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Catholic art is art produced by or for members of the Catholic Church. This includes visual art (iconography), sculpture, decorative arts, applied arts, and architecture. In a broader sense, Catholic music and other art may be included as well. Expressions of art may or may not attempt to illustrate, supplement and portray in tangible form ...
As a result of this last sale, and consequent Inheritance Tax, the Fitzwilliam Museum was offered through H.M. Government's Acceptance in Lieu scheme the unique opportunity to purchase the painting for £3.9 million from the Trustees of the 11th Duke of Rutland 2000 Settlement, a fraction of its agreed value, £14,000,000. [1]
Early Christian art and architecture (or Paleochristian art) is the art produced by Christians, or under Christian patronage, from the earliest period of Christianity to, depending on the definition, sometime between 260 and 525. In practice, identifiably Christian art only survives from the 2nd century onwards. [1]
More than 230 ancient tombs were unearthed from the Roman Catholic church in France. 700-year-old church — teeming with rare religious artifacts — discovered. See finds
Esther Newport, member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods; founded the Catholic Art Association [756] Guido Nincheri, artist for Catholic churches in Canada; Pope Pius XI named him Knight-Commander of the Order of Saint-Sylvester [757] Erik Olson, Swedish convert; painted a triptych in 1977 for the Vatican Museum in Rome [758]
In Catholic countries, production of religious art continued, and increased during the Counter-Reformation, but Catholic art was brought under much tighter control by the church hierarchy than had been the case before. From the 18th century the number of religious works produced by leading artists declined sharply, though important commissions ...