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The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

Art

Our collection of articles on art that uses religious inspiration and motifs, intended to uplift the mind to the spiritual.

Spanish painter Salvador Dali posing next to his masterpiece Christ of St. John of the Cross

Daniel Esparza

Dali’s masterpiece, “The Christ,” goes home for a few months

"Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence" lost painting by Caravaggio

Fr. Michael Rennier

The mystery of Caravaggio’s lost Christmas painting

Shop creates Nativity scenes in Naples

Alice Alech

Artists in Naples continue tradition begun by St. Francis

Daniel Esparza

Renaissance master’s lost Madonna and Child found in Croatia

Detail of a rose window by Frei & Associates. Arcadia Academy in Arcadia, MO

Caitlin Bootsma

St. Louis studio makes stained glass a song of praise

The Catholic Cartoon

J-P Mauro

The Catholic Cartoon: A throwback to the heyday of comics

Painting entitled -The Mocking of Christ- by Florentine artist Cenni di Pepo also known as Cimabue

V. M. Traverso

From the kitchen to the Louvre: $26.6M will keep treasure in France

"Water Lilies, Agapanthus," (Detail) Claude Monet, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City

Fr. Michael Rennier

Monet’s water lilies: A beautiful window into the soul

Christ Carrying the Cross

V. M. Traverso

The 16th-century painting credited with bringing God’s healing from ailments

Klasztor św. Klary w Neapolu

Daniel Esparza

The “Hortus Conclusus”: A virginal and fertile cloistered garden

Detail from the Passion facade of Sagrada Familia Cathedral, designed by Spanish sculptor Josep Maria Subirachs.

Daniel Esparza

Exploring Subirachs’ bold sculptures in Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia

Amborgio Lorenzetti Crucifix after restoration

V. M. Traverso

How experts restored a 14th-century wooden crucifix

CLONMACNOISE

Daniel Esparza

Clonmacnoise’s high crosses: The Cross of Scriptures

Eduardo Kobra i jego mural Ręka Boga

Magdalena Galek

Brazilian muralist’s work shares his story and his faith

Portrait of Antonio Canova with detail of his sculpture Perseus Triumphant

Daniel Esparza

Vatican Museums celebrate Neoclassical maestro Antonio Canova

Daniel Esparza

The religious depth of Baroque still-life paintings

Bark of St. Peter

J-P Mauro

Replica of “Peter’s Boat” installed in Vatican Museums

MADONNA WITH CHILD

Daniel Esparza

The role of trees in medieval Christianity

Vatican Museums

J-P Mauro

Changes planned for tickets to Vatican Museums in 2024

Ikona Matki Bożej na górze Athos w Grecji

Daniel Esparza

Reading sacred art like a pro (or, at least, as a good amateur)

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