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The audacity of Christian Art: So near and yet so far: Visions and thresholds | National Gallery

Christian art's audacity is explored in this video, highlighting how it uses visions and thresholds to depict the divine. It discusses how art brings the heavenly close, yet keeps it just out of reach, creating a sense of awe and wonder.

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  • leafers seed style avatar for user Miss. Russell
    It is only a basic idea of an ideal facial painting but the painting of 1470's is displayed the hope and better future on a final timeline of good vs evil that good prevails somehow in the light of matters of reality to deal with a contemplating and unlawlessness realms of the fallen first earth. Heaven is a place for a secure future being a blessing and a hope amoung why we go to the grave in Parasouia
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  • aqualine sapling style avatar for user Venti
    Who is the aged man behind Jesus at ? Is it supposed to be God or an emissary of God taking his son to heaven?
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  • leafers seed style avatar for user Miss. Russell
    doo! doodoo!
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  • leafers seed style avatar for user Miss. Russell
    The questioned question is-is Parasouia an illumnating realm of reality or is it a dream in illumantions and for being uncconsious does reality have an illumanting light of decisions for our souls since it was always a breathe of life from lifecycles, does it really coexist??!
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