Thursday, August 25, 2011

St Michael


This portion of a panel depicting St Michael was part of an altarpiece painted by Carlo Crivelli in 1476.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Guardian Angel


This painting of a guardian angel is by Gabriel-Joseph-Marie-Augustin Ferrier (1847-1914). About guardian angels

Thursday, August 11, 2011

The Angel and Tobias


This painting by Francesco Botticini (1495) shows the Archangel Raphael and Tobias after they have caught the fish. Wikipedia has a good description of the story.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

The Annunciation


In this painting by Edward Reginald Frampton (1872-1923), notice the irises in the garden. Irises are a symbol of the Seven Sorrows of Mary.