Details: Meant to be seen from both front and back, this large Crucifix represents Jesus hanging on the Cross, but nonetheless triumphant over death: his eyes are wide open, and he wears the gold crown of the King of Heaven. Though the original church from which this image comes is...
Details: One of the most famous ivory carvings to survive from the tenth century, this plaque depicts Christ enthroned against an open worked checkerboard background. He is blessing a model of a church presented to him by Emperor Otto the Great (r. 962–973) and a host of saints including...
Details: This panel, most likely one of five narrative scenes representing the Passion of Christ, comes from a now dismembered altarpiece. The central panel was undoubtedly a scene of the Crucifixion. Such carvings in alabaster were frequently painted in vibrant colors with added gilding. The flesh areas of the figures...
Details: The St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Community has come a long way from its inception, from a small Mission in Litchfield Park to one of the largest parishes in the Diocese of Phoenix. St. Thomas Aquinas mission church was the first church in Litchfield Park. Originally, mass was celebrated in...
Details: This miniature altar is one of the most beautiful examples of French goldsmiths’ work from the period around 1400. It may have come from the abbey of Chocques (Pas-de-Calais) and doubtless belonged to someone associated with the Paris court. Seeing Christ’s tormented body, the owner could meditate on...
Details: This panel was once part of an altarpiece depicting scenes from the Passion of Christ. The other panels would have included The Ascension of Christ, all mounted within a wooden framework attached to the altar. The reliefs, made by Nottingham craftsmen, were popular in both England and continental Europe,...
Details: When Innocent X (ruled 1644-55) became pope, Alessandro Algardi endeavored to obtain his patronage. This bronze Baptism of Christ is a casting from the molds used for an original silver sculpture that Algardi presented to the new pope to gain his support. The composition depicts an important scene in...
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...
Details: The city of Limoges, France, was renowned for the quality of its metalwork and enamels throughout the Middle Ages. The artist formed this relief by hammering the rough design into the copper from the reverse, a technique known as repoussé, then finishing the scene by chasing details into the...
Details: The second oldest European porcelain factory after that at Meissen (in Germany) was set up in Vienna in 1716. During its early years, the Vienna factory was privately owned by a court official, Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier, and its early wares-made before 1744-carry his name. They are characterized by...
Details: On this statue of Christ kneeling, to the right lie the three sleeping apostles, each with one hand against his head, which represents the Agony in the Garden. The Agony in the Garden, according to all four canonical Gospels, is when, immediately after the Last Supper, Jesus took a...
Details: This ivory plaque represents a full-length figure of Christ flanked by bust-length portraits of the twelve apostles, six in a vertical column on each side. With his large eyes fixed on the beholder and his mouth slightly open, Christ seems about to speak to the apostles, charging them with...
0:00/1×🙏🏽This image is in the public domain. Free Download 2008.145_o2 (1).jpg 5 MB download-circle Details This impressively carved and distinctively conceived Virgin and Child is, on stylistic grounds, probably by the hand of Gil de Siloé or a member of his important workshop. A...
Details A woodcarving attributed to the German artist Hans Kamensetzer (active 1470-1487). This group is made from hardwood (walnut or lime wood) and still has its original colors. The piece shows Mary, Joseph, three angels and 2 shepherds gathered around Christ. For me it is unknown if this group used...
🙏🏽Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to help keep this site free!Image Description0:00/0:351×Image Details As Christ dragged his cross through the streets of Jerusalem, Veronica wiped sweat from Christ’s face, which was miraculously imprinted on the fabric. This relief probably came from...
🙏🏽Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to help keep this site free!Image Details On August 25, 1965, A nine-foot-tall bronze statue of Christ was lowered into 25 feet of water off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. Known as the Christ of the Abyss, this submerged statue...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! This statue of a male saint (Saint Joseph or Saint Christopher) with the Child Jesus is in The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary in Murcia. This cathedral is commonly called the Cathedral of Murcia, and is...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! The Sainte-Chapelle is a royal chapel in the Gothic style. Construction began sometime after 1238 and the chapel was consecrated on 26 April 1248. Most of the sculpture of the portals was destroyed during the French...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! This work is quite atypical for the period due to its physiognomy and composition: Christ's figure is stout in comparison to the slender, elongated figures more common at the time. This effect is compounded...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! Gian Lorenzo (or Gianlorenzo) Bernini (UK: /bɛərˈniːni/, US: /bərˈ-/, Italian: [ˈdʒan loˈrɛntso berˈniːni]; Italian Giovanni Lorenzo; 7 December 1598 – 28 November 1680) was an Italian sculptor and architect. While a major figure in the world of...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located at 2535 Collingwood Boulevard in the Old West End of Toledo, Ohio. The cathedral is the mother church of the 122...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! The highly finished surface of this sculpture—made by Severo da Ravenna—suggests it belonged to a refined collector. Small sculptures would often be held to admire details such as the strands of hair streaming onto...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! When he presented Jesus to the Jews demanding his Crucifixion, Pontius Pilate cried Ecce homo (Behold the man). The words Ecce Homo have come to signify a type of devotional image that depicts Jesus after the...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! This is a small chapel in The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, which is a large Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located in Washington, D.C., United States, on 400 Michigan...
