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Wednesday, August 19, 2026 · No. 230

Religious Art

All Religious Art news curated by The Cultural Signal — real-time press release coverage across the global art world.

2 stories across Paris, Religious Art, Old Masters, and Sculpture. Latest: Louvre to Present 'Sculpting Colour' Exhibition of 17th-Century Spanish Polychrome Sculpture.

Louvre to Present 'Sculpting Colour' Exhibition of 17th-Century Spanish Polychrome Sculpture

Louvre to Present 'Sculpting Colour' Exhibition of 17th-Century Spanish Polychrome Sculpture

The Musée du Louvre will present 'Sculpting Colour', an exhibition of 17th-century Spanish polychrome wood sculpture, opening October 7, 2026 and running through January 25, 2027.

ExhibitionOld MastersSculptureSpanish
Musée d'Orsay Acquires Théodule Ribot's 'Saint Sébastien martyr' from 1865 Salon

Musée d'Orsay Acquires Théodule Ribot's 'Saint Sébastien martyr' from 1865 Salon

The Musée d'Orsay has acquired Théodule Ribot's "Saint Sébastien martyr," an oil on canvas painted around 1865 and first exhibited at the Salon of 1865. The work depicts a later scene from the saint's story, showing St.

Acquisition19th CenturyFrench RealismParis