Welcome to our special gallery, in response to a request from a regular visitor. Many of the images on exhibit are already online in other directories. The lady who suggested the gallery thought that it would be helpful if these popular calendar pictures were assembled in one place.

Space limitation does not permit every image to be displayed.

We are also displaying several images that have never been used before at Catholic Tradition.

This gallery is dedicated to Pope St. Pius X because he favored traditional imagery that taught the faith with its simplicity and sweetness. When we use the phrase, "traditional imagery" we mean those pictures that were executed post-Baroque, from the middle of the eighteenth century to the present time: images that do not contradict the Faith in essence, and that have a general appeal to the common man who is stirred to devoutly contemplate some aspect of the Catholic Faith because he is drawn to the image. Moreover, traditional art is distinguished from the masterpieces of the great artists, in that it is more easily copied, an attribute that furthers piety and devotion and is more readily available to regular folks. While a number of calendars feature masterpieces, for generations there have been and continue to be those calendars that popularize the more traditional pictures. This is not to say that the great master painters did not have the piety of the people in mind, but rather that the particular style of the epoch of each artist was so significant that it unconsciously limited the focus of the devotion, not always, but often enough, although the fact that until modern photography and publishing became widespread, most people had few opportunities to spend time with a masterpiece. Thus it was to the traditional works that were attainable the average Catholic turned. And not only to calendar art but to that executed for the local parishes, such as that of the last two centuries here in the United States. These images invite the viewer into the picture, to meditate or worship the Divine Majesty in Heaven and in the Tabernacle on the Altar, depending on the scene.

Another form of traditional Catholic art is the holy card. Perhaps the best known artists for all three forms are those of German heritage or influence. These men and women excelled in devotional art. Traditional Catholics who read The Remnant newspaper are long familiar with the captivating black and white lithographs that have lent their charm to this periodical's pages for generations.

Whether calendar, church nave or card, all are calling us to a conversation with Heaven! The simplicity of these images is the natural accompaniment to Gregorian chant, if found in a church. Wherever they extend themselves to those who lovingly gaze there upon, they are cherished like a treasure, for within this kind of art we as Catholics are always at home. They live in the heart as they grace the hearth of peace and Christian hope and longing . . .

THE IMAGES ARE NEITHER IN ALPHABETICAL OR CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, BUT THEMED, SIMPLY AS WE "REDISCOVERED" THEM.

We are using an unconventional approach to conserve space, for almost every image exceeds a 1000 pixels in width. There are four "rooms" in the exhibit. Each room is self-contained, that is, the link for each image brings up the image itself while remaining in the room, rather than move in succession from page to page. This directory also constitutes the first room.

1. OUR LADY: MADONNAS AND OTHER
2. SAINT JOSEPH AND THE CHRIST CHILD
3. CHRIST THE SAVIOR, GOD THE FATHER
4. ANGELS, APOSTLES, SAINTS, AND OTHER


THE CORONATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN 1
THE CORONATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN 2
THE CORONATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN 3
HOLY FAMILY WITH THE HOLY GHOST 1
HOLY FAMILY WITH LAMB: CENTER PANEL
HOLY FAMILY WITH LAMB: FULL IMAGE
THE HOLY FAMILY WITH ST. THERESE
THE HOLY FAMILY: THE TWO TRINITIES
THE HOLY FAMILY IN EGYPT 1
THE HOLY FAMILY IN EGYPT 2
THE HOLY FAMILY WITH THE HOLY GHOST 2: THE THREE HOLY HEARTS
THE HOLY FAMILY
THE ANNUNCIATION 1
THE ANNUNCIATION 2
THE ANNUNCIATION 3
IMMACULATE HEART ICON
REGINA COELI 1
REGINA COELI 2
REGINA COELI 3
MATER DEI 1: MAIN IMAGE, FULL WITHOUT THE FRAME
MATER DEI 2
OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL
WINTER MADONNA
THE BIRTH OF THE VIRGIN
THE INFANT MARY
THE YOUNG VIRGIN WITH ANGELS
THE VIRGIN WITH STS. ANNE AND JOACHIM 1
THE VIRGIN WITH STS. ANNE AND JOACHIM 2
THE VIRGIN WITH ST. ANNE
THE BETROTHAL OF THE VIRGIN
THE VISITATION TO ST. ELIZABETH
THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT
THE HUMBLE HOUSE OF NAZARETH
MARY'S COMMUNION
THE DORMITION OF THE VIRGIN
THE ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN
MARY, THE MASTERPIECE OF THE TRINITY
THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY GHOST UPON MARY AND THE APOSTLES
MADONNA AND CHILD WITH ANGELS
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
OUR LADY OF LOURDES
MOTHER OF ALL NATIONS
OUR LADY OF LA SALETTE
IMMACULATE HEART 2
IMMACULATE HEART 3
OUR LADY OF QUITO



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