Wow!: Maine’s hidden ‘Sistine Chapel’ inspires artists with 70-year-old frescoes
PATRICK WHITTLE, of Associated Press, reports from the South Solon Meeting House in the US state of Maine…
Catholic convert and collector’s mission to capture the face of Christ in art finds a home
Vatican City RNS More than 20 years ago, Steen Heidemann stumbled into Westminster Cathedral in London, where he was studying architecture, and witnessed his first Mass. Born to an atheist family in Denmark, Heidemann had previously only heard about Jesus in history books. ‘1-32 Stations of the Cross’ by James Langley. (USA) (2008 – 2012) […]
Significant Sights: New Orleans Museum Of Art a hub for Christian art
CLEMENTE LISI, of Religion Unplugged, visits one of the US’ best museums for seeing Christian art…
US Supreme Court sides with Germany in Nazi-era art dispute
Washington DC, US AP The US Supreme Court’s ruling Wednesday in a multimillion-dollar dispute over a collection of religious artworks will make it harder for some lawsuits to be tried in US courts over claims that property was taken from Jews during the Nazi era. The justices sided with Germany in a dispute involving the […]
Wow!: Catholic sculptor re-creating Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ aims to shift the emphasis off hell
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports from Vatican City…
Great Works: The stained glass of Sainte-Chappele
DAVID ADAMS looks at some stunning stained glass windows in Paris…
Great Works: ‘The Last Supper’
In the first of a new column looking at how great works of art celebrate the Christian faith, DAVID ADAMS takes a brief look at Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, The Last Supper…
ART: RENAISSANCE WORKS CELEBRATE ‘SACRED’ LANDSCAPES IN TWO EXHIBITS AT THE GETTY MUSEUM
KIMBERLY WINSTON, of Religion News Service, reports on two exhibitions in Los Angeles celebrating “sacred” landscapes…
REFORMATION 500: WHAT CAME AFTER – THE COUNTER-REFORMATION ART OF CARLO DOLCI
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports…
Sight-Seeing: Iconography – beyond Christian art
BRIAN NIXON, in an article first published by ASSIST News Service, explores his appreciation for icons…