The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who revolutionized the use of light and ...

The halo is often found in religious paintings across cultures, from Christianity to Buddhism. People in China simply saw Virgin Mary as Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion and mercy in Chinese ...

The mosaic of the Virgin Mary on the Great Dome, completed in 1610 by Orazio Gentileschi, is based on drawings by Italian Mannerist painter Giuseppe Cesari. Michelangelo's Pieta conveys the faith ...