Etiqueta: Religious Art

The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo: History, Meaning and Symbolism.

The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo: History, Meaning and Symbolism.

Few images in the history of Western art are as instantly recognizable as The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo. Two monumental figures stretch their arms toward one another across the painted space of the Sistine Chapel ceiling. God extends his hand toward Adam, while the …

The Dark Night of Saint John of the Cross.

The Dark Night of Saint John of the Cross.

There are spiritual figures who belong to a particular historical period, and there are others whose work continues to speak to human beings centuries later. Saint John of the Cross belongs to both categories: he was a man of the sixteenth century, deeply rooted in …