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Details The finest textiles and dress associated with the aristocracy were often represented in religious paintings. Here, the Virgin is clothed in a fashionably tailored dress with close-fitted sleeves made of luxurious velvet. Gold thread forms the pomegranate pattern on the deep crimson velvet ground. Saint Sebastian (on the right)...
Details This terracotta model was used to cast part of a series of bronzes on religious subjects. Foggini depicted David humbly, a compelling contrast to the more traditional Florentine approach of David as a proud victor. Source [https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1966.126#] 🙏🏽This image is in the public...
Details Mark the Evangelist is the traditionally ascribed author of the Gospel of Mark. Mark is said to have founded the Church of Alexandria, one of the most important episcopal sees of early Christianity. His feast day is celebrated on April 25, and his symbol is the winged lion.Mark...
Details This painting, produced by one of Fra Filippo Lippi’s many imitators in the city of Florence, is very close to the composition of the now lost central panel of the triptych commissioned by the Medici family in 1457. It was purchased by Mrs. L. E. Holden before the...
Details Santa Maria della Vittoria (English: Saint Mary of Victory, Latin: S. Mariae de Victoria) is a Catholic titular church and basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Rome, Italy. The church is known for the masterpiece of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the Cornaro Chapel, the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa....
Details Joachim and Anne Meeting at the Golden Gate is a narrative of the parents of the Virgin Mary, Joachim and Anne meeting at the Golden Gate of Jerusalem, upon learning that she will bear a child. It is not in the New Testament, but is in the Protoevangelium of...
Details ‘The fountain at St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome’ was created in 1868 by Leon Bonnat in Academicism style. Fountains mark very important locations in Rome. It adds a very soothing and relaxing ambiance while enjoying and learning about the different facts and places in Rome. One of...
Details The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph. The subject became popular in art from the 1490s on, but veneration of the Holy Family was formally begun in the 17th century by Saint François de Laval, the first bishop of New France, who...
Details ‘Samson’ was created in c.1858 by Frederic Leighton in Academicism style. In the Hebrew Bible, Samson (/ˈsæmsən/; Hebrew: שִׁמְשׁוֹן, Šīmšōn, "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13...
🙏🏽Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to help keep this site free!Image Description0:00/0:351×Image Details As Christ dragged his cross through the streets of Jerusalem, Veronica wiped sweat from Christ’s face, which was miraculously imprinted on the fabric. This relief probably came from...
🙏🏽Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to help keep this site free!Image Description0:00/1:481×Image Details In the Hebrew Bible, Samson was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the...
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🙏🏽Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to help keep this site free!Image Details ‘The good samaritan’ was created by Leon Bonnat in Academicism style. The parable of the Good Samaritan is told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. It is about a traveler (implicitly understood to...
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🙏🏽Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to help keep this site free!Image Details The young John the Baptist kisses Mary's hand. The Christ Child leans against Mary's shoulder. Behind them is Joseph. On the left is a vase. Source [https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/...
🙏🏽Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to help keep this site free!Image Details According to the New Testament, a woven crown of thorns was placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up to his crucifixion. It was one of the instruments of the Passion,...
🙏🏽Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to help keep this site free!Image Details Bernini began work on the marble bust immediately after the election of Pope Gregory XV in February 1621, and completed the work in September of that year. Bernini was well rewarded for his efforts...
🙏🏽Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to help keep this site free!In this image, Christ hangs on the cross surrounded by angels. Above Him are God the Father and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove. Free Downloads Below Hi-Res [https://sdcason.com/content/images/...
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🙏🏽Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to help keep this site free!The village of St. Donatus in eastern Iowa was founded by Catholic immigrants from Luxembourg. The church parish began in 1848 in a log church and the current church was built in 1858. Free Downloads Below...
🙏🏽Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to help keep this site free!Image Details Drawing the Virgin Mary, Christ Child, and young John the Baptist together was a popular artistic subject in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Although we do not have direct Biblical evidence that Christ and...
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