Your favourite Christian art

[Rachie]

I created this post and I am a non denominational Christian if you like art AND serve a different faith please feel to create a post a thread on it.

This is not a Holy place so what you post should reflect hat.

Musse d Orsay museum
Abel de Pujol (1787-1861)
Saint Philpppe baptisant eT Ethiopoa

I went to Paris for a day trip in July `19 to the Musee d Orsay. I liked to see black people in history and post slavery as well.

I like a lot of Matisse work. but not seen any religious art to my knowledge

 

[Judge]

I would love to see the Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Vatican.

Incredible artwork of Michelangelo from so long ago, and so many talented and dedicated artists determined to keep it restored.

My mother cried seeing it back in 1980.

https://mymodernmet.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sistine-chapel-ceiling-4.jpg

 

[Rachie]

A beautiful post Judge.

I posted in the night when I woke up with some medication on board. I never at that times saw the errors I made and cannot correct them now.

I never meant to write and in captials. That was a mistake and what was written in the museum is below.

It was Saint PhiliIppe Baptisant.
I have uploaded the information from that artist.

Due to the nature of the thread I will ask for my typos to be corrected to make it as fiiting as it should be.

 

[Rachie]

A beautiful post Judge.

I posted very early on my night medication. I never saw the errors I made and cannot correct them.

I never meant to write and in capitals. That was a mistake and what was written in the museum is below.
It was also Saint PhiliIppe Baptistant.
I have uploaded the information from that artist.
Due to the nature of the thread I will ask for my typos to be corrected to make it as fiting as it should be.

 

[Rocco]

My all time favorite painting is The Calling of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio. I love the tenebrism style he mastered.

 

[Rachie]

I love this photo as well. Apparently it is from the Chosen. I have never watched it myself. I will link to the website I found the photo on. I love that there are all ethnicities being feed as well, so beautiful. Whether it is a modern day photo creation or some art, it is still beautiful to me.
FIRST LOOK: 5 Powerful Photos From ‘The Chosen’s’ Biblical Recreation of Jesus Feeding the 5,000

 

[Rachie]

This is also one of my favourites by Mark Cazalet 1964. I saw it at church and took a photo of it. It speaks to me that Christ also perhaps went through torment in his life in the mind and overcame. On that level it really speaks to me as well.

 

[Raggamuffin]

"Christ of Saint John of the Cross" - Salvador Dali​

The small private school I attended was in a beautiful Victorian building, and they had a colossal framed print of this on the top of a hallway. There was a grand staircase, with dark wood banister and panelling, and a huge stain glass, gothic window next to it. Beautiful.

Ed

 

[Alexej]

"Christ of Saint John of the Cross" - Salvador Dali​

The small private school I attended was in a beautiful Victorian building, and they had a colossal framed print of this on the top of a hallway. There was a grand staircase, with dark wood banister and panelling, and a huge stain glass, gothic window next to it. Beautiful.

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You know that the original is in Glasgow - I think it is the Museum of Religion near Glasgow Cathedral.

 

[Boogs]

I was fortunate as a child to be taken to many of the classics in France and Italy by my parents, including Sistine chapel, and countless other famous architecture, frescos, paintings, sculptures etc. such as in Rome, Florence, Assisi etc:

The sad thing is I'm unable to access those memories of what I saw and experienced. But I'll never regret being dragged kicking and screaming (metaphorically at least) through all these amazing examples of culture.

 

[Rachie]

All of these are beautiful without doubt. One service my rector laid about 10 copies of art. The Fool of Christ and I feel not right mentioning that name but what can I say, the image I loved and you know the creator called it that name I assume for it is titled that! It is seeming that religious art if that is the word is small interest of mine.

Boogs your post was beautiful, I am shaking my head I don't need to say more than that.

I wish though that I had taken all of those images photos of that my rector laid for us for I just only took one photo of hers. One name of one image I am still trying to find. It is bit like this but had more figures in it of a lighter colour and I have come up with key words and asked but she doesn't remember.
The Flying Monk?

I am surprised some haven't posted yet I will keep it wrapped as avatars have art in them so I would think they like the beauty of art as well.

Seems I like several, ascenion, baptism, ethnicities. We all have likes etc and even if not personally liked you can still appreciate other art.
Someone told me the Royal Academy of Arts has several religious art, a day trip for some. It is selected for me what I like still so it may appeal..good day out I hope lol.

Have a good day everyone.

 

[Boogs]

Boogs your post was beautiful, I am shaking my head I don't need to say more than that.

That comment makes me want to cry that I can't appreciate the beauty you see in it (I mean that in positive light, by the way!). This relates to most forms of traditional art, and has little to do with religion in itself (it's not the fact it's religious that relates to that inability, it's much more fundamental to my limitations).

But I can still appreciate it in my own way, the beauty of the expertise in manipulating the environment to express abstract ideas of the id and the beauty of those ideas from within.

You may know I'm very much more defined as an atheist in that I subscript to no formal religion and my 'god' (for want of a better word? I don't mean to diminish any other definition anyone else may have) is the universe itself to the limits we (I) can understand it, and I appreciate there is much more to it than my attempts to rationalise it in a science and logic mode, but I'm very blind to much of the symbology within that art (I include architecture and other forms of creation as art) that's a part of the beauty it may express to each of us in different ways.

 

[RemyZee]

Sorry if this is a bit offensive. I think that's the purpose.
Christ With Shopping Bags, 2004 - Banksy Explained

 

[Boogs]

It's only offensive toward the commercialisation of the celebration surely?
If anything, it's the opposite toward Christianity/Religion, and highlights how that's become perverted against it's original meaning for the personal enrichment of those who profit from that.

 

[Rachie]

I love some halo Christian art and it can make me feel emotional as well when it is so beautiful. I was gently crying and I don’t really cry at all I can fall into a hush, when I can barely talk attempting to cover my face as well. I just saw some beautiful art when I typed halo Christian art. I confirmed with the Royal Academy of Arts about this exhibition Raphael etc. I cannot say anymore, but I am going to go hoping to see some halo art.

Of mother and child as well it is divine. There is nothing more to be said. I hope I make a connection of the art that I see when I get to the exhibition.

 

[Rachie]

Bloemaert was in the title when found.

Now to me seems to say speak the words receiving God.

Certainly the Bible tells us as well, there is no man or woman or Jew or Greek as well Galatians 3.28 as well seems to me anyway, Free slave or bound woman but before God we are all equal as well. The anointing to Holy women as well.

Had to delay Royal Academy of Arts health and weather but refunded to credit but must try and get there before 15th 2nd. Hope my spine can stick it out if not what can I do.

 

[Rachie]

There is so much beauty in this thread. You know growing up as a child my mum used to adorne our house with an amount of religious art. Some stained in red and as a young child with nerves was somehow raised permanently photos even mass from pretty my belly up days I was a bit veering with it and red a lot I found hard as red is not favourite colour by far. Simplity for me some and some things I find sad.
We are all different. Like the rod such symbolity and flowers revivial is coming with easter approaching as well.

Some just make me feel emontional for a little while.

Now as Christians we are taught in the New Testatment that Jesus will return to seperate the wheat from the chaff. Now the church I attend the Anglican one again as a non demon this is on close to ceiling-

Seperate out wheat from the chaff it looked to me. Not confirmed by my rector at church. Seperate out just doing best you can with the talents you and gifts of the spirit. Pour light into them.

Be careful for me I was wonded symbols of art since my belly up on Google angry people calling things lies. Taken it to rector confiirmed symbol holiness and what is the scary things.

Avoid it I would love to. Rector pointed out another source of art from methodist church.
The Methodist Modern Art Collection - The Methodist Church

 

[Rachie]

It was almost Iike had nothing to think of so going for it. The Black Madonna figure sometimes the beautiful statue of a much paler woman. Born this way and created that way. Believe you don't need to be there to see and much respect and same love anyway. Really some places like bring in as well not say where obtained and get people like who are born of the darker skin to go see the Black statues and you know with a good cleaning go in time to lighter skin. Matters not to me I know it was before seeing and it doesn't matter as well. Some may think to be decieving one self with a clean restoration some returned.

Would at times like to see an original as well but I know the stone emaroy is a marvel as well. Should try and get one in.

 

[TBRS1]

My ancestry is Eastern European Catholic.

Everybody I knew had a version of this picture in their home:

As a child, I was told that "anybody who had one of these pictures in their home would not go to Hell."

Although I am no longer a Catholic (or Christian, for that matter), I still like this particular personification of "compassion." I also have a "Mary" statue in the garden, for the same reason.

 

[Rachie]

^
We had something a few things similar in our house growing up. A fabric on the wall and more and I will be back. I don't even where that photoset is.

Now I am here and I well me and my dad had this conversation yesterday. Dad I don't care about the colour. Now I love it as it was originally. I am black you are black would you go and see a carving or photo as black man and the carving at first was white or image and they dressing it like it has been black. Now lets say it got to be darken over time and I read by a process of some soot. You know and a good clean with a soap and water may remove the dark skin now this irt was not black and never was. Now would go and visit. I also read none of them was first originally black even the very special ones as designed but left that without a clean for what purposes. I would love it to be special. Now are you sold.

Are you for real do not know this is not serious for it was never black now show me a real one and will get me a ticket. Me and you to. Glad it was not just me

I went to website and just over those society issues recently and before it was perfect to me. Now you removed and binned I was looking forward to see as accusations you had some racism in the past and I wanted tickets for the history. Ok you removed up comes a Black Madonna you didn't say where you bought it from like it was authentic it is here and line black members you said we had issues in the past now and visit with a ticket line up.
Not even was touching it. Do you blame me and it was never black I wish it was. I read from information none black originally. Well my ticket was not bought just yet sitting on it and curious.
You do not welcome just yet. Please return the old stuff medicine man and more and may be for me I do not care and racism is not working like that we cannot erase the past.
Race, religion and the Black Madonna

Now this is pure beauty to me some real people who came out that way.

Saint Monica I believe she originally was a black woman on the right.
Black Catholic History Month - Saints Monica & Augustine

Saint Perpetua and Felicity
Just after the death of Pope St. Victor I, St. Perpetua and St. Felicity underwent their martyrdom in Carthage, around 203.

St. Perpetua was a young, well-educated noblewoman and mother living in Carthage in North Africa. Her mother was a Christian and her father was a pagan. Perpetua followed the faith of her mother. Despite the pleas of her father to deny her faith, Perpetua fearlessly proclaimed it.At the age of 22, she was jailed for her faith. While in prison she continued to care for her infant child and put up with tortures designed to make her renounce her faith. Perpetua remained steadfast until the end. St. Perpetua was sacrificed at the games as a public spectacle.

St. Felicity was a pregnant slave girl who was imprisoned with her. Little is known about her life because, unlike Perpetua, she did not keep a diary. After imprisonment and torture, Felicity was also condemned to die at the games.Only a few days before her execution, Felicity gave birth to a daughter, who was secretly taken away to be cared for by some of the faithful.

They share the feast day of March 7, and their names are forever mentioned together in the Roman Canon of the Mass.

Black Saints | National Catholic Reporter