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Chapel Collection (#11)

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

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)

Background imageChapel Collection: 8627732

8627732

Background imageChapel Collection: 8627729

8627729

Background imageChapel Collection: Chapel in the Merchants Hall, Fossgate (litho)

Chapel in the Merchants Hall, Fossgate (litho)
8632911 Chapel in the Merchants Hall, Fossgate (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chapel in the Merchants Hall, Fossgate)

Background imageChapel Collection: Wesley's Chapel, St Luke's, London (engraving)

Wesley's Chapel, St Luke's, London (engraving)
8631235 Wesley's Chapel, St Luke's, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wesley's Chapel, City Road, St Luke's, London)

Background imageChapel Collection: Queen Victoria's visit to North Wales (engraving)

Queen Victoria's visit to North Wales (engraving)
8676969 Queen Victoria's visit to North Wales (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Victoria's visit to North Wales)

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

Rossall School: The chancel (b/w photo)
8648329 Rossall School: The chancel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The chancel)

Background imageChapel Collection: John (1703-1791) and Charles (1707-1788) Wesley preaching in the open air at Bristol, 1739

John (1703-1791) and Charles (1707-1788) Wesley preaching in the open air at Bristol, 1739, 1868 (engraving)
535685 John (1703-1791) and Charles (1707-1788) Wesley preaching in the open air at Bristol, 1739, 1868 (engraving); (add.info)

Background imageChapel Collection: Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Unitarian Chapel and School, Blackwater Street

Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Unitarian Chapel and School, Blackwater Street
536876 Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Unitarian Chapel and School, Blackwater Street.; (add.info.: Rochdale, Lancashire, England. Unitarian Chapel and School, Blackwater Street)

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

Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Main vault, looking West (b/w photo)
8621752 Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Main vault, looking West (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King's College, Chapel, Main vault)

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

Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Interior, looking East (b/w photo)
8621751 Cambridge: King's College, Chapel, Interior, looking East (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King's College, Chapel, Interior)

Background imageChapel Collection: Cambridge: Peterhouse, Chapel, interior looking North West (b/w photo)

Cambridge: Peterhouse, Chapel, interior looking North West (b/w photo)
8621741 Cambridge: Peterhouse, Chapel, interior looking North West (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peterhouse, Chapel)

Background imageChapel Collection: The Slotskirken of Christiansborg, Copenhagen, c.1850s (oil on fabric)

The Slotskirken of Christiansborg, Copenhagen, c.1850s (oil on fabric)
XOS5882295 The Slotskirken of Christiansborg, Copenhagen, c.1850s (oil on fabric) by Hansen, Heinrich (1821-90); 48.5x44 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageChapel Collection: Oxford: All Souls College, The Chapel (b/w photo)

Oxford: All Souls College, The Chapel (b/w photo)
8625374 Oxford: All Souls College, The Chapel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: All Souls College, The Chapel)

Background imageChapel Collection: Oxford: Brasenose College, The Chapel, interior (b/w photo)

Oxford: Brasenose College, The Chapel, interior (b/w photo)
8625368 Oxford: Brasenose College, The Chapel, interior (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brasenose College, The Chapel, interior)

Background imageChapel Collection: Oxford: St Edmund's Hall, The little Quadrangle and Chapel (b/w photo)

Oxford: St Edmund's Hall, The little Quadrangle and Chapel (b/w photo)
8625332 Oxford: St Edmund's Hall, The little Quadrangle and Chapel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Edmund's Hall)

Background imageChapel Collection: Oxford: Pembroke College, the Chapel (b/w photo)

Oxford: Pembroke College, the Chapel (b/w photo)
8625329 Oxford: Pembroke College, the Chapel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pembroke College, the Chapel)

Background imageChapel Collection: Chapel of Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe, Le Puy-en-Velay, France (b/w photo)

Chapel of Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe, Le Puy-en-Velay, France (b/w photo)
8626989 Chapel of Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe, Le Puy-en-Velay, France (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chapel of Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe)

Background imageChapel Collection: The chapel, Titania's Palace (colour litho)

The chapel, Titania's Palace (colour litho)
8656886 The chapel, Titania's Palace (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The chapel, Titania's Palace)

Background imageChapel Collection: Lost London: Queen's Bench Prison, the Chapel (litho)

Lost London: Queen's Bench Prison, the Chapel (litho)
8662157 Lost London: Queen's Bench Prison, the Chapel (litho) by Crowther, John (1837-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen's Bench Prison, the Chapel)

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

Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Chapel, consecrated 1623, N side (b/w photo)
8661690 Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Chapel, consecrated 1623, N side (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Chapel)

Background imageChapel Collection: Hampton, Hampton Court, Ceiling of Chapel, c 1535-1536 (litho)

Hampton, Hampton Court, Ceiling of Chapel, c 1535-1536 (litho)
8661978 Hampton, Hampton Court, Ceiling of Chapel, c 1535-1536 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hampton, Hampton Court, Ceiling of Chapel, c.1535-1536)

Background imageChapel Collection: Convent and Homes of the Good Shepherd, East Finchley: Chapel, Home of the Good Shepherd (b/w photo)

Convent and Homes of the Good Shepherd, East Finchley: Chapel, Home of the Good Shepherd (b/w photo)
8668930 Convent and Homes of the Good Shepherd, East Finchley: Chapel, Home of the Good Shepherd (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chapel)

Background imageChapel Collection: Dorchester Camp: The Chapel (b/w photo)

Dorchester Camp: The Chapel (b/w photo)
8670205 Dorchester Camp: The Chapel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chapel. Dorchester Camp)

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

Rossall School: The nave (b/w photo)
8651293 Rossall School: The nave (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The nave)

Background imageChapel Collection: The Chapel of 'Our Lady' in the Undercroft, Canterbury Cathedral (colour litho)

The Chapel of "Our Lady" in the Undercroft, Canterbury Cathedral (colour litho)
8647759 The Chapel of "Our Lady" in the Undercroft, Canterbury Cathedral (colour litho) by Gardner, William Biscombe (1847-1919); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageChapel Collection: Stonyhurst College: The Chapel (b/w photo)

Stonyhurst College: The Chapel (b/w photo)
8633091 Stonyhurst College: The Chapel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chapel)

Background imageChapel Collection: London: Chapel and Gateway, Lincoln's Inn (engraving)

London: Chapel and Gateway, Lincoln's Inn (engraving)
8634240 London: Chapel and Gateway, Lincoln's Inn (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chapel and Gateway, Lincoln's Inn)

Background imageChapel Collection: Strandarkirkja

Strandarkirkja
Wave Faber

Background imageChapel Collection: St. Johns Cathedral London

St. Johns Cathedral London
Rolf Gasser

Background imageChapel Collection: St. Johns London

St. Johns London
Rolf Gasser

Background imageChapel Collection: Chapel

Chapel
Rodrigo Marin

Background imageChapel Collection: Black Church

Black Church
Eugenio Pastor Benjumeda

Background imageChapel Collection: Perspective

Perspective
Fernando Silveira

Background imageChapel Collection: Toledo Cathedral Reflection

Toledo Cathedral Reflection
Dario Puebla

Background imageChapel Collection: British Chapel, Jerusalem (engraving)

British Chapel, Jerusalem (engraving)
8676785 British Chapel, Jerusalem (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Chapel, Jerusalem)

Background imageChapel Collection: Here to Stay

Here to Stay
Thomas de Franzoni

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

Inside, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 5: the count steals the relic
7242663 Inside, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 5: the count steals the relic, all beg him (Philip of Alsace seizes the head; Collegiale Saint-Pierre)

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 ()
7242650 Interior, chapel of 1837, statue Virgin and child, comes from the top of the organ, Pierre le Sieurre (?), 16th century ()

Background imageChapel Collection: Southern side chapel, funerary monument of Ferry de Gros, 1521-1530

Southern side chapel, funerary monument of Ferry de Gros, 1521-1530
7242301 Southern side chapel, funerary monument of Ferry de Gros, 1521-1530; Sint Jacobskerk, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church (Sint-Jakobskerk), Interior South chapel

Background imageChapel Collection: Collegiate church. Interior. The crypt/pantheon (Cripta-Panteon de los Duques de Pastrana y del)

Collegiate church. Interior. The crypt/pantheon (Cripta-Panteon de los Duques de Pastrana y del Infantado)
6267499 Collegiate church. Interior. The crypt/pantheon (Cripta-Panteon de los Duques de Pastrana y del Infantado). Apse of a chapel

Background imageChapel Collection: Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 11

Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 11
7242669 Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 11: the signature of Canon AdamLe Caron died in 1604 (Canon Adam Le Caron, donor of the fresco)

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

Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 10: a prince in arms prays
7242668 Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 10: a prince in arms prays, another child is lying on the ground (a dead child is lying on the ground)




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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.