Art critic says he can worship religious art without believing in God
THE GUARDIAN
By Jonathon Jones
Atheism has never come up with anything like the art of 17th-century painter Francisco de Zurbarán, who created a pure and intense religious visual language. I find his images uniquely appealing at Easter – even though I don’t believe in his, or any other, god. Mysticism is noble; so is religious art. I don’t want to deny the value of the great cultural achievements made in the name of religion – or the moral dimension of faith. Religion is a wonderful human achievement. It just happens to rest on implausible fictional accounts of the universe. It’s a nice story, and it created lovely art. Shame it’s all made up. [link]
By Jonathon Jones
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| Agnus Dei (1635-40) by Francisco de Zurbarán. Photograph: Museo Nacional del Prado |
