Archive - The Sacred Images Project

Why this church wants to hurt you; what is Brutalism?

Was it trauma or vicious narcissism?

Mar 7 •

Icons and Empire: The Papacy’s Battle Against the Emperor’s Heresy

When Gregory, the pope of Rome, stood up to an Emperor

Mar 5 •

The "Crux Gemmata" - how the Cross was depicted in early Christian art

Below the fold: I'll answer the question, "Where can I find good online drawing instruction?"

Mar 1 •

February 2025

Italo-Byzantine Part 2: How West Met East and Changed Art Forever

“What the word communicates through hearing, the painter shows silently.”

Feb 27 •

Keeping The Sacred Images Project alive: why your support matters

A message for free subscribers - with videos!

Feb 25 •

The Eucharistic Vision of San Vitale's Mosaics

Sacrifice, sovereignty, and sacred space

Feb 25 •

I swear on... something or other...

Off Topic: What are oaths and why do we still do them in officially godless Modernia?

Feb 23 •

Princess Honoria and Attila the Hun

Below the fold: climbing vines, birds and deer - mosaic symbols of heavenly glory at Ravenna

Feb 22 •

Torcello: The "lost" island where Venice began

A grand mosaic of the End of the World

Feb 20 •

Saturday post: What's Septuagesima?

Below the fold: a close look at one of the most important paintings in the world.

Feb 15 •

Buried treasure: the golden hoard of Sutton Hoo

Anglo-Saxon society was wealthy and sophisticated

Feb 12 •

The art of the "Dark Ages"

The Empire was gone and the age of myths and heroes begun

Feb 11 •

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