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Where did Gabriel Metsu get his Hebrew Crucifixion inscription from?
Gabriel Metsu's c. 1650-60 Crucifixion incorporates all the props one would expect: a skull and crossbones, a chalice, a dramatic sky with a suspended moon and three figures, presumably John, the...
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Circumcision art: What a queasy visual tradition might reveal about a modern...
At a time when legal efforts, at least in California, are being made to curb circumcisions, it’s worth looking at what, if anything, the centuries-old artistic tradition of representing circumcision...
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The incongruity of Rembrandt’s ‘Circle’
It's easy to get confused wandering through 17th century Holland sections in major museums like the MFAH. Some works purport to be by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 69), while other works have wall texts...
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Houston JCC series explores how artists have captured emotional aspects of...
Biblical scenes depicted by European masters can sometimes resemble Where's Waldo hunts for elusive characters -- even central heroes of the biblical narratives. That's one of the lessons that...
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