religious art

September 19, 2015
The 19th century religious painter Pietro Ivaldi , who died on this day in 1885, was born both deaf and dumb.

August 27, 2015
Sicilian painter Pietro Novelli died on 27 August 1647 in Palermo.

August 19, 2015
The neoclassical sculptor Giuseppe De Fabris was born on this day in 1790.

July 30, 2015
The Worcester Art Museum is currently exhibiting its so-called Northbrook Madonna (above right) alongside one of America’s great art treasurers, the lovely devotional image showing the Virgin Mary and Christ Child, known as the Small-Cowper Madonna , by High Renaissance master Raphael , on loan from the National Gallery of Art (above left).

March 21, 2015
St. Benedict of Norcia died on 21 March.

February 25, 2015
Sicilian painter Antonello da Messina died some time between 14 and 25 February in 1479 in the city that gave him his name.

February 9, 2015
Italian painter Benedetto Diana died on 9 February 1525.

January 13, 2015
Today (13 January) is the traditional Feast of the Baptism of Christ, though it is now typically observed on the first Sunday after Epiphany (in 2015 it was celebrated on January 11 ).

January 11, 2015
Domenico Ghirlandaio died on 11 January 1494 in Florence.

January 4, 2015
Florentine painter Neri di Bicci di Lorenzo died on 4 January 1492.