Dietric Bouts, The Resurrection
Dieric Bouts was a Northern Renaissance artist, greatly influenced by Jan van Eyck and by Rogier van der Weyden, under whom he may have studied. He...
Zuzanna Stańska 1 April 2018
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The Real Story of the Goddess Gifs
People are going crazy over these goddess gifs – 24 ancient female statues shaking what their mothers gave them. Artist Nina Paley created the...
Alexandra Kiely 27 January 2018
Watch Sister Wendy Commenting Mark Rothko
Sister Wendy is an institution. She is a British hermit, consecrated virgin, and art historian who became well known internationally during the 1990s...
Zuzanna Stańska 28 December 2017
Do You Know Your Saints? A Quiz With Saintly Attributes
How well do you know your Christian iconography? All Saints is over but it's never too late for a little quiz! Are you able to recognize saints by...
Magda Michalska 3 November 2017
All Saints Day In Famous Paintings
All Saints Day, celebrated yesterday is also known as Hallowmas or Feast of All Saints. Occurring on November 1st of each year, it is a significant...
Pola Otterstein 2 November 2017
FEAR NOT, When Jesus Tells You He is Coming, You Build Him a Throne
After receiving religious visions, James Hampton spent 14 years of his life preparing for Christ’s return to earth. When he died from stomach...
Rachel Istvan 4 August 2017
Painting Of The Week: Caravaggio, Saint John the Baptist
It's Sunday and it's time for some classics. This masterpiece is one of only a few original works by Caravaggio in American collections. Now it...
Zuzanna Stańska 30 July 2017
Why Is She So Hairy? Iconography of Mary Magdalene
I had always asked myself this question when I came across the Gothic or early Renaissance representations of Mary Magdalene such as this: [caption...
Magda Michalska 29 April 2017
The Holy Story: The Driving Force of Renaissance Art
The sudden expansion in trade, banking and the textile industry in the late 1200s brought an influx of labouring classes to the cities of...
Wendy Gray 27 April 2017
Crucifixions, Bones and Gruesome Bodies
Easter is coming! But before the happy celebration and dancing with bunnies in the garden, Christians go through a Triduum, a three day period...
Magda Michalska 15 April 2017
6 Things You Must Know About Scrovegni Chapel
Scrovegni Chapel in Padua is one of the most famous Proto-Renaissance masterpieces. Decorated by Giotto di Bondone was completed in 1305 for the...
Zuzanna Stańska 31 March 2017
The Art of Story Telling: The Abduction of the Sabine Women
If, as is popularly believed, there are only seven plot types in storytelling it is not surprising to find artists inspired by the same narrative at...
Wendy Gray 23 February 2017
