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Religious -
Religious paintings reflect a dramatic imagination and interest in moral values. Many religious paintings symbolize the real religious spirit in an undoubted power. Religious paintings often involve depictions of biblical tales, religious institutions, religious embodiments and the like. Over these years religious paintings have developed a style of their own.Artists like William Adolphe, Sanzio Raphael, Michelangelo, William Blake, El Greco, Alessandro Botticelli, Paul Gauguin etc have proved their skill beyond explanation through creative expressions of the well established religious notions. In abstract, modern and realistic forms, painters have contributed to the religious painting in a specific style. A touch of impressionism is also seen in the paintings of the artists who have followed the path of their impressionist heads.
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The religious paintings depict symbols, human emotions and movements in a varied and distinct style in order to narrate the story behind their present condition. ‘The Head of Christ’ is one such painting by Van Rijn which portrays Christ’s sentiments in different emotional dimensions.
Most of the religious paintings concentrate on consequences of sin, symbolic intricacies of religious patrons and outrageous depictions of the deadly souls who were considered saints. This evokes a kind of religious sentiment on the part of the onlooker and determines a religious spirit with an emotional fortitude.
Religious painting is thus, a skilful way of presenting images and feelings in a proficient way. It strengthens images and depicts movements in a way that is real and spiritually inducing.
