A closer encounter
The editor's reading room
Slow looking, informed interpretation and stories that connect the arts rather than separate them.
Sacred art
The visible and the invisible
An icon asks for a different kind of attention from a narrative fresco. Its formal choices serve prayer and contemplation. Looking carefully begins with understanding what an image was made to do.
Curator’s observation
Our essays distinguish liturgical function, historical context and modern interpretation.
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Images: Wikimedia Commons. Historical works and architectural photographs; source and attribution are available through the original image.
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