Two masterpieces, centuries apart, reflect a theological insight centuries old: Mary was given not only to John, but to the ...

After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the Scripture), 'I thirst.' A jar full of sour wine ...

During centuries of art history, artists have turned again and again to muse upon the mother figure. Renaissance Italian painters attempted to capture the perfect love between Mary and baby Jesus ...

His “Mother Mary” series reflects “a reflection of ... experience,’ adding that he aspires ‘to modernize sacred art and transform traditional Catholic paintings into works of beauty ...

The French-American painter Mary Cassatt did not think ... Cassatt’s reflections on Mother’s Day were uncovered by the National Gallery of Art’s curator Kimberly Jones ahead of a 2014 ...

As the popularity of naming flowers after Mary increased, so did their depictions in Marian art. Krymow noted that flowers began to appear in paintings of Mary during the pre-Renaissance period and ...