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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 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
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 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
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
These figures of the Virgin and Saint John once formed part of a Crucifixion group that would have originally included a figure of Christ on the cross shown at center. Fortunately the original polychromy of the two figures has been preserved, affording the viewer a rare opportunity to appreciate a r
These intricately carved ivory panels once decorated the sides of a portable altar. Three of the plaques, those depicting Christ in Majesty and his apostles, were the first major acquisition of William M. Milliken, the museum's first curator of decorative arts and later director (1930–58). They were
Twelve public-domain medieval and Renaissance statues of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, free to download.
This sculptural relief belongs to a large series made for the Franciscan friary of San Vivaldo (founded 1350) in the Tuscan hills southwest of Florence. The friary was enlarged between 1500 and 1530 when 32 chapels were built, each dedicated to an incident in the life or Passion of Christ. San Vival
This figure is one of only two known surviving fragments of the Reliquary Châsse of Saint-Germain. Fashioned from silver, gold, and precious stones, it was designed to hold the body of the saint. A contract from 1409 gives the names of the commissioned goldsmiths: Jean de Clichy, Gautier du Four, an
Johann Peter Schwanthaler belonged to a renowned family of sculptors that produced works for religious and domestic settings throughout Bavaria, Austria, and southern Germany for more than 250 years. This imposing image of God the Father would have formed part of a larger group, probably at the top
Mass-produced plaquettes like this work offered high quality devotional images for private use. The Latin title of this work, according to the Gospel of John (19:1-5), refers to the words that were spoken by Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, when he presented Christ, scourged and crowned
This figure comes from the tomb of Duke Philip the Bold from the church of Champmol near Dijon (Burgundy, France). Philip, who founded the monastery and designated it as his burial place, hired the best artists, many of whom came from the Netherlands. While the commission was given in 1381, the work
This fragment and two other capitals (1972.20 and 1972.21) were once parts of the same structure. Though the original structure is unknown, their style suggests that it was located in Bologna. As the fragmentary Latin inscription S: LU suggests, the ox represents the traditional symbol in medieval a
In the Gospel of John, a group of scribes and Pharisees, following the law of the Ten Commandments, intends to stone a woman who has committed adultery. The group first asks Christ's opinion of their actions, hoping to accuse him of heresy, but Christ ignores them by writing on the ground. When they
