But despite two efforts to restore the work to its original state, the face of the Virgin Mary is now unrecognizable — causing outrage in the Spanish art conservation community and beyond.

While on a trip to Venice, Toibin happened upon two very different works of art: Titian's Assumption of the Virgin, which depicts a red-robed Mary being ... and very angry, and also sharp and ...

A previously unknown Sandro Botticelli painting was discovered using scientific analysis at Saint Félix church in the French town of Champigny-en-Beauce, Artnet News reports. The work was long ...

Unfortunately, the beatific face of the Virgin Mary was disfigured in the process — and now professional restorers and conservation experts are demanding tighter laws covering restoration work.

Only the Virgin Mary also has Putin’s face. While some expressed doubt about the poster’s authenticity, hundreds shared and commented on the post believing the painting was genuine.

The Vatican did not hide any picture of John Paul II and the Virgin Mary. The image is an oil painting created in 1984. The claim has been circulating online for years. Image of Virgin Mary ...

to remake painting at the beginning of the 14th century. First among them was Duccio, the Sienese artist who painted the great Maestà, an image of the Virgin Mary enthroned in glory, surrounded ...

The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful GENAZZANO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking ...

Chinese artists from the Republican era (1911-1949) experimented with their traditional ink painting techniques to create portraits of the Virgin Mary and Jesus, inspiring the rise of Chinese Catholic ...

In St. Peter's Basilica's Chapel of the Choir, a large mosaic based on painting by Italian artist Pietro Bianchi depicts Mary, Virgin Immaculate, in the glory of heaven being venerated by St. John ...