International audience; This paper is an exploration of a specific form of modern religious art among Shvetamabara Murtipujak Jains, namely hangings on velvet making use of the technique of golden and silver thread embroidery supplemented with sequins and billions and p...

The central object of this thesis is the “Persévérance” Collection, a group of pieces that were stolen from Afro-Brazilian houses of worship in Maceió, capital of the state of Alagoas, in the northeast of Brazil. The pillaging of these objects occurred in an episode of ...