Lucien de Guise

Lucien de Guise is a writer, editor, curator, and former museum director. Visit his Instagram page @crossxcultural.

Articles by Lucien de Guise

Fra Angelico's "The Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John, and the Magdalen at the Foot of the Cross" Christie's

Fra Angelico’s rare painting of the Crucifixion fetches record price at Christie’s auction house

Jul 7, 2023 / 05:00 am

Beatified by Pope John Paul II, Fra Angelico is already a saint for art collectors. His painting of the Christ upon the cross just sold at Christie’s for a record price.

Arundel Castle in Sussex has been the seat of the Duke of Norfolk's ancestors for 850 years. Miles Sabin from Brighton, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

For centuries this Catholic family has orchestrated Britain’s most Anglican royal events

May 4, 2023 / 09:00 am

The 18th Duke of Norfolk, current Earl Marshal Edward Fitzalan-Howard, continues his family’s important role in royal spectacles.

The exhibition on "Spain and the Hispanic World" features an opulent vision of the Flight into Egypt by an unknown 18th-century Peruvian artist. The work is from the Hispanic Society of America. Photo by Lucien de Guise

Catholicism makes a comeback in London

Mar 4, 2023 / 04:00 am

It’s not often that you see Catholic culture featured at the city’s major museums.