Pt 5: Spirituality in Marc Chagall’s Tudeley Church stained glass
Conclusion: Thus, we see that Christian spirituality was very present in Chagall’s East window, in Tudeley. The evidence strongly points towards Chagall himself having some…
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Pt 4: Spirituality in Marc Chagall’s Tudeley Church stained glass
CRUCIFIXION AND SALVATION: We shall now turn to the theme of the crucifixion in Chagall’s East window. Firstly, however, we must examine what is going on…
Pt 3: Spirituality in Marc Chagall’s Tudeley Church stained glass
ON BEAUTY: In the practice of modern art, beauty has been seen as profoundly problematic. Given the modernist scepticism towards humanist and Christian ideas, artists find…
Pt 2: Spirituality in Marc Chagall’s Tudeley Church stained glass
CHAGALL’S CONTEXT: Brought up in a shtetl in Vitebsk, a Russian town, Chagall would have been deeply immersed in Jewish culture. When he was born,…
Pt 1: Spirituality in Marc Chagall’s Tudeley Church stained glass
AN INTRODUCTION: The question of the extent of Christianity’s presence in the art of Marc Chagall (1887-1985) is one that must be understood within the…
Japanese Prints: Manga, the Floating World, and Kimonos
A short film on 19th century Japanese prints. We explore what Hiroshige and Hokusai tell us about Japanese society of that era.
Oriental Rugs – An Interview with Ali Karimi
A short interview with Oriental rug specialist, Ali Karimi, at his shop in Sevenoaks, Kent. In this video, we explore the history, technique and symbolism…
Pt VI: Hammershøi – The Divine in the Ordinary
TO CONCLUDE Thus, we can see Lutheran spirituality is present in Hammershøi’s work, to a great extent. His art is grounded in the…
Pt V: Hammershøi – The Divine in the Ordinary
ON INTIMACY The final way in which Lutheran spirituality is present in Hammershøi’s work is in the intimate privacy depicted. This privacy is…