The Italian ceramist, who lived in a tower within Rome’s Aurelian Walls, created occult rituals for firing ceramics with Theosophical, Etruscan, and Tolstoian elements.
Religion and arts
Joseph Cornell, Christian Science, and the Invention of Contemporary Art
All of Cornell’s work was but “a variation on the single theme of Christian Science metaphysics,” a statement not by an art historian but by the artist himself.
Tomás Povedano and María Fernández: Theosophy, Krishnamurti, and the Arts in Costa Rica
The painter and the novelist and First Lady were both Theosophists who dreamed to make Costa Rica into the first country officially acknowledging Krishnamurti as the World Teacher.
László Mednyánszky: Art, Theosophy, and a Homoerotic New Religion
The Slovak-Hungarian painter was a unique example of artist influenced by the Theosophical Society who combined Theosophical ideas with a sacralization of homosexuality.
Carpaccio’s “Portrait of a Knight”: The Last Hurrah of Chivalric Spirituality
The works of PierLuigi Zoccatelli, who left us last month, may serve as a guide to the greatest painting of the Venetian artist.
When the “I Ching” Goes to the Movies: Federico Fellini and the Chinese Book of Changes—Part II
Having learned from psychoanalyst Ernst Bernhard about the text, Fellini used it for divination in a very personal way.
When the “I Ching” Goes to the Movies: Federico Fellini and the Chinese Book of Changes—Part I
From 1961 until his death in 1993, for the great filmmaker the ancient text from China was a constant companion and source of inspiration.
In Search of Sacred Music: Benedict XVI and Liszt
The German Pope was also a competent music critic. One of his favorite composers was Franz Liszt.
Yves Klein: Rosicrucianism, Catholicism, and Models Painted in Blue
A new exhibition in New York offers the opportunity to reflect on the artist’s relationship with esotericism and religion.
Riscoprire Serafino Macchiati. Tra impressionismo, incubi e sedute spiritiche
Dai paesaggi impressionisti e divisionisti, l’artista italiano passò a esplorare il paranormale, l’occulto e lo spiritismo.