The question, “What is art?” has been asked by philosophers, authors, musicians and visual artists of all media. The discussion has been sometimes analytical, sometimes passionate, sometimes humorous. Here are 30 of my favourite definitions:
“Announced by all the trumpets of the sky, Arrives the snow, and, driving o’er the fields, Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air Hides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven, And veils the farmhouse at the garden’s...
Many famous artists have portrayed the nativity from the early middle ages until now. The earliest paintings we know date from the beginning of the 4th century. Mary was the center of these early images – lying in the...