Story of Christ in Art Photos

Several aspects of the life of Christ show what was important to Christianity over time.

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St Anne
Mother of Virgin Mary		 Family tree of St Anne painting by Gerard David at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France Virgin & Child with St Anne woodcarving by Daniel Mauch from Ulm at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany St Anne with donor Duchess Barbara of Saxony by Lucas Cranach the Elder at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain
Annunciation Annunciation stained glass windows from St Stephan Choir of Vienna at Historical Museum of City of Vienna. Vienna, Austria Annunciation painting by Fra Filippo Lippi at Alte Pinakothek. Munich, Germany Annunciation ceramic by Andrea della Robbia of Florence at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany
Nativity & Three Kings Carved nativity scene by Master of Albessa at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain Altarpiece fragment of Christ Child worshipped by Three Kings alabaster carving at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany Nativity panel of Three Kings Altar painting by Rogier van der Weyden at Alte Pinakothek. Munich, Germany
Slaughter of the Innocents Herod ordering killing of male babies on carved choir screen at Chartres Cathedral. Chartres, France Massacre of Innocents painting by Léon Cogniet at Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes. Rennes, France Slaughter of Innocents on Nativity Facade at Sagrada Familia. Barcelona, Spain
Flight into Egypt Flight into Egypt on carved stone chancel screen in Notre Dame Cathedral. Paris, France Flight into Egypt stained glass of St Joseph Cathedral. Hartford, CT Return of Holy Family from Egypt painting by Jacob Jordaens at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany
Holy Family Paintings Madonna & Child with Sts Joseph, Elizabeth & John the Baptist painting by Andrea Mantegna at Kimbell Art Museum. Fort Worth, TX Virgin & Child with St Anne painting one of four panels by Hans Holbein Elder in Municipal Art Gallery at Schaezler Palace. Augsburg, Germany Holy Family painting by Luca Signorelli at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy
St Joseph
Carpenter husband to Virgin Mary		 Saint Joseph & Christ Child by Guido Reni at Rienzi house museum. Houston, TX Death of St Joseph sculpture by Pearse & Son at Pearse Museum. Dublin, Ireland Ceiling mosaic of St Joseph with four winged symbols of evangelists at Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière. Lyon, France
Baptism by St John the Baptist St John the Baptist painting by El Greco at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA Virgin & Child with young John the Baptist painting by Sandro Botticelli at Louvre Museum. Paris, France St John the Baptist with Christ painting from Mexico at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX
Christian Apostles & Disciples Christ gives St Peter keys to the kingdom painting by Peter Paul Rubens at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany Conversion of St Paul tempera painting by Benozzo Gozzoli at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY Wood carving of St James the Elder from Kalkar at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany
Christ's Miracles & Teachings Resurrection of Lazarus bone carvings by Embriachi workshop in Florence then Venice at Museum of Decorative Arts at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Raising of Lazarus painting by Vincent van Gogh at Van Gogh Museum. Amsterdam, NL Miracle of Christ Healing the Blind painting by El Greco at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY
Entry into Jereusalem - Palm Sunday Entry into Jerusalem painting by Maestro Bartolomé at University of Arizona Museum of Art. Tucson, AZ Stained glass of Palm Sunday in Westminster Presbyterian Church. Buffalo, NY Christ on Palm Sunday Donkey woodcarving from Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany
Last Supper Last supper painting by workshop of Master of Madeleine of Florence at Petit Palais Museum. Avignon, France Last Supper stained glass window from The Netherlands at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI Last supper on Passion Facade at Sagrada Familia. Barcelona, Spain
Betrayal by Judas Iscariot Agony in Gethsemane & betrayal by Judas & arrest of Christ mural in Chapterhouse at Fontevraud Abbey. Fontevraud, France Judas betrays Christ on Passion Facade at Sagrada Familia. Barcelona, Spain Judas painting by Louis-Jacques Durameau at Orleans Beaux Arts Museum. Orleans, France
Passion Events Art Ivory diptych of Passion of Christ from France at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France 15 scenes from Life & Passion of Christ painting by Meister der Passionsfolgen in Köln at Wallraf-Richartz Museum. Köln, Germany Four panels from two wings of triptych painting depicting Passion of Christ originally on the high altar of Köln's Carthusian Church of St Barbara by Meister der Lyversberg-Passion at Wallraf-Richartz Museum. Köln, Germany
Christ's Passion - Stations of the Cross Stations of the Cross at San Fernando Cathedral. San Antonio, TX Stations of the cross carvings in chapel at Traquair House. Scotland Station of the Cross X by Charlie Carillo in Golondrinas Chapel at Rancho de las Golondrinas. Santa Fe, NM
Christ is scourged & Carries the Cross Christ carrying the cross painting by Master of Pietà de Saint-Germain-des-Prés at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France Carrier of the Cross painting by Pieter Bruegel the Younger at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany St Peter-In-Chains Cathedral mural in ancient Greek pottery of Christ carrying cross by artist-style. Cincinnati, OH
St Veronica wipes face of Jesus Station of the Cross VI by Arlene Cisneros Sena in Golondrinas Chapel at Rancho de las Golondrinas. Santa Fe, NM Vera Ikon painting attrib Meister von St Laurenz in Köln at Wallraf-Richartz Museum. Köln, Germany Christ carrying cross past Roman soldiers & Veronica holding cloth with image of face on Passion Facade at Sagrada Familia. Barcelona, Spain
Crucifixion Story on Golgotha Hill in Art Copper alloy crucifixion plaque possibly from Killaloe at National Museum of Ireland Archaeology. Dublin, Ireland Crucifixion / Calvary painting by Albrecht Altdorfer at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany The Crucifixion paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL
Descent from the Cross & Lamentation of Christ Lamentation under the Cross painting as Apostle John consoles Virgin Mary by Lucas Cranach the Elder at Alte Pinakothek. Munich, Germany Descent from Cross painting by Heinrich Lengerich at Pomeranian State Museum. Greifswald, Germany Lamentation painting attrib. Quinten Metsys of Netherlands at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX
St Mary Magdalene
Tends to Jesus
Attrib. Ointment pot.		 Crucifixion with St Jerome, St Francis, St Mary Magdalene, Blessed Giovanni Colombini & St John the Baptist painting by Il Perugino at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy Martha & Mary Magdalene painting by Caravaggio at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI Mary Magdalene & Joseph of Arimathea panel paintings by Pieter Coecke van Aelst of Flamand at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA
Entombment, Resurrection & Ascension of Christ Entombment of Christ painting after Raphael at Hunterian Art Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland Resurrection painting by Maestro Bartolomé & workshop at University of Arizona Museum of Art. Tucson, AZ Ascension panel from Life of Christ painting by Andrea Mantegna at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy
Jesus on the Cross Art Enameled cross from Limoges at Cluny Museum. Paris, France Christ on the Cross between Mary & John sculpture & painting in Köln at Wallraf-Richartz Museum. Köln, Germany Collection of Santos art crucifixes by various Hispanic artists at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Colorado Springs, CO
Jesse Tree Art

Family Tree of Jesus		 Jesse tree stained glass window in Köln Cathedral. Köln, Germany Flemish altar-front with Jesse Tree in chapel at Abbotsford House. Melrose, Scotland Jesse Tree painting giving family tree including Jesse of Bethlehem, King David, Solomon & Jesus by Geertgen tot Sint-Jans at Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam, NL
Life of the Virgin Art Four of eight panel paintings depicting life of Virgin Mary by Master of the Life of the Virgin Mary of Aachen at Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Aachen, Germany Death of the Virgin wood carving by Hans Thoman from Werkstatt at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany Crowning of Virgin with Sts Anthony, Augustine, Tobias & angels painting by Neri di Bicci of Florence at Petit Palais Museum. Avignon, France
Portraits of The Virgin Virgin Mary Praying painting by Albrecht Dürer at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany Virgin & Child Art Virgin & child painting by unknown of Flanders at Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes. Rennes, France
Holy Trinity Holy Trinity surrounded by four Evangelists & their symbols painting at Köln Cathedral. Köln, Germany Holy Trinity by Charlie Carillo on Reredos in Golondrinas Chapel at Rancho de las Golondrinas. Santa Fe, NM Stained glass window with the light of Holy Spirit shining on Hamburg between two angels. Hamburg, Germany
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