Great Works: The Cosmati Pavement
As Westminster Abbey prepares to open the world-famous Cosmati Pavement to the public, LUCY DONKIN, author of ‘Standing on Holy Ground in the Middle Ages’, takes a look – in an article first published on The Conversation – at its history…
Great Works: The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela
In the headlines recently over fears for their future, DAVID ADAMS takes a look at Ethiopia’s famous rock-hewn churches…
Great Works: Caravaggio’s ‘The Calling of Saint Matthew’
DAVID ADAMS looks at what’s regarded as one of the greatest artworks of Western Christianity…
Great Works: The Lindisfarne Gospels
DAVID ADAMS looks at one of the treasures held in the British Library…
GREAT WORKS: ‘THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD’
DAVID ADAMS looks at one of the most famous English depictions of Christ…
GREAT WORKS: THE STAINED GLASS OF SAINTE-CHAPPELE
DAVID ADAMS looks at some stunning stained glass windows in Paris…
GREAT WORKS: THE ‘PIETÁ’
DAVID ADAMS looks at the story behind Michelangelo’s world famous sculpture, Pietá…
GREAT WORKS: ‘CHRIST THE REDEEMER’ (‘CRISTO REDENTOR’)
DAVID ADAMS looks at the story behind the creation of one of the most famous monuments in the world…
GREAT WORKS: ‘THE LAST SUPPER’
In the first of a new column looking at how great works of art celebrate the Christian faith, DAVID ADAMS takes a brief look at Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, The Last Supper…