Medieval Manuscript Art: 10 Breathtaking Illuminated Pages
Medieval manuscript art is the only branch of medieval painting that has come down to us with its colours intact….
Agnus Dei: 7 Famous Lamb of God Paintings, From Van Eyck to Zurbaran
The Lamb of God, in Latin the Agnus Dei, is one of the oldest and richest images in Christian art….
Jesus Walking on Water: The Few Masters Who Dared to Paint It
Jesus walking on water is one of the hardest miracles a painter can attempt. The story is simple and strange:…
10 Doubting Thomas Paintings, From Duccio to Carl Bloch
Doubting Thomas paintings capture one of the most human moments in the Gospels. When the risen Christ first appeared to…
10 Wedding at Cana Paintings of Christ’s First Miracle
Wedding at Cana paintings gather around the very first miracle of Jesus. In the Gospel of John, Christ, his mother,…
10 David and Goliath Paintings, From Caravaggio to Doré
David and Goliath paintings turn one of the oldest underdog stories in the world into some of the most powerful…
Jesus and the Lamb: 7 Good Shepherd Paintings of Christ and His Sheep
The Good Shepherd is one of the oldest and most beloved images in Christian art, and among the very…
Archangel Remiel: The Angel Who Wakes the Dead
Archangel Remiel has the strangest job description in the whole of angelic literature. The Book of Enoch says that God…
Archangel Raguel: The Seventh Angel Rome Refused to Name
Archangel Raguel is the angel of justice and harmony, the one who keeps order among the other angels. His name…
Archangel Zadkiel: The Angel of Mercy and the Knife of Abraham
Archangel Zadkiel is the angel of mercy. His name, in Hebrew Tzadkiel, means the Righteousness of God, and Jewish and…