Caravaggio

A Caravaggio masterpiece on mercy calls to Pope Francis across the centuries

By David Gibson — March 30, 2016
(RNS) Derided as a "worshiper of the depraved," Caravaggio is now the "poet of hope" whose underappreciated masterpiece in Naples is an icon of this pontificate. But will the pope see it?

Virgin Mary, queen of heaven and Western art, stars in exclusive D.C. exhibit

By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 4, 2014
Mary -- portrayed by artists as the ultimate mother and God's first human teacher of love -- takes center stage at a Washington exhibit.
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