Free downloadable Catholic paintings of the Virgin Mary
Details: The Visitation depicts the visit of Mary, the mother of Jesus, to her cousin Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist. This event is described in the Gospel of Luke, and it is an important moment in the story of Jesus' birth. Mary travels to visit Elizabeth...
Details: Coptic Christians are members of the Coptic Orthodox Church, which is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt. The term "Coptic" refers to the ancient Egyptian language, which was spoken in Egypt until the end of the 17th century. The Coptic Orthodox Church is one of...
Details: The Immaculate Conception is a doctrine in the Catholic Church that says the Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin. In 1854, the Church declared this doctrine to be true, and it became a popular subject in Baroque art, especially in Italy. In Baroque paintings of the Immaculate Conception,...
Details: The Immaculate Conception in Baroque art is characterized by its dramatic and emotional depictions of Mary, the mother of Jesus, as a pure and sinless figure. Typically, the subject is represented through a combination of elements, such as dove symbolism, the presence of stars, and rays of light emanating...
Details: The Immaculate Conception is a doctrine of the Catholic Church which holds that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was conceived without original sin. In Baroque art, this doctrine was often depicted in paintings and sculptures, particularly in Italy where the Baroque style was very popular. Baroque artists often portrayed...
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: The theme of Saint Anne educating the Virgin Mary was a popular one among Baroque artists. It communicated the importance of education and piety, while also emphasizing the importance of a strong mother-daughter relationship. Examples of the theme can be found in artworks by artists such as Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun,...
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...
Details: Jan Philip van Thielen or Jan Philips van Thielen was a Flemish painter who specialized in flower pieces and garland paintings. He was a regular collaborator with leading Flemish and Dutch figure painters of his time. Van Thielen was the most popular flower painter in Flanders and his patrons...
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 crucifixion and death of Jesus occurred in 1st-century Judea, most likely in...
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: This small icon was worn around the neck to ward off evil; it could be hung with either side facing out. This is a small replica of the famous icon known as the "Kwerata Reesu" (Christ with the Crown of Thorns), believed to protect the whole kingdom...
Details: Émile Jean-Baptiste Philippe Bin was a French portraitist, mythology painter, watercolorist and politician. He was born in Paris. His father was the painter Jean-Baptiste François Bin (c.1791–1849), sometimes called "Bin père", who gave him his first art lessons. From the ages of twelve to fifteen,...
Details: Émile Jean-Baptiste Philippe Bin was a French portraitist, mythology painter, watercolorist and politician. He was born in Paris. His father was the painter Jean-Baptiste François Bin (c.1791–1849), sometimes called "Bin père", who gave him his first art lessons. From the ages of twelve to fifteen,...
Details: This type of icon is known as the Virgin Eleousa (Virgin of Tenderness) characterized by the touching cheeks of mother and child in a loving moment. The icon signifies Christ’s incarnation, suffering, and death for the sake of humankind. Three ornamental stars on the Virgin’s cloak are...
Details: Before leaving for Jerusalem to be crucified, Jesus says farewell to his mother—an ideal subject for meditation that would have been paired with the Virgin and Child to form a folding work that could be carried on a journey. Gerard David was also an illuminator of books, which...
Details: Raczki is a village in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Raczki. It lies approximately 15 kilometres south-west of Suwałki and 100 km north of the regional capital Białystok. The village has a population of 2,100. 🙏🏽This image...
Details: The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple is an early incident in Jesus Christ's life that describes his presentation at the Temple in Jerusalem and is commemorated by various churches on Candlemas, or the "Feast of the Presentation of Jesus," 40 days after Christmas. The...
Details: When Nicolás Enríquez painted this copy of the Virigin of Guadalupe in 1773, it was the most widely venerated sacred image in New Spain. Here, the miraculous image is encircled by four scenes that attest to its divine origin. They record the Virgin’s three appearances to the Indian...
Details: Simone Martini was one of the leading painters of his time, whose highly refined technique and descriptive powers were unequalled in Europe and earned the praise and friendship of the Italian poet Petrarch (1304–1374). This panel, together with a related work depicting Saint Ansanus and a third panel...
Details: One of the most celebrated paintings in the Robert Lehman Collection, this depiction of the Annunciation unfolds in a classicizing architectural interior rendered with one-point perspective to create the illusion of depth, a technique achieved in early fifteenth-century Florence. The incised lines visible on the panel's surface...
Details: In a domestic interior, the Virgin Mary kneels before a prie-dieu on which her prayer book rests. The archangel Gabriel, at the left, greets her with the Gospel announcement of the forthcoming birth of Jesus: "Ave Maria gratia plena dominus tecum" ("Hail Mary, full of grace,...
Details: Painted roughly a century after the other works in this gallery, Ter Brugghen’s scene of Christ’s crucifixion draws on the dramatic, emotional appeal of earlier religious art to inspire the private prayers of a Catholic viewer. The Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist, who flank the cross,...
