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Saturday post: What's Septuagesima?
Below the fold: a close look at one of the most important paintings in the world.
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The Friday post: "Awake, O sleeper!" Real religion is scary
Below the fold: Why the icons aren't smiling; unsettling by design
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Advent thoughts
Below the fold: St. Nicholas - Icons are trustworthy
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What's wrong with this picture?
We worship God, not stone or wood: why Christian sacred art can't be Naturalistic
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Why this church wants to hurt you; what is Brutalism?
Was it trauma or vicious narcissism?
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Kingdom of Asturias; the Christian Art of Early Medieval Spain
Asturian Pre-Romanesque, a unique Christian artform
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Icons and the Shroud: Yes, we really do know what Christ looked like
Why our artistic tradition is trustworthy
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To venerate is to draw near: monastic art and the desire for communion
Seeing "with the nous," the eyes of the soul
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Council to Conclave: The Rise of Papal Supremacy and the Roots of the Divide
Paid reader bonus: How to make an antipope (it's harder than you think)
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Santa Pudenziana; ancient Roman house churches you can visit
Below the fold: an early Christian theology of sacred space
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Art and Charlemagne: how did western sacred art start?
Introducing the "Carolingian Renaissance" - 780 to 900
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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?"
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