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By Gregory & Ernest Disney-Britton

Kehinde Wiley's "Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment" (2018) inspired by Jusepe de Ribera in the collection of the Saint Louis Art Museum. Oil on linden, 96 x 72 in

Who is the greatest artist of our age? It’s Kehinde Wiley, and the monumental evidence is currently on dramatic display at the Saint Louis Art Museum. What better way to make underserved audiences feel part of their museum than to commission eleven original portraits of community members for display inside the museum? Wiley's "Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment" is inspired by a 1621 etching by Jusepe de Ribera. See them both through February 10, and that’s why “Kehinde Wiley: Saint Louis” is our art news of week.

Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment Artist: Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto) (Spanish, Játiva 1591–1652 Naples) Date: 1621 Medium: Etching, engraving, and drypoint; first state of two (Brown) Dimensions: Sheet: 12 15/16 × 9 5/8 in.; Plate: 12 11/16 × 9 1/16 in. 

Greg Disney-Britton's pose inspired by "Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment" 

Visitors at the gallery to see Kehinde Wiley: Saint Louis" exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum

NEWS OF 2008-2018 from across the USA, and around the world:

• Christian Art of Week: Adrian Kellard's "I Will Never Leave You" at the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art [More News]
• Islamic Art of Week: Salma Arastu "Healing Prayer "(2014) at the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art [More News]
• Jewish Art of Week: Michael David's "Missing in Action" (1984) at the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art  [More News]
• Other Art of Week: Frank LePena "North Mountain" (1988) at the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art [More News]

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On display at the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art in Saint Louis, MO through February 14, 2019.

Adrian Kellard's "I will never leave you" on display at the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art in Saint Louis, MO through February 14, 2019.

Salma Arastu's "Healing Prayer "(2014) on display at the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art in Saint Louis, MO through February 14, 2019.

Michael David's "Missing in Action" (1984) on display at the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art in Saint Louis, MO through February 14, 2019.

Frank LePena "North Mountain" (1988) on display at the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art in Saint Louis, MO through February 14, 2019.