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Cathedral Collection (#93)

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Background imageCathedral Collection: Spain, Zamora province, Toro

Spain, Zamora province, Toro. Collegiate of Santa Maria la Mayor. Illustration by Letre. Engraving by Sierra, 19th century

Background imageCathedral Collection: Spain, Palencia. Cathedral of San Antolin

Spain, Palencia. Cathedral of San Antolin (14th-16th centuries). Interior view of the temple. Illustration by Letre. Engraving by Capuz, 19th century

Background imageCathedral Collection: Fresco depicting an archangel with sword

Fresco depicting an archangel with sword. Detail. Porch of the southern entrance. Cathedral of Faras. 12th-13th centuries. Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland. Date: 2018

Background imageCathedral Collection: Epitaph of Maththaios, Bishop of Faras. May-June, 766

Epitaph of Maththaios, Bishop of Faras. May-June, 766. Sandstone. Cathedral of Faras (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland. Date: 2018

Background imageCathedral Collection: Cross in Majesty (Maiestas Crucis). Fresco, detail

Cross in Majesty (Maiestas Crucis). Fresco, detail
Fresco depicting the Cross, with the image of Christ in the center (Maiestas Crucis), detail. Northern vestibule. 11th century. Faras Cathedral (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw

Background imageCathedral Collection: Fragment of door post. 6th-8th centuries. Sandstone

Fragment of door post. 6th-8th centuries. Sandstone. From Faras Cathedral (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland. Date: 2018

Background imageCathedral Collection: Fresco depicting the Archangel (Raphael?)

Fresco depicting the Archangel (Raphael?). Second half of the 8th century - first half of the 9th century. From the staircase of Faras Cathedral (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw

Background imageCathedral Collection: Cross in Majesty (Maiestas Crucis) - Northern vestibule

Cross in Majesty (Maiestas Crucis) - Northern vestibule
Fresco depicting the Cross, with the image of Christ in the center (Maiestas Crucis). Northern vestibule. 11th century. Faras Cathedral (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland

Background imageCathedral Collection: Fragment of a frieze. Apse of First Cathedral. 7th century

Fragment of a frieze. Apse of First Cathedral. 7th century
Fragment of the frieze from the apse of the First Cathedral. 7th century. Sandstone with traces of polychromy. Cathedral of Faras (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland. Date: 2018

Background imageCathedral Collection: Founding Inscription of Bishop Paulos

Founding Inscription of Bishop Paulos
The Founding Inscription of Bishop Paulos. It commemorates the renovation of the cathedral in 707. Greek. Sandstone. Detail. From Faras (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland

Background imageCathedral Collection: Spain, Asturias, Oviedo. Panoramic of the city

Spain, Asturias, Oviedo. Panoramic of the city. Illustration by Cuevas. Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1881. Date: 2018

Background imageCathedral Collection: Interior of the Wawel Royal Cathedral, 1875, by Swierzynski

Interior of the Wawel Royal Cathedral, 1875, by Swierzynski
Saturnin Swierzynski (1820-1885). Polish painter. Interior of the Wawel Royal Cathedral, 1875. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

Background imageCathedral Collection: Sweden, Stockholm. Storkyrkan (Saint Nicholas Cathedral)

Sweden, Stockholm. Storkyrkan (Saint Nicholas Cathedral). Detail of a tombstone. Date: 2015

Background imageCathedral Collection: The Savior showing his sores. Gothic. Chapel of The Savior

The Savior showing his sores. Gothic. Chapel of The Savior
Gothic image of the Savior showing his sores. It dates from the 14th century and was Integrated in the 1532 polychrome stone altarpiece, work of Juan de Alava

Background imageCathedral Collection: Spain, Extremadura, Caceres. Co-Cathedral of Santa Maria

Spain, Extremadura, Caceres. Co-Cathedral of Santa Maria. 12th-16th century. Transitional style Romanesque to Gothic with Renaissance elements. Portada del Evangelio. One of the two Gothic doorways

Background imageCathedral Collection: West View of Rheims Cathedral, France

West View of Rheims Cathedral, France Date: 1793

Background imageCathedral Collection: Notre Dame de Strasbourg, Cathedral, France

Notre Dame de Strasbourg, Cathedral, France Date: 1795

Background imageCathedral Collection: Lincoln Cathedral from the south-west

Lincoln Cathedral from the south-west Date: circa 1908

Background imageCathedral Collection: Lincoln Cathedral from the south-east

Lincoln Cathedral from the south-east Date: circa 1908

Background imageCathedral Collection: Old St. James, Melbourne

Old St. James, Melbourne
This etching shows a gentleman with his dog, stood on a pathway outside St. James old Cathedral, Melbourne. Date: 1912

Background imageCathedral Collection: LAbside d Notre Dame

LAbside d Notre Dame
This etching shows the apse of the Notre Dame cathedral in paris, overlooking the Seine River. Many high ranking clergy were buries in this part of the cathedral. Date: 1854

Background imageCathedral Collection: Rouen and the Cathedral from the Tour Jeanne dArc

Rouen and the Cathedral from the Tour Jeanne dArc
Pencil drawing showing Rouen, capital of northern French region of Normandy, with its infamous Cathedral, the west front has sculpture depictions of Archbishops and Apostles

Background imageCathedral Collection: Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford

Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford
An Etching of Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford, displaying Romanesque and English Gothic styles of architecture. Date: circa 1929

Background imageCathedral Collection: King Manoel II of Portugal (1899-1932) and his mother Queen Amelia

King Manoel II of Portugal (1899-1932) and his mother Queen Amelia, leaving the Cathedral in a carriage at Gibraltar. Outdoor reportage photograph with carriage, horses and spectators

Background imageCathedral Collection: View from The Savoy Hotel, London, looking east

View from The Savoy Hotel, London, looking east Date: 1911

Background imageCathedral Collection: The Twin Towers of Lincoln Cathedral

The Twin Towers of Lincoln Cathedral, with street view in the foreground

Background imageCathedral Collection: Sir Christopher Wren with St Paul's Cathedral, London

Sir Christopher Wren with St Paul's Cathedral, London
Sir Christopher Wren, English architect, with view of St Paul's Cathedral, London

Background imageCathedral Collection: John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, Castile and Leon

John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, Castile and Leon
John of Gaunt (1340-1399), Duke of Lancaster, Castile and Leon. Below are his tomb and effigy in Old St Paul's Cathedral, London

Background imageCathedral Collection: Recruitment poster, London, WW1

Recruitment poster, London, WW1
Recruitment poster, London's Patriotic Recruiting Meetings. Come even if you cannot fight, Follow the Bands Date: 1914

Background imageCathedral Collection: Poster, Scotland's Western Highlands and Islands

Poster, Scotland's Western Highlands and Islands
Poster, See Scotlands Western Highlands and Islands - Iona Cathedral and RMS King George V Date: circa 1950

Background imageCathedral Collection: Jackson Statue and St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, USA

Jackson Statue and St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, USA
Jackson Statue and St. Louis Cathedral, French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, on the Illinois Central System ('The Road of Travel Luxury')

Background imageCathedral Collection: Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire

Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire Date: 1903

Background imageCathedral Collection: Pottergate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Pottergate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire - Remains of the south-east gateway of the Medieval wall that surrounded the community of Lincoln Cathedral in the 13th century - once the main entrance to

Background imageCathedral Collection: Cathedral Ferry, Worcester, Worcestershire

Cathedral Ferry, Worcester, Worcestershire. Date: 1904

Background imageCathedral Collection: Cathedral and Castle Gate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Cathedral and Castle Gate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Date: 1906

Background imageCathedral Collection: Victoria Embankment, view from Waterloo Bridge, St. Pauls Cathedral in the horizon. Date: 1896

Victoria Embankment, view from Waterloo Bridge, St. Pauls Cathedral in the horizon. Date: 1896

Background imageCathedral Collection: Farewell mass for Women's Battalion, Russia, WW1

Farewell mass for Women's Battalion, Russia, WW1
Crowds of people at the farewell mass at Kazan Cathedral in Petrograd (St Petersburg), for the Women's Battalion of Death, the day before they left for the front to fight in the First World War

Background imageCathedral Collection: Airship Nulli Secundus Flying Over London 1907

Airship Nulli Secundus Flying Over London 1907
The new British military airship Dirigible No 1, christened Nulli Secundus, soaring around the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral. Date: 5th October 1907

Background imageCathedral Collection: Missal. of St. Eulalia. Liturgical book, C. 1403. By Rafael

Missal. of St. Eulalia. Liturgical book, C. 1403. By Rafael Destorrents (1375-15th century). 1st folio. Martyrdom of St. Stephen, stoned to death. Archive of Barcelona Cathedral. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageCathedral Collection: Willem Joseph baron van Ghent tot Drakenburgh (1626-1672). D

Willem Joseph baron van Ghent tot Drakenburgh (1626-1672). D
Willem Joseph baron van Ghent tot Drakenburgh (1626A?i?1672). Dutch admiral. Ghent's tomb. Effigy. St. Martin's Cathedral. Utrecht. Netherlands

Background imageCathedral Collection: Prague. St. Vitus Cathedral. The Golden Gate. Mosaic of

Prague. St. Vitus Cathedral. The Golden Gate. Mosaic of
Czech Republic. Prague. St. Vitus Cathedral. The Golden Gate. The Mosaic of the Last Judgement (1372), by Niccoletto Semitecolo, Italian painter of the early-Renaissance. 14th century. Castle complex

Background imageCathedral Collection: Gothic Art. France. Paris. Notre Dame. Portal of the Virgin

Gothic Art. France. Paris. Notre Dame. Portal of the Virgin (c. 1220). Detail depicting the Death of the Virgin. Mary lies on her deathbed surrounded by Jesus and the Twelve Apostles

Background imageCathedral Collection: 14th Century Arch Architecture Art Catalan Catalonia

14th Century Arch Architecture Art Catalan Catalonia
14th, century, arch, Architecture, art, catalan, Catalonia, Cathedral, of, Saint, Mary, Catholic, catholicism, Christ, christian, christianism, christianity, dead, decorated, Detail, door, figure

Background imageCathedral Collection: Grand Masters Crypt, Valletta, Malta

Grand Masters Crypt, Valletta, Malta
View inside the Grand Masters (Knights of Malta) Crypt, St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta, showing the sarcophagi of (left to right) Philippe Villiers de l'Isle Adam

Background imageCathedral Collection: Death holds up his hour-glass to the Canon

Death holds up his hour-glass to the Canon as he enters a cathedral.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death

Background imageCathedral Collection: John Donne, poet and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral

John Donne, poet and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral
John Donne (1572-1631), poet and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral -- monument in the Old St Paul's, which he commissioned for himself before his death

Background imageCathedral Collection: William Aubrey

William Aubrey (1529 1595), Welsh Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford from 1553 to 1559, one of the founding Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford, he was also a MP

Background imageCathedral Collection: Tomb of King Henry IV and Joan of Navarre

Tomb of King Henry IV and Joan of Navarre
The tomb of King Henry IV (1366-1413) of England and his Queen, Joan of Navarre, in Canterbury Cathedral




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