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St. Paul the Hermit Has Arrived at Notre Dame University

Posted on October 20, 2019 (January 26, 2020) by ArtGeek

A quick study: Who was Jusepe de Ribera? Who was St. Paul the First Hermit? And why did the artist paint the saint? The Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, has recently received an exciting long-term loan — from the Cummins Family Collection — of the painting St. Paul […]

Praising Sacred Icons as Art

Posted on September 30, 2019 (January 26, 2020) by ArtGeek

If your exposure has been primarily to Western art, it can be difficult to fully appreciate the artistry of icons. Knowing something about the underlying iconography and typologies, and putting aside expectations of artistic originality and realism, will make these deeply symbolic images more accessible. […]