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St Stephen Walbrook, City of London

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Moore, Henry (1898-1986)
NOTES: The church was completed in 1680 while the spire was added in 1713-1714. The central round altar was designed by Henry Moore in 1972 and installed in 1978-1987 as part of a restoration conceived by Lord Palumbo.

Design for an altarpiece

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Allom, Thomas (1804-1872)

Chatsworth House, Derbyshire: the chapel

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Talman, William (1650-1719)
NOTES: Louis Laguerre and Ricard painted the walls and ceilings with scenes from the life of Christ and Antonio Verrio painted the picture of Doubting Thomas over the altar. The alabaster apse behind the altar and its pediment were designed by C. G. Cibber.

St Stephen Walbrook, City of London

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Moore, Henry (1898-1986)
NOTES: The church was completed in 1680 while the spire was added in 1713-1714. The central round altar was designed by Henry Moore in 1972 and installed in 1978-87 as part of a restoration conceived by Lord Palumbo.

Our Lady of Dolours (formerly Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary), Fulham Road, London: the high altar

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Hansom, Joseph Stanislaus (1845-1931)
SOURCE: Builder, vol. 44, 1883 Apr. 21, p. 540-541 NOTES: This image illustrates the high altar which was nearing completion and was designed by Joseph Stanislaus Hansom who, with his father, designed the church which opened in 1875.

Sketch designs for a communion table for the chapel for the Old Royal Naval College (Royal Naval Hospital), Greenwich, London

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Newton, William (1735-1790)
NOTES: William Newton was responsible for the detailing of the chapel during its rebuilding following a disastrous fire in 1779.

Church of the former Cistercian monastery of Pforta, Schulpforta: the high altar

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SOURCE: Ludwig Puttrich. Denkmale der Baukunst des Mittelalters in Sachsen (Leipzig, 1836-1843), vol. 2, 'Schul-Pforte, seine Kirche und sonstigen Alterthumer' (1838), pl. 4 NOTES: The Cistercian abbey of Pforta, founded in 1137, was dissolved in 1540 and its buildings became the home of a state boarding school amongst whose students was Nietzsche.

Duomo, Milan: longitudinal section

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SOURCE: Description de la cathedrale de Milan (Milan, 1823), pl. 14 NOTES: The construction of the cathedral was begun in 1386, sponsored by Giovanni Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan. The choir and transepts were completed c. 1450, and the nave and aisles completed up to the 6th bay by 1452. The octagonal cupola was completed in 1510, but the facade remained unfinished. Foundations for it were laid in the early 17th century and a new design produced by the chief architect Carlo Buzzi in 1649, but not carried out until the early 19th century, when in 1805 Napoleon Bonaparte ordered it to be completed. He was crowned king of Italy there in 1812. By 1856, most of the missing arches and spires had been added, giving the cathedral its distinct silhouette.

Duomo, Milan: cross section looking towards the high altar

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SOURCE: Description de la cathedrale de Milan (Milan, 1823), pl. 15 NOTES: The construction of the cathedral was begun in 1386, sponsored by Giovanni Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan. The choir and transepts were completed c. 1450, and the nave and aisles completed up to the 6th bay by 1452. The octagonal cupola was completed in 1510, but the facade remained unfinished. Foundations for it were laid in the early 17th century and a new design produced by the chief architect Carlo Buzzi in 1649, but not carried out until the early 19th century, when in 1805 Napoleon Bonaparte ordered it to be completed. He was crowned king of Italy there in 1812. By 1856, most of the missing arches and spires had been added, giving the cathedral its distinct silhouette.
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