The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints encouraged members to download a painting of Mary and the baby Jesus for Christmas, but it was an edited version — altered to remove a hint of Mary’s ...

In recent years, X-ray imaging has revealed overpainted underdrawings, details and drafts in works by such luminaries as Vermeer, Artemisia Gentileschi, Edgar Degas, René Magritte, Pablo Picasso and ...

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The 24th annual Christmas Nativity Art & Music Festival began Thursday, Nov. 30, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Upland. More than 1,000 nativity scenes will be on display ...

The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art is showing off its recent acquisitions, including a painting by Benvenuto Tisi. The unannounced exhibition features works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pablo Picasso ...

The Ulster Museum in Belfast is celebrating giving the Christmas gift of an “exceptionally rare” painting of the nativity to visitors. The Nativity, by Baldassare Peruzzi, dates back to 1515 and has ...

A Nativity scene in Cincinnati, Ohio has caused a stir in the community and led to objections from religious groups. Jasen and Amanda Dixon built a display featuring a stable of zombies — undead Mary, ...

Sandro Botticelli, "Mystic Nativity" (1500), oil on canvas, 42.7 × 29.5 inches (108.5 × 74.9 cm) (image via Wikimedia Commons) When you hear the name Sandro Botticelli, you might be more likely to ...

Just before Christmas, a hidden Nativity scene has been discovered after being tucked away under another painting for centuries. The artwork, which is believed to be around 400 years old and is ...

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