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Religious

The French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty said, “Religion is part of culture – not as a dogma, not even as a belief, but as a cry".

Contemporary artists often play with religious conventions in their art. Mysticism, traditionalism, subversion, rejection… religion is a subject that has stirred artists' passions since the dawn of time. 

The new generation of contemporary artists continues to create a new visual language inspired by the subject...Here are some examples...

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Print, Moses, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print . 63.5 x 43.2 cm Print . 25 x 17 inch

£3,190

Painting, HOLY, André Schulze

André Schulze

Painting . 53.5 x 72.5 x 1 cm Painting . 21.1 x 28.5 x 0.4 inch

£2,926

Painting, Jésus 1, Benjamin Vorms

Benjamin Vorms

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,738 £1,564

Painting, Jesus, tuhal

tuhal

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

£2,173

Painting, Prayer IV, Angu Walters

Angu Walters

Painting . 69 x 50 cm Painting . 27.2 x 19.7 inch

£1,475

Fine Art Drawings, 1+G Pastels X, Ivan Tverdun

Ivan Tverdun

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

£565

Fine Art Drawings, Mother and son, Dr. Love

Dr. Love

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

£43

Sculpture, Mudra, Brigitte De Cesco

Brigitte De Cesco

Sculpture . 10 x 45 x 8 cm Sculpture . 3.9 x 17.7 x 3.1 inch

£869

Sculpture, Le crucifié, Marc Petit

Marc Petit

Sculpture . 107 x 60 x 24 cm Sculpture . 42.1 x 23.6 x 9.4 inch

£7,822

Painting, Le baptême, Yoann Merienne

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 250 x 200 x 5 cm Painting . 98.4 x 78.7 x 2 inch

£21,726

Print, Ritual, Francisco Zuniga

Francisco Zuniga

Print . 47 x 36.8 x 0.3 cm Print . 18.5 x 14.5 x 0.1 inch

£983

Painting, Shiko 11, Kojun

Kojun

Painting . 30.5 x 21 x 8 cm Painting . 12 x 8.3 x 3.1 inch

£1,651

Print, Samson, Ernst Fuchs

Ernst Fuchs

Print . 39.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.6 x 12 x 0 inch

£852

Painting, Crise, Nicolas Cluzel

Nicolas Cluzel

Painting . 200 x 300 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 118.1 x 1.2 inch

£10,863

Sculpture, BB Bouddha Gold, Ray Monde

Ray Monde

Sculpture . 15 x 12 x 4 cm Sculpture . 5.9 x 4.7 x 1.6 inch

£1,695

Print, Lumina Street print, Faile

Faile

Print . 91 x 63.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.8 x 25 x 0 inch

£608 £487

Sculpture, Offrande, Brigitte De Cesco

Brigitte De Cesco

Sculpture . 25 x 15 x 9 cm Sculpture . 9.8 x 5.9 x 3.5 inch

£869

Painting, Epiphany, Oleg Litvinov

Oleg Litvinov

Painting . 47 x 22 x 2 cm Painting . 18.5 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

£387

Fine Art Drawings, MOTHERHOOD, Carlo Levi

Carlo Levi

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£3,476

Painting, Ganesh, Didier Triglia

Didier Triglia

Painting . 73 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£1,390

Sculpture, Priest, Miguel Kennedy

Miguel Kennedy

Sculpture . 65 x 30 x 15 cm Sculpture . 25.6 x 11.8 x 5.9 inch

£1,477

Painting, After the War, Aatmica Ojha

Aatmica Ojha

Painting . 160 x 135 x 0.1 cm Painting . 63 x 53.1 x 0 inch

£782

Sculpture, Ercole, Massimiliano Pelletti

Massimiliano Pelletti

Sculpture . 53 x 35 x 40 cm Sculpture . 20.9 x 13.8 x 15.7 inch

£59,096

Fine Art Drawings, The passion of Christ, Dr. Love

Dr. Love

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

£43

Print, Madone, Éric Lacan

Éric Lacan

Print . 100 x 50 cm Print . 39.4 x 19.7 inch

£608

Painting, Divine Altercation, T. Wat

T. Wat

Painting . 59 x 85 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.2 x 33.5 x 0.2 inch

£869 £608

Painting, Calm, AlexZ

AlexZ

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£391

Print, Christ, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print . 64.77 x 50.16 cm Print . 25.5 x 19.7 inch

£6,389