Mary is a woman of prayer, a woman who knows what it is to pray. She’s a model of prayer, and a prophet, a visionary… but a prophet and visionary who can be in the dark and have faith, not a visionary who flees from this life’s troubles.
Book Recommendation: Christian Iconography - Selections from The Art of Painting (1649), by Francesco Pacheco
The Spirituality of Artistic Creativity - Find Your Personal Pilgrimage
The Theology of Taking Your Clothes Off in Class and Painting Naked People
Contrary to what many people think, and in accordance with Christian tradition, John Paul II was conservative in his approach to the portrayal of the nude in art. He told us that it is only appropriate to portray man naked when shining the with the uncreated light of Christ. In short if we can't show man clothed in glory, show him clothed...in clothes!
