I have collected some great pieces of cultural art by a great artist called Obed but I still have some bare walls and have tried to find religious art that have women in it! I have not been able to find many but Rachelle pointed me to a great web store that has not one but three paintings with women in it…check it out

The Last Supper

You see the women in the front? Remember, in biblical times women and children were not counted/recorded but that does not mean they were not there!

MARY OF MAGDALA on Canvas

“Apostle to the Apostles” This painting focuses on Mary of Magdala’s leadership role in spreading the good news of the Resurrection to Jesus’ disciples. Because of this she was given the title of “Apostle to the Apostles” by the early church. It is specifically based on John’s gospel where the risen Christ commissions Mary of Magdala: “Go instead to my brothers and sisters and tell them I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.” The gospel goes on to tell us “Mary of Magdala went to the disciples with the news ‘I have seen the Lord!’ and she told them that He had said these things to her.” (John 20:17-18). Here she is represented carrying out her mission, preaching with the authority conferred on her by the Risen Christ, preparing the disciples for His Ascension into heaven. Uh, who still says that women in biblical times were not in leadership roles?

CREATION OF WOMAN Canvas

CREATION OF WOMAN is based on Michelangelo’s famous painting on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel in Rome entitled ‘Creation of Adam’. Nora Kelly’s painting shows God as a loving Mother. We are reminded that both women and men are made in the image of God. For too long we have imaged God only as a stern Father rather than a loving Mother. Consider this feminine version of Genesis 1:27
God created woman in the image of herself
In the image of God she created her,
Male and female she created them.