En choisissant les symboles de saint Augustin, le nouveau pape affirme son attachement à l’unité et à l’humilité, deux thèmes que l’art de la Renaissance a souvent associés au fondateur de son ordre.
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Lors de sa première audience générale, le pape Léon XIV avait évoqué « Le Semeur au soleil couchant » de Van Gogh comme un symbole d’espérance. Ce tableau, inspiré d’une parabole biblique, éclaire aussi l’importance qu’il accorde à la dignité du travail.
The artist used daring imagery that sparked controversy from the moment it was unveiled.
Van Gogh’s painting was inspired by French artist Jean-Francois Millet’s 1860 painting. But he transformed Millet’s composition into an image of hope.
In choosing his motto and coat of arms, Leo references the Order of St. Augustine, to which he belongs. He uses the identifying symbol of Augustine, a heart pierced by an arrow.
The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s painting.
Luce carries symbols that have been associated with pilgrimage in Europe since the 12th century, particularly with the shrine of St. James in northwestern Spain.
Early Christian texts reveal how the birth of Christ reflected ideas of the day − in some illustrations, midwives helped the Virgin Mary give birth.
Marko Rupnik’s art is on display in many churches. Should his paintings be removed in light of recent allegations?
The image of a kneeling person in chains was first used in a seal commissioned by the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, established by English Quakers in 1787.
Images of Christ often represented prevailing cultural beliefs, allowing onlookers to connect in a deep and meaningful way.
A stained-glass window, which shows Jesus as a Black man for the first time, tells a story not only of race but of gender, class and ethnicity.
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