16th Century Art Archives - Illustrated Prayer

The Resurrection, by Philips Galle and Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c. 1562-63. Metropolitan Museum, New York, New York, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Etchings of the Resurrection

October 22, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Glorious Mysteries, Jesus Christ, Resurrection, Rosary

After delving into the Passion, it is just such a relief to get to the Resurrection! Because the Passion ends

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Crucifixion, by Peter Gertner, c. 1537. Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Nightmare of the Crucifixion

October 22, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Crucifixion, Jesus Christ, Mary, Passion, Rosary, Sorrowful Mysteries

Oh! what to say about the Crucifixion and death of Our Lord? The whole events that lead up to this

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The Virgin with Child, by Gerard David, c. 1520. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Playing with Beads

October 6, 2018 Karina Tabone 2 Comments 16th Century Art, Baby Jesus, Mary, Parenting with Christ, Rosary

The month of October is dedicated to the Rosary! In fact, October 7 is the day in which we celebrate

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Christ Cleansing the Temple, by El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos), c. 16th century. National Gallery of Art Museum, Washington, D.C., United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Cleansing of the Temple

August 31, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Church, Church History, Gospel, Jesus, Reformation

As you probably have noticed! I am a bit dismayed by this whole new scandal that the Catholic Church is

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The Triumph of Death, by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, c. 1562-63. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Let’s Talk About Millstones

August 18, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Current Events, Death, Last Judgment, Macabre, Sin

In my last blog, I quoted a section of Matthew 18, which said the following: Which begs the question… what

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Madonna of the Rose, by Raphael, c. 1517. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Meeting the Christ Child

July 21, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Child Jesus, Mary, Saints, St. John the Baptist, St. Joseph

Besides wrangling children, writing blogs, and making pretty books, I spend a lot of time looking at religious artwork. Which

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The Virgin and Child with Saints Peter and Paul, by Girolamo Figino, c. 16th century. Fogg Art Museum, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

God’s Questionable Choices

June 29, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Church, Feast Day, Jesus, Mary, St. Paul, St. Peter

One of the biggest criticisms that I have of God is this: He really doesn’t know how to pick good

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Nativity of St. John the Baptist, by Tintoretto, c. 1550s. State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Nativity of St. John the Baptist

June 24, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Bible, Gospel, Mary, St. John the Baptist

Happy feast day! Today, we celebrate the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. And, boy! What a special feast day

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A look at the final Ascension picture from The Glorious Mysteries, by Karina Tabone. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Behind the Scenes Look!

June 20, 2018June 7, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Ascension, Book, Book Stuff

One time, I was talking with someone about the Illustrated Rosary books and what I did to make them. His

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Christ Carrying the Cross, by Giovan Pietro Rizzoli detto il Giampietrino, c. 1530s. Museo Diocesano Milano, Milan, Italy. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

A Tear in the Art

June 15, 2018June 6, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 16th Century Art, Carrying the Cross, Christ, Cross, Passion, Sorrowful Mysteries

I was looking at the artwork that I had featured on this website and… can you believe that I haven’t

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