Written by Steven Kellmeyer

Published by Bridegroom Press 2004, paperback, 63 pages.

“The Church Needs Art!” -John Paul II, Letter to Artists #12 Discover how to “read” the great masterpieces of Christian art. Seventeen masterpieces of medieval and Renaissance art describe sixteen crucial doctrines of the Church. Let a short, clear discussion show you how each masterpiece illuminates its matching doctrine. Each Catholic artist visually embedded Catholic doctrines in the works under study!

Catholic masterpieces include:

Leonardo da Vinci – Madonna of the Rocks, Last Supper

Fra Angelico – Annunciation

Michelangelo – Creation of Adam, Last Judgement

Caravaggio – The Crucifixion of Peter

Bouguereau – Vierges Aux Anges

Perugino – Christ giving Peter the Keys

Reni – Matthew Inspired by an Angel

Rublev – Icon of the Trinity

God – Our Lady of Guadalupe

David – Baptism of Christ, Wedding at Cana, Rest on the Flight to Egypt

Raphael – Disputation on the Eucharist, Transfiguration

Quickly gain an appreciation for teaching the Faith in the most beautiful way possible, using beauty itself!