(The Conversation) — The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s painting ... and the end of the apostle ...

Each artist left behind their own distinctive mark on the painting, now housed in the National ... of the city’s leading masters. Towards the end of Bellini’s life, Titian took responsibility ...

European countries, including Germany, are commemorating the end of World War II on the continent ... state the country found itself in that day, painting a truly apocalyptic picture of death ...