Free downloadable Catholic paintings which are in the public domain
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! This image shows the Holy Family with Mary Magdalene. The Christ Child extends his arm to Mary Magdalene who kneels by the child. On the floor is a skull (which represents Christ’s victory over death)...
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Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! This scene and that of King Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba are particularly fine examples of the decorative style practiced in Antwerp by a group of largely anonymous artists now dubbed Antwerp Mannerists. The paintings...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! This painting illustrates a scene from the Old Testament. After the prophet Samuel anointed David as King Saul's successor, Saul became jealous and plotted David's death. Here the artist shows David'...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! In the crumbling remains of a Roman temple, a monk prays at the foot of an altar. Absorbed in his devotions, he is unaware of three young women sneaking inside to steal flowers from a makeshift...
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Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! Wading carefully through the water of the River Jordan, Christ leans his upper body forward, and extends his arms for balance, his fingertips gently touching Saint John the Baptist's side. Christ’s outstretched arms...
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Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! For the medieval viewer, this Crucifixion instantly recalled wrenching extra-biblical details, like the fact that Christ could not rest his head to the side lest his shoulders be pierced with thorns. The German tract Christi Leiden...
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Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! Jerome (c. AD 347–420) studied Greek and Latin literature in Rome, but eventually pursued theology, perceiving his conduct as corrupt and sinful. Around AD 374, Jerome had a vision of the Last Judgment in which...
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Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! The burial of Jesus refers to the burial of the body of Jesus after crucifixion, before the eve of the sabbath described in the New Testament. According to the canonical gospel accounts, he was placed in...
