Christ Pantocrator: The Oldest Face of Jesus
Christ Pantocrator is the most famous early image of Jesus, an icon kept at Saint Catherine’s Monastery, on Mount Sinai….
The Ghent Altarpiece: Art’s Most Stolen Masterpiece
The Ghent Altarpiece, also called the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, is one of the founding works of European painting,…
The Sistine Chapel Ceiling and Its Hidden Order
The Sistine Chapel ceiling is the vast fresco that Michelangelo painted over the papal chapel in the Vatican between 1508…
Giotto’s Ognissanti Madonna and the Dawn of Realism
The Ognissanti Madonna, also known as the Madonna Enthroned, is one of the most important paintings in the history of…
Dali’s Corpus Hypercubus: A Crucifixion in Four Dimensions
Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus) is one of the most original religious paintings of the twentieth century, made by Salvador Dali in…
Holman Hunt’s Light of the World, a Knock of Grace
The Light of the World is one of the most famous religious paintings of the nineteenth century, made by the…
Caravaggio’s Supper at Emmaus, Christ Revealed
Supper at Emmaus is one of the most dramatic religious paintings of the Baroque, made by Caravaggio in 1601. It…
Caravaggio’s Entombment of Christ: Descent into Darkness
The Entombment of Christ, also called the Deposition, is one of the most admired religious paintings of the Baroque, made…
Chagall’s White Crucifixion: A Jewish Christ
White Crucifixion is one of the most powerful religious paintings of the twentieth century, made by the Jewish artist Marc…
Gauguin’s Yellow Christ: Faith in Bold Color
The Yellow Christ is one of the most striking religious paintings of the late nineteenth century, made by Paul Gauguin…