A survey of Salvador Dali’s Catholic period
Franco Mormando
Posted inArt
Christ in the Garden: An Easter reflection on Fontana’s ‘Noli Me Tangere’
An Easter reflection on Fontana’s ‘Noli Me Tangere’
Posted inPortfolio
Of Clowns And Christian Conscience: The art of Georges Rouault
Georges Rouault's art draws our attention to the spiritual dimension of human experience
Posted inFrom Our Archives
The Art of Georges Rouault: A video and a slideshow
A video and a slideshow
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
He Believes
A memoir written by someone not quite a public figure and still a rather young man may not seem compelling to the general population but Charles Scribner rsquo s spiritual-literary-artistic autobiography will at least claim the attention of those who gratefully remember the wonderful New York publi
Posted inArts & Culture
The Painted Visions of Fra Angelico
Not only did Fra Giovanni paint like an angel; he was, in his personal life, an angel himself. The friar’s “angelic” style and “rare and perfect talent,” Vasari informs us, were the result of a “simple and devout life.”
Posted inBooks
What of St. Peter’s Facade?
In case you have ever wondered why the facade of St Peter rsquo s Basilica in Rome seems so disproportionately and disagreeably wide in relation to its height the explanation is that the final bays on both of its sides are in fact not part of the facade itself They instead represent the lower por
Posted inBooks
Ambitious Prophet?
On Nov 7 1630 Orazio Morandi abbot of the Roman monastery of Santa Prassede and former general of the Benedictine order of Vallombrosa was found dead in his cell in the Eternal City rsquo s Tor di Nona prison Although the doctor on duty and a friar confessor insisted that he died a natural dea