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Smart Sightings | The Religious Experience of Mark Rothko
Can art and the experience of art be divine? Mark Rothko's "No. 2" offers alternative ways to think about religion....
February 8, 2024
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Smart Sightings | Caught Between Text and Image
The juxtaposition of paintings by Il Pordenone and Noël Hallé reflects the conceit of the exhibition: the value and dangers of comparison....
February 2, 2024
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Smart Sightings | Mary Magdalene's Invitation to Redemption
This depiction of the Crucifixion is special in that its iconography focuses on St. Mary Magdalene, presenting her as a role model for the Christ-loving, repentant sinner seeking forgiveness—and finding it....