The Atlantic on MSN7d
The Rise of the Selfish Plutocrats
The role of the ultra-wealthy has morphed from one of shared social responsibility and patronage to the freewheeling ...
Phys.org on MSN13d
'Altar tent' discovery puts Islamic art at the heart of medieval Christianity
A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the only ...
The Jerusalem Post on MSN11d
700-year-old Italian fresco reveals medieval church's use of Islamic tents
A 700-year-old fresco discovered in the convent church of S. Antonio in Polesine in Ferrara, Italy, reveals that luxurious ...
Art Institute's elaborately displayed tooth, thought to belong to John the Baptist, turns out not to
Researchers took samples from the tooth in 2016. The results, not widely disseminated, showed it was from someone in the 5th ...
Observer16d
Philip Guston’s Newly Restored ‘The Struggle Against Terrorism’ Is Set to Be Unveiled in Mexico
The mural was seen as so revolutionary that it was covered by a false wall only to be rediscovered and exhumed in 1973.
Armed robbery in Revesby13d
Altar Tent Links Islamic Art to Medieval Christianity
A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars ...
National Catholic Register2d
Why Did God Flood the World? The Moral Message of Noah’s Story
After God shuts them in, the flood begins, with rain for 40 days and 40 nights. This is the first time the Bible will introduce the significance of the number 40 — including the 40-day flood, 40 years ...