Art is a powerful way of expressing or describing people's ideas about Advent. The themes and ideas associated with Advent are useful for searching and finding materials on the Internet.
For example:
Mary being told she was to be the mother of Jesus:
Images of the Annunciation
(an extensive list of links)
Images of the Visitation
John the Baptist as the one who prepared the way for Jesus:
John the Baptist Images
Now try these sites: you could start with the keywords suggested.
The National Gallery of Art (Washington DC)
(a search using suitable key words eg 'annunciation'; 'john the baptist' will find plenty to choose from...)
Web Gallery of Art
(use the Search Engine and suitable key words in 'Search Title' and 'Search Text' eg 'annunciation'; 'visitation'; 'magnificat')
Art Imagebase
(appropriate 'Keywords' eg 'annunciation; 'mary and elizabeth' in 'ImageBase Search' will find lists to choose from)
