Madonna and Child, Marianne Stokes (1855-1927)

Madonna and Child, Marianne Stokes (1855-1927)

The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and will call his name ‘Jesus.’ He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give...
Christ in the Wilderness, Ivan Kramskoi (1837-1887)

Christ in the Wilderness, Ivan Kramskoi (1837-1887)

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward. Matthew 4:1-2 With Jesus’ baptism, He steps out of the obscurity of His earthly father’s carpentry shop and...
The Ascension, Giotto (1267-1337)

The Ascension, Giotto (1267-1337)

When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight. While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold,* two men stood by them in white clothing, who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do...