About the Image: Line drawing of the Nativity: Mary and Joseph gaze at infant Jesus in a manger. The Star of Bethlehem shines brightly. Three wise men approach with gifts. Shepherds with their flock and animals like a donkey and sheep are present. The scene is set against a rustic...
About the Image: The Madonna of Humility is a depiction of the Virgin Mary that emerged as a significant theme in Christian art during the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Unlike other portrayals where Mary is shown enthroned or in majestic attire, the Madonna of Humility depicts her in a more...
About the Image: The meaning behind the image of the Christ child with a lamb in art varies depending on the context and the artist's intention. Here are some possible interpretations: * Reference to Jesus' sacrifice: In many depictions, the lamb is a symbol of Jesus' later...
About the Image: The Holy Family, consisting of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph, has been a popular subject in Christian art since the 1490s 1. Saint Joseph is often depicted in images of the Nativity, where he is found in Scripture 2. In these images, Mary...
About the Image: The Holy Family, consisting of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph, has been a popular subject in Christian art since the 1490s 1. Saint Joseph is often depicted in images of the Nativity, where he is found in Scripture 2. In these images, Mary...
Details: Depictions of the Virgin and Child have been popular in art since the High Renaissance period (1480-1530)[1]. These works often portray Mary as a young mother, wearing the turban favored by peasant women[2], and often combine iconographic themes of joyous motherhood and sorrowful premonition of Christ'...
Details: The circumcision of Jesus is an event from the life of Jesus celebrated as the Feast of the Circumcision[1]. It took place eight days after his birth[2], and was a sign of the covenant God made with Abraham and his descendants[3]. Mary and Joseph were simply...
Details: The Flight into Egypt is an event recounted in the Gospel of Matthew and other New Testament apocrypha[1]. It tells the story of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus fleeing to Egypt to escape King Herod's orders to kill the newborn child[2]. The event is also mentioned...
Details: The Holy Family has been a popular theme in Christian art since the 14th century[1]. It is typically represented as the Virgin Mary, Jesus and St. Joseph[1], although other versions such as the Holy Family with St. Anne or with St. Francis have also been popular[1]...
Details: In Catholic art, the Virgin and Child typically represent the relationship between the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. The Virgin Mary is often depicted holding the infant Jesus in her arms, and the image is meant to symbolize the mother-child bond and the divine nature of Jesus. This image...
Details: This drawing represents the Virgin Mary surrounded by male and female saints. The angels are in front, with the child Jesus on her lap. This is a typical baroque style of art, which is characterized by ornate lines The Virgin Mary has been depicted as the perfect woman and...
Details: The nativity of Jesus, nativity of Christ, birth of Christ or birth of Jesus is described in the biblical gospels of Luke and Matthew. The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, his mother Mary was betrothed to a man named Joseph, who was descended...
Details: The nativity of Jesus, nativity of Christ, birth of Jesus or birth of Christ is described in the biblical gospels of Luke and Matthew. The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judaea, his mother Mary was betrothed to a man named Joseph, who was descended...
Details: Eugene van Maldeghem, also known as Romaan Eugeen Van Maldeghem, (24 April 1813, Dentergem – 1867, ) was a Flemish painter of history, landscape, and portraits. He was a pupil of G. Wappers. 🙏🏽This image is in the public domain. Free Download virgin mary with child jesus on lap.jpeg 2...
Details: The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph. The subject became popular in art from the 1490s on, but veneration of the Holy Family was formally begun in the 17th century by Saint François de Laval, the first bishop of New France, who...
Details: Joseph was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church and Anglicanism. His feast day is observed by some Lutherans....
Details: Saint Dominic (Spanish: Santo Domingo), was a Castilian Catholic priest and founder of the Dominican Order. The spread of the Rosary, a Marian devotion, is attributed to the preaching of Dominic. For centuries, Dominicans have been instrumental in spreading the Rosary and emphasizing the Catholic belief in The Power...
Details: A collection of eight woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer progress from Gabriel’s announcement to Mary that she would bear the Son of God, to the events of her early motherhood and beyond. This included the joy of sharing her pregnancy with her cousin Elizabeth, Jesus’s birth, and the...
Details: Battista Franco was one of Michelangelo’s most devoted followers: his biographer Giorgio Vasari wrote that he drew every figure on the master’s Sistine Chapel ceiling. In Franco’s own works, such as this print, he made new, inventive compositions that emulated Michelangelo without directly copying or quoting...
Details: The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph. The subject became popular in art from the 1490s on, but veneration of the Holy Family was formally begun in the 17th century by Saint François de Laval, the first bishop of New France, who...
Details: The Rest on the Flight into Egypt is a subject in Christian art showing Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus resting during their flight into Egypt. The Holy Family is normally shown in a landscape. This version of the subject by Lucas Cranach has the Virgin Mary breastfeeding the...
Details A Madonna (Italian: [maˈdɔn.na]) is a representation of Mary, either alone or with her child Jesus. These images are central icons for both the Catholic and Orthodox churches. The word is from Italian ma donna 'my lady'. The Madonna and Child type is very prevalent in...
Details The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph. The subject became popular in art from the 1490s on, but veneration of the Holy Family was formally begun in the 17th century by Saint François de Laval, the first bishop of New France, who...
🙏🏽Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to help keep this site free!Image Details The young John the Baptist kisses Mary's hand. The Christ Child leans against Mary's shoulder. Behind them is Joseph. On the left is a vase. Source [https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/...
