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Using Sacred Art to Bring the Faith Alive
How to Use
Because sacred art is a proven way to infuse your classroom with beauty while encouraging fruitful discussions, we have included several images below, along with ways to bring the painting to life.
Art featured in Love and Mercy: The Story of Salvation
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
This image is a great starting point for learning about the first covenant between God and humanity.
c. 1450, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Musée des Beaux Arts, Lille.
The Divine Mercy Image
Your students may be familiar with this image, but do they understand what it really means?
c. 1934, Eugeniusz Kazimirowski
Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet
Use this image to help your students reflect on and understand the model of service to others that Jesus gives us.
c. 1856, Ford Madox Brown, City of Manchester Art Galleries, Manchester, UK.
The Woman at the Well
Reflecting on this image is a great way to help students see that each and every encounter with Christ ends in love and mercy.
c. 1796, Angelica Kauffman, Neue Pinakothek, Munich, Germany.
Voronet Monastery, Romania
Explore God's covenant with David using this beautiful detail showing the king with his lyre.
c. 1547, Artist Unknown
The Sacrifice of Isaac
The New Testament lies hidden in the Old Testament. Help your students uncover it with this image.
c. 1617, Caravaggio
The Deluge
Use this image to explore and reflect on the Flood, and how it shows us God's justice as well as His mercy.
c. 1508, Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel, Vatican.
Promulgatio Legis Scripte per Moisem
Help students understand the significance of the Ten Commandments, revealed to humanity through Moses as the covenant mediator.
c. 1482, Cosimo Rosselli, Sistine Chapel, Vatican.
Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery
This image will help your students understand the Gospel message of the mercy of God.
by Vasily Polenov, 1888