Christian Saints in Art Photos

This index illustrates Apostles, Evangelists and other saints from the time of Jesus as portrayed in Christian art. When saints have attributes, the symbols are presented to help art viewers identify who is being portrayed and what their stories are.

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Holy Family Madonna & Child with Sts Joseph, Elizabeth & John the Baptist painting by Andrea Mantegna at Kimbell Art Museum. Fort Worth, TX Virgin & Child with St Anne painting one of four panels by Hans Holbein Elder in Municipal Art Gallery at Schaezler Palace. Augsburg, Germany Holy Family painting by Luca Signorelli at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy
St John the Baptist (1st C CE)

Symbol: Lamb, Cross on tall staff, Rustic fur robe		 St John the Baptist painting by El Greco at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA Virgin & Child with young John the Baptist painting by Sandro Botticelli at Louvre Museum. Paris, France Head of St, John the Baptist on a Charger wood carving from Salzburg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany
Christian Apostles & Disciples Christ gives St Peter keys to the kingdom painting by Peter Paul Rubens at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany Conversion of St Paul tempera painting by Benozzo Gozzoli at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY Wood carving of St James the Elder from Kalkar at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany
Saint Evangelists
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John		 Ivory carved plaque of Christ & four Evangelists from Cologne at Cluny Museum. Paris, France Fresco detail of symbol of Evangelist St Luke from church of Sant Climent de Taüll at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain Symbols for Evangelists John & Luke on high altar inside St Vincent Cathedral. St Malo, France
Early Christian Martyrs St Sebastian painting by Andrea Mantegna at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria Martyrdom of St Catherine of Alexandria painting one of four panels by Hans Holbein Elder in Municipal Art Gallery at Schaezler Palace. Augsburg, Germany Stained glass window of St George slaying dragon in chapel at Glamis Castle. Angus, Scotland
Christian Church Fathers & Thinkers St Jerome in His Study painting by Jan van Eyck at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI St Francis Kneeling in Meditation painting by El Greco at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL Miracles of St Francis Xavier painting by Peter Paul Rubens at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria
Later Christian Saints St Zenobius Resurrects a dead youth tempera painting by Benozzo Gozzoli at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY St Roch woodcarving by Christian Jorhan the Elder from Landshut at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany Joan of Arc rallying French troops at Orleans mural at Pantheon. Paris, France
Other Less Pictured Saints Scenes from Legend of St Valentine paintings by Bartholomäus Zeitblom of Ulm wherein Valentine converts an executioner while imprisoned & is martyred in Municipal Art Gallery at Schaezler Palace. Augsburg, Germany Sts. Erasmus & Felicity stained glass by Hirsvogel Workshop of Nuremberg from St Giles church in Stöckack at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany St Teresa of Avila painting by Peter Paul Rubens at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria
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