From Jesus’ dramatic raising of Lazarus to Saint Francis’ courageous taming of the wolf of Gubbio, miracle stories pepper the pages of our greatest and oldest religious texts. These tales blend history and legend to express a deep human desire: to see the eternal break into the world of the everyday.
Artists across the centuries have given that longing concrete form. This lavishly illustrated book offers one hundred masterpieces, each with its own dramatic story to tell, from the epic and exalted to the humble and private. Intimate paintings by anonymous icon painters and the Sienese masters of the 15th century take their place next to majestic works by Giotto and Raphael.
Drawing on the spiritual classics, each miracle story depicted is briefly retold. Author Christopher Calderhead’s accessible and masterful commentary deepens and expands his readers’ understanding of these wondrous narratives and accompanying artwork.
Offering extraordinary stories through magnificent works of art, One Hundred Miracles is a breathtaking journey into a world of wonder and mystery, hope and inspiration, elation and transformation.