The Taking of Christ is a painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The subject is the moment that the son of God is betrayed with a kiss, and arrested in the garden of Gethsemane.





Caravaggio’s approach...

MOT 1950: ROME: VS EXT Basilica of St. John Lateran (Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano). INT His Eminence Archbishop of New York Francis Cardinal Spellman carrying Christian Cross followed by Pilgrims w/ American flag walking in...

The monastery was built in around 1739 from local sandstone but only thirty three years later it was burned to the ground, It was rebuilt but it never regained anything like its former glory. Another fire in 1822 destroyed the roof and...

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In this video I look at Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights. Nobody painted Hell quite like Bosch. What we think of as Hell, and certainly what Bosch thought of as Hell is not based on the bible. What we...

Explore the customs and traditions of Christmas during the Tudor period. From wassailing and the custom of the kissing bough, to the Feast of Holy Innocence and the role of boy bishops, discover the rich and diverse history of this...

When they weren't laboring, peasants enjoyed entertaining themselves in a variety of ways. Some activities were more brutal, like animal fights and public executions. But others are similar to what we do for entertainment now, including...

MOT 1940: PONTIFICAL GREGORIAN UNIVERSITY: DOCTORIAL CANDIDATE: Seminary student taking oral test for degree, reading from book, dissertation. VS Priests at long table listening. watching intently.

MOT 1937: MORMON LEADERS: Utah small town street. Mormon Official calling on house. Mormon Leader J. Ruben Clark Jr. (1871-1961) saying those not willing to work...far reaching consequences they cannot support idle men.

MOT 1940s: BASILICA DI SANTS MARIA MAGGIORE: VS EXT Basilica of Saint Mary Major. LA EXT Front w/ fountain FG. MOT 1950: His Eminence Archbishop of New York Francis Cardinal Spellman carrying Christian cross followed by American...

MOT 1937: MORMON CHURCH: Meeting of Twelve Apostles & Council of Wise Men CU President Heber Jedediah Grant (1856-1945) speaking. EXT Salt Lake Tabernacle. INT Tabernacle choir (300) singing. (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)

Follow the story of Princess Mary as she navigates the turbulent political landscape of 16th century England. As her parents' marriage falls apart and her father's infatuation with Anne Boleyn grows, Mary's world is turned upside down....

Calming the tension between Protestants and Catholics was important to Elizabeth I of England. She re-instituted the Church of England as the country's chosen church but repealed strict heresy laws and permitted people to practice...

MOT 1949: THE PONTIFICAL NORTH AMERICAN COLLEGE: Priests & Cardinal at table head, Blessing food (no SOT), seminary students eating family style at long tables in dining room, men clearing plates. Formation & study of diocesan...

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The painting was just too complex and detailed to deal with in fifteen minutes, so I made it in three parts.



There are no records to tell us what Bosch or his contemporaries were thinking. There are so many theories...

What happens when reason or rationality is asleep and superstitious beliefs take over from science and reason? Francisco Goya explores this and other Enlightenment topics in his Los Caprichos series of aquatint prints. One of the most...

Matilda began settling into her role as a ruler in Italy during her husband's absence. But she soon had to deal with the deaths of her mother, younger brother, husband, and the loss of her role as Queen of Germany. Because she never had...

Though Matilda and Heinrich received warm welcomes from some as they worked to gain control of Italy, not all, including Pope Pascat II in Rome, were quite as happy. This led to Matilda being crowned as Holy Roman Empress in symbol only.

Diane L. Moore focuses her research on enhancing the public understanding of religion through education from the lens of critical theory.



Her current project is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) through HarvardX...

MOT 1940s: VATICAN CITY: SAINT PETER'S BASILICA: CATHOLIC CLERGY: VS Ordained Catholic clergymen walking out of church, deacons, priests, bishops escorted by Swiss Guard.

Ursula worked as an herbalist or "cunning person," a lucrative job at the time. People relied on herbalists to ease their maladies but also tended to distrust them for their seemingly magical knowledge of plants and their powers....

A marriage between Eleanor's sister, Petronilla and the already married Raoul I of Vermandois triggers hostilities between Louis VII's and Theobault II, the brother of Raoul's first wife. This tension culminates in Louis VII burning of...

The video discusses the use of "grammalot," a nonsensical language used in Commedia dell'Arte performances to facilitate communication among actors with different dialects and to evade censorship by the church. It also highlights the...