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A Woman Almost Threw Out a Renaissance Painting of Jesus Worth $27 Million That Was Hung in Her Kitchen
A recent discovery reported by France24 detailed the find of a Cimabue Renaissance painting ... The 10-inch-high painting ...
Mary Magdalene probably wasn’t a prostitute. Was she actually rich?
The Gospels give some intriguing clues to the identity of Jesus’ famous follower—who was unwed, moved freely, and provided ...
The long history of how Jesus came to resemble a white European
In colonial Latin America – called “New Spain” by European colonists – images of a white Jesus reinforced a caste system where white, Christian Europeans occupied the top tier, while those with darker ...
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The long history of how Jesus came to resemble a white European
As a European Renaissance art historian, I study the evolving image of Jesus Christ from A.D. 1350 to 1600. Some of the best-known depictions of Christ, from Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper ...