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The Hand in Art: Gesture, Symbol, and What Hands Communicate in Images
Dürer's Praying Hands are the most famous hands in art. Buddhist mudras encode enlightenment. Michelangelo's Adam hand reaches for God. Discover what hands say in art.
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Art and Religion: Sacred Images Across Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism
Explore how the world's major religions have used, regulated, and sometimes banned visual art. From Byzantine icons and Islamic geometric art to Buddhist thangkas and Hindu temple sculpture, discover what sacred images reveal about faith and visual culture.