christian art

November 27, 2013
Recently restored frescoes in the Catacombs of Priscilla have stirred the debate about whether women were leaders in the early Christian church.

November 25, 2013
thegetty : Saint Catherine of Alexandria lived quite the epic life.

November 24, 2013
A double-sided drawing by Andrea Mantegna sold at auction on 8 November 2013 for €509,650 ($680,000).

November 15, 2013
artgalleryofontario : Christ Washing His Disciples’ Feet , c. 1545 – 1555 Jacopo Tintoretto, Italian, 1518 – 1594 Oil on canvas Overall: 154.9 x 407.7 cm Gift by general subscription, 1959 © 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

November 3, 2013
Italian painter Annibale Carracci was baptized on this day in 1560 in Bologna.

October 31, 2013
Baccio della Porta, known as Fra Bartolommeo, died on this day in 1517 in Florence.

October 2, 2013
October 3 marks the death of St. Francis of Assisi in 1226.

October 1, 2013
In the October issue of The Burlington Magazine , Artur Rosenauer publishes The Risen Christ as a new work by the Venetian artist Titian.

September 28, 2013
Face to Face: Flanders, Florence and Renaissance Painting opens today through 13 January at the Huntington Library in Los Angeles.

September 26, 2013
The Springtime of the Renaissance: Sculpture and Art in Florence 1400-60 opens today at the Louvre in Paris through 6 January 2014.