In the Basilicia of the Sagrada Familia, Antoni Gaudí brought the divine into the heart of secular Western Europe.
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Risking Everything: Henri Matisse’s truest expressions
“All art worthy of the name,” Henri Matisse once said, “is religious.”
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Arranged by Measure: The worldview of the Gothic cathedral
The worldview of the Gothic cathedral
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Set in Stone: The ancient rhythms of an Orthodox monastery
A slideshow and essay documenting life at the Kintsvisi monastery in the Republic of Georgia
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The Storyteller’s Art: Rediscovering Norman Rockwell
Though often spurned by critics, Norman Rockwell has always been popular.
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Dimensions of the Holy: Sacred Spanish art at the National Gallery
“The Sacred Made Real” at the National Gallery of Art evokes feelings of awe and enchantment.
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The Artist as Believer: James Tissots visionary paintings of Jesus
James Tissot’s paintings of Jesus’ life and death are signs of a vibrant Christian imagination.
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Sister Wendy Beckett meditates on Janet McKenzie’s “The Holy Family”
In Janet McKenzie’s “The Holy Family” the unknown reality of first-century peasants has been transposed into another key.
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The dramatic restoration of the ‘Madonna della Strada’
For centuries worshippers had credited the “Madonna della Strada” in Rome with healing powers, though no one called it an artistic masterpiece.
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The Americans: A new exhibit of paintings tells the story of a young nation
A new show of American paintings at the Met seeks to find clues to shifts in American self-understanding.