Become a member and save up to 33% on your program registration price! Join today If you are already a member, log in to access your member price. Biblical Puzzle Pictures Secrets and Symbols of Art Afternoon Lecture/Seminar Monday, August 10, 2026 - 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET Code: 1H0917 Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Earn ½ elective credit toward your World Art History certificate Registration Options $30 Member $45 Gen. Admission Log in to register for this program or to add it to your wishlist! Log in Resize text Our Lady of the Dry Tree (detail) by Petrus Christus, 1465 Please Note: The program has a rescheduled date (originally August 3, 2026). Art historian Noah Charney pieces together the mysteries hidden in religious art, exploring how certain paintings were designed as visual puzzles that draw in the viewer and reward careful decoding. He chooses Our Lady of the Dry Tree by Petrus Christus as an opening riddle packed with symbolic clues, then dives into Crivelli’s The Annunciation with Saint Emidius, bursting with political and theological references. The session concludes with Velázquez’s layered kitchen scene Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, prompting questions like: Why a bowl of fish? What is the significance of the background image? One of the selected works even contains a hidden recipe ready for home cooks to try. Additional Secrets and Symbols in Art Program June 8: The Iconography of Saints General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom.
