The Divine Resurrection of Stained Glass
A new generation of artists and designers is turning again to stained glass, choosing it not merely for windows and screens, but for objects and furniture.
The Man Who Painted Jesus
(The Conversation) — April 30 was the 127th birthday of an artist whose name you probably don’t know, but his work may be the most widely distributed of the 20th century.
A Preacher Plumbs the Art of the Sermon by Yielding the Pulpit to Passers-By
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) — A pulpit is often regarded as a sacred and in many ways exclusive space. Most religions allow only the ordained
Far from the Museum of the Bible, These Artists Use the Good Book as Their Medium
(RNS) — In 2015, Montreal-based artist Guy Laramée placed a large-format Bible from the 19th century upright with the spine open. Then, using a power grinder, he
What Came After: The Counter-Reformation Art of Carlo Dolci
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Five hundred years ago this week, Martin Luther is said to have nailed his 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg, Germany’s Castle Church,
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