one who uses paint not to describe form but to express feeling. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the subject of the Nativity was relegated to the realms of Bible illustration and Christmas cards.

Just as many families take treasured decorations—wreaths, ornaments, and nativity ... L.V. Anderson explained the origins of the Christmas nativity scene. The original article is below.

Just in time for Christmas, a long-hidden Nativity scene has surfaced after laying concealed for centuries under another painting. On its surface, the artwork shows the beheading of St. John the ...

Jessie DeCorsey was working on her latest oil painting last week when a young fan stopped to check her progress. DeCorsey stepped away from the Nativity scene, featuring a modern-day Jesus ...

This small village has a rich religious history, being credited with starting the tradition of live Nativity scenes. Located in the Lazio region of Italy, the town of Greccio is where Saint ...

A bakery in England has decided to pay homage to the Christmas holiday and to the meaning of Christmas by recreating the Nativity scene in a unique way: with loaves of bread. The team at the Hobbs ...

NATIVITY AND HANDED OUT CANDLES FOR A CEREMONY. EVERYBODY IN ATTENDANCE ALSO GOT AN ORNAMENT TO HANG ON THEIR CHRISTMAS TREES. ORGANIZERS SAY THE HOLIDAY BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN PEOPLE, AND IT JUST ...

Banksy wants people celebrating Christmas to consider what’s happening in present-day Bethlehem. The elusive street artist’s latest work features a “modified nativity” scene: Joseph and ...

The Ulster Museum in Belfast is celebrating giving the Christmas gift of an “exceptionally rare” painting of the nativity to visitors ... this painting depicts a scene which is synonymous ...

Since the Satanic Temple’s monument near Concord, New Hampshire’s Nativity scene was ... She said a Santa hat and a Christmas ornament had been left at the scene. The display was cleaned ...