Painted Saints and Martyrs
As Cats are to the internet, so Saints were to the religiose and their artisans. Whether by miracle or martyrdom, these historical figures (a miniscule sample of whom are below) provide the anthropomorphic link between the carnal world and the beatific vision.
Saint Augustine in His Study by Botticelli
St. Michael (Raphael, 1518)
”Saint Augustine and the Devil” – Michael Pacher (c. 1471 – 1475)
“St Dominic” by El Greco
St. Lawrence of Rome (school of J. Tintoretto)
“The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian” by Rubens (c. 1601)
Carlo Crivelli , “Pietro Martyr and Venanzio” (1482) [Showing St Peter’s various souvenirs]
“Scenes of the life of St Nicholas” by Ambrogio Lorenzetti ( c.1332)
Johann Lucas Kracker, “St. Francis of Solano Baptizing Indians” (1770)
Carel Willink – “Simeon, The Pillar Saint” (1939)
St Elizabeth of Hungary by Jan van Eyck (c. 1441)
St. Anthony and the donkey
St. Mark
“Saint Catherine of Alexandria” (Caravaggio) (c. 1598)
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