Author: David Van Biema
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The Green family’s other collection – Religion News Service
The Museum of the Bible’s main entrance, featuring the Gutenberg Gates, in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 1, 2017. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks The Museum of the Bible’s main entrance, featuring the Gutenberg Gates, in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 1, 2017. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
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So, how Jewish was Modigliani?
Amedeo Modigliani The Jewess, 1908 Oil on canvas 21? x 18? in. (54.9 âóä 46 cm) Laure Denier Collection, Paul Alexandre Family, courtesy of Richard Nathanson, London Amedeo Modigliani “The Jewess,” 1908 Oil on canvas Laure Denier Collection, Paul Alexandre Family, courtesy of Richard Nathanson, London
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Marvelous miniatures give up some — but not all — their secrets
NEW YORK (RNS) It’s an artistic rendering of the Last Judgment, with all the trimmings. At the top of one of the hardwood sculptures currently on view at The Met Cloisters in Manhattan stands Jesus, flanked by saints and angels, two of whom are blowing the final trumpets. Beneath them, carved in deep relief, are…
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An eerie echo in ‘Silence’ (COMMENTARY)
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A partnership with Martin Scorsese gives this openly evangelical artist a wider exposure
Makoto Fujimura’s “Silence and Beauty” is mineral pigments and gesso on canvas, two 7’x11′ panels, 2016. Photo courtesy of Robert Puglisi Robert Puglisi Makoto Fujimura’s “Silence and Beauty” is mineral pigments and gesso on canvas, two 7’x11′ panels, 2016. Photo courtesy of Robert Puglisi Robert Puglisi
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Tobi Kahn’s soulful art is for Jews — and non-Jews too
New York artist Tobi Kahn works in his studio. Photo courtesy of Tobi Kahn
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Can religious art be taken seriously again? A Q&A with Aaron Rosen
“Art & Religion in the 21st Century” by Aaron Rosen. Book cover photo courtesy of Thames & Hudson
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Can the greatest religious painter of the 20th century make a comeback?
Georges Rouault, Bella matribus detestata. (“Wars, dread of mothers.”), 1927. Photo courtesy of © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris *Editors: This photo may not be republished.