Spiritual Art
View objects in museum and library collections representing the spiritual in religions and other practices from around the world and throughout history.
See also: Paranormal, Psychedelic/Visionary
Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship
Explore objects representing the Maya divine kings communicating with beings from the otherworld, transforming into animal spirits, and being reborn as gods.
Sacred Images: Statues and Other Icons
The veneration of images in the Catholic Church.
Brooklyn Museum
View around 50 objects related to spirituality in the online collections of the Brooklyn Museum.
Images of Divinity
Explore sacred forms of the divine feminine from many cultures.
The Sacred Breath
Works of art from India intended for use in religious practices, as an aid to meditation, or as a means of attaining a state of spiritual elevation.
Resources
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
A translation of the original text written by Wassily Kandinsky.
Wikipedia: Sacred Art
An introduction to sacred imagery in Christian European, Tibetan Buddhist, and Islamic art, also includes a gallery of religious art.
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