Basilica Collection

Michelangelo (1475-1564). Pieta. 1498-1499. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Sculpture on marble. VATICAN CITY. Saint Peters Basilica

ANGELICO, Fra. The Annunciation Altarpiece
ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation. 1430s. Left lower detail of the predella, depicting the wedding between Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood

St Peters Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Italy
St Peters Basilica with its iconic dome, viewed from St Peters Square in the Vatican City, Rome, Italy

Giotto (1267-1337). Italian painter. Gothic. Last Supper, 1306. From Church of Santa Croce, Florence. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Deesis Mosaic. 13th c. TURKEY. Istanbul. Hagia Sophia (Basilica of St. Sophia). Detail of Christ Pantocrator. Work located at the southern side of the higher gallery. Late Byzantine art. Mosaic

Statue of St Peter, Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano
Statue of St Peter in the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano (Basilica of St John Lateran) in Rome, Italy. This cathedral is the official ecclesiastical seat of the Bishop of Rome, ie the Pope

ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation. 1430s. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood. ITALY. San Giovanni Valdarno. Museum of the Basilica de Santa Maria de la Gracia. Proc: MONACO

Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. Turkey
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Interior

Empress Theodora. Basilica of Saint Vitale. Italy
Empress Theodora I (500-548) with a court of ladies. Mosaic. 6th century. Basilica of Saint Vitale. Ravenna. Italy

Saint Clare of Assisi
Detail depicting Saint Clare (born Chiara Offreduccio 11941253) from a fresco (131220) by Simone Martini in the Lower basilica of San Francesco, Assisi. Date: circa 1910s

Lourdes, France
Lourdes: the Basilica and the Crucifix

Lourdes - Statue of St. Michael
Statue of St. Michael the Archangel (foreground) vanquishing the falen angel Satan at the end of the Esplanade leading toward the Rosary Basilica of the Sanctuary of our Lady at Lourdes, France

Rome / Vatican / St Peters
The Basilica and Piazza di San Pietro, at Rome, on Easter Sunday, when the Pope bestows his blessing on the faithful

St. Marks Square, Venice, Italy
Basilica Di San Marco and the Campanile in the Piazza San Marco (St. Marks Square) in Venice, Italy circa 2008

St. Marks Square, Venice, Italy - The Horses of St. Mark
The Horses of Saint Mark (the Triumphal Quadriga) - a set of Roman bronze statues of four horses, originally part of a monument depicting a quadriga (a four-horse carriage used for chariot racing)

Sacrifice of Abel and Melchizedek (538-545 AD). Basilica of
Scene of Abrahams life. Abel and Melchizedek bringing their offerings to the altar (538-545 AD). Basilica of St. Vitale. Presbytery. South wall. Rabenna. Italy

Italiy. Venice. Saint Marks Basilica. Noahs Ark. Mosaic. 1
Noah free the animals of the ark, Mosaic from the Pala d Oro or Golden Altar 12th-14th centuries. Saint Marks Basilica. Venice. Italy

Angel playing a lute, Melozzo da Forli
Melozzo da Forli (1438-1494). Italian painter. Fresco depicting an Angel playing a lute. From the Church of the Twelve Holy Apostles. Pinacoteca Vaticana. Vatican City. Date: circa 1480

Dome. Florence Cathedral. Italy
Dome by the Florence Cathedral. 15th century. Built by Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446). Exterior. Italy

Italy. Venice. Church of San Giorgio Maggiore by Palladio built between 1565 and 1568. The facade is made of white marble from Istria

Byzantine Emperor Constantine IV (652-658) and his retinue
Constantine IV (652-685). Byzantine Emperor from and his retinue granting privilege to the Ravennate church. Mosaic. Basilica of Sant Apollinare in Classe. Ravenna. Italy

Venice, Italy - Torcello - Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta (left) - a basilica church on the island of Torcello, Venice. On the right is the church of Santa Fosca. Date: circa 1908

The output of the Duke of Choiseul (1719-1785) of St. Peter
Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Italian painter. The output of the Duke of Choiseul (1719-1785) of St. Peters Square in Rome, 1754. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

Spain. Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caidos). 1940-1958. Monumental memorial dedicated by the Franco regime to the dead of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

ITALY. Ravenna. Basilica of Sant Apollinare Nuovo. The Pharisee and the publican in the Temple door

SPAIN. Zaragoza. Basilica of Our Lady of the Pilar, Ebro river and Puente de Piedra (Stone Bridge)

Scoppio del Carro - Florence, Italy
Florence - Scoppio del Carro. In Florence (Tuscany, Italy), Easter is celebrated with the Scoppio del Carro, explosion of the cart

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - Basilica of St Mary Date: 1939

LORENZETTI, Pietro (1280-1348). Entry of Christ into Jerusalem. ca. 1320. ITALY. Assisi. Lower Basilica of San Francesco d Assisi (St Francis). Located in the church transept. Renaissance art

Notre Dame de la Garde, Marseille, France
Notre-Dame de la Garde (Our Lady of the Guard) - a Neo-Byzantine Catholic basilica in Marseille, France built by the architect Henri-Jacques Esperandieu in the 1860s. Date: circa 1910s

JACOMART, Jaume Ba糬called (1410-1461). Altarpiece
JACOMART, Jaume Ba糬 called (1410-1461). Altarpiece

Interior, Basilica Church (i. e. Basilica of St. Boniface), M
Interior, Basilica Church (i.e. Basilica of St. Boniface), Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

St Josaphat Basilica and School, viewed from Kosciusko Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Date: circa 1940

The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens (Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens), or simply Amiens Cathedral - The Choir - Amiens, France Date: circa 1910s

Sacre Coeur Basilica, Paris, France Date: circa 1910s

Basilica of the Holy Blood, Bruges, Belgium Date: circa 1910

France. Facade of the church of St Mary Magdalene in Vezelay, from which Bernard of Clairvaux preached for the Second Crusade (1147-1149) during Holy Week 1146

Floor mosaic from the Basilica of St. Sophia in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was located in the apse of the first ecclesiastical building on the site of the basilica. First quarter of the 4th century AD

Floor mosaic from the Basilica of St. Sophia in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was located in the apse of the first ecclesiastical building on the site of the basilica. First quarter of the 4th century AD

Bethlehem. Shrine of the Nativity. Engraving by Rouargue
Bethlehem. Shrine of the Nativity. Engraving by Emile Rouargue

King Henry III dreaming of the collapse of a cathedral
King Henry III of England in bed dreaming of friars Dominic and Francis supporting the collapsing Basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome

Effigy of Constance of Castile and seal of King Louis VII
Constance of Castile (1136-1160), Queen of France to King Louis VII, from her tomb effigy in the basilica of Saint-Denis, Paris. Seal of King Louis VII from a 1167 document

Jerusalem. Holy Sepulchre
History of Israel. Jerusalem. Holy Sepulchre. Engraving. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu). Volume III, 1855

Jerusalem. Entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
History of Israel. Jerusalem. Entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Engraving. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu). Volume III, 1855

The Feast of the Ascension in St Mark's Square, circa 1775
Francesco Guardi (1712-1793). Venetian painter. The Feast of the Ascension in St Mark's Square, circa 1775. Oil on canvas. Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. Lisbon, Portugal

The Feast of the Ascension in St Mark's Square, circa 1775
Francesco Guardi (1712-1793). Venetian painter. The Feast of the Ascension in St Mark's Square, circa 1775. Detail. Oil on canvas. Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. Lisbon, Portugal

Spain, Catalonia, Empuries. Cella Memoriae
Spain, Catalonia, Girona province, Empuries. Neapolis. Cella Memoriae or Early Christian Basilica (4th-7th centuries). Late Roman empire period. Archaeological remains of the tombs

Spain, Catalonia, Empuries. Cella Memoriae
Spain, Catalonia, Girona province, Empuries. Neapolis. Cella Memoriae or Early Christian Basilica (4th-7th centuries). Late Roman empire period. Archaeological remains of the tombs

Balearic Islands, Menorca, Alaior. Paleochristian Basilica
Spain, Balearic Islands, Menorca, Alaior. Paleochristian Basilica of Son Bou. Chronologically located between the 5th and 6th century. Archaeological remains

Balearic Islands, Menorca, Alaior. Paleochristian Basilica
Spain, Balearic Islands, Menorca, Alaior. Paleochristian Basilica of Son Bou. Chronologically located between the 5th and 6th century. Archaeological remains

St. Peter's Basilica. Purification ceremony of great Altar
Vatican. St. Peter's Basilica. Purification ceremony of the great Papal Altar on Holy Thursday. Illustration by Juan Comba, detail. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona. Interior of the Cathedral. Illustration by Martinez Hebert. Engraving by Ovejero. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Baldachin of Saint Peter, 1623, by Bernini (1598-1680)
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). Italian sculptor and architect. Baldachin of Saint Peter (1623). Baroque style. Saint Peter's Basilica. Vatican City

Rome - Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine. Roman Forum
Italy, Rome. Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine. Roman Forum. It was begun by Maxentius and completed by Constantine after 313

Spain, Community of Madrid, Colmenar Viejo. Basilica de la Asuncion de Nuestra Senora (Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady)

Wife kissing a young man behind her husbands back. German fashions of the late 15th century. From a color illustration by a German master in Berlin Print Room, Kupferstichkabinet

Cross-section and plan of St. Peters Basilica, Rome. Spaccato della Chiesa di S. Pietro. Pianta della Piazza e Chiesa di S. Pietro

Plan and elevations of the Arch of Constantine, Rome, a triumphal arch built to commemorate Emperor Constantine Is victory over Maxentius. Arco di Costantino

Ideal reconstruction of tomb of Pope Julius II
Ideal reconstruction of Michelangelos tomb of Pope Julius II installed in St Peters Basilica in the Vatican, with the figures of Michelangelo and Pope Julius looking

The Column of Flagellation at the Basilica di Santa Prassede
The Column of Flagellation in the San Zeno Chapel at the Basilica di Santa Prassede in Rome, Italy. Allegedly the column upon which Jesus Christ was flogged in his final years

Emperor Justinian I - Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna
Detail of The Emperor Justinian I (483-565), from the mosaic in the apse in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Antependium of altar in the Basilica di Sant Ambrogio
Rear of the antependium of the altar in the Basilica di Sant Ambrogio, Milan. Bas-relief formed of sheets of gold decorated with scenes from St. Ambroses life

Facade of St. Marks Basilica, Venice, 1823. Facciata di S. Marco in Venezia. After Seroux d Agincourts Architecture, 1823

Architectural details of St. Marks Basilica Venice, 1823. Section through the church, plan, carved capitals, columns, etc. Spaccato della Chiesa di S. Marco in Venezia. Facade of St

View of the Basilica of San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, 1800s. Chiesa di S. Michele in Pavia

Milanese Carroccio and medieval Italian weapons
Carroccio, medieval four-wheel wagon with insignia and banner of Milan. From a design in Vicende di Milano. Weapons including crossbow, shield and helmet

What Roman London may have looked like -- on the north bank of the River Thames, surrounded by a wall built by the Romans. Date: 1st century

Santiago de Compostela, Spain - General View with Basilica. Date: circa 1910s

Santiago de Compostela - Basilica - Portico de la Gloria
Santiago de Compostela, Spain - Basilica - Portico de la Gloria Date: circa 1910s

Santiago de Compostela, Spain - The Basilica
Santiago de Compostela, Spain - La Basilica (Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela), Puerta del Obradoiro - the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great, the apostle of Jesus Christ

Lady in Waiting of Empress Theodora - Basilica of San Vitale
Lady in Waiting of the Empress Theodora - from the impressive Byzantine mosaic of of the Empress and her suite, at the Basilica San Vitale, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Date: 6th century

Bishop Maximianus - Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna
Detail - The face of Bishop Maximianus (Maximian) of Ravenna (499556) from the impressive Byzantine mosaic of Emperor Justinian I and his suite, at the Basilica San Vitale, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna

Paris, France - Basilique de Sacre-Coeur de Montmartre. Date: circa 1940

Ravenna - Basilica di S. Apollinare in Classe - Sarcophagus
Ravenna, Italy - Basilica di S.Apollinare in Classe - Sarcophagus of Archbishop Theodore, Basilica of Saint Apollinaris in Classe (6th century). Date: 6th century

The Basilica, Pompeii, Italy, Victorian period

The Catholic Cathedral - St. Louis, Missouri, USA
The Catholic Cathedral (The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis) - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Date: circa 1930s

View from cupola of St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
View of St. Peter's Square from the cupola of St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1910s

Ruins of the Double Churches of Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey
Izmir, Turkey - Interior of the ruins of the Double Churches of Ephesus. This Roman building is dated to the 2nd century A.D as the Hall of the Muses'

Poland, Krakow. Wawel Cathedral - Lemaitre and Dumouza
Poland, Krakow. Wawel Cathedral. Polish national sanctuary. It has traditionally served as coronation site of the Polish monarchs. Engraving by Lemaitre and Dumouza

Serenata On The Grand Canal, Venice
This mezzotint in colours shows the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, a church opened in 1687, designed by architect, Baldassare Longhena, situated along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy

Porta Della Carta, Venice
An etching which shows the magnificence of the Porta Della Carta, an illustrious carved marble gateway which sits between the Basilica of San Marco and the Doge's Palace

United States. Baltimore Catholic Cathedral. Interior of the temple

Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Hagia Sophia
Ottoman Empire era. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Hagia Shopia. Byzantine Basilica converted into a mosque. Exterior view. Engraving by Lemaitre and Dumouxa

Spain, Leon. The Basilica of San Isidoro - Romanesque church
Spain, Leon. The Basilica of San Isidoro. Romanesque church built between the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Illustration by Letre. Engraving by Sierra, 19th century

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