Details:For about a thousand years, in obedience to interpretations of specific Bible passages, pictorial depictions of God in Western Christianity had been avoided by Christian artists. At first only the Hand of God, often emerging from a cloud, was portrayed. Gradually, portrayals of the head and later the whole...
DetailsThis scene was designed by the court historian and astronomer Johannes Stabius (1450–1522) shortly after Maximilian’s death in 1519. The print shows holy Roman emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) kneeling before God. Maximilian is wearing the imperial crown and a robe which is decorated with jewels and the imperial...
🙏🏽Please Subscribe or Donate to help keep this site free!In this image, Christ hangs on the cross surrounded by angels. Above Him are God the Father and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove. Free Downloads Below Hi-Res 1200px 800px This image is in the public domainPlease...
Please Subscribe or Donate to Help Keep This Site Free! One of the most expressive religious images is the Man of Sorrows, which in its desolation, humility, and clarity summarizes the entirety of the Passion. It was first inspired by half-length Byzantine icons in Rome, which resemble the image of...
Enthroned side by side, Christ as Savior of the World blesses his mother Mary, crowned Queen of Heaven for her divine maternity. In return, Mary bows her head in prayerful devotion, appealing for the redemption of humankind. The development of early printing methods during the 15th century offered more people...
God the Father is the life-giver, the authority, and powerful protector, often viewed as immense, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent with infinite power and charity that goes beyond human understanding. God the Father is not a separate God from God the Son (of whom Jesus is the incarnation) and the Holy Spirit....
