Popes of the Catholic Church

After the death of St. Peter, the Catholic Church initiated the election of Popes to govern the Church.

A Igreja Católica, após a morte de São Pedro, iniciou a eleição de Papas para a dirigirem.

Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520)-‘Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere) (1503-1513)’    London-National Gallery

Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520)-‘Leo X (Giovanni di Lorenzo de’ Medici) (1513-1521)’

Michelangelo da Caravaggio (1571-1610)-‘Paul V (Camillo Borghese) (1605-1621)’

Pietro Berettini aka da Cortona (1596-1669)-‘Urban VIII (Mafeo Barberini) (1623-1644)’

Diego de Silva Velázquez (1599-1660)-‘Innocent X (Giovanni Battista Pamphilj) (1644-1655)’

Catholic allegories

The term ‘allegory’ might have its origin in the Greek words ‘allos’, meaning ‘other’, and ‘agoreuein’, which means ‘speak publicly’. It associates the literal with the figurative sense. The Christian allegory is called exegesis (to explain).

Alegoria terá origem nos vocábulos gregos allos, ou seja outro, e agoreuein que significa falar publicamente. Relaciona o sentido literal com o figurado. A cristã denomina-se exegese (explicar).

Hans Holbein the younger (ca 1497-1543)-‘an allegory of the Old and New Testament’-oil on panel-1530    Edinburgh-Scottish National Gallery

Andrea Pozzo (1642-1709)-‘allegory of the Jesuit’s missionary work’-fresco-(1641-1644)    Roma-Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio

Godfried Schalcken (1643-1706)-‘allegory of Virtue and Riches’-ca 1667    London-National Gallery

Frans Francken the younger (1581-1642)-‘allegory of chance’-oil on canvas-1627    St Petersburg-Hermitage

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675)-‘allegory of the Catholic Faith’-oil on canvas-ca 1672    New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Catholic Church by Jehan Georges Vibert

The painter Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902) received some orders from the Catholic Bishop of Florida who was very shocked by the painter’s anticlerical works.

O pintor Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902) recebeu encomendas do Bispo Católico da Flórida que ficou muito chocado com as suas obras anticlericais.

Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902)-'a fine point'-oil on canvas    Private collection

Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902)-'the Church in danger'-oil on canvas     Private collection  
 

Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902)-'the diet'-oil on canvas     Private collection  

 Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902)-'the fortune teller'-oil on canvas    Private collection
 

 Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902)-'the marvelous sauce'-oil on canvas-ca 1890

Catholic Church by Jehan Georges Vibert

The painter Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902) received some orders from the Catholic Bishop of Florida who was deeply shocked with the artist’s anticlerical works.

O pintor Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902) recebeu encomendas do Bispo Católico da Flórida que ficou muito chocado com as suas obras anticlericais.

Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902)-'a fine point'-oil on canvas    Private collection

Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902)-'the Church in danger'-oil on canvas     Private collection
   

Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902)-'the diet'-oil on canvas     Private collection    

Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902)-'the fortune teller'-oil on canvas    Private collection

Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902)-'the marvelous sauce'-oil on canvas-ca 1890

A Igreja Católica e a peste (the Catholic Church and the plague)

A Igreja Católica manteve diversos hospitais nas zonas de peste para tratamento dos pestíferos. Os seus representantes intercediam junto da Divindade por um possível milagre que afastasse o mal. Preocupavam-se igualmente com o conforto espiritual dos doentes e preparação dos moribundos para o Além. São Roque era um dos Santos protectores da peste.

The Catholic Church maintained several hospitals in the plague zones to treat the plague-stricken people. Their representatives interceded on people’s behalf so that God would withdraw the evil through a miracle. They also assume as their task the spiritual comfort of patients and the preparation of the dying people to the beyond. St. Roch was one of the patron saints of the plague.

Brothers Limbourg-'procession of Saint Gregory'-miniature-ca 1300 Chantilly-Musée Condé (Très riches heures du Duc de Berry, folio 71v)

Jacob van Oost, the younger (1639-1713)-'St. Macaire of Ghent tending the plague-stricken'-oil on canvas

Pietro Negri (1628-1679)-'the Madona saves Venice from the plague of 1630'-oil on canvas-ca 1673 Venezia-Scuola Grande di San Rocco

Jacopo da Ponte or Bassano (ca 1510-1592)-'St Roche among the plague victims and the Madona in Glory'-oil on canvas-ca 1575 Milano-Pinacoteca di Brera

Jacopo Robusti or Tintoretto (1518-1594)-'St Roch in the hospital'-oil on canvas-1594 Venezia-Scuola Grande di San Rocco