Even though the New Testament does not mention the donkey at Jesus’ birth, Christian tradition naturally incorporated it into the Nativity scene. This inclusion is based on a verse from Isaiah ...

Artist Beshoy Zaraa describes the tradition of painting the Christian story of the nativity of Jesus in Egyptian art to Al-Ahram Weekly.

In a fascinating revelation, an AI neural network has unearthed a long-debated truth about Raphael’s Madonna della Rosa, a painting historically attributed to this Italian Renaissance master.

papal spokesperson Matteo Bruni told RNS it’s customary for the statue of Jesus to be removed from the Nativity scene until Christmas Day. But on Saturday (Jan. 4), when the Paul VI Hall was ...

Kennedy, who was given the recognition posthumously. The list Mr. Biden drew up also included famous figures in sports, entertainment, fashion and film. Here are each of the honorees. Aside from ...

At the entrance to "Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350," an exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art on view through Jan. 25, hangs a small Byzantine icon of the Virgin and Child ...

Modern AI technology is casting new light on one of Raphael’s famous Renaissance paintings, “Madonna della Rosa.” Researchers using artificial intelligence (AI) have uncovered evidence suggesting that ...

Researchers believe they have found the site where Alexander the Great's troops fought the Battle of the Granicus. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

From the most to least famous, these are ten great paintings dedicated to ancient Greek myths or containing references to them. 1. The Birth of Venus Sandro Botticelli, the great Italian painter of ...

Throughout the Advent season, the faithful participate in the Nativity Fast as a time to prepare the heart for the birth of Jesus and to meditate on the miracle of the Incarnation. “We fast from ...

Hughes’ desire to write “Black Nativity” was his attempt to reclaim the story of Jesus’ birth for African Americans – to show the son of ... Yes, that Alvin Ailey, who went on to found one of the ...

Have you ever looked at a famous painting or piece of art and thought ... Paolo Veronese’s The Wedding at Cana (1563): the fun Jesus party. Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper (1495-98 ...