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Apse from San Martín at Fuentidueña, Limestone, Spanish
On loan to The Met
Apse from San Martín at Fuentidueña
Spanish
ca. 1175–1200
Apse Mosaic, San Clemente, Rome, John Singer Sargent American, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper, American
Apse Mosaic, San Clemente, Rome
John Singer Sargent
1868–69
Notre-Dame (Abside), Edouard Baldus French, born Prussia, Albumen silver print from glass negative
Notre-Dame (Abside)
Edouard Baldus
1860s
Virgin and Child in an Apse, Robert Campin Netherlandish, Oil on canvas, transferred from wood
Virgin and Child in an Apse
Robert Campin
St. Pierre, Caen, Alfred Capel Cure British, Albumen silver print from paper negative
St. Pierre, Caen
Alfred Capel Cure
1856
Jérusalem, Saint Sépulcre, abside, Auguste Salzmann French, Salted paper print from paper negative
Jérusalem, Saint Sépulcre, abside
Auguste Salzmann
Imprimerie photographique de Blanquart-Évrard, à Lille
1854
Facsimile of the Apse Painting in Tomb 25, Bagawat Necropolis, Kharga Oasis, Charles K. Wilkinson, Tempera on paper, Egyptian
Facsimile of the Apse Painting in Tomb 25, Bagawat Necropolis, Kharga Oasis
Charles K. Wilkinson
2nd century CE or later
Abside de Saint-Pierre, Caen, Edmond Bacot French, Salted paper print from glass negative
Abside de Saint-Pierre, Caen
Edmond Bacot
1852–54
Buddha, Limestone, India, Andhra Pradesh
Buddha
India, Andhra Pradesh
3rd century CE
The Virgin and Child in Majesty and the Adoration of the Magi, Master of Pedret Spanish, Fresco transferred to canvas, Catalan
The Virgin and Child in Majesty and the Adoration of the Magi
Master of Pedret
ca. 1100
The Apse of Notre-Dame, Paris, Charles Meryon French, Etching with engraving and drypoint on laid paper; fourth state of nine
The Apse of Notre-Dame, Paris
Charles Meryon
1854
The Apse of Notre-Dame, Paris, Charles Meryon French, Etching
The Apse of Notre-Dame, Paris
Charles Meryon
1854
The Apse of Notre-Dame, Paris, Charles Meryon French, Etching with engraving and drypoint on laid paper; fourth state of nine
The Apse of Notre-Dame, Paris
Charles Meryon
1854
Apse, Basilica San Pietro, Toscanella (Tuscania) (43. Toscanella. Eglise de S. Pietro. Apside.), Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey French, Daguerreotype
Apse, Basilica San Pietro, Toscanella (Tuscania) (43. Toscanella. Eglise de S. Pietro. Apside.)
Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey
1842
Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ Pantokrator, Chalcedony cameo; gold mount with pearls, emeralds, garnets, sapphires, and a sardonyx intaglio, Byzantine
Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ Pantokrator
Byzantine
late 1000s–1100s (cameo); 1100s–1300s (mount)
St. Peter's, apse, partial elevation (recto) blank (verso), Anonymous, French, 16th century French, Dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines
St. Peter's, apse, partial elevation (recto) blank (verso)
Anonymous, French, 16th century
early to mid-16th century
Saint Peter's, apse, exterior elevation (recto) blank (verso), Anonymous, French, 16th century French, Dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines
Saint Peter's, apse, exterior elevation (recto) blank (verso)
Anonymous, French, 16th century
early to mid-16th century
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Carleton E. Watkins
1880–81
St Peter's apse, exterior niche section and details (recto) St Peter's apse, exterior niche elevation and profiles of details (verso), Anonymous, French, 16th century French, Dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines
St Peter's apse, exterior niche section and details (recto) St Peter's apse, exterior niche elevation and profiles of details (verso)
Anonymous, French, 16th century
early to mid-16th century
The Apse, St. Enoch's Church, Glasgow
Sir David Young Cameron
1895
Design for the Decoration of the Semi-Dome of a Church Apse, Battista Franco Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk and ruling in black chalk
Design for the Decoration of the Semi-Dome of a Church Apse
Battista Franco
ca. 1545–55
The Apse of Nôtre-Dame, Paris, Charles Meryon French, Etching with engraving and drypoint on laid paper; fourth state of nine
The Apse of Nôtre-Dame, Paris
Charles Meryon
1854
St. Peter's, apse, window, elevation (recto) Unidentified, portal, elevation (verso), Anonymous, French, 16th century French, Dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines
St. Peter's, apse, window, elevation (recto) Unidentified, portal, elevation (verso)
Anonymous, French, 16th century
Etienne DuPérac
early to mid-16th century
The Apse of Notre-Dame, Paris, Charles Meryon French, Etching with engraving and drypoint on laid paper; fourth state of nine
The Apse of Notre-Dame, Paris
Charles Meryon
1854
St. Peter's, apse, exterior niche details (recto) St Peter's, apse, exterior niche elevation and profile of scrolled console, elevation of column shaft (verso) , Anonymous, French, 16th century French, Dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines

St. Peter's, apse, exterior niche details (recto) St Peter's, apse, exterior niche elevation and profile of scrolled console, elevation of column shaft (verso)

Anonymous, French, 16th century
early to mid-16th century
Facsimile of the Dome Painting of the Chapel of Exodus, Bagawat Necropolis, Kharga Oasis, Charles K. Wilkinson, Tempera on paper, Coptic
Facsimile of the Dome Painting of the Chapel of Exodus, Bagawat Necropolis, Kharga Oasis
Charles K. Wilkinson
325–375
The Apse of Notre-Dame, Paris, Charles Meryon French, Graphite
The Apse of Notre-Dame, Paris
Charles Meryon
ca. 1852–54
Apse of a Church Seen Through the Snowy Branches of a Tree, Anthonie Waterloo Dutch, Black chalk, gray wash, heightened with white
Apse of a Church Seen Through the Snowy Branches of a Tree
Anthonie Waterloo
17th century
Huy: Apse of St. Maternus and Gateway
Sir Ernest George
1878–83
Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation in the Temple in an Initial S, from a Gradual, Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura) Italian, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Italian
Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation in the Temple in an Initial S, from a Gradual
Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura)
1450–60
Figures in One of Michelangelo's Niches on the Apse of St. Peter's, Rome, Hubert Robert French, Red chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Figures in One of Michelangelo's Niches on the Apse of St. Peter's, Rome
Hubert Robert
ca. 1763
Exterior Apse of Church of Saint-Nectaire, Eugène Isabey French, Lithograph in black on light gray chine collé laid down on ivory wove paper; second state of two
Exterior Apse of Church of Saint-Nectaire
Eugène Isabey
Godefroy Engelmann
1831
Design for Chancel, Saint Michael's Church, Charleston, South Carolina, Louis C. Tiffany American, Transparent and opaque watercolor, metallic paint, and graphite on paper mouted on paperboard, American
Design for Chancel, Saint Michael's Church, Charleston, South Carolina
Louis C. Tiffany
Tiffany Studios
ca. 1905
San Zaccaria, Venice, Thomas Struth German, Chromogenic print
San Zaccaria, Venice
Thomas Struth
1995
Chevet de St. Martin-sur-Renelle (The apse of the Church of St. Martin-sur-Renelle, Paris), Charles Meryon French, Etching
Chevet de St. Martin-sur-Renelle (The apse of the Church of St. Martin-sur-Renelle, Paris)
Charles Meryon
Polyclés Langlois
1860
Study for the Decoration of an Apse: Saints and Angels in Glory with God the Father Above, Belisario Corenzio Italian, born Greece, Brush, blue and brown wash, highlighted with white, over a little black chalk, on beige paper
Study for the Decoration of an Apse: Saints and Angels in Glory with God the Father Above
Belisario Corenzio
1590–1646
St. Peter's, attic, window, elevation (recto) St. Peter's, apse, plan; window, cornice, elevation profile; arch frame, elevation profile (verso), Anonymous, French, 16th century French, Dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines
St. Peter's, attic, window, elevation (recto) St. Peter's, apse, plan; window, cornice, elevation profile; arch frame, elevation profile (verso)
Anonymous, French, 16th century
early to mid-16th century
Saint Thecla praying for the plague-stricken city of Este
Lorenzo Tiepolo
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
ca. 1759–60
The Young David Playing the Harp, Michelangelo Anselmi Italian, Black chalk, brush and gray wash, on blue paper; squared in pen and brown ink
The Young David Playing the Harp
Michelangelo Anselmi
ca. 1548–50
St. Laumer, Blois
Sir David Young Cameron
1903
Flying Figure Holding a Crown, Reclining River God, Jacques Louis David French, Black chalk
Flying Figure Holding a Crown, Reclining River God
Jacques Louis David
n.d.
Sepulchrum Antiquum Ad Viam Appiam, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century Italian, Engraving
Sepulchrum Antiquum Ad Viam Appiam
Anonymous, Italian, 16th century
ca. 1550–60