The Sacred Heart of Jesus in Art
Pompeo Batoni, Sacred Heart of Jesus, 1767, oil on copper, Il Gesù, Rome
Blessed Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus!
Would you like to honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus by looking at and praying with images of His Sacred Heart, but do not want to expose yourself to ai-generated or digitally-painted kitsch images that are the result of an online image search? I was asked by a parishioner at my church to help her find an image of a real painting of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I responded by putting together this gallery of real, attributed and historical works of art connected to the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as well as links to where you can buy prints of new art depicting the Sacred Heart of Jesus from living artists!
You can learn more about the history of devotion to the Sacred Heart here.
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Images of Jesus Revealing His Heart
Antonio Ciseri, Apparition of the Sacred Heart to Saint Mary Alacoque, 1880, oil on canvas, Church of the Sacred Heart, Florence
On June 16, 1675, Jesus told Sister Margaret Mary to promote a feast that honored his Sacred Heart. He also gave Sister Margaret Mary 12 promises made to all who venerated and promoted the devotion of the Sacred Heart.
“The Lord”, Saint Margaret Mary shared, “assured me that He takes particular pleasure in being honored under the figure of His Heart of flesh. He wished a picture of it to be publicly exposed, that it might touch the insensible hearts of men; and He promised me that He would pour out abundantly on all that honored it the treasures of grace with which it is filled. Wherever this image shall be exposed, it will bring down all sorts of benedictions.”
Martin von Feuerstein (1856-1931), The Sacred Heart of Christ, oil on canvas.
Heart of Jesus in church Kostel Svatého Tomáše by unknown artist of 19th century
Andrés López, The Sacred Heart of Jesus, 1797, oil on copper, Museo Nacional del Virreinato, INAH, Secretaría de Cultura, Tepotzotlán, Mexico
Jose Maria Ibarraran y Ponce, Sacred Heart, c. 1896, oil on canvas
Leopold Kupelwieser (1796-1862), Sacred Heart, oil painting in the Francis of Sales Chapel of St. Peter's Church in Vienna.
Corrado Mezzana, Sacred Heart being adored by Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart and Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, 1922, oil on canvas, Basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
Images of the Sacred Heart as a Symbol of His Love
Miguel Cabrera, The Sacred Heart of Jesus, c. 1756, oil on copper, Fundación Cultural Daniel Liebsohn, A. C., Mexico City
Engraving illustrated in Joseph Gallifet’s book De Cultu Sacrosanct Dei ac Domini Nostri Jesu Christ (Rome, 1726), which was well-known in Mexico.
José de Páez, Sacred Heart of Jesus with Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Saint Louis Gonzaga, c. 1770, oil on canvas, Denver Art Museum
Miguel Cabrera, Allegory of the Holy Eucharist, 1750, oil on copper, Colección Andrés Blaisten, Mexico City
Contemporary Paintings of the Sacred Heart of Jesus:
Links to living artists’ work where you can buy a print!
https://gwyneththompsonbriggs.com/product/sacred-heart-signed-8-x-10-print/
https://www.matthew-conner.com/print-shop/sacred-heart
https://robertpuschautz.weebly.com/sacred-and-religious-art.html
https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-gasparo/sacred-heart-of-jesus
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Litany to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Formed by the Holy Ghost in the womb of the Virgin Mother,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Substantially united to the Word of God,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Of Infinite Majesty,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Holy Temple of God,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Tabernacle of the Most High,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, House of God and Gate of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Burning Furnace of charity,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Vessel of Justice and love,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Full of goodness and love,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Abyss of all virtues,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Most worthy of all praises,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, King and center of all hearts,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, In Whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, In Whom dwelleth all the fulness of the Divinity,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in Whom the Father is well pleased,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Of Whose fullness we have all received,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Desire of the everlasting hills,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Patient and abounding in mercy,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Rich unto all who call upon Thee,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Fountain of life and holiness,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Atonement for our sins,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Filled with reproaches,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Bruised for our offenses,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Made obedient unto death,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Pierced with a lance,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Source of all consolation,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Our Life and Resurrection,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Our Peace and Reconciliation,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Victim for our sins,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Salvation of those who hope in Thee,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Hope of those who die in Thee,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Delight of all the Saints,
Have mercy on us. Lamb of God Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Make our hearts like unto Thine.Let us pray.Almighty and eternal God, look upon the Heart of Thine most-beloved Son, and upon the praises and satisfaction He offers Thee in the name of sinners; and appeased by worthy homage, pardon those who implore Thy mercy, in Thy Great Goodness in the name of the same Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.