The Bible's New Testament states that Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, sentenced Jesus to death by crucifixion. Tacitus discusses the persecution of Christ's followers, who were ...

The New Testament mentions four people with the name Philip. Two were sons of King Herod the Great, and one Philip features in Acts. Scholars generally refer to the latter as Philip the Evangelist or ...

The Louvre’s first fashion exhibition — titled “Louvre Couture: Art and Fashion — Statement Pieces” and on display through July 21 — highlights the fact that museums make marvelous mood boards, and ...

The oldest icon of Jesus Christ and the Crucifixion is in St Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai, Egypt, from the 8th Century. As we know, the early Byzantine and post-Byzantine paintings continue the ...

At the older and more traditional churches, the paintings and statues draw my attention. I’m interested in those of Jesus on the cross during his crucifixion. One of the Catholic churches has a larger ...

Baron-Hill, in the Isle of Anglesey, the seat of Lorde Viscount Bulkeley, 1 August 1779 ...