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Art
Jon M. Sweeney

R. Crumb’s illustration of the Book of Genesis does not gloss over anything. It’s all here in graphic detail.

Art
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.

John LaFarge anticipated the art of the Impressionists in his simplified landscapes and exquisitely painted flower studies.

Art
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.

The Russian-born artist believed his time was one of spiritual crisis. “The nightmare of materialism…[has] turned life into an evil, senseless game.”

Art
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.

A show of biblical prints combines artistic ambition with devotional purposes.

Art
Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.

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.

Art
Jon M. Sweeney

The artist James Ensor had a wicked sense of humor and was obsessed with religious imagery. View slide show.