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“Virgin and Child,” by Dieric Bouts, c. 1415-75, Netherlandish. (Courtesy Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco)

The unique depictions of the Holy Family featured in new Getty Center exhibit

Stefano Rebeggiani|Oct 12, 2026|5 Min Read

“Virgin of Guadalupe (Virgen de Guadalupe),” by Antonio de Arellano (1638-1714) and Manuel de Arellano (1662-1722), Mexican, on view in the new David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. (REDSPORK02/CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

LA’s renovated LACMA museum features art at its finest — both strange and superb

Heather King|Aug 28, 2026|5 Min Read

(Left) Untitled work by Edmund Monsiel, 1897-1962, Polish. (Right) Untitled work by Madge Gill, 1882-1961, English. (American Folk Art Museum)

These self-taught artists created unique art despite poverty and trauma

Heather King|Jun 26, 2026|4 Min Read

French painter Georges Rouault (1871-1958). (Wikimedia Commons)

The French Catholic artist who made some of the best Christian art ever done

Heather King|Jun 12, 2026|4 Min Read

Sheila Lehman, a restorer at La Porte Vintage in Arcadia and a parishioner at St. Bede the Venerable Church in La Cañada Flintridge, poses with some of the Nativity statues she’s restoring for the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (La Porte Vintage)

To restore Bob Hope’s Nativity set, the LA Cathedral turned to this Catholic

James Bartlett|May 28, 2026|4 Min Read

“Mystical Head: Galka,” by Alexei Jawlensky, 1864–1941, Russian. (Norton Simon Museum, The Blue Four Galka Scheyer Collection)

The German artist behind 'The Blue Four' spread their work in LA

Heather King|May 1, 2026|4 Min Read

“The Blessing of the Animals,” mural by Leo Politi, 1908-1996, American. (Chris English via Wikimedia Commons)

Remembering Leo Politi, Los Angeles’ forgotten storyteller

Heather King|Mar 13, 2026|4 Min Read

Pope Urban VIII opened the doors of the basilica to Bernini when he was only 25 years old. (Victoria Cardiel/EWTN News)

A pope’s magnificent bet on a young Bernini

Victoria Cardiel|Mar 5, 2026|5 Min Read

Séraphine Louis, better known as Séraphine de Senlis, at work painting. Albert Benoit/Wikimedia Commons)

The French artist who painted like she prayed — and went insane doing it

Heather King|Dec 26, 2025|4 Min Read

‘Census at Bethlehem,’ by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, 1526/1530-1569, Dutch. (Wikimedia Commons)

Four artworks that can change how we see Christmas

Elizabeth Lev|Dec 9, 2025|6 Min Read

“Grapes and Peach on a Plate,” by Paul Cezanne, c. 1877-1879. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Barnes Foundation, an art museum that mirrors its founder

Heather King|Nov 14, 2025|4 Min Read

japanese catholic

Little Tokyo parish dedicates new mural depicting Japanese faith

Tom Hoffarth|Sep 11, 2025|5 Min Read

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