The inscription identifies the image as Christ Antiphonetes, an icon type used by the empress Zoe (r. 1028–50) for her coinage. Steatite, easily carved stone, usually soft green or buff in color, came to be widely used for the production of small icons. source: metmuseum.org Free DownloadThis image...
The figure of the Infant Saint John the Baptist was carved as a companion figure for the Infant Jesus Christ (on the opposite pedestal). source: artsmis.org Free DownloadThis image is in the public domain.download.jpg423 KBdownload-circle Please SUBSCRIBE or DONATE to help keep this site free!...
Joshua with the Sun: Old Testament scene where Joshua commands the sun to stand still during battle (Book of Joshua, chapter 10). The painter (Jean‑Hippolyte Flandrin): 19th‑century French painter and Ingres student, known for calm, classical religious and historical works. Free DownloadThis image is in the public domain306112rg....
This is a list of my favorite 12 orders of Catholic nuns and sisters in no particular order. This list includes their history, and images of their habits. What is a Catholic Nun or Sister? In the Roman Catholic tradition, there are many religious institutes of nuns and sisters (the...
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Description0:00/2:331×Details: Christ and St Mary Magdalen at the Tomb' reveals how imaginatively Rembrandt could interpret traditional religious subject-matter. The scriptural source for this scene is the Gospel of St John (20:11-18), who describes in some detail the burial and subsequent resurrection of Christ following...
Statue of Virgin Mary with Flowers Catholic Stock Photo SD Cason Catholic Gallery0:00/0:461×Details: Mary has been venerated since early Christianity, and is considered by millions to be the holiest and greatest saint because of her extraordinary virtues as seen at the Annunciation by the archangel Gabriel....
Ascension of Jesus Wikipedia0:00/0:571×Details: The Ascension of Jesus (anglicized from the Vulgate Latin: ascensio Iesu, lit. 'ascent of Jesus') is the Christian teaching that Christ physically departed from Earth by rising into Heaven, in the presence of eleven of his apostles. According to the...
Edit St Joseph and the Christ Child 17141730 by Giuseppe Chiari Public Domain Cathol 10:00/0:391×Details: Jesus and his mortal father, St. Joseph, are captured in a moment of connection. The Bible does not contain a scene like this, and it is rare in Christian art of...
What do we mean by the resurrection of the dead Catholic Straight Answers0:00/ 1:381×Details: When we die, our soul stands before God in the particular judgment, and we have to account for our lives– good and bad, omissions and commissions. God will then judge the soul worthy...
Virgin and Child with Four Saints Cleveland Museum of Art0:00/0:281×Details: The Virgin and Child appear with Saints Catherine, John the Evangelist, Jodocus, and Mary Magdalene. Symbols of the Virgin’s purity and of Christ’s death and redemptive mission are included in the scene: the wall,...
Holy Week procession Wikipedia0:00/0:301×Details: A Holy Week procession is a public ritual march of clergy and penitents which takes place during Holy Week in Christian countries, especially those with a Catholic culture. Various images of the saints, especially the Virgin Mary, and most importantly the image...
Edit Resurrection of Christ 15101515 by Marcantonio Raimondi Catholic Coloring page 0:00/0:101×Details: This is a woodcut print by Albrecht Dürer from a series of thirty-seven prints with the subject of the life story of Christ, known as Passion of Christ. This woodcut displays the Resurrection of...
Edit Risen Christ 19th Century by Unknown Public Domain Catholic Painting Raindropi0:00/0:111×Details: The altarpiece "Resurrection" painted by an unknown artist is a contemporary but rare example of altist painting in the classicist style in Estonia. The monument forms part of the whole church interior....
Palm Sunday Audio0:00/0:381×Details: Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels. In Matthew 21:1–11, Mark 11:1–11, Luke...
Edit Descent from the Cross Raindropio0:00/1:081×Details: Ugo da Carpi was influential in the development of the chiaroscuro woodcut in Italy. The term chiaroscuro combines the Italian words chiaro (light) and scuro (dark). Invented to emulate drawings with light and dark pigments on tinted paper, the printing...
The Ascension 16th Century by Dosso Dossi Public Domain Bible Painting SD Cason Ca0:00/1:081×Details: The Ascension of Jesus is the Christian teaching that Christ physically departed from Earth by rising into Heaven, in the presence of eleven of his apostles. According to the New Testament narrative,...
Cardinal robert dunne Brave Search0:00/0:171×Details: Robert Dunne (5 September 1830 – 13 January 1917) was the second Roman Catholic bishop of Brisbane and later he became its first archbishop. Dunne was born in Ardfinnan, County Tipperary, Ireland and was educated at Lismore Grammar School and the Irish...
Palm Sunday Audio0:00/0:381×Details: Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels. In Matthew 21:1–11, Mark 11:1–11, Luke...
Leaf from an Antiphonary Coronation of the Virgin Cleveland Museum of Art0:00/ 0:291×Details: The unidentified illuminator of this leaf is named after his work on a painted triptych that once hung behind the altar of the Church of Santa Maria del Ponte in the small village of...
Table of Contents What is Palm Sunday? What is Palm Sunday SD Cason Catholic Gallery0:00/1:501×Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates when Jesus descends from the Mount of Olives towards Jerusalem, and the crowds lay their...
Alb Stole and Biretta Latin Rite Catholic Stock Photo SD Cason Catholic Gallery 10:00/0:521×Details: The Stole, which is a long, narrow strip of cloth draped around the neck, is a vestment of distinction, and a symbol of ordination. Deacons wear it draped across the left shoulder...
Edit Blessed Ascending to Heaven The Art Institute of Chicago Raindropio0:00/ 0:431×Details: God will bestow happiness and the richest gifts on all those who depart this life free from original sin and personal mortal sin, and who are, consequently, in the state of justice and friendship with...
Pentecost Bartolomeo di Tommaso Mia0:00/0:391×Details: In this scene from the New Testament, the twelve apostles were gathered in a room after Christ's death and ascension into heaven. Suddenly there appeared on each of them tongues of fire. They were filled with the Holy Spirit,...
Edit St Stephens Cathedral Vienna Catholic Stock Photo Raindropio0:00/0:181× Details: St. Stephen's Cathedral, Stephansdom, is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna. The current Romanesque and Gothic cathedral was initiated by Duke Rudolf IV...
The Resurrection audio0:00/0:541×Details: The resurrection of Jesus is the Christian belief that God raised Jesus on the third day after his crucifixion, starting – or restoring – his exalted life as Christ and Lord. According to the New Testament writings he was firstborn from the dead, ushering in...
P5020:00/0:561×Details: This was once the main panel of a large altar piece consisting of many parts. It was painted by Mariotto di Nardoex in 1408 for the church of San Stefano in a rural district outside of Florence, Italy. In this scene the Virgin Mary is...
Pax with the Madonna and Child Cleveland Museum of Art0:00/1:121×Details: A pax is a small flat tablet decorated with Christian images and meant to be kissed by the priest before Communion. The Madonna, crowned with a halo, sits with the Christ Child on her right knee,...
Ascension of Jesus Wikipedia0:00/0:571×Details: The Ascension of Jesus (anglicized from the Vulgate Latin: ascensio Iesu, lit. 'ascent of Jesus') is the Christian teaching that Christ physically departed from Earth by rising into Heaven, in the presence of eleven of his apostles. According to the...
