Free, downloadable public domain Catholic paintings of Saint Joseph.
Details: The newborn Christ lies swaddled in a manger and reaches toward his mother, the Virgin Mary, while Joseph sits nearby. The resemblance of Christ's manger to a Gothic tomb poignantly signals his eventual sacrifice. Above, God the Father extends a banderole reading, "You are my son, whom I have...
Details: This panel was painted on the Greek island of Crete, once part of the Byzantine Empire, and reflects the Post-Byzantine style that prevailed among the island's artists during the 15th century. The Christ Child lies in a manger while the Virgin Mary kneels in veneration. Joseph sits at lower...
Details: The Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph consecrated the baby Christ to God in the Temple of Jerusalem 40 days after his birth, in accordance with Jewish laws concerning purity and firstborn sons. Joseph brings a sacrifice of doves, the priest Simeon receives Christ on an altar, and the prophetess...
Details: This manuscript leaf comes from a Book of Hours illuminated by the French court painter Jean Bourdichon. It depicts the Presentation of Christ in the Temple of Jerusalem, an event celebrated in the liturgical calendar as Candlemas. Forty days after Jesus's birth, the Virgin Mary kneels before an altar...
Details: According to the Gospels, Joseph was the husband of the Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus. In Puerto Rico, St. Joseph is often invoked by and for the dying. He is the patron saint of several Puerto Rican communities, including the island’s western region of Lares....
Details: The Deccani School of Painting is an Indian miniature painting style that originated in the Deccan region of Central India during the late 16th century[1]. It was nourished and thrived under several Sultans of the Deccan[2] and had a certain amount of influence from Mughal schools of...
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: Adoration of the Magi by Fra Angelico is a tondo, or circular painting, dating from the mid-15th century[3]. It is believed to have been a collaboration between Fra Angelico and his colleague Filippo Lippi[1], with contributions from a number of hands[3]. It has sometimes been called...
Details: The Adoration of the Shepherds is a scene in which shepherds are near witnesses to the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem[1]. It is often combined with the Adoration of the Magi in Christian art and is sometimes included in a Nativity scene as a peripheral feature[1]. The...
Details: The Adoration of the Shepherds is a scene in which shepherds are near witnesses to the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem[1]. It is described in Luke 2:15[2]. An angel appears to them and tells them not to be afraid, bringing news of great joy[3]. It...
Details: The Flight Into Egypt by Domenico Piola is an artwork created by the Genoese painter of the Baroque period, Domenico Piola[1]. It is a pen, ink and watercolor over chalk painting[2] that measures 29 x 41.6 cm[2]. The painting depicts the biblical story of the...
Details: The Adoration of the Magi (c. 1633) by Peter Paul Rubens is an oil painting on canvas measuring 4.2 m × 3.2 m (13 ft 9 in × 10 ft 6 in)[2]. It was painted as an altarpiece for a convent in Louvain, Belgium[2], and is now...
Details: The Adoration of the Magi (c. 1624) is an oil on canvas painting by Peter Paul Rubens, measuring 218 cm by 280 cm[1]. It was commissioned by Matthæus Yrsselius, abbot of St. Michael's Abbey, Antwerp, and paid for in two installments of 750 guilders each in 1624 and...
Details: The Flight into Egypt is a biblical story in which Joseph, Mary, and the infant Jesus flee to Egypt to escape the persecution of King Herod. The story is often depicted in art, typically showing Mary riding a donkey with Joseph and the baby Jesus, sometimes accompanied by angels....
Details: Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens's highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history. His unique and immensely...
Details: Harry Siddons Mowbray was an American artist. He executed various painting commissions for J.P. Morgan, F.W. Vanderbilt, and other clients. He served as director of the American Academy in Rome from 1902–1904. Wikipedia The flight into Egypt is a story recounted in the Gospel of Matthew...
Details: Harry Siddons Mowbray was an American artist. He executed various painting commissions for J.P. Morgan, F.W. Vanderbilt, and other clients. He served as director of the American Academy in Rome from 1902–1904. Wikipedia The biblical Magi also referred to as the Wise Men or Kings, also...
Details: Saint Joseph's dreams are four dreams described in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament in which Joseph, the legal father of Jesus, is visited by an angel of the Lord and receives specific instructions and warnings of impending danger. All four dreams come from the period around...
Details: "And when they were departed, behold, an angel appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young Child and His mother, and flee into Egypt." Matthew 2:13 The artist, Harry Siddons Mowbray, was an American artist who executed various painting commissions for J.P. Morgan,...
Edit St Joseph and the Christ Child 17141730 by Giuseppe Chiari Public Domain Cathol 10:00/0:391×Details: Jesus and his mortal father, St. Joseph, are captured in a moment of connection. The Bible does not contain a scene like this, and it is rare in Christian art of...
Details The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. The subject became popular in art from the 1490s on, but veneration of the Holy Family was formally begun in the 17th century by Saint François de Laval, the first bishop of New France, who...
Description The Rest on the Flight into Egypt is a subject in Christian art showing Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus resting during their flight into Egypt. The Holy Family is normally shown in a landscape. The subject did not develop until the second half of the fourteenth century. Source...
Details: Joseph's Dream is a 1645 oil on canvas painting by Rembrandt. It was in the Königliche Schlöss in Berlin until 1830, when it moved to the city's Königliche Museum. It is now currently in the Gemaldegalerie, Berlin. It shows Saint Joseph receiving the second of his dreams warning him...
Details: One of the most influential landscape painters of the early modern era, Lorrain was a master of the “ideal landscape,” which combined lush foliage and a tranquil atmosphere with allusions to an idyllic, imaginary past. The intention was to create views more beautiful and harmonious than nature itself. In...
