Search

An image of the painting "Saint Paul," by the French artist Valentin De Boulogne, is presented.

The article offers a brief review of the exhibition "Miracles and Martyrs: Saints in the Middle Ages," on view at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California from September 3, 2013 until March 2, 2014.

The article presents information on sculptures of the sculptural ensemble Portico of Glory in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The ensemble composes of 200 figures which depict significant stories of Christianity. It provides a description of the figure of Christ in Glory which is in the centre of the portico. The sculpture of Saint James serves as an intercessor who welcomes pilgrims who have finished the 772-kilometre walk from France.

The article reports on the problems encountered by the Royal Academy (RA) related to its exhibition "Byzantium," which opened on October 25, 2008. The works of art that will come from Russia and Egypt arrived late and were not installed until October 31, 2008. An overview of the bureaucratic problems encountered by the RA with the Egyptian authorities over the loan of 11 icons from St. Catherine's Monastery in Sinai is discussed.