St. Martin of Tours was one of the central saints of the medieval monastic tradition. He had been a soldier, monk, and then bishop of Tours in his lifetime. This essay argues that because Martin was portrayed as the exemplary miles Christi or warrior for Christ in his monastic biography, he was an ideal for... Continue Reading →
Fastia Velsi’s urn was part of a tomb in the Colle Lucioli near Chiusi. The lid of Fastia Velsi’s inscribed travertine urn depicts her wearing a tunic and elaborate jewelry, reclining on two pillows as if in a banquet. The front of the container depicts a youthful figure with wings and fishtail legs. It possibly... Continue Reading →
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian painter who was active in Rome, Naples, Malta and Sicily between the years 1592 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state with both its physical and emotional parts and a dramatic use of light, greatly influenced the Baroque genre. Michelangelo Merisi da... Continue Reading →
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