We might think that the artists of the Annunciation Triptych are offering us an extremely literal illustration. It’s as if ...
The original statues of the Christus and the apostles were made of plaster, and are currently inside the Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen. The completed marble Christus was placed inside the Church of ...
Painting of the Sacred Heart found in Rome ... “Our sufferings are joined to the suffering of Christ on the cross. If we believe that grace can bridge every distance, this means that Christ ...
The National Gallery's "Paris 1874" exhibit and the Museum of the Bible's first public viewing of the Megiddo Mosaic both ...
The 2024 Paris Olympics kicked off with hand-wringing about whether a drag queen banquet scene with a nude blue man at its ...
I begin the Art Diary with exhibitions by artists with whom I have some former connections, starting with some I have ...
During the next century, Christians perished in China completely. With the fall of the Tang Dynasty in 907, China once again ...
In “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350,” time paradoxically stands still and rushes forward.
A disused university building could be transformed into an ‘all-in-one’ healthcare centre offering up to 60,000 appointments ...
The original function of this tiny painting, executed with the refinement of an illumination, is unclear. The jewel-like image shows the figure of the crucified Christ alone, heightening the ...
The original function of this tiny painting, executed with the refinement of an illumination, is unclear. The jewel-like image shows the figure of the crucified Christ alone, heightening the ...