It should be remembered that Buddhist art in Korea, as with religious art in many ancient societies, was more than purely aesthetic display. It also represented both the religious fervor and the ...

Saint Louis University’s Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA) is the first museum to bring an interfaith focus to contemporary art. Through exhibitions, collections and educational programs, ...

Welcome to the Finding Information on Religious Art guide. This page provides research strategies and resources that can help you explore religious elements in different artworks. The Art History and ...

Such Christian criticism of aesthetics seems especially necessary in the fact of a rising mid-twentieth-century disposition to restore the figure of Jesus to contemporary art forms. At this point ...

Use this introduction lesson to talk about different Christian art that you might see within a church. Explore the different reasons why Christian art is created, who makes it and who benefits from it ...

Christian icons are works of art that show Jesus and other important people from Christian history. The beauty of an icon is designed to stir spiritual thoughts. Jews believe they should only be ...

Discuss how and why people often feature in Christian art using this detailed lesson. With examples from Westminster Abbey, talk through different depictions of Jesus, saints and other people, and ...

religious art. While preparing a guest lecture in a colleague's classroom, I turned to the web to find electronic scans of religious artworks for my slide deck. As I browsed my search engine of ...

The Department of Religious Studies at CU Boulder combines the intimacy of a classic liberal arts education and the rigor of a strong graduate program with a climate of engagement fostered by research ...

On a visit to the treasure-chest display called “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350,” a survey of religious art from one of Italy’s major alt-Renaissance art capitals, you’ll find ...