Free downloadable Catholic paintings which are in the public domain
This monumental tondo, among Filippino's most significant works, was commissioned by Neapolitan cardinal Oliviero Carafa, a leading political and ecclesiastical figure.
Tempera on panel, made in Florence, Italy. The painting measures 52 × 47.2 cm (20 1/2 × 18 9/16 in.).
The seemingly weightless figures, the startling color combinations, and the moody, imprecise setting all show El Greco’s interest in conveying the intense spirituality of these figures rather than their concrete reality.
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, with black chalk, heightened with lead white (partly discolored), on tan laid paper, laid down on gray wove paper.
Chrome lithography of the stained glass window: The life of Jesus, Paris, Imprimerie impériale.
Wtewael depicts when Peter denies knowing Jesus. Few works by this artist are known, and he draws on an unusual combination of styles.
Two Romans flog Jesus, bound to a stake on a hilly horizon. His expression conveys pain and compassion, as he endures cuts and bindings that secure him so tightly to the post that his feet are elevated off the ground.
Ukrainian icon of the Adoration of the Magi, made in the second half of the 18th century.
Jesus Christ rising from a marble tomb holding the cross of St. George, Christ is flanked by angels, and surrounded by frightened soldiers.
Daniel Hopfer I’s visionary image depicts the Virgin sobbing before Christ’s betrayal, scourging, and crucifixion. Knowing her son will die a gruesome death, she feels physical pain at his departure.
Oil on canvas painting by Jusepe de Ribera of the boy Jesus among the teachers in the Temple, dated 1612-1613.
Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, heightened with lead white (oxidized), on blue laid paper, tipped onto cream laid paper
This initial E serves as a frame for the figure of Christ, shown here as the judge of the world with the swords of justice emanating from his mouth.
Etching in black on off-white laid paper
from William Hole's series of THE LIFE OF CHRIST, which was published in the UK and in the USA both (in various books and publications) before 1923.
Mughal, India. Medium: Gum tempera, ink, color, and gold on paper.
French. Etching on paper.
Flemish oil on panel painting of Christ on the Cross, made in Flanders about 1575-1605. The panel measures 40.1 x 32.3 cm.
Florence, Italy. Ink and tempera on vellum.
Medium: paint, gold and poplar wood. Dimensions: height: 25.8 cm (10.1 in); width: 20.3 cm (7.9 in).
Father Jerome Xavier (1549–1617) of the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuit order of Catholic priests, spent 19 years as a guest at the Mughal court from 1595 until 1614.
Pen and brown and black ink, brush and black, brown, and red-brown wash, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink.
Wood engraving drawn by Gustave Doré, engraved by J. Gauchard Brunier. Printed in: Heilige Schrift 1867 by Stuttgarter Druck- und Verlagshaus Eduard Hallberger.
This painting was once part of the Saint Anne Altarpiece, a series of 10 panels set within an architectural frame that hung behind a church’s altar. Gerard David and his workshop produced this large-scale project for export to Spain.
