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Religious Art

The Vatican Plans An Art Show

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 05.14.2013 | Arts

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is getting back into its centuries-old tradition of arts patronage with its first-ever exhibit at the Venice Biennale...

Artist Gets Tattoo Of Christ's 39 Lashes

Posted 05.09.2013 | Arts

Artist Angela Su recently got a tattoo of 39 prayer fragments -- done without ink -- resulting in a series of red scars across her back. According...

Why I Spent $67,000 On Judaica

Jonathan Greenstein | Posted 05.07.2013 | Religion
Jonathan Greenstein

Antique Judaica is a micro-niche in the art and antique world. There are about 15 million Jews in the world, but only about 700 active collectors. One would think that with such a small market base, there would be almost zero demand for antique Judaica. It's actually quite the opposite.

Religious Artist Takes Over Six Years To Paint Church

AP | CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 05.01.2013 | Arts

LACKAWANNA, N.Y. -- The religious scenes playing out on the interior walls of St. Stephen Serbian Orthodox Church could have been painted centuries ag...

Islamic Art Mounts Comeback At European Fine Art Fair

Menachem Wecker | Posted 04.01.2013 | Religion
Menachem Wecker

Although Buddhist and Hindu art aficionados can find stunning sculptures and Jewish art lovers can examine medallions with Hebrew inscriptions, Islamic art is much more difficult to find.

How Artists Invented The Christian Jesus

Bernard Starr | Posted 05.19.2013 | Religion
Bernard Starr

This Christianization phenomenon fueled anti-Semitism through the ages by strengthening the illusion that Jesus and Jews were of different ethnicities and religions.

How Purim Got Its Silver Lining: Megillot From the Ages

Jonathan Greenstein | Posted 04.03.2013 | Religion
Jonathan Greenstein

I can think of no greater way to celebrate the joyous and happy holiday of Purim than to read the megillah, knowing that previous generations have held the same piece that is in my hands, smiling.

TOO FAR? French-Moroccan Artist Stirs Religious Debate

Posted 12.24.2012 | Arts

BRUSSELS — The 29-year-old French-Moroccan artist Mehdi-Georges Lahlou has had an eventful early career. A piece in which he projected Bible and Kor...

Autistic Workers Find Refuge In Jewish Artist's Studio

Religion News Service | Lauren Markoe | Posted 12.13.2012 | Religion

KENSINGTON, Md. (RNS) John Linder and Tim Welsh aren't Jewish, and probably don't understand the religious symbolism in the menorahs, mezuzahs and dre...

PHOTO: Exquisite Tiffany Stained Glass In Churches

Posted 10.17.2012 | Religion

Editor's note: Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion is on exhibition at Museum of Biblical Art (MoBiA) in New York from Oct. 12, 2012 to Jan. ...

Religious Salvation And Winslow Homer's 'Shipwreck'

Menachem Wecker | Posted 12.13.2012 | Religion
Menachem Wecker

Even as Homer seemed to have grappled with important, sweeping religious questions in his work, he also clearly intended viewers to get lost in the details.

Virgin Mary Gets A Pop Culture Makeover

Posted 09.20.2012 | Arts

Artists have always had a soft spot for the Virgin Mary. From Michelangelo to Dali, the beloved female figure has been depicted time and time again in...

On Taking Crucifixes, Paintings, and Other Things Down

Amy Powell | Posted 10.22.2012 | Arts
Amy Powell

Getting moved around doesn't happen only to paintings. Many crucifixes that once belonged to churches now hang in front of the "neutral" white walls of museums, along with easel paintings and other things.

PHOTOS: Sikh Art: Reflections Of A Unique Spiritual, Secular Identity

Asian Art Museum | Posted 08.12.2012 | Religion

While Sikh art largely celebrates the unique spiritual and secular identity of the Sikh people, it also reflects the artistic diversity of the Punjab ...

Museum Of Biblical Art (MOBiA) Raises Its Profile Amid Array Of Challenges

Religion News Service | David Van Biema | Posted 06.21.2012 | Religion

NEW YORK (RNS) When art historian Bruce Boucher wanted to reunite the three panels of a huge 14th-century altarpiece from three different countries, t...

The Atheist Who Loves Angels

Dori Hartley | Posted 08.14.2012 | Religion
Dori Hartley

I do not believe in God or religion, but I am a fanatic for religious and beatific art. Art is the Supreme Being in my life, and I am devout.

Holy Ink: The Spirituality Of Tattoos

Jacob D. Myers | Posted 07.30.2012 | Religion
Jacob D. Myers

Tattoos often signify one's relationships, one's movement beyond her daily existence to another plane of reality, and a new awareness of a person's being-in-the-world. Tattooing presents the bearer with several experiences that are rarely matched in the world.

Hellish Imagery From The Middle Ages

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.29.2012 | Arts

While today the word "hell" is often used in situations involving long lines and a lack of caffeine, in the Middle Ages hell was darker, hotter and ha...

Language Explosion

Posted 05.20.2012 | Arts

The mission of Lesley Dill's 'Faith & the Devil' could not be any more ambitious: the artist aims to examine the eternal struggle between faith and ev...

Inside Colombia's Incredible Salt Cathedral (PHOTOS)

Robert Schrader | Posted 07.04.2012 | Travel
Robert Schrader

Located approximately an hour north of Bogotá via bus, private car or tourist train, the Salt Cathedral is the centerpiece of a halite mine that has been active since the 5th century B.C.

As Dutch Churches Close, Sacred Art Finds New Use Abroad

Reuters | Tom Heneghan | Posted 07.03.2012 | Religion

By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, May 3 (Reuters) - When Christianity fades, it doesn't just leave empty...

PHOTOS: 7 Famous Paintings Of Jesus

Posted 04.06.2012 | Religion

The life of Jesus has been the inspiration for many artistic works throughout the history of art. This volume traces many important events in the life...

Art For Ash Wednesday

Posted 02.22.2012 | Arts

Happy Ash Wednesday, everyone. For those lapsed Catholics who forgot, today is the beginning of Lent, marking the start of 40 days of fasting and pray...

Nina Chanel Abney's Twisted Rituals

Posted 02.20.2012 | Arts

Nina Chanel Abney paints vibrant multicultural murals with disjointed narratives that confuse and delight. With a bold palette and bolder sense of hum...

A Balancing Act

Annmarie Erickson | Posted 03.27.2012 | Detroit
Annmarie Erickson

Rembrandt and Jesus. Jesus or Rembrandt? Which name headlines the marquee? Is it the world-renowned painter? Or does Jesus automatically trump everyone on the playing field because, after all, he is Jesus?