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  • Nave, with the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atlas figure supporting the base of the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. On the left is St Peter, and on the right, St Rita. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fish, sculptural detail from the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atlas figure supporting the base of the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_0586.jpg
  • Virgen de la Esperanza or Virgin of Hope, with the sun, detail from the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atlas figure supporting the base of the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_0585.jpg
  • Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_0609.jpg
  • Men in a boat lit by a flaming torch, detail from the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgen de la Esperanza or Virgin of Hope, with the sun, detail from the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_0601.jpg
  • Fishermen lowering nets, detail from the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fish, sculptural detail from the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Putto, sculptural detail from the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atlas figures supporting the base of the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atlas figure supporting the base of the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Thomas Aquinas as an archangel defeating the heterodox, at the pinnacle of the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atlas figure supporting the base of the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dove of the Holy Ghost, and angels playing musical instruments, detail of the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nativity of Mary, from the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Paul, from the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coronation of the Virgin, detail from the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Putti in the central section of the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_0589.jpg
  • Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Francis on the main altarpiece, 1739, in the Basilica Church of St Francis, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1278 under King James II of Majorca, and the church was begun in 1384 and added to from 1445 to 1670, with a blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is listed as a National Cultural Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main altarpiece, 1739, in the Basilica Church of St Francis, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1278 under King James II of Majorca, and the church was begun in 1384 and added to from 1445 to 1670, with a blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is listed as a National Cultural Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main baroque altarpiece, by Alonso Rosillo in 1619, and Manuel del Alamo, in 1674 and gilded by Manuel Pancorbo in 1741, in the choir of the Catedral de la Natividad de Nuestra Senora, or Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. In the centre of the altarpiece is a reliquary urn containing the remains of San Pedro Pascual, and a niche with the Virgin of the Martyrs. To either side are statues of St Peter and St Paul and paintings of St Jacob and St Euphrasius. Built on the site of a mosque, the current building was commissioned by Bishop Francisco Delgado Lopez and designed by Andres de Vandelvira in Renaissance style in the 16th century. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main altarpiece, c. 1560, by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, in Spanish Renaissance style, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The altarpiece features a central sculpture of the Transfiguration of Christ under an ornate canopy, and statues in niches separated by pilasters with corinthian capitals. The original was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War (only the central Christ was saved) and it was restored by Juan Luis Vassal. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a saint writing on a book in a niche on the main altarpiece, c. 1560, by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, in Spanish Renaissance style, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The altarpiece features a central sculpture of the Transfiguration of Christ under an ornate canopy, and statues in niches separated by pilasters with corinthian capitals. The original was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War (only the central Christ was saved) and it was restored by Juan Luis Vassal. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Virgin of the Martyrs on the main baroque altarpiece, by Alonso Rosillo in 1619, and Manuel del Alamo, in 1674 and gilded by Manuel Pancorbo in 1741, in the choir of the Catedral de la Natividad de Nuestra Senora, or Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. In the centre of the altarpiece is a reliquary urn containing the remains of San Pedro Pascual, and a niche with the Virgin of the Martyrs. Built on the site of a mosque, the current building was commissioned by Bishop Francisco Delgado Lopez and designed by Andres de Vandelvira in Renaissance style in the 16th century. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_SPAIN_MC220.jpg
  • Statue of Virgin of the Martyrs on the main baroque altarpiece, by Alonso Rosillo in 1619, and Manuel del Alamo, in 1674 and gilded by Manuel Pancorbo in 1741, in the choir of the Catedral de la Natividad de Nuestra Senora, or Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. In the centre of the altarpiece is a reliquary urn containing the remains of San Pedro Pascual, and a niche with the Virgin of the Martyrs. Built on the site of a mosque, the current building was commissioned by Bishop Francisco Delgado Lopez and designed by Andres de Vandelvira in Renaissance style in the 16th century. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_SPAIN_MC219.jpg
  • Detail of an apostle from the Transfiguration of Christ, from the main altarpiece, c. 1560, by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, in Spanish Renaissance style, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The original was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War (only the central Christ was saved) and it was restored by Juan Luis Vassal. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transfiguration of Christ, from the main altarpiece, c. 1560, by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, in Spanish Renaissance style, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The original was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War (only the central Christ was saved) and it was restored by Juan Luis Vassal. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of an apostle from the Transfiguration of Christ, from the main altarpiece, c. 1560, by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, in Spanish Renaissance style, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The original was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War (only the central Christ was saved) and it was restored by Juan Luis Vassal. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Christ from the Transfiguration of Christ, from the main altarpiece, c. 1560, by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, in Spanish Renaissance style, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The original was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War (only the central Christ was saved) and it was restored by Juan Luis Vassal. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transfiguration of Christ, from the main altarpiece, c. 1560, by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, in Spanish Renaissance style, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The original was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War (only the central Christ was saved) and it was restored by Juan Luis Vassal. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of cherubs holding the canopy, from the main altarpiece, c. 1560, by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, in Spanish Renaissance style, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The original was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War (only the central Christ was saved) and it was restored by Juan Luis Vassal. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, grill, crypt and main altarpiece by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the main altarpiece in the main chapel, in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The altarpiece, 1503, is of gilded and polychrome wood in Gothic style, was commissioned by Bishop Jorge de Almeida and made by the Flemish masters Olivier de Gante and Jean d'Ypres. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. The city of Coimbra dates back to Roman times and was the capital of Portugal from 1131 to 1255. Its historic buildings are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the Assumption of the Virgin from the main altarpiece in the main chapel, in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The altarpiece, 1503, is of gilded and polychrome wood in Gothic style, was commissioned by Bishop Jorge de Almeida and made by the Flemish masters Olivier de Gante and Jean d'Ypres. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. The city of Coimbra dates back to Roman times and was the capital of Portugal from 1131 to 1255. Its historic buildings are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the crucifixion, from the main altarpiece in the main chapel, in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The altarpiece, 1503, is of gilded and polychrome wood in Gothic style, was commissioned by Bishop Jorge de Almeida and made by the Flemish masters Olivier de Gante and Jean d'Ypres. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. The city of Coimbra dates back to Roman times and was the capital of Portugal from 1131 to 1255. Its historic buildings are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of an apostle from the Transfiguration of Christ, from the main altarpiece, c. 1560, by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, in Spanish Renaissance style, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The original was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War (only the central Christ was saved) and it was restored by Juan Luis Vassal. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_SPAIN_MC132.jpg
  • Nave, grill, crypt, cupola and main altarpiece by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transfiguration of Christ under an ornate canopy, central section of the main altarpiece, c. 1560, by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, in Spanish Renaissance style, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The original was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War (only the central Christ was saved) and it was restored by Juan Luis Vassal. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Immaculate conception, statue of the Virgin Mary with heaven above, from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Bartholomew with a demon, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Peter with fishermen, detail from the main altarpiece, dedicated to the Virgin and St Peter and carved in alabaster with scenes of their lives and of the martyrdom of St Paul, 1428, by Pere Oller, in the Catedral de Sant Pere Apostol, or Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The church was originally founded in the 11th century by abbot Oliba, of which only the crypt rand Romanesque bell tower remain. The current building is a late 18th century neoclassical church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nativity, detail from the main altarpiece, dedicated to the Virgin and St Peter and carved in alabaster with scenes of their lives and of the martyrdom of St Paul, 1428, by Pere Oller, in the Catedral de Sant Pere Apostol, or Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The church was originally founded in the 11th century by abbot Oliba, of which only the crypt rand Romanesque bell tower remain. The current building is a late 18th century neoclassical church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Incarnation, with the Virgin Mary, holy ghost and hand of God, and the Annunciation by the Angel Gabriel, polychrome high relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Mary of Egypt, naked and praying in the wilderness, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Peter with fishermen, detail from the main altarpiece, dedicated to the Virgin and St Peter and carved in alabaster with scenes of their lives and of the martyrdom of St Paul, 1428, by Pere Oller, in the Catedral de Sant Pere Apostol, or Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The church was originally founded in the 11th century by abbot Oliba, of which only the crypt rand Romanesque bell tower remain. The current building is a late 18th century neoclassical church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main altarpiece, Baroque, with polychrome sculpted crucifixion and paintings of the life of Christ, in the Cathedral of the Incarnation of Almeria, or Catedral de la Encarnacion de Almeria, built 1524-62 in late Gothic and Renaissance styles after the original cathedral was destroyed in an earthquake, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Peter holding the key to heaven, central statue from the main altarpiece, dedicated to the Virgin and St Peter and carved in alabaster with scenes of their lives and of the martyrdom of St Paul, 1428, by Pere Oller, in the Catedral de Sant Pere Apostol, or Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The church was originally founded in the 11th century by abbot Oliba, of which only the crypt rand Romanesque bell tower remain. The current building is a late 18th century neoclassical church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Lawrence and St Stephen, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crucifixion of St Peter, detail from the main altarpiece, dedicated to the Virgin and St Peter and carved in alabaster with scenes of their lives and of the martyrdom of St Paul, 1428, by Pere Oller, in the Catedral de Sant Pere Apostol, or Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The church was originally founded in the 11th century by abbot Oliba, of which only the crypt rand Romanesque bell tower remain. The current building is a late 18th century neoclassical church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the magi, detail from the main altarpiece, dedicated to the Virgin and St Peter and carved in alabaster with scenes of their lives and of the martyrdom of St Paul, 1428, by Pere Oller, in the Catedral de Sant Pere Apostol, or Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The church was originally founded in the 11th century by abbot Oliba, of which only the crypt rand Romanesque bell tower remain. The current building is a late 18th century neoclassical church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the magi, detail from the main altarpiece, dedicated to the Virgin and St Peter and carved in alabaster with scenes of their lives and of the martyrdom of St Paul, 1428, by Pere Oller, in the Catedral de Sant Pere Apostol, or Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The church was originally founded in the 11th century by abbot Oliba, of which only the crypt rand Romanesque bell tower remain. The current building is a late 18th century neoclassical church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman Emperor Constantine on horseback, trampling a soldier in battle, holding a Christian cross, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Resurrection of Christ, detail from the main altarpiece, dedicated to the Virgin and St Peter and carved in alabaster with scenes of their lives and of the martyrdom of St Paul, 1428, by Pere Oller, in the Catedral de Sant Pere Apostol, or Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The church was originally founded in the 11th century by abbot Oliba, of which only the crypt rand Romanesque bell tower remain. The current building is a late 18th century neoclassical church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saints, detail from the main altarpiece, dedicated to the Virgin and St Peter and carved in alabaster with scenes of their lives and of the martyrdom of St Paul, 1428, by Pere Oller, in the Catedral de Sant Pere Apostol, or Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The church was originally founded in the 11th century by abbot Oliba, of which only the crypt rand Romanesque bell tower remain. The current building is a late 18th century neoclassical church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ and saints, detail from the main altarpiece, dedicated to the Virgin and St Peter and carved in alabaster with scenes of their lives and of the martyrdom of St Paul, 1428, by Pere Oller, in the Catedral de Sant Pere Apostol, or Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The church was originally founded in the 11th century by abbot Oliba, of which only the crypt rand Romanesque bell tower remain. The current building is a late 18th century neoclassical church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Annunciation, detail from the main altarpiece, dedicated to the Virgin and St Peter and carved in alabaster with scenes of their lives and of the martyrdom of St Paul, 1428, by Pere Oller, in the Catedral de Sant Pere Apostol, or Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The church was originally founded in the 11th century by abbot Oliba, of which only the crypt rand Romanesque bell tower remain. The current building is a late 18th century neoclassical church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coronation of the Virgin, detail from the main altarpiece, dedicated to the Virgin and St Peter and carved in alabaster with scenes of their lives and of the martyrdom of St Paul, 1428, by Pere Oller, in the Catedral de Sant Pere Apostol, or Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The church was originally founded in the 11th century by abbot Oliba, of which only the crypt rand Romanesque bell tower remain. The current building is a late 18th century neoclassical church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the magi, detail from the main altarpiece, dedicated to the Virgin and St Peter and carved in alabaster with scenes of their lives and of the martyrdom of St Paul, 1428, by Pere Oller, in the Catedral de Sant Pere Apostol, or Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The church was originally founded in the 11th century by abbot Oliba, of which only the crypt rand Romanesque bell tower remain. The current building is a late 18th century neoclassical church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Deposition, detail from the main altarpiece, dedicated to the Virgin and St Peter and carved in alabaster with scenes of their lives and of the martyrdom of St Paul, 1428, by Pere Oller, in the Catedral de Sant Pere Apostol, or Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The church was originally founded in the 11th century by abbot Oliba, of which only the crypt rand Romanesque bell tower remain. The current building is a late 18th century neoclassical church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nativity, with Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus in the stable, with an angel worshipping and a shepherd, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Martin of Tours cutting his cloak in half to share with a beggar, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman Emperor Constantine on horseback, trampling a soldier in battle, holding a Christian cross, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the Magi at the birth of Christ, with Mary and Joseph holding the baby Jesus below, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Martyrdom of St Paul, detail from the main altarpiece, dedicated to the Virgin and St Peter and carved in alabaster with scenes of their lives and of the martyrdom of St Paul, 1428, by Pere Oller, in the Catedral de Sant Pere Apostol, or Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The church was originally founded in the 11th century by abbot Oliba, of which only the crypt rand Romanesque bell tower remain. The current building is a late 18th century neoclassical church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 2 saints holding palm fronds, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nativity, detail from the main altarpiece, dedicated to the Virgin and St Peter and carved in alabaster with scenes of their lives and of the martyrdom of St Paul, 1428, by Pere Oller, in the Catedral de Sant Pere Apostol, or Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The church was originally founded in the 11th century by abbot Oliba, of which only the crypt rand Romanesque bell tower remain. The current building is a late 18th century neoclassical church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Ramon Llull, 1232-1315, philosopher, logician, Franciscan tertiary and Majorcan writer, by D Jaime Blanquer on the main altarpiece, 1739, in the Basilica Church of St Francis, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1278 under King James II of Majorca, and the church was begun in 1384 and added to from 1445 to 1670, with a blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is listed as a National Cultural Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Peter resurrecting Petronilla of Aragon, 1136-73, showing St Peter resurrecting the woman from her death bed, while onlookers praise God for the miracle, from the main altarpiece by Lluis Borrassa, 1411, in the Church of Sant Pere, or Church of St Peter, churches of Sant Pere, Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain. The Church of Sant Pere has a 12th century nave, but the transept and apse date back to the 10th century. The church contains floor mosaics, a stone altarpiece and Gothic frescoes. The Sant Pere complex consists of 2 churches (Sant Pere and Santa Maria) and a baptistery (Sant Miquel, following the Byzantine model. They were built close to the site of old Egara to be the seat of the Egara diocese, founded c. 450 AD. The buildings were completed in the 11th and 12th centuries in Romanesque style, on the site of pre-Romanesque buildings from the Visigothic period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Ramon Llull, 1232-1315, philosopher, logician, Franciscan tertiary and Majorcan writer, by D Jaime Blanquer on the main altarpiece, 1739, in the Basilica Church of St Francis, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1278 under King James II of Majorca, and the church was begun in 1384 and added to from 1445 to 1670, with a blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is listed as a National Cultural Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crucifixion of St Peter, showing the body of St Peter upside-down on the cross, with soldiers and onlookers. A soldier with a sword has beheaded a woman in the bottom right corner, from the main altarpiece by Lluis Borrassa, 1411, in the Church of Sant Pere, or Church of St Peter, churches of Sant Pere, Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain. The Church of Sant Pere has a 12th century nave, but the transept and apse date back to the 10th century. The church contains floor mosaics, a stone altarpiece and Gothic frescoes. The Sant Pere complex consists of 2 churches (Sant Pere and Santa Maria) and a baptistery (Sant Miquel, following the Byzantine model. They were built close to the site of old Egara to be the seat of the Egara diocese, founded c. 450 AD. The buildings were completed in the 11th and 12th centuries in Romanesque style, on the site of pre-Romanesque buildings from the Visigothic period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Liberation of St Peter, showing St Peter being freed from prison by an angel prior to his crucifixion, from the main altarpiece by Lluis Borrassa, 1411, in the Church of Sant Pere, or Church of St Peter, churches of Sant Pere, Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain. The Church of Sant Pere has a 12th century nave, but the transept and apse date back to the 10th century. The church contains floor mosaics, a stone altarpiece and Gothic frescoes. The Sant Pere complex consists of 2 churches (Sant Pere and Santa Maria) and a baptistery (Sant Miquel, following the Byzantine model. They were built close to the site of old Egara to be the seat of the Egara diocese, founded c. 450 AD. The buildings were completed in the 11th and 12th centuries in Romanesque style, on the site of pre-Romanesque buildings from the Visigothic period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the Crucifixion of St Peter, showing the body of St Peter upside-down on the cross, with soldiers and onlookers. A soldier with a sword has beheaded a woman, seen here, from the main altarpiece by Lluis Borrassa, 1411, in the Church of Sant Pere, or Church of St Peter, churches of Sant Pere, Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain. The Church of Sant Pere has a 12th century nave, but the transept and apse date back to the 10th century. The church contains floor mosaics, a stone altarpiece and Gothic frescoes. The Sant Pere complex consists of 2 churches (Sant Pere and Santa Maria) and a baptistery (Sant Miquel, following the Byzantine model. They were built close to the site of old Egara to be the seat of the Egara diocese, founded c. 450 AD. The buildings were completed in the 11th and 12th centuries in Romanesque style, on the site of pre-Romanesque buildings from the Visigothic period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and main altarpiece, 1739, in the Basilica Church of St Francis, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1278 under King James II of Majorca, and the church was begun in 1384 and added to from 1445 to 1670, with a blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is listed as a National Cultural Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Descent from the Cross, showing the body of Christ, having been removed from the Cross, with the Virgin Mary kissing his hand, and other mourners, from the main altarpiece by Jaume Cicera and Guillem Talarn, 1450-51, in the Church of Sant Miquel, or Church of St Michael, churches of Sant Pere (St Peter), Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain. The church is a simple stone structure of Greek cross plan with 8 reused visigothic columns supporting arches around the central gallery. The Sant Pere complex consists of 2 churches (Sant Pere and Santa Maria) and a baptistery (Sant Miquel, following the Byzantine model. They were built close to the site of old Egara to be the seat of the Egara diocese, founded c. 450 AD. The buildings were completed in the 11th and 12th centuries in Romanesque style, on the site of pre-Romanesque buildings from the Visigothic period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Flagellation, showing Christ, prior to his crucifixion, tied to a column and being whipped by 2 servants of Pontius Pilate, from the main altarpiece by Jaume Cicera and Guillem Talarn, 1450-51, in the Church of Sant Miquel, or Church of St Michael, churches of Sant Pere (St Peter), Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain. The church itself is a simple stone structure of Greek cross plan with 8 reused visigothic columns supporting arches around the central gallery. The Sant Pere complex consists of 2 churches (Sant Pere and Santa Maria) and a baptistery (Sant Miquel, following the Byzantine model. They were built close to the site of old Egara to be the seat of the Egara diocese, founded c. 450 AD. The buildings were completed in the 11th and 12th centuries in Romanesque style, on the site of pre-Romanesque buildings from the Visigothic period. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pentecost, with the descent of the holy spirit to the Virgin and disciples, from the Retaule de l'Esperit Sant (Retablo del Espiritu Santo), or Altarpiece of the Holy Spirit, 1394, by Pere Serra, a Catalan artist, with 22 scenes and 36 figures of saints, in the Colegiata Basilica de Santa Maria, or Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria, also known as La Seu, built in Gothic style by Berenguer de Montagut, from 1328 until 1486, around an existing 11th century Romanesque church, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain. Saints are depicted in Gothic niches to either side of the main panel. The altarpiece was commissioned by the Guild of Tanners and contains scenes of the Holy Spirit and Life of Christ, with a predella originally from a different altarpiece (dedicate to St Anthony and disappeared), with the Lamentation, 1410, by Lluis Borrassa. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nativity, detail, from the Renaissance altarpiece, 1566, by Cosme Damian Bas, in the main chapel of the Catedral del Salvador de Albarracin, 16th century, in the medieval town of Albarracin, Teruel, Aragon, Spain. The polychrome altarpiece holds statues of saints and scenes from the life of Jesus and the Virgin, with a central high relief of the Transfiguration. Albarracin was founded as a Moorish town in the 11th century and became an independent lordship until the 13th century. The town is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Renaissance altarpiece, 1566, by Cosme Damian Bas, in the main chapel of the Catedral del Salvador de Albarracin, 16th century, in the medieval town of Albarracin, Teruel, Aragon, Spain. The polychrome altarpiece holds statues of saints and scenes from the life of Jesus and the Virgin, with a central high relief of the Transfiguration. Albarracin was founded as a Moorish town in the 11th century and became an independent lordship until the 13th century. The town is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transfiguration, detail, from the Renaissance altarpiece, 1566, by Cosme Damian Bas, in the main chapel of the Catedral del Salvador de Albarracin, 16th century, in the medieval town of Albarracin, Teruel, Aragon, Spain. The polychrome altarpiece holds statues of saints and scenes from the life of Jesus and the Virgin, with a central high relief of the Transfiguration. Albarracin was founded as a Moorish town in the 11th century and became an independent lordship until the 13th century. The town is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of Jesus in Hell offering redemption to Adam and Eve, from the altarpiece of the Virgin of the Stars, on the main altar, 1351, by an unknown artist, with Italian influence, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave with altar and altarpiece in the main chapel, in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, or Se Velha de Coimbra, a 12th century Romanesque Roman Catholic cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal. The altarpiece, 1503, is of gilded and polychrome wood in Gothic style, was commissioned by Bishop Jorge de Almeida and made by the Flemish masters Olivier de Gante and Jean d'Ypres. The cathedral was designed by Master Robert, a French architect, with the works overseen by Master Bernard and Master Soeiro. It was reworked in the 16th century, with the addition of tiled decoration, a portal and Renaissance chapel. The city of Coimbra dates back to Roman times and was the capital of Portugal from 1131 to 1255. Its historic buildings are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the Magi, detail, from the Renaissance altarpiece, 1566, by Cosme Damian Bas, in the main chapel of the Catedral del Salvador de Albarracin, 16th century, in the medieval town of Albarracin, Teruel, Aragon, Spain. The polychrome altarpiece holds statues of saints and scenes from the life of Jesus and the Virgin, with a central high relief of the Transfiguration. Albarracin was founded as a Moorish town in the 11th century and became an independent lordship until the 13th century. The town is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transfiguration, detail, from the Renaissance altarpiece, 1566, by Cosme Damian Bas, in the main chapel of the Catedral del Salvador de Albarracin, 16th century, in the medieval town of Albarracin, Teruel, Aragon, Spain. The polychrome altarpiece holds statues of saints and scenes from the life of Jesus and the Virgin, with a central high relief of the Transfiguration. Albarracin was founded as a Moorish town in the 11th century and became an independent lordship until the 13th century. The town is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The relic of the Santo Rostro or Holy Face (La Veronica) is enclosed in a reliquary made by Jose Francisco de Valderrama in 1731. On the right is the Altar mayor or main altar, made in 1657 by Pedro Portillo from red marble, with tabernacle by Juan Pedro Arnal with a jasper crystal cross framed in bronze and 6 white marble angels. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The relic of the Santo Rostro or Holy Face (La Veronica) is enclosed in a reliquary made by Jose Francisco de Valderrama in 1731. In front is the Altar mayor or main altar, made in 1657 by Pedro Portillo from red marble, with tabernacle by Juan Pedro Arnal with a jasper crystal cross framed in bronze and 6 white marble angels. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The relic of the Santo Rostro or Holy Face (La Veronica) is enclosed in a reliquary made by Jose Francisco de Valderrama in 1731. In front is the Altar mayor or main altar, made in 1657 by Pedro Portillo from red marble, with tabernacle by Juan Pedro Arnal with a jasper crystal cross framed in bronze and 6 white marble angels. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of an angel on a cloud holding a silver lamp and behind, Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of St Nicholas of Bari and St Peter of Verona, in a niche flanked by Solomonic columns, detail from the main altar in the Iglesia de San Nicolas de Bari y San Pedro Martir, or Church of San Nicolas, with rib vaulted baroque interior designed 1690-93 and decorated by Juan Perez Castiel, in Valencia, Spain. The church was originally built c. 1242 but remodelled 1419-55 by the Borgia family in Valencian Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of St Nicholas of Bari and St Peter of Verona, in a niche, detail from the main altar in the Iglesia de San Nicolas de Bari y San Pedro Martir, or Church of San Nicolas, with rib vaulted baroque interior designed 1690-93 and decorated by Juan Perez Castiel, in Valencia, Spain. The church was originally built c. 1242 but remodelled 1419-55 by the Borgia family in Valencian Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central nave of the Catedral de la Natividad de Nuestra Senora, or Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. Built on the site of a mosque, the current building was commissioned by Bishop Francisco Delgado Lopez and designed by Andres de Vandelvira in Renaissance style in the 16th century. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Polychrome relief of the Coronation of the Virgin, surrounded by angels, by Sebastien Solis, in the Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cherubs holding the Rostro Santo, or La Veronica veil, painting by Sebastian Martinez, in the Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scourging at the pillar, painting by Sebastian Martinez, in the Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Passion scene, painting by Sebastian Martinez, in the Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Consecration of the mosque of Jaen as a cathedral, with bishop and clergy consecrating the main altar in the presence of soldiers and King Ferdinand, kneeling on a cushion with the crown and the sceptre, in a Neoclassical altarpiece by D Manuel Lopez, in the Capilla de San  Fernando in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_031.jpg
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