Tag: Roman Catholic

Holy Land USA in Waterbury, Connecticut, April 18, 2019. (Greg Cook)

Art Greg CookApril 19, 2019 0

Plans Underway To Resurrect Waterbury’s Holy Land USA

It was drizzling lightly on Thursday afternoon, a few days before Easter, when we drove up to Holy Land USA in Waterbury, Connecticut. The dilapidated Roman Catholic shrine and tourist…Continue Reading →

Detail of Fra Angelico "The Dormition and Assumption of the Virgin," about 1433/34. (Greg Cook)

Art Greg CookFebruary 23, 2018 0

Rare Exhibit Of Fra Angelico, The Exquisite Renaissance Painter Who Pioneered New Tellings Of Angels, Saints, Demons

Fra Angelico, the 15th century Dominican Catholic friar, “was one of the most revolutionary painters of his moment, in part because of the way he told stories,” says Nathaniel Silver,…Continue Reading →