Religious Art

Hellish Imagery From The Middle Ages

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Manuscript, Middle Ages, Religious Art, Hieronymus Bosch, Surrealism, Los Angeles Art, Slideexpand, Heaven and Hell, The Getty Center, Os Gemeos, Religion, Video, Inferno, Getty, Hell, Heaven, Arts News

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...

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Language Explosion

Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Witch Hunt, Female Hysteria, Video, Lesley Dill, Chelsea Gallery, Religious Art, Language Art, Faith & the Devil, George Adams Gallery, Female Artists, Slideexpand, Evil, Faith, Arts News

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...

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Inside Colombia's Incredible Salt Cathedral (PHOTOS)

Robert Schrader | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Photography, South America, Religious Art, Slidewide, Travel, Colombia Travel, Colombia, Bogota, Slidepollajax, South America Travel, Travel News

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.

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As Dutch Churches Close, Sacred Art Finds New Use Abroad

Reuters | Tom Heneghan | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Religious Art, Sacred Art, Dutch Churches, Video, Netherlands Religion, Netherlands, Reuters, Religion News

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

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PHOTOS: 7 Famous Paintings Of Jesus

Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Easter, Life of Jesus, Jesus Christ, Holy Week, Jesus, Religious Art, Christian Art, Art and Religion, Religion News

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...

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Art For Ash Wednesday

Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: New Orleans, Religious Ritual, Zhang Huan, Christian Holiday, Religious Art, Ash Wednesday, Christian Ritual, Lent, Sacreligious Art, Mardi Gras, Alec Soth, Ash, Arts News

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...

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Nina Chanel Abney's Twisted Rituals

Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Nina Chanel Abney, Black Artists, Satirical Art, Religious Art, Abney, Female Artists, Young Contemporary Artists, Political Art, Arts News

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

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A Balancing Act

Annmarie Erickson | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Arts Marketing, Detroit Around Town, Rembrandt Exhibit, Jesus, Religious Art, Rembrandt, Detroit Institute of Arts, Painting, Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus, Detroit News

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?

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The Sacred Words And Images Of Five World Religions (PHOTOS)

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Video, Phoenix Museum of Art, Islamic Art, Chinese Quran, Jewish Art, Interfaith, Religious Art, Hindu Art, Christian Art, Sacred Word and Image, Religion News

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- In the light of the Orme Lewis Gallery in Phoenix Art Museum, the brilliantly illustrated pages of the 18th century Chinese Quran se...

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What Heaven Looks Like: Part 4 -- World's Strangest Paintings for the New Year

James Elkins | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Painting, Fine Art, Art Finds, Ancient Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Religious Art, Religious Interpretation, Art, Philosophy, Water Color, Arts News, Mysticism, Star of Bethlehem, Maurice Sendak, Arts News

I am serializing an unpublished book in this column. It's about an amazing, mysterious manuscript I discovered in Scotland.

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Only "Fuzzy" Factors Can Predict Iconic Images, New Book Suggests

Menachem Wecker | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Christianity, From Christ to Coke, Religious Art, Religious Books, Viral, Iconic Images, Viral Content, Secular Art, Religion News

A Che Guevara portrait isn't necessarily going to be successful because of it's subject matter. The photograph actually needs to be greater than the competition, just like Christ's majesty doesn't mean every crucifixion is going to be great art.

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PHOTOS: The 10 Best Paintings Of Jesus Ever

Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Dali, Leonardo, Mantegna, Serrano, Art History, Jesus, Christmas, Michelangelo, Religious Art, Best Jesus in Art, Velazquez, Pontormo, Giotto, Goya, Arts News

Christmas is upon us, and what better way to celebrate then by shuffling through a slideshow of Jesus in all of his many forms? Some are baby, some ar...

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What Heaven Looks Like: Part 3

James Elkins | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Mysticism, Art Finds, Philosophy, Art, Manuscripts, Religious Art, Religious Interpretation, Water Color, Painting, Ancient Manuscripts, Fine Art, Arts News

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'9/11 Pieta' Pairs Rescue Workers & Michelangelo Masterpiece

The Huffington Post | Ileana Llorens | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: 9/11 Art, First Responders, Religion, Frank Castelluccio, 9/11 Sculpture, 9/11 Pieta, Religious Art, September 11 Sculpture, Sept. 11 Statue, September 11 Anniversary, Arts News

Artist Franco Castelluccio wanted to create a piece to commemorate the day that shook America to the core. Six months before the tenth anniversary of ...

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Transparency In Church?

Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Verenberg, Public Art, Church Transparency, Belgian, Belgian Design, Architecture, Design, Religious Art, See-Through Church, UK Arts, Arnout Van Varenberg, Religion Art, Belgian Art, Reading Between the Lines, Pieterjan Gijs, Gijs, Belgium, Arts News

In the Information Age, "transparency" has rapidly become a buzzword, with calls for transparency in government, in business and even in church. Belgi...

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PHOTOS: Hirst Brings Opulent Art To Free Show

Posted 11.07.2011

Now showing at Leeds Art Gallery is a comprehensive collection from Damien Hirst in his hometown, a surprisingly personal exhibition from an artist so...

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Russian Court Bans 'Religiously Offensive' Art; Artist Responds

Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Banned Art, Jesus Art, Art Religion, Mickey Mouse, Jesus, Mickey Jesus Art, Religious Art, Christian Art, Mickey Jesus Banned, Russia Art, Art Russia, Censorship, Offensive Art, Arts News

A court in the Kaluga Region of Russia has ruled that a painting of Jesus Christ with the head of Mickey Mouse is offensive and banned it from being e...

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Biblical Art In "You Get Me Closer To God"

Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Religion, Video, Glass Garage Gallery, Bible, Susan Hannon, Sculpture, Religious Art, Susan Hannon Sculpture, Los Angeles Art, Art and Religion, Slideshow, Susan Hannon Glass Garage Gallery, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles, Year of the Chimera Susan Hannon, Arts News

Sculptor Susan Hannon's new work simultaneously addresses religious transcendence and earthly form. Her work, part of the "The Year Of The Chimera 6.3...

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PHOTOS: Former Philippine First Lady Slams Religious Art Exhibit As 'Desecration'

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Manila, Catholic Church, Religion, Manila Art Exhibit, Religious Art, Mideo Cruz, Philippines, Catholic Art, Imelda Marcos, World News

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine first lady and art patron Imelda Marcos on Monday joined Roman Catholic leaders in denouncing an art in...

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PHOTOS: Artist Puts A Penis On Jesus' Face, Sparks Protest

Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Philippines Religion, Mideo Cruz, Religious Art, Poll, Philippines, Pornography, Religion, Art, Controversy, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Slidepollajax, Christianity, Censorship, Arts News

Religious groups have been major patrons of the arts throughout history, but they're also prone to raising objections with offensive pieces. The lates...

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Twin Leonardo da Vinci Paintings To Be Reunited

Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Milan, National Gallery, Louvre, Virgin Mary, John the Baptist, Leonardo Da Vinci, Renaissance, Religious Art, Virgin of the Rocks, Angel Gabriel, Guardian, Telegraph, Nicholas Penny, Medici, Arts News

Organizers in London and Paris have agreed to an unorthodox plan that will place two nearly identical Leonardo da Vinci paintings side by side. The Vi...

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Two Poussin Paintings Vandalized With Spray Paint

Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Adoration of the Shepherds, National Gallery, 17th Century, Adoration of the Golden Calf, Crime, Religious Art, Graffiti, French Painter, Art Vandalism, UK Arts, Nicolas Poussin, Arts News

Two paintings by the prominent 17th-century French classicist painter Nicolas Poussin were vandalized Sunday, by a man with a can of red spray paint. ...

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Pilgrimage And Faith: Buddhism, Christianity, And Islam

Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Muslim Pilgrimage, Religious Pilgrimages, Pilgrimage and Faith, Ruben Museum, Religious Art, Christian Pilgrimage, Pilgrimages, Buddhist Pilgrimage, Religion News

For millennia, people of all faiths have enriched their religious lives by embarking on physical journeys to sacred places. This summer, New York's Ru...

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California's Surfing Madonna Mosaic To Come Down (VIDEO)

AP | By JULIE WATSON | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Weird Photos, Video, Surfing Madonna, Religious Art, Weird California, Weird Encinitas, Mosaic, Sacred Sightings, Surfing Virgin of Guadalupe, Weird News News

ENCINITAS, Calif. -- The artist who created the popular but illegal Surfing Madonna mosaic has agreed to pay the costs of relocating it from public pr...

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Religious Art: Fig Leaf Or Full Frontal?

Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Adam and Eve, Fig Leaf, Religious Art, Christian Artists, Nudity, Mormon Artists, Michaelangelo, Nudity in Art, Pope Benedict XVI, Religion News

By Peggy Fletcher Stack c. 2011 Salt Lake Tribune SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) The Rev. France Davis doesn't want any nude Adam-and-Eve figures at his Cal...

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