Catholic images

The Virgin with Angels. William Adolphe Bouguereau. 1881.

The beautiful Virgin Mary praying. #catholic #art #decor #catholicism #tradition #trad #christianity #mexican #asian #rosary

Happy Easter! This is "The Resurrection of Christ" by Danish painter Carl Bloch. Although his parents wanted him to become an officer in the Navy, Carl Bloch studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Art. His early work featured rural scenes of everyday life. He was later commissioned to produce 23 paintings for the Chapel at Frederiksborg Palace. These scenes from the life of Christ would become his most famous work.

from Fall 2018 Edition By Fr. James McCurry, OFM Conv. Nearly 30 years ago, before our friary in Ellicott City, Maryland, became the Shrine of St. Anthony that we all know today, it was a house of …

Art is an amazing way through which we may better pray and contemplate the depths of #Christianity. Although there are many familiar examples of modern #ChristianArt, looking to the very first #ImagesOfChrist in art allows us to see how Christ was perceived by the early church. Understanding these oldest pictures of Jesus help us see that #Christ reveals himself to his Church in a multitude of ways, which allows us to draw closer to Him in our understanding of his presence in the world.