18th Century Art Archives - Illustrated Prayer

Christ on the Route to Calvary, by Giambattista Tiepolo, c. 1730s. Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

To Carry the Cross

October 20, 2018October 22, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 18th Century Art, Carrying of the Cross, Cross, Jesus Christ, Passion, Rosary, Sorrowful Mysteries

You know that feeling when you feel completely alone and the whole world seems turned against you? When the friendly

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Christ Among the Doctors, by Giovanni Paolo Panini, c. 1743. National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Grandeur of the Temple

October 12, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 18th Century Art, Finding of Christ at the Temple, Jesus Christ, Joyful Mysteries, Mary, Rosary, St. Joseph, Temple

The finding of Jesus is both a terrible scene to imagine and a wonderful scene. Terrible in that, were I

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The Adoration of the Shepherds, by Sebastiano Conca, c. 1720. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, United States. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Beating the Christmas Rush

October 10, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 18th Century Art, Baby Jesus, Birth of Christ, Christmas, Joyful Mysteries, Mary, Nativity, Rosary

There’s a thrift store a block away from our house. Sometimes, when the weather is gloomy but my kids and

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The Coronation of the Virgin, c. 18th century. Palacio Arzobispal, Cusco, Peru. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Crowning the Queen

August 22, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 18th Century Art, Coronation of Mary, Feast Day, Heaven, Holy Trinity, Mary

Happy feast day! Today is the feast day of the Queenship of Mary. And so, in honor of this day,

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Sacred Heart of Mary, by Juan Patricio Morlete, c. 18th century. Museo Soumaya, Mexico City, Mexico. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Immaculate Heart of Mary

June 9, 2018June 8, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 18th Century Art, Feast Day, Jesus, Mary, Sacred Heart

Right after the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is the Immaculate Heart of Mary! The two feast days

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The Holy Trinity, by Corrado Giaquinto, c. 1754. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Love and the Sacred Heart

June 8, 2018June 6, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 18th Century Art, Christ, Feast Day, Holy Trinity, Sacred Heart

This Friday, we celebrate the feast day of Sacred Heart of Jesus! This sort of devotion might seem morbid for

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The Last Supper, c. 18th century. Museo Nacional de Arte, Ciudad de México, México. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

The Light of Christ

June 3, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 18th Century Art, Eucharist, Institution of the Eucharist, Jesus, Last Supper

On the eve of Corpus Christi, I figured I would look at one of my favorite artworks of the Last

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Pentecost, by Jean Restout, c. 1732. The Louvre, Paris, France. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Receiving the Holy Spirit – Again!

May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 Karina Tabone 2 Comments 18th Century Art, Descent of the Holy Spirit, Feast Day, Holy Spirit, Mary, Pentecost

Today, we’re celebrating a feast day! In particular, it’s the feast day of Mary, Mother of the Church. Hooray! And!

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Get Back to Work!

May 10, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 18th Century Art, Angels, Ascension, Glorious Mysteries, Jesus

I have to admit… kids are wonderfully good at putting things in perspective. Take the Ascension, for instance! While I

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The Dream of St. Joseph, by Anton Raphael Mengs, c. 1773-74. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria. Via IllustratedPrayer.com

Saint Joseph’s Acceptance

March 19, 2018April 14, 2018 Karina Tabone 0 Comments 18th Century Art, Feast Day, Joseph, Saints

There are a lot of wonderful things to say about St. Joseph on this special feast day, where we celebrate

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