A sculpture of the Virgin Mary showing her giving birth to Jesus was recently attacked and beheaded. Called “Crowning” by the ...

Over 10 years after its discovery, the painting found in the Loire Valley church has been confirmed to originate from the ...

First among them was Duccio, the Sienese artist who painted the great Maestà, an image of the Virgin Mary enthroned in glory, surrounded by saints and interwoven with complex narratives that recount ...

It actually comes straight from Botticelli’s studio. The painting depicts the Virgin Mary and a young St. John the Baptist holding the infant Christ, and it’s been in the possession of the St.

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The painting, a copy of Botticelli’s ‘Virgin Mary, Infant Christ, and St. John the Baptist’, painted between 1490 and 1495 presents the Virgin Mary holding the son of God as a baby while a ...

Today we celebrate the Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist, writer of the one of the four Gospels writers and the Acts of the ...

The iconic portrait known for its enigmatic smile and masterful use of sfumato A mural depicting Jesus' final meal with his ...

A plaque attached to the work reads “Holy Mother of God, be thou the cause of peace for Siena and life to Duccio because he ...

But Western religious art, specifically Christian art ... in Siena’s snazzily ornate cathedral. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the city’s spiritual protector, the “Maestà” is no longer ...

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church will host its 53rd annual Holiday Bazaar, one of the longest-running in Midland.

Gold stars are spread across a dark blue ceiling. Historical appearances of the Virgin Mary are depicted in 12 paintings. The altars have also been restored. "The original paint scheme was at ...