Hat covering figurine of Jesus and the Virgin Mary

Detail of religious icons arranged in a store window

Close-up of statue

Religious icons arranged in a store window

Statuette of the Virgin Mary

Shrine to the Virgin Mary hanging on a tree in the woods

Mother and Child

Artifacts - Relief - Italy The Madonna of the Stairs, a relief in marble by Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475-1564) The sculptor was, in his lifetime, generally regarded as the greatest living artists. Now with the hindsight of history he is acclaimed as th

Artifacts - Sculpture - Italy Group in marble by Andrea Sansovino (1467-1529) San Agostino at Rome - 1512. The sculptor`s original name was Andrea Contucci. He was born in the year the Turks first conquered Herzegovina, introducing Islam to the Balkans.

The nativity scene

Artifacts - Plate - Italy Enameled Terra-cotta by Luca della Robbia (1400-1482). The artist worked exclusively in marble and this is part of his most important work, begun in 1431. In that year Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France. Luca

Artifacts - Relief - Italy The Adoration of the Magi, a relief on the Pulpit in the Baptistery at Pisa by Niccol~ Pisano c. 1260 (1220-1284). Along with his son Giovanni, Pisano created a unique late Gothic style of sculpture in Italy at the dawn of the

Artifacts - Relief - Italy The Birth of Christ, a relief on the Pulpit in the Baptistery at Pisa by Niccol~ Pisano c. 1260 (1220-1284). Along with his son Giovanni, Pisano created a unique late Gothic style of sculpture in Italy at the dawn of the Renais

A statue of the Virgin Mary with the Baby Jesus