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2 articles tagged with "sacred art"

Art and Religion: Sacred Images Across Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism
Art and Culture
·8 min read

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.

Islamic Geometric Art: Pattern, Mathematics, and Sacred Design
World Art
·10 min read

Islamic Geometric Art: Pattern, Mathematics, and Sacred Design

Explore Islamic geometric art's extraordinary patterns and sacred mathematics. From the Alhambra's tilework to Isfahan's mosque domes, discover how geometric design became a spiritual language.