Nuns (mid-1800s, France) - Public Domain Catholic Painting
In this drawing, a group of young nuns gather to pray. The unknown French artist used white chalk to delicately highlight the central figure with clasped hands.
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Church desecrators in the Thirty Years' War (1871) by Rudolf Geyling - Public Domain Catholic Painting
The artwork titled "Kirchenschänder im 30-jährigen Krieg" (Church Desecrators in the Thirty Years' War) was created by the Austrian artist Rudolf Geyling in 1871. Geyling, who lived from 1839 to 1904, was part of the 19th-century art world that witnessed a wide array of styles and movements....
Abelard and Héloïse in a Manuscript of the Roman de la Rose (14th century) - Public Domain Catholic Painting
This is an image from the manuscript of a medieval French poem called "Roman de la Rose." The poem was written in the 13th century and is considered a masterpiece of medieval literature. Abelard and Héloïse were two individuals who lived in the 12th century and are known...
La Vision (1872) by Luc-Olivier Merson - Public Domain Catholic Painting
Details: There is very little information available about this painting, by Merson. I assume that this painting depicts Catherine of Siena's mystical marriage to Jesus Christ, however, one cannot be sure. Luc-Olivier Merson was a French academic painter and illustrator also known for his postage stamp and currency...
Lay Carmelite Sisters from Madeira (1821) - Public Domain Catholic Painting
Madeira is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal, the other being the Azores. It is an archipelago situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, in a region known as Macaronesia, just under 400 kilometres (250 mi) to the north of the Canary Islands and 520 kilometres (320 mi) west...
Portrait of a Nun by Jean-François de Troy (1750) - Public Domain Catholic Painting
Jean François de Troy (27 January 1679, Paris – 26 January 1752, Rome) was a French Rococo easel and fresco painter, draughtsman and tapestry designer. One of France's leading history painters in his time, he was equally successful with his decorative paintings, genre scenes and portraits. He was the...