“The Sacred Made Real” at the National Gallery of Art evokes feelings of awe and enchantment.
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J., is president emeritus of Georgetown University and director of mission at Jesuit Refugee Service/USA.
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American Master: The windows and landscapes of John LaFarge
John LaFarge anticipated the art of the Impressionists in his simplified landscapes and exquisitely painted flower studies.
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Kandinsky’s Creations: Notes on a spiritual revolution
The Russian-born artist believed his time was one of spiritual crisis. “The nightmare of materialism…[has] turned life into an evil, senseless game.”
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Seeing Scripture: An exhibit of biblical illustrations is rife with political and religious tension.
A show of biblical prints combines artistic ambition with devotional purposes.
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Continents Away: African and Oceanic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
An exhibit of African and Oceanic art at the Metropolitan Museum rejects the presumption that Western standards are the final arbiters of aesthetic achievement. View slide show.
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Cezanne’s Ordinary Brilliance
How can the artist’s simple portraits and still lifes possibly affect us as deeply as they do?
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Reading Karl Rahner: Twenty-five years after his death, Rahner’s works still illuminate.
Twenty-five years after his death, Rahner’s works still illuminate.
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The Everyday Cross
In this Lenten season, Stanley Spencer’s Christ Carrying the Cross seems to transcend its time.
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Unburied Treasures
An exhibit on the treasures of Pompeii offers the reconstruction of a whole culture.
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The Voice of Chartres: Malcolm Miller illumines the Gothic jewel.
Malcolm Miller illumines the Gothic jewel.