The impressive "Glory of Saint Ignatius" in the Baroque Roman church of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola, one of the largest frescoes in the world and the work of the Italian artist, architect, art theorist and Jesuit brother Andrea Pozzo, is unique not only…

The subject of the painting glorifies Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order, and his missionary work. The continents are portrayed in female and male figures, each resting on a characteristic animal: Europe with a sceptre, mounted on a horse; Africa, seated on a crocodile; America, appearing as a young Native American with a spear, on a puma. The allegory of Asia, as usual, could not do without a camel.

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of the

Frederic Leighton

Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least

The impressive "Glory of Saint Ignatius" in the Baroque Roman church of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola, one of the largest frescoes in the world and the work of the Italian artist, architect, art theorist and Jesuit brother Andrea Pozzo, is unique not only…

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

Frederic Leighton

Attempts to resolve the problems of many years of uncontrolled mass migration

Characters from Gogol's "Petersburg Tales" on the pedestal of the monument to Nikolai Gogol on Nikitsky Boulevard, photograph of the 1960s