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The annunciation to the shepherds. Two shepherds kneel beside their livestock, and behind them an angel appears. Medium: Oil on canvas. Measurements: 111.9 x 154.8 cm.
The Rev. Oscar Alarado, a Catholic priest, celebrates Easter Mass for U.S. and Salvadoran service members at Military District 6 in Sonsonate, El Salvador, March 31, 2013. U.S. Service members participated in Beyond the Horizon, a chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Southern Command
Chaplain (Maj.) Victorio Lanuevo, Archbishop Timothy Broglio, and Capt. Edward Gale listen to the first Bible reading during Christmas Eve Mass at the Camp Virginia chapel, Kuwait. Chaplain Lanuevo is the Catholic priest stationed at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Lanuevo is responsible for providing Cathol
Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 17 share in a Catholic mass at Mission San Antonio De Padua. The mission is the third founded in California, and has remained virtually unchanged since 1771. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenneth W. Robinson)
Canadian army Maj. Bastien Leclerc, a chaplain, leads a Catholic confirmation service aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) in Civitavecchia, Italy, Sept. 29, 2014. The Arleigh Burke was deployed in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security opera
Simon of Cyrene, played by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jamie Vergara, helps Jesus, played by Taylor Rogalski, carry the cross during the "Living Stations of the Cross" at the Whiteman Air Force Base Chapel, Mo., March 22, 2013. The "Living Stations of the Cross" is an old Easter tradition carried on b
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, Catholic Archdiocese for Military Affairs, says a prayer during a Catholic Mass service on Christmas day Dec. 25, 2022, in Poznan, Poland. The service gave service members deployed to support V Corps an opportunity to fellowship and celebrate the holiday. V Corps is pr
A Marine with Regional Command (Southwest) carries a candle into an Easter Vigil Mass aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 19, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young)
The Most Rev. Timothy Broglio, archbishop of the U.S. Military Services, center, Fr. James Danner and Fr. Frank Foley celebrate Catholic Mass aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, gives a sermon during a Catholic mass at Naval Support Activity Naples Support Site Chapel. Cardinal Tagle's visit marks the first time an active Cardinal visited NSA Naples. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Luis R. Chavez
The Madonna is seated beneath a Gothic-arched canopy flanked by Saints Catherine and John the Baptist. A rectangular frame encloses the group. Most likely from a Sienese church interior, the work is probably a fragment of a larger sculptural program such as a tomb. An authentic Gothic style in sculp
This and 1953.660.2 are believed to be the remaining components of a six-panel altarpiece. The large central panel is now preserved in Barcelona (Museu National d’Art de Catalunya). Ferrer collaborated with the painter Pere Garcia de Benavarri on this commission. Spanish works like these often featu
This precious gold cross was commissioned by Countess Gertrude (died 1077) and given to the church of Saint Blaise following the death of her husband, Count Liudolf of Brunswick (died 1038). The cross is decorated with a large oval-shaped chalcedony at its center and with slightly smaller rock cryst
As Christ dragged his cross through the streets of Jerusalem, Veronica wiped sweat from Christ’s face, which was miraculously imprinted on the fabric. This relief probably came from a choir screen, a barrier between the altar and the congregation, common in medieval churches. Yet the sculpture is mo
Bronze oil lamps were made either with stands, like the nearby example, or with chains for suspension on hooks within homes and churches. This lamp is cast in the form of a griffin, a guardian figure from antiquity frequently used in Byzantine churches, which contained much wealth. The Christian mon
This brooch was probably made to fasten a ceremonial cloak, and may have been intended as a diplomatic gift or memento. The central composition parallels the main face of the famous gold coin, a ducat, of the Venetian Doge Giovanni Dandolo minted in 1288-1289. Unlike the coin, the medallion is neith
This drawing is a study for a fresco in the Parisian church of Les Invalides. The structure's four pendentives are each decorated with images of the Four Evangelists, and the Cleveland sheet relates to the design for St. John. La Fosse developed his ideas in numerous preparatory studies before begin
This sculpture relates stylistically with architrave figures from the facade of Monopoli’s cathedral. It is especially similar to a capital there featuring the prophet Daniel. The figure pouring water on the left probably represents an attendant in the Birth of the Virgin. The remaining figures depi
This small picture belonged to a predella, a series of subsidiary panels consisting of narrative scenes and situated at the bottom of an altarpiece. Predella paintings are significant because the artist was allowed more freedom and inventiveness here than in the higher part of the altarpiece. In thi
After the Crusader conquest of the Holy Land in 1099, Jerusalem experienced a revival of Christian pilgrimage. During the 12th century, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher was rebuilt, redecorated, and reconsecrated. With the influx of new pilgrims, especially from Western Europe, lead ampullae (small
This small altarpiece, intended for a domestic interior or private chapel, consists of three panels, allowing it to be folded and easily transported. Surrounding the Virgin and Child in the center are various saints. On the left is Saint Andrew crucified, with St. Francis and St. Paul below; on the
When King Herod learned that he would lose his throne to a child born in Bethlehem, he ordered all male infants to be massacred. Mary and Joseph thus fled to Egypt to protect their son, Jesus. The age of the boy in this painting suggests that Poussin depicted the less-common subject of the Holy Fami
A pax is a tablet depicting a sacred subject that a priest held out to be kissed during the Mass. The scene on this tablet is of Christ preaching to ten apostles. The image is by an unknown artist who based it on a plaquette by the gem engraver and medalist Valerio Belli (1468–1546) and demonstrates
This diptych, or two-panel painting, is hinged at the center so that it could be opened and closed and easily transported. It was clearly designed as an object for private devotion. The owner would have been able to contemplate the Passion of Christ and pray before these scenes. The top two images d
