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Tuesday 5 September 2023

Artlyst: Paula Rego And Lord Harries Respond To Art And Religion

My latest article for Artlyst highlights approaches to the interface between art and religion used by Paula Rego and Richard Harries:

'As Rego viewed paintings by Crivelli in the National Gallery’s collection, she imagined herself walking down the street depicted in Crivelli’s ‘Annunciation with Saint Emidius’ and re-emerging alongside Saint Sebastian in the ‘La Madonna della Rondine’ altarpiece. This inspired her to imagine a world in which Crivelli’s saints would co-exist within the same space and led to her decision to create her own version of the garden ...

Rego’s work as Associate Artist at the National Gallery represents one way of responding to the Western tradition of art and religion; Richard Harries’ book ‘Majesty’ represents another. ‘Majesty’ spotlights 50 iconic paintings from the Royal Collection and a variety of renowned museums throughout the world, including The Met, MOMA, National Gallery, Vatican Museums, The Hermitage and more. With a commentary on each artwork by the former Bishop of Oxford and House of Lords life peer, the book juxtaposes important artworks – Caravaggio to Van Gogh, Raphael to Rembrandt – with quotes from Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s beloved Christmas broadcasts and words of wisdom from the Gospels.'

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