Pentecost (1515-1525) by Workshop of Bernard van Orley - Public Domain Catholic Painting
Oil on panel painting of the descent of the Holy Spirit, made in Flanders. It measures 119 x 93.5 cm (46 7/8 x 36 3/4 in.).
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Virgin and Child with Bird (15th century) - Public Domain Catholic Stock Photo
Represented as Queen of Heaven, the Virgin holds a playful Christ Child who, in turn, has caught a bird in flight. The bird symbolizes the soul and its resurrection. The bird nourishes itself on the blood of Christ, an act that refers to the Eucharist.
Jesús entre los doctores (1612-1613) by Jusepe de Ribera - Public Domain Catholic Painting
Oil on canvas painting by Jusepe de Ribera of the boy Jesus among the teachers in the Temple, dated 1612-1613.
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Adoration of the Magi (Hlomcha) (1650-1675) by Rybotychi School - Public Domain Orthodox Icon
This icon of the Adoration of the Magi was painted by the Rybotychi school of icon painting in the third quarter of the 17th century, for the Church of the Synaxis of the Virgin Mary in Hlomcha. It is now held in the Historical Museum in Sanok, Poland.
Medallion with Saint Matthew from an Icon Frame (1100) - Public Domain Orthodox Stock Photo
This Byzantine medallion, made of gold, silver and enamel worked in cloisonne around 1100, once formed part of the frame surrounding an icon and depicts the Evangelist Saint Matthew. It is about 3 1/4 inches in diameter and is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Appliqué Figure of the Apostle Philip (1350) - Public Domain Catholic Stock Photo
This gilded copper-alloy figure of the Apostle Philip, made in North Germany around 1350, was designed to be applied as a decorative element, likely on a shrine or piece of liturgical furniture. It measures about 12 9/16 x 3 7/16 inches and is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Virgin and Child (1300-1330) - Public Domain Catholic Stock Photo
This limestone sculpture with traces of polychromy, made in France around 1300-1330, depicts the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child. It measures about 48 1/2 x 21 x 14 inches and belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of Medieval Art.
Saint Matthew, Apostle (1636) by Jacques Callot - Public Domain Catholic Painting
This engraving of Saint Matthew the Apostle, dated 1636, is by the French printmaker Jacques Callot. It comes from his series Les Images de tous les saincts et saintes de l'annee, which paired each saint with their feast day on the calendar, here September 21st.
Tobias and the Angel (17th century) - Public Domain Catholic Painting
This anonymous 17th-century drawing depicts Tobias and the archangel Raphael, from the Old Testament Book of Tobit, in which the angel guides and protects the young Tobias on his journey. It is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Ascension of Christ (1495-1498) by Pietro Perugino - Public Domain Catholic Painting
This panel by the Italian Renaissance painter Pietro Perugino, painted between 1495 and 1498, was part of the Polittico di San Pietro, an altarpiece made for the monastery of San Pietro in Perugia. It shows Christ ascending into heaven above the apostles and the Virgin Mary.
Christ Carrying the Cross (1602) by El Greco - Public Domain Catholic Painting
The work depicts Jesus Christ carrying the cross on which he would be crucified, his gaze turned toward heaven. Painted by El Greco around 1602, it is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
Jesus Among the Doctors (1886-1894) by James Tissot - Public Domain Catholic Painting
This gouache is part of James Tissot's series The Life of Christ, painted between 1886 and 1894. It depicts the boy Jesus seated among the teachers in the Temple, discoursing with them. The work is held in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum.
Adoration of the Magi (17th century) - Public Domain Orthodox Icon
Icon of the Adoration of the Magi from the middle of the 17th century, from the Sambir region of Ukraine. It is in a private collection.
Adoration of the Magi (16th century) - Public Domain Orthodox Icon
Icon of the Adoration of the Magi from the middle of the 16th century, from the village of Busovysko. It is held in the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv, Ukraine.
Spanish Translation of Saint Augustine's "City of God" (1446-1482) by Cano de Aranda - Public Domain Catholic Stock Photo
This volume is one of three containing the complete Spanish translation from the Latin of Saint Augustine’s City of God (De Civitate Dei), written in the early fifth century, after the sack of Rome by the Visigoths. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in North Africa, developed the concept of the Church as a
Manuscript Illumination with the Descent from the Cross, from a Book of Hours (15th century) - Public Domain Catholic Painting
North French illuminated leaf from a Book of Hours showing the Descent from the Cross, made in the late 15th century. Tempera, ink, and shell gold on parchment, 8.7 x 6.9 cm.
Medallion with Saint John the Evangelist from an Icon Frame (1100) - Public Domain Orthodox Stock Photo
This medallion is one of a group of twelve that once surrounded an icon of the archangel Gabriel. The medallions may have been sent as a gift from the Byzantine court to the neighboring Christian state of Georgia. Byzantine gold, silver, and cloisonné enamel, made in Constantinople, diameter 8.3 cm.
Jaharis Byzantine Lectionary (1100) - Public Domain Orthodox Stock Photo
Illuminated manuscripts written in Greek were considered one of the greatest art forms by the highly literate and sophisticated clerical and secular elite of Byzantium. Over the centuries many works were commissioned for use in important churches. The calendar in this lectionary and the quality of t
The Christ Child with Saints Boris and Gleb (No date) - Public Domain Orthodox Icon
Small Russian icon of the Christ Child with Saints Boris and Gleb. Tempera and gold on wood in a gold and enamel frame studded with jewels; the icon with its frame measures 11.1 x 10.2 cm.
Manuscript Leaf with the Holy Communion, from a Book of Hours (1500) - Public Domain Catholic Painting
The rubric at the top tells us that the prayers that follow are to be said before and after Communion. Therefore, the artist portrayed a priest administering the sacrament to a man in a fur-trimmed cloak, presumably the owner of the manuscript. The man, whose family arms appear on the adjacent leaf,
Intaglio with Saint Theodore Teron Slaying a Many-Headed Dragon (1300) - Public Domain Orthodox Stock Photo
Theodore Teron (the recruit) was one of several soldier-martyrs whose cults were enormously popular in the later centuries of the Byzantine Empire. This intaglio illustrates Theodore’s miraculous slaying of a dragon. The image reflects the revival of classical culture that took place in Byzantium in
Cameo of the Virgin and Child (1050-1100) - Public Domain Orthodox Stock Photo
This delicately carved cameo shows the Virgin in an orant pose, with her arms upraised, and a medallion of the Christ Child over her chest. This icon type is often called the Blachernitissa after a famous icon at the Blachernai Monastery in Constantinople. Byzantine agate cameo, probably made in Con
Sculpture of Moses with Tablets of the Law (1170) - Public Domain Catholic Stock Photo
This sculpture of Moses, holding the tablets with the Ten Commandments, and the opposite figure, his brother Aaron, form part of a rare ensemble of key figures from the Hebrew Bible. Often shown together on Gothic portals as forerunners of Jesus, they and other statues originally flanked an enthrone
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1447-1469) by Workshop of Fra Filippo Lippi - Public Domain Catholic Painting
This painting and another depicting an unidentified male saint, which also belongs to the Lehman Collection, formed part of a group of eighteen panels depicting saints (now in the Courtauld Institute Gallery, London; Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts; Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Hon
Panel with the Crucifixion of the Good Thief (16th century) - Public Domain Catholic Stock Photo
Until 1950 this panel lined the Great Hall of Highcliffe Castle in southern England. Constructed in the 1830s for Lord Stuart de Rothesay, the castle was furnished in part with stonework acquired form the ruined royal abbey at Jumièges in Normandy, where the panels might also have originated. In all
Relief of the Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus (1264-1288) - Public Domain Catholic Stock Photo
Four key events in the final hours of Jesus’ life are dramatically shown here (from left to right): Peter sheathing his sword after severing the ear of Malchus (seated), the high priest’s servant; Jesus miraculously restoring the ear; Judas betraying Jesus with a kiss; and Roman soldiers arresting J
Wall Painting of Male Saint (12th century) - Public Domain Orthodox Icon
The largest of these fresco fragments may represent the late fourth-century saint John Chrysostom, who is usually depicted with a pointed beard, sunken cheeks, and a high forehead. Byzantine fresco with modern restoration, 24 x 23.7 cm.
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