Fine Art

Religious Art Paintings

Browse free public domain religious art artworks, paintings, illustrations, and museum pieces.

Correggio's painting depicts Saints Peter, Martha, Mary Magdalen, and Leonard in a serene celestial assembly.

Saints Peter, Martha, Mary Magdalen, and Leonard

Correggio

Saint James Defeating the Infidels is a striking Baroque painting depicting a religious figure in battle.

Saint James Defeating the Infidels

Italian School

El Greco's Saint James the Lesser, depicting the apostle in contemplative pose with a fuller's club.

Saint James the Lesser (Oviedo)

El Greco

A depiction of Saint John the Baptist in a wilderness setting, showcasing his spiritual intensity.

Saint Jean Baptiste

Alexandre Cabanel

Saint Jerome depicted as a cardinal, dressed in red, with a book and skull on a table.

Saint Jerome as Cardinal

El Greco

Guercino's 'Saint Jérôme' captures the saint in a moment of contemplation.

Saint Jérôme

Guercino

A historical painting depicting the exile of Saint John Chrysostom.

Saint John Chrysostom Exiled By The Empress Eudoxia

Jean-Joseph-Benjamin Constant

This painting depicts Saint John on the Island of Patmos, showcasing intricate details and a serene landscape.

Saint John on the Island of Patmos

Jacques Callot

A depiction of Saint John the Baptist by Sandro Botticelli, showcasing his serene expression and camel-hair garment.

Saint John the Baptist

Sandro Botticelli

El Greco's 'Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Francis' depicts a moment of silent communion between the two saints.

Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Francis

El Greco

Albrecht Dürer's 'The Circumcision' depicts a significant biblical event with intricate details.

The Circumcision

Albrecht Dürer

El Greco's Saint John the Evangelist gazes upward with visionary intensity, cradling a chalice from which a serpent emerges.

Saint John the Evangelist (Henke)

El Greco

El Greco's Saint Judas Thadeus, depicting the saint in a moment of reflection.

Saint Judas Thadeus (Oviedo)

El Greco

Saint Lucy by Francisco de Goya, depicting the saint holding a dish with her eyes.

Saint Lucy

Francisco de Goya

Tobias and the Angel by Titian depicts the young Tobias guided by the archangel Raphael along a riverbank.

Tobias and the Angel

Titian

El Greco's Saint Luke, depicted with a gospel and a bull in the background.

Saint Luke

El Greco

El Greco's Saint Luke captures the evangelist in a moment of divine inspiration.

Saint Luke (Oviedo)

El Greco

Saint Matthew by Anthony van Dyck, depicting the apostle in contemplation with an angel guiding his writing.

Saint Matthew

Anthony van Dyck

Raphael's 'Saint Paul Rending His Garments' depicts a dramatic biblical moment.

Saint Paul Rending His Garments

Raphael

El Greco's Saint Philip, depicting the apostle in contemplation with a cross.

Saint Philip (Henke)

El Greco

Saint Philip by El Greco, depicting the apostle in a moment of quiet conviction.

Saint Philip (Oviedo)

El Greco

A painting depicting Saint Barbara, symbolizing protection for artillery.

Heilige Barbara. Schütz unsere Artillerie

Oskar Laske

A Baroque painting depicting Saint Sebastian being cared for by Saint Irene.

Saint Sebastian tended by Saint Irene

Luca Giordano

The risen Christ steps back as Mary Magdalene reaches toward him in a dramatic encounter amidst ancient ruins.

Noli Me Tangere

Alessandro Magnasco

This painting depicts Sainte Clotilde, showcasing her serene expression and detailed attire.

Sainte Clotilde

Isidore Pils

William Bouguereau's 'Sainte Famille' depicts the Holy Family with a focus on realism and emotional expression.

Sainte Famille (The Holy Family)

William Bouguereau

A depiction of Christ crowned with thorns, showcasing intense emotion and detail.

Den tornekronede Kristus

Carl Bloch

Gustave Moreau's painting depicts Salome holding the head of John the Baptist.

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

Gustave Moreau

Salome holding the head of Saint John the Baptist, painted by Artemisia Gentileschi.

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Artemisia Gentileschi

A depiction of Salome holding the head of St. John the Baptist.

Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist

Italian School

Francesco Guardi's 'Madonna' captures a serene moment of religious devotion.

Madonna

Francesco Guardi

Artemisia Gentileschi's Santa Cecilia depicts the saint in a moment of contemplation.

Santa Cecilia

Artemisia Gentileschi

A portrait of a figure wearing a monk's hood by Carl Bloch.

Hoved med munkehætte

Carl Bloch

This painting titled 'Pieta' by Wiktoria Goryńska explores themes of loss and compassion.

Pieta

Wiktoria Goryńska

A depiction of a prophet seated in a contemplative pose, showcasing intricate details and rich colors.

Seated Prophet

Gaetano Gandolfi

A man with ashen skin is being raised from a tomb, surrounded by figures in awe and shock.

The Raising of Lazarus

Abraham Bloemaert

This painting depicts the Madonna and Child with the infant Saint John the Baptist.

The Madonna and Child with the infant Saint John the Baptist

Sandro Botticelli

Titian's Madonna and Child with St. John and a praying Donor depicts a serene Virgin Mary with Christ Child and St. John.

Madonna and Child with St. John and a praying Donor

Titian

A depiction of mourning over Christ's body in a dramatic Baroque style.

Lamentation Over The Dead Christ

Anthony van Dyck

Ferdinand Keller's 'Lamentation of Christ' captures a poignant moment of mourning.

Lamentation of Christ

Ferdinand Keller

A poignant depiction of Mary mourning over the dead body of Christ in Botticelli's 'Lamentation over the Dead Christ'.

Lamentation over the Dead Christ

Sandro Botticelli

Saint Bonaventure depicted at the Council of Lyon, surrounded by cardinals in a moment of theological debate.

Saint Bonaventure at the Council of Lyon

Francisco de Zurbarán

A man in Roman dress lies on the ground beneath a large horse, with an older man holding the horse’s bridle in a dark background.

Conversion on the Way to Damascus

Caravaggio

Saint Christopher by Hans Thoma depicts the saint carrying the Christ child across a river.

Saint Christopher

Hans Thoma

The Marriage of Saint Catherine by Paolo Veronese depicts Saint Catherine kneeling in adoration as Christ places a ring on her finger.

The Marriage of Saint Catherine

Paolo Veronese

Gerard van Honthorst's 'Adoration of the Shepherds' depicts a tender nativity scene illuminated by candlelight.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Gerard van Honthorst

A powerful depiction of the moment Jesus is pierced by a lance, showcasing dramatic emotion.

Jesus Is Pierced by a Lance

Jacques Callot

Raphael's 'Apparition of God to Noah' depicts the moment of divine promise between God and Noah.

Apparition of God to Noah

Raphael

A painting depicting an Arab man in a moment of prayer.

Arab Standing in Prayer

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Titian's 'Crucifixion with Three Angels' depicts Christ on the cross attended by three angels.

Crucifixion with Three Angels

Titian

The Marriage of the Virgin by Bartolomé Estebán Murillo depicts the moment Mary and Joseph's hands are joined.

The Marriage of the Virgin

Bartolomé Estebán Murillo

A depiction of the twelve-year-old Christ astonishing the doctors in the Temple.

Christ Among the Doctors

Paolo Veronese

Rembrandt's 'Christ Appearing to the Apostles' captures a moment of divine revelation.

Christ Appearing to the Apostles

Rembrandt van Rijn

Luca Giordano's 'The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian' depicts the dramatic moment of Saint Sebastian's martyrdom.

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

Luca Giordano

Saint John Baptising the People by Nicolas Poussin depicts a crowded riverside baptism scene.

Saint John Baptising the People

Nicolas Poussin

A religious painting depicting St. Ambrose by Jacques Callot.

St. Ambrose. 4 April

Jacques Callot

Saint Jerome kneeling in penitence, with a rock and skull, draped in a red cloak.

Saint Jerome penitent

Caravaggio

SS. Justa and Rufina by Francisco de Goya depicts the patron saints of Seville holding clay pots.

SS. Justa and Rufina

Francisco de Goya

A depiction of St. Andrew, showcasing intricate details and rich colors.

St. Andrew Apostle and Martyr. 30 November

Jacques Callot

A depiction of Christ with two disciples in Emmaus.

Kristus og de to disciple i Emmaus

Martinus Rørbye

St Francis kneels in awe before a flaming torch, bathed in divine light.

St Francis's Vision of the Flaming Torch

El Greco

El Greco's St. James the Greater, depicting the saint in a moment of quiet revelation.

St. James the Greater (Henke)

El Greco

St. Jerome is depicted as a hermit in a landscape, deeply engrossed in reading.

St. Jerome as hermit in a landscape, reading

Anthony van Dyck

Franz von Stuck's painting depicts a religious theme with intricate symbolism.

Kunstausstellung Christus im Kunst-Verein Börsen-Anbau

Franz von Stuck

Luca Giordano's painting 'St. Jerome' captures the essence of religious devotion.

St. Jerome

Luca Giordano

Henri Rivière's 'L’Adoration' depicts a serene religious scene.

L’Adoration

Henri Rivière

Fresco depicting St. Lawrence distributing alms to the poor, created by Fra Angelico.

St Lawrence Distributing Alms

Fra Angelico

A portrait of St. Paul by Giotto di Bondone, capturing his thoughtful expression and symbolic attributes.

St Paul

Giotto di Bondone

A painting by Odilon Redon depicting a somber bell tower.

La cloche grave de Sainte-Gudule

Odilon Redon

This painting depicts St. Sabas in a religious setting.

St. Sabas. 5 December

Jacques Callot

Paul Cézanne's 'La Madeleine' depicts Mary Magdalene in deep contemplation.

La Madeleine

Paul Cézanne

Saint Mary Magdalene depicted in a moment of penitence, gazing towards divine light.

Saint Mary Magdalene

Peter Paul Rubens

Head of Christ by Correggio, depicting a contemplative Christ with soft modeling and gentle light.

Head of Christ

Correggio

A depiction of the biblical meeting between Abraham and Melchizedek, showcasing themes of hospitality and sacrifice.

The Meeting of Abraham and Melchisedech

Peter Paul Rubens

Saint Margaret stands dignified after her escape from the dragon, symbolizing her spiritual triumph.

Saint Margaret

Nicolas Poussin

A saint woman collapses as an executioner raises his sword, with a dove hovering above in a shaft of light.

Sketch for a Decapitation of a Saint Woman (St. Catherine?)

Abraham Jansz. van Diepenbeeck

Sketch for the Assumption of the Virgin by Peter Paul Rubens depicts the Virgin Mary ascending to heaven surrounded by cherubs.

Sketch for the Assumption of the Virgin

Peter Paul Rubens

A young woman in a voluminous red dress holds a palm frond while a brown dragon crouches at her feet against a rocky terrain and cloudy sky.

Saint Margaret and the Dragon

Peter Paul Rubens

A sketch depicting the martyrdom of St. Stanislaus by Józef Simmler.

Sketch of the composition ‘Martyrdom of St. Stanislaus’

Józef Simmler

Albrecht Dürer's 'Saint Anthony' depicts the saint surrounded by symbolic elements.

Saint Anthony

Albrecht Dürer

A sketch of St. Cecilia by Józef Simmler.

Sketch to the Figure of St Cecilia

Józef Simmler

El Greco's painting of Saint Peter captures the apostle in a moment of deep remorse and prayer.

Saint Peter

El Greco

This painting depicts three monks sitting side by side.

Sketch of three monks sitting side by side

Józef Simmler

This artwork depicts witnesses to the martyrdom of St. Matthias.

Sketch of the group of witnesses to the death of St. Matthias to the painting ‘Martyrdom of St. Matthias’

Józef Simmler

The Meeting of Abraham and Melchisedek by Peter Paul Rubens depicts a dramatic biblical encounter.

The Meeting of Abraham and Melchisedek

Peter Paul Rubens

Studies for ‘The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian’ by Anthony van Dyck, showcasing dynamic poses and expressions.

Studies for ‘The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian’ (verso)

Anthony van Dyck

The dramatic meeting of Abram and Melchizedek, featuring bread and wine, captured in a theatrical Baroque style.

The meeting of Abram [Abraham] and Melchizedek, the high priest and king of Salem, who brings bread and wine (Genesis 14:18-24)

Peter Paul Rubens

Nicolaes Maes' painting depicts the biblical story of Abraham welcoming angels.

Abraham Entertaining the Angels

Nicolaes Maes

A sketch of Mary Magdalene by Józef Simmler, related to the composition 'Entombment'.

Sketches of Mary Magdalene to the composition ‘Entombment’

Józef Simmler

A drawing depicting the heads of witnesses to the death of St. Matthias.

Sketches of the heads of witnesses to the death of St. Matthias to the painting ‘Martyrdom of St. Matthias’

Józef Simmler