National Catholic Register10h
Murder in the Margins: Cain and Abel on the Ghent Altarpiece
Tucked above depictions of Adam and Eve, the haunting images of Cain and Abel in the Ghent Altarpiece underscore the wages of ...
Greek Reporter12h
Common Greek Myths Found Throughout Art History
Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...
Love may be timeless, but the way we talk about it isn’t − the ancient Greeks’ ideas about desire challenge modern-day readers, lovers and even philosophers
Every year as Valentine’s Day approaches, people remind themselves that not all expressions of love fit the stereotypes of ...
Don’t underestimate Cupid – he’s not the chubby cherub you associate with Valentine’s Day
Ancient Greece and Rome may have handed down the image of rosy-cheeked Cupids, but their myths about him explore the messier ...
The Catholic Spirit2d
Epiphany artist has a career in painting sacred art
Creativity can be considered an act of worship; to artist Mark Sanislo, a parishioner of Epiphany in Coon Rapids, glorifying God comes through the stroke of a paintbrush. Sanislo said that reflection ...
What the mythical Cupid can teach us about the meaning of love and desire
A scholar of early Greek classics explains what the myth of the weapon-carrying god of love, Cupid, a child of the gods of ...
Caspar David Friedrich: A Solitary Wanderer Finding His Way in the Fog
The first major U.S. exhibition of Germany’s great Romantic painter is a historic showcase. It’s also a blueprint for how to ...
Front Page Detectives on MSN6d
Ancient Greek Vase Depicting Mother Aphrodite Disciplining Her Unruly Child With a Sandal Awes Researchers
Ancient Greek Vase Depicting Mother Aphrodite Disciplining Her Unruly Child With a Sandal Awes Researchers The interesting ...