Christmas is the ideal time to contemplate the Lord’s birth through one of the most beautiful works of art: the Nativity by Barocci. Frederico Barocci (1530-1612), is one of the most important mannerist painters of the 16th century who applied an extraordinary use of colour, characterised by warm colour shades, to his artistic work. The […]
The splendid mosaics in the apse of St Mary Major’s Basilica in Rome narrate the life story of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Of particular interest is the “Dormitio Mariæ”, the Dormition of Mary, which is found just below the central mosaic. The mosaic depicts the Marian mystery that the Eastern Church refer to as the […]
Here is the interview of Sr Emanuela on the EWTN News Nightly programme. Sr Emanuela talks about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our visits of Art and Faith to the Vatican Museums and how the COVID pandemic has provided the ‘opportunity’ for the Missionaries of Divine Revelation to use Social Media as […]
Sr Emanuela was interviewed on the Morning Air Show on Relevant Radio about how we see Our Lady depicted in Art. Sr Emanuela talks about various works: The Virgin Annunciate by Antonello da Messina (00:03:22). Rest ont he Flight into Egypt by Barocci (00:05:18). Pietà by Michelangelo (00:07:26).
To celebrate the feast of the Archangels and the Guardian Angels, Sr Emanuela was interviewed on the Morning Air Show on Relevant Radio about the depiction of angels in art.