Art and Prayer

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This video series uses artwork to help people deepen their prayer life. Combined with the use of scripture, artwork becomes a tool to aid participants to speak with and listen to God. This practice is often called Visio Divina (which translates as Divine Seeing).

Praying with Marianne von Werefkin's

Praying with Marianne von Werefkin's "Ash Wednesday"

Praying with Loïs Mailou Jones'

Praying with Loïs Mailou Jones' "Brother Brown"

Praying with James Tissot's

Praying with James Tissot's "Jesus Wept"

Praying with the

Praying with the "Sacrifice of Isaac" from the de Bry Gospels

Praying with Raphael's

Praying with Raphael's "The Transfiguration"

Praying with Albrecht Dürer's

Praying with Albrecht Dürer's "The Praying Hands"

Praying with Natalia Goncharova's

Praying with Natalia Goncharova's "The Four Evangelists"

Praying with Caravaggio's

Praying with Caravaggio's "The Calling of St Matthew"

Praying with Yervand Kochar's

Praying with Yervand Kochar's "De Profundis"

Praying with Jean-François Millet's

Praying with Jean-François Millet's "The Angelus"

Praying with William Edouard Scott's

Praying with William Edouard Scott's "Rainy Night Etaples"

Praying with Domenico Fetti's

Praying with Domenico Fetti's "Parable of the Mote and the Beam"

Praying with Tania Michelle Wineglass'

Praying with Tania Michelle Wineglass' "After Dinner Conversation"

Praying with Hilma af Klint's

Praying with Hilma af Klint's "Altarpiece No 1"

Praying with Henry Ossawa Tanner's

Praying with Henry Ossawa Tanner's "The Thankful Poor"

Praying with André Kamba Luesa's

Praying with André Kamba Luesa's "The Resurrection"

Praying with Ridolfo Ghirlandaio's

Praying with Ridolfo Ghirlandaio's "Procession to Calvary"

Praying with Jan and Hubert van Eyck’s

Praying with Jan and Hubert van Eyck’s "Adoration of the Mystic Lamb" in the Ghent Altarpiece

Praying with Salvador Dali's

Praying with Salvador Dali's "The Sacrament of the Last Supper"

Praying with Luca Giordano's

Praying with Luca Giordano's "The Good Samaritan"

Praying with Rembrandt's

Praying with Rembrandt's "Christ in the Storm on the Lake of Galilee"

Praying with P Solomon Raj's

Praying with P Solomon Raj's "The Vine and the Branches"

Praying with Lavinia Fontana's

Praying with Lavinia Fontana's "Touch Me Not"

Praying with Johannes Vermeer's

Praying with Johannes Vermeer's "Jesus in the House of Mary and Martha"

Praying with Moretto Da Brescia's

Praying with Moretto Da Brescia's "Christ in the Wilderness"

Praying with Bruegel the Elder's

Praying with Bruegel the Elder's "The Parable of the Blind"