 Eric
Gill (1882-1940) was a well known British sculptor, engraver, typographer,painter and artist. He was also a religious and social philosopher for
whom life was more than art, because it was the highest art, the art of being human.
The Nativity
The Baptism of Jesus
Mary Magdalen
The Temptation
Jesus washing Peter's feet
Palm Sunday
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The Good Shepherd
All the best art is religious.
Religious means according to the rule of God. All art that is godly, that
is, made without concern for worldy advantage, is religious. The great
religions of the world have always resulted in great artistic creation
because they have helped to set man free from himself - have provided a
discipline under which men can work and in which commerce is subordinated.
(from Art Nonsense and other Essays, 1929)
The Deposition
Mary at the Tomb
Ascension
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