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A first-ever collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian examines the birth of natural history.
I was a young female. I wanted to paint young females. And I was being told that I was never going to have a career if I did ...
The British painter has dedicated her career to depicting human flesh, especially that of women, with deep empathy.
A rehang tends to elicit strong reactions from anyone with a stake in the collection – and in the case of a public gallery, ...
As President Donald Trump tries to fire the director of the National Portrait Gallery, Julian Raven is holding out hope that ...
The people and places of the Passion are well documented in the Bible, but pinning down the exact locations and timing of the trials of Jesus in Jerusalem is an ongoing challenge. The Old City of ...
Catriona Kendall, Editor The National Portrait Gallery most notably houses images of every previous president, allowing visitors to reminisce about each political figure as they progress through ...
Only the National Gallery, Villa Stenersen, Mellomstasjonen (the information center) and The National Museum – Architecture remain open to the public as the property works toward opening a new ...
Two masterpieces, centuries apart, reflect a theological insight centuries old: Mary was given not only to John, but to the ...
On May 8, the day Pope Leo XIV was elected as our new Holy Father, he told the faithful, “Today is the day of the Prayer of ...
And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him ... All respond: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. The figures may be placed in the crèche. After a time of silence, all join in prayers ...