Religious paintings

During the weeks of February and March, as each day passed, more and more people from across the globe have been contacting us, asking for prayers in circumstances unprecedented in our lifetime. As ever, holy Church in Her liturgy instructs, comforts and guides us. Our duty as faithful members of Christ is to remain in peace. Read more…

Antonietta Branseis (Miscocon, 1848 - Florence, 1926) was a nineteenth-century landscape, genre and portrait painter, as well as a painter of religious subjects for altarpieces. In 1876 and 1877 she exhibited three landscapes of Venice at the Promotrice Veneta, which sold to foreign collectors. In November of 1877 Brandeis showed the large painting Palazzo Cavalli a Venezia at the exhibition of the Hungarian Fine Arts Society in Budapest. In both Florence and Budapest, Brandeis showed her…

Afro-Cuban artist replaces white men with black women in classic paintings

SOBRE LA RESURRECCIÓN DE CRISTO SEGÚN SAN LUCASSan Agustín, Sermón 234 (1-2) Estos días leemos el relato de la resurrección del Señor según los cuatro evangelistas. Y es necesario leerlos a todos, …

Giovanni Lanfranco (1582.1647) Coronation of the Virgin Orvieto, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo

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The Ascension painted in 1883 by Gustave Doré, French. Discover Doré's incredible talent and prolific career and learn about this unique painting.

“Hang on! I've got you!”

This week as my heart started racing in anticipation of Christmas coming up so quickly, my brother reminded me of some words in the Christmas carol, “Oh Holy Night.” (Oh how I love him…and all my brothers!) These particular words resonated with me so much that I got all teary:…