Neoclassicism Catholic paintings in the public domain.
In 1793, the National Convention of France ordered the destruction of the ancient royal tombs at St-Denis as a punishment for the vanity of the deposed "tyrants" and to erase their memory. The Bourbon kings were buried in a vault in the crypt, called the Bourbon vault, in lead coffins...
Details: Sacred Heart is a Catholic devotion that views the heart of Jesus as a symbol of God's boundless and passionate love for mankind[1]. Romain Cazes was a French historical painter born in St. Béat (Haute-Garonne) in 1810[1]. His work has been offered at auction multiple times, with...
Details: King David was the second king of ancient Israel, reigning for 40 years between approximately 1000 BCE and 960 BCE[1][2][3]. He was not born into royalty, but rose to found a dynasty after being a humble shepherd[4]. He is known for his diverse skills as...
Details: The Dream of Saint Joseph refers to four dreams described in the Gospel of Matthew in which Joseph, the legal father of Jesus, is visited by an angel[1][2]. In the first dream, he learns of Mary's miraculous pregnancy and is told not to be afraid[2]. The...
Details: The figures in the painting express both familial and divine love, with Christ's blessing to St. John and his reaching out to touch him in a dynamic gesture[2][3]. The forms also carry symbolic references to Christ's future death, common in images of the Christ Child at the...
Details: Jacob is first mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 25[1]. His name, Yaʿaqōv, is derived from ʿaqev meaning 'heel', as he was born grasping the heel of his twin brother Esau[2]. Jacob's life was characterized by deception and manipulation, likely due to his dysfunctional family life[3]...
Details: Pope Pius VII was the head of the Catholic Church from 1800 to 1823. He was a monk of the Order of Saint Benedict and was well-known as a theologian and bishop. He was made a cardinal in 1785. Just 15 years later, he became pope. Giovanni Battista Caprara...
Details: The early days of the church were a time of phenomenal growth and apostolic miracles. In Acts 5:15-16 we read, “People brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as...
🙏🏽Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to help keep this site free!Image Details ‘The Virgin, Jesus and Saint John Baptist’ was created in 1881 by William-Adolphe Bouguereau in Neoclassicism style. The image features the Virgin Mary who is sitting on a throne, the child Jesus Christ and...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! According to the canonical gospel accounts, Jesus, after His crucifixion, was placed in a tomb by a councillor of the sanhedrin named Joseph of Arimathea,. In art, it is often called the Entombment of Christ. This...
A free downloadable public domain Catholic painting.
