Altar in art: paintings, drawings and prints

The Church at Dixmude, West Flanders, David Roberts

The Church at Dixmude, West Flanders, c. 1863.

The Church at Dixmude, West Flanders (museum title)

David Roberts (British), watercolor and gouache on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Interior of St Wolfgang's Church in Rothenburg, Aleksander Gierymski

Interior of St Wolfgang's Church in Rothenburg, 1896.

Wnętrze kościoła św. Wolfganga w Rothenburgu (museum title)

Aleksander Gierymski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Last Communion of Saint Jerome, Sandro Botticelli

The Last Communion of Saint Jerome, 1490.

The Last Communion of Saint Jerome (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), tempera on wood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Chapelle du domaine de Láchar, Joaquín Sorolla

Chapelle du domaine de Láchar, 1917.

Chapelle du domaine de Láchar (museum title)

Joaquín Sorolla (Spanish)

Sorolla Museum, Spain

Sacrificial Fire, 1924.

Uhrituli (museum title)

Ellen Thesleff (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Church interior with the Veit Stoss altarpiece during a service, Leon Wyczółkowski

Church interior with the Veit Stoss altarpiece during a service, 1926.

Wnętrze kościoła z ołtarzem Wita Stwosza, podczas… (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), color lithograph

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Altar with Christ on the cross, Leon Wyczółkowski

Altar with Christ on the cross, 1926.

Ołtarz z Chrystusem na krzyżu (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), lithograph

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Portrait of the Vendramin Family, Titien

Portrait of the Vendramin Family, 1540–1545.

Portrait de la famille Vendramin (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

The Adoration of the Golden Calf, Nicolas Poussin

The Adoration of the Golden Calf, 1634.

L'Adoration du Veau d'or (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

The Wawel crucifix, 1921.

Krucyfiks wawelski (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), lithograph with watercolor

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Transfer of the Image and First Miracle of the Virgin of Guadalupe, José Juárez

Transfer of the Image and First Miracle of the Virgin of Guadalupe, 1653.

Traslado de la imagen y primer milagro de la Virgen de… (museum title)

José Juárez (Mexican), oil on canvas

Musée de la Basilique de Guadalupe (Mexico), Mexico

Joan of Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Joan of Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII, 1854.

Jeanne d'Arc au sacre du roi Charles VII, dans la… (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Mourning of László Hunyadi (Sketch), Viktor Madarász

Mourning of László Hunyadi (Sketch), c. 1860.

Hunyadi László siratása (Redukció) (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

The Oath of John Casimir, 1889.

Śluby Jana Kazimierza (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Phoenix or the Resurrection of Freedom, James Barry

The Phoenix or the Resurrection of Freedom, 1776.

The Phoenix or the Resurrection of Freedom (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), etching, aquatint and open bite

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Christ on the cross, with Wyczółkowski at prayer, Leon Wyczółkowski

Christ on the cross, with Wyczółkowski at prayer, 1926.

Chrystus na krzyżu, z modlącym się Wyczółkowskim (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), lithograph

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The chancel with the open Stoss altarpiece, Leon Wyczółkowski

The chancel with the open Stoss altarpiece, 1926.

Prezbiterium z otwartym ołtarzem Stwosza (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), lithograph

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The crucifix in Wawel Cathedral, Leon Wyczółkowski

The crucifix in Wawel Cathedral, 1924.

Krucyfiks w katedrze wawelskiej (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), lithograph with watercolor

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

L'Hémisphère sud de la sphère céleste, Albrecht Dürer

L'Hémisphère sud de la sphère céleste, 1515.

L'Hémisphère sud de la sphère céleste (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodcut on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

“How Such a Pair of Brothers Could Die Victorious for Their Country in the Strength of Their Spring”, Albert Edelfelt

“How Such a Pair of Brothers Could Die Victorious for Their Country in the Strength of Their Spring”, 1897–1900.

"Kuink' eestä maansa veljespari moinen sai voittain kuolla… (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), black chalk and gouache on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Hercules and Alcestis, 1862.

Hercules and Alcestis (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French)

Phillips Collection, United States

The Virgin Adoring the Host, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

The Virgin Adoring the Host, 1852.

The Virgin Adoring the Host (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Academy of Learning at Wawel (project for the Wawel Acropolis), Stanisław Wyspiański

The Academy of Learning at Wawel (project for the Wawel Acropolis), 1905.

Akademia Umiejętności na Wawelu (projekt dla… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Joan of Arc Standing at the Altar at Reims Cathedral, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Joan of Arc Standing at the Altar at Reims Cathedral, c. 1844.

Joan of Arc Standing at the Altar at Reims Cathedral (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), pen and brown ink and graphite on tracing paper laid down on blue paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Church interior with the Veit Stoss altarpiece [empty nave], Leon Wyczółkowski

Church interior with the Veit Stoss altarpiece [empty nave], 1927.

Wnętrze kościoła z ołtarzem Wita Stwosza [pusta nawa] (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), color lithograph

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Interior of the presbytery with the Veit Stoss altarpiece, Leon Wyczółkowski

Interior of the presbytery with the Veit Stoss altarpiece, 1926.

Wnętrze prezbiterium z ołtarzem Wita Stwosza (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), color lithograph

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Capilla de Villaviciosa (Sketches of a journey to Spain), John Frederick Lewis

Capilla de Villaviciosa (Sketches of a journey to Spain), 1836.

Schetsen van een reis naar Spanje: Capilla de Villaviciosa (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), lithograph

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Christ of the Wawel Castle, Leon Wyczółkowski

Christ of the Wawel Castle, 1923–1924.

Chrystus wawelski (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), lithograph

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Studies of Antiquities (recto); Studies of Antiquities (verso), Nicolas Poussin

Studies of Antiquities (recto); Studies of Antiquities (verso), c. 1632–1635.

Studies of Antiquities (recto); Studies of Antiquities… (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), pen and brown ink, brown wash (recto); pen and brown ink (verso)

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Mercure : Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix à l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris, Eugène Delacroix

Mercure : Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix à l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris, 1849–1852.

Mercure : Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix à l'Hôtel de… (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, France

Interior, Chapelle Saint-Fiacre, Amélie Lundahl

Interior, Chapelle Saint-Fiacre, 1880–1884.

Sisäkuva, Chapelle Saint-Fiacre (museum title)

Amélie Lundahl (Finnish), oil

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Der heilige Hain, 1882.

Der heilige Hain (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Altarpiece of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Friar Juan de Zumárraga and Juan Diego

Retablo de la Virgen de Guadalupe, fray Juan de Zumárraga y… (museum title)

Miguel Cabrera (Mexican), oil on metal

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

The Mass of Saint Gregory, Hieronymus Bosch

The Mass of Saint Gregory, 1494.

The Mass of Saint Gregory (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Prado Museum, Spain

Church interior with the Veit Stoss altarpiece during a service (view from the choir loft, Leon Wyczółkowski

Church interior with the Veit Stoss altarpiece during a service (view from the choir loft, 1927.

Wnętrze kościoła z ołtarzem Wita Stwosza, podczas… (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), color lithograph

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Le Martyre de saint Matthieu, Caravaggio

Le Martyre de saint Matthieu, 1600.

Le Martyre de saint Matthieu (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Church of Saint-Louis-des-Français, Italy

Cain Slaying Abel, 1648–1651.

Cain Slaying Abel (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch)

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Sacrifial Fire

Uhrituli (museum title)

Ellen Thesleff (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Altar of Saint Vincent Ferrer, Valencia, Joaquín Sorolla

Altar of Saint Vincent Ferrer, Valencia, 1908.

Altar of Saint Vincent Ferrer, Valencia (museum title)

Joaquín Sorolla (Spanish)

The Hispanic Society of America, United States

Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix à l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Minerve, Eugène Delacroix

Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix à l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Minerve, 1849–1852.

Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix à l'Hôtel de Ville de… (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, France

Holy Communion in Stange Church, Harriet Backer

Holy Communion in Stange Church, 1903.

Altergang i Stange kirke (museum title)

Harriet Backer (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Madonna del Baldacchino, 1508.

Madonna del Baldacchino (museum title)

Raphaël (Italian), oil on wood

Palatine Gallery, Pitti Palace, Italy

Our Lady of Cocharcas, 1759.

Our Lady of Cocharcas (museum title)

École de Cuzco, oil on canvas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Founding of the Order of the Elephant, C.W. Eckersberg

The Founding of the Order of the Elephant, 1840.

Elefantordenens indstiftelse (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Preparatory Sketch for 'Seville Cathedral'

Preparatory Sketch for 'Seville Cathedral' (museum title)

David Roberts (British), watercolor and gouache on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Descente de Croix, 1600.

Descente de Croix (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Annecy Cathedral, France

Altar of the Purísima

Altar de Purísima (museum title)

Pancho Fierro (Peruvian), watercolor on paper

Ignacio Merino Municipal Art Gallery, Peru

Christ of the Wawel Castle, 1923.

Chrystus wawelski (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), lithograph

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Christ of the Wawel Castle, 1921.

Chrystus wawelski (museum title)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish), lithograph

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Reclining female figure symbolising the Jewish religion

Liggende kvindefigur symboliserende den jødiske religion (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil, pen, Indian ink and brown ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark