Layer by layer The techniques and materials ... Using the hues When commissioning a painting, patrons of religious art would generally budget for gold separately from the rest of the painting.

They are pious folk who take God or the gods for granted, even as they trust regional lore about dragons and trolls and fair ...

Though much of the art of the Silk Road was created to encourage religious devotion, today we value it also ... where the landscape backgrounds, showing a layered-plane treatment of mountains with ...

To some people art history can seem intimidating and complex, riddled with hundreds of specific terms and ideas.

This is in a very soft volcanic rock, and as long as this volcanic layer is covered by dirt or ... Indeed, the burgeoning Christian art, when it can be seen as distinctively Christian at all ...

Artists including Leon Golub, Charles Yuen, Naudline Pierre, and Manny Vega are kicking off the fall art season with must-see shows.

His art included cartoons for The New York Times, collaborations with Elie Wiesel and images that traced the history of ...

Johanna Hardt reviews the exhibition ‘Milky Way’ by Esben Weile Kjaer at Trauma Bar und Kino, which opened during Berlin Art ...

Danish architecture studio BIG is expanding a former Aldi supermarket in North Jutland, Denmark, to create a museum with a ...

Ballistic armor companies are marketing protective products designed for the military to parents and schools. Some people see ...

Newly revealed information also raises questions about whether the FBI and CIA mishandled or downplayed evidence of the ...

From Mecca to Bethlehem, here is a list of 10 cities that rank as the most religious in the world. Religion has long played a crucial role in shaping human societies, providing both unity and ...