The season of Advent begins in three weeks, and I have selected a trio of images by contemporary French artists from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection for November illustrating the Annunciation, the "prequel" to the Christmas story, when the Angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to tell her she had been chosen to be the mother of the…
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October is the time of year to celebrate the life of Francis of Assisi, and I have a trio of images from French artists to add this month to the Francis of Assisi: The Troubadour of God page in the Themes of Faith section. Etienne Moreau-Nelaton, a fin-de-siecle Parisian artist best known for…
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For September, I have more woodblock prints from Czech Graphic Artist Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova to bring on-line from her wordless book, Christ: 32 woodcuts from the New Testament. Largely unknown outside her homeland, she finally received international recognition for her pioneering printmaking in the 2014 exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., The First… more >>
For the next two months, I will be featuring the woodblock prints of Czech Graphic Artist Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova. Largely unknown outside her homeland, she was a pioneer of wordless books, creating 15 illustrated narratives between 1929 and 1969, ranging from childhood memoirs to a retelling of the Life of Christ. Published in 1944, Christ: 32 woodcuts from the New… more >>
Since the beginning of recorded history, humanity has dreamed of a paradise lost that we hope will one day be regained. As we enter the summer months, hoping to put the pandemic period behind us, I'm adding a new page to the Old Testament Tales gallery of the Bible Stories & Parables section titled The Peaceable Kingdom presenting a…
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May is a time traditionally devoted to the Virgin Mary. I have a quartet of Marian images from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection to show this month, adding more diversity to the already varied mix of works on The Magnificat page in The Coming of Christ gallery of The Life of Christ section. They are variations on an image…
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Easter falls on April 4th this year, so, the trio of new pieces on display this month from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection celebrate the Resurrection of Christ. They are the work of three Eastern Christian iconographers, representing three different national schools of iconography. If we needed more proof that this ancient tradition of sacred art is far less…
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As we enter the second month of Lent, I have selected an artwork for March from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection made up of 15 separate paintings. It is a Stations of the Cross mixed media carved wood piece from the Mississippi-based visionary folk artist, Carl Dixon, presenting fourteen of the traditional events occurring on Christ's journey along the…
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Ash Wednesday falls on February 17th this year. For this first month in the season of Lent, I've selected a quartet of images from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection by international artists in a variety of mediums, illustrating the Gospel narrative of Christ praying in Gethsemane. This genre of art about Christ's Passion is commonly known as "The Agony…
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My selection of new works from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection takes us from the Season of Advent to Epiphany Sunday with illustrations of the Christmas Story. The five pieces were made by folk artists of the Americas in a wide variety of mediums. We see Mary, Joseph, and a welcoming Baby Jesus in a painted wood carving of…
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