Free downloadable public domain Catholic paintings of the Apostles
About the Image: Girolamo da Carpi was one of the most gifted artists at the court of the Este family of Ferrara, an important artistic center during the Italian Renaissance. This intimate work was painted for the Estes and adorned the oratory chapel of their palace. In the painting, Saint...
About the Image: Ah, "St James the Greater" by Alonso Cano from 1635. Let's delve into this striking piece: Artist Background: Alonso Cano (1601-1667) was an Andalusian painter, architect, and sculptor, making him a rare master of the three major arts of his time. He...
About the Image: Benvenuto Tisi, often referred to by his nickname "Garofalo," was an Italian Renaissance painter from the city of Ferrara. He was active during a transformative period in European art, and his works often blend the elegance and coloring typical of the Ferrarese school of painting...
About the Image: Saint James the Greater is an early work by the Spanish painter Jusepe de Ribera, who worked in Italy. He painted this picture in around 1615/16, towards the end of his stay in Rome. Ribera, who is among the first and most important Caravaggisti, further developed...
About the Image: The AI-generated artwork depicts Saint Paul in the post-impressionist style. He is depicted holding a sword in one hand, symbolizing his martyrdom by beheading, and a quill in the other hand, representing his significant role as a writer of a substantial portion of the New...
About the Image: The Fall of Simon Magus is a late-Baroque painting by Pompeo Batoni, originally intended as the basis for a mosaic altarpiece in the Basilica of St Peter1. The painting is likely a studio copy of the original, which was displayed in the church of Santa Maria...
About the Image: Saint Andrew is the subject of a painting by Pompeo Batoni, an Italian painter of the 18th century. The painting is part of a series of religious paintings commissioned by Batoni's most important patron, Count Cesare Merenda of Forlì1. The painting is available as an...
About the Image: The Crucifixion is a religious painting by Pompeo Batoni, an Italian painter of the 18th century. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, with Mary and John the Evangelist standing at the foot of the cross. The painting is displayed in various galleries, including the Museum...
About the Image: Christ appears to his followers at the cenacle, the upper room where they had shared the Last Supper. Exposing his glowing wounds, Jesus reveals himself to them—to their delight and wonder—while the servants who tend the disciples peer through the curtains in astonishment. About the...
Details: The illuminator is unknown, but his style seems to conform to that known as "Antwerp Mannerism." It emerged among a group of Antwerp painters during the first half of the 1500s. Bolstered by its rich trade and cultural contacts, the port city of Antwerp attracted hundreds of...
Details: DID YOU KNOW? All books of hours contain the same basic sections, the order of which can shift, and individual prayers can vary, sometimes significantly, from region to region. DESCRIPTION One section of a Book of Hours is the Prayers to the Virgin. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, this...
Details: In this full-page portrait, John the Evangelist is depicted as having already copied John 1:1-2. It is a leaf from a large Ethiopian Gospel Book that was made in the first half of the sixteenth century and is written in Gǝ‛ǝz, the traditional liturgical language...
Details: This large Ethiopian Gospel Book was made in the first half of the sixteenth century and is written in Ge'ez, the traditional liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Containing eleven full-page miniatures, six canon tables, and five elaborately ornamented harags, or headpieces, this manuscript represents...
Details: This painting shows Christ and his twelve disciples seated at a round table for the Last Supper. Christ raises his hand to consecrate the items before them—a chalice of wine and a loaf of bread, partially sliced to resemble the Eucharistic wafers of the Mass. Biblical accounts make...
This panel was painted for a multipaneled altarpiece believed to be from Romania. Each of the panels correspond with another image on the panel, drawing thematic parallels between the Old and New Testaments. This painting depicts Christ appearing to the disciples during the transfiguration.
Details: The Ascension icon depicts Jesus being escorted back to His heavenly home, with Mary and the faithful disciples present[1]. It conveys both confusion and peace, as worldly reasoning clashes with divine order[2]. The Virgin Mary is often placed at the center of the scene in Eastern iconography,...
Details: The assumption of Mary (Doxaras) is a painting created by Greek painter Nikolaos Doxaras[1]. The painting depicts the death of the Virgin Mary and is one of the most popular themes in Greek and Italian art from the inception of the Christianity[1]. Nikolaos Doxaras (1706/10 – 2...
Details: This is one of twenty-six known manuscripts by the hand of Luke the Cypriot (active 1583-1625), an accomplished Greek calligrapher who worked after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople (1453). He copied it in 1594 at his episcopal see of Buzau (in Wallachia, now Romania) and soon took...
Details: In the Christian tradition, Pentecost is the celebration of the person of the Holy Spirit coming upon the Apostles, Mary, and the first followers of Jesus[1]. It is also known as the birthday of the Catholic Church[2] and celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the...
Details: Domenico Capriolo's Assumption of the Virgin is a painting located in the vestibule of the Annunciation chapel or Malchiostro in Treviso Cathedral[1]. It was commissioned in 1520[2] and is attributed to Domenico Capriolo[3][4][5]. The painting depicts the Virgin Mary being assumed into...
Details: This panel was first identified in 1913 as a work by Leiden master Aert Claesz. van Leyden. From 1935 onwards, the work was attributed to other masters: to Abraham Schöpfer, a pupil of Wolf Huber, given the discernible influence of the Danube School; to Johannes N. Hogenberg, who came...
Details: St. James the Less, also known as James, son of Alphaeus or James the Younger[1], was one of the Twelve chosen by Jesus and is believed to have been a bishop of a church consisting mainly of Jewish converts[4]. He is thought to have been born around...
Details: The Denial of Saint Peter (1610) is a painting by the Italian painter Caravaggio[2]. It depicts Peter denying Jesus after Jesus was arrested[2]. It is thought to be one of the last two works Caravaggio painted before his death in 1610[3][4], and is known for...
Details: The twelve disciples present at the Last Supper were Bartholomew[4], James, son of Alphaeus[4], Andrew[4], Judas Iscariot[4], Peter[4], John[2][3][4], Thomas[4], Philip[4], Matthew[4] and Simon the Zealot[4]. The beloved disciple, commonly identified with John the Evangelist, is mentioned...
