The blessing Christ, Anonymous, 6th century. The face of God Flanked by mainland Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the Sinai peninsula is a mountainous wilderness. Windswept, dry riverbeds

The Virgin of the Rosary (1650–1655), Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682).   The most striking particularity of this 1650 painting by Murillo is the naturalness of

The Mass of Saint Gregory (c. 1490),  Attributed to Diego de la Cruz (fl. 1482–1500). Jesus Christ Our Paschal Lamb Saint Gregory the Great’s dramatic

The Assumption (c. 1629), Philippe de Champaigne (1602–1674). The Carmelite convent This year we celebrate the 350th anniversary of the death of Philippe de Champaigne.

Mary Magdalene announces the Resurrection to the Apostles,  from Saint Albans Psalter (c. 1131), Anonymous. Mary Magdalene stands in splendid isolation against a background of

Saint Longinus (1631–1638),  Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680). A Roman soldier stood at the foot of a cross, tired, troubled, uncomfortable. His day had started many hours earlier

The Intercession of Christ and the Virgin, attributed to Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni) (c. 1370–1425) In a moment of rapturous love, Saint Francis of

The Supper at Emmaus (1606),  Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The story of the road to Emmaus The story of the road to Emmaus represents a key

Christ Driving the Moneychangers from the Temple, 1403–1424, Lorenzo Ghiberti (and assistants).  Zeal for the house of God The Gospel of Saint John relates that, at

The Temptation of Christ (c. 1500/1504),  Juan de Flandes (15th–16th century).  United in the mystery As the season of Lent begins this month, the Church invites us to