Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help ...

The glowing works from Siena, now at the Met, are revelatory for their emotional intensity and 24-karat beauty.

A sweeping show at the Met focuses on the Tuscan city’s pivotal role in Renaissance art, where painters such as Duccio and ...

A plaque attached to the work reads “Holy Mother of God, be thou the cause of peace for Siena and life to Duccio because he ...

The Met’s new exhibition on Siena—the first of its kind in America—shows how the possibilities of strange, colorful ooze ...

ST Luke contributed more to the New Testament than any other single author, offering us the most detailed account of Jesus’ ...

Red and green aren't just a pretty pair—these Christmas colors have been associated with winter holidays for centuries ...

The Holy Spirit does “mighty” things. We already met that might on Good Friday, when the Temple veil is torn in two, tombs ...

A sculpture of the Virgin Mary showing her giving birth to Jesus was recently attacked and beheaded. Called “Crowning” by the artist Esther Strauss, the sculpture had been part of a temporary ...

An opening reception for a new display, Autumn Apparitions, took place on Oct. 4 at the JKR Gallery owned by artist J. Kirk ...

Today we celebrate the Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist, writer of the one of the four Gospels writers and the Acts of the ...

“Dalí: Disruption and Devotion” will stay on view until Dec. 1, 2024 in the MFA’s Lois B. and Michael K. Torf Gallery. —Staff writer Hannah E. Gadway can be reached at [email protected].