italian art

June 8, 2023
Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi (Body of Christ or Corpus Domini) celebrated in the Western Church since 1246 on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday .

June 4, 2023
Today is Trinity Sunday, celebrated in the Western Church on the first Sunday after Pentecost as a day to focus on the doctrine that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit at once.

May 28, 2023
The Feast Day of Pentecost is celebrated in the Western Church as the day when the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus’s disciples, giving them “tongues of fire” that enabled them to preach the gospel in multiple languages.

May 18, 2023
Today is the feast day of the Ascension, marking the last appearance of Jesus on earth after his Resurrection at Easter.

April 9, 2023
Happy Easter (Buona Pasqua) from the Italian Art Society!

April 7, 2023
Today is Good Friday, the anniversary of Jesus’ death on the cross.

April 6, 2023
Today is Holy, or Maundy, Thursday, when Jesus washed his disciples’ feet in an act of humility that is seen as a reminder of the cleansing waters of Baptism and a foreshadowing of the purification brought by the Crucifixion .

December 21, 2022
Allegories of Winter in Italian Art

March 20, 2022
Allegories of Spring in Italian Art

March 20, 2022
Happy First Day of Spring!