Jesus Paintings Famous

If most artists tend to be atheists/agnostic/nonreligious, then how come there are so many famous paintings?

of Jesus and the Virgin Mary?

Or is it different because that was so long ago, when they were painted?

The large majority of those religious paintings were from a time period where religion was really in charge of the art world. The religous were the patrons of art so the artist would paint what would sell. Especially during the reformation/countereformation which gave birth to baroque religious paintings which are the most well known religious works. I twas used as atool for propoganda…. And by the way most artists of the past were religious.

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Croxley 500 Piece Puzzle The Last Supper (Part of the Easter Story) Modeled After the Famous Painting by Leonardo Da Vinci Luke 22: 7-23 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” 9 “Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked. 10 He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11 and say to the owner …

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