Friedrich St. Florian, Architect of World War II Memorial, Dies at 91
His design was criticized as banal and beneath its subject. It was also praised for fitting seamlessly into hallowed space on ...
The New Yorker13h
Yukio Mishima’s Death Cult
The writer spent his life cultivating beauty—on the page and in the mirror—only to end it with a samurai-style suicide. Both ...
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Forgotten Paintings Rediscovered in Mexican Church Restoration After 80 Years of Obscurity
A new restoration of a church in Mexico has revealed a host of resplendent 16th-century religious paintings that once spanned ...
National Catholic Reporter2d
Sienese exhibition at MET illuminates pivotal moment in history of religious painting
A current exhibition at the MET reveals a humanity that will shift people's perception of religious art — and with it their ...
San Francisco Examiner3d
Bay Area filmmaker's ‘Porcelain War’ tells powerful story of Ukranian artists
“Ukraine is like porcelain, easy to break yet impossible to destroy,” says artist Slava Leontyev in the documentary ...
Sculptor selected for New Bedford’s statue of Herman Melville at historic Seamen’s Bethel
Herman Melville’s statue will adorn the grounds of New Bedford’s historic Seamen’s Bethel where the author once stopped ...
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Saint-Maurice
Thanks to its strategic location at the entrance to the Rhône Valley, a customs station had already been established here by the Romans. The place got its name from the martyrdom of Saint Maurice. At ...
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Martyrdom of St. Sebastian and a trial scene by a classical building (a pair)
75 x 100 cm. (29.5 x 39.4 in.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...
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Online Open Event: MA Art and Science, Central Saint Martins (Postgraduate)
Join us at our MA Art and Science Open Event. This session offers you an opportunity to learn more about the course. During the session, you’ll hear directly from the course team and have the ...
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The martyrdom of Saints Felix and Adauctus
65 x 114 cm. (25.6 x 44.9 in.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...
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The Mystical Art of St. John of the Cross
SAINTS & ART: From his mystical poetry to his unique sketch of Christ Crucified, St. John of the Cross reveals the beauty of suffering in union with God. Left: Antoine Ranc, “St. John of the ...