Essays on Art and Religion

The various groups of people that have existed throughout history (both groups that no longer exist, and groups that are still in existence today) have a number of things in common, as well as a multitude of differences. Two important aspects of the cultures of...

Throughout the history of man’s intellectual development and expansion of his understanding of the world around him, there has been a gradual unification of seemingly disjoint areas of knowledge: art and religion, biology and psychology, and so on. Mathematics and philosophy are two areas of...

From the beginning of time both art and religion have played essential roles in human civilization. I intend to explore a part of mankind’s special relationship with religion, some of the magnificent art that has been created in the name of God. I will try...

In the Middle Ages, Christianity had a large influence on the people of the time. As Christians, the people had many spiritual goals and truths to acknowledge including reaching the kingdom of heaven and praising Jesus as the one and only king. In order to...

The art gallery I chose is called the Silo gallery, it is the largest purpose built in central Texas. It features 3D sculptures and different art forms by a dozen of brilliant artists. The Silo gallery was built by Ralph and Jean Petley in 1985....

Saint Peter was a native of Bethsaida, near Lake Tiberias, the son of John, and worked, like his brother St. Andrew, as a fisherman on Lake Genesareth. Andrew introduced Peter to Jesus, and Christ called Peter to become a disciple. In Luke is recounted the...

The Devil Wears Hope and Despair is a multi-faceted drawing. There are three separate components that are distinct in style and content, yet remain cohesive in the form of a dress. The top panel, covering the chest and stomach, is an interior scene. In the...

It is extremely difficult to believe that a neutral question exists. Neutral is synonymous with objective, and being neutral means asking questions without being influenced by personal opinion or emotion. Just asking a question involves bias, which is favor for certain ideas over others, because...

Vincent Van Gogh was the son of a Dutch pastor, Theodorus Van Gogh. Vincent was born on 30 March 1853 at Zundert, a village in the south Netherlands. Art was a part of Vincent when he was growing up because several uncles in the family...

The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. houses some of the most beautiful and talented artworks to ever exist. The Gallery carries thousands upon thousands of artworks and about four thousand of these works are paintings. You can experience brilliant paintings from American and...