an outdoor stairway decorated with statues of the prophets; and seven chapels illustrating the Stations of the Cross, in which the polychrome sculptures by Aleijadinho are masterpieces of a highly ...

Another epoch in art, the Baroque, took its fullest form when another dynasty of ... Calvaries, which are landscape and architectural structures recreating Jesus’ last journey to the place of ...

Schunk considers Agostinho de Jesus “the first Brazilian artist ... pushing a portion of baroque into the early 20 th century. Art historians claim that baroque art formally ended with The Last Supper ...

“It’s a stunning painting. You feel as if you’re inside the scene, watching Judas betray Jesus. Caravaggio even paints a self-portrait in the work, depicting himself illuminating the scene ...