The Temptation of Christ (c. 1500/1504),  Juan de Flandes (15th–16th century).  United in the mystery As the season of Lent begins this month, the Church invites us to

The Finding of the Savior in the Temple, William Holman Hunt (1827–1910).   A visual vocabulary In his Finding of the Savior in the Temple,

Nativity (c. 1400), Anonymous,  Museum Meyer van den Bergh In 1400, the Duchy of Burgundy was at its zenith, stretching from the Saône River to the

The Glory of Saint Vitalis (1512),  Vittore Carpaccio (c. 1460–c. 1526).  When considering Catholic art, one may be tempted to only think of the best-known works

The Jonah Sarcophagus (c. 300),  Vatican Museums, Italy.    The enigma of early Christian art Early Christian art can strike our modern sensibilities as being a

Nativity of the Virgin (c. 1480), anonymous. Shipwrecked in time In 1703, a stylish Baroque reredos (the decorated “backdrop” commonly seen behind the high altar)

Dormition (c. 1392), Theophanes the Greek (c. 1330/40–1405/10)   This icon of the Virgin Mary’s Dormition was produced by Theophanes the Greek around 1392. It can