While also exploring Christian Science, the greatest modern Canadian painter became an enthusiastic Theosophist.
Religion and arts
Violet Oakley: An American Muralist and Christian Science
With the renowned New Jersey artist, art made by Christian Scientists came of age. It took Christian Science principles into all realms of modern artistic production.
Saint Agatha, from Mosaics to Comics: Fabia Mustica’s “Agatha: Story of a Saint”
A graphic novel, available in Italian and English, illustrates how comics can effectively communicate profound religious narratives.
“Vampires”: A New Portfolio-Book by Massimo Introvigne and Giacomo Porcelli
Vampires and comics, death and immortality. The book’s introduction took Catania’s Etna Comics by storm.
Is Naples the Genuine Italian “City of Magic”? Mystical Tales and Art in the City of Parthenope
A book convincingly argues that the city was the epicenter of Italian miracles, Spiritualism, mysterious works of art, and esotericism.
Reginald W. Machell, Theosophical Artist. 3. “The Path” and Beyond
“The Path” remains one of the most beloved Theosophical icons. Some of Machell’s other Theosophical works deserve attention, too.
Reginald W. Machell, Theosophical Artist. 2. Machell in Lomaland
After Blavatsky’s death, the artist joined Katherine Tingley’s Theosophical community in California and became one of its most prominent members.
Reginald W. Machell, Theosophical Artist. 1. Surviving the 2025 Los Angeles Fire
Some of the works and documents of the most significant early Theosophical painter perished this year when the flames destroyed Altadena’s Theosophical Society. Others survived.
Carlo Adolfo Schlatter: A Theosophical Painter in Florence
The artist devoted several years to “present the essence of Theosophy in a concise, simple but conclusive form.”
Pope Francis’ Artistic Taste: Alejandro Marmo, “Martin Fierro,” and Babette
The deceased Pontiff’s favorite artist, poem, and film tell us something of his ideas about the social and prophetic role of the arts.