Seven sacraments depicted in art at the National Gallery in Washington

In these difficult times of pandemic, we may miss experiencing the sacraments instituted by Christ. We also miss being able to go to museums and see great art in person. Yet thanks to modern technology, we can use this time to re-imagine the original context and meaning of many artworks that have been separated and put on museum walls. A great example of this is the Seven Sacraments series painted by Nicolas Poussin around 1640.  The National Gallery of Art in Washington owns one of those pictures, “The Baptism of Christ.”