It was thrilling to watch so many other people engage with the faith and religion with such zeal.
Art
Posted inArts & Culture, Interviews
Meet the curator of the Met’s new “Heavenly Bodies” exhibit
That is what the show is really about: Having been raised Catholic, how has that affected your creative development?
Posted inArt, Arts & Culture
Heavenly Bodies, from Michelangelo to Dolce & Gabbana
The highly visual culture of Catholicism is a natural influence for all manner of artists, fashion designers not exempted.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
How painting can become an act of penance
Teaching in prison, and a racially charged encounter, amplified my consciousness of race in religious imagery.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
The icons of William Hart McNichols
More than 50 of his striking icons are in glorious display book.
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Grant Wood’s hymns to the heartland
“In making these paintings,“ wrote Wood, “I had in mind something which I hope to convey to a fairly wide audience in America—the picture of a country rich in the arts of peace; a homely, lovable nation, infinitely worthy of any sacrifice necessary to its preservation.”
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Christ’s resurrection reveals the dignity and destiny of humankind
Leonardo da Vinci believed that man was a microcosm of the world, imbued with meaning.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Did the Christ Child know his crucifixion was coming?
Leonardo da Vinci suggests that what did happen is what had to have happened.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
How Leonardo da Vinci painted us all into ‘The Last Supper’
We are all part faithful, part faithless.
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How art can deepen our experience of Lent and Holy Week
This Croatian artist Ivan Mestrovic taught me how art can be used for prayer.