Madonna and child flanked by Four Saints, by Naddo Ceccarelli, circa 1339-1347. This intimate but beautiful three-panel altarpiece was originally meant for private devotion.

One purpose of the Art of the Madonna competition at Old St. Patrick`s Church, its sponsors said, was to stimulate dialogue. It certainly got people talking. The winning work, two semi-abstract dra… ...

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly Date ca. 1615-1618 Object number 1929.6.91 Restrictions & Rights CC0 Type Painting Medium oil on wood Dimensions 41 5/8 x 29 1/8 in. (105.7 x ...

The New Orleans Museum of Art's most recent gallery opening coincided with the beginning of Advent, in Christendom a period in the liturgical calendar marked by the anticipation of Christ’s ...

Madonna and child caressing St. John. Portrait of the donor on left hand; half-figure. Above, the almighty blessing his son. Background, a landscape, with his usual introduction of water. Engraved.

On December 16, British street artist Banksy stirred speculation after posting a mysterious work on Instagram referencing the Madonna and Child. The painting on a metal panel in an unknown ...

Madonna is giving a concert in Moscow on Sept. 11, and Russian Orthodox Christian and Muslim representatives have already issued statements criticizing the upcoming show. Well-known gallery owner and ...

Feds have seized a 13th-century Cimabue-esque Madonna and Child painting from Sotheby's that is thought to have been stolen in Switzerland in 1986.

Jan van Eyck’s visionary, serenely beautiful “Madonna of Chancellor Rolin” (c. 1435), which has recently undergone conservation, is the centerpiece of a scholarly “spotlight” exhibition ...