“In making these paintings,“ wrote Wood, “I had in mind something which I hope to convey to a fairly wide audience in America—the picture of a country rich in the arts of peace; a homely, lovable nation, infinitely worthy of any sacrifice necessary to its preservation.”
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How art can deepen our experience of Lent and Holy Week
This Croatian artist Ivan Mestrovic taught me how art can be used for prayer.
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Andy Warhol goes to the Vatican
The Vatican Museums and the Andy Warhol Museum are finalizing a dual exhibition of Warhol’s religious works in Rome.
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Selling Jesus for $450 million
Last November at Christie’s, the divine became the dollar.
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David Hockney is popular, but is he a great artist?
While Hockney’s greatness as an artist is an ongoing debate, the popularity of his work is beyond dispute.
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A new Met exhibit on the genius of Michelangelo provides a ‘spiritual experience’
The Met spent eight years securing 133 drawings plus paintings, sculptures and architectural models from 50 different institutions and individuals in Europe and the United States.
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When we encounter great art, we learn more about ourselves.
At the Museo dell’ Opera in Florence, museumgoers are able to encounter not just the art, but also the artist and the religious mystery behind the work.
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Ohio artist restores religious statues, stirs memories of closed parishes
Lou McClung has made it his vocation to preserve artifacts from closed churches in Northeast Ohio.
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It’s been 100 years since the United States entered World War I. What have we learned?
The New York Historical Society is presenting, “World War I Beyond the Trenches” as part of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I.
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Afro-Latina artist reimagines Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam”
At first encounter, Harmonia Rosales’s “The Creation of God” is striking. It is beautiful and familiar. Like Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam,” Rosales’s painting portrays the creation of humankind. However, the skin tones, gender and story being depicted by the artist are strikingly different.