Friday 19 April |

Saint of the Day: Bl. James Duckett

Art

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

Bayeux Tapestry

John Burger

The mystery of why the Bayeux Tapestry was created may have finally been solved

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Daniel Esparza

There was a time in which square halos were a thing in Christian art

ST AGUSTINE PAOAY CHURCH

Daniel Esparza

The Church of Saint Agustin of Paoay in the Philippines, a great example of “Earthquake Baroque” architecture

J-P Mauro

Nun-painted “Last Supper” masterpiece placed on display after half a millennium

chapel of Pena Palace - Palacio da Pena - Portugal

Daniel Esparza

At the Sintra Palace in Portugal, a unique image of Jesus’ death and resurrection is preserved

V. M. Traverso

The haunting beauty of the “Black Hours” medieval prayer books

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Daniel Esparza

The Miagao “Fortress” Church in the Philippines: A church built from limestone, adobe, and coral

Daniel Esparza

Ostriches have a special place in African Christian monastic symbolism

CATACOMBES CALLIXTE

Daniel Esparza

The “Crypt of the Popes” in the Catacombs of Callixtus holds the remains of 16 popes and 60 martyrs

MOSES STRIKING THE ROCK IN THE DESERT

Daniel Esparza

The meaning of rocks in Christian art

SALVATOR MUNDI

Zelda Caldwell

Why won’t Leonardo’s $450 million painting of Jesus be part of the Louvre’s exhibition?

Apes parodying the Church

Daniel Esparza

The curious place of apes in Christian art

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Daniel Esparza

Loose, flowing hair is a symbol of penitence in Christian art

Daniel Esparza

The first painting of any of Jesus’ miracles dates from the 3rd century

CHRIST OF BURGOS

Daniel Esparza

The legend of the seagull’s eggs, the merchant, and the Christ of Burgos

MYSTICAL WINEPRESS

Daniel Esparza

Have you seen Jesus making wine? But not like at Cana

AMBROSE

Daniel Esparza

The meaning of bees and beehives in Christian Art

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J-P Mauro

The Romans built the Rotunda of St. George to last

TREE OF JESSE COPE

Daniel Esparza

The medieval Tree of Jesse was the first “family tree” used to represent a genealogy

CHRISTUS

Daniel Esparza

Thorvaldsen’s “Christus” was once considered “the most perfect statue of Christ in the world”

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