Easter Sunday falls on the first of April this year, so, I have selected four images of the Resurrection by international artists in very different styles as this month's new art offerings from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection. American Artist Edward Medina gives us a three-color giclee print of a burial-shroud concealing variation on Michelangelo's famous black chalk drawing…
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As we continue on in the Season of Lent, I have two complete cycles of Stations of the Cross images to present for the month of March from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection by East European artists. Stanislaw Koguciuk, a folk art painter from the village of Plawanice, near Poland's eastern border with Ukraine, brings together all fourteen Stations…
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Ash Wednesday falls of February 14th this year. As we begin the Season of Lent, I'm presenting four new paintings of the Last Supper from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection by artists from the Americas. The images follow the long-table format of the Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece--with interesting regional variations. In an oil painting on burlap from Mexican Artist…
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January is the month when we celebrate the visit of the Wise Men to the Christ Child on the Feast of the Epiphany. To mark the beginning of the New Year, I'm adding three new images on this theme from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection to the We Three Kings page of The Coming of Christ gallery of The… more >>
In celebration of Christmas, I'm adding four new nativity scenes from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection to the Before the Marvel of This Night page in the Themes of Faith section. They are all carved from wood by art-makers from around the globe. German-born Folk Artist Gunther Kiel now carries on the creche-making traditions of his homeland on a…
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We begin the countdown to Christmas this month with a look at three thoroughly modern images from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection of the Annunciation, the moment when the Angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to tell her she would give birth to the Christ Child, found in the Luke 1:26-38. The event is traditionally celebrated in the…
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October is the time to celebrate the life of St. Francis of Assisi, whose feast day falls on the fourth of the month. This much-loved saint is especially revered for his all-encompassing embrace of God's good creation, and I am adding four new images of works in the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection to the Francis of Assisi: The Troubadour… more >>
September is the month to celebrate the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels. I have just added four new images from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection to the From Realms of Glory gallery of the Themes of Faith section showing these divine emissaries in their role as guardians of God's creatures and creation. French Symbolist Artist Maurice Denis…
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The return from vacation can often seem like Paradise Lost, so, for those of you who share my midsummer mood, I have selected six new images for August from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection depicting the Creation, Fall, and Expulsion of humanity from the Garden of Eden. Peruvian Textile Artist Eleodora Salvatierra presents a pristine view of Paradise before…
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June is the perfect month to turn our thoughts to the great outdoors and imagery of the Good Shepherd tending his flock of sheep. I've just added six new pieces of folk and fine art from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection to The Good Shepherd page in the Themes of Faith section offering cross-cultural variations in a variety of…
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May is traditionally devoted to the Virgin Mary. My selection of six contemporary portraits from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection in celebration of this Marian month all depict a solitary Mother of Christ, the contemplative Virgin Mary of the Gospels who saw the events of her blessed son's birth and "pondered them in her heart (Luke 2:19, KJV)." French…
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