A painting long thought to be a 19th-century copy has been attributed to the studio of Botticelli and will be displayed ...

Three different versions of Alexandria Wingate appear in a trio of purple paintings the Baltimorean started while a fine art ...

In suffering for our sins, Jesus is teaching us, showing us graphically just how hateful, destructive, violent and malicious ...

What does the church say about it? A painting depicting St. Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata by Bicci di Lorenzo displayed at the Musei Capitolini in Rome, Italy. (Photo: Daderot/Wikimedia ...

The artist would develop a distinctly Protestant imagery that replaced sacredness with utility, functioning essentially as ...

Franciscans around the world commemorate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata on Sept. 17, ...

The bishop placed the relic on the a table in the chapel of the Crucifixion and the faithful approached it, touching brow and eyes and lips to the wood as the priest said (as every priest has done ...

The story goes that 13 guests attended the Last Supper—Jesus Christ and his 12 apostles—and the next day, Good Friday, was the day of Jesus’ crucifixion. From this, superstitions rose among ...

Christianity has inspired some of the most profound and enduring works of art throughout history. These masterpieces not only ...

She had brought along a huge 19th century painting of a woman sitting in candlelight at a market, which had fallen into her hands when her father-in-law passed away. Unable to conceal his shock at ...

And Friday, the 13th you get a double whammy. You get both of these elements coming together: the taboo against 13, and the crucifixion, which was on a Friday," Stevens said in an interview with ...

This fall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s highly anticipated “Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300–1350” will trace how an Italian city served as the foundation of a continent-wide artistic ...