The images found on the sides of surviving lead pilgrims' ampullae include scenes relating to the life of Christ, and by extension to the holy sites (loca sancta) where the events took place. Cast into the sides of this ampulla are scenes of Christ's Crucifixion on the front and the Ascension on the
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Soldiers participate in Catholic Mass with Bishop Bill Muhm, Auxiliary bishop for the Arch Dioecies of Military Services Europe and Asia and Father Anthony Sabastian a priest with the Bucharest and Constanza Arch Dioecies during DEFENDER 23, Slobozia, Romania, May 29, 2023. A traditional Catholic Ma
Saint Symeon the Younger was a stylite saint, an early Christian ascetic who fled the world for the desert and, perched on a column, spent his days fasting and praying. The site of Symeon’s column attracted many pilgrims during and after his lifetime. Medallions like this one, showing Symeon atop hi
Gaggini was a member of a large family of sculptors whose Palermo workshop supplied monumental religious sculptures for the cathedrals of Palermo and Messina in Sicily and Montelione in Calabria. After 1507 Antonello himself worked for 15 years to produce marble sculptures for Palermo Cathedral. Thi
This head exhibits many of the characteristics of the style associated with the workshop of Giovanni Pisano. These are particularly noteworthy in the sensitive carving of the haunting face and its strikingly drilled beard. The head compares favorably to the sculpture made while Giovanni was master o
Both the Virgin and the Christ child are lavishly attired. Their mantle hems are engraved to create the illusion of being fur-lined, and turquoise enamel beads create "pearl"-studded decorative bands on the Virgin’s wrist, knee, and crown and on Christ’s collar. The similarity of their garments emph
The Belgian artist James Ensor (1860-1949) imagines the miracle from the Gospel of Luke in swirling red crayon: Christ stands in a boat over a sea teeming with fish and figures as the disciples haul in their net.
The Virgin Mary in a red veil holds the Christ Child on her lap while an angel holding a lily looks on, painted by the Veronese artist Paolo Morando, known as Cavazzola (1486-1522).
A half-length image of the suffering Christ by the Florentine painter Jacopo del Sellaio (1441-1493). Christ wears the crown of thorns and crosses his wounded hands over his chest, surrounded by the instruments of the Passion, including the scourge and rope.
The Annunciation to Mary. On the left, Mary kneels behind a lectern with a book, and on the right the kneeling angel holds a lily branch. The painting was formerly considered a preliminary study for the Annunciation compositions in Amsterdam (SK-A-282) and Seville. Medium: Oil on panel.
A triptych whose central panel shows Mary seated with the Christ Child on her lap in the walled garden of a castle. In the foreground two sibyls hold a book and a basket of flowers, three angels make music at the back left, and Joseph stands at the right. In the sky, God appears in a halo of light,
The annunciation to the shepherds. Two shepherds kneel beside their livestock, and behind them an angel appears. Medium: Oil on canvas. Measurements: 111.9 x 154.8 cm.
The Rev. Oscar Alarado, a Catholic priest, celebrates Easter Mass for U.S. and Salvadoran service members at Military District 6 in Sonsonate, El Salvador, March 31, 2013. U.S. Service members participated in Beyond the Horizon, a chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Southern Command
Chaplain (Maj.) Victorio Lanuevo, Archbishop Timothy Broglio, and Capt. Edward Gale listen to the first Bible reading during Christmas Eve Mass at the Camp Virginia chapel, Kuwait. Chaplain Lanuevo is the Catholic priest stationed at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Lanuevo is responsible for providing Cathol
Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 17 share in a Catholic mass at Mission San Antonio De Padua. The mission is the third founded in California, and has remained virtually unchanged since 1771. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenneth W. Robinson)
Canadian army Maj. Bastien Leclerc, a chaplain, leads a Catholic confirmation service aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) in Civitavecchia, Italy, Sept. 29, 2014. The Arleigh Burke was deployed in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security opera
Simon of Cyrene, played by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jamie Vergara, helps Jesus, played by Taylor Rogalski, carry the cross during the "Living Stations of the Cross" at the Whiteman Air Force Base Chapel, Mo., March 22, 2013. The "Living Stations of the Cross" is an old Easter tradition carried on b
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, Catholic Archdiocese for Military Affairs, says a prayer during a Catholic Mass service on Christmas day Dec. 25, 2022, in Poznan, Poland. The service gave service members deployed to support V Corps an opportunity to fellowship and celebrate the holiday. V Corps is pr
A Marine with Regional Command (Southwest) carries a candle into an Easter Vigil Mass aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 19, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young)
The Most Rev. Timothy Broglio, archbishop of the U.S. Military Services, center, Fr. James Danner and Fr. Frank Foley celebrate Catholic Mass aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, gives a sermon during a Catholic mass at Naval Support Activity Naples Support Site Chapel. Cardinal Tagle's visit marks the first time an active Cardinal visited NSA Naples. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Luis R. Chavez
The Madonna is seated beneath a Gothic-arched canopy flanked by Saints Catherine and John the Baptist. A rectangular frame encloses the group. Most likely from a Sienese church interior, the work is probably a fragment of a larger sculptural program such as a tomb. An authentic Gothic style in sculp
This and 1953.660.2 are believed to be the remaining components of a six-panel altarpiece. The large central panel is now preserved in Barcelona (Museu National d’Art de Catalunya). Ferrer collaborated with the painter Pere Garcia de Benavarri on this commission. Spanish works like these often featu
This precious gold cross was commissioned by Countess Gertrude (died 1077) and given to the church of Saint Blaise following the death of her husband, Count Liudolf of Brunswick (died 1038). The cross is decorated with a large oval-shaped chalcedony at its center and with slightly smaller rock cryst
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 a choir screen, a barrier between the altar and the congregation, common in medieval churches. Yet the sculpture is mo
