Religion influenced modern art’s development far more than most accounts let on, and some of today’s most iconic artists mined their spiritual practices as sources, including Andy Warhol and ...

Re-Emergence. In the reemergence of Christianity’s presence in art, 2007 was a remarkable year. In its year-in-review, Artforum, a preeminent contemporary art magazine that has been inhospitable ...

In 1947 the Vatican spoke bluntly to modern artists presuming to handle medieval religious themes. In the encyclical Mediator Dei, Pope Pius XII warned ...

Israel is home to a wide range of significant Christian sites adorned with stunning artwork spanning various periods and styles.. From ancient mosaics to modern frescoes, these masterpieces tell the ...

In 1993, Saint Louis University opened a new initiative that it touted as the first of its kind—in its words, “the first museum to bring an interfaith focus to contemporary art.” The Museum of ...

More info: In conjunction with the exhibit are five events, the last of which is a talk on iconography from Mary Flerchinger, a Peola, Washington, icon writer. Flerchinger’s talk is from 2-4 p.m ...

“This is not traditional illustrative religious art,” said Verwer, who heads the Jewish Arts Salon, a 15-year-old international network of contemporary Jewish artists and art professionals ...

The Vatican Museums’ Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art was established in 1973 at the behest of Pope Paul VI to revitalize the disconnected relationship between the Church and ...

That's a lost art, said Mark Hosny, director of the National Praise and Worship Institute at Trevecca University in Nashville. Newer Christian music often makes the band or lead singer sound good ...