But the parish was not always so bare. A new restoration has revealed a host of resplendent 16th-century religious paintings that once spanned the ceiling of the historic church.

A 16th-century church has emerged from the waters of a reservoir in Mexico amid a drought. The colonial-era Dominican church is located in Quechula in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas.

India's colonial past revealed through 200 masterful paintings. 24 May 2025. ... By the late 18th Century, Company paintings had become true collaborations between European patrons and Indian artists.