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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In times like the present global pandemic, people think apocalyptic thoughts about the End of the World and a Day of Reckoning for humankind. My selection of artworks from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection for September offer four different interpretations of the Last Judgment narrative in Matthew 25:31-46, where Christ uses the image of the separation of sheep from…
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My selection of artworks from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection for July and August illustrate moments in the Gospel when Jesus deals one on one with people, attentive to their specific needs, whether they are alone together, in intimage groupings, or in crowds. The four poster-format reproductions now on view in the Encounters with Christ gallery of The Life… more >>
Bulgarian Graphic Artist Milen Litchkov has created enough prints to illustrate his own Bible! For the month of June, I am showcasing just three of his color etchings of foundational narratives of the Hebrew Scriptures in the Old Testament Tales gallery of the Bible Stories and Parables section. Litchkov draws inspiration for his lavishly detailed prints from the miniaturized…
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