Two masterpieces, centuries apart, reflect a theological insight centuries old: Mary was given not only to John, but to the ...

Conservation efforts by Save Venice restore the radiant colors and empathetic forms of the painter’s monumental work.

The election of Leo XIV to the papacy has put an unexpected spotlight on one of the most unusual treasures of Catholic ...

stated in his “Lives of the Artists” that Giotto alone rescued painting from “an evil state and brought it back to such a form that it could be called good.” ...

The endeavour went on to take up much of Tintoretto’s working life, but it is one of his earliest paintings for the series that is the most celebrated—The Crucifixion, from 1565. The 11-metre ...

Paintings and canvases are a big part of home decor. Be it the aesthetic, high-end pieces that have been painted by art masters, to the more generic paintings that can be found in markets, all of ...

This enormous masterpiece by the Venetian painter Tintoretto, which hangs in the ... He wants this particular crucifixion to be recognised by the world as unique. Other human beings – there ...

And then, for a last sigh in Venice before you depart, there are the other smaller paintings of the Crucifixion that Tintoretto made dotted around the city. I wish I knew precisely when the Church of ...

The most publicized painting of the summer sale season is from the Italian Renaissance — and it’s unrepentantly religious — Fra Angelico’s Crucifixion just sold July 6 at Christie’s for ...

Fra Angelico‘s painting of the Crucifixion sold at Christie’s on July 6, 2023, for about $6.4 million. Photo courtesy of Christie’s Images Limited 2023 Just as the sensation of 2017 was ...