Even when it was rediscovered, no one was sure who the artist was. In 2007, art historians realized during the conservation process that it was the work of Leonardo da Vinci. The painting portrays ...
Peter’s Chapel in Lucerne, Switzerland, is set to wrap up a groundbreaking "experimental art installation" titled “Deus in Machina,” or “God in the machine,” a play on the Latin phrase “Deux ex ...
Christ’s death became a sacrifice that was a “fragrant offering” to God. The NLT uses the phrase “a sweet aroma.”[Ephesians 5:2] If we had been there on that Friday in early April, we would have been ...
BOSTON -- "Do you know him?" Archbishop Richard Henning asked Bishop Cristiano Barbosa as they observed the room at the 140th anniversary gala for St. John's Seminary on Nov. 14. "I think he teaches ...
The museum expanded its exhibition space and reorganised its permanent collection for the first time in almost 100 years—with a special focus on Native American art.
In the dimly lit sacristy where it was installed, the image of Christ awed the faithful. A later commentator noted that it appeared to be a sculpture rather than a painting. Zurbarán envisioned the ...