He was a source of inspiration for many artists, even those who have nothing to do with religion, because he was a ...

In the hands of Baroque painters, the Genesis account of Isaac, Jacob, and Rebekah becomes more than a tale of deception — it ...

The Getty Museum has bolstered its collection of Spanish works with a painting by 16th-century master Luis de Morales.

One of the final public appearances made by Pope Francis was his ride around St. Peter's Square in the Popemobile on Easter Sunday, where crowds clamored with phones raised and waving hands as he ...

Pope Francis' favorite painting was Marc Chagall's "White Crucifixion." Here's what the Nazi-era artwork teaches about the ...

In Mexico's artisan coppersmithing town of Santa Clara del Cobre, the late Jesús Pérez Ornelas taught a generation to create ...

The father of a great family has died — the Holy Father, we Catholics call him. The family of the world’s Catholics is in ...

In time for Easter, here's a look at some of the incredible artistic tributes to the Christian narrative that can be found ...

From the Albert Hall’s Good Friday concert to Battersea Power Station’s inaugural chocolate market, here’s how to celebrate ...

Credit: Royal Mail Postage stamps may be only a tiny canvas, but stamp art can have a lot of significance. Some stamp designs commemorate national or global events and occasions, some simply ...

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These labels—some devotional, others imperial, all symbolic—are the subject of Ticket Tika Chaap: The Art of the Trademark in the Indo-British Textile Trade, a new exhibition at the Museum of Art & ...