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Pelican, weapons, winepress: For 2,000 years artists have drawn on a rich vocabulary of symbolism for the events and theological significance of the Passion

All throughout the history of war enemies have constantly tried to one-up each other. From fist, to stick, to stone, to spear,

Legend has it that if you drink or eat from a Holy Grail, or even just touch it, its power will enter you and initiate a process that will subsequently heal you, enlighten you, and possibly even make you immortal.

14 November 2021 - Luke 15:1-10The tax collectors and the sinners were all seeking the company of Jesus to hear what he had to say, and the Pharisees and the scribes complained. This man they said welcomes sinners and eats with them. So he spoke this par...

One of the last Botticelli masterpieces still in private hands will take centre stage in Sotheby’s Masters Week sales series in New York in January 2022 with an estimate in excess of 40 million dollars.

One of the last great masterpieces remaining in private hands by renowned Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli will star in a href= http://www.sotheb

Raymond Clemens is the Curator of Early Books & Manuscripts at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library This image from a medieval Book of Hours (date uncertain) focuses on Jesus’s suffering and death. View full image Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library This image from a medieval Book of Hours (date uncertain) focuses on Jesus’s suffering and death. View full image Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library This image is from a French Boo...