They include five Raphael frescoes and cover 1,500 years of papal politics and 500 years of art history ... of all papal portraits. It depicts the first Medici pope, the son of Lorenzo the ...

This style was echoed by painter Diego Velázquez (a century later) with his piece Portrait of Innocent X. Similarly, the pope is seated, draped in red, with an honest and realistic complexion. In both ...

Renowned portrait artist Nelson Shanks ' son, Alexander, has laid bare his experience of gaining first-hand access inside the ...

One recent gift to Donald Trump from a world leader came from Russia – a portrait of the US president sent by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The painting depicts a pivotal moment in Trump’s ...

From the Pilgrims' Madonna at the Basilica of St. Augustine to the Martyrdom of St. Ursula that closes the "Caravaggio 2025" ...

But over his nearly 25-year career, one painting rises above the rest ... Time Magazine asked the Wheaton-based artist to paint Pope Francis. The portrait would grace the cover of “The ...

The portrait is signed Leone P.P. XIV ... Peter’s Basilica and decorated with centuries worth of fine art and sculpture. Pope Francis chose to only work and give addresses from the palace ...

Through his office, Leo XIV becomes proprietor in trust of the great art and architectural ... and unexpected of papal portraits, Raphael's Portrait of Pope Leo X and cardinals Giulio de' Medici ...

By paving the way for an American pope, Leo’s predecessor has ensured the faith won’t get hijacked by the right.

Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who ...

A portrait of Julius II, crafted by Michelangelo and donated by an American president, would be a cultural signal fire – uniting faith, history, and global politics in a single, resonant act.” — ...

As scrutiny intensifies around Pope Leo XIV’s handling of abuse within the Catholic Church, a surprising voice has entered the conversation, survivors themselves. Victims from a once-abusive Catholic ...