Renaissance Sequences

Intricate reliefs and tomb designs from the Renaissance era, showcasing classical themes and elaborate craftsmanship in stone and marble across European locations.

Luis Vaz de Camoes tomb in Jeronimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal

RELIEVE DE LA ANTESALA CAPITULAR - SAN MARCOS EVANGELISTA - SIGLO XVI. Author: DIEGO DE PESQUERA-(SIGLO XVI). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

Luis Vaz de Camoes tomb in Jeronimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal

Santa Maria de Poblet monastery, Catalonia, Spain.Tomb reliefs.

Grave of Joan Ramon Folc, Castle of Cardona, 15th century.

Granada, 11/25/2021. Restoration of the south and west portals of the palace of Charles V in the Alhambra. Photo: Antonio L. Juárez. Archsev.

The sepuclhre of Quenn Elisenda de Montcada (c.1292-1364). Following her marriage to James II the Just (1267-1327) she became Queen of the Catalan-Aragonese Crown. They both founded the Monastery of Pedralbes. Her sepulchre consists of a marble, two-sided tomb occupying two storeys of the cloister within an arcosolium. It was built around 1343 by Pere de Guines and Aloi de Montbrai, unless there are doubts about the autorship. Chapel of Sant Miquel. Catalan Gothic. Cloister of Monastery of Pedralbes. Barcelona. Catalonia, Spain.

Stone relief, angel, detail from a gravestone, cemetery near the church of St. Jakob, Leoben, Styria, Austria, Europe

GROS-HORLOGE, EN LA PUERTA DEL CAMPANARIO. RELOJ ASTRONOMICO. ROUEN, FRANCIA.

The Moses (1513-1515) of Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome, Italy.

St John, by Simone Moschino, (1553-1610), niche next to the central entrance in the facade of St John Evangelist abbey, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 16th-17th century.

A Rueros. Monument to Canovas. Madrid, Pantéon de Hombres Ilustres. Author: AGUSTIN QUEROL (1860-1909). Location: PANTEON DE HOMBRES ILUSTRES. MADRID. SPAIN. Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1828-1897).

Leonardo Marchioni De Malaspinis. Monument made ca 1430-1435 in stucco, marble, Istrian stone.Spinetta Malaspina was a military commander, who died in 1407. his heirs put this memorial in the church that pinetta founded in Verona.

Elisenda de Montcada (c.1292-1364). Queen of Aragon. Gothic sepulchre of the queen. Church of the Monastery of Pedralbes. Detail. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.

Gallo-Roman niche tomb

Elisenda de Montcada (c.1292-1364). Queen of Aragon. Gothic sepulchre of the queen. Church of the Monastery of Pedralbes. Detail. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.

Luis Vaz de Camoes tomb in Jeronimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal

Drunken old woman. Roman sculpture after original of about 200 BC. The woman clasps a wine jug. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany.

Panel from the Tomb of Don Garcia Osorio 16th century Spanish. Panel from the Tomb of Don Garcia Osorio. Spanish. 16th century. Alabaster. Sculpture-Stone

The Four Fountains (The Quattro Fontane), 1588-1593. The River Aniene by Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669). Rome, Italy.

Jacques Coeur Palace, Bourges, France. Reliefs.

Saint James, relief on a corner pillar, 1100, cloister of Saint-Pierre Abbey (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1998), Moissac, Occitanie, France, 12th century.

Mausoleum of Philip II, his three wives and Prince Charles. Detail from the cenotaphs. San Lorenzo del Escorial Monastery. Author: POMPEO LEONI (1533-1608). Location: MONASTERIO-ESCULTURA. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. MARIA VON PORTUGAL. XXX. PHILIP II OF SPAIN. FELIPE II FAMILIA. VALOIS ISABEL DE. ISABEL DE VALOIS. CARLOS DE AUSTRIA PRINCIPE. AUSTRIA CARLOS PRINCIPE. MARIA MANUELA DE PORTUGAL. ANA DE AUSTRIA 1549/1580 ESPOSA DE FELIPE II. ANA DE AUSTRIA (1549-1580) ESPOSA DE FELIPE II.

Statues on the west front of Reims cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Reims, Marne, France, Europe

Statue of a medieval knight holding a flag inside a historic stone building. (Statue of Joan of Arc)

Juno, detail of a Viergoetterstein (four-god stone), Nussdorf, Landau in der Pfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Roman civilization, 3rd-4th century AD.

Statue detail on the outside of a church in Florence, Italy. Semi enclosed figurative statues such as this appear all over Florence.

Saint, relief on the facade of Basilica of Santa Croce Basilica of the Holy Cross - famous Franciscan church in Florence, Italy Saint, relief on the facade of Basilica of Santa Croce Basilica of the Holy Cross - famous Franciscan church in Florence, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20389470

The Last Judgment, north wing of Reims Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Reims, Marne, France, Europe

Detail on the Romanesque main portal, Saint-Etienne Cathedral, Cahors, Caur, Midi-Pyrenees region, Occitania, Lot department, France, Europe

Stone carving on the exterior of Canterbury Cathedral, Kent,England,UK

CLAUSTRO-DET PUERTA DE LAS PLATERIAS.RELIEVE DE SANTIAGO. Location: CATEDRAL-EXTERIOR. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. A CORUÑA. SPAIN. Apóstol Santiago el Mayor.

Detail of The Charlecote Buffet in The Dining Room at Charlecote Park. Bought by Mary Elizabeth in 1858, the buffet was carved by J M Willcox and his apprentices of the Warwick school. Charlecote Park, Warwickshire

Notre Dame de Paris cathedral façade sculptures

Sarcophagus depicting the myth of Phaedra and Hippolytus, 180 ca., Monumental Cemetery of Pisa (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1987), Tuscany, Italy, Roman civilization, 2nd century.

Close-up of sculptures on a wall, Venice, Italy

A statue adorning Laura's Hermitage, 1792, Sigurta Garden Park, Valeggio sul Mincio, Veneto, Italy.

Roman art. Sarcophagus of a married couple. About 240 AD. The couple extending hands to each. Detail. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany.

Bust of the Eberhard im Bart, Duke of Wuerttemberg

Expulsion from Paradise, detail from Stories of Genesis, by Wiligelmus (active ca 1099-1120), marble bas-relief, facade of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Geminianus (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1997), Modena, Emilia Romagna. Italy, 12th century.

capillita de la Rectoria, Manacor, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

S JUAN DE LA CRUZ - S XVII - ESCULTURA BARROCA ESPAÑOLA. Location: CONVENTO DE LAS CARMELITAS. Toledo. SPAIN. SAN JUAN DE LA CRUZ.

Fish fountain, dragon slayer, Schwaebisch Hall, Hohenlohe, Heilbronn-Franken, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Detail hand carved wooden door

Tympanum Section with the Nativity and Annunciation to the Shepherds ca. 1275-1300 North French From an unidentified church portal, this tympanum shows two scenes from the early life of Jesus. The carving has been damaged, and the right half of the tympanum and upper part are lost. The curve of the arch on the left, however, helps define its overall size and shape. Tympanum Section with the Nativity and Annunciation to the Shepherds. North French. ca. 1275-1300. Limestone. Made in Champagne. Sculpture-Architectural

Stone sculptures on main entrance, depicting the Last Judgement, Notre Dame Paris, Ile de France, France, Europe

MARIA DE MOLINA (1265-1321). Queen of Castile (1284-1295), wife of Sancho IV. Detail of alabster sepulchre of MarÕa de Molina. Gothic art. Sculpture. SPAIN. Valladolid. Convent of Las Huelgas Reales.

SILLERIA S BENITO-ENTRADA EN JERUSALEM. Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ESCULTURA-COLECCION. Valladolid. SPAIN.

ARTE GOTICO-CISTERCIENSE. ESPAÑA. MONASTERIO DE SANTES CREUS. Detalle de un CAPITEL DEL CLAUSTRO donde aparece esculpido el maestro REINARD FONOLL o DESFONOLL, autor del claustro de estilo gótico florido realizado entre 1313-1350. AIGUAMURCIA. Provincia de Tarragona. Comarca del Alt Camp. Cataluña.

sarcophagus of Jaume III, mausoleum of the kings of Mallorca, built in 1329 by king Jaime II, chapel of the Trinitat, Cathedral of Mallorca, 13th century, Historical-artistic monument, Palma, mallorca, balearic islands, spain.

Xi’an, China

DUQUESA DE LERMA-ESCULTURA ORANTE EN BRONCE-1603-ESTILO MANIERISTA. Author: LEONE LEONI (1509-92). Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ESCULTURA-COLECCION. Valladolid. SPAIN.

SPAIN - Campo Charro (district) - Castille and Leon - SALAMANCA. Ciudad Rodrigo, cathedral : renaissance reredos or altar piece

Baptistery, by Giovanni da Campione, 1340, . Italy: Lombardy: Bergamo: Baptistery. Detail. Baptistery columns capitals cornice plant motifs allegory of Virtue Fortitude acanthus leaves faces

De Bazel listed historic building De Bazel listed historic building, sculpture of the exterior of the building, Vijzelstraat, Amsterdam, Netherlands Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21538877

Relief depicting a scene from the Passion of Christ, 15th century. The Resurrection of Christ. Alabaster. From Nottingham Workshops (England). Carmo Archaeological Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.

LA CORUÑA. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. CATEDRAL. PUERTA SANTA. DETALLE DE LA DECORACION , OBRA DEL MAESTRO MATEO.

Abruzzo, Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia, S. Massimo, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

A priest of Isis. Statue. Funerary altar made by Iulius Hermes.Attributes: basileion, and situla in her left hand. Rome. Via Ostiense. 1st century AD. Italy.

Male Relief Figure German 15th century

Italy, Lombardy, Lecco, the Cathedral, Entrance Door Bas relief

Seville, November 26, 2025. Feature on the doors, sculptures, and facade of the Cathedral. Photo: Raúl Doblado ARCHSEV.

Capital with male figures, crypt in Lecce cathedral, 12th century, Apulia, Italy.

ARTE GOTICO. SIGLO XV. ESPAÑA. SEPULCRO DE LOS REYES JUAN II E ISABEL DE PORTUGAL. Realizado en ALABASTRO por Diego DE SILOE en 1486. Tiene forma de estrella de ocho puntas imitando las bóvedas de crucería de la época. Se encuentra en el centro de la iglesia, de una sola nave. Detalle de la REINA ISABEL LEYENDO. CARTUJA DE MIRAFLORES. BURGOS. Castilla-León.

RETABLO MAYOR - 1571/1575 - LA MAGDALENA. Author: ESTEBAN JORDAN (1530-1598). Location: IGLESIA DE LA MAGDALENA. Valladolid. SPAIN. MARY MAGDALENE.

Saint Martin of Tours, bass-relief, church of St. Severin in Paris Saint Martin of Tours, bass-relief, church of St. Severin in Paris Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20490713

Statue of Ermentrude, Queen of the Franks, Chateau de Versailles, Yvelines Department, Ile-de-France Region, France, Europe

The entrance to Bath Abbey, Also known as The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. One of the largest examples of Perpendicular Gothic architecture in the West Country. In the Roman city of Bath, in Somerset, England. Originally founded in the 7th century, rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries, and major restoration work was carried out in the 1860s by Sir George Gilbert Scott. This image shows the beautiful relief work on its facade.

Victoria and Albert museum, London, U.K. Ruddock family cast court. Cast of the main western doors of Aix en Provence cathedral (detail)

Cite nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration (museum) Sculpture by Alfred Janniot (detail), Paris, France.,10/03/2009

Close up effigy Athelstan Saxon King fifteenth century memorial tomb, Malmesbury abbey, Wiltshire, England, UK

Virgin Altarpiece. Birth Detail by Jaume Cascalls.

Ferentillo (Umbria - Tr), abbey of San Pietro in Valle. Portal of the cloister, detail with St. Peter's sculpture

Saint Mary Magdalene (Santa Maria Maddalena), by Bernardino Luini, 1515 - 1520, 16th Century, fresco monochrome

Schifanoia palace: episodes of the passion of christ, england, 1400, ferrara, italy

Germany, Cologne. Old City area, Old Marketplace Square fountain.

"La Rochefoucauld", Statue by Noël Jules Girard, Decoration of the Louvre, Paris. Édouard Baldus (French, born Germany, 1813 - 1889)

Detail of the sculpture of Saint Paul, 17th century, on the facade of the old hospital of the Holy Cross in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

DET-PROFETA-RETABLO DE SAN BENITO-1526-RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL-MANIERISMO. Author: ALONSO BERRUGUETE (1488-1561). Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ESCULTURA-COLECCION. Valladolid. SPAIN.

'Statues of Emperors of the Hapsburg Dynasty'. Sketches of Decorations of Antwerp Produced on the Occasion of Arrival of Prince Ferdinand, the New Governor-General, on 17 april 1635. Flanders, 1634. Dimensions: 38,8x21,3 cm (Rudolf I); 38,5x21,5 cm (Albert I); 38,5x20,6 cm (Friedrich III); 39x21,5 cm (Karl V); 38,5x21,5 cm (Ferdinand II). Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Peter Paul Rubens (Pietro Pauolo).

SAN PABLO. Author: JOSE DE ARCE (1600-1666). Location: CARTUJA DE SANTA MARIA DE LA DEFENSION. JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. Cadiz. SPAIN. SAN PABLO APOSTOL-PABLO DE TARSO.

RELIEVE DE MADERA. Location: CATEDRAL. Tuy. Pontevedra. SPAIN.

Ara Casali. Altar dedicated by Tiberius Claudius Faventinus. Detail relief of the sun in his chariot. 2nd C. AD. Octogonal Court. Vatican Museums.

Figure at the Historisches Rathaus Koeln city hall, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

SEPULCRO DE LUIS DE TORRES (1495-1553) ARZOBISPO DE SALERNO (1548) S XVI. Location: CATEDRAL DE LA ENCARNACION. Malaga. SPANIEN. LUIS DE TORRES (1495-1553) ARZOBISPODE SALERNO.

Statue located outside of the Uffizi museum in Florence, Italy. One of the oldest art museums in the Western World. Semi enclosed figurative statues such as this appear all over Florence. Statue of Leon Battista Alberti, Italian author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher, cryptographer and general Renaissance humanist.

Relieve del rapto de San Ignacio, 1666, Cueva de San Ignacio, Manresa. Author: JOAN GRAU.

Biblical story, tile relief, external wall of Orsanmichele Church in Florence, Tuscany, Italy Biblical story, tile relief, external wall of Orsanmichele Church in Florence, Tuscany, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20136207

Beheading of St John the Baptist, by Verrocchio Andrea, 1477 - 1480, 15th Century, embossed silver. Italy: Tuscany: Florence: Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore Museum. Whole artwork. Men torturers soldiers sword back martyrdom John the Baptist building portico

Dalle Masegne, Pier Paolo (first half 14th century-1403). Students in the University. 1383-1386. ITALY. Bologna. Church of San Domenico. Fragment from the tomb of Giovanni da Legnano, teacher of the University of Bologna. Gothic art. Relief on marble. ITALY. EMILIA-ROMAGNA. Bologna. Civic Medieval Museum.

Perugia (Umbria - PG), Major Fountain in Piazza IV Novembre, Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, tiles. In each compartment there are two tiles. Samson and Delilah

Bartolomé Ordóñez, Martirio de Santa Eulalia, 1519. Trascoro Catedral de Barcelona.

BARCELONA. MUSEO MARES. SEPULCRO DE ALABASTRO , SIGLO XVI.

Battle of Cerisola, bas-relief by Pierre Bontemps (ca 1505-1568) on Francis I's tomb, Saint-Denis basilica, Paris, France, 16th century.

Sarcophagus from Myrmekion. Marble. Attica. 2nd c. AD. On the lid, couple lying on the bed; front side, Achilles among the daughters of King Lycomedes. The sarcophagus may have belonged to the Bosporan King Tiberius Julius Eupatorus (Crimea, Black Sea). Bosporan Kingdom,.

Venice, St Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco), St Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco), reliefs on the north façade

monastery of San Cugat del Vallés cloister, Samson and the lion capital, San Cugat del Vallés, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Restored statues at the entrance of Liebfrauenkirche church, Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Lviv (Lviv, Ukraine). Tenement house at ul. Ormiańska 21 - sculptural decoration of the facade; Jaworski, Józef Kościesza- (Fl. Ca 1911-Ca 1929); 1912 (negative); 1912-OK. 1922 (print) (1912-00-00-1927-00-00);

Close-up of Part of the Battle of Britain War Memorial

APOSTOL - RETABLO DE MEJORADA - 1523/1526 - RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL. Author: ALONSO BERRUGUETE (1488-1561). Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ESCULTURA-COLECCION. Valladolid. SPAIN.

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