Art / Symbols

The Kiss of Judas (1862 engraving)

by Ary Scheffer

Prince of Peace (painting)

Rendered by an eight year old, how well does it depict the actual Jesus?

The World of Tim Burton (art exhibit)

His amalgamations of man, animal, and machine are evocative of an artistically-inclined Dr. Frankenstein with an unfettered imagination. The interplay between horror and humor figures prominently in Burton’s art and films —timburton.com

Relativity (M. C. Escher)

It depicts a world in which the normal laws of gravity do not apply --wikipedia

fleur-de-lis

stylized emblem or device much used in ornamentation and, particularly, in heraldry, long associated with the French crown --britannica.com

halo in Christianity

a representation of spiritual character through the symbolism of light --britannica.com

Sri Yantra (mystical diagram)

In Shaktism, 9 constituent triangles vary in size and shape and intersect to form 43 smaller triangles, organized in 5 concentric levels. Together they represent the totality of the cosmos and express Advaita or non-duality --wikipedia

Lach Gates at Independence Square in Kyiv

a monument built in 2001 to commemorate one of the Medieval Kyiv city gates. At the top is a sculpture of Archangel Michael which is the city's symbol. --wikipedia

The Thinker (sculpture)

a bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin

peace symbols

Dove with olive branch vs. the nuclear disarmament peace symbol

the art of Keith Haring (1980-1990)

Much of his work includes sexual allusions that turned into social activism by using the images to advocate for safe sex and AIDS awareness --wikipedia

Art of Albrecht Dürer

painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. --wikipedia

flower of life (symbol)

a geometrical design that consists of 19 circles of the same size that are interconnected --uniguide.com

Five Hundred Arhats of Changnyeonsa Temple

Sculptures presumed to be over 500-years old discovered among the ruins of Changnyeongsa Temple, South Korea

Christ the Redeemer (statue)

The statue is located at the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro --by request