup clan altar from St Katharinen, around 1500, Adoration with angels, St., Sankt, Saint

RETABLO MAYOR-S JUAN. Author: ALONSO BERRUGUETE. Location: CAPILLA DEL SALVADOR. UBEDA. JAEN. SPAIN. SAN JUAN EVANGELISTA Y APOSTOL.

Notre Dame de Paris cathedral sculpture: the last judgment

MURAL GOTICO DE CORONACION DE LA VIRGEN - SIGLO XIV. Location: BASILICA MENOS DE SANTA MARIA DE LA ASUNCION. ARCOS DE LA FRONTERA. Cadiz. SPAIN.

Burial chamber west wall, holy grave, Collegiate Church of St. Cyriacus, interior photograph, Gernrode, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Left wing of a diptych, Virgin and Child flanked by Angels.Among a Gothic Drielobig strokebow, Mary is between two torch bearing angels with the child on the left arm, which with the left hand holds an apple and with the right hand holding his mother's veil. Maria has a fruit in the right hand. Copper eye at the top. Fragment of a lock.

Crucifixió, bajo relive del siglo XIV, muro de poniente de la iglesia de Santa Eulália, Palma, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

Virgin and Child 15th century Spanish. Virgin and Child. Spanish. 15th century. Alabaster. Sculpture-Stone

The altar of the Saint of Deposition, by Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi known as Donatello, 1446 - 1450, 15th Century, bronze, bas, relief. Italy: Veneto: Padua: Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua: altar. Whole artwork. Panel deposition of Christ Jesus dead Mary Magdalene pain apostles tomb polychrome marbles squares/checks circle inlay cornice altar of the Saint

Gothic art. Mausoleum of Diego Lopez de Haro and the coffin of his wife Toda Perez de Azagra. Fifteenth century. Church of Santa Mari´a La Real. Na´jera. La Rioja.

Saint Apostles; Christ - Man of Sorrows. Left Wing of the Altar Retable from Stary Żywiec unknown

Byzantine ivory showing Pilate condemning Christ and the denial of St Peter, 5th century. Artist: Unknown

Adoration of the Magi, detail from the Altar of Mary, German school, polychrome wood relief, 16th century.

Detail of the altar of Our Lady, evangelical Parish Church of Langenzenn, Middle Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

PULPITO DEL TRASCORO- DETALLE DE SAN JUAN EVANGELISTA Y OBISPO ESCRIBIENDO-RELIVE EN MADERA. Author: ORTIZ JUAN. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. PALENCIA. SPAIN. SAN JUAN EVANGELISTA Y APOSTOL.

IGL - SEPULCRO GOTICO DE BERNARDO GUILLEN SIGLO XIV. Location: MONASTERIO DE SANTA MARIA. Puig. Valencia. SPAIN. GUILLEM BERNARDO.

Detail of Elisabeth's shrine, where the bones of Elisabeth once lay, Elisabeth Church, Marburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Saint-Trophime church tympanum The chosen

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

RETABLO MAYOR.PLATA-HECHO POR ANDREU,BERTOMEU Y PEDRO BERNEC 1320 - 220x109 CM-DETALLE. Author: BERNEC PEDRO. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR, GERONA, SPAIN.

RETABLO MAYOR.PLATA-HECHO POR ANDREU,BERTOMEU Y PEDRO BERNEC 1320 - 220x109 CM-DETALLE. Author: PERE BERNES Y MESTRE ANDREU BERTOMEU. Location: CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA-INTERIOR. GERONA. SPAIN.

Funeral of John Casse, canon and chancellor of the cathedral of Noyon (c1350). Ile-de-France, mid-fourteenth century.

Centre section with angels playing music, St., Sankt, Saint

Interior view, tomb of Vasco da Gama, monastery church Igreja Santa Maria de Belém, Hieronymite monastery Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, also Mosteiro de Belém, Belém, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Church of Santa Chiara, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Hungary, Budapest, Buda, (Hilly Side Of City), St. Matthias Church, Interior, Statues

Constance, Minster, choir stalls, sculptors Heinrich Yselin and Simon Haider around 1470, stall cheek with the stoning of St Stephen

St. Peter of Verona, relief on Facade of Sant Anastasia Church in Verona, Italy St. Peter of Verona, relief on Facade of Sant Anastasia Church in Verona, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 21060951

GEDEON - DETALLE DEL CORO ALTO DE LA CATEDRAL DE TOLEDO - SIGLO XVI - RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL. Author: FELIPE BIGARNY (1475/1543). Location: CATEDRAL-CORO ALTO. Toledo. SPAIN.

CZECH REPUBLIC, PRAGUE, CASTLE, ST.VITUS'S CATHEDRAL, GOTHIC, CARVED WOODEN DOOR

Queen Ines de Castro tomb in the church of Santa Maria inside Alcobaca Monastery,Estremadura,Portugal,South Europa,Europa

Christopher Columbus's Sepulchre. Cathedral. Seville. Author: ARTURO MELIDA Y ALINARI (1849-1902). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN. CRISTOBAL COLON (1451/1506).

Passion of Christ. Descent from the cross..

The Notre-Dame et Saint-Loup Roman Catholic church. Piéta. . Montereau-Fault-Yonne . France. (Montereau-Fault-Yonne, Yonne, France)

CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA Y SAN JULIAN O CATEDRAL DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GRACIA. INTERIOR, CAPILLA DE SAN MARTIN, PUERTA PALACIO SEPULCRO DE LOS MONTEMAYOR. CUENCA, ESPAÑA.

LLULL, Ramon (Palma de Mallorca, 1233 ó 1235-Bujía, 1315 ó 1316). Filósofo, místico y literato conocido como el "Doctor Iluminado". TUMBA DE RAMON LLULL, realizada en alabastro por Francisco SAGRERA. Capilla de Nuestra Señora de la Consolación. Convento de San Francisco. PALMA DE MALLORCA. MALLORCA. Islas Baleares. España.

IMAGEN DE SANTIAGO PEREGRINO ANTE LA PORTADA DE LA IGLESIA DEL SANTO SEPULCRO TAMBIEN CONOCIDA COMO IGLESIA DE TORRES DE SANSOL - SIGLO XIII. Location: IGLESIA DEL SANTO SEPULCRO. ESTELLA. NAVARRA. SPAIN. APOSTOL SANTIAGO PEREGRINO. Apóstol Santiago el Mayor.

PORTADA ROMANICA DEL MONASTERIO DE SANTA MARIA - SIGLO XII - DETALLE IZQUIERDO - DAVID Y LOS MUSICOS. Location: MONASTERIO DE SANTA MARIA. RIPOLL. GERONA. SPAIN. DAVID REY SIGLO XI AC.

Image of the tomb of Frederik van Baden, bishop of Utrecht (1496-1516) in the Stiftskirche in Baden-Baden (Germany).

Jesus between the scribes. Jesus, as a boy, is on an elevation, surrounded by listeners. On each side two and opposite him on a slightly lower bank three listeners. Jesus holds the left hand for the means and the right arm bent and slightly forward. Some listeners gesturing with their hands, two others hold a swamped book on his lap. Christ bears a tunic, the Pharisees are dressed in various robes and with a glamor, turban or hat. The BNK, on which the three things are seated, exhibits deepened panels. The man in piping with hood, completely right, may imagine Joseph.

Gothic tomb of the Guimera family. Church of San Miguel, 16th century. Ciutadilla, province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.

Grabstätte von Urraca Díaz de Haro Sepulcro de Urraca Díaz de Haro, chapter house, 12th century, Monastery of Santa María de San Salvador de Canas, Canas, La Rioja, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22946192

Alcobaca, Portugal - 7 April, 2022: the tomb of Ines de Castro in the church of the Alcobaca monastery

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

The Notre-Dame et Saint-Loup Roman Catholic church. Pita.

Capilla de la reina doña Mencía López de Haro, Monasterio de Santa María La Real, Nájera, La Rioja, Spain.

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, 1812-1852, British, Design for a Gothic Church Altar and Organ, undated. Pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Medieval stone carving of Saints at Jerpoint Abbey in Kilkenny Ireland,

SEPULCRO DE DOÑA SANCHA EN UN SARCOFAGO ROMANO DEL SIGLO III. Location: COLEGIATA DE SAN COSME Y SAN DAMIAN. Covarrubias. BURGOS. SPANIEN. SANCHEZ DE PAMPLONA SANCHA.

A.Pisano / Baptism of Christ / c.1330/36

Letztes Abendmahl Christi, Kathedrale Notre Dame in Paris Last supper of Christ, Notre Dame cathedral in Paris Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 21266954

CRUCERO-SEPULCRO DE DIEGO GARCI-LOPEZ. Location: CATEDRAL VIEJA. SALAMANCA. SPANIEN.

Gold altar, left wing, St., Saint, Saint

Altar of Our Lady of the Milk between St Peter and St John the Baptist, Giovanni Martini, 1534, Palazzo Patriarcale, Dioezesan Museum with the Tiepolo Galleries, 16th century, Udine, most important historical city in Friuli, Italy, Udine, Friuli, Italy, Europe

Palermo, interior of The Church of Saint Mary of Gesu, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Centre section with angels playing music, St., Sankt, Saint

Folding Shrine 19th century European (Medieval style). Folding Shrine 467437

Roman stele in the facade of the Santissima Annunziata church, Picerno, Basilicata, Italy.

Christ Among the Doctors, anonymous, c. 1500 - c. 1520 Jesus, as a boy, sits on an elevation, surrounded by audience. On each side two and opposite him on a slightly lower sofa three audience. Jesus holds the left hand in front of the medicine and the right arm and slightly forward. Some audience gestures with their hands, two others keep an open book on their lap. Christ is wearing a tunic, the Pharisees are dressed in various robes and with a hood, turban or hat. The BNK, on which the three fronts are seated, shows deepened panels. The man in a hood, on the far right, may introduce Joseph. Antwerp oak (wood) Jesus, as a boy, sits on an elevation, surrounded by audience. On each side two and opposite him on a slightly lower sofa three audience. Jesus holds the left hand in front of the medicine and the right arm and slightly forward. Some audience gestures with their hands, two others keep an open book on their lap. Christ is wearing a tunic, the Pharisees are dressed in various robes

IGLESIA DE SAN VICENTE. INTERIORES. DETALLES DEL CENOTAFIO. ESCULTURA ROMANICA. PIEDRA POLICROMADA.

Pleyben, Saint Germain Church, inside the church, Brittany, France, Europe

Brauweiler near Pulheim, St Nicholas Abbey Church, south transept, St Anthony's altar from 1552, St Catherine

TALLA EN MADERA DE LA VIRGEN DE MONSERRAT "LA MORENETA"- SIGLO XII. Location: MONASTERIO DE SANTA MARIA DE MONTSERRAT. MONTSERRAT. Barcelona. SPAIN.

SEPULCRO DE DON FERNANDO DE ARCE OBISPO DE CANARIAS EN LA CAPILLA DE LOS ARCE DE LA CATEDRAL DE SIGÜENZA - SIGLO XVI - ESTILO PLATERESCO. Location: CATEDRAL. Sigüenza. Guadalajara. SPAIN. ARCE FERNANDO DE-HERMANO DEL DONCEL.

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

Mariupol, Ukraine. Saint George with Life. Byzantine wooden icon ca. before 1917

PORTICO DE LA GLORIA-DET. Author: MAESTRO MATEO. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. Coruña. SPAIN.

Tomb of the donor couple Dedo von Groitzsch ( 1190) and his wife Mechthild ( 1189), Romanesque Basilica Holy Cross, Benedictine Monastery Wechselburg, Wechselburg, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Krakow St. Mary's Church the main altar of Wita Stwosz; Predella with Jesse's tree. unknown

Altar inside the Catholic church, Hallstatt at the Hallstaetter See, Lake Hallstatt, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Salzkammergut, Alps, Upper Austria, Europe

Monument to the arctic explorer John Rae, St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Tomb of William V, the Rich, St, Saint, Saint

1195-1260 Main construction period, west façade, royal portals 1145-70 with biblical kings, queens, prophets and others as mural figures, St., Sankt, Saint

Sepulcro de Urraca Díaz de Haro, sala capitular, siglo XII, Monasterio de Santa María de San Salvador de Cañas, Cañas, La Rioja, Spain.

MONASTERIO DE SANTA MARIA DE VERUELA: SALA CAPITULAR, SEPULCRO DEL ABAD FRAY SANCHO MARCILLA MUÑOZ (1362-1383) . VERUELA, ZARAGOZA, ESPAÑA.

PILA BAUTISMAL DE TRAZA RENACENTISTA CON LAS FIGURAS DE LOS DOCE APOSTOLES - SIGLO XVI. Author: BELLJOCH JUAN. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR, GERONA, SPAIN.

James Hales memorial in Canterbury cathedral, Kent, U.K.

Clan altar of the Gregory Brotherhood from the castle church, Lübeck around 1510/1515, putti under the centrepiece, St., Sankt, Saint

DETALLE DEL ENTERRAMIENTO DE MAXIMILIANO I DE AUSTRIA - SIGLO XVI. Author: Peter the Elder Vischer. Location: IGLESIA DE LA CORTE DE INNSBRUCK. Innsbruck. AUSTRIA.

Friars, Altenberger Dom, Altenberg, Odenthal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, NRW, Deutschland

Detail of the choir stalls, monkey mother and monkey child, St., Saint, Saint

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