One of the oldest depictions of Jesus Christ lying in a manger is on view at the Byzantine Museum in Athens. (Image via Wikimedia Commons) With Christmas upon us, many observers of the Christian ...

Time and overly enthusiastic cleaning had dealt enough damage to Piero Della Francesca’s masterful nativity painting, that when the National Gallery acquired it in 1874, the U.K. Parliament inquired ...

Just before Christmas, a hidden Nativity scene has been discovered after being tucked away under another painting for centuries. The artwork, which is believed to be around 400 years old and is ...

Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 61. Image ...

In recent years, X-ray imaging has revealed overpainted underdrawings, details and drafts in works by such luminaries as Vermeer, Artemisia Gentileschi, Edgar Degas, René Magritte, Pablo Picasso and ...

Sandro Botticelli, "The Mystical Nativity" (1500), oil on canvas, held at the National Gallery, London (photo via Wikimedia Commons) The Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola had been martyred less than ...

Kershisnik stood in front of his painting 'Nativity' while answering questions the audience had. 'Nativity' is now on display at the MOA, where anyone can view it freely. Brian Kershisnik, a ...

Discovered just before Christmas, older painting was hiding under Beheading of St. John scene. Discovered just before Christmas, older painting was hiding under Beheading of St. John scene.Art ...

This Christmas season, the Brigham Young University Museum of Art will welcome back one of Utah artist Brian Kershisnik’s newest and largest works, “Nativity.” The painting will be on public display ...