Renaissance Altarpieces

Elaborate altarpieces from the Renaissance period featuring religious figures and vibrant narratives, showcasing rich colors and intricate designs.

Altarpiece of Saint Michael the Archangel by Ramon de Mur (1412-1436) a gothic painter from Catalonia. Dated 15th Century
Altarpiece of Saint Michael the Archangel by Ramon de Mur (1412-1436) a gothic painter from Catalonia. Dated 15th Century
267 assets in this story
6188-65091422
Triptychon von Christus im Schmerz und Maria Magdalena Triptych of Christ in pain and Mary Magdalene, egg tempera and oil on board, late 15th century, church of Tiermas, Huesca Diocesan Museum, Aragon community, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22308013
1788-45287
The Fountain of Grace, work from the School of Van Eyck. Netherlands, 15th Century.
6145-59057669
Triptych from Ulesia; 1480-1490 (1480-00-00-1490-00-00);Ulesie, Waldau, Deposit - MN Poznań
1848-67223258
Marienretabel in the Marientidenkapelle, upper right wing: Blossom with Mother of God with child, St., Sankt, Saint
1746-30014668
The Ecstasy of St Francis', 1437-1444. Artist: Sassetta. Sassetta (1392-1450) was an Italian painter who is considered one of the most important representatives of Sienese Renaissance painting.
6145-58851260
Christs Descent into Limbo, anonymous, c. 1440 Christ with the signs of his suffering, three -quarters to the right, tends slightly forward with the upper body. He stands on the right leg and with the left bent on the fallen door of the pre -bored, including a pador devil is crushed. He has stretched the left hand to Adam, who comes out of the flames of the open Hellemond with the left leg and grabs both hands to the hand dawn him. Behind him, a man and Eva appear two by two in a praying position, followed by two gesture men, perhaps prophets. There are two angels behind Christ; The one in profile and with curled short hair sees full attention to him, the other in the background turns with a smile to the former, who holds the left arm in front of the chest and included an object with the right that was lost; From the surrounding angel, the entire left arm is hidden under the choir hood, the right hand he keeps extended to the angel in the foreground. The group is located on an elongate
1848-67240244
Lübeck, St Mary's Church, winged altar by Christian Swarte, ca. 1495
6145-29747023
Tabernacle ca. 1325 French The central statuette shows Mary appearing as the Queen of Heaven with the standing Christ Child blessing the approaching Magi on the wings. The right wing focuses on the role of Joseph, who presents the infant Christ to the Virgin, followed by the Presentation in the Temple below.. Tabernacle 464289
1746-19672390
Bejewelled religious plaque with relief image and Latin Inscription.
4453-20037953
Mary Adoring the Child. ( after Donatello; Florence)
6145-46841783
Saints Augustine and Lucy and TwoEvangelists. Artist: Lorenzo di Niccolò di Martino, Italian, Florence, active 1392-1412
4409-17413504
Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados (Our Lady of the Forsaken). Artist: Spanish Painter. Culture: Spanish American. Dimensions: 50 × 42 1/2 in. (127 × 108 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
1848-49371391
Centre field of the Elisabethaltar, Elisabethkirche, Marburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany, Europe
6188-65566516
Saint John the Baptist, work by Francesco di Michele, Basilica of Santa Croce Basilica of the Holy Cross - famous Franciscan church in Florence, Italy Saint John the Baptist, work by Francesco di Michele, Basilica of Santa Croce Basilica of the Holy Cross - famous Franciscan church in Florence, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20681851
4453-20322607
The Assoneption of the Virgin with Saints. Julian and Minias. 1449/50. (Andrea del Castagno; 1421 To Castagno Florence-1457)
1746-21111555
Frontal depicting the childhood of Jesus by Anonymous. Dated 14th Century
7155-70379846
Crucifixion icon, 1343. School of Daddi. Accademia, Florence. ITALY.
6145-59020854
Anonymous. "The Dormition of the Virgin". Polychromed oak. 1475. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 123479-26
4409-17237420
Mare de Déu de Gràcia, talla de madera policromada gòtica, presbiterio, Santuari de Nostra Senyora de Gràcia, - santuario de Gràcia -, siglos XVII-XVIII, Puig de Randa, municipio de Llucmajor, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.
6188-62237801
replica of a chapel altar piece in the cathedral museum of Salamanca Salamanca, Spain - 9 April, 2024: replica of a chapel altar piece in the cathedral museum of Salamanca Copyright: xZoonar.com/NandoxLardix 21746547
1899-32265
Polyptych with Four Saints, by Andrea di Bartolo, 15th Century, tempera on panel with gold ground. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Osservanza Basilica. Whole artwork. St John the Baptist, St Francis, St Peter and St John the Evangelist. Polyptych saints holy books inscriptions scroll round arch drapery: draping habit: tunic.
1848-67287052
High altar, Antwerp gold altar, 1518 by Jan Geenots, Carrying of the Cross, St., Saint, Saint
4409-10689
RETABLO DE SAN JUAN BAUTISTA - SIGLO XVI - RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL. Author: OBRAY ESTEBAN / COSIDA JERONIMO. Location: CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA DE LA HUERTA. TARAZONA. Saragossa Zaragoza. SPAIN. SAN JUAN BAUTISTA (8 AC / 27 DC).
4409-73369791
The Anglo-Bavarian Tongue Chapel (Relic Chapel) the Knights used to keep the relics acquired, St. John's Co-Cathedral, 1572-1578, Valletta, Republic of Malta.
6188-60995776
Music cabinet with a relic of St Cecicilia Music cabinet with a relic of St Cecicilia, 19th century, Atelier Cuypers, Amsterdam, Netherlands Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21697202
6145-29732002
Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia Giving Alms 1833 Karl Ballenberger German. Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia Giving Alms 395168
6145-48520461
Polyptych of Adoration of the Child (Prokendorff family foundation). Mistrz poliptyku Zwiastowania z Jednorożcem, author
1848-51683795
Medieval rood screen paintings of saints church of Saint Andrew, Westhall, Suffolk, England, UK
4409-161452
ARCA DE LOS APOSTOLES-ROMANICO-DET IZQUIERDO-SEIS APOSTOLES(CONJ 36473/36470). Location: CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA. ASTORGA. LEON. SPANIEN. Saint Andrew. SIMON MAGUS. Apostle Saint Jude Thaddeus. APOSTLE PETER. SAN MACIAS. SAN PABLO APOSTOL-PABLO DE TARSO.
6145-52821693
Claudius Lavergne's study for a glass window depicts the Pentecost Festival for La Sagesse Church in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, using pencil, black brush, washes, and white highlights between 1862-1869.
1848-63251424
Chapel of the Madonna of the Rosary, by Demenico Curtoni with painting by Lorenzo Veneziano, 1585-1596, Basilica di Sant' Anastasia, c. 1290, Italian Gothic, Verona with medieval old town, Italian Gothic, c. 1290, Veneto, Italy, Verona, Veneto, Italy, Europe
6145-29721913
Chasuble Back with an Orphrey ca. 1350-1500 German() and Italian. Chasuble Back with an Orphrey 461421
6145-29156715
Roundel with Annunciation to the Virgin 1500-1510 South Netherlandish. Roundel with Annunciation to the Virgin 471962
4409-28787106
retablo de Santa Catalina, Francisco Gallego, siglo XV, oleo sobre tabla, Museo Diocesano de Salamanca, Catedral Vieja, Salamanca, comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León, Spain.
1899-17318035
Gothic art. Processional cross of Santa Eulalia. By Francesc Vilardell. 1383. Adverse. The three Marys, St John and the soldiers. Gilded silver with enamel. Treasure of the Cathedral of Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.
1746-21111624
Altarpiece of the Virgin of the Milk and St. Clare and Saint Anthony by Llorenç Saragossa (1363-1406) painter and student of the Valencian school. Dated 14th Century
6145-46352620
Window with two windows: above the chaste Susanna and below the Saint Lucas. A window with two windows: above the chaste Susanna and below the Saint Lucas. Susanna is being conducted before the right. The Saint Lucas sits on a lying winged bull who loves a banderole in his front legs with S. Lucas.
1848-62438704
Detail, high altar, Blaubeuren Abbey, Blaubeuren, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
4409-50079294
Madrid, 01/20/2016. Guided views of the monument to the memory of Miguel de Cervantes in the convent of the Barefoot Trinitarias. Photo: Isabel Permuy ARCHDC.
6145-29881978
Nardo di Cione, Madonna and Child, with Saints Peter and John the Evangelist, and Man of Sorrows (entire triptych), c 1360 Madonna and Child, with Saints Peter and John the Evangelist, and Man of Sorrows entire triptych
1848-49421529
Baroque art painting with a biblical scene on the ceiling of a historic church in the city of Salvador in Bahia, Brasil
1890-23497
Altar detail by Master Pavol of Levoca, in Gothic church, Spisska Sobota, Slovakia, Europe
1788-26585
Saint Paul Preaching in Athens, 16th century tapestry based on a cartoon by Raphael from the series Acts of the Apostles, manufacture of Brussels.
4453-20497261
Book Cover with the Crucifixion; about 1200; Champleve enamel on gilt copper; mounted on oak core Unknown artist; French Limoges
4409-18376
RETABLO DE LA INMACULADA-PINTURA SG XVI. Author: JUAN BAUTISTA AMIENS (S. XVI). Location: IGLESIA PRIORAL DE SANTA MARIA DE LA ASUNCION. CARMONA. Seville. SPAIN. ESPIRITU SANTO. INMACULADA CONCEPCION. PADRE ETERNO. VIRGEN CORONADA.
900-8303
Saint Peter & Saint Paul Stained Glass
1746-19629726
St Anne holding her daughter the Virgin Mary, St Catherine of Alexandria (d307) and St Margaret standing on Devil who visited her in prison. Marble. French school, 15th century.
4453-20322628
The space in the center of the altar Marie was destined for a vivid picture work.; Mary figure is intended to give an impression of the original appearance of the altarpiece. Mary with the child miserable Bavarian 1430. (Masters of Gereon altar; Marie altar of St. Gereon. 1420/30; 1410/30 active to in Koln)
4409-17273278
DETALLE DEL RETABLO MAYOR DE LA IGLESIA DEL MONASTERIO DE SAN JERONIMO - ADORACION DE LOS MAGOS - SIGLO XVI - MANIERISMO ESPAÑOL. Author: VAZQUEZ JUAN BAUTISTA EL MOZO. Location: ST. JEROME MONASTERY. GRANADA. SPAIN. INFANT JESUS. VIRGIN MARY. SAN JOSE ESPOSO DE LA VIRGEN MARIA. Melchor. Gaspar. BALTASAR.
1558-15186599
Detail of the wooden Renaissance pulpit in the Aa Kirke built in 1603, Europe, Denmark, Bornholm, Aakirkeby,
4409-17336888
Anonymous. Central-European School. Coronation of the Virgin. 15th century. Provenance unknown. National Art Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.
4409-17336833
Master of Vallbona de les Monges (Guillem Seguer) (documented between 1341-1348). Announcement to the Shepherds and Annunciation, ca.1335-1350. Leaf of the Polyptych of the Childhood of Christ. Provenance unknown. National Art Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.
1746-19666096
Casket about 1360, possibly by Simone dei Crocifissi (1330-99). The painting on the front of this casket shows the Baptism of Christ. The coat of arms is that of a bishop, a member of the Baisi family of Bologna. Caskets of this sort were used to store valuable items such as ecclesiastical rings.
1848-67238398
Ursula altar, reliquary busts of St Ursula of Cologne and her companions, St, Saint, Saint
1788-49939
Coronation of the Virgin in ivory, 15th century, 1878, etching taken from the Dictionnaire de l'Ameublement et de la Decoration, Volume III, by Henry Havard.
1848-67287187
St Anne's altar in the southern side choir, detail, St, Saint, Saint
1788-14490
Great Cameo of the Holy Chapel or Great Cameo of France portraying apotheosis of Tiberius and Germanicus paying homage to Emperor, Chalcedony
1899-33100
Inlaid of Monteoliveto Abbey choir, by Giocondo da Verona Giovanni Fra, 16th Century, wooden tarsias. Italy, Tuscany, Chiusure, Siena, Monte Oliveto Maggiore Abbey. Detail. Wooden intarsia: inlays city liturgical tools.
6145-29756867
Panel with Virgin and Child with Angels 19th century European (Medieval style). Panel with Virgin and Child with Angels 468947
6145-29833086
Polyptych, Virgin in Tabernacle 14th century French or Italian. Polyptych, Virgin in Tabernacle 464130
6145-58877970
Christ in the House of Mary and Martha, anonymous, c. 1520 On a rising floor is a set table, behind which Christ is among John and Lazarus. To the right of them are two more apostles on a dusk, of whom the front Peter proposes. On the left in front of the table, Martha is somewhat fond of staring in front of herself with the arms forward as if she is supposing something. Opposite her is Maria (Magdalena) next to the ointment jar with hands struck over her knees pulled over; She looks at Christ full attention. On the table, of which the Gothic, profiled leg can still be seen, there are a few sandwiches on slices and there are two cups next to a bowl, on which a dish with roast lamb (). Christ, who has put his left hand in Lazarus's, wears a shirt, John a cloak, which is stored on the right shoulder, making tunics and belt visible, Peter an open -hanging cloak, a third apostle a mantle, lazarus a robe With wide fur collar and beret. Martha has a cloth on her head; The front buildings of
6145-29728393
Figure of Saint ca. 1245 French. Figure of Saint. French. ca. 1245. Stained glass. Made in Picardy-Beauvais, France. Glass-Stained
6188-60960505
Evang. Stadtkirche Sankt Marien, Wittenberg workers in the vineyard of Cranach D.J. and workshop. The city church of St. Marien is the preaching church of Martin Luther and the mother church of the Reformation. Here the reformer Martin Luther and the first Evangelical pastor Johannes Bugenhagen sermons.
4409-17377723
Reliquary Shrine. Artist: Attributed to Jean de Touyl (French, died 1349/50). Culture: French. Dimensions: open: 10 × 16 × 3 5/8 in. (25.4 × 40.6 × 9.2 cm)closed: 10 × 6 9/16 × 3 5/8 in. (25.4 × 16.7 × 9.2 cm). Date: ca. 1325-50.This sumptuous reliquary sets the Virgin and Child, accompanied by angels, within an elaborate architectural shrine. The arches, vaults, and sculptural decorations are of gilded silver; translucent enamel panels on the wings depicting scenes from the life of the Virgin and the Infancy of Christ evoke stained-glass windows. This example, one of only four such shrines to have survived, is recorded in the eighteenth-century inventories of the convent of the Poor Clares of the Order of Saint Francis at Buda (part of the modern city of Budapest), founded by Queen Elizabeth of Hungary in 1334. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
6145-29076460
Icon of Saints Boris and Gleb, 1700s. Russia, 18th century. Enamel on copper, mounted in silver gilt; overall: 12.1 x 8.6 cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.).
6145-59285944
Triptych, Pseudo Jan Wellens de Cock (attributed to), c. 1525 painting Triptych with the crucifixion of Christ on the center panel, on the left side panel a kneeling male founder with Saint Peter, on the right side panel a kneeling female founder with Saint James. Putti fly with the family arms above the founders. Closed, the altarpiece shows the Holy Christophorus on horseback with the Christ child on the arm, on the right an army of Devils. Leiden panel. oil paint (paint) the crucifixion of Christ: Christ's death on the cross; Golgotha (Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38). Mary and John close together; sometimes Mary swooning ~ crucified Christ. the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara. the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, sword. the giant and martyr Christophorus; possible attributes
6145-59293377
Worship of the Golden Calf, Lucas van Leyden, c. 1530 painting Triptych with the worship of the Golden Calf. On the center panel the Israelites dance around the idol of the Golden Calf, a group of musicians on the left. In the foreground, families with children are sitting on the ground who eat, drink and party. In the background, Moses can be seen on Mount Sinai. On the left side panel sit and stand a group of people at the entrance of a tent, some food and drink. More eating and drinking people can be seen on the right side panel, a liberating pair on the left. Leiden panel. oil paint (paint) the people feasting ~ adoration of the golden calf. the people dance around the golden calf ~ Exodus. Moses on Mount Sinai with the tables of the law (Exodus 24:9-18, 31:18). celebration meal, feast, banquet. (lovers) caressing each other