“Saint John the Evangelist” by El Greco (circa 1605) is a painting in the Prado Museum, Madrid. (Public Domain) The King James Version of the Bible has over 780,000 words. With over 32,000 words, the […]
“Declaration of Independence” by John Trumbull (1819) is a painting in the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. The painting is also reproduced on the back of the U.S. $2 bill. This weekend our nation celebrates […]
“The Storm on the Sea of Galilee” by Rembrandt (1633) was held in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston until 1990 when it was stolen in possibly the biggest art theft in U.S. history. […]
The Alabaster window from the Cathedra Petri depicting the Holy Spirit as a dove behind the high altar in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican by Italian sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini (c. 1660) (File) This […]
PHOTO CAPTION: “Ascension” by John Singleton Copley (1775) is a painting held by The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass. (Public Domain) Thursday marked the day of Ascension referencing the ascent of Jesus Christ into […]
PHOTO CAPTION: “Saint Paul Writing His Epistles” by Velentin de Boulogne (circa 1618) is a painting in the holdings of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas. (Public Domain) The eight-week series on the Beatitudes […]
PHOTO CAPTION: “Ecce Homo” (Behold the man) is a painting by Italian master Caravaggio, circa 1605. The words “Ecce homo!” were spoken by Pontius Pilate as he displayed Christ to the crowd. The painting is […]
A blood moon rises above Christ the Redeemer statue during a lunar eclipse seen from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. It’s also the year’s first supermoon, when a full moon appears […]
PHOTO CAPTION: “Conversion on the Way to Damascus” by Caravaggio (circa 1600) is painting held in the collection of the Parish Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome (Public Domain) The Beatitudes compare the world […]
PHOTO CAPTION: “Adoration of the Shepherds” (1609) by Caravaggio is a painting held in the collection of the Regional Museum of Messina, Italy (Public Domain). Caravaggio is known as a master of the use of […]
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