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The long history of how Jesus came to resemble a white European
In colonial Latin America – called “New Spain” by European colonists – images of a white Jesus reinforced a caste system where white, Christian Europeans occupied the top tier, while those with darker ...
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15 greatest Renaissance paintings: masterpieces that shaped art history
The Sistine Madonna is one of the world’s most famous Renaissance paintings. Raphael showed his great creativity by making this piece, which depicts the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus in her ...
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A Woman Almost Threw Out a Renaissance Painting of Jesus Worth $27 Million That Was Hung in Her Kitchen
A recent discovery reported by France24 detailed the find of a Cimabue Renaissance painting ... The 10-inch-high painting ...
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Meet the Italian ‘Fruit Detective’ Who Investigates Centuries-Old Paintings for Clues About Produce That Has Disappeared From the Kitchen Table
Renaissance paintings, medieval archives ... It shows the Madonna, wrapped in a deep blue robe, cradling a towheaded baby Jesus. But Dalla Ragione points me to what looks like a small bunch ...