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Chapel Collection (#10)

The chapel has long been a symbol of faith, art, and history

Background imageChapel Collection: 8622396

8622396

Background imageChapel Collection: Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Henry VI, statuette on lectern (b/w photo)

Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Henry VI, statuette on lectern (b/w photo)
8621785 Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Henry VI, statuette on lectern (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King's College, Chapel)

Background imageChapel Collection: Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Choir-organ (b/w photo)

Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Choir-organ (b/w photo)
8621783 Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Choir-organ (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King's College, Chapel, Choir-organ)

Background imageChapel Collection: Cambridge: Clare College, East range and Chapel, Exteriors, from South East (b/w photo)

Cambridge: Clare College, East range and Chapel, Exteriors, from South East (b/w photo)
8621775 Cambridge: Clare College, East range and Chapel, Exteriors, from South East (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clare College)

Background imageChapel Collection: Cambridge: Gonville and Caius College, Chapel, Monument of John Caius, Master, died 1573 (b/w photo)

Cambridge: Gonville and Caius College, Chapel, Monument of John Caius, Master, died 1573 (b/w photo)
8621764 Cambridge: Gonville and Caius College, Chapel, Monument of John Caius, Master, died 1573 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageChapel Collection: Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Carving on Provost's stall (b/w photo)

Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Carving on Provost's stall (b/w photo)
8621750 Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Carving on Provost's stall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King's College, Chapel)

Background imageChapel Collection: Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Screen, soffit of West cove (b/w photo)

Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Screen, soffit of West cove (b/w photo)
8621748 Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Screen, soffit of West cove (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King's College, Chapel, Screen)

Background imageChapel Collection: Interior, chapel of 1837, statue Virgin and child, comes from the top of the organ

Interior, chapel of 1837, statue Virgin and child, comes from the top of the organ, Pierre le Sieurre ()
7242653 Interior, chapel of 1837, statue Virgin and child, comes from the top of the organ, Pierre le Sieurre (?), 16th century ()

Background imageChapel Collection: Interior view of the ceiling of the Henry VII Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London

Interior view of the ceiling of the Henry VII Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London, 1861 (engraving)
7301599 Interior view of the ceiling of the Henry VII Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London, 1861 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England)

Background imageChapel Collection: Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 ()

Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 15: in front of the altar
7242673 Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 15: in front of the altar, a priest lays hands on a newborn baby presented to him by a woman; St

Background imageChapel Collection: Interior, chapel of 1837, statue Virgin and child, comes from the top of the organ

Interior, chapel of 1837, statue Virgin and child, comes from the top of the organ, Pierre le Sieurre ()
7242652 Interior, chapel of 1837, statue Virgin and child, comes from the top of the organ, Pierre le Sieurre (?), 16th century ()

Background imageChapel Collection: View towards the Greenwich Hospital Chapel and Queen Mary Court buildings

View towards the Greenwich Hospital Chapel and Queen Mary Court buildings
7342526 View towards the Greenwich Hospital Chapel and Queen Mary Court buildings. Inversed digital file to create b&w positive

Background imageChapel Collection: Covadonga. Hermitage of Santa Maria. Engraving. SPAIN. ARAGON. Zaragoza. General Military Academy

Covadonga. Hermitage of Santa Maria. Engraving. SPAIN. ARAGON. Zaragoza. General Military Academy
CUL4860708 Covadonga. Hermitage of Santa Maria. Engraving. SPAIN. ARAGON. Zaragoza. General Military Academy by Unknown Artist; (add.info.: Covadonga. Hermitage of Santa Maria. Engraving. SPAIN)

Background imageChapel Collection: Silver gilt plate from a private chapel

Silver gilt plate from a private chapel
5305053 Silver gilt plate from a private chapel.; (add.info.: Silver gilt and leather bound plate from a private chapel in London. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageChapel Collection: Essex ruins: Colchester castle viewed from the east 104, Bainton chapel 105

Essex ruins: Colchester castle viewed from the east 104, Bainton chapel 105, and Coggeshall abbey 106
FLO4702392 Essex ruins: Colchester castle viewed from the east 104, Bainton chapel 105, and Coggeshall abbey 106. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical

Background imageChapel Collection: The Sainte-Chapelle, in Paris

The Sainte-Chapelle, in Paris
3570453 The Sainte-Chapelle, in Paris; (add.info.: Paris, France 1890 ca. Date of Artwork: 1246 - 1248 Artist: Pierre de Montreuil Photographer: Kuhn, J.;bernard, Gaston); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageChapel Collection: View of the Colleoni Chapel, Bergamo

View of the Colleoni Chapel, Bergamo
3569247 View of the Colleoni Chapel, Bergamo; (add.info.: The Colleoni Chapel, Bergamo 1880 ca. Date of Artwork: 1472-1476 Artist: Amadeo Giovanni Antonio (1447-1522) Photographer

Background imageChapel Collection: Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Rochdale, Lancashire, England
537142 Rochdale, Lancashire, England.; (add.info.: Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Wesleyan Methodist Chapel and School, Union Street. From William Robertson Rochdale Past and Present, Rochdale, 1876)

Background imageChapel Collection: Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Interior, looking West (b/w photo)

Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Interior, looking West (b/w photo)
8621757 Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Interior, looking West (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King's College, Chapel, Interior)

Background imageChapel Collection: Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Screen, West face (b/w photo)

Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Screen, West face (b/w photo)
8621749 Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Screen, West face (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King's College, Chapel, Screen, West face)

Background imageChapel Collection: Cambridge: Peterhouse, Chapel, West front (b/w photo)

Cambridge: Peterhouse, Chapel, West front (b/w photo)
8621742 Cambridge: Peterhouse, Chapel, West front (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peterhouse, Chapel, West front)

Background imageChapel Collection: Cambridge: Trinity College, Chapel, Monument of Sir Isaac Newton, 1727 (b/w photo)

Cambridge: Trinity College, Chapel, Monument of Sir Isaac Newton, 1727 (b/w photo)
8621728 Cambridge: Trinity College, Chapel, Monument of Sir Isaac Newton, 1727 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trinity College, Chapel)

Background imageChapel Collection: The Gallery looking into the Chapel (engraving)

The Gallery looking into the Chapel (engraving)
8632763 The Gallery looking into the Chapel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gallery looking into the Chapel)

Background imageChapel Collection: The wedding of Miss Ponsonby and Colonel W E Montgomery, Guards Chapel (engraving)

The wedding of Miss Ponsonby and Colonel W E Montgomery, Guards Chapel (engraving)
8631323 The wedding of Miss Ponsonby and Colonel W E Montgomery, Guards Chapel (engraving) by Stacey, W.S. (1846-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageChapel Collection: 8627898

8627898

Background imageChapel Collection: Exeter College Chapel, Oxford (engraving)

Exeter College Chapel, Oxford (engraving)
8676949 Exeter College Chapel, Oxford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exeter College Chapel, Oxford)

Background imageChapel Collection: Oxford: Chapel, Lincoln College (engraving)

Oxford: Chapel, Lincoln College (engraving)
8675475 Oxford: Chapel, Lincoln College (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chapel, Lincoln College)

Background imageChapel Collection: Reverend Hugh Stowell Brown's Chapel, Liverpool (engraving)

Reverend Hugh Stowell Brown's Chapel, Liverpool (engraving)
8676465 Reverend Hugh Stowell Brown's Chapel, Liverpool (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reverend Hugh Stowell Brown's Chapel, Liverpool)

Background imageChapel Collection: Confirmation of the Prince of Wales (engraving)

Confirmation of the Prince of Wales (engraving)
8676342 Confirmation of the Prince of Wales (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Confirmation of the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII)

Background imageChapel Collection: Page of London views, 1835 (engraving)

Page of London views, 1835 (engraving)
8663259 Page of London views, 1835 (engraving) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageChapel Collection: Ludlow Castle, Gate-Way of Chapel (b/w photo)

Ludlow Castle, Gate-Way of Chapel (b/w photo)
8665075 Ludlow Castle, Gate-Way of Chapel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ludlow Castle, Gate-Way of Chapel)

Background imageChapel Collection: Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Chapel, consecrated 1623,s side (b/w photo)

Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Chapel, consecrated 1623,s side (b/w photo)
8661695 Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Chapel, consecrated 1623,s side (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Chapel)

Background imageChapel Collection: Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Interior of Chapel in 1915, looking NW (b/w photo)

Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Interior of Chapel in 1915, looking NW (b/w photo)
8661689 Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Interior of Chapel in 1915, looking NW (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holborn, Lincoln's Inn)

Background imageChapel Collection: Rossall School: The chapel (b/w photo)

Rossall School: The chapel (b/w photo)
8648358 Rossall School: The chapel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The chapel)

Background imageChapel Collection: Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 9: a child drowns

Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 9: a child drowns
7242667 Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 9: a child drowns, the parents implore St

Background imageChapel Collection: Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 ()

Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 12: a child in the street
7242670 Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 12: a child in the street, two women and a father laments

Background imageChapel Collection: Saint Walburga church, interior, north crossing, Chapel brotherhood Our Lady of Halle

Saint Walburga church, interior, north crossing, Chapel brotherhood Our Lady of Halle, late baroque, polychrome wood
7241943 Saint Walburga church, interior, north crossing, Chapel brotherhood Our Lady of Halle, late baroque, polychrome wood, 1736

Background imageChapel Collection: Saint Walburga church, interior, north crossing, Chapel brotherhood Our Lady of Halle

Saint Walburga church, interior, north crossing, Chapel brotherhood Our Lady of Halle, late baroque, polychrome wood
7241942 Saint Walburga church, interior, north crossing, Chapel brotherhood Our Lady of Halle, late baroque, polychrome wood, 1736

Background imageChapel Collection: The apse of the original Alamandi or Allemandi Chapel, 16th century (photo)

The apse of the original Alamandi or Allemandi Chapel, 16th century (photo)
8832421 The apse of the original Alamandi or Allemandi Chapel, 16th century (photo) by Botoneri, Giovanni di Cherasco (16th century); Santuario di San Magno, Castelmagno, Cuneo

Background imageChapel Collection: Calvary: Jesus dies on the cross between the two thieves, 1514 (fresco)

Calvary: Jesus dies on the cross between the two thieves, 1514 (fresco)
8832375 Calvary: Jesus dies on the cross between the two thieves, 1514 (fresco) by Botoneri, Giovanni di Cherasco (16th century); Santuario di San Magno, Castelmagno, Cuneo

Background imageChapel Collection: A Red Mass at Sardinia Street Chapel, Lincoln's Inn, London, England in the late 19th century

A Red Mass at Sardinia Street Chapel, Lincoln's Inn, London, England in the late 19th century
3039858 A Red Mass at Sardinia Street Chapel, Lincoln's Inn, London, England in the late 19th century. A mass celebrated annually in the Catholic Church for judges, attorneys

Background imageChapel Collection: The exterior of Christ Church, Lambeth in 1876

The exterior of Christ Church, Lambeth in 1876
5307905 The exterior of Christ Church, Lambeth in 1876.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the exterior of Christ Church, Lambeth)

Background imageChapel Collection: Newgate prison, 1881

Newgate prison, 1881
3479354 Newgate prison, 1881; (add.info.: Newgate prison, London. Prisoners attending Sunday service in the prison chapel. From a print published London, 1881.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageChapel Collection: A Unitarian Chapel on Blackwater Street, 1850

A Unitarian Chapel on Blackwater Street, 1850
3330004 A Unitarian Chapel on Blackwater Street, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Unitarian Chapel on Blackwater Street, in Rochdale, Lancashire)

Background imageChapel Collection: Miss Juliette as Judith in Adrien by Chapelle, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1843

Miss Juliette as Judith in Adrien by Chapelle, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1843
FLO4632169 Miss Juliette as Judith in Adrien by Chapelle, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Louis Lasalle from Victor Dollet's Galerie Dramatique

Background imageChapel Collection: Album ' Barcelone 1888 ': King's Square with the Royal Chapel of Saint Agatha in Barcelona

Album " Barcelone 1888 ": King's Square with the Royal Chapel of Saint Agatha in Barcelona
3563315 Album " Barcelone 1888 ": King's Square with the Royal Chapel of Saint Agatha in Barcelona by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Barcelona, square of the King)

Background imageChapel Collection: Chapel of the hermit of Meleto

Chapel of the hermit of Meleto
3560606 Chapel of the hermit of Meleto by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Meleto, Gaiole in Chianti 1924 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageChapel Collection: Entrance to the Chapel of the Tomb of the Virgin (engraving)

Entrance to the Chapel of the Tomb of the Virgin (engraving)
8638795 Entrance to the Chapel of the Tomb of the Virgin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance to the Chapel of the Tomb of the Virgin)




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The chapel has long been a symbol of faith, art, and history. From Michelangelo's awe-inspiring work in the Sistine Chapel to the intricate murals found in ancient Egyptian tomb-chapels, these sacred spaces hold stories that span centuries. One cannot help but be captivated by the grandeur of the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, this masterpiece is a testament to his unparalleled talent and dedication. The vibrant colors and meticulously crafted figures transport visitors into a world where divine inspiration meets human creativity. But they are not limited to religious settings alone. In Sheffield, England, William Fairbank created an accurate plan of the town in 1771 which included a charming little chapel nestled among its streets. This depiction reminds us that chapels have always been integral parts of communities, offering solace and sanctuary to those who seek it. Across continents in Las Vegas, Nevada stands A Little White Chapel Wedding Chapel - an iconic landmark known for its role as a destination for spontaneous weddings. Couples from all walks of life have exchanged vows within its walls since it opened in 1951, making it a testament to love's enduring power. Sacrament Sunday brings congregations together as they partake in holy rituals within their respective chapels. William Teulon Blandford Fletcher captures this momentous occasion with his artwork depicting worshippers united under one roof - their devotion palpable through every brushstroke. Chapels also find themselves intertwined with academia; Balliol College's chapel dates back to 1675 when it was built as a place for students and scholars alike to find spiritual guidance amidst their studies. It serves as a reminder that education can thrive alongside spirituality. As we journey through Europe's rich cultural tapestry, we encounter The Sistine Chapel once again - this time housed within Vatican Museums in Rome.