Anybody know of any good religious artists?

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   Sasha Sposted 15 years ago

   Having just been doing a load of research on religious paintings by John Martin for a hub I've published, I'm curious to know if there are many other classical / romantic religious artists of a similarly high caliber (other than Michelangelo (of sistine chapel fame))? I guess this could be broadened to what's your favourite piece of religious art?
   
   Mine has to be The Fall of Babylon by John Martin:

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   Pacal Votanposted 15 years ago

   I'm not into art, Sasha, but this is just amazing!

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   Sanctus Vesaniaposted 15 years ago

   The only religious artists I'm greatly familiar with now (other than Micheangelo) are Gustave Dore (Illustrator for John Milton's "Paradise Lost" and "The Divine Comedy" by that other guy) and William Blake.   Most of Gustav Dore's images appear to be black and white etchings, and the works of William Blake are usually water color.
   
   http://dore.artpassions.net/

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      Sasha Sposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Raven, Paradise Lost, those Doré ones are amazing! I'd heard of him before, but only in passing - had never actually seen his work!
      
      This one struck me as particularly sinister:
      http://www.artpassions.net/cgi-bin/dore … er_won.jpg

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   Leta Sposted 15 years ago

   Good heavens!  So many.
   
   Try Caravaggio:
   
   
   
   
   http://caravaggio.com/preview/collection.html

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   Leta Sposted 15 years ago

   For those who can handle it, and have a sense of humor (hey, the guy was VERY religious, ), Hieronymus Bosch, circa 1504:
   
   A detail:
   
   
   From the diptych (*edit, oop, triptych):
   

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      earnestshubposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Lita can you fix the link? I have seen this before, and would love a peak again!

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      sunforgedposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      there is a lot of fun speculation about Bosch ..a lot of references to alchemy..very possibly his subject matter had no reference to religion as we see it...he just had to get a paycheck from someone

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   Leta Sposted 15 years ago

   Here it is at an art library:
   
   http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/7160- … bosch.html

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      earnestshubposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you Lita.

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         Leta Sposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         

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   Leta Sposted 15 years ago

   Mark Knowles is gonna love me. lol!  Religious works don't always mean goody-two-shoe-ness...  Renaissance and Baroque painters often used biblical themes as narrative staging for paintings.
   
   Susanna and the Elders, Artemisia Gentileschi, early 17th century, about rape:
   
   

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   tantrumposted 15 years ago

   I think Two of the most original and beautiful are, Ghirlandaio and Francisco de Zurbaran. I don't have any link, but you can google them. I hope you like them.

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   cosetteposted 15 years ago

   
   
   
   
   

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    Sanctus Vesaniaposted 15 years ago

    I can't believe that Hieronymus Bosch slipped my mind.
    
    http://www.corrado-giaquinto.org/
    
    Corrado Giaquinto.  I'm particularly fond of the painting "Satan Before the Lord"

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    sunforgedposted 15 years ago

    Seriously! almost all art was religious before the renaissance
    
    The list of religious art would be larger than the non-religious!
    
    My favorites:
    
    Caravaggio (who is also a Michelangelo)
    
    
    
    El greco
    
    

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    Amanda Severnposted 15 years ago

    William Holman Hunt painted a lot of religious and moral allegories in the 19th century. He was one of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and some of his religious stuff has quite a dark edge to it. Here's one:
    
    
    
    This is an illustration of Jesus being found after wandering off to the temple.

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    atomswifeyposted 15 years ago

    
    
    
    
    This artwork was done by a young girl whose name is Akiane
    her gallery of work she began at the age of 4
    
    Here is the link:
    www.artakiane.com

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       wrenfrost56posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I watched a documentry on her, just amazeing. Thanks all for the pictures, they really do stir the soul.

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