Salve Maria!

 La Fête-Dieu, 1891 - Paul Schad-Rossa 

The Death of the Just and Evil Man

Ринат Волигамси (1968) Большая Медведица

Children at the Piano, 1918, Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky

St. Cecilia of Rome Unknown Artist

Visión de Sn. Antonio de Padua ante la Virgen María (Vision of St. Antonio of Padua to the Virgin Mary) Unknown artist –s. XVIII– Templo de Sn. Fco. de Asís. Chihuahua. Mx.

Joseph Anton Koch–1825-29

Christ as a Child William Charles Thomas Dobson —1857                                                                                         

St. George Slaying the Dragon - Hans von Aachen

Unknown artist

The Christ Child dreaming of His Passion

Christ in Limbo Bernardino Passeri —1593

Unknown artist

Carved wood sculpture, enhanced by paint and other media, including glass eyes and hair, reached a pinnacle of naturalism and expressive force in 17th-century Spain. Pedro de Mena’s virtuoso manipulation of these materials created startling likenesses of bodies and clothing. They encourage in the beholder an empathetic response to the suffering of mother and son, who appear as exemplars of worldly forbearance in the face of tragedy. Carved details such as the twisted and knotted rope binding Christ’s hands or the Virgin’s thin, deeply undercut drapery are joined by the subtle and descriptive painting in thin glazes of the silver and red brocade of the Virgin’s tunic and the bruises that cover Christ’s flesh. Mena’s desire was to make the figures seem physically present before the viewer. At the same time, they have a dignity and reserve that made them ideal works for contemplation.

St. Francis veiled by an angel José Garnelo––1916