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Last updated: 05/30/09
Originally Compiled and Written by Jonathan Bennett; Additions: David Bennett
Introduction
Christian art has a long and fascinating history. Christian Art has both a liturgical and secular history. Although the Jewish tradition had been opposed to artwork depicting humans, the Church, believing in the fullness of the Incarnation, embraced the use of images in worship. Also, the importance of symbol in the Catholic and Orthodox tradition is important when thinking about religious art. The truth of the event is many times more powerfully conveyed through the visual than through
words. This is not to devalue words, just to recognize that
there are different ways by which we know God and understand the Christian stories.
For many Protestant Christians, the enjoyment of art or nature
has been a somewhat guilty pleasure, difficult to reconcile
with the faith. However, in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions, the reality of the Incarnation and the value
of symbolism have ensured a wonderful Christian artistic tradition. I have compiled various works of Christian art,
grouping them by season, theme, person, etc. This is an ongoing
project and will be regularly updated to include some of the
best and most famous art. Most of these works come from the
incredible efforts of Carol Gerten.
So, please click on her ads and support her effort.
Let the beauty of these works and the symbols they contain deepen your faith in a way that words often cannot.
Advent
The Birth of John the Baptist (D. Ghirlandaio)
St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness (Limbourg Brothers)
St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness (H. Bosch)
St. John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness (G. Di Paolo)
Sleeping Christ with Zacharias and St. John the Baptist (Cagnacci)
Christmas
Christmas Morning (Maxfield Parris)
The Nativity (F. Barocci)
The Nativity (Robert Campin)
Mystical Nativity (Botticelli)
The Nativity (G. Hornebout)
Nativity (1887) (Burne-Jones)
Nativity (1888) (Burne-Jones)
Epiphany
Epiphany (H. Bosch)
Halt of the Wise Men (John LaFarge)
Adoration of the Magi (Botticelli)
Adoration of the Magi (Correggio)
Adoration of the Magi Triptych (Bosch)
Adoration of the Magi (Rubens)
Marriage Feast at Cana (Juan De Valdes Leal)
Adoration of the Magi (Angelico and Lippi)
Star of Bethlehem (Burne-Jones)
Lent
Temptation of Christ (Botticelli)
St. Thomas of Villaneuva Distributing Alms (Murillo)
Praying Shepherd (Pieter Bruegel II)
The Fast Day Meal (Chardin)
Holy Week
Christ's Entry Into Jerusalem (Giotto)
Christ Washing Peter's Feet (Ford Maddox Brown)
Christ On the Cross with Mary Magdalene (Signorelli)
Deposition From The Cross (Fiorentino)
Christ Carrying the Cross (El Greco)
Lamentation at the Tomb (Van der Weyden)
Jesus at the Tomb (Jean-Jacques Henner)
Easter
He is Risen! The First Easter (Arthur Hughes)
The Morning of the Resurrection (Burne-Jones)
Resurrection (Albrecht Altdorfer)
Noli Me Tangere (Correggio)
Easter Procession at St. Mark's (Prendergast)
Icon of the Resurrection (Obermeyer)
Icon of the Resurrection (Traditional)
Ascension
The Ascension (Giotto)
Icon of the Ascension (Traditional)
The Ascension of Christ (Dali)
Pentecost
Pentecost (Egg Tempera on Poplar) (Giotto)
Descent of the Holy Spirit Icon
Pentecost (Coptic Icon)
Our Lord
Christ Driving Traders from the Temple (El Greco)
Christ and the Woman of Samaria (Juan de Flandes)
Yellow Christ (Paul Gauguin)
The Blessing Christ (Raphael)
Light of the World (Holman-Hunt)
Head of Christ (DaVinci) (ed.- I was fortunate enough to see this while in Melbourne and it is mesmerizing)
The Blessed Virgin Mary (Our Lady)
Icon of the Annunciation (Anon)
The Annunciation (Fre Filippo Lippi)
The Annunciation (Jan van Eyck)
The Virgin with Angels (Bouguereau)
Birth of the Virgin (Albrecht Altdorfer)
Virgin and Child (Luis de Morales)
Coronation of the Virgin (Fra Angelico)
Madonna Worshipping the Child (Correggio)
Assumption of the Virgin (Murillo)
Madonna of the Meadows (Raphael)
Icon of the Dormition (Theophanes the Greek)
Theotokos of Vladimir Icon
The Immaculate Conception (Murillo)
The Holy Family
Holy Family Icon
The Holy Family (Claudio Coello)
The Holy Family (Pompeo Batoni)
The Holy Family (Peter Paul Rubens)
Churches
St. John's Church (Bridgewood)
Interior of a Church (de Witte)
Church at Auvers (van Gogh)
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Ground (Constable)
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows (Constable)
God's Handiwork
The Garden in Flower (Monet)
Riverbank in Autumn (Parrish)
Mountain Farm at Winter (Parrish)
Genesee Valley Landscape (Asher Brown Durand)
Landscape With Oak Tree (Alexandre Calame)
Miscellaneous
All Saints Icon (Anonymous)
The Last Judgment (Sistine Chapel) (Michelangelo)
Ancient and Future Catholics
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