Pieta, by William Adolphe Bouguereau
1876 oil on canvas depicting Mary holding the body of Jesus removed from the cross.
Art / Symbols
Corporate Memphis (art style)
Widely associated with Big Tech illustrations in the late 2010s and early 2020s, it has been criticized by most as uninspired or dystopian -- wikipedia
Khanda (Sikh symbol)
"It consists of three weapons and a circle: the khanda, two kirpans and the chakkar which is a sharp circular throwing weapon" -- wikipedia
Caduceus as a symbol of medicine
It is often used as a symbol of medicine, especially in the United States, despite its ancient and consistent associations with trade, liars, thieves, eloquence, negotiation, alchemy, and wisdom -- wikipedia
The Seal Woman statue
Request: A female version of the statue of David in some ways, this sculpture is on the Faroe Islands of Denmark and like David has somewhat ideal proportions for a woman and has a similarly odd legend.
Banksy
Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. His works of political and social commentary have appeared on streets, walls and bridges throughout the world -- wikipedia
sun symbol (from Braco the Gazer)
Request: Braco the gazers gift to the people. Claims to be the doorway to the light side of life.
Bas Uterwijk's depiction of Jesus
Request: Is this an accurate representation of what Christ looked like?
Ramin Nazer's art
an artist based in Los Angeles, CA. He is the author of After You Die, I Love Everyone, Strippy Comics, Hey and Cave Paintings for Future People
Sacred Heart of Jesus
"The Sacred Heart is often depicted in Christian art as a flaming heart shining with divine light, pierced by the lance-wound, encircled by the crown of thorns, surmounted by a cross, and bleeding" -- wikipedia.org
Star of David
a generally recognized symbol of both Jewish identity and Judaism. Its shape is that of a hexagram: the compound of two equilateral triangles -- wikipedia
AI-generated "art" images
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has learned how to create "art," but is it art?
Hindu hexagram swastika symbol
The "Tibetan Book of the Dead", contain a hexagram with a swastika inside. It was made up by the publishers for this particular publication --wikipedia
Christ with Arms Folded, by Rembrandt
c. 1657-1661, oil on canvas
Confederate flag (modern display)
"We never want to offend anyone with the products that we offer. We have taken steps to remove all items promoting the Confederate flag from our assortment – whether in our stores or on our web site." --walmart