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Architecture

American Gothic Revival Highlights: Duke Chapel, North Carolina

The Duke University Chapel is a prime example of Collegiate Gothic architecture in the United States. It is also one of the most beautiful buildings...

Maya M. Tola 30 June 2025

Surprising Art History

10 Weird Madonnas You Need to See

Controversial and challenging Madonnas from across art history. Ten eccentric and thought-provoking paintings. Take a look!

Candy Bedworth 28 April 2025

Nubian, Faras, Saint Anne, 8th to 9th century, Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Saint Anne

To the south of Egypt is the mysterious land of Nubia. It has a complex history due to the different states and religions that have occupied the...

James W Singer 27 April 2025

St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican, Photograph by Alvesgaspar Architecture

Masterpiece Story: St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican

St. Peter’s Basilica is one of the most iconic buildings in Western culture. But, the facade we see today is the culmination of centuries of...

Ledys Chemin 18 April 2025

European Art

10 Crucifixions to Celebrate Good Friday

The Crucifixion has permeated practically every period and art movement. The desire to represent the suffering Christ enabled artists to drive and...

Elizabeth Provost 17 April 2025

Medieval Art

Holy Week in Art: Easter Explained in Paintings

To celebrate the Christian festival of Easter, here is the story of Holy Week and Easter explained in paintings. Palm Sunday Stained glass...

Isla Phillips-Ewen 14 April 2025

Leonardo da Vinci, The Annunciation, 1472, Painting

10 Amazing Annunciation Paintings

Painting the Christian Annunciation through time. How artists represented the announcement of a virgin birth to Mary.

Candy Bedworth 24 March 2025

Painting

10 Marvellous Madonna Paintings

10 paintings from across art history, focusing on Madonna, the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ.

Candy Bedworth 24 February 2025

discarding image: Rothschild Canticles, Flanders, c. 1300 Medieval Art

The Best of Discarding Images

During the Middle Ages, illuminated manuscripts were first used in the Roman Catholic Church for liturgical services and prayers. The popularity of...

Anna Ingram 12 February 2025

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Saint George and the Dragon

There is a skirmish between the hero and the villain. Fabrics whip about, horse hoofs trample, and a dying scream erupts as Saint George slaughters...

James W Singer 16 January 2025

European Art

All You Need to Know About the Epiphany

The Epiphany was already a popular subject in painting in the Middle Ages, yet it became a topos during the Renaissance when each respected painter...

Magda Michalska 6 January 2025

Painting

The Adoration of the Magi: Depictions in Christian Art

The Adoration of the Magi (or the Adoration of the Kings) is one of the two biblical accounts that convey the birth of Jesus Christ and describes the...

Maya M. Tola 6 January 2025

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