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Focuses on Russian icons during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Artistic style; Materials used; Photographs of some of the paintings.

Focuses on the author's work photographing statues of saints in a church in Italy. Cancellation of Karalla's exhibition due to controversy over her work; Support of the church she'd been photographing; Photography of thousands of saint statues; Coincidence of the end of her project with September 11, 2002.

An image of the oil painting "Our Lady of Perpetual Help" by Daniel Mitsui is presented.

An image of the painting "The Second Dream of St. Joseph" by Daniel Mitsui is presented.

A calendar of museum events throughout the U.S. during the first quarter of 1964 is presented which includes "Russian, Greek & Slavonic Icons" and "Religious Subjects in Painting" at the Arkansas Art Center in Little Rock, Arkansas till January 30, the "Rico Lebrun Exhibit" at the Pavilion Gallery in Balboa, California from January 12 to February 15, and the 6th Anniversary Contemporary Printmakers Exhibit at the DePauw University Art Center from January 22 to March 4.

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.

An image of the the egg tempera and oil painting "St. Christina the Astonishing," by Cynthia Large, is presented, along with brief commentary.

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 describes the painting "The Conversion of St. Paul," by Italian artist Michelangelo Caravaggio, which depicts the conversion of the Apostle Paul. In the dramatic painting, Paul is shown helpless with his riderless horse looming over him. Bold contrast, a technique called chiaroscuro, was created by the artist by using dark and light colors.

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.

The article presents information on the painting, "The Mass of Saint Basil," by Pierre Hubert Subleyras in 1746. This painting was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 2007 through the Wrightsman Fund. This work is a model for Subleyras' most significant commission, a mosaic altarpiece for Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy. The main focus of the work is Saint Basil the Great, archbishop of Caesarea. Basil had resisted the Arian emperor Valens, who had failed banish him. Valens then went to hear Basil celebrate mass during the Feast of the Epiphany.

The article presents information on the Italian oil painting, entitled "Saint John the Baptist Preaching," by Mattia Preti in 1650. This art object was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 2005 as a gift from Melissa and Phillip Aronson. The painting shows John the Baptist seated in the wilderness with this skin tanned and his right hand pointing heavenward. Beside him is a lamb that symbolizes Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. The expressive force and boldly sculptural idea of the figure relate this painting to the frescoes that Preti painted in the church of San Biagio in Modena, Italy, in 1651-1652.

The article presents information regarding an oil painting on wood that depicts Saint Maurice and which was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 2005 through a bequest from Eva F. Kollsman. The object, which was painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder and his workshop in Germany at about 1522-1525, had formed the left wing of an altarpiece shows Maurice, the Roman legion commander from Thebes who became a martyr for refusing to kill the Christians of Gaul in the late third century.

The article presents information regarding a leaf from a Laudario that depicts the martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew. This tempera and gold on parchment, which was made by Pacino di Bonaguida in 1340, was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 2006 through the Cloisters Collection. The leaf comes from a Laudario, or a collection of hymns in Italian, which is the most important manuscript made in Florence, Italy, in the first half of the 14th century. More than 20 illuminations survive from this Laudario, which was commissioned by the Confraternity of Saint Agnes.

The article reports that when Carmelite nuns left a termite infested nunnery in 2006, the citizens of Grajal de Campos, Spain were shocked to learn three icons were missing. The icons have been used in Good Friday processions for 500 years. In 2007, they could not be found. Residents have protested outside the nuns' new location.

Features the icon of Saint George riding a horse battling a dragon. Background on the Christian's legend; Representation of the horse and his lance.

Focuses on the rejections of other accompanying icons other than the water-stain simulacrum of the Virgin Mary at the Fullerton underpass at the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago, Illinois. Tribute to an alleged virgin; Discovery of several images that litter the very same underpass; Overlook of an obvious likeness.

Focuses on the work of designer Lachlan Warner with devotional icons. Award won in 2001; Description of some of his designs; Inspiration for his work.

Reports that Russian Interior Ministry is creating a complete registry of all icons in Russian churches to protect them from theft. Plans regarding protection of icons.

Presents a collection of traditional Christian faith icons, angelic beings and other spiritually themed gift items.

The article reports on the completion of a sculpture of Saint John Vianney, the Patron of Priests, by Inspired Artisans Ltd. in 2008. The Catholic Cemeteries of Toledo in Ohio commissioned the statue which stands 5 feet high and is made of fiberglass. The statue is placed on top of a columbarium at Resurrection Cemetery in Toledo.