Some Favorite Sacred Art
The habit of praying with visual imagery will develop our instinct for what is beautiful
—2019-02-18-The Little Oratory (20)
Inspire all teachers and artists to prepare mankind for your kingdom.
—Liturgy of the Hours, Vol. II, pg. 174
Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei (1640), Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish), Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain.
The Eucharist
The Eucharist (1660), Artist unknown (Spanish), Oil on canvas, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden. Cited in A is for Angel.
Disputation of the Holy Sacrament
Disputation of the Holy Sacrament (1510), Raphael (Italian), Fresco, Apostolic Palace, Vatican.
Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament
The Annunciation
The Annunciation (1898), Henry Ossawa Tanner (American), Oil on canvas, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia.
Maria, Mater Ecclesiae
Maria, Mater Ecclesiae (Mary, Mother of the Church), see Our Lady of Victory Church in Columbus, OH, and the Vatican, cf Witness to Hope 431.
The Virgin with Angels
The Virgin with Angels (1881), William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French), Oil on canvas, Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale, California. Cited in A is for Angel.
The Virgin of the Lilies
The Virgin of the Lilies (1899), William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French), Oil on canvas, Private owner.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe (2021), Daniel Mitsui, Color ink on goatskin parchment.
The Childhood of Christ
The Childhood of Christ (1620), Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch), Oil on canvas, The State Hermitage Museum. (from this article)
The Nativity
The Nativity (1891), Gari Melchers (American), Oil on canvas, Gari Melchers Home and Studio.
The Calling of St. Matthew
The Calling of St. Matthew (1599-1600), Caravaggio (Italian), Oil on canvas, San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome.
St. Jerome Writing
St. Jerome Writing (1605-6), Caravaggio (Italian), Oil on canvas, Galleria Borghese, Rome.
The Angelus
The Angelus (1857-9), Jean-François Millet (French), Oil on canvas, Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
The Blessing of the Wheat in Artois
The Blessing of the Wheat in Artois (1857), Jules Breton (French), Oil on canvas.
Interior of the Cathedral of Amiens
Interior of the Cathedral of Amiens (1842), Jules Victor Génisson (Belgian), Oil on canvas, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Cited in A is for Angel.
Joan of Arc with Battle Standard
Joan of Arc with Battle Standard (2019), Saegan Swanson (American), Oil on canvas, private collection.
Advent
Advent (2017), Amber Knorr (American), Oil on canvas, private collection.
Home
Home, Kate Capato (American), Oil on linen, private collection.
2022-03-19-The Silent Knight
Favorite Artists
- Daniel Mitsui
- Blair Barlow
- The Modern Saints by Gracie
- Kate Scimeca
- Amber Knorr
- Gratia Design
- Portraits of Saints
- Santa Clara Design
- Kozak Workshop
- Peter Voth
- Sacred Art by Tianna Williams
Created: 2021-07-29-Thu
Updated: 2024-02-11-Sun