Jeanne d'Arc

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Eugene Thirion

(French, ????-????)

Jeanne d'Arc, 1876

Oil on canvas

I can't find any information on this artist, but I adore this painting.

A Carol

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Edward Reginald Frampton

(American, 1872-1923)

A Carol, ????

Oil on canvas

The Virgin with Angels

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William Adolphe Bouguereau

(French, 1825-1905)

La Vierge aux Anges (The Virgin with Angels), 1881

Oil on canvas

The Morning of the Resurrection

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Edward Burne-Jones

(British, 1833-1898)

The Morning of the Resurrection, 1882

Oil on canvas

     But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying. And they said to her, " Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him."
     When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.
     Jesus said to her, " Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away."
     Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means, Teacher).

John 20:11-18

Sweet Cecelia

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Edward Reginald Frampton

(American, 1872-1923)

Sweet Cecelia, 1898

Oil on canvas

I love beautiful paintings of St. Cecelia. :)

The Madonna and Child with Attendant Angels

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John Melhuish Strudwick

(English, 1849-1937)

The Madonna and Child with Attendant Angels, ????

Oil on canvas

The Annunciation

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Edward Reginald Frampton

(American, 1872-1923)

The Annunciation, ????

Oil on canvas

Music-Making Angel

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Melozzo Da Forli

(Italian, 1438-1494)

Music-Making Angel, 1480

Fresco

The Star of Bethlehem

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Edward Burne-Jones

(British, 1833-1898)

The Star of Bethlehem, 1888-91

Oil on canvas

Nativity with St. Francis and St. Laurence

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Caravaggio

(Italian, 1571-1610)

Nativity with St. Francis and St. Laurence, 1609

Oil on canvas

Caravaggio, of course, is always original. His Mary is in disarray, and slumps back in exhaustion - in fact, like any woman who has just given birth. Joseph gazes unblinkingly at the little form on the floor -  new life, so full of promise. The shepherds crowd around, talking among themselves. An angel hovers overhead, holding the banner that proclaims 'Gloria in Excelsis Deo'.

from a website of biblical art

The Nativity

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Edward Burne-Jones

(British, 1833-1898)

The Nativity, 1888

Oil on canvas

Called The Nativity, its true subject is the redemption of mankind through cycles of birth, death, and rebirth exemplified by the life of Christ. The somber mood of the scene results not only from muted coloring and static figures, but also from many symbols of death: the crown of thorns, chalice, and urn; the shroudlike garments; and the draping of the manger reminiscent of a bier. The Latin inscription refers to the Resurrection: Because of the misery of the poor and the groaning of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord. As in the unusual iconography of The King and the Shepherd, nearby, this inscription is a subtle allusion to the social miseries of Victorian Britain. 

from the website of the Carnegie Museum of Art

Angels Entertaining the Holy Child

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Marianne Stokes
(Austrian, 1855-1927)
Angels Entertaining the Holy Child, 1893

Oil on canvas

Why Seek Ye the Living Among the Dead?

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John Rodham Spencer Stanhope

(English, 1829-1908)

Why Seek Ye the Living Among the Dead?, ????

Oil, gesso, gold leaf, wax medium on canvas

Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, "Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."

Luke 24:2-7 KJV

An Angel

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Marianne Stokes
(Austrian, 1855-1927)
An Angel, ????

Oil on canvas?

Winged Figure

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Abbot Handerson Thayer

(English, 1849-1922)

Winged Figure, 1889

Oil on canvas

The Sense of Sight

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Anna Louise Swynnerton

(English, 1844-1933)

The Sense of Sight, 1895

Watercolor

This painting reminds me just how amazing the sense of sight is!

The Annunciation

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Domenico Beccafumi

(English, 1486-1551)

The Annunciation, 1545

Oil on wood

Faith, Hope and Love

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Mary Lizzie Macomber

(American, 1861-1916)

Faith, Hope and Love, ????

Oil on canvas

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:12-13

Winged Figure Seated Upon a Rock

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Abbot Handerson Thayer

(English, 1849-1922)

Winged Figure Seated Upon a Rock, ????

Oil on canvas

 A later painting, Winged Figure Seated upon a Rock, was another canvas begun as an alternative conception of the Stevenson Memorial, but was not completed until years later. In 1914 Thayer transformed it into a memorial for his late wife, with his daughter Gladys posing for the figure and a Latin inscription translated as "Mother of my daughter! To you this monument" painted below.

 From the Wikipedia article on Thayer's painting Stevenson Memorial.

Stevenson Memorial

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Abbot Handerson Thayer

(English, 1849-1922)

Stevenson Memorial, 1903

Oil on canvas

 Abbott Thayer was moved by the writing of Robert Louis Stevenson, whose dramatic characterizations of human conflict resonated with the artist. . . . The rock that she sits upon bears the word VAEA, and in the darkness behind her is a small palm tree. VAEA refers to a mountain in the Samoan Islands, atop which Stevenson was buried after his death in 1894. Although he later painted over them, originally Thayer inscribed Stevenson's name and coat of arms across the top of the canvas. After its completion the painting was exhibited in museums across the country, to popular and critical acclaim.

From the Wikipedia article on this painting.