The Calling of Henry O Tanner: A Religious Painter for America
Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Raising of Lazarus , Musee d'Orsay, Paris, 1896 Henry Ossawa Tanner, the most important African-American painter born in the 19t…
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Heaven and Earth: The Middle Ages in Hildesheim and in Greece
Archangel Michael , First half 14th century tempera on wood, gold leaf overall: 110 x 80 cm (43 5/16 x 31 1/2 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens Gol…
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Roman Arches, Vaults and Romanesque Churches
A first century temple to Mars, or possibly Janus, near Autun (ancient Augustodunum) in Burgundy may have inspired the large churches of this region in the 11t…
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Monreale Cathedral Blends Many Art Traditions in Medieval Sicily
Sicily was controlled or settled at various times by Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Saracens, Normans and Spaniards. This view is Monreale, in the north, east…
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"Not a Painting But a Vision"
Last weekend the annual Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art at the National Gallery of Art was "Not a Painting But a Vision." Andreas Hennin…
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Caravaggio and the Moment of Mary Magdalen
Martha and Mary Magdalene, c. 1598, shows the saint at the moment of her conversion. It is from the Detroit Institute of Arts, but is currently on view in Cara…
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The amazing unknown master in an Art Institute exhibition
This Crucifixion from the Getty Museum is the center of a 3-part altarpiece which can be seen at the Art Institute in its original format until May 30th. The u…
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Ancient Buildings, Modern Use, Part II
The Cathedral of Sircusa (Syracuse), Sicily is built within the colonnades of Greek temple to Athena from the early 5th century BC. Byzantine Christians …
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