religious art

April 1, 2021
Caravaggio’s Denial of St. Peter commemorates the dramatic predawn Holy Friday event of the apostle’s denial of Jesus.

March 28, 2021
Today is Palm Sunday, or Passion Sunday, when Western Christians celebrate Jesus’ Entry into Jerusalem.

April 27, 2019
Domenico Zampieri (1581–1641), although nicknamed Domenichino for his short stature, is remembered as a towering personality and leading proponent of Baroque classicism in Bologna and Rome.

November 17, 2018
The Illuminator and Painter Zanobi di Benedetto di Caroccio degli Strozzi Was Born in Florence on 17 November, 1412.

August 15, 2018
August 15th is the Feast Day of the Assumption of the Virgin.

June 21, 2018
Sebastiano del Piombo died on 21 June 1547 in Rome.

May 14, 2018
Antonio Maria Nardi was born on 14 May 1897 in Ostellato, near Ferrara.

May 7, 2018
On 7 May 1337 goldsmith Ugolino di Vieri received the first payment for his masterpiece, the reliquary of the Santo Corporale of Bolsena.

April 19, 2018
Paolo Caliari, known as Veronese after his birthplace, died on 19 April 1588 in Venice, where he spent the majority of his career.

March 28, 2018
Baccio della Porta, known as Fra Bartolommeo, was born on 28 March 1472 in Florence.