Prominent scholars and the archbishop of Canterbury have called to reconsider Jesus’ portrayal as a white man. As a European ...

The Getty Museum has bolstered its collection of Spanish works with a painting by 16th-century master Luis de Morales.

With a long-lost and recently discovered painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, ‘Mary Magdalen in Ecstasy’, on ...

The Gospels give some intriguing clues to the identity of Jesus’ famous follower—who was unwed, moved freely, and provided ...

As the global conversation on race, faith, and representation deepens, a bold question is emerging from both pews and pulpits ...

Many artists, including Renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, has explored abstinence in their work Earlier this month ...

As a European Renaissance art historian, I study the evolving image of Jesus Christ from A.D. 1350 to 1600. Some of the best-known depictions of Christ, from Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper ...

Leonardo da Vinci, history's ultimate genius polymath, still makes headlines as his work inspires new research.

While the anecdote concerning the prostitute Mary Magdalene is deeply moving, the compassion and forgiveness which Jesus shared with her was a part of his communion with everyone whom he helped, ...

As Christians worldwide prepare to commemorate the most sacred day in the Christian calendar, the Museum of the Bible in ...

Sacred art and icons—often believed to confer divine gifts and powers to the faithful—began to flourish in the Second Century ...