Sacred Heart of JesusPainting depicting the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Roman Catholicism Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Print Cite Share Feedback External Websites Also known as: Sacred Heart of Jesus Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica ...
Poussin and Claude attempted to elevate the reputation of the landscape genre in a variety of ways: by attaching metaphorical meaning to the natural elements of their paintings, by depicting mythological or biblical stories set in elaborate natural settings, and by emphasizing the heroic power of na...
At one time, practically every elementary school in Japan displayed a statue depicting Ninomiya as a youth with a bundle of firewood on his back and an open book in his hand. A statue of the young Ninomiya Sontoku at Hōtoku Ninomiya Shrine in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture. (Courtesy Hōt...
crucifixIvory casket, carved in relief, depicting the death of Judas and the crucifixion. To the left, Judas hangs from tree; to the right Christ, wearing only a loincloth, is nailed by the hands to the cross, c. 420–430; in the British Museum, London. ...
the atelier of the academician Charles Gleyre and became fast friends with fellow students Sisley, Renoir, and the artistFrédéric Bazille. The two groups met frequently, discussing their shared dissatisfaction with academic teaching’s emphasis on depicting historical or mythological subject matter with...