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Above: Unknown, Statue of the Capitoline Aphrodite, 1st / 2nd century CE with 18th-century restoration.  Marble, H. 73 1/2 in. (187 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET). At the core of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) collections in New York City is a sculpture that captivated all my senses when we visited there on […]

Images above a: Nike and Poseidon; b: Woman and Old Man (ca. 470 B.C.)  Yale University Art Gallery. Visiting the Yale University Art Gallery on February 17th, I found one piece of art that captivated my attention: a red-figure calyx krater, decorated on each side with a scene of Nike and Poseidon, a woman, and an

Edvard Munch, “Angst” (Anxiety) 1896, litograph, 22 1/2 × 16 9/10 in. (|57.2 × 43 cm), Yale University Art Gallery, Special Exhibition: Munch and Kirchner: Anxiety and Expression.   Last Thursday, February 29th, 2024, a group of brothers attended the temporary exhibition, Munch and Kirchner: Anxiety and Expression, at the Yale University Art Gallery with

Georges Seurat, Study for “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte” c. 1884, Oil on canvas, 27 3/4 x 41 in. (70.5 x 104.1 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art   The paintings of George Seurat have accompanied me in various ways during my life. In kindergarten, for example, one of the first artworks I remember seeing

This essay was originally a journal for the elective ART! Art as a Legionary Apostolate. Some editions were made in order to publish on this blog. Sacred architecture was one of my main interests that led me to study an elective course of art as apostolate. If the goal is to use art as a

A comparison between art and music I chose Verdi’s Dies Irae and Martin’s The Great Day of His Wrath for this comparative essay. I shall focus on only two movements of the Requiem: Dies Irae and Tuba Mirum, which are both at the very beginning of the sequence. This Mass was composed in memory of

Rafael Chávez Torres’ Duelo de la Patria and Theodor Axentowicz’s Under the Burden of Adversity: a comparison between art and music Duelo de la Patria is one of Costa Rica’s most important musical works. It is a funeral march composed by Rafael Chávez Torres, director of the country’s military bands, from 1882 on the occasion

As part of the History of Modern Art class, Br. Jesús composed a collage and includes an explanation. At the core of the composition stands Pope John Paul II, a symbol of spiritual leadership and a unifying force. His presence serves as a focal point, radiating a sense of guidance and shared purpose. Surrounding him are

Introduction When the Angel Gabriel greeted Mary in the gospel of Luke, he used a very unusual Greek word, κεχαριτωμένη. It appears only once in the scripture. Very few times in the gospel do we get descriptions of Mary, and one of the most direct ones is the mysterious word the Angel uses to greet

Museum Report from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum I greatly enjoyed my visit to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. My favorite art piece has to be the Virgin and Child by Bernardino Pinturicchio. It is a small painting: about only 12 inches tall and 10 inches wide. Pinturicchio painted this portrait of Mary and Jesus,