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

In this exclusive extract from a new book, the London-based artist explains why Piero’s painting is his favourite in the ...

This detailed gesture of maternal tenderness indicates a clear shift in how the birth of Christ is depicted at the cusp of the Gothic era: an increasingly emotional link between the Mother and Son.

The birth of Jesus Christ - a seminal biblical event - has been the subject of many paintings by Western artists, who have ...

Juan Senson’s 1923 painting “Baptism of Christ” is the country’s newest National Cultural Treasure (NCT), following its ...

First, Stephen explicitly associates his death with Christ’s, repeating two of Jesus’ own words from the cross. He asks that ...

For one investor that dream has come true. A painting of Christ believed to have been painted by Leonardo da Vinci has just sold for a record $450m (£341m). Just under 60 years ago, the very same ...

A current exhibition at the MET reveals a humanity that will shift people's perception of religious art — and with it their ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The images of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ at the Allentown Art Museum are not only breathtaking, they're also a glimpse of a religious journey in art. Starting with the ...

The artworks were found during restoration work at Christ's College. The paintings celebrated the royal patron of Christ's College during the early 16th Century. Cambridge University art historian ...