Sacred Art: Paintings and Vintage Posters
For two thousand years painters have told the Christian story in pictures: the Annunciation and the Nativity, the miracles and parables, the Passion and the Resurrection, and the saints who followed. This page gathers the sacred paintings we have explained on Sapiens Verbum, each one also available as a Sapiens Verbum vintage art poster. Every card links to the poster, to a licence for the image and to our full essay on the painting.
For the Christmas story told in five masterpieces, read The Christmas Story in Five Paintings; for gift ideas, see our Art Gift Guide; for lesser-known pictures with big stories, explore Hidden Masterpieces; and for parishes and schools, see Religious Art Prints for Churches.
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Nativity & Christmas
Life of Christ
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
Johannes Vermeer
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Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee
Rembrandt
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The Return of the Prodigal Son
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
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Passion & Easter
Saints, Icons & Creation
The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise
Giovanni di Paolo
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The Triumph of Christianity over Paganism
Gustave Doré
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