Seeing the Sacred

Visio Divina Retreat

Trinity Retreat Center, October 23-25, 2026

1.

"The Trinity", Andrei Rublev, 56 in × 45 in, Egg Tempera on Wood, 1411 or 1425-1427 Located at the Old Katholikon of the Trinity Lavra in Sergiyev Posad, Russia

2. 

"The Transfiguration", by Theophanes the Greek, 1408 Located at the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, Russia

Theophanes the Greek was the teacher of Andrei Rublev, the great Russian icon painter.  In the beginning, the two were master and student; later, they became collaborators.

3.

"Jesus Christ: The Harrowing of Hell ( Resurrection)"Tempora on Wood,  S and K Icons, Russia

4.

"Agony in the Garden"  Artist Debated, Mosaic, Located at St. Mark's Basilica, Venice, 1215-1220. 

5. 

"Christ Pantocrator" (6th century AD), Fresco, from Saint Catherine's Monastery, in Sinai, Egypt

6. 

"The Nativity (Dumitrescu)" Tempora on Wood, by Liviu Dumitrescu, b.1988

7.

"Jesus and Zachaeus" Artist Unknown, Tempera on Wood, ~ 1950

8.  

"The Dream of the Magi" Gislebertus, Located at the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare in Autun, France, 1120-1135.

9.

Bonus Picture after finding a color photo of the sculpture ! :

"The 'Schmerzensmannkreuz' Man of Sorrows Cross" Located at the Neumunster collegiate church in Wursburg, Germany. Wood Sculpture, created ~1350

10.

"Judas Iscariot Leaving the Last Supper"  Located at The Three Hierarchs Romanian Orthodox Church, Mountlake Terrace, Washington, USA. Tempera. 2020. 

11.

"Our Lady of the New Advent" William Hart MchNichols, b. 1949

12.

"Our Lady, Mother of Ferguson and All Those Killed by Gun Violence" Mark Doox, 2015. Located at Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC, USA

13. 

Untitled, George Gavriel, 2022

14.

Untitled, George Gavriel, 2022

15.

Untitled, George Gavriel, 2022

16. 

"Emmaus Supper" Cerezo Barredo,b. 1932, Acylic on Panel. Lima, Peru. 

17.

"The Resurrection" Cbabi, Stained Glass, Located at Holy Communion Episcopal Church, St. Louis, MO. 2022

18.

"Spiritual Hermit Crab" Scott Erikson

19.

"Another Chance" Scott Erikson

20.

"Divine Hospitality" Scott Erikson

21.

"YHWH" Scott Erikson

22.

"An Idle Tale" Michael Cook, Acylic on Canvas, 2020. 

23.

"Jose y Maria", Everett Patterson, Digital Illustration, 2014.

24.

"The Annunciation" Henry Ossawa Tanner, Oil on Canvas, 1898. Located at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, USA

25.

"The Annunciation" Tempera on Paper, Ivanka Demchuk, 2019. 

26.

"The Holy Family", Ivanka Demchuk, Egg Tempera on Paper, 2019. 

27. 

"Jesus Healing the Blind Man" Ethiopian, Artist Unknown, Pigment on Goat Skin. 

 

Some bonus Images we didn't get to look at together. Perfect for Visio Divina (by oneself): 

"The Sermon on the Mount ( After Claude)" David Hockney, Oil on Canvas, 2010

 

"The Good Samaritan" Vincent Van Gogh, Oil on Canvas, 1890. Located at Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands

" Ascent" John August Swanson, Oil on Canvas, 2014

"The Crucifixion" Andreas Pavias, Egg Tempera on Wood, 1440-1512. Located at The National Gallery of Athens, Athens Greece. 

"Stations of the Cross: Station 3, Simon of Cyrene" Allan Rohan Crite, 1954 Located at Holy Communion Episcopal Church, St. Louis, MO 

"The Raising of Lazarus" Duccio di Buoninsegna, Tempera on Panel, 1310. Located at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, United States

"We are Together" Kateryna Shadrina, Tempera on Paper, 2022.

"Christ in the Desert" Nicholas Roerich, Oil on Canvas, 1933. Located at the International Centre of the Roerichs (International Center-Museum of the Roerichs) in Moscow, Russia.

"Bus Stop Nativity" Andrew Gadd, Oil on Canvas, 2008

"The Hen" Stanley Spencer, Oil on Canvas, created c. 1954, a part of his 'Christ in the Wilderness' series located at the Art Gallery of Western Australia in Perth, Australia.