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Holy Trinity
Watercolor over Strathmore paper
4 by 4 inches |
Child Jesus
Watercolor on cotton paper
7 by 10 1 / 4 inches |
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Virgen and child
Oil on canvas
48 by 36 inches |
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Virgen and child
Oil on canvas
48 by 36 inches |
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Madonna della seggiola
ISAIAH 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Matthew 1:23 “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”[d]—which means, “God with us.”
Watercolor on paper |
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Be it done to me according to thy word
(Fiat mihi secundum Verbum tuum)
Luke 1:38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Renacentist style
Oil on canvas
5" by 7" |
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Christ Pantocrator
Traditional Byzantine Iconography
Matthew 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. |
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Archangel Michael
Icon
Daniel 10:21 But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince. |
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Virgin of the naked feet
There is nothing that man needs more than Divine mercy, that love which is benevolent, which is compassionate, which raises man above his weakness to the infinite heights of the holiness of God.
John Paul II, at the tomb of Saint Faustina at Lagiewniki, Poland 1977
Oil on canvas
36" by 52" |
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Angel
(Latin angelus; Greek aggelos; from the Hebrew for “one going” or “one sent”; messenger). The word is used in Hebrew to denote indifferently either a divine or human messenger.
Oil on canvas
5“ by 7“ |
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Sacred family
Matthew 2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
(Renaissance)
Oil on canvas
24" by 36" |
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The good shepherd
John 10 14 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. He and his Father are one John 10 11
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine
Style of the renaissance
Oil on canvas
13 1/2" by 17 3/4" |
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After Michelangelo Bunarotti
Delphic Sybil
(Renaissance)
Pastel on Paper |
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Madonna and
child
Matthew 2: 11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.
Oil on canvas
(Renaissance)
30" by 40" |
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Virgin
Matthew 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Style of the renaissance
Oil on canvas
14" by 18" |
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Madonna
After Raffaelo Sanzio
Renaissance
Oil on canvas
14" by 18" |
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Violin
Luke 2 13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Luke 2 14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Renaissance style
Oil on canvas
36" by 48" |
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Mary
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost Matthew 1:18
Oil on canvas
5" by 7" |
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The kingdom of God
discussing the challenge of peace
letter of Pope John Paul II to his bishops.
2 Kings 19 15 And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
Style of the renaissance
Oil on canvas
16" by 20" |
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Mercy
1 Kings 8:28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
There is nothing that man needs more than Divine mercy, that love which is benevolent, which is compassionate, which raises man above his weakness to the infinite heights of the holiness of God.
John Paul II, at the tomb of Saint Faustina at Lagiewniki, Poland 1977
Renaissance style
Oil on canvas
5" by 7" |
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The enlightenment
This painting represents
the comming of the Cristian faith
to the Americas.
Watercolor on paper
13" by 17" |
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First Communion
Oil on canvas
16" by 20"
Luke 22:19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. |
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Mercy
Graphite on paper
Exodus 33:19 And the LORD said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. |
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Archangel
Graphite on paper
1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: |
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Rachel
Genesis 29:18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
Graphite on paper |
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Annunciation
Ecce Ancilla Domini (Behold the handmaid of the Lord.)
Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariæ (The Angel of the Lord brought tidings unto Mary)
Oil on canvas
Luke 1:27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
Luke 1:28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
Luke 1:38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. |
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Rachel
Genesis 29:20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
Digital Art |
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Expectation on faith
Digital Art
Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. |
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Warning: this work contains nudity
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Expulsion from Paradise
Genesis 3 23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. Genesis 3 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Renassaice style
Oil on canvas
16" by 20" |
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Praying Angel
Oil over wood
Goldleaf
Silverleaf
6 by 8 inches
15,2 per 22 centimetri |
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John |
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William Shakespeare |
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10 Nations with the Highest Number of Catholics |
Nation |
No. of Catholics |
Pct. of Population |
Brazil
Mexico
Philippines
United States
Italy
France
Colombia
Spain
Poland
Argentina |
145,446,000
123,393,000
69,630,000
64,621,000
57,665,000
44,499,000
38,406,000
37,165,000
35,010,000
34,480,000
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78.95%
86.67%
81.03%
22.63%
96.55%
75.54%
86.29%
87.79%
94.34%
89.25%
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Catholic Art
The aesthetic, devotional, historical, and cultural dimensions of Catholicism and its contribution to the Judeo-Christian tradition in all fields of the arts have created a tradition; being the Catholic Church inclined toward imagery in arts and the Protestant Church toward music
The iconoclasts, people who engage in "image-breaking", in the eighth and ninth centuries, tried to remove religious art that sought to represent God and the saints. One heresy went so far as to reject any depiction of the human body because they thought the human body was evil. However, the Church decided that such art could be permitted. Although our Protestant friends often disagree, these items have long been a part of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions |
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