For centuries the Bible’s opening chapters and the star of Bethlehem have invited questions: could events recorded in Genesis, the flood narratives, and the celestial sign at Jesus’ birth have…
Is the biblical account of Genesis found outside the Middle East? Chinese scholar Dr. Samuel Wang and Dr. Tim Riesenberger reveal how ancient Chinese characters—the world’s oldest written language still…
Year: 1889 Movement: Symbolist Location: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY The symbolism movement sought to reflect emotions and ideas rather than reflect the natural world. This means that they used…
Year: 1871 Movement: Italian Purism Location: Gallery of Modern Art, Pitti Palace This painting of Jesus is in Florence, Italy. Antonio Ciseri was an Italian painter born in Ronco, Switzerland….
Year: 1633 Movement: Dutch Golden Age Location: Whereabouts unknown since 1990 The Dutch Golden Age shares a lot with the Baroque period. Not only do they share the same time…
Year: 1536–1541 Movement: High Renaissance Location: Sistine Chapel, Vatican City Pope Julius II commissioned Michaelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Upon completing the ceiling, Michelangelo returned to…
Year: 1499–1510 Movement: High Renaissance Location: Louvre, Abu Dhabi In 2017, Salvator Mundi was sold by Christie’s in New York for $450.3 million, the most expensive painting ever sold at a public auction. Despite the…
Year: 1516–1520 Movement: High Renaissance Location: Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City Known throughout the world as Raphael, Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino was an Italian High Renaissance artist. High Renaissance found its…
Year: 1632 Movement: Baroque Location: Museo del Prado, Madrid Another remarkable example of the Baroque movement is Diego Velázquez’ Christ Crucified. In this Spanish painting, Jesus’ pale complexion is contrasted against a…
Year: 1495–1498 Movement: High Renaissance Location: Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan Da Vinci’s The Last Supper is probably the most important mural painting in the history of the world. The Dominican monastery of Santa Maria…