It feels like a primer for “The Ecumenical Council,” a towering 1960 canvas installed altar-like, all on its own. His final statement on religious mysticism, it’s absurdly gaudy — very ...

Surprisingly, Dalí also painted himself into Ecumenical Council. In the work’s bottom-left corner, he is depicted by an easel, his brush held aloft, and his gaze fixed on the viewer—a pose ...

One of the council's lasting legacies is the Nicene Creed, a profession of faith still recited by Christians of all big ...

This section concludes with the looming “The Ecumenical Council,” which stands at nearly 10 feet tall. In the corner of this angelic piece, a self-portrait shows Dalí painting the heavenly ...

including the paintings “The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus” (1959), “The Ecumenical Council” (1960) and “The Hallucinogenic Toreador” (1970). When the collection outgrew ...

When Pope John XXIII announced the creation of the Second Vatican Council (also known as Vatican II) in January 1959, it shocked the world. There hadn't been an ecumenical council — an assembly ...

"During the Holy Year, we will also have the opportunity to celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the first great Ecumenical Council, that of Nicaea. I plan to go there," the pontiff was quoted as ...